Dr. Rafik Rajjak Shaikh

Profile

Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsKinetics and Catalysis,Organic Molecular Chemistry,Synthesis and Properties of Functional Materials
KeywordsRenewable energy, Catalysis, Chemical Processes, Organic synthesis, Organometallic Chemistry

Current contact address

CountryIndia
CityChennai
InstitutionB.S. Abdur Rahman Crecent Institute of Science & Technology
InstituteDepartment of Chemistry
Homepagehttps://crescent.education/

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim KnölkerInstitut für Organische Chemie, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2011

Programme(s)

2010Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2017CuhaWijay Sathiyajith,† Rafik Rajjak Shaikh,† Qian Han, Yue Zhang, Kamel Meguellati, and Ying-Wei Yang : Biological and related applications of pillar[n]arenes. In: Chemical Communications (Royal Society of Chemistry), 2017, 677-696
2017Li Xi, Rafik Rajjak Shaikh, Priya Roosevelt, Xusheng Du, Hongliang Yu, Dylan Novack, Kamel Meguellati: First Description of a Guanidine-embedded Pillar[5]arene: Opening New Avenues for Biological Applications. In: Mediterranean Journal of Chemistry, 2017, 49-52
2015Shaikh, I. R., Shaikh, R. A., Shaikh, A. A., War, J. A., Hangirgekar, S. P., Shaikh, A. L., Shaikh, P. R., Shaikh, Rafik R.: Zeolite Synthesis by Sourcing Silica from the Wheat Husk Ash: Characterization and Application as A Versatile Heterogeneous Catalyst in Organic Transformations including Some Multi-Component Reactions. In: Journal of Catalysts, 2015, 1-14
2013Bouhrara, M., Ranga, C., Fihri, A., Shaikh, Rafik R., Sarawade, P., Emwas, A.-H., Hedhilia, M. N. and Polshettiwar, V.: Nitridated Fibrous Silica (KCC-1) as a Sustainable Solid Base Nanocatalyst. In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2013, 1192-1199
2010Palmieri, A., Petrini, M., and Shaikh, Rafik R.: Synthesis of 3-Substituted Indoles via Reactive Alkylideneindolenine Intermediates. In: Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2010, 1259-1270
2009Petrini, M., and Shaikh, Rafik R.: A “Click” Approach to the Synthesis of 3-[2-(1-Alkyltriazol-4-yl) ethyl]indoles. In: SYNTHESIS, 2009, 3143-3149
2008Palmieri, A., Petrini, M., and Shaikh, Rafik R.: Double Functionalization of N-Boc-3-(Tosylmethyl)indole Exploiting the Activating Properties of the Tosyl Group. In: SYNLETT, 2008, 1245-1251
2008Shaikh, Rafik R., Mazzanti, A., Petrini, M., Bartoli, G., and Melchiorre, P.: Proline Catalyzed Asymmetric Formal α-Alkylation of Aldehydes via vinylogous Iminium Ion Intermediate Generated from ArylsulfonylIndoles. In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition , 2008, 8707-8710
2008Ballini, R., Palmieri, A., Petrini, M., and Shaikh, Rafik R.: Reaction of 3-(1-Arylsulfonylalkyl) Indoles with Easily Enolisable Derivatives Promoted by Potassium Fluoride on Basic Alumina. In: Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 2008, 129-134
2008Petrini, M., and Shaikh, Rafik R.: Synthesis of Indolylalkylphosphonates and 3-(1-Diphenylphosphinoalkyl) Indoles by Reaction of 3-(1-Arylsulfonylalkyl) Indoles with Phosphorus Derivatives. In: Tetrahedron Letters, 2008, 5645-5648