Binay Krishna Ghorai

About

I have received B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry (1986) from the University of Calcutta, M.Sc. in Chemistry (1989) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Then I have joined in the doctoral programme in the same Institute under the guidance of Prof. Tarun Kumar Sarkar and worked in the area of Synthetic Organic and Organometallic Chemistry. After receiving the Ph.D. degree (1995), I moved to this Institute (the then Bengal Engineering College, A Deemed University) as a Lecturer and continuing as a faculty of this Institute. I did postdoctoral research work at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, New Mexico, USA with Professor J. W. Herndon during the period 2000–2002 (two-years) and worked using Fischer carbene chemistry.

My research interests mainly focus on the synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles of biological importance, and molecular design and synthesis of organic π-conjugated materials for optoelectronic & bio-sensing applications.

Academic Qualifications

• Ph.D. (01/1995), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
  Thesis: Studies on Alder-Ene Reactions and σ-Allylmetallics of Silicon: Total Synthesis of Cyclopentanoid Natural Products.
  Advisor: Professor T. K. Sarkar
• M.Sc. Chemistry, 1989, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
• B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry, 1986 (result published in 1987), Calcutta University

Research Statement

• Synthetic Organic and Organometallic Chemistry; Heterocyclic Chemistry: Reactions involving Fischer carbene-chromium complexes and alkynes have emerged as a powerful tool for synthetic organic chemists, allowing for the direct synthesis of a variety of natural molecules. Our Group worked on this chemistry and has developed a novel and interesting method for the generation of heteroaromatic isobenzofurans in situ, which were trapped with suitable dienophiles leading to the synthesis of series of complex azaheterocycles, namely, heterolignanes, phenazines, quinoxaline derivatives,  quinazolines, furo[2,3-h]quinolines, furo[2,3-h]isoquinoline derivatives, azafuranophane derivatives, azahomosteroids etc.
• Molecular Design and Synthesis of Organic π-Conjugated Materials for Optoelectronic & Bio-sensing Applications: Presently our Group focussed on the design, synthesis, characterization and studies on the optoelectronic properties of highly branched molecular architectures, now commonly known as p-conjugate oligomers, which have emerged to become a key element in the research efforts of scientist worldwide. Many applications have been claimed for this new type of compounds, namely, bio-sensing materials i.e. potential vehicles for delivery of druges and immunogens and optoelectrical properties. 

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