K. Venkatram Reddy

TL;DR: In this paper, the L-Proline-catalysed direct asymmetric aldol reaction of acetone with various aldehydes in PEG-400 was described.

TL;DR: TaCl5 adsorbed on silicagel has been utilized for the first time as Lewis acid catalyst for protection of aldehydes and alcohols as thiocetals and THP ethers respectively as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: L-Proline is utilized as an efficient organocatalyst for the synthesis of substituted flavanones and chalcones in good yields as mentioned in this paper, which is proved with a variety of substrates ranging from electron-deficient to electron-rich aryl aldehydes and 2-hydroxyacetophenones.

TL;DR: In this article, a facile synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical ethers is achieved by reductive coupling of carbonyl compounds with alkoxysilanes using inert polymethylhydrosiloxane as the hydride source and B(C 6 F 5 ) 3 as the catalytic activator of the PMHS.

TL;DR: The first Corey-Chaykovsky epoxidation and cyclopropanation using trimethyl sulfonium iodide/trimethyl sulfoxonium ionide and KOH as base in the recyclable ionic liquid, (bmim)PF6 are described in this paper.