Arko Das

Scientist with experience in conducting advanced research and generating impactful findings in a sustainable way. Strong focus on team collaboration and adaptability to changing research needs. Skilled in data analysis, experimental design, and scientific writing. Reliable and results-driven with passion for contributing to groundbreaking discoveries.

• Received Outstanding PhD Thesis Award on 55th convocation, IIT Kanpur.
• Qualified NET (National Eligibility Test) in Chemical Science in 2015, national examination for the eligibility of lectureship in Indian (National) universities.
• Qualified SET (State Eligibility Test) in Chemistry in 2016, a state examination for the eligibility of lectureship in state universities.
• Qualified GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) in Chemical Science in 2015.
• Received best poster award at the 25th CRSI (Chemical Research Society of India) 2019 held at IIT Kanpur.
• Received best oral presentation award at XV JNOST conference 2019 held at Delhi University.

• Cu-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution of Sulfoximidoyl Halides. Manuscript under preparation.
• Construction of sulfur stereocenters by asymmetric geminate recasting. Manuscript under revision in Nature Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-tmrg8
• Acridine Photocatalysis Enables Tricomponent Direct Decarboxylative Amine Construction. Chem. Sci. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SC02356K
• Synthesis of Tertiary Fluorides Having Vicinal Stereogenic Centers. Org. Lett. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.1c03626
• Enantioselective Vinylogous Mukaiyama-Michael Reaction of Silyl Ketene Acetals to α,β-Unsaturated 2-Acyl Imidazolones to Construct 1,7-dioxo Compounds. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202400019
• Asymmetric Substrate Controlled Regioedivergent [3+2] Cycloadditions of Iminosesters: Unpolung of Imines. Org. Lett. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01438
• An asymmetric vinylogous Mukaiyama–Michael reaction of α,β-unsaturated 2-acyl imidazoles catalyzed by chiral Sc(III)– or Er(III)–pybox complexes. Chem. Commun., 2017. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CC01763D
• Metal-Controlled Switching of Enantioselectivity in the Mukaiyama–Michael Reaction of α, β-Unsaturated 2-Acyl Imidazoles Catalyzed by Chiral Metal–Pybox Complexes. J. Org. Chem. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.8b00399
• Cu-Catalyzed Chemodivergent, Stereoselective Propargylic Dearomatization and Etherification of 2-Naphthols. Org. Lett. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02027
• Organocatalytic Asymmetric Hetero-Diels–Alder Reaction of in Situ Generated Dienes: Access to α,β-Unsaturated δ-Lactones Featuring CF3-Substituted Quaternary Stereocenter. J. Org. Chem. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.9b03076
• Organocatalytic asymmetric synthesis of spiro[3,2-c]quinolines via a formal [3+2] cycloaddition–lactamization cascade reaction using a bifunctional squaramide catalyst. Tetrahedron, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2021.132115
• An enantioselective sulfa-Michael addition of alkyl thiols to α,β-unsaturated 2-acyl imidazoles catalyzed by a bifunctional squaramide. Tetrahedron, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2019.130800
• A. Synthesis of uracil-, coumarin-and quinolone-fused benzoxasultams and benzothiazasultams. Synthesis 2015. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1378734