Prof. Dr. Kana M. Sureshan

Profile

Academic position	Full Professor
Research fields	Organic Molecular Chemistry,Natural Product Chemistry
Keywords	Crystal Engineering, Medicinal chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, Natural products, Carbohydrate chemistry
Honours and awards	2021: International Advisory Board Member of Angewandte Chemie 2021: Rajib Goyal Prize by Kurukshetra University, India 2020: Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences 2020: Technology Innovation Award by Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt of India 2019: Bhagyatara Award by Panjab University, India 2018: Author Profile in Angewandte Chemie 2018: Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, U. K. 2017: Medal from MRSI (Materials Research Society of India) 2016: Bronze Medal of CRSI (Chemical Research Society of India) 2013: SwarnaJayanti Fellowship, Govt of India 2010: Ramanujan fellowship, Govt of India

Current contact address

Country	India
City	Thiruvananthapuram
Institution	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram
Institute	School of Chemistry
Homepage	http://kms514.wix.com/kmsgroup

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Herbert Waldmann	Abteilung Chemische Biologie, Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Physiologie, Dortmund
Prof. Dr. Oliver Reiser	Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg
Prof. Dr. Daniel B. Werz	Institut für Organische Chemie, Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig, Braunschweig
Prof. Dr. Kana M. Sureshan	School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram
Prof. Dr. Daniel B. Werz	Institut für Organische Chemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg
Start of initial sponsorship	01/10/2006

Program(s)

2006	Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2013	A. Pathigoolla, R. P. Pola, Kana M. Sureshan* : A Versatile Solvent-Free Azide-Alkyne Click Reaction Catalyzed by in situ Generated Copper Nanoparticles.. In: Appl. Catal. A: General, 2013, 151-158
2013	B. P. Krishnan, S. Ramakrishnan, Kana M. Sureshan*: Supramolecular design of a bicomponent topochemical reaction between two non-identical molecules. (Highlighted as Cover Picture). . In: Chem. Commun., 2013, 1494-1496
2013	Kana M. Sureshan* and Rajesh G. Gonnade : Weak becomes strong: Remarkable strength of CH...Pi hydrogen bond in the presence of OH...O hydrogen bonds in the crystal stabilization.. In: CrystEngComm , 2013, 1676-1679
2012	Kana M. Sureshan, A. M. Riley, M. Thomas, S. Tovey, C. W. Taylor, B. V. L. Potter.: Contribution of Phosphates and Adenine to the Potency of Adenophostins at the IP3 Receptor: Synthesis of all Possible Bisphosphates of Adenophostin A. . In: J. Med. Chem. , 2012, 1706-1720
2012	A. Prathap, Kana M. Sureshan* Mannitol based phase selective supergelator offers a simple, viable and greener method to combat marine oil spills. (Highlighted as Cover Picture). . In: Chem. Commun., 2012, 5250-5252
2012	A.M. Vibhute, A. Vidyasagar, S. Sarala, Kana M. Sureshan*: Regioselectivity among six secondary hydroxyl groups: Selective acylation of the least reactive hydroxyl groups of inositol. . In: Chem. Commun. , 2012, 2448-2450
2012	A.M.Vibhute, R.G, Gonnade, R.S. Swathi, Kana M. Sureshan*: Strength from weakness: Opportunistic CH...O interactions differentially dictate the conformational fate in solid and solution states. . In: Chem. Commun. , 2012, 717-719
2012	S. Kota, A. Vidyasagar, A. Naidu, R. G. Gonnade, Kana M. Sureshan*: Strength from weakness: The role of CH...N hydrogen bond in the formation of wave-like topology in crystals of aza-heterocycles. . In: CrystEngComm , 2012, 519-524
2012	P. Atchutarao, R. G. Gonnade, Kana M. Sureshan*: Topochemical Click Reaction: Spontaneous Self-stitching of a Monosaccharide to Linear Oligomers Through Lattice Controlled Azide-alkyne Cycloaddition. (Highlighted in Synfacts 2012, 8, 727). . In: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 4362-4366
2010	A. M. Rossi, Kana M. Sureshan, A. M. Riley, B. V. L. Potter, C. W. Taylor Selective determinants of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and adenophostin A interactions with type-I inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors. . In: British J. Pharmacol. , 2010, 1070-1085
2009	Kana M. Sureshan, A. M. Riley, A. M. Rossi, S. C. Tovey, S. G. Dedos, C. W. Taylor, B. V. L. Potter Activation of IP3 receptors by synthetic bisphosphate ligands. (Highlighted as PROSPECTED ARTICLE). . In: Chem. Commun. , 2009, 1204-1206
2009	Kana M. Sureshan, M. S. Shashidhar : Regioselective O-acylation of myo-inositol 1,3,5-orthoesters: Dependence of regioselectivity on the stoichiometry of the base. . In: Tetrahedron , 2009, 2703-2710
2009	Kana M. Sureshan*, T. Murakami, Y. Watanabe : Total synthesis of cyclitol based natural products from myo-inositol: brahol and pinpollitol. . In: Tetrahedron , 2009, 3998-4006
2008	Kana M. Sureshan, M. Trusselle, S. C. Tovey, C. W. Taylor, B. V. L. Potter : 2-Position base modified analogs of adenophostin A as high affinity agonists of the D-myo-inositol trisphosphate receptor: In vitro evaluation and molecular modeling. (Highlighted as FEATURED ARTICLE). . In: J. Org. Chem. , 2008, 1682-1692
2008	Kana M. Sureshan*, K. Ikeda, N. Asano, Y. Watanabe : Efficient syntheses of optically pure chiro- and allo- inositol derivatives, azidocyclitols and aminocyclitols from myo-inositol. . In: Tetrahedron , 2008, 4072-4080
2008	Kana M. Sureshan*, T. Uchimaru, Y. Yao, Y. Watanabe : Strength from weakness: CHπ stabilized conformational tuning of benzyl ethers and a consequent co-operative edge-to-face CHπ network. (Highlighted as HOT ARTICLE). . In: CrystEngComm , 2008, 493-496
2007	Kana M. Sureshan, A. M. Riley, B. V. L. Potter : Rapid and efficient routes to phosphatidylinositols 3,4,5-trisphosphates via myo-inositol orthobenzoate. . In: Tetrahedron Lett. , 2007, 1923-1926
2006	Kana M. Sureshan, M. Trusselle, S. C. Tovey, C. W. Taylor, B.V. L. Potter: Guanophostin A: Synthesis and evaluation of a high affinity agonist of the D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor. (Highlighted as the COVER PICTURE). . In: Chem. Commun., 2006, 2015-2017