Publication after joining Amity University:
32. Bera, P.S., Mirza, Y.K, Patra, S., Talekar, S. S., Mane, M.V., Bera, M.* Metal-free photoredox-catalyzed reductive dimerization of allenes enabled by heterolytic cleavage of α-bromoesters: access to functionalized 1,5-dienes. Org. Chem. Front., 2026,13, 3264-3271.
31. Mirza, Y.K, Bera, P.S., Choudhary, R., Basappa, S., Mane, M.V., Dhar, B. B., Bera, M.* Nickel-Catalyzed Regio-and Stereoselective Alkylation and Dimerization of Allenes: Harnessing the Flexibility of Nickel Oxidation States in Reductive Allene Coupling. Org. Lett. 2026, 28, 6810–6816.
30. Mirza, Y.K, Bera, P.S., Nandini, R., Talukdar, D., Mohite, S.B., Mane, M.V., Bera, M.* Unlocking enhanced reactivity of hexafluoroisopropanol: a sustainable atom economical approach to selective cascade di-π-functionalization of allenamides. Green Chemistry, 2025, 27, 8972-8979.
29. Mohite, S.B., Bera, P.S., Mirza, Y.K., Ntuli, V., Soorni, Y., Karpoormath, R.* and Bera, M.* Hydrogen-Bonding Network-Enabled Terminal Selective Heteroarylation of Allenamides in Hexafluoroisopropanol. Org. Lett. 2025. 27, 2053–2059.
28. Debnath, S., Bera, P., Mirza, Y.K., Bhatt, S., Pandey, A.K., Jana, P., Saha, B.* and Bera, M.* Recent Advances in Transition Metal Catalyzed Decarboxylative Cross‐Coupling Reaction. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2025, e202400731.
27. Kalita, G., Mirza, Y.K., Bera, M.* and Chatterjee, P.N.* 2025. Photoredox Strategies in Green and Sustainable Organic Synthesis. In Emerging Trends in Photoredox Synthetic Transformation (pp. 55-80). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-97-8205-5_3
26. Mohite, S. B.; Mirza, Y. K.; Bera, P. S.; Nadigar, S.; Yugendhar, S.; Karpoormath, R.*; Bera, M.* Advances in Pyridine C−H Functionalizations: Beyond C2 Selectivity. Chem. Eur. J. 2024, e202403032.
25. Bera, P. S.; Mirza, Y. K.; Sachdeva, T.; Bera, M.* Recent Advances in Transition Metal-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Reaction of Aziridine. Compounds 2024, 4(4), 626-649 (Special Invited Article)
24. Mirza, Y. K.; Bera, P. S.; Mohite, S. B.; Pandey, A. K.; Bera, M.;* Silanes as a versatile hydride source for Ni–H catalysis: a promising tool for π-hydro functionalization. Org. Chem. Front. 2024, 11, 4290.
23. Mohite, S. B.; Mirza, Y. K.; Kumar, V.; Partap, S.; Baba, S. B.; Alake, J.; Bera, M.;* Karpoormath, R.* Palladium-Catalyzed C-H Olefination of Imidazo[1,2a] pyridine Carboxamide in Aqueous Ethanol under Oxygen. Chem. Eur. J. 2024, e202304239.
22. Mohite, S. B.; Mane, M. V.; Bera, M.;* Karpoormath, R.* Palladium-Catalyzed Regiodivergent C-H Olefination of Imidazo[1,2a] pyridine Carboxamide and Unactivated Alkenes. Chem. Eur. J. 2023, e202302759
Publications before joining Amity University:
21. Bera, M.; Tambe, S.D.; Hwang, H.S.; Kim, S.; Cho, E. J. Base-free NiH-catalyzed regio-and stereo-selective hydroacylation of allenes: A new route to synthesis of tetra-substituted olefins. Chem Catalysis. 2023, 3, 100606.
20. Ali, K.; Bera, M.; Cho, E. J. [3,3]-Rearrangements of N-Oxyindoles. Synlett. 2023, 34, 1019-1022.
19. Mohite, S. B.; Bera, M.; Kumar, V.; Karpoormath, R.; Baba, S.B.; Kumbhar, A S. O-Benzoylhydroxylamines: A Versatile Electrophilic Aminating Reagent for Transition Metal-Catalyzed C–N Bond-Forming Reactions. Topics in Current Chemistry, 2023, 381, 4.
18. Bera, M.; Hwang, H. S.; Um, T. W.; Oh, S. M.; Shin, S.; Cho, E. J. Energy Transfer Photocatalytic Radical Rearrangement in N-Indolyl Carbonates. Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 1774–1779.
17. Bera, M.; Lee, D. S.; Cho, E. J. Advances in N-centered intermediates by energy transfer photocatalysis. Trends in Chemistry, 2021, 3, 877−891.
16. Sayyad, N.; Cele, Z.; Aleti, R.R.; Bera, M.; Cherukupalli, S.; Chandrasekaran, B.; Kushwaha, N. D.; Karpoormath, R. Copper-Catalyzed Self-Condensation of Benzamide: Domino Reactions towards Quinazolinones. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 5382–5388.
15. Seth, K.*; Bera, M.*; Brochetta, M.; Agasti, A.; Das, A.; Gandini, A.; Porta, P.; Zanoni, G.;
Maiti, D. Incorporating Unbiased, Unactivated Aliphatic Alkenes in Pd(II)- Catalyzed Olefination of Benzyl Phosphonamide. ACS Catalysis, 2017, 7, 7732–7736.
* Equal contribution (First author)
14. Bera, M.; Agasti, S.; Chowdhury, R.; Mondal, R.; Pal, D.; Maiti, D.; Rhodium Catalyzed meta-C-H Functionalization of Arenes. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 5272 -5276.
13. Dutta, U.; Modak, A.; Bhaskararao, B.; Bera, M.; Bag, S.; Mondal, A.; Lupton, D. W.; Sunoj, R. B.; Maiti, D. Catalytic Arene meta-C–H Functionalization Exploiting a Quinoline-Based Template. ACS Catalysis, 2017, 7, 3162–3168.
12. Bera, M.; * Sahoo, S. K.; and Maiti, D. Room-Temperature meta-Functionalization: Pd(II)-Catalyzed Synthesis of 1,3,5-trialkenyl Arene and meta-Hydroxylated Olefin. ACS Catalysis, 2016, 6, 3575-3579. Bera.M.* (First & Corresponding author) (Selected for Cover Page)
11. Karunanidhi, S.; Karpoormath, R.; Bera, M.*; Rane, R. A.; Palkar, M. B. AgNO3 Catalyzed Regio-Selective Synthesis of 3-alkyl/aryl-idene-3,4-dihydro-4-tosyl (2H)-1,4-Benzoxazine: Novel Anti-tubercular Scaffolds. J. Heterocycl. Chem. 2016, 53, 1333. Bera.M.* (Corresponding author)
10. Bera, M.; Maji, A.; Sahoo, S. K.; Maiti, D. Pd(II)-Catalyzed meta-C−H Olefination: Constructing Multi-substituted Arenes through Homo-diolefination and Sequential Hetero-diolefination. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015. 54, 8515.
9. Bag, S; Patra, T; Modak, A; Deb, A; Maity, S; Dutta, U; Dey, A; K, Rajesh; Maji, A; Hazra, A; Bera, M; Maiti, D. Remote Para-C–H Functionalization of Arenes by a D-shaped Biphenyl Template Based Assembly. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 11888.
8. Bera, M.; Ghosh, T. K.; Akhuli, B.; Ghosh, P. Tris-ureas as Versatile and Highly Efficient Organocatalysts for Michael Addition Reactions of Nitro-Olefins: Mechanistic Insight from in-situ Diagonistics. J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 2015, 408, 287.
7. Bera, M.; Modak, A.; Patra, T.; Maji, A.; Maiti, D. Meta-Selective Arene C−H Bond Olefination of Arylacetic Acid Using a Nitrile-Based Directing Group. Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 5760.
6. Xu, Q.; Parihar, V. S.; Bera, M.; Andersson, P. G. Iridium Catalysts with Chiral Bicyclic Pyridine–Phosphane Ligands for the Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Olefins. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 1, 140-146.
5. Yotapan, N.; Paptchikhine, A.; Bera, M.; Kumar, A.S.; Vilaivan, T.; Andersson, P.G. Simple Proline Derived Phosphine-Thiazole Iridium complexes for Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Trisubstituted Olefins. Asian J. Org. Chem., 2013, 2, 674-680.
4. Bera, M.; Pratihar, S.; Roy, S. Ag(I)-Catalyzed Regioselective Ring-Opening of N-Tosylaziridine and N-Tosylazetidine with S-, O-, and N-Nucleophiles and Tethered Dinucleophiles. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 1475-78.
3. Bera, M.; Roy, S. Silver(I)-Diene Complexes as Versatile Catalysts for the C-Arylation of N-Tosyl Aziridines: Mechanistic Insight from In Situ Diagnostics. J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 4402-12.
2. Bera, M.; Roy, S. Silver(I)-Catalyzed Dual Activation of Propargylic Alcohol and Aziridine/Azetidine: Triggering Ring-Opening and endo Selective Ring-Closing in a Cascade. J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 8814-17.
1. Bera, M.; Roy, S. A Facile C-Arylation of N-Tosyl Aziridines via Ag(I) Catalysis. Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 7144-46.
