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Education


09/2010-09/2012

Post-doctoral Studies at University of Heidelberg - CaRLa, Heidelberg, Germany.

Advisor: Prof. Dr. Peter Hofmann

01/2007-07/2010       


Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Dortmund University of Technology, Germany

Thesis Title: “Novel Strategies for the Synthesis of Heterocyclic ompounds by Cyclization of Functionalized Mono- and Bisallenes.

Advisor: Prof. Dr. Norbert Krause

02/2009 – 05/2009

Internship at Pfizer Global R&D, Sandwich, UK

project “Metal-catalyzed Functionalization of Late Stage Drug Molecules and Monomers

via C-H Activation.”  

Advisor: Dr. Abid Masood

05/2002-09/2004

Master of Science (Chemistry) with distinction, University of Calicut, Kerala, India.

College: Sri Vyasa N.S.S. College, Vyasagiri, Wadakkanchery

05/1999-04/2002

Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) with distinction, University of Calicut, Kerala, India.

College: Sri Vyasa N.S.S. College, Vyasagiri, Wadakkanchery
















Honours & Awards

Marie Curie Early Stage Training fellowship (2007) (European Commission)

CSIR Junior Research Fellowship (2005), National level, India

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2005), National level, India

Publications

  1. Cycloisomerization of Bifunctionalized Allenes: Synthesis of 3(2H)-Furanones in Water: M. Poonoth, N. Krause, J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 1934-1936.

  2. Stereoselective Synthesis of Conjugated Bisallenols as Precursors of Novel 2,5-Dihydrofuran Derivatives: M. Poonoth, N. Krause, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2009, 351, 117-122.

  3. Combined Coinage Metal Catalysis for the Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules: N. Krause, Ö. Aksin-Artok, V. Breker, C. Deutsch, B. Gockel, M. Poonoth, Y. Sawama, Y. Sawama, T. Sun, C. Winter, Pure Appl. Chem. 2010, 82, 1529-1536.

  4. N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Reaction of Enals and Acyclic-1,2-diones via Homoenolate: Synthesis of 4,5,5-Trisubstituted -Butyrolactones: V. Nair, S. Vellalath, M. Poonoth, E. Suresh, S. Viji, Synthesis 2007, 3195-3200.

  5. N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Reaction of Chalcones and Enals via Homoenolate: an Efficient Synthesis of 1,3,4-Trisubstituted Cyclopentenes: V. Nair, S. Vellalath, M. Poonoth, E. Suresh, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 8736-8737.

  6. N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed [8+3] Annulation of Tropone via Homoenolate: V. Nair, M. Poonoth, S. Vellalath, E. Suresh, R. Thirumalai, J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 8964-8965.

  7. N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Reaction of Enals and 1,2-Dicarbonyl Compounds: Stereoselective Synthesis of Spiro γ-Butyrolactones: V. Nair, S. Vellalath, M. Poonoth, R. Mohan, E. Suresh, Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 507-509.

  8. Reaction of Dimethoxycarbene-DMAD Zwitterion with 1,2-Diones and Anhydrides: A Novel Synthesis of Highly Substituted Dihydrofurans and Spirodihydrofurans: V. Nair, A. Deepthi, M. Poonoth, B. Santhamma, S. Vellalath, B. P. Babu, R. Mohan, E. Suresh, J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 2313-2319.

Selected Posters Presented at international symposiums

  1. Functionalized Conjugated Bisallenes: Attractive Substrates for Transition Metal Catalysis. M. Poonoth, N. Krause, 15th IUPAC International Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis (OMCOS 15) July 2009, Glasgow, Scotland, Poster No: 228.

  2. Stereoselective Synthesis of Conjugated Bisallenols as Precursors of Novel 2,5-Dihydrofuran Derivatives. M. Poonoth, N. Krause, 5th Asian-European Symposium, May 2008, Obernai, France, Poster No: 35.

  3. Exploration of the Reactivity Profile of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes towards the Design of Novel Multicomponent Reactions. M. Poonoth, S. Vellalath, V. Nair, International Symposium On Advances in Organic Chemistry (INSOC) January 2006, Kerala, India, Poster No: 5.