Sanjay Batra, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist,Division Of Medicinal and Process Chemistry
Synthesis of Synthetic and Nature-inspired molecules as Bioactive agents
Synthesis of new heterocycles and development
of new synthetic methodologies
Medicinal Chemistry: Synthesis of Synthetic and Nature-inspired molecules as Bioactive agents
▶ Design and Synthesis of New Anti-infective Agents
✓Search for new antimicrobials, antimalarials and antileishmanials
✓ Repositioning of bioactives for new leads
✓ Collaborative programs with MMV for malaria and DNDi for Leishmania
▶ Design and Synthesis of biased KOR agonists for Neuropathic pain
▶ Design and Synthesis of New antiviral agents
Basic Chemistry: Synthesis of new heterocycles and development of new synthetic methodologies
▶ Development of chemistry associated with the Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction
✓ Search for new fast reacting electrophiles
✓ Synthesis of novel synthetic intermediates
✓ Synthesis of heterocycles
-Aza-systems
-Drug scaffolds
✓Natural products and natural product mimics
▶ Transition-metal-based reactions
✓ Decarboxylative coupling
✓ Oxidative C-H activation
✓ Multicomponent reactions
▶ Iodine-mediated cascade reactions
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