Benudhar Punji

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Benudhar Punji is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Process Chemistry and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benudhar Punji has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Organic Chemistry, 32 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 8 papers in Process Chemistry and Technology. Recurrent topics in Benudhar Punji's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (46 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (30 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (29 papers). Benudhar Punji is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (46 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (30 papers) and Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (29 papers). Benudhar Punji collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and France. Benudhar Punji's co-authors include Rahul A. Jagtap, Vineeta Soni, Maravanji S. Balakrishna, Lutz Ackermann, Rajesh G. Gonnade, Vaibhav P. Mehta, Joel T. Mague, Weifeng Song, Shrikant M. Khake and Alan S. Goldman and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Communications, ACS Catalysis and Nature Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Benudhar Punji

71 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benudhar Punji India 28 2.3k 1.1k 244 125 118 77 2.5k
Fady Nahra Belgium 31 2.3k 1.0× 713 0.7× 206 0.8× 166 1.3× 192 1.6× 84 2.6k
David C. Leitch Canada 25 2.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 217 0.9× 81 0.6× 178 1.5× 70 2.4k
Chae S. Yi United States 34 2.8k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 258 1.1× 81 0.6× 132 1.1× 73 3.0k
Percia B. Arockiam France 13 3.5k 1.5× 1.1k 1.1× 196 0.8× 92 0.7× 132 1.1× 14 3.6k
Eric A. Standley United States 9 2.4k 1.0× 754 0.7× 132 0.5× 181 1.4× 156 1.3× 12 2.7k
Pierre de Frémont France 27 4.4k 1.9× 868 0.8× 271 1.1× 56 0.4× 192 1.6× 44 4.6k
Jennifer V. Obligacion United States 13 2.2k 1.0× 993 0.9× 168 0.7× 132 1.1× 129 1.1× 17 2.4k
Noel Nebra France 27 1.4k 0.6× 789 0.8× 96 0.4× 312 2.5× 104 0.9× 52 1.7k
Sarah Z. Tasker United States 9 2.3k 1.0× 687 0.7× 123 0.5× 166 1.3× 151 1.3× 13 2.6k
Mark Gandelman Israel 33 2.7k 1.2× 1.4k 1.4× 320 1.3× 360 2.9× 165 1.4× 58 3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benudhar Punji

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All Works

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Gonnade, Rajesh G., et al.. (2024). Iron‐Catalyzed C−C and C−N Bond‐Forming Tandem Amidation Offering Access to 3‐Amino‐3‐Aminomethyl‐2‐Oxindole Frameworks. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 366(12). 2801–2810. 3 indexed citations
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Gonnade, Rajesh G., et al.. (2024). Manganese‐Catalyzed Chemoselective Direct Hydrogenation of α,β‐Epoxy Ketones and α‐Ketoamides at Room Temperature. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 366(15). 3338–3345. 1 indexed citations
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Punji, Benudhar, et al.. (2024). Ligand‐free MnBr2‐Catalyzed Chemo‐ and Stereoselective Hydroboration of Terminal Alkynes. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 19(9). e202400158–e202400158. 1 indexed citations
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Gonnade, Rajesh G., et al.. (2024). Chelation-assisted and steric-controlled selectivity in the Pd-catalyzed C–H/C–H oxidative coupling of indoles. Chemical Communications. 60(89). 13028–13031.
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Punji, Benudhar, et al.. (2024). Copper-catalyzed regioselective C−H alkylation of phenol derivatives with unactivated alkyl chlorides: Manifesting a Cu(I)/Cu(III) pathway. Journal of Catalysis. 430. 115351–115351. 2 indexed citations
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Punji, Benudhar, et al.. (2024). Chemodivergent Dehydrogenative Coupling of Alcohols by 3d Metal Catalysts. ChemCatChem. 16(12). 11 indexed citations
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Gonnade, Rajesh G., et al.. (2023). Manganese(I)‐Catalyzed Chemoselective Transfer Hydrogenation of the C=C Bond in Conjugated Ketones at Room Temperature. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(43). e202301174–e202301174. 12 indexed citations
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Punji, Benudhar, et al.. (2021). Pd(II)-Catalyzed Chemoselective Acetoxylation of C(sp2)–H and C(sp3)–H Bonds in Tertiary Amides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 86(12). 8172–8181. 12 indexed citations
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Punji, Benudhar, et al.. (2020). Copper‐Catalyzed Direct Arylation of Indoles and Related (Hetero)arenes: A Ligandless and Solvent‐free Approach. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 362(12). 2534–2540. 11 indexed citations
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Punji, Benudhar, et al.. (2019). Nickel-Catalyzed C(2)–H Arylation of Indoles with Aryl Chlorides under Neat Conditions. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 84(20). 12800–12808. 17 indexed citations
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Punji, Benudhar, et al.. (2019). Selective Synthesis of Secondary Amines from Nitriles by a User‐Friendly Cobalt Catalyst. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 361(17). 3930–3936. 36 indexed citations
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Jain, Shailja, et al.. (2018). Mechanistic Aspects of Pincer Nickel(II)-Catalyzed C–H Bond Alkylation of Azoles with Alkyl Halides. Organometallics. 37(6). 1017–1025. 23 indexed citations
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Punji, Benudhar, et al.. (2018). A Copper‐ and Phosphine‐Free Nickel(II)‐Catalyzed Method for C−H Bond Alkynylation of Benzothiazoles and Related Azoles. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 7(7). 1390–1395. 8 indexed citations
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Khake, Shrikant M., Vineeta Soni, Rajesh G. Gonnade, & Benudhar Punji. (2016). A General Nickel‐Catalyzed Method for C−H Bond Alkynylation of Heteroarenes Through Chelation Assistance. Chemistry - A European Journal. 23(12). 2907–2914. 39 indexed citations
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Khake, Shrikant M., et al.. (2016). Mechanistic Insights into Pincer-Ligated Palladium-Catalyzed Arylation of Azoles with Aryl Iodides: Evidence of a PdII–PdIV–PdII Pathway. Organometallics. 35(6). 875–886. 30 indexed citations
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Soni, Vineeta, et al.. (2015). Metal-free regioselective C-3 acetoxylation of N-substituted indoles: crucial impact of nitrogen-substituent. RSC Advances. 5(71). 57472–57481. 20 indexed citations
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Ahuja, Ritu, Benudhar Punji, Michael Findlater, et al.. (2010). Catalytic dehydroaromatization of n-alkanes by pincer-ligated iridium complexes. Nature Chemistry. 3(2). 167–171. 161 indexed citations
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Punji, Benudhar, Chelladurai Ganesamoorthy, & Maravanji S. Balakrishna. (2006). Suzuki cross-coupling reactions catalyzed by palladium complex of an inexpensive phosphinite, 2-diphenylphosphinoxynaphthyl. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical. 259(1-2). 78–83. 50 indexed citations
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Punji, Benudhar, Joel T. Mague, & Maravanji S. Balakrishna. (2006). Ruthenium(II), copper(I) and silver(I) complexes of large bite bisphosphinite, bis(2-diphenylphosphinoxynaphthalen-1-yl)methane: Application of Ru(II) complexes towards the hydrogenation of styrene and phenylacetylene. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 691(20). 4265–4272. 30 indexed citations
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Punji, Benudhar, Joel T. Mague, & Maravanji S. Balakrishna. (2005). Bis(2-diphenylphosphinoxynaphthalen-1-yl)methane: transition metal chemistry, Suzuki cross-coupling reactions and homogeneous hydrogenation of olefins. Dalton Transactions. 1322–1330. 40 indexed citations

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