American Journal of Chemistry

American Journal of Chemistry is a peer-reviewed chemistry journal. It is aimed to publish all the latest and outstanding research articles, reviews and letters in all areas of Chemistry.


Priyabrata Das

Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Chemistry

Post-doctoral Fellow, UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA

Research Areas

Anti-Cancer/Anti-Influenza/Anti-viral Drug Discovery, Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Education

2010-presentPost-Doctoral Fellow The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA
2005-2009PhD McMaster University, Canada
1999-2003 B.Tech (Pharma)University of Mumbai (UDCT), India
1996-1999 BSc (Chemistry) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, India

Academic Achievement

2008, Nominated for "Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research"
2008, Won "Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award"
2009, Nominated for "Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award"
2009, Nominated for "Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research"

Publications: Journals

[1]  An improved synthesis of alpha-phosphonoenamines based on a modified Peterson olefination. J. McNulty, P. Das, D. Gosciniak, Tetrahedron Lett. 49, 281 (2008). Citations (3); [Impact factor 2.618, Rank 20/56 in Organic Chemistry]
[2]  Rapid and efficient entry to vinylsilanes from aldehydes employing a novel metalation-Peterson sequence. J. McNulty, P. Das, Chem. Commun., 1244 (2008). Citations (3); [Impact factor 5.787, Rank 17/147 in Multidisciplinary Chemistry]
[3]  A direct synthesis of vinylphosphonium salts from alpha-trimethyl silyl yldies and non-enolizable aldehydes. J. McNulty, P. Das, Chem. Eur. J., 14, 8469 (2008). Citations (2); [Impact factor 5.476, Rank 18/147 in Multidisciplinary Chemistry]
[4]  Development of a one-pot method for the homologation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids. J. McNulty, P. Das, Tetrahedron, 65, 7794 (2009). This publication was featured in Synfacts, 12, 1387 (2009). Citations (2); [Impact factor 3.011, Rank 14/56 in Organic Chemistry]
[5]  Highly stereoselective and general synthesis of trans-stilbenes and alkenes by means of an aqueous Wittig reaction. J. McNulty, P. Das, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 24, 4031 (2009). This publication is listed as the most accessed research article in Eur. J. Org. Chem. for the month of August, 2009. This publication was also featured in the spotlight section of Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 48, 6380 (2009) and in the spotlight section of Chem. Eur. J., 15, 8354 (2009). This publication was also highlighted in Org. Process Res. Dev., 15 (1), 22 (2011). Citations (23); [Impact factor 3.206, Rank 13/56 in Organic Chemistry]
[6]  Aqueous Wittig Reactions of Semi-stabilized Ylides. A Straightforward Synthesis of 1, 3-dienes and 1, 3, 5-trienes. J. McNulty, P. Das, Tetrahedron Lett., 50, 5737 (2009). Citations (16); [Impact factor 2.618, Rank 20/56 in Organic Chemistry]
[7]  Microwave-assisted aqueous Wittig reactions: Chemoselective, organic solvent and protecting group-free synthesis of functionalized alkenes. J. McNulty, P. Das, D. McLeod, Chem. Eur. J., 16, 6756 (2010). This publication was highlighted in Org. Process Res. Dev., 15 (1), 22 (2011). Citations (10); [Impact factor 5.476, Rank 18/147 in Multidisciplinary Chemistry]
[8]  Dichotomous reactivity in the reaction of triethyl- and triarylphosphane HBr salts with dimethyl acetals. A novel entry to α-alkoxy-functionalized ylides and general synthesis of vinyl ethers and alkoxy dienes. P. Das, J. McNulty, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 19, 3587 (2010). Citations (2); [Impact factor 3.206, Rank 13/56 in Organic Chemistry]
[9]  A short synthesis of the anti-leukemic sesquiterpene (+)-caparratriene employing aqueous Wittig chemistry. P. Das, J. McNulty, Tetrahedron Lett., 51, 3197 (2010). Citations (4); [Impact factor 2.618, Rank 20/56 in Organic Chemistry]
[10]  A direct synthesis of functionalized styrenes and terminal 1, 3-dienes employing aqueous Wittig chemistry with formalin. P. Das, D, McLeod, J. McNulty, Tetrahedron Lett., 52, 199 (2011). Citations (1); [Impact factor 2.618, Rank 20/56 in Organic Chemistry]
[11]  Crosstalk between Influenza Virus NS1-Targeted mRNA Nuclear Export and Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase. L. Zhang, P. Das, M. Schmolke, B.Manicassamy, Y. Wang, X. Deng, M. G. Roth, D. E. Levy, A. Garcia-Sastre, J. de Brabander, M. A. Phillips, B. M.A. Fontoura, J. Cell. Biol. (Accepted) [Impact factor 9.921, Rank 19/178 in Cell Biology]