
SREELEKHA K. M
Educational Qualification: M.Sc., Pursuing Ph.D.
Total Experience: 1 year
Areas of Interest: Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Multicomponent Reactions, Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions, Dehydrogenative Coupling Reactions, Microwave-assisted Synthesis of Polyhybrid Molecules.
Additional qualification:
- Qualified NET-2019 (June session) exam conducted by the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi.
- Qualified KSET-2018 exam conducted by the University of Mysore, accredited by UGC, New Delhi.
- Secured 5th Rank in M.Sc.
Awards:
- “YOUNG SCIENTIST – 2018” Award received in the name of Prof. S.P. Hiremutt, from “KARNATAKA VIDYA VARDHAKA SANGA”, Dharwad.
Professional Memberships:
Google Scholar ID: Google Scholar
LinkedIn: LinkedIn
ResearchGate: ResearchGate
Conference paper presentations:
- Sreelekha M. K., Beneesh P.B., (2025) “Multicomponent and Dipolar Cycloaddition Strategies to Access Triazoles, and Pyrazoles” Poster presentation, National Symposium on Advances in Functional Materials for Energy and Catalytic Applications (AFMECA) -2025 held at National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Mangalore, Karnataka from May 07th to 11th, 2025 (Received Best Poster Presentation Award from New Journal of Chemistry-RSC).
- Sreelekha M. K., Beneesh P.B., (2025) “Synthesis of 1,2,4-Triazole-Based Hybrids and Pyrazole-4-Carboxaldehydes and Bipyrazole Carboxaldehydes using Hydrazone as the Key Component” Poster presentation, International Conference on Advances in Chemical and Physical Sciences (ICACPS) – 2025 held at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Mysuru Campus, Mysuru, Karnataka on January 23rd and 24th, 2025.
- Sreelekha M. K., Rasmi Bhaskaran P., and Beneesh P.B., (2022) “Synthesis of 1,3,5-/1,3,4–trisubstituted Pyrazoles from Activated olefins and Aza-enamines via [3+2] Annulation Reactions” Oral presentation, National Seminar on Neoteric Advances in Chemical Sciences-NACS 2022 held at University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram on December 15th and 16th, 2022.
Journal Publications:
- Sreelekha M. K., Shamnad, A., Bhaskaran, R. P., and Babu, B. P. (2024). “In Situ Generation and [3+2] Annulation Reactions of Propiolaldehyde – A Metal-Free, Cascade Route to Pyrazole and Bipyrazole Carboxaldehydes in One-Pot.” Org. Chem. 2025, 90, 6596−6604. (Publisher-American Chemical Society (ACS), Impact factor: 3.4, Q2). DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5c00246.
- Sreelekha M. K., Jijin, R. K., Nayak, K. H., and Babu, B. P. (2024). “Base-Promoted Multicomponent Synthesis of 1,2,4-Triazole-Based Hybrids from 1,3-Diones, 𝛽-Nitrostyrenes, and Hydrazones.” Commun. 2024, 60, 11718–11721. (Publisher-Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Impact factor: 4.3, Q1). DOI: 10.1039/D4CC03709J.
- Sreelekha, M. K., and Babu, B. P. “Base-Promoted Multicomponent Synthesis of Acylhydrazones from Meldrum’s Acid, 𝛽-Nitrostyrenes, and Hydrazones.” (Paper to be communicated).
- Bhaskaran, R. P., Sreelekha, M. K., and Babu, B. P. (2022). “Metal‐free Synthesis of Trisubstituted Pyrazoles by the Reaction Between Hydrazones and Activated Olefins.” ChemistrySelect, 7(44), e202202773. (Publisher-Wiley-VCH, Impact factor: 1.9, Q3). DOI: 10.1002/slct.202202773.
- Bhaskaran, R. P., Nayak, K.H., Sreelekha, M. K., and Babu, B. P. (2023). “Progress in copper-catalysed/mediated intramolecular dehydrogenative coupling.” Biomol. Chem., 2023, 21, 237–251. (Publisher-Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Impact factor: 2.9, Q2). DOI:10.1039/D2OB01796B.
- Nayak, K.H., Jijin, K. R. Sreelekha, M. K. and Babu, B.P. (2024). “Copper-Catalyzed Aerobic Annulation of Hydrazones with Dienones: An Efficient Route to Pyrazole-Linked Hybrid Molecules.” Biomol. Chem.,22, 6631-6637-RSC. (Publisher-Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Impact factor: 2.9, Q2). DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00825A.