MBB College

Dr. Pradip Debnath

MSc, PhD

Tripura University

Basic information

Publications	40
Paper Presentations	16
Books / Book Chapters	2
Research	2
OC, RC & FDP	5

Designation

Associate Professor

Department

Chemistry

Subject

Chemistry

Phone

+917005907653

E-mail

pradipchem78@gmail.com

⊟ Specialization

01	M.Sc in Organic Chemistry
02	PhD on Synthetic Organic Chemistry

⊞ Areas of interest

⊞ Publications

Serial	Title	Journal	Author(s)	Other Information
01	Carvacrol: A PLpro Inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 Is a Natural Weapon for COVID-19	Chemistry Proceedings, 2022, 12, 11.	Sudhan Debnath, Bimal Debnath and Pradip Debnath*	https://doi.org/10.3390/ecsoc-26-13679
02	Therapeutic Role of Traditionally Used Indian Medicinal Plants and Spices in Combating COVID-19 Pandemic Situation	Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics	Moumita Nath and Dr. Pradip Debnath*	DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2093793
03	Chemistry behind the Betel Leaves and Betel Quid: Their Health Benefits and Adverse Health Effect-A Review	Insights in Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2021, 1(5), ICBC. MS.ID.000521.	Moumita Nath, Pradip Debnath	DOI: 10.33552/ICBC.2021.01.000521
04	A New Approach for the Synthesis of N-Arylamides Starting from Benzonitrile	Chemistry proceedings, 2022, 8, 27	Pradip Debnath	https://doi.org/10.3390/ecsoc-25-11726
05	Synthesis of Highly Substituted Pyrimidine fused Uracils by Hypervalent Iodine Reagent-Promoted Oxidative Insertion of Alcohols into N-Uracil Amidines.	Synthetic Communications, 2022, 52(3), 380-391	Pradip Debnath	DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2021.2024854
06	Identification of novel phenolic compounds from edible mushrooms against SARS-CoV-2 main protease by rational drug design approach.	Scientific Reports, 2022, 12: 1503.	Debanjan Sen, Bimal Debnath, Pradip Debnath, Sudhan Debnath	doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-05349-x
07	Synthesis of Amidines and its application to pyrimidipyrimidine synthesis	Chemistry proceedings, 2021, 3(1), 132	Pradip Debnath	https://doi.org/10.3390/ecsoc-24-08503
08	Studies on sequential Claisen Rearrangement: charge accelarate [3,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangement leading to polyheterocycles.	Synthetic Communications	K. C. Majumdar, D. Saha, and Pradip Debnath	2007, 37, 3657-3665.
09	Synthesis of oxepin annulated quinolone heterocycles by Ruthenium catalyzed enyne bond reorganization /Diels-Alder reaction.	Letters in Organic Chemistry	K. C. Majumdar, Pradip Debnath and S. Samanta	2007, 4, 309-313.
10	Radical mediated cyclization reaction leading to spiro and [6,6]-fused heterocycles.	Canadian Journal of Chemistry	K. C. Majumdar, Pradip Debnath, A. K. Pal, S. K. Chattopadhyay and A. Biswas	2007, 85, 445-452.
11	Highly effective regioselective method for the synthesis of substituted coumarin and quinolone annulated heterocycles using Pd(0)-catalyzed reaction.	Synthesis	K. C. Majumdar, A. K. Pal, A. Taher and Pradip Debnath	2007, 1707-1711.
12	A columnar meso-phase from a disc-shaped molecule derived from triphenylamine: Synthesis, meso-morphic behaviour and optical properties.	Tetrahedron Letters	K. C. Majumdar, Nilasish Pal, Pradip Debnath and N. V. S. Rao	2007, 48, 6330-6333.
13	Thiol mediated 8-endo-trig radical cyclization: an easy access to medium-sized cyclic ethers.	Tetrahedron Letters	K. C. Majumdar, P. K. Maji, K. Ray and Pradip Debnath	2007, 48, 9124-9127.
14	Thiol-mediated radical cyclization: regioselective formation of indole-annulated sulfur heterocycles by tandem cyclization.	Tetrahedron Letters	K. C. Majumdar, Pradip Debnath, S. Alam, and P. K. Maji	2007, 48, 7031-7033.
15	Thiophenol-catalyzed Claisen rearrangement and radical cyclization: formation of furo- and pyrano- coumarin derivatives	Tetrahedron Letters	K. C. Majumdar, Pradip Debnath and P. K. Maji	2007, 48, 5265-5268.
16	Regioselective synthesis of indole-annulated sulfur heterocycles by tri-n-butyl tin hydride mediated aryl radical cyclization.	Journal of Sulfur Chemistry	K. C. Majumdar, Pradip Debnath, S. Alam, and R. Islam	2008, 29, 467-474.
17	Aryl radical cyclization: regioselective synthesis of 6a,7,8,12b-tetrahedron-6H-chromeno[3,4-c]quinolin-6-one.	Synthetic Communications	K. C. Majumdar, Pradip Debnath, and S. K. Chattopadhyay	2008, 38, 1768-1777.
18	Regioselective synthesis of oxepin- and oxocin-annulated quinoline heterocycles by ring-closing metathesis.	Letters in Organic Chemistry	K. C. Majumdar, Pradip Debnath, and A. Taher	2008, 5, 169-173.
19	Intramolecular cyclization reaction: Pd(0) catalyzed annulation is more effective than tin-hydride mediated reaction.	Canadian Journal of Chemistry	K. C. Majumdar, Pradip Debnath, A. Taher, and A. K. Pal	2008, 86, 325-332
20	Radical-mediated cyclization reaction: regioselective synthesis of pyrimidin- and coumarin-annulated [6,6]-fused oxygen heterocycles.	Canadian Journal of Chemistry	K. C. Majumdar, Pradip Debnath and P. K. Maji	2008, 86, 846-854.
21	Thiophenol mediated intramolecular radical cyclization: An efficient method for synthesis of benzoxocine derivatives	Tetrahedron Letters	K. C. Majumdar, K. Ray, Pradip Debnath, P. K. Maji and N. Kundu	2008, 49, 5597-5600
22	Thiol-mediated radical cyclizations. (Review)	Tetrahedron	K. C. Majumdar and Pradip Debnath	2008, 64, 9799-9820
23	Palladium-catalyzed intramolecular biaryl coupling: A highly efficient avenue for benzannulated pyranoquinolines and Julolidine derivatives	Synthesis, 2009, 793-800	K. C. Majumdar, A. Taher and Pradip Debnath	DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1083363
24	Metal-catalyzed heterocyclization: formation of five- and six-membered oxygen heterocycles through carbon-oxygen bond forming reactions. (Review)	Heterocycles, 2009, 78(11), 2661 2728	K. C. Majumdar, Pradip Debnath, and B. Roy	DOI:10.1002/chin.201009241
25	Metal-catalyzed heterocyclization: Synthesis of heterocyclic compounds containing more than one heteroatom through carbon-heteroatom bond forming Reactions. (Review)	Current Organic Chemistry, 2010, 14(8), 846-887	K. C. Majumdar, B. Roy, Pradip Debnath, and A. Taher	OI: 10.2174/138527210791111876
26	Metal-mediated heterocyclization: Synthesis of five- and six-membered nitrogen heterocycles through carbon-nitrogen bond forming reactions. (Review)	Current Organic Chemistry, 2011, 15, 1760-1801	K. C. Majumdar, Pradip Debnath, N. De and B. Roy	DOI: 10.2174/138527211795656633
27	Fullerene–β–cyclodextrin conjugate based electrochemical sensor for ultrasensitive detection of p–nitrophenol	Electroanalysis, 2013, 25 (9), 2145-2150	Jahangir Ahmad Rather, Pradip Debnath, and Karolien De Wael	https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201300304
28	A novel straightforward synthesis of 2,4,6-triaryl-1,3,5-triazines via copper-catalyzed cyclization of N-benzylbenzamidines	Tetrahedron Letters, 2014, 55, 6976-6978	Pradip Debnath*, K. C. Majumdar	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.10.091
29	Potentiality of Moringa oleifera against SARS-CoV-2: Identified by a rational computational study	Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 2021,	Debanjan Sen, Samhita Bhaumik, Pradip Debnath, Sudhan Debnath	DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2021.1898475
30	Identification of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors Using Structure Based Virtual Screening and Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Database	ChemistrySelect, 2021, 6, 4991-5013.	Pradip Debnath*, Samhita Bhaumik, Debanjan Sen, Sudhan Debnath,	doi: 10.1002/slct.202100854
31	Synthesis of Secondary Amides from N-Substituted Amidines by Tandem Oxidative Rearrangement and Isocyanate Elimination	Advance synthesis and Catalysis, 2015, 357, 197-209	Pradip Debnath*, Mattijs Baeten, Nicolas Lefèvre, Stijn Van Daele and Bert U. W. Maes	https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.201400648
32	Secondary amide synthesis by hypervalent iodine- mediated oxidative rearrangement of n-substituted amidines	Natural Product’s Chemistry, 2017, 31-45.	Pradip Debnath*	ISBN: 978-93-86283-54-2
33	Recent advances in the synthesis of amides via oxime rearrangements and its applications	Current Organic Synthesis, 2018, 15, 666-706	Pradip Debnath*	https://doi.org/10.2174/1570179415666180416151039
34	Concise Pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidine Synthesis via Direct Annulation of N-Uracil Amidines with Benzaldehydes Under Transition Metal Free Conditions	ChemistrySelect, 2019, 4, 2327-2332	Pradip Debnath*, G. Sahu and U. C. De	https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201900022
35	TBHP-mediated oxidative synthesis of substituted pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidines from N- uracil amidines and methylarenes under metal free conditions	RSC Advances, 2019, 9, 29831-29839	Pradip Debnath*	DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/C9RA06625J
36	Advances Recent in the Hofmann Rearrangement and Its Application to Natural Product Synthesis	Current Organic Chemistry, 2019, 23, 2402-2435	Pradip Debnath*	DOI:10.2174/1385272823666191021115508
37	In silico identification of potential inhibitors of ADP-ribose phosphatase of SARS-CoV-2 nsP3 by combining E-Pharmacophore- and receptor-based virtual screening of database	ChemistrySelect, 2020, 5, 9388-9398	Pradip Debnath*, B. Debnath, S. Bhaumik, S. Debnath	DOI: 10.1002/slct.202001419
38	Identification of potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease and spike receptor from 10 important spices through structure-based virtual screening and molecular dynamic study.	Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamic, 2022, 40(2), 941-962	D. Sen, Pradip Debnath*, B. Debnath, S. Bhaumik, S. Debnath	https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2020.1819883
39	In silico identification of potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease from natural sources: A natural weapon to fight COVID-19	Coronaviruses, 2021, 2, e260721188689	Bimal Debnath, Pradip Debnath, Rajat Ghosh, Sudhan Debnath	DOI: 10.2174/2666796701999201203211330
40	Synthesis of Functionalized Pyrimidouracils by Ruthenium Catalyzed Oxidative Insertion of (Hetero)aryl Methanols into N-Uracil Amidines	Applied Organometallic Chemisrty, 2021, 35, e6087.	Pradip Debnath*, Gouranga Sahu and Utpal C. De	https://doi.org/10.1002/aoc.6087

⊞ Research

Serial	Title	Description	Funding Organisation	Fund (Rs.)	Activation Date	Status	Submission Date
01	Transition metal catalyzed C-H amination: Synthesis of purine and pyrimido-pyrimidine derivatives	Project was successfully completed and results of research work was published various high impact journal such as ChemistrySelect, Applied Organometallic Chemistry, RSC Advances etc.	SERB-DST	2116000	28/01/2016	Completed	27/01/2019
02	Synthesis of medium-sized oxygen and nitrogen heterocycles by thiol-mediated radical cyclization	The research work was successfully completed within the time period and out come of the work was published in a high impact international journal "Tetrahedron Letters".	UGC	125000	10/03/2011	Completed	01/06/2013

⊞ Paper Presentations

Serial	Paper Title	Seminar Title	Organised by	Author(s)	Date
01	Chemistry in Daily Life	National Science Day 2011	Science Forum, R. K. Mahavidyalaya, Kailashahar, Tripura	Pradip Debnath	28/02/2011
02	Acharya P. C. Roys' Contribution in Chemistry	150th Birth Anniversary of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy	Science Forum, R. K. Mahavidyalaya, Kailashahar	Pradip Debnath	05/10/2010
03	Synthesis of secondary amides via aza-Hofmann rearrangement	Challenges in Biological, Bioorganic, Organic & Medicinal Chemistry	Elsevier, Tetrahedron Symposium 2016-Sitges, Spain	Pradip Debnath	28/06/2016 to 01/07/2016
04	Synthesis of heterocycles via Radical cyclizations	State Level seminar on "Frontiers Areas of Chemistry"	Dept of Chemistry, Tripura University, TCS, Agartala and TSCST, Govt. of Tripura.	Pradip Debnath	03/09/2010
05	Biological importance of oxocin annulated quinolone alkaloids	National Seminar on "Microbes and Human Health"	Dept. of Botany, R. K. Mahavidyalaya, Kailashahar.	Pradip Debnath	18/03/2011 to 19/03/2011
06	Thiophenol mediated intra molecular radical cyclization: An efficient synthesis of heliannuols A and K derivatives	International Conference on "Emerging Areas of Chemistry"	Dept. of Chemistry, Tripura University	Pradip Debnath	12/01/2011 to 14/01/2011
07	Synthesis of heterocycles by thiophenol-mediated radical cyclization of alkyne	National Seminar on "Recent trends of research in chemistry-A new Horizon of hopes"	Department of Chemistry Women’s College, Tripura	Pradip Debnath	08/08/2015 to 09/08/2015
08	Secondary amide synthesis by hypervalent iodine mediated oxidative rearrangement of N-substituted amidines	National Seminar on "Recent advances in natural products chemistry for Drug Discovery'	Department of chemistry, Netaji Subhas Mahavidyalaya, Udaipur, Tripura	Pradip Debnath	28/11/2015 to 29/11/2015
09	SECONDARY AMIDE SYNTHESIS BY HYPERVALENT IODINE- MEDIATED OXIDATIVE	National Seminar on "Recent trends on material science"	Department of chemistry D.D.M College Khowai	Pradip Debnath	01/03/2016
10	Synthesis of 2,4,6-Triaryl-1,3,5-triazines via Copper-Catalyzed Cyclization of N-Benzylbenzamidines	National Seminar on "Chemistry today and tomorrow for better future"	Department of chemistry D.D.M College Khowai	Pradip Debnath	05/08/2016 to 06/08/2016
11	Recent Development in the Synthesis of 2,4,6-trisubstituted-1,3,5-Triazines	National Seminar on Reaching the Unreached through Science and Technology	The Indian Science Congress Association-Dharmanagar Chapter (ISCA), Dharmanagar, Tripura	Pradip Debnath	10/04/2018 to 11/04/2018
12	Utility of Natural Products in Combating COVID-19 Pandemic Situation	Pedagogical Approaches to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic: Issues & Challenges	Department of Chemistry, Govt. Degree College, Dharmanagar in Association with NAAC, & IGNOU Study Centre, Dharmanagar, TripuraDharmanagar	Pradip Debnath	25/07/2020
13	Application of Amidines in Pharmaceutical Industry & Drug Design	COVID-19: Innovative Aspects of Pharmaceutical Technology in Drug Discovery	BCDA College of Pharmacy & Technology	Pradip Debnath	09/07/2020 to 10/07/2020
14	Utility of Indian Spices in Combating COVID-19 Pandemic Situation	International Web Conference on Advance Research in Science, Humanities and Social Science	Department of Applied Mathematics, MBB University, Tripura	Pradip Debnath	09/07/2020 to 10/07/2020
15	COVID-19	National Science Day	Rabindranath Thakur Mahavidyalaya, Bishalgarh, Tripura	Pradip Debnath	01/03/2021
16	Natural remedies for COVID-19	7 Days NSS Special Camp	Maharaja Bir Bikram College, Agartala, Tripura	Pradip Debnath	25/01/2021 to 01/02/2021

⊞ Book Chapters

Serial	Title	Publisher	Author(s)	Other Information
01	Synthesis of heterocycles by thiophenol-mediated radical cyclization of alkyne’	Women's College, Agartala	Pradip Debnath	2015, P 25-32. ISBN 978-93-81631-36-2.
02	Secondary amide synthesis by hypervalent iodine- mediated oxidative rearrangement of n-substituted amidines.	Write and Print Publications, New Delhi	Pradip Debnath	2017, P 31-45. ISBN: 978-93-86283-54-2.

⊞ Supervision of Research

⊞ Orientation/Refresher/Teachers' Training Programme participated

Serial	Title	Organised by	Duration
01	Orientation Programme	Academic Staff College, University of Burdwan	27/10/2010 to 23/11/2010
02	Refresher Course on "Environmental Studies (Chemistry)	Academic Staff College, S. P. Pune University Pune, MH	03/07/2017 to 23/07/2017
03	Summer Research Fellowship Programme at Indian Institute of Science and Education Research (IISER), Bhopal	Organized and Funded by Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore.	01/08/2019 to 25/09/2019
04	8 Weeks SWAYAM-NPTEL Online MOOCs Course on ‘Pericyclic Reactions and Organic Photochemistry’	IIT Madras.	24/02/2020 to 17/04/2020
05	Two-week Online Refresher Course entitled "Teacher on Using ICT for Online Teaching Learning Process"	Faculty Development Centre, Tripura University, Tripura	01/12/2020 to 14/12/2020

⊞ Seminar/Workshop/Symposium attended

Serial	Title	Organised by	Duration
01	National Symposium on Recent Challenges in Chemistry	Department of Chemistry, Tripura University	29/03/2001 to 31/03/2001
02	7th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry	Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science	04/02/2005 to 06/02/2005
03	Fouth CRSI Symposium-2006 in Chemistry	Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, West Bangal	04/08/2006 to 04/08/2006
04	National Seminar on "Socio-Political Thinking of Swami Vivekananda and The Challenge of Today"	Ramkrishna Mahavidyalaya, Kailshahar, Tripura	28/01/2009 to 29/01/2009
05	2-days Workshop on Equal Opportunities For Women and Other Socially Backward Classes	UGC-Equal Opportunity Cell, R. K. Mahavidyalaya, Kailshahar, Tripura	23/02/2011 to 24/02/2011
06	Workshop on Career Opportunities and Development	Careerand Counseling Cell, Ramkrishna Mahavidyalaya, Kailashahar, Tripura	14/03/2011 to 14/03/2011
07	Boss Conference "13th Belgiun Organic Synthesis Symposium	University of Leuven, Belgium	15/07/2012 to 20/07/2012
08	ICPR Sponsored Seminar on "Social and Political Philosophy in Observation of World Philosophy Day	Department of Philosophy, Ramkrishna Mahavidyalaya, Kailashahar, Tripura	31/01/2014 to 31/01/2014
09	Frontiers in Advanced Bio-chemical Science	Department of Chemistry, D. D. M. College, Khowai, Tripura	25/02/2015 to 27/02/2015
10	National Webinar on "Mental Health and Emotional Well-being of Students During COVID-19 Pandemic"	Department of Pschology, in association with IQAC, M. B. B. College, Agartala.	07/08/2020 to 07/08/2020
11	National Webinar on "COVID-19: Therapeutics & Awareness	IQAC, M. B. B. College, Agartala	17/07/2020 to 17/07/2020

⊞ Membership in different Organizations

⊞ Scholarship/Award/Recognition of National/International status

⊞ Other Academic achievements

01	Research interest mainly embraces the Design and Synthesis of nitrogen containing heterocycles of biological interest via transition metal (mainly Cu and Pd) catalyzed C-H bond activation and their application in medicinal chemistry.
02	Application of Pericyclic reactions such as Claisen rearrangement and Diel's-Alder reaction for the synthesis pharmaceutically important molecules.
03	Thiophenol medicated radical cyclization of en-yne systems.
04	Application of Ru-catalyzed Metathesis reaction in the synthesis of oxygen heterocycles.

01	Life member of Tripura Chemical Society
02	Life member of The Indian Science Congress Association

01	Best Poster Award in the International Conference on Emerging Areas of Chemistry (2011)
02	Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Award for Commendable performance in Madhyaymik Examination. OBC welfare, (1995)
03	Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Award for Commendable performance in the Higher Secondary Examination. OBC welfare (1997)
04	Prof. P. V. Raghabendra Rao Memorial Award for TOPPING the list of successful candidates in B.Sc Chemistry (H) Examination, Tripura University (2000)
05	Dr. Krishnapallai Memorial Award for securing the first position in B.Sc, Chemistry (H), Awarded by Tripura Chemical Society (2000)
06	Gold Medal for the 1st class first position in B.Sc (Chemistry) Tripura University (2000)
07	Gold Medal for the 1st class first position in M.Sc. (Chemistry), Tripura University (2002)
08	Joint CSIR-UGC JRF fellowship, CSIR (2003-2006)
09	CSIR- SRF Fellowship, CSIR (2006-2008)
10	FWO fellowship Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, Funded by University of Antwerp, Govt. of Belgium, Belgium (2012-2013)
11	Invitation from Elsevier to present the research paper in international Symposium in SPAIN ‘Tetrahedron Symposium’. Elsevier (2016)
12	DST YOUNG SCIENTIST RESEARCH AWARD, DST, New Delhi (2016)
13	Travel Grant for International Symposium. Awarded by UGC, New Delhi (2016)
14	Indian Academic of Science Summer Research Fellowship. Awarded by Indian Academic of Science, Bangalore (2019)

01	Member of Board of Under Graduate Studies, M.B.B University, Agartala.
02	Member of the taskforce committee for implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 under Directorate of Higher Education
03	State Nodal Officer (under Directorate of Higher Education) for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) 2020.
04	Secretary, Tripura Board of Joint Entrance Examination, Directorate of Higher Education