Transition-metal-catalyzed C-H functionalization of heterocycles (two volumes), Ed. T. Punniyamurthy and A Kumar; Wiley-VCH, 2023.
Book Chapters
1) Rajeev Sakhuja, Anil Kumar, Functionalization of imidazo-fused heterocycles (Ch 11) in “Transition-metal-catalyzed C-H functionalization of heterocycles" Ed. T. Punniyamurthy and A Kumar; Wiley-VCH, 2023.
2) Anil Kumar and Rajeev Sakhuja, Functionalization of Indazoles in “Handbook of CH-Functionlization” Ed D Maiti; Wiley-VCH, 2023.
3) Anil Kumar, SR Meneni, Recent synthetic methodologies for furan derivatives in “Modern approaches to the synthesis of O- and N-heterocycles” Ed Teodoro S. Kaufman and Enrique L. Larghi; Research Signpost, 2007, Chapter 2, Vol. 1.
4) Anil Kumar, Y Wang, G Sun, K Parang, Bivalent Ligand Inhibitors of Src Kinases in “New Trends in Heterocyclic Chemistry” Chapter 19, Ed. DC Gautam, N Gautam, V Gautam, RBSA Publishers, 2012.
Research Papers in Referred Journals
2023
185) S Singh, VN Shinde, S Kumar, N Meena, N Bhuvanesh, K Rangan, Anil Kumar, H Joshi, Mono and dinuclear palladium pincer complexes of NNSe ligand as a catalyst for decarboxylative direct C–H heteroarylation of (hetero)arenes, Chem Asian J. 2023, 18, e202300628.
184) N Meena, VN Shinde, Sonam, PN Swami, K Rangan, Anil Kumar, Catalyst-controlled regiodivergent oxidative annulation of 2-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with cinnamaldehyde derivatives, J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 12902–12913.
183) PN Swami, N Meena, H Joshi, K Rangan, Anil Kumar, Design and synthesis of palladium (II) Complex of CNHCNN pincer-type N-heterocyclic carbene ligand: Applications towards oxidative amidation of aldehydes with 2-aminopyridines, Organometallics, 2023, 42, 2359–2368.
182) P Sikdar, T Choudhuri, S Paul, S Das, Anil Kumar, AK Bagdi, Photocatalyst-free visible-light-promoted C-H selenylation of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines, Synthesis, 2023 (in press).
181) VN Shinde, Bhawani, DS Nipate, Sonam, N Meena, K Rangan, D Kumar, Anil Kumar, Manganese-catalyzed ortho-hydroalkylation of aryl-substituted N-heteroaromatic compounds with maleimides, Synthesis, 2023 (in press).
180) DS Nipate, K Rangan, Anil Kumar, Copper(II)-catalyzed synthesis of pyrrolo[3,4-b]quinolinediones from ortho-amino carbonyl compounds and maleimides, Org. Lett. 2023 25, 1315-1319.
179) N Meena, Bhawani, Sonam, K Rangan, Anil Kumar, A ball-milling-enabled Zn(OTf)2 catalyzed Friedel–Crafts hydroxyalkylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and indoles, J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 3022-3034.
178) S Chowdhuri, S Dhiman, S Das, N Meena, S Das, A Kumar, BB Das, Novel pyrido[2',1':2,3]imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline derivative selectively poison Leishmania donovani bisubunit Topoisomerase 1 to inhibit the antimony-resistant Leishmania infection in vivo, J. Med. Chem. 2023, 66, 3411-3430.
177) Sonam, VN Shinde, K Rangan, Anil Kumar, Selectfluor-mediated regioselective C-3 alkoxylation, amination, sulfenylation and selenylation of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones, J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 2344-2357.
2022
176) N Meena S Dhiman, K Rangan, Anil Kumar, Cobalt-catalyzed tandem one-pot synthesis of polysubstituted imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines and imidazo[1,5-a]isoquinolines, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20, 4215-4223.
175) HK Agarwal, BS Chhikara, G Ye, S Bhavaraju, A Dixit, A Kumar, GF Doncel, K Parang, Synthesis and biological evaluation of 5'-O-fatty acyl ester derivatives of 3'-fluoro-2',3'-dideoxythymidine as potential anti-HIV microbicides, Molecules, 2022, 27, 3352.
174) Bhawani, VN Shinde, Sonam, K Rangan, Anil Kumar, Mechanochemical ruthenium-catalyzed ortho-alkenylation of N-heteroaryl arenes with alkynes under ball-milling conditions, J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 5994-6005.
173) Sonam, VN Shinde, Anil Kumar, KPF6-Mediated esterification and amidation of carboxylic acids, J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 2651-2661.
172) N Meena, S Kumar, VN Shinde, SR Reddy, N Bhuvanesh, Anil Kumar, H Joshi, Bulky selenium ligand stabilized trans-palladium dichloride complexes as catalyst for silver-free decarboxylative coupling of coumarin-3-carboxylic acids, Chem. Asian J. 2022, 17, e202101199.
2021
171) NK Nandwana, Bhawani, VN Shinde, Anil Kumar, Copper‐catalyzed one‐pot, three‐component synthesis of imidazo[1,2‐c]quinazolines and benzimidazo[1,2‐c]quinazolines, ChemistrySelect 2021, 43, 12205-12208.
170) DS Nipate, Sonam, VN Shinde, K Rangan, Anil Kumar, TEMPO-mediated synthesis of indolyl/ imidazo[1,2-a]pyridinyl-substituted para-quinone methides from butylated hydroxytoluene, J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 17090-17100.
169) VN Shinde, K Rangan, D Kumar, Anil Kumar, Palladium-catalyzed weakly coordinating lactone directed C-H bond functionalization of 3-arylcoumarins: Synthesis of bioactive coumestan derivatives, J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 9755-9770.
168) DS Nipate, VN Shinde, K Rangan, Anil Kumar, Switchable regioselective hydroalkylation of 2-arylindoles with maleimides, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2021, 19, 4910-4921.
167) DS Nipate, S Jaspal, VN Shinde, K Rangan, Anil Kumar, TEMPO-mediated cross-dehydrogenative coupling of indoles and imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with fluorinated alcohols, Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 1373-1377.
166) MP Tantak, M Malik, A Kumar, L Klingler; Z Olson, R Sadana, D Kumar, Indolyl-keto-1,3,4-oxadiazoles: Synthesis, anti-cell proliferation activity, and inhibition of tubulin polymerization, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2021, 37, 127842.
165) VN Shinde, K Rangan, D Kumar, Anil Kumar, Rhodium(III)-catalyzed dehydrogenative annulation and spirocyclization of 2-arylindoles and 2-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-1H-indoles with maleimides: A facile access to isogranulatimide alkaloid analogues, J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 2328-2338.
2020
164) VN Shinde, TK Roy, S Jaspal, DS Nipate, N Meena, K Rangan, D Kumar, Anil Kumar, Rh(III)-Catalyzed annulation of 2-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with maleimides: Synthesis of 1H-benzo[e]pyrido[1',2':1,2]imidazo[4,5-g]isoindole-1,3(2H)-diones and their photophysical studies, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2020, 362, 5751-5764.
163) S Jaspal, VN Shinde, N Meena, DS Nipate, K Rangan, Anil Kumar, Metal-free, benzoylation of imidazoheterocycles by oxidative decarboxylation of arylglyoxylic acids, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2020, 18, 9072-9080.
162) Saroj, K Rangan and Anil Kumar, A facile synthesis of 3-(arylthio)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2(3H)-ones from 2-aminopyridinium bromides and sodium arenesulfinates, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 7015-7022.
161) OPS Patel, NK Nandwana, LJ Legoabe, BC Das, Anil Kumar, Recent advances in radical C-H bond functionalization of imidazoheterocycles, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2020, 362, 4226-4255.
160) K Pandey, VN Shinde, K Rangan, Anil Kumar, KOH-mediated intramolecular amidation and sulfenylation: A direct approach to access 3-(arylthio)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-ols, Tetrahedron, 2020, 76, 131499.
159) N Meena, S Sharma, R Bhatt, VN Shinde, AP Sunda, N Bhuvanesh, Anil Kumar, H Joshi, A selenium-coordinated palladium(II) trans-dichloride molecular rotor as a catalyst for site-selective annulations of 2-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 10223-10226.
158) OPS Patel, S Jaspal, VN Shinde, NK Nandwana, K Rangan, Anil Kumar, Phenyliodine(III) diacetate-mediated 1,2-ipso-migration in Mannich bases of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines: Preparation of N-acetoxymethyl/ alkoxymethyl-N-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-amines, J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 7309-7321.
157) VN Shinde, N Bhuvanesh, Anil Kumar, H Joshi, Design and syntheses of palladium complexes of NNN/CNN pincer ligands: Catalyst for cross dehydrogenative coupling reaction of heteroarenes, Organometallics, 2020, 39, 324-333.
156) NK Nandwana, S Dhiman, VN Shinde, U Beifuss, Anil Kumar, Synthesis of π-expanded azole-fused imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives and their photophysical properties, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 2576-2582.
2019
155) Saroj, OPS Patel, K. Rangan, Anil Kumar, Metal-free unprecedented synthesis of pyridin-2-yl ureas from 2-aminopyridinium salts, Tetrahedron Lett. 2019, 63, 150939
154) NK Nandwana, OPS Patel, MR Srivathsa, Anil Kumar, Dual role of glyoxal in metal-free dicarbonylation reaction: Synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical dicarbonyl imidazoheterocycles, ACS Omega, 2019, 4, 10140-10150.
153) OPS Patel, S Dhiman, S Khan, VN Shinde, S Jaspal, MR Srivathsa, PN.Jha, Anil Kumar, A straightforward TBHP-mediated synthesis of 2-amidobenzoic acids from 2-arylindoles and their antimicrobial activity, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2019, 17, 5962-5970.
152) HK Saini, S Dhiman, NK Nandwana, K Rangan, Anil Kumar, Copper and palladium-catalyzed sequential reactions: One-pot synthesis of isoindolo[2,1-b]isoquinolin-7(5H)-ones, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2019, 17, 4281-4290.
2018
151) OPS Patel, NK Nandwana, AK Sah, Anil Kumar, Metal-free synthesis of aminomethylated imidazoheterocycles: dual role of tert-butyl hydroperoxide as both an oxidant and a methylene source, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2018, 16, 8620-8628.
150) NK Nandwana, RP Singh, OPS Patel, S Dhiman, HK Saini, PN Jha, Anil Kumar Design and synthesis of imidazo/benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline derivatives and evaluation of their antimicrobial activity, ACS Omega, 2018, 3, 16338-16346.
149) MVSK Chaitanya, PO Venkataramana Reddy; N Kumar, Anil Kumar, K Shah, Synthesis and anticancer activity studies of indolylisoxazoline analogues, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2018, 28, 2842-2845.
148) VN Shinde, S Dhiman, R Krishnan, D Kumar, Anil Kumar, Synthesis of imidazopyridine-fused indoles via one-pot sequential Knoevenagel condensation and cross dehydrogenative coupling, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2018, 16, 6123-6132.
147) R Gujjarappa, SK Maity, CK Hazra, N Vodnala, S Dhiman, Anil Kumar, U Beifuss, CC Malakar, Divergent synthesis of quinazolines using organocatalytic domino strategies under aerobic conditions, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 4628-4638.
146) K Pandey, K Rangan, Anil Kumar, One-pot tandem amidation, Knoevenagel condensation, and palladium-catalyzed Wacker type oxidation/C–O coupling: synthesis of chromeno-annulated imidazopyridines, J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 8026-8035.
145) S Dhiman, NK Nandwana, HK Saini, D Kumar, K Rangan, KN Robertson, M Jha, Anil Kumar, Nickel-catalyzed tandem cross-aldol/intramolecular direct arylation: Synthesis of pyrazolo[5,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2018, 360, 1973-1983.
2017
144) HK Saini, NK Nandwana, S Dhiman, K Rangan and Anil Kumar, Sequential copper-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling, hydroamination and palladium-catalyzed intramolecular direct arylation: Synthesis of azepino-fused isoindolinones, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 7277-7282.
143) NK Nandwana, VN Shinde, HK Saini, Anil Kumar, Copper-catalysed one-pot tandem reactions for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-c][1,2,3]triazolo[1,5-a]quinazolines, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 6445–6449.
142) S. Dhiman, S. Rhode, D. Kumar, Anil Kumar, M. Jha, Copper-catalyzed tandem imine formation, Sonogashira coupling and intramolecular hydroamination: A facile synthesis of 3-aryl-γ-carbolines, ChemistrySelect, 2017, 2, 8922-8926.
141) S Dhiman, NK Nandwana, S Dhayal, HK Saini, D Kumar, Anil Kumar, A facile synthesis of quinazolin-4(3H)-ones via copper-catalyzed one-pot, three-component tandem reaction, ChemistrySelect, 2017, 2, 8016-8019.
140) GM Shelke, Anil Kumar, Sc(OTf)3-catalyzed oligomerization of indole: One pot synthesis of 2-(2,2-bis(indol-3-yl)ethyl)anilines and 3-(indolin-2-yl)indoles, Synthesis, 2017, 49, 4321-4326.
139) MP Tantak, L Klingler, V Arun, Anil Kumar, R Sadana, D Kumar, Design and synthesis of bis(indolyl)ketohydrazide-hydrazones: Identification of potent and selective novel tubulin inhibitors, Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2017, 136, 184-194.
138) K Pandey, S Choudhary, Saroj and Anil Kumar, A facile and convenient synthesis of chromenes using reusable sulfonic acid functionalized imidazolium salt, ChemistrySelect, 2017, 2, 4452-4455.
137) M Jha, S Dhiman, T. S. Cameron, D. Kumar, Anil Kumar, Au-catalyzed synthesis of thiopyrano[2,3-b]indoles featuring tandem rearrangement and hydroarylation, Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 2038-2041.
136) S Budania, GM Shelke, Anil Kumar, Synthesis of 3-alkenylated indole and bis(indol-3-yl) derivatives catalyzed by sulfonic acid functionalized ionic liquid under ultrasound irradiation, Synth. Commun. 2017, 47, 646-654.
135) S Choudhary, K Pandey, Saroj, Anil Kumar, Functionalized ionic liquid-assisted chromatography-free synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes, Mol. Divers. 2017, 21, 155-162.
134) MP Tantak, DD Mukherjee, Anil Kumar, G Chakrabarti, D Kumar, A facile and microwave-assisted rapid synthesis of 2-arylamino-4-(3′-indolyl)-thiazoles as apoptosis inducing cytotoxic agents, Anticancer Agents Med. Chem., 2017, 17, 442-455.
133) NK Nandwana, S Dhiman, HK Saini, I Kumar, Anil Kumar, Synthesis of quinazolinones, imidazo[1,2-c]quinazolines and imidazo[4,5-c]quinolines through tandem reductive amination of aryl halides and oxidative amination of C(sp3)-H bond, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 514-522.
2016
132) K Pandey, P Kaswan, Saroj, Anil Kumar, Synthesis of 2-carbonylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines via iodine-mediated intramolecular cyclization of 2-amino-N-propargylpyridinium bromides, ChemistrySelect 2016, 1, 6669-6672.
131) SM Abdul Shakoor, S Kumari, S Khullar, SK Mandal, Anil Kumar, R Sakhuja, Ruthenium(II) catalyzed regioselective o-amidation of imidazo-heterocycles with isocyanates, J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 12340-12349.
130) P Kaswan, G. M. Shelke, V. Kameswara Rao, Anil Kumar, Hydroxy-group-facilitated vinylic iodination of ortho-vinylnaphthols using molecular iodine, Synlett, 2016, 27, 2553-2556.
129) R Sakhuja, K Pericherla, K Bajaj, B Khungar, Anil Kumar, Ytterbium triflate catalyzed synthesis of heterocycles, Synthesis, 2016, 48, 4305-4346.
128) P Kaswan, NK Nandwana, B DeBoef, Anil Kumar, Vanadyl acetylacetonate catalyzed methylenation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines by using dimethylacetamide as a methylene source: Direct access to bis(imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)methanes, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2016, 358, 2108-2115.
127) GM Shelke, M Jha and Anil Kumar, Synthesis of indole-annulated sulfur heterocycles using copper-catalysed C-N coupling and palladium-catalysed direct arylation, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 3450-3458.
126) S Dhiman, HK Saini, NK Nandwana, D Kumar, Anil Kumar, Copper-catalyzed synthesis of quinoline derivatives via tandem Knoevenagel condensation, amination and cyclization, RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 23987-23994.
125) NK Nandwana, S Dhiman, G Shelke, Anil Kumar, Copper-catalyzed tandem Ullmann type C–N coupling and dehydrative cyclization: Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-c]quinazolines, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 1736-1741.
124) SM Abdul Shakoor, DS Agarwal, Anil Kumar, R Sakhuja, Copper catalyzed direct aerobic double-oxidative cross-dehydrogenative coupling of imidazoheterocycles with aryl acetaldehydes: An articulate approach for dicarbonylation at C-3 position, Tetrahedron, 2016, 72, 645-652.
123) N Baig, GM Shelke, Anil Kumar, AK Sah, Selective synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes under solvent free condition using glucopyranosylamine derived cis-dioxo Mo(VI) complex as an efficient catalyst, Catal. Lett. 2016, 146, 333-337.
2015
122) M Rathore, A Dalvi, Anil Kumar, W Slubowska, JL Nowinski, Ionic liquid dispersed Li+ ion oxide glasses and glass-ceramics: Assessment of electrical transport and thermal stability, Solid State Ionics, 2015, 282, 76-81.
121) P Kaswan, A Porter, K Pericherla, M Simone, S Peters, Anil Kumar, B DeBoef, Oxidative cross-coupling of sp3 and sp2-hybridized C–H bonds: The vanadium catalyzed aminomethylation of imadazo[1,2-a]pyridines, Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 5208-5211.
120) SM Abdul Shakoor, S Choudhary, K Bajaj, MK Muthyala, Anil Kumar, R Sakhuja, Imidazolium-supported benzotriazole: An efficient and recoverable activating reagent for amide, ester and thioester bond formation in water, RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 82199-82207.
119) VK Rao, P Kaswan, K Parang, Anil Kumar, Indium triflate catalyzed microwave-assisted alkenylation of methoxyphenols: Synthesis of indenes and chromenes, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2015, 13, 11072-11077.
118) HK Saini, P Kaswan, K Pericherla, Anil Kumar, Synthesis of naphtho-fused imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines via copper catalyzed cascade reactions, Asian J. Org. Chem. 2015, 4, 1380-1385.
117) VK Rao, P Kaswan, GM Shelke, A Ryan, M Jha, Anil Kumar, Iodine-mediated microwave assisted synthesis of 2-arylnaphthofurans via cyclization of 1-(1′-arylvinyl)-2-naphthols, Synthesis, 2015, 47, 3990-3996.
116) RP Singh, GM Shelke, Anil Kumar, PN Jha, Biochemistry and Genetics of ACC deaminase: A weapon to stress ethylene produced in plants, Front. Microbiol. 2015, 6, 937.
115) D Kumar, MP Tantak, J Wang, Anil Kumar, K Shah, RP Singh, 2-(3′-Indolyl)-N-arylthiazole-4-carboxamides: Synthesis and evaluation of antibacterial and anticancer activities, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2015, 25, 4225-4231.
114) HK Saini, S Dhiman, K Pericherla, Anil Kumar, Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-f]phenanthridines through palladium-catalyzed intramolecular C–C bond formation, Synthesis, 2015, 47, 3727-3732.
113) S Choudhary, Saroj, K Pandey, Anil Kumar, ionic liquid-supported benzyl azide: An efficient soluble scavenger for alkynes, RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 67049-67053.
112) D Kumar, B Mishra, KP Chandra Shekar, SB Khandagale, MP Tantak, Anil Kumar, I Takeo, K Tanabe, E Kusaka, K Akamatsu, Synthesis of meso-(4′-cyanophenyl) porphyrins: Efficient photocytotoxicity against A549 cancer cells and their DNA interactions, RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 53618-53622.
111) P Khedar, K Pericherla, RP Singh, PN Jha, Anil Kumar, Click chemistry inspired synthesis of piperazine-triazole derivatives and evaluation of their antimicrobial activities, Med. Chem. Res. 2015, 24, 3117-3126.
110) R Sakhuja, SM Abdul Shakoor, S Kumari, Anil Kumar, Microwave-assisted expedite synthesis of 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridylquinoxalin-2(1H)-ones, J. Heterocycl. Chem. 2015, 15, 773–779.
109) M Jha, GM Shelke, TS Cameron, Anil Kumar, Access to substituted dihydrothiopyrano[2,3-b]indoles via sequential rearrangements during s-alkylation and au-catalyzed hydroarylation on indoline-2-thiones, J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 5272–5278.
108) K Pericherla, P Kaswan, K. Pandey, Anil Kumar, Recent developments in the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, Synthesis, 2015, 47, 887-912.
107) K Pandey, S Choudhary, MK Muthyala, Anil Kumar, Imidazolium salt-supported mukaiyama reagent: An efficient condensation reagent for amide bond formation, RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 13797-13804.
106) K Pericherla, GM Shelke, YC Kothari, Anil Kumar Yb(OTf)3-catalyzed Mannich reaction of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines, Indian J. Chem. 2015, 54B, 290-300.
105) N Nandwana, K Pericherla, P Kaswan, Anil Kumar, Synthesis of novel azole fused-quinazolines via one-pot sequential Ullmann type coupling and intramolecular dehydrogenative C−N bonding, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2015, 13, 2947-2950.
104) P Kaswan, K Pericherla, D Purohit, Anil Kumar, Synthesis of 5,7-diarylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines via KOH mediated tandem reaction of 1H-pyrazol-3-amines and chalcones, Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 549-553.
102) P Kaswan, K Pericherla, HK Saini, Anil Kumar, One-pot, three component tandem reaction of 2-aminopyridines, acetophenones and aldehydes: synthesis of 3-aroylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 3670-3677.
101) A Jha, Y Yadav, AB Naidu, VK Rao, Anil Kumar, VS Parmar, WJ MacDonald, CKL Too, J Balzarini, CJ Barden, TS Cameron, Design, synthesis and bioevaluation of novel 6-(4-hydroxypiperidino)naphthalen-2-ol-based potential selective estrogen receptor modulators for breast cancer, Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2015, 92, 103-114.
2014
100) P Kaswan, K Pericherla, Rajnikant, Anil Kumar, Synthesis of 3-aroylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines via CuCl2 catalyzed tandem dual carbon-nitrogen bonding, Tetrahedron, 2014, 45, 8539-8544.
99) BS Chhikara, MS Rao, VK Rao, Anil Kumar, KW Buckheit, RW Buckheit Jr., K Parang, Carbocyclodipeptides as modified nucleosides: Synthesis and anti-HIV activities, Can. J. Chem. 2014, 92, 1145-1149.
98) S Choudhary, MK Muthyala, Anil Kumar, Ionic liquid phase synthesis (IoLiPS) of 2-aminothiazoles and imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 47368-47372.
97) BS Chhikara, S Kumar, N Jain, A Kumar, R Kumar, Perspectivity of bifunctional chelating in chemical, biological and biomedical applications, Chem. Biol. Lett. 2014, 1, 77‐103.
96) S Dhiman, K Pericherla, N Nandwana, D Kumar, A Kumar, Synthesis of aza-fused isoquinolines through domino crossed-aldol condensation and palladium catalyzed intramolecular direct arylation, J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 7399-7404.
95) P Nehra, B Khungar, K Pericherla, S C Sivasubramanian, A Kumar, Imidazolium ionic liquid-tagged palladium complex: An efficient catalyst for the Heck and Suzuki reaction in aqueous medium, Green Chem. 2014, 16, 4266-4271.
94) GM Shelke, VK Rao, K Pericherla, Anil Kumar, An efficient and facile synthesis of vinyl sulfones viamicrowave-assisted copper triflate catalyzed hydrosulfonylation of alkynes, Synlett, 2014, 25, 2345-2349.
93) M Jha, GM Shelke, K Pericherla, Anil Kumar, Microwave assisted copper triflate-catalyzed rapid hydration of aryl acetylenes, Tetrahedron Lett. 2014, 55, 4814–4816.
92) A. Nasrolahi Shirazi, R. Tiwari, D. Oh, B. Sullivan, Brian; A. Kumar, Y. Beni, K. Parang, Cyclic peptide-selenium nanoparticles as drug transporters, Mol. Pharm. 2014, 11, 3631-3641.
91) MK Muthyala, K Velisetti, K Parang and Anil Kumar, Advances in functionalized ionic liquids as reagents and scavengers in organic synthesis, Curr. Org. Chem. 2014, 18, 2530-2554.
90) S Choudhary, MK Muthyala, K Parang and Anil Kumar, Ionic liquid-supported sulfonyl hydrazine: A useful reagent for traceless synthesis of pyrazoles, Org. Chem. Front., 2014, 1, 683-688.
89) M Jha, GM Shelke, Anil Kumar, Catalyst-free one-pot tandem reduction of oxo- and ene-/yne- functionalities by hydrazine: Synthesis of substituted oxindoles from isatins, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 3334-3336.
88) M Rathore, A Dalvi and A Kumar, Li2SO4-Li2O-P2O5 Ionic glass dispersed with [Bmim][PF6] ionic liquid: Electrical transport and thermal stability investigations, AIP Conf. Proc. 2014, 1591, 702-704.
87) N Gupta, M Rathore, A Dalvi and A Kumar, Enhanced electrical transport in ionic liquid dispersed TMAI-PEO solid polymer electrolyte, AIP Conf. Proc. 2014, 1591, 1358.
86) MK Muthyala, S Choudhary, K Pandey, GM Shelke, M Jha, Anil Kumar, Synthesis of ionic liquid-supported diaryliodonium salts, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 2365-2370.
85) R Sakhuja, K Bajaj, SM Abdul Shakoor, Anil Kumar, Microwave-assisted synthesis of benzo-fused seven-membered azaheterocycles, Mini-Rev. Org. Chem. 2014, 11, 55-72.
84) P Khedar, K Pericherla, and Anil Kumar, Copper triflate: An efficient catalyst for direct conversion of secondary alcohols into azides, Synlett, 2014, 25, 515-518.
83) MK Muthyala, S Choudhary, Anil Kumar, Synthesis of ionic liquid-supported hypervalent iodine reagent and its application as ‘catch and release’ reagent for α-substituted ketones, RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 14297-14303.
2013
82) N Suresh, H N Nagesh, KVG Chandra Sekhar, Anil Kumar, AN Shirazi, K Parang, Synthesis of novel ciprofloxacin analogues and evaluation of their anti-proliferative effect on human cancer cell lines, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2013, 23, 6292-6295.
81) Pinku Kaswan, Kasiviswanadharaju Pericherla, and Anil Kumar, Ligand free copper-catalyzed ullmann type C-N coupling: Regioselective synthesis of azole substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, Synlett, 2013, 24, 2751-2757.
80) G Shelke VK Rao, R Tiwari, BS Chhikara, K Parang and Anil Kumar Bismuth triflate-catalyzed condensation of indoles with acetone, RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 22346-22352.
79) K Pericherla, Pinku, Poonam Khedar, Bharti Khungar, Keykavous Parang and Anil Kumar, Copper catalyzed tandem oxidative C–H amination/cyclizations: Direct access to imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 18923-18930.
78) D Kumar, BA Mishra, KP Chandra Shekar, Anil Kumar, K Akamatsu, R Kurihara, T Ito, Novel porphyrin-psoralen conjugates: synthesis, DNA interaction and cytotoxicity studies, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11, 6675-6679.
77) D Kumar, MP Tantak, Anil Kumar, B Noel, K Shah, Synthesis and biological evaluation of 2-arylamino-5-(3'-indolyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles as new potent cytotoxic agents, ChemMedChem 2013, 8, 1468-1474.
76) K Pericherla, A Jha, B Khungar and Anil Kumar Copper-catalyzed tandem azide-alkyne cycloaddition, Ullmann type C-N coupling and intramolecular direct arylation, Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 4304-4307.
75) K Pericherla, Anil Kumar, A Jha, Povarov-reductive amination cascade to access 6-aminoquinolines and anthrazolines, Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 4078-4081.
74) K Pericherla, VK Rao, RK Tiwari; N DaSilva, KT Mccaffrey, Y Ahmadibeni, A González-Sarrías, NP Seeram, K Parang, Anil Kumar, Synthesis and antiproliferative activities of quebecol and its analogs, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2013, 23, 5329-5331.
73) Anil Kumar, G Ye, X Gu, Y Wang, G Sun, K Parang, Synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives and evaluation of their Src kinase inhibitory activities, Chem. Bio. Interface 2013, 3, 264-269.
72) Anil Kumar, VK Rao, R Tiwari, BS Chhikara, AN Shirazi, K Parang, Copper triflate-mediated synthesis of 1,3,5-triarylpyrazoles in [bmim][PF6] ionic liquid and evaluation of their anticancer activities, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 15346-15403.
71) VK Rao, G Shelke, R Tiwari, K Parang, Anil Kumar, A simple and efficient synthesis of 2,3-diarylnaphtho-furans using sequential hydroarylation/Heck-oxyarylation, Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 2190-2193.
70) B Mishra, KP Chandra Shekar, Anil Kumar, S Phukan, S Mitra, D Kumar, Facile synthesis, characterization and fluorescence studies of novel porphyrin appended thiazoles, J. Heterocycl. Chem. 2013, 50, 125-128.
69) K Pericherla, P Khedar, B Khungar, Anil Kumar, One-pot sequential C-N coupling and cross dehydrogenative couplings: Synthesis of novel azole fused imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 2924-2926.
68) D Kumar, BA Mishra, KP Chandra Shekar, Anil Kumar, K Akamatsu, E Kusaka, T Ito, Remarkable photocytotoxicity of a novel triazole–linked cationic porphyrin-β-carboline conjugate, Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 683-685.
67) S Phukan, B Mishra, KP Chandra Shekar, Anil Kumar, D Kumar, S Mitra, Fluorescence spectroscopic studies on substituted porphyrins in homogeneous solvents and cationic micellar medium, J. Luminescence, 2013, 134, 232-239.
2012
66) Anil Kumar, MS Rao, An expeditious and greener one-pot synthesis of 4H-chromenes catalyzed by Ba(OTf)2 in PEG-water, Green Chem. Lett. Rev. 2012, 5, 283-290.
65) K Pericherla, P Khedar, B Khungar, Anil Kumar, Click chemistry inspired structural modification of azole antifungal agents to synthesize novel “drug like” molecules, Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 53, 6761-6764.
64) P Khedar, K Pericherla, Anil Kumar, Exploration of CuAAC reaction for the synthesis of novel 3-(triazol-1-yl)methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, Synlett, 2012, 2609-2614.
63) MS Rao, BS Chhikara, R Tiwari, AN Shirazi, K Parang, Anil Kumar, A greener synthesis of 2-aminochromenes in ionic liquid and evaluation of their antiproliferative activities, Chem. Bio. Interface, 2012, 2, 362-372.
62) Anil Kumar, MK Muthyala, S Choudhary, RK Tiwari, K Parang, Ionic liquid as soluble support for synthesis of 1,2,3-thiadiazoles and 1,2,3-selenadiazoles, J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 9391-9396.
61) MK Muthyala, S Choudhary, Anil Kumar, Synthesis of ionic liquid-supported sulfonyl azide and its application in diazotransfer reaction, J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 8787-8791.
60) M Rathore, A Dalvi, Anil Kumar, Ionic liquid [Bmim][BF4]-glass composites for solid state battery applications, Int. J. Phy. Math. Sci. 2012, 2(S1), 1-5.
59) D Kumar, KP Chandrashekar, B Mishra, Anil Kumar, K Akamatsu, E Kusaka, T Ito, A facile synthesis and cytotoxicity of a novel porphyrin-cryptolepine conjugate, Chem. Bio. Interface 2012, 2, 112-114.
58) MK Muthyala, Anil Kumar, A novel and efficient one pot synthesis of 2,4-disubstituted thiazoles and oxazoles using PTT in ionic liquid, J. Heterocycl. Chem. 2012, 49, 959-964.
57) B Khungar, MS Rao, K Pericherla, P Nehra, N Jain, J Panwar, Anil Kumar, Synthesis, characterization and microbiocidal studies of novel ionic liquid tagged Schiff bases, C. R. Chimie 2012, 15, 669-674.
56) Anil Kumar, MK Muthyala, BS Chhikara, K Parang, Ionic liquid supported TBD: An efficient and recyclable organocatalyst for Michael addition to α,β-unsaturated ketones, Can. J. Chem. 2012, 90, 290-297.
55) K Pericherla, B Khungar, Anil Kumar, One-pot, three-component synthesis of 1-amidomethyl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines catalyzed by ytterbium triflates, Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 53, 1253-1257.
54) MS Rao, BS Chhikara, R Tiwari, AN Shirazi, K Parang, Anil Kumar, Microwave-Assisted and scandium triflate catalyzed synthesis of tetrahydrobenzo[a]xanthen-11-ones, Monatsh Chem. 2012, 143, 263-268.
52) MK Muthyala, BS Chhikara, K Parang, Anil Kumar, Ionic liquid-supported synthesis of sulfonamides and carboxamides, ACS Comb. Sci. 2012, 14, 60-65.
51) VK Rao, BS Chhikara, R Tiwari, AN Shirazi, K Parang, Anil Kumar, One-pot regioselective synthesis of tetrahydroindazolones and evaluation of their anticancer and Src kinase inhibition activities, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2012, 22, 410-414.
50) K Soni, Anil Kumar, AK Sah, Saccharide derived dinuclear Cu(II) complex: An efficient catalyst for oxidation of catechol and benzylic alcohols, Catal. Commun. 2012, 17, 95-98.
2011
49) VK Rao, MS Rao, Anil Kumar, Ytterbium(III) triflate: An efficient and simple catalyst for isomerization of 2´-hydroxychalcone and 2´-aminochalcones in ionic liquid, J. Heterocycl. Chem. 2011, 48, 1356-1360.
48) VK Rao, MS Rao, N Jain, J Panwar, Anil Kumar, Silver triflate catalyzed synthesis of 3-aminoalkylated indoles and evaluation of their antibacterial activities, Org. Med. Chem. Lett. 2011, 1, 10.
47) Anil Kumar, MK Muthyala, 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium p-toluenesulfinate: A novel reagent for synthesis of β-ketosulfones in ionic liquid, Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 5368-5370.
46) VK Rao, BS Chhikara, AN Shirazi, R Tiwari, K Parang, Anil Kumar, 3-Substitued indoles: One-pot synthesis and evaluation of anticancer and Src kinase inhibitory activities, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2011, 21, 3511-3514.
45) Anil Kumar, VK Rao, Microwave-assisted and Yb(OTf)3 promoted one-pot multicomponent synthesis of substituted quinolines in ionic liquid, Synlett, 2011, 2157-2162.
44) MK Muthyala, VK Rao, Anil Kumar, Cu(OTf)2 catalyzed synthesis of bis(5-methyl-2-furyl)methanes by condensation of 2-methylfuran with carbonyl compounds under solvent free conditions, Chin. J. Chem.2011, 29, 1483-1488.
43) Anil Kumar, MS Rao, V Mehta, A simple and efficient bromoazidation of alkenes using PTT and TMSN3in ionic liquid, Indian J. Chem. 2011, 50B, 1123-1127.
42) VK Rao, MM Kumar, Anil Kumar, An efficient and simple synthesis of tetraketones catalysed by Yb(OTf)3-SiO2 under solvent free conditions, Indian J. Chem. 2011, 50B, 1128-1135.
41) BS Chhikara, NS Jean, D Mandal, Anil Kumar, K Parang, Fatty-acyl amide derivatives of doxorubicin: Synthesis and in vitro anticancer activities, Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2011, 46, 2037-2042.
40) Anil Kumar, I Ahmad, BS Chhikara, R Tiwari, D Mandal, K Parang, Synthesis of 3-phenylpyrazolopyrimidine-1,2,3-triazole conjugates and evaluation of their Src kinase inhibitory and anticancer activities, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2011, 21, 1342-1346.
39) D Kumar, VB Reddy, Anil Kumar, D Mandal, R Tiwari, K Parang, Click chemistry inspired one-pot synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles and their Src kinase inhibitory activity, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2011, 21, 449-452.
2010
38) KP Chandra Shekar, B Mishra, Anil Kumar, S Phukan, S Phukan Mitra, D Kumar, Synthesis and fluorescence studies of porphyrin appended 1,3,4-oxadiazoles, J. Porphyrin Phthalocyanines, 2010, 14, 1034-1039.
37) HK Agarwal, Anil Kumar, GF Doncel, K Parang Synthesis, antiviral and contraceptive activities of nucleoside–sodium cellulose sulfate acetate and succinate conjugates, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2010, 20, 6993-6997.
36) Anil Kumar, MS Rao, VK Rao, Sodium dodecyl sulfate-assisted synthesis of 1-(benzothiazolyl-amino)methyl-2-naphthols in water, Aust. J. Chem. 2010, 63, 1538-1540.
35) Anil Kumar, MS Rao, VK Rao, Cerium triflate: An efficient and recyclable catalyst for chemoselective thioacetalization of carbonyl compounds under solvent-free conditions, Aust. J. Chem. 2010, 63, 135-140.
34) D. Kumar, S Sundaree, G Patel, Anil Kumar, A novel and short synthesis of naturally occurring 5-(3'-indolyl)oxazoles, J. Heterocycl. Chem. 2010, 47, 1425-1428.
2009
33) D Kumar, G Patel, Anil Kumar and RK Roy, Ionic liquid catalyzed expeditious synthesis of 2-aryl-2,3-dihydroquinolin-4(1H)-ones and 2-aryl-2,3-dihydro-4H-chromen-4-ones under microwave irradiation, J. Heterocycl. Chem. 2009, 46, 791.
32) MS Rao, I Ahmad, B Khungar, Anil Kumar, A simple and facile synthesis of -amidoalkyl naphthols catalyzed by ytterbium triflate in ionic liquid, Can. J. Chem. 2009, 87, 714.
31) Anil Kumar, MS Rao, I Ahmad, B Khungar, An efficient and simple one-pot synthesis of b-acetamido ketones catalyzed by ytterbium triflate in ionic liquid, Aust. J. Chem. 2009, 62, 322.
30) Anil Kumar, I Ahmad, MS Rao, Yb(OTf)3 Immobilized in [bmim][BF4]: A simple and efficient catalyst for thia-Michael addition to a,b-unsaturated ketones, J. Sulfur Chem. 2009, 30, 570.
29) Anil Kumar, I Ahmad, MS Rao, G Patel, D Kumar, An efficient PTT-mediated synthesis of a-azidoketones in ionic liquids, Indian J. Chem. 2009, 48B, 611.
2008
28) Anil Kumar, I Ahmed, MS Rao, Ytterbium triflate catalyzed synthesis of calix[4]pyrroles in ionic liquids, Can. J. Chem. 2008, 86, 899-902.
27) S Penugonda, Anil Kumar, HK Agarwal, K Parang, R Mehvar, Synthesis and in vitro characterization of novel dextran-methylprednisolone conjugates with peptide linkers: Effects of linker length on hydrolytic and enzymatic release of methylprednisolone and its peptidyl intermediates, J. Pharm. Sci. 2008, 97, 2649-2664.
2007
26) KC Chimalakonda, HK Agarwal, Anil Kumar, K Parang, R Mehvar, Synthesis, analysis, in vitro characterization, and in vivo disposition of a lamivudine-dextran conjugate for selective antiviral deliver to the liver, Bioconjugate Chem. 2007, 18, 2097-2108.
25) Anil Kumar, Y Wang, X Lin, G Sun, K Parang, Synthesis and evaluation of 3-phenylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-peptide conjugates as Src kinase inhibitors, ChemMedChem 2007, 2, 1346-1360.
24) G Ye, NH Nam, Anil Kumar, A Saleh, DB Shenoy, MM Amiji, X Lin, G Sun, K Parang, Synthesis and evaluation of tripodal peptide analogues for cellular delivery of phosphopeptides, J. Med. Chem. 2007, 50, 3604-3617.
23) Anil Kumar, Epoxidation of alkenes with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by 1-methyl-3-butylimidazolium decatungstate in ionic liquid, Catal. Commun. 2007, 8, 913-916.
22) Anil Kumar, N Jain, SMS Chauhan, Biomimetic oxidation of veratryl alcohol with H2O2 catalyzed by iron(III) porphyrins and HRP in ionic liquid, Synlett, 2007, 411-414.
2002-2006
21) X Gu, Y Wang, Anil Kumar, X Lin, G Ye, G Sun, K Parang, Design and evaluation of hydroxamate derivatives as metal-mediated inhibitors of a protein tyrosine kinase, J. Med. Chem. 2006, 49, 7532-7539.
20) Anil Kumar, G Ye, Y Ahmadibeni, K Parang, Synthesis of polymer-bound 4-acetoxy-3-phenylbenzaldehyde derivatives: Applications in solid-phase organic synthesis, J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 7915-7918.
19) Anil Kumar, G Ye, Y Wang, X Lin, G Sun, K Parang, Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of linear and conformationally constrained peptide analogs of CIYKYY as Src tyrosine kinase inhibitors, J. Med. Chem. 2006, 49, 3395-3401.
18) Anil Kumar, SMS Chauhan, Reduction of carbonyl compounds with sodium borohydride in the presence of clays in aprotic solvents, Indian J. Chem. 2006, 45B, 1038-1041.
17) MK Ayrapetov, NH Nam, G Ye, Anil Kumar, K Parang, Sun G. Functional diversity of Csk, Chk, and Src SH2 domains due to a single residue variation, J. Biol. Chem. 2005, 280, 25780-25787.
16) C Angrish, Anil Kumar, SMS Chauhan, Microwave-assisted aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction of chloronitrobenzenes with amines in ionic liquids, Indian J. Chem. 2005, 44B, 1515-1518.
15) N Jain, Anil Kumar, SMS Chauhan, Synthesis of transition metal porphyrins from free-base 5,10,15,20-tetraarylporphyrins under microwave irradiation in ionic liquids, Synth. Commun. 2005, 35, 1223-1230.
14) Jain, Anil Kumar, SMS Chauhan, Metalloporphyrin and heteropoly acid catalyzed oxidation of C=NOH bonds in ionic liquids: Biomimetic models of nitric oxide synthase, Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 2599-2602.
13) N Jain, Anil Kumar, S Chauhan, SMS Chauhan, Chemical and biochemical transformations in ionic liquids, Tetrahedron, 2005, 61, 1015-1060.
12) BS Chhikara, S Tehlan, Anil Kumar, 1-Methyl-3-butylimidazolium decatungstate in ionic liquid: An efficient catalyst for the oxidation of alcohols, Synlett, 2005, 63-66.
11) Anil Kumar, N Jain, S Rana, SMS Chauhan, Ytterbium(III) triflate in ionic liquids: An efficient catalyst for conversion of carbonyl compounds into 1,3-oxathiolanes, Synlett, 2004, 2785-2787.
10) Anil Kumar, N Jain, SMS Chauhan, Oxidation of benzylic alcohols to carbonyl compounds with potassium permanganate in ionic liquids, Synth. Commun. 2004, 34, 2835-2842.
9) SMS Chauhan, Anil Kumar, KA Srinivas, β-polynitration of 5,10,15,20-tetra(2,6'-dichlorophenyl)-porphyrins using HNO3 and Cu(NO2)3 on clays under microwave irradiation, Synth. Commun. 2004, 34, 2673-2680.
8) SMS Chauhan, M Singh, Anil Kumar, Isolation and characterization of selected secondary metabolites from dry leaves of Quercus semicarpifolia, Indian J. Chem. 2004, 43B, 223-226.
7) SMS Chauhan, Anil Kumar, KA Srinivas, MK Mishra, Effect of chain length on the aggregation of 5,10,15-tris(1-methylpyridinium-4yl)-20-[4-(alkoxy)phenyl]-21H,23H-poprhyrin tritosylates, Indian J. Biochem. Biophy. 2003, 40, 429-438.
6) SMS Chauhan, Anil Kumar, KA Srinivas, Oxidation of thiols with molecular oxygen catalyzed by cobalt(II) phthalocyanines in ionic liquids, Chem. Commun. 2003, 2348-2349.
5) SMS Chauhan, KA Srinivas, N Jain, Anil Kumar, Biomimetic oxidation of curcumin with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by 5,10,15,20-tetraarylporphyrinato(III) chloride in dichloromethane, Chem. Pharm. Bull. 2003, 51, 1345-1347.
4) SMS Chauhan, N Jain, Anil Kumar, KA Srinivas, Copper(I) catalyzed synthesis of diarylethers in ionic liquids under mild conditions, Synth. Commun. 2003, 33, 3607-3614.
3) SMS Chauhan, Anil Kumar, BB Sahoo, Deprotection of 1,3-oxathiolanes to carbonyl compounds with montmorillinite K10, Indian J. Chem. 2003, 42B, 2635-2637.
2) KA Srinivas, Anil Kumar, SMS Chuahan, Epoxidation of alkenes with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by iron(III) porphyrins in ionic liquids, Chem. Commun. 2002, 2456-2457.
1) SMS Chauhan, KA Srinivas, Anil Kumar, Biomimetic reduction of nimesulide with NaBH4 catalyzed by metalloporphyrins, Chem. Pharm. Bull. 2002, 50, 1421-1422.