Member of the group since: 11/2018

Research interest: Frustrated Lewis Pair chemistry, Organometallics, Catalysis

Professional Experience:

11/2018- Current: Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow in the group of Prof. Gerhard Erker. Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
2014-2018: SFWIS Postdoctoral Fellow in the group of Prof. David Milstein.Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 76100

Academic Qualification: 2008-2013: Ph.D.Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Zürich, Switzerland.Ph.D. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. em. Heinz Berke

Title of Ph.D. Thesis: “Cheap Metals for Noble Tasks: Low-Valent Molybdenum and Tungsten Nitrosyl Complexes in Homogeneous Hydrogenations and Hydrosilylations”

Award and Recognitions:

Recipient of Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in 2018.

FGS (Feinberg Graduate School) Prize for Outstanding Postdoctoral Research 2017, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

Recipient of Swiss Friends with the Weizmann Institute of Science (SFWIS) postdoctoral fellowship to pursue postdoc in Weizmann Institute of Science (2014-2017).

Selected Publication:

“Manganese Catalyzed α-Alkylation of Ketones, Amides, and Esters using Alcohols”, Subrata Chakraborty, Prosenjit Daw, Yehoshoa Ben-David, and David Milstein*, ACS Catalysis, 2018, 8, 10300-10305.

“Direct Conversion of Alcohols to Alkenes by Dehydrogenative Coupling with Hydrazine/Hydrazone Catalyzed by Manganese”, Uttam Kumar Das, Subrata Chakraborty, Yael Diskin-Posner, David Milstein*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 13444-13448 (ʻHot Paperʼ).

“Manganese Catalyzed α-Olefination of Nitriles By Primary Alcohols”, Subrata Chakraborty, Uttam Kumar Das, Yehoshoa Ben-David, David Milstein*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 11710-11713.

“Selective Hydrogenation of Nitriles to Secondary Imines Catalyzed by an Iron Complex” Subrata Chakraborty and David Milstein*, ACS Catalysis, 2017, 7, 3968-3972.

“Manganese Catalyzed N-Formylation of Amines By Methanol Liberating H2: A Catalytic and Mechanistic study”, Subrata Chakraborty, Urs. Gellrich, Yael Diskin-Poschner, Gregory Leitus, Liat Avram, and David Milstein*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 4229-4233. (ʻHot Paperʼ)

“Iron-Catalyzed Mild and Selective Hydrogenative Cross-Coupling of Nitriles and Amines to Form Secondary Aldimines” Subrata Chakraborty, Gregory Leitus, David Milstein*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 2074-2078.

“Direct Synthesis of Pyrroles Via Dehydrogenative Coupling of Secondary Diols and Amines Catalyzed by Cobalt-Pincer Complexes” Prosenjit Daw, Subrata Chakraborty, Jai Anand Garg, Yehoshoa Ben-David, David Milstein*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 14373-14377. (†Equal contribution). (ʻHot Paperʼ)

“Z-Selective (Cross-) Dimerization of Terminal alkynes Catalyzed by an Iron Complex” Orestes Rivada-Wheelaghan, Subrata Chakraborty, Linda J. W. Shimon, Yehoshoa Ben-David, David Milstein*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 6942-6945.

“Selective Hydrogenation of Nitriles to Primary Amines Catalyzed by Novel Iron Complex” Subrata Chakraborty, Gregory Leitus, David Milstein*, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 1812-1815.

Book Chapter:

“Coexistence of Lewis Acid and Base Functions: A Generalized View of the Frustrated Lewis Pair Concept with Novel Implications for Reactivity”. Heinz Berke*, Yanfeng Jiang, Xianghua Yang, Chungfang Jiang, Subrata Chakraborty, Anne. Landwehr, Top Curr Chem., 2013, 334: 27–58.

Patent Application:

“Manganese based complexes and uses thereof for homogeneous catalysis”, Milstein, David; Vogt, Matthias; Mukherjee, Arup; Espinosa-Jalapa, Noel Angel; Chakraborty, Subrata; Nerush, Alex, PCT Int. Appl. (2017), WO 2017137984 A1 20170817.