School of Natural Sciences
Department of Chemistry

Profile of Faculty

Dr. Raj Bahadur Singh

Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry,
Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi

Cell : 8877019873
E-Mail : raj.singh@cuj.ac.in

Educational Qualification   PG, PhD and Post Doctorate
Awards/ recognition    CSIR-JRF, GATE
Area of Interest   Organic Synthesis
Courses Taught  
  1. Organic Chemistry I
  2. Modern Techniques in Organic Synthesis
  3. Novel synthetic strategy in organic chemistry
  4. Organic Chemistry for Life Science students
  5. Advanced Organic Chemistry
  6. Organic Spectroscopy
  7. Heterocyclic chemistry
  8. Organic Photochemistry & Organic Reaction Types
  9. Industrial Reactions & Rearrangements
  10. Instrumental techniques for characterization of materials
Brief Introduction  
  • BSc Banaras Hindu University (2000)
  • MSc Banaras Hindu University (2002)
  • PhD Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai (2008)
  • Dr. D S Kothari Postdoctoral fellowship (2009-2011)
  • Assistant Professor, Dept of Chemistry, Central University of Jharkhand (2011-till now)
  • Expertise: Organic synthesis of natural products, Methodology in organic synthesis, Illudalanes, Sesquiterpenoids
Administrative responsibilities (with active period)    Academic council member (2013-2016)
Additional role/ responsibility  
  1. Academic council member (2013-2016)
  2. Departmental purchase committee member (2020-)
Articles Published/Accepted  

Year wise: Projects details, Research publications etc.
Project (Completed/ Ongoing)

  1. Dr. Raj Bahadur Singh (PI) received a research Grant of Rs. 24,53,000/-      
    from DST on May 2014 for the project titled “Synthesis of biologically active illudalane class of natural products” (Project Reference No.: SB/FT/CS-045/2013; Duration 3 years; Status: Completed)
  2. Dr. Raj Bahadur Singh (PI) received a research Grant of Rs. 26,40,000/- from SERB on October 2018 for the project titled “TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF THE CYTOTOXIC, ANTIVIRAL SESQUITERPENOIDS” (Project Reference No.: EMR/2017/001292; Duration 3 years; Status: Ongoing)    

Research publications
Articles in Journals (Published/ Accepted)

Research publications
Articles in Journals (Published/ Accepted)

  1. Muthiah Suresh, Navin Kumar, Gorre Veeraraghavaiah, Sunit Hazra, and Raj Bahadur Singh, 2016 ‘Total Synthesis of Coprinol’ J. Nat. Prod. 79(10), 2740-2743. Print Edition ISSN: 0163-3864 Web Edition ISSN: 1520-6025. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00277
  2. Muthiah Suresh, Anusueya Kumari, Debjit Das, Raj Bahadur Singh 2018 ‘Total Synthesis of Onitin’ J. Nat. Prod., 81(9), 2111-2114. Print Edition ISSN: 0163-3864 Web Edition ISSN: 1520-6025. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00335
  3. Muthiah Suresh, Anusueya Kumari, Raj Bahadur Singh 2019 ‘Total synthesis of (±)-4,8,14-trihydroxyilludala-2,6,8-triene’ Tetrahedron, 75, 3605-3608. ISSN: 0040-4020
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040402019305708/pdfft?md5=bc60a26839bd130daa33a07c4d565daa&pid=1-s2.0-S0040402019305708-main.pdf
  4. Muthiah Suresh, Anusueya Kumari, Raj Bahadur Singh 2019 ‘A transition metal free expedient approach for the CC bond cleavage of arylidene Meldrum's acid and malononitrile derivativesTetrahedron, 75, 130573.
    ISSN: 0040-4020
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040402019309123/pdfft?md5=89b9c25aa5a55cdce2caeaeb0b0c09d7&pid=1-s2.0-S0040402019309123-main.pdf
  5. Anusueya Kumari, Saurabh Kumar Singh, Raj Bahadur Singh, Sabyasachi Bhunia & Partha Ghosh 2020 ‘A concise synthesis of 2-benzoyl-1-indanones and 1-indanones from 2-aryl-1-tetralones’ Syn. Comm., 50 (15), 2313-2318.
    Print ISSN: 0039-7911 Online ISSN: 1532-2432
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00397911.2020.1771370
  6. Vishwakarma Singh, Pramod K. Sahu, Raj Bahadur Singh, Shaikh M. Mobin  2007 ‘Molecular complexity from Aromatics: A Novel, Stereoselective Route to Tricyclo[5.2.2.01,5]undecenones, Tricyclo[6.2.2.01,6] dodecenones, and [n.3.3]propellanes’ J. Org. Chem., 72(26), 10155-10165. Print Edition ISSN: 0022-3263 Web Edition ISSN: 1520-6904
    https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/jo702168s
  7. Vishwakarma Singh, Raj Bahadur Singh, Dilip K. Tosh, Shaikh M. Mobin 2008 ‘Cycloaddition of Cyclohexa-2,4-dienones with Nitroolefins: A Unusual Regio-selectivity. An Expeditious Entry into Nitro Bicyclo[2.2.2]octenones’ Syn. Comm., 38 (18), 3112-3120. Print ISSN: 0039-7911 Online ISSN: 1532-2432
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00397910802054263?needAccess=true
  8. Vishwakarma Singh, Raj Bahadur Singh, Shaikh M. Mobin 2009 ‘Simple, efficient and stereoselective synthesis of spiro[4.5]decane and spiro[5.5]undecane systems’Syn. Comm., 39 (1), 111-119. Print ISSN: 0039-7911 Online ISSN: 1532-2432
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00397910802369679?needAccess=true
  9. Vishwakarma Singh, Raj Bahadur Singh, Shaikh M. Mobin 2009 ‘Cycloaddition of annulated cyclohexa-2,4-dienones and novel reduction of halogen at bridgehead: An expedient route to tetracyclo[6.5.2.02,7.09,13]pentadec-2(7),11-dien-14-one and framework of conidiogenol and conidiogenone’ Tetrahedron, 65, 7969-7974. ISSN: 0040-4020 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040402009011107/pdfft?md5=e660388cb00b97dfb007e71520b4ec10&pid=1-s2.0-S0040402009011107-main.pdf
Seminar/Workshop/Conference/Participation  
  1. Raj Bahadur Singh, 2018. A Stereoselective Route to Tricyclo[5.2.2.01,5]undecenones, Tricyclo[6.2.2.01,6]Dodecenones, and [n.3.3]Propellanes and Total Synthesis of coprinol, Paper presented in National seminar on frontiers in chemical sciences-2018, organized by Trivenidevi Bhalotia College, Raniganj, West Bengal during 5-6 April, 2018.
    Invited Talk
  2. Raj Bahadur Singh, 2012. Molecular Complexity from Aromatics: A Novel, Stereoselective Route to Tricyclo[5.2.2.01,5]undecenones, Tricyclo[6.2.2.01,6]Dodecenones, and [n.3.3]Propellanes, Paper presented in Recent Trends in Chemical Science and Technology organized by Department of Chemistry, IIT Patna during 3-4 March, 2012
Updated as on  

2021