Manas Chakrabarty
Emeritus Scientist (CSIR)
(Formerly, Senior Professor)

PhD: University of Calcutta (1974)

Emeritus Scientist (CSIR)  

List of publications

1.      Chakrabarty, Manas; Mukherji, Ajanta; Karmakar, Sulakshana; Mukherjee, Ratna; Nagai, Kenichiro; Geronikaki, Athina; Eleni, Pitta, ARKIVOC, (xi), 265-290 (2010): “An expedient synthesis of novel 2-substituted thiazolo[4,5-f]isoquinolines/quinolines and benzo[1,2-d:4,3-d']bisthiazoles and their potential as inhibitors of COX-1 and COX-2”.   

2.      Chakrabarty, Manas; Karmakar, Sulakshana; Mukherjee, Ratna; Arima, Shiho; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Monatsh. Chem., 140, 375-380 (2009): “A Mild and Expedient One-pot Synthesis of Substituted Benzimidazoles in Water using a Phase Transfer Catalyst”. 

3.      Chakrabarty, Manas; Mukherjee, Ratna; Arima, Shiho; Harigaya, Yoshihiro,Heterocycles, 78, 139-149 (2009): “Reaction of isatins with active methylene compounds on neutral alumina: formation of Knoevenagel condensates and other interesting products”. 

4.   Chakrabarty, Manas; Mukherji, Ajanta; Arima, Shiho; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Pilet, Guillaume, Monatsh. Chem., 140, 189-197 (2009): “Expeditious reaction of ninhydrin with active methylene compounds on montmorillonite K10 clay”.  

5.   Chakrabarty, Manas; Kundu, Taraknath; Arima, Shiho; Harigaya,     Yoshihiro,Tetrahedron, 64, 6711-6723 (2008): “An expedient, regioselective synthesis of novel 2-alkylamino- and 2-alkylthiothiazolo[5,4-e]- and -[4,5-g]indazoles and their anticancer potential”.  

6.   Karmakar, Sulakshana; Chakrabarty, Manas, J. Indian Chem. Soc., 85, 224-227 (2008): “Reaction of diethylmesoxalate with active methylene compounds: an interesting outcome”. 

7. Chakrabarty, Manas; Mukherji, Ajanta; Mukherjee, Ratna; Arima, Shiho; Harigaya,    Yoshihiro, Tetrahedron Lett., 48, 5239-5242 (2007): “A Keggin Heteropoly Acid as an Efficient Catalyst for an Expeditious, One-pot Synthesis of 1-Methyl-2-(hetero)arylbenzimidazoles”. 

8.      Chakrabarty, Manas; Karmakar, Sulakshana; Arima, Shiho; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Heterocycles, 73, 795-804  (2007): “One-pot Formation of Functionalised                   2-Piperidinones from Arylidenecyanoacetates and Methanolic Ammonia via Tandem Reactions”. 

9.      Chakrabarty, Manas; Mukherjee, Ratna; Karmakar, Sulakshana; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Monatsh. Chem., 138, 1279-1282 (2007): “Tosic Acid-on-Silica Gel: A Cheap and Eco-friendly Catalyst for a Convenient One-pot Synthesis of Substituted Benzimidazoles”.  

10.  Dey, Debarati; Bose, Adity; Chakrbarty, Manas; Basu, Samita, J. Phys. Chem. A, 111, 878-884 (2007): “Magnetic Field Effect on Photo-induced Electron Transfer between Dibenzo[a,c]phenazine and Different Amines in Acetonitrile-Water Mixture”. 

11. Chakrabarty, Manas; Mukherjee, Ratna; Chakrabarty, Manju; Arima, Shiho; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Lett. Org. Chem., 3, 868-871 (2006): “An expeditious approach to Knoevenagel Condensation of Meldrum’s acid on neutral alumina using microwave irradiation”.  

12. Chakrabarty, Manas; Mukherjee, Ratna; Mukherji, Ajanta; Arima, Shiho; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Heterocycles, 68, 1659-1668 (2006): “Phosphoric acid-on-silica gel: A green catalyst for the synthesis of symmetrical bis(indolyl)alkanes”.

13. Chakrabarty, Manas; Kundu, Taraknath; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Synth. Commun., 36, 2069-2077 (2006): “Mild deprotection of tert-butyl carbamates of NH-heteroarenes under basic conditions”.

14. Chakrabarty, Manas; Karmakar, Sulakshana; Mukherji, Ajanta; Arima, Shiho; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Heterocycles, 68, 967-974 (2006): “Application of sulfamic acid as an eco-friendly catalyst in an expedient synthesis of benzimidazoles”.

15. Manas; Mukherji, Ajanta; Karmakar, Sulakshana; Arima, Shiho; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Heterocycles, 68, 331-338 (2006): “A new catalytic application of a Keggin acid in the synthesis of symmetrical bis(indolyl)alkanes”.         

16. Chakrabarty, Manas; Kundu, Taraknath; Arima, Shiho; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Tetrahedron Lett., 46, 2865-2868 (2005): “An expedient, regioselective synthesis of 2-alkylamino- and 2-alkylthiothiazolo[5,4-e]indoles”.                                                

17. Chakrabarty, Manas; Basak, Ramkrishna; Harigaya, Yoshihiro; Takayanagi, Hiroaki, Tetrahedron, 61, 1793-1801 (2005): “Reaction of 3/2-formylindoles with TOSMIC: Formation of indolyloxazoles and novel stable indolyl primary enamines”.  

18. Chakrabarty, Manas; Karmakar, Sulakshana; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Heterocycles, 65, 37-48 (2005): “First isolation of both indolylcarbinols and diindolylalkanes from microwave-assisted acid (clay)-catalysed reaction of indoles with diethyl ketomalonate”.                                                                                                                                       

19. Chakrabarty, Manas; Sarkar, Sandipan; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, J. Chem. Res., 540-542 (2005): “A facile clay-mediated synthesis of 3,3-diindolyl-2-indolinones from isatins”.

20. Chakrabarty, Manas; Kundu, Taraknath; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, J. Chem. Res., 778-780 (2004): “Clay-mediated reaction of indoles with cyclohexane-1,3-diones: an expedient route to cyclohexenones”.

21. Chakrabarty, Manas; Ghosh, Nandita; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Tetrahedron Lett., 45, 4955-4957 (2004): “A clay-mediated, regioselective synthesis of 2-(aryl/alkyl)amino-thiazolo[4,5-c]carbazoles.”                                                                                         

22. Chakrabarty, Manas; Sarkar, Sandipan; Linden, Anthony; Stein, Bridget K., Synth. Commun., 34, 1801-1810 (2004): “First General Solvent-Free Synthesis of Symmetrical Triindolylmethanes Using Acid-Washed Montmorillonite Clay.” 

23. Banerjee, Satarupa; Sarkar, Sandipan; Basak, Ramkrishna; Chakrabarty, Manas, J. Indian Chem. Soc., 81, 169-170 (2004): “Conversion of indoline-2-thione and oxindole to isatin - some new observations.”

24. Chatterjee, Suchandra; Basu, Samita; Ghosh, Nandita; Chakrabarty, Manas, Chem. Phys. Lett., 388,  79-83 (2004): “Unique behavior of DMF as solvent in fluorescence quenching process.”                                                                     

25. Chakrabarty, Manas; Ghosh, Nandita; Basak, Ramkrishna; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Synth. Commun., 34,  421-434 (2004): “A Facile and Efficient Synthesis of 2,2-Bis(3'/2'-indolyl)ethylamines and Three Bisindolic Natural Products.”                     

26. Chakrabarty, Manas; Basak, Ramkrishna; Ghosh, Nandita; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Tetrahedron, 60, 1941-1949 (2004): “Michael reaction of indoles with 3-(2’-nitrovinyl)indole under solvent-free conditions and in solution. An efficient synthesis of 2,2-bis(indolyl)nitroethanes and studies on their reduction”.

27. Chakrabarty, Manas; Ghosh, Nandita; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Heterocycles, 62, 779-786 (2004): “A novel, expedient synthesis of thiazolo[4,5-c]- and -[5,4-b]carbazoles”.                                                                       

28. Chatterjee, Suchandra; Choudhury, Sharmistha Dutta; Basu, Samita; Ghosh, Nandita; Chakrabarty, Manas, Spectrochim. Acta, Part A, 60, 97-102 (2004): “Influence of steric factors on exciplex energy and magnetic field effect”.

29. Chakrabarty, Manas; Sarkar, Sandipan; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Synthesis, 2292- 2294 (2003): “An expedient synthesis of benzo[h]quinazolin-4(3H)-one: Structure of samoquasine A revisited”.     

30. Chakrabarty, Manas; Sarkar, Sandipan, Tetrahedron Lett., 44, 8131-8133 (2003): “A clay-mediated eco-friendly thiocyanation of indoles and carbazoles”.                      

31. Chakrabarty, Manas; Basak, Ramkrishna; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Synthesis, 2011-2014 (2003): “Concise synthesis of coscinamide B, a bisindolic enamide from marine sponge”

32. Chakrabarty, Manas; Sarkar, Sandipan; Basak, Ramkrishna, J. Chem. Res. (S), 664-665 (2003): “Reaction of indole and alkylindoles with ceric ammonium nitrate on silica gel”.

33. Chakrabarty, Manas; Sarkar, Sandipan; Khasnobis, Shampa; Harigaya, Yoshihiro; Sato, Noriko; Arima, Shiho, Synth. Commun., 32,  2295-2306 (2002): “Study of the reactions of four indolic 1-azadienes with a few enoic, ynoic, and azo dienophiles”. 

34. Chakrabarty, Manas; Ghosh, Nandita; Basak, Ramkrishna; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Tetrahedron Lett., 43, 4075-4078 (2002): “Dry reaction of indoles with carbonyl compounds on montmorillonite K10 clay: a mild, expedient synthesis of diindolylalkanes and vibrindole A”.       

35. Chakrabarty, Manas; Ghosh, Nandita; Khasnobis, Shampa; Chakrabarty, Manju, Synth. Commun., 32,  265-272 (2002): “DBU, a highly efficient reagent for the facile regeneration of (hetero)arylamines from their acetamides and benzamides: influence of solvent, temperature, and microwave irradiation”.                                                        

36. Chakrabarty, Manas; Sarkar, Sandipan, Tetrahedron Lett., 43,  1351-1353 (2002): “Novel clay-mediated, tandem addition-elimination-(Michael) addition reactions of indoles with 3-formylindole: an eco-friendly route to symmetrical and unsymmetrical triindolylmethanes”.

37. Chakrabarty, Manas, J. Indian Chem. Soc., 78, 761-764 (2001): “Oxidative rearrangement of acetylporphyrins”. 

38. Chakrabarty, Manas; Basak, Ramkrishna; Harigaya, Yoshihiro, Heterocycles, 55, 2431-2447 (2001): “A sojourn in the synthesis and bioactivity of diindolylalkanes”.

39. Chakrabarty, M.; Basak, R.; Ghosh, N., Tetrahedron Lett., 42, 3913-3915 (2001):  “Microwave-assisted Michael reactions of 3-(2'-nitrovinyl)indole with indoles on TLC-grade silica gel. A new, facile synthesis of 2,2-bis(3'-indolyl)nitroethanes”.      

 

40. Banerji, J.; Saha, M.; Dutta, U.; Mukherjee, P.; Chakrabarty, M.; Chatterjee, A.; Harigaya, Y.; Konda, Y.; Hatana, A., J. Indian Inst. Sci., 81, 165-168 (2001): “Electrophilic substitution of indole. Part XIX. Synthesis of 15-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1,11,13-trimethyl-12, 14-dioxa-9-azapentacyclo [11.3.1.111,15.02,10.03,8]octadeca-2 (10),3,5,7-tetraene from indole and acetylacetone”.

41. Chakrabarty M.; Datta G. K.; Ghosh S.; Debnath P. K., Indian J. Exp. Biol., 39, 485-486 (2001):Induction of antioxidative enzyme by the ayurvedic herb Desmotrichum fimbriatum Bl. in mice.”

42. Chakrabarty, Manas; Batabyal, Archana; Khasnobis, Shampa, Synth. Commun., 30,  3651-3668 (2000): “On attempted oxidative cyclization of isomeric N,N'-diphenyl-phenylenediamines and their N,N'-dimethyl derivatives by palladium(II) acetate and UV light.”                                                                              

43. Chakrabarty, Manas; Khasnobis, Shampa; Harigaya, Yoshihiro; Konda, Yaeko, Synth. Commun., 30,  187-200 (2000): “Neat formic acid: an excellent N-formylating agent for carbazoles, 3-alkylindoles, diphenylamine and moderately weak nucleophilic anilines.”

44. Chakrabarty, Manas; Batabyal, Archana; Patra, Amarendra, Indian J. Chem., 38B, 387-389 (1999): “Two new abnormal by-products of attempted Fischer-type bis-indolization of cyclohexane-1,3-dione and dimedone.” 

45. Chakrabarty, Manas; Ghosh, Subho; Sengupta, Santasri; Ghosh, Asok,         Biogenic Amines, 14, 607-614 (1998): “Interplay of adrenal catecholamines and phospholipids during water-deprivation stress in mice.” 

46. Chakrabarty, Manas; Batabyal, Archana; Patra, Amarendra, Indian J. Chem., 37B, 1104-1108 (1998): “Application of phosphorous trichloride in attempted bis-indolization of cyclohexanediones and dimedone.” 

47. Chattopadhyay, Gautam; Saha, T. K.; Chakrabarty, Manas, Indian J. Chem., 37B, 861-864 (1998): “New reactions of oximinocyano-acetamides with benzylamine: a one-pot entry into isoxazole nucleus.” 

48. Chakrabarty, Manas; Khasnobis, Shampa, Synth. Commun., 28,  1361-1368 (1998): “Ethanolic or aqueous formic acid (1:1) - a new efficient reagent for the regeneration of ketones from phenylhydrazones.”       

49. Chakrabarty, Manas; Nath, Amar C.; Khasnobis, Shampa; Chakrabarty, Manju; Konda, Yaeko; Harigaya, Yoshihiro; Komiyama, Kanki, Phytochemistry, 46, 751-755 (1997): “Carbazole alkaloids from Murraya koenigii.”                                               

50. Chakrabarty, M.; Khasnobis, S, J. Indian Chem. Soc., 74, 917-925 (1997): “A brief survey of the synthesis and bioactivity of pyrrolocarbazoles, an emerging class of condensed heterocycles.” 

51. Chakrabarty, Manas; Batabyal, Archana, Synth. Commun., 26,  3015-3023 (1996): “An expedient synthesis of 5,11-dimethylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole, a potent ligand and the receptor for TCDD.”   

52. Chakrabarty, Manas; Batabyal, Archana; Patra, Amarendra, J. Chem. Res. (S), 190-191 (1996): “Reaction of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene with ethyl 3-bromopropanoate: an easy access to a caprolactam derivative.” 

53. Chakrabarty, M.; Batabyal, A.; Morales-Rios, M. S.; Joseph-Nathan, P., Monatsh. Chem., 126, 789-794 (1995): “NMR studies of 4(3H)-quinazolinones and 4(3H)-quinazolinethiones.” 

54. Chakrabarty, Manas; Batabyal, Archana; Barua, Arun K.; Patra, Amarendra, J. Nat. Prod., 57, 393-395 (1994): “New ceramides from the hypotensive extract of a sea anemone, Paracondylactis indicus.”    

55. Chakrabarty, Manas; Batabyal, Archana, Synth. Commun., 24,  1-10 (1994): “A new method of nitration of carbazoles using ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN).”        

56. Biswas, G. K.; Nath, A. C.; Mukherjee, B.; Patra, A.; Chakrabarty, M., Tetrahedron Lett., 33,  717-718 (1992): “Attempted Diels-Alder reaction of 1-ethoxy-carbonylindole-3-carboxaldehyde N,N-dimethylhydrazone.” 

57. Chakrabarty, Manas; Batabyal, Archana; Patra, Amarendra, Indian J. Chem., 31B, 199-201 (1992): “Indolization of cyclohexanone phenylhydrazones using phosphorous trichloride.”   

58. Chakrabarty, Manas; Nath, Amar C., J. Nat. Prod., 55,  256-258 (1992): “A new clerodane-type butenolide diterpene from the bark of Polyalthia longifolia.”         

59. Biswas, Goutam K.; Chakrabarty, Manas; Bhattacharyya, Prantosh, Indian J. Chem., 30B, 1059 (1991): “Efficient synthesis of sulfones using polysorbate-80 as phase transfer catalyst.” 

60. Chattopadhyay, G.; Chakrabarty, M., Indian J. Chem., 29B, 1-2 (1990): “An unusual imidazole-to-pyrazine transformation.” 

61. Chakrabarty, Manas; Patra, Amarendra, Indian J. Chem., 29B, 394-395 (1990): “6,7-Dimethoxyonychine and other alkaloids of Polyalthia longifolia.”                       

62. Chakrabarty, M.; Pakrashi, S. C., Indian J. Chem., 28B, 285-286 (1989): “Unusual one-pot formation of a phenylketene trimer ester.” 

63. Barua, Arun K.; Chakrabarty, Manas; Datta, Pran K.; Ray, Sarmila, Phytochem., 27,  3259-3261 (1988): “Phaseoloidin, a homogentisic acid glucoside from Entada phaseoloides.” 

64. Mukherjee, S.; Dutta, P. K.; Chakrabarty, M.; Barua, A. K.; Dan, S., Mrs.;   Dan, S. S., J. Indian Chem. Soc., 63, 782-783 (1986): “Triterpenes from Hoya parasitica.” 

65. Chakrabarty, Manas; Chakravarty, Ajit K.; Pakrashi, Satyesh, C., Heterocycles, 20, 445-450 (1983): “Studies on 4-quinazolinones. Part IX. Raney nickel desulfurization of 4-thioquinazolines: alumina-catalyzed hydration of 1,4- and 3,4-dihydroquinazolines.”     

66. Chakrabarty, M.; Ali, S. A.; Philip, G.; Jackson, A. H., Heterocycles, 15, 1199-1204 (1981): “Synthesis of uroporphyrin-III, and related hepta- and pentacarboxylic porphyrins by modifications of the MacDonald method.”   

67. Chatterjee, Asima; Chakrabarty, Manas; Ghosh, Ashim Kumar; Hagaman, Edward W.; Wenkert, Ernest, Tetrahedron Lett., 3879-82 (1978): “Carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy of naturally occurring substances.  LXII.  Indole alkaloids of Rauwolfia reflexa.  The structures of rauflexine and reflexine.”                                                          

68. Banerji, Avijit; Chakrabarty, Manas, Phytochemistry, 16, 1124-1125 (1977): “Majvinine:  a new indole alkaloid of Vinca major.” 

69. Chatterjee, Mrs. A.; Chakrabarty, M.; Ghosh, A. K., Indian J. Chem., 15B, 564-565 (1977): “Trimethylellagic acid from Euphorbia tirucalli Linn.”

70. Chatterjee, Asima; Ghosh, A. K.; Chakrabarty, M., Experientia, 32, 1236 (1976): “Reflexine, a new indole alkaloid of Rauwolfia reflexa.”  

71. Chatterjee, Asima; Chakrabarty, Manas; Kundu, Amit B., Australian J. Chem., 28, 457-460 (1975): “Constituents of Pleiospermium alatum. Alatamide and N-benzoyltyramine methyl ether.” 

72. Kundu, A. B.; Chakrabarty, M., Chem. & Ind. (London), 433-434 (1975): “N-Homoveratroylhomoveratrylamine in the leaves of Pleiospermium alatum Swingle.” 

73. Chatterjee, A.; Banerji, A.; Chakrabarty, M., Planta Med., 28, 109-111 (1975): “Monoterpenoid alkaloid from Vinca major.”      

74. Banerji, A.; Chakrabarty, M., Phytochemistry, 13, 2309-2312 (1974): “Lochvinerine, a new indole alkaloid of Vinca major.” 

75. Banerji, A.; Chakrabarty, M., Indian J. Chem., 11, 706-707 (1973): “Isolation of quebrachidine from Alstonia macrophylla.” 

76. Banerji, A.; Chakrabarty, M.; Mukherjee, B., Phytochemistry, 11, 2605-2607 (1972): “Minor indole alkaloids of Alstonia macrophylla.”   



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