Umesh rohidas pratap

Dr. Umesh R. Pratap
Dr. Umesh Rohidas Pratap Assistant Professor Dept. of Chemistry Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440 010 E-mail: upratap@chm.vnit.ac.in :umeshprtap@gmail.com Phone:0712-280-1773
Educational
Ph. D Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad
M.Sc. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad  Awarded a Gold medal for stood first in the M. Sc. Chemistry examination 2006 (First rank). Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, MS, India.  Rajiv Gandhi National fellowship for Ph. D (2008-11) from University Grants  Best poster award (NSBBOS-2009) in the National Seminar on “ Biocatalysis and Biomimetic catalysis in organic syntheses” organized by Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, MS, India. Research Interest
 Enzyme catalysis and whole cell biocatalysis in organic synthesis  Total synthesis  Synthesis of novel heterocyclic compounds as leads Career Profile
 Worked in Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Ltd. (Process R & D) Waluj, Aurangabad, MS, India. (June 2006 – December 2007).  Worked as a Research fellow in Dept. of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, under the supervision of Dr. R. A. Mane. Title of thesis: Enzyme catalyzed organic transformations. (2008-2011)  Since May 2012 working as a Assistant Professor in Dept. of Chemistry, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India. Publications
1. An alternative synthetic route for an antidiabetic drug, rosiglitazone, Dhanaji V. Jawale, Umesh R. Pratap, and Ramrao A. Mane, Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters,
2012, 22, 924-928.(Elsevier)
2. Synthesis and antihyperglycemic evaluation of New 2, 4-thiazolidinediones having biodynamic Aryl sulfonylurea moieties, Dhanaji V. Jawale, Umesh R. Pratap, Neha
Rahuja, Arvind K. Srivastava, Ramrao A. Mane, Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
Letters, 2012, 22, 436–439. (Elsevier)
3. An Efficient Synthesis of New Pyrazolines and Isoxazolines Bearing Thiazolyl and Etheral Pharmacophores, Manisha R. Bhosle, Jyotirling R. Mali, Umesh R. Pratap,
Ramrao A. Mane, Bulletin of Korean Chemical Society, 2012, 33, 2012-2016.
4. A convenient synthesis of novel 2, 3, 4-trisubstituted 1, 5-benzothiazepines bearing a sulfonyl pharmacophore, Sanjay N. Karale, Umesh R. Pratap, Shital R. Mahalle and
Ramrao A. Mane, Journal Sulfur Chemistry 2011, 32, 303-309. (Taylor and Francis)
5. Baker’s yeast catalyzed synthesis of 1, 4-benzothiazines, performed under ultrasonication. Umesh R. Pratap, Dhanaji V. Jawale, Balaji S. Londhe, Ramrao A. Mane, Journal of
Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 2011, 68, 94–97. (Elsevier)
6. Synthesis of 5-arylidene-2,4-thiazolidinediones by Knoevenagel condensation catalyzed by baker’s yeast. Umesh R. Pratap, Dhanaji V. Jawale, Rahul A.
Waghmare, Dinesh L. Lingampalle and Ramrao A. Mane, New Journal of
Chemistry, 2011, 35, 49–51. (Royal Society of Chemistry)
7. Saccharomyces cerevisiae catalyzed one-pot three component synthesis of 2,3- diaryl-4-thiazolidinones. Umesh R. Pratap, Dhanaji V. Jawale, Manisha R. Bhosle
and Ramrao A, Mane, Tetrahedron Letters, 2011, 52, 1689–1691. (Elsevier)
8. Baker’s yeast catalyzed one-pot three-component synthesis of polyfunctionalized 4H-pyrans, Umesh R. Pratap, Dhanaji V. Jawale, Prashant D. Netankar and
Ramrao A. Mane, Tetrahedron Letters, 52, 2011, 5817–5819. (Elsevier)
9. Umesh R.
Pratap, Jyotirling R. Mali, Dhanaji V. Jawale, Ramrao A. Mane, Tetrahedron Letters,
2009, 50, 1352-1354. (Elsevier)
10. Dicationic ionic liquid mediated synthesis of 5-arylidine- 2,4-thiazolidinediones. Dhanaji V. Jawale, Umesh R. Pratap, Dinesh L. Lingampalle, Ramrao A. Mane, Chinese Journal
Chemistry 2011, 29, 2421-2427. (Wiley)
11. Synthesis of New Dihydropyrimidinones catalyzed by dicationic ionic liquid Dhanaji V. Jawale, Umesh R. Pratap, Aparna A. Mulay, Jyotirling R. Mali, Ramrao A. Mane,
Journal of Chemical Science, 2011, 123, 645-655. (Springerlink)
12. Novel synthetic route for new 5-((4-((2-chloroquinolin-3-yl) methoxy) phenyl) methylene) thiazolidine-2, 4-diones. Dhanaji V. Jawale, Umesh R. Pratap, Ramrao A. Mane,
Bulletin of Korean Chemical Society, 2011, 32, 2171-2177.
13. Silica chloride catalyzed one-pot synthesis of fully substituted pyrazoles, Dhanaji V. Jawale, Umesh R. Pratap, Jyotirling R. Mali, Ramrao A. Mane, Chinese Chemical
Letters, 2011, 22, 1187-1190. (Elsevier)
14. Synthesis of New 1,5-Benzothiazepines and Isoxazolines Bearing Quinolino and Sulphonamido Pharmacophores, Vasant B. Jagrut, Umesh R. Pratap, Ramrao A. Mane,
Wamanrao N. Jadhav, Chemistry and Biology Interface, 2011, 2, 185-191.
15. Water-mediated one-pot synthetic route for pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinolines. Jyotirling R. Mali, Umesh R. Pratap, Dhanaji V. Jawale and Ramrao A. Mane 2010,
16. One-pot synthesis of 2-aminothiazoles in PEG-400. Dhanaji V. Jawale, Dinesh L. Lingampalle, Umesh R. Pratap, Ramrao A. Mane, 21,
412-416. (Elsevier)
17. Synthesis of 2-arylbenzothiazoles catalyzed by biomimetic catalyst, β cyclodextrin. Balaji S. Londhe, Umesh R. Pratap, Jyotirling R. Mali, Ramrao A. Mane. Bulletin of Korean
Chemical Society 2010, 31, 2329-2333.
18. An efficient synthetic route for quinazolinyl 4-thiazolidinones. Jyotirling R. Mali, Umesh
R. Pratap, Prashant D. Netankar, Ramrao A. Mane, Tetrahedron Letters, 2009, 50, 5025-
5027. (Elsevier)

Conferences/Seminars attended or paper presented
1. Participated in International conference on “Recent Trends in Drug Discovery” organized
by Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University,
Aurangabad, Maharashtra. (ISCBC- Feb 2007).
2. Poster presented (1st Prize) in a national seminar on “ Biocatalysis and Biomimetic
Catalysis in Organic Synthesis” organized by Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb
Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra. (NBBOS-March 2009).
Poster: Baker’s yeast catalyzed synthesis of benzothiazoles in an organic medium.
3. Poster presented in International conference on “Interplay of Chemical and Biological
Sciences: Impact on Health and Environment,” organized by Department of Chemistry,
Delhi University, Delhi (ISCBC- 26th February- 1st March-2009).
Poster: An efficient synthesis of new azomethines bearing substituted thiazolyl amino and
pyrazolyl bioactive moieties.
4. Poster presented in International conference on “Chemical Biology for Discovery:
Perspective and Challenges,” organized by Central Drug and Research Institute,
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. (ISCBC- Jan-2010).
Poster: Baker’s yeast catalyzed synthesis of 1, 4-benzothiazine.
5. Participated in Science Academies Lecture workshop on, “Probing Electronic States in
Molecules and Molecular Materials” Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb
Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra.(October-2010).
6. Participated in National Conference on, “Advances in Material Chemistry,” Organized by
Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University,
Aurangabad, Maharashtra ( January 2011)
7. Poster presented in International conference on, Bridging Gaps in Discovery and
Development: Chemical and Biological Sciences for Affordable Health, Wellness and
Sustainability,” organized by Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat (ISCBC- February
2011).
Poster: Baker’s yeast catalyzed cyclocondesations leading to bioactive heterocycles.
8. Paper presented in International conference on Green chemistry at Jaipur, organized by Central University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan, December 2011.
Oral presentation on “Lipase catalyzed Henry (nitro-aldol) reaction: enzyme
promiscuity for C-C bond formation.”
Dr. Umesh Rohidas Pratap

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