Arts and Sciences

Dr. Samar Kumar Guha

Research Interests

• Oxidation of Alkanes by Fluorinated Catalysts
• Organic Synthesis (Carotenoids, Sulfones, Esters,)
• Biomass Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals
• Natural Products
• Environmental Science

Educational Background

• Ph.D, (Organic Chemistry (Synthesis)), Division of Basic Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
• Master of Science (MSc), (Organic Chemistry (Synthesis)), Division of Material Chemistry, Kanazawa University, Japan
• Master of Science (MSc), (Organic Chemistry (Thesis: Natural Products)), Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka
• Bachelor of Science (BSc), (Chemistry), Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka

Honors and Achievements

• Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan (BCSJ) Award, Chemical Society of Japan, 2004
• Japanese Government Scholarship (Monbusho Scholarship), October, 1998 - March, 2004, 1998

Publications

1. Conversion of Cellulose to Sugars, RSC Energy and Environment Series No. 1, 2010

1. Garcinia mangostana L. Leaf-Extract-Assisted Green Synthesis of CuO, ZnO and CuO-ZnO Nanomaterials for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME), Catalysts, 2024
2. Green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using the mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) leaf extract: Comparative preliminary in vitro antibacterial study, Green Processing and Synthesis, 2024
3. An Efficient Method for the Catalytic Aerobic Oxidation of Cycloalkanes using 3, 4, 5, 6-Tetrafluoro-N-Hydroxyphthalimide (F4-NHPI), Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, 2022
4. Muntingia calabura Leaves Mediated Green Synthesis of CuO Nanorods: Exploiting Phytochemicals for Unique Morphology, Materials, 2021
5. Aerobic Oxidation of Cyclopentane by Using Fluorinated N-Hydroxyphthalimide Derivatives, Science Journal of Chemistry, 2020
6. Conversion of Cellulose into Renewable Chemicals by Supported Metal Catalysis, Applied Catalysis A: General, 2011
7. Hydrogenolysis of sugar beet fiber by supported metal catalyst, Catalysis Communications, 2011
8. Aerobic Oxidation of Cyclohexane using N-Hydroxyphthalimide Bearing Fluoroalkyl Chains, Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 2008
9. ‘‘Syn Effect’’ in Nucleophilic Addition of Amines to 1,3-Dienyl Sulfone and Ethyl (E)-2,4-Pentadienoate, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2008
10. ‘‘Syn-Effect’’ in Nucleophilic Addition of Amines to 1,3-Dienylsulfone, Chemistry Letters, 2006
11. Bioactive Alkaloid from Sida cordifolia Linn. with Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Activities, Iranian Journal of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2006
12. TMS•OTf-Catalyzed a-bromination of carbonyl compounds by N-bromosuccinimide, Tetrahedron Letters, 2006
13. Sulfone Coupling and Double-Elimination Strategy for Carotenoid Synthesis, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2005
14. ‘‘Syn-Effect’’ in the Conversion of (E)-(alpha),(beta)-Unsaturated Esters into the Corresponding (beta),(gamma)-Unsaturated Esters and Aldehydes into Silyl Enol Ethers, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2004
15. ‘‘Syn-Effect’’ in the Desilylation Reaction of (gamma)-Silylated Allylic and Vinylic Sulfones, Chemistry Letters, 2003
16. ‘‘Syn-Effect’’ in the Conversion of (E)-(alpha),(beta)-Unsaturated Esters to the Corresponding (beta),(gamma)-Unsaturated Esters, Chemistry Letters, 2003
17. “ Syn - Effect ” in the Isomerization of ( E )-α-Fluorovinylic Sulfones to the Corresponding Allylic Sulfones under Basic Conditions, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2002
18. Isolation and Characterization of Three Triterpenoids and a Dicarboxylic Acid from the Fruit Pulp of Dillenia Indica, Journal of the Bangladesh Chemical Society, 1998

1. Catalyst composed by nitrogen atom containing cyclic compound, and oxidizing method of organic compound using the same, Japanese Patent Application, Patent no. JP2008221048A, 2008
2. C10 Dialdehyde, Synthetic Method Thereof, and Synthetic Method of beta-Carotene Using The Same, US Patent Application, Patent no. US 7470822 B2 (Date of patent: Dec. 30, 2008), 2006