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Dr. Rafik Rajjak Shaikh
Designation : Assistant Professor
Nature of Employment : Regular
Qualification : Ph.D
Phone : +91 44 2275 1347 ext. 402(Office)
Email ID : rafik.shaikh@byt.digital/wordpress/crescent

Teaching

Educational Background

Degree Discipline Year of Passing University
Ph.D. Chemical Sciences 2010 University of Camerino, Italy
M.Sc. Chemical Sciences 2006 SRTM University, Maharashtra
B.Sc. Chemistry, Physics, Comp. Sci. 2004 SRTM University, Maharashtra

Work Experience

Designation Institution Duration No. of Years
Assistant Professor B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, India Sep. 2018 to till date Till date
NRCT Foreign Researcher Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Thailand July 2016 to July 2018 2 years
Research Associate Jilin University, China June 2015 to May 2016 1 year
Inspire Faculty Central University of Rajasthan, India June 2013 to September 2014 1 year 3 months
KCC PostDoc Fellow King Abdulllah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia June 2012 to May 2013 1 year
Alexander von Humboldt Fellow Technical University of Dresden, Germany February 2011 to May 2012 1 year 4 months

Collaborative / Adjunct Teaching

Designation Institution Year Duration
KVYTA Tutor   KAUST Virtual Young Talent Academy, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia. 2020 June-July 2020
SRSI Tutor Saudi Research Science Institute, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia. 2019 June-August 2019
2018 July-August 2018
2017 July-August 2017

Lecture Courses

  • Green Chemistry
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry
  • General Chemistry
  • Environmental Studies

Research

Area of Research Interest

  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Green Chemistry and Sustainability
  • Renewable Resources to Value-Added Products
  • Waste-to-Energy

Research Supervision

Course Ph.D. M.Sc. Chemistry
Completed 0 3
Ongoing 1 5
Publications
Publication Details Journal Impact Factor
Shaikh, R. R.,* Khan, R. A., Alsalme, A.Highly Product-selective and Scalable Rare-Earth Metal-Catalyzed Meinwald Rearrangement of Epoxy Oleochemicals Under Solvent-free Conditions. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2018, 64, 446-452. 4.841
Shaikh, R. R., Pornpraprom, S. and D’Elia, V.Catalytic strategies for the cycloaddition of pure, diluted and waste CO2 to epoxides under ambient conditions. ACS Catalysis, 2018, 8, 419-450. 11.384
Natongchai, W.,Khan, R. A., Alsalme, A., Shaikh, R. R.*YCl3-Catalyzed Highly Selective Ring Opening of Epoxides by Amines at Room Temperature and Under Solvent-Free Conditions. Catalysts, 2017, 7, 340. 3.465
Shaikh, R. R.*: Achieving elusive transformations with organocatalysis: direct β-carbon activation of saturated carbonyl compounds, Turkish Journal of Chemistry, 2017, 41, 601-618. 1.377
Shaikh, R. R. †, Cuhawijay, S. †, Qian,H., Zhang, Y., Meguellati, K. , Yang, Y.-W.:Biological and related applications of pillar[n]arenes. Chem. Commun. 2017,53, 677-696(†=co-first author) 6.29
Xi, L., Shaikh, R. R.*, Du, X.-S., Novack, D., Meguellati, K.*: First Description of a Guanidine-embedded Pillar[5]arene: Opening New Avenues for Biological Applications.Mediterranean Journal of Chemistry 2017, 6, 49-52. NA
Shaikh, I. R., Shaikh, R. A., Shaikh, A. A., War, J. A., Hangirgekar, S. P., Shaikh, A. L., Shaikh, P. R., Shaikh, R. R.: H-ZSM-5 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. Journal of Catalysts. 2015, 14 pages (2015). NA
Bouhrara, M., Ranga, C., Fihri, A., Shaikh, R. R., Sarawade, P., Emwas, A.-H., Hedhilia, M. N. and Polshettiwar, V.: Nitridated Fibrous Silica (KCC-1) as a Sustainable Solid Base Nanocatalyst. ACS Sustainable Chem. & Eng. 2013, 1, 1192-1199 (Front Cover). 6.140
Palmieri, A., Petrini, M., and Shaikh, R. R.: Synthesis of 3-Substituted Indoles via Reactive Alkylideneindolenine Intermediates. Org. Biomol. Chem.2010, 8, 1259–1270. 3.423
Petrini, M., and Shaikh, R. R.: A “Click” Approach to the Synthesis of 3-[2-(1-Alkyltriazol-4-yl) ethyl]indoles. Synthesis, 2009, 18, 3143-3149. 2.722
Shaikh, R. 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. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 8707–8710. (Highlighted in:Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 12146-12147). 12.102
Palmieri, A., Petrini, M., and Shaikh, R. R.: Double Functionalization of N-Boc-3-(Tosylmethyl)indole Exploiting the Activating Properties of the Tosyl Group.Synlett, 2008, 12, 1845-1851. 2.369
Petrini, M., and Shaikh, R. R.: Synthesis of Indolylalkylphosphonates and 3-(1-Diphenylphosphinoalkyl) Indoles by Reaction of 3-(1-Arylsulfonylalkyl) Indoles with Phosphorus Derivatives. Tetrahedron Letters, 2008, 49, 5645–5648. 2.125
Ballini, R., Palmieri, A., Petrini, M., and Shaikh, R. R.: Reaction of 3-(1-Arylsulfonylalkyl) Indoles with Easily Enolisable Derivatives Promoted by Potassium Fluoride on Basic Alumina. Adv. Synth. Catal.2008, 350, 129 – 134. 5.123
Shaikh, I., Shaikh, P., Shaikh, R. R.: Synthesis and Biological Activity of Some Thiazine Substituted Benzoxazoles.Int. J. Chem. Sci., 2005, 3, 403-406. NA

Conference Abstracts / Papers / Theses

  • SMART-2020: Smart Materials and their Applications in Recent Technologies (2020): “Keggin-Structured Heteropolyacids-Catalyzed Highly Efficient Synthesis of Oxime at Mild Condition”, 4-5 March, 2020, Periyar University, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • SMART-2020: Smart Materials and their Applications in Recent Technologies (2020): “Highly Regioselective Ring Opening of Epoxides by Amines at Room Temperature Using AKeggin-Structured Heteropolyacids-based Catalyst”, 4-5 March, 2020, Periyar University, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • PPC and PETROMAT Symposium (2017): “Novel Cyclic Carbonate-based Organic Molecules via carbon dioxide Fixation”, 23 May, 2017, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Humboldt KollegLavasa-Surface Science and Engineered Surfaces (2014) “Engineering nanoparticle based heterogeneous catalysts- a sustainable approach to develop industrially useful chemical processes“, 14-16 February, 2014, Lavasa, Maharashtra, India.
  • 101st Indian Science Congress-2014 Jammu (2014) “Nitridated Fibrous Nano-Silicaas a Sustainable Solid Base Catalyst”, University of Jammu, Jammu, India.
  • University of Camerino, Italy (2010) Synthesis of 3-Substituted Indoles via Alkylideneindolenine Intermediates Generated from Arylsulfonylalkyl Indoles. (PhD Thesis).
  • 23rd European Colloquium on Heterocyclic Chemistry (2008) “A New Approach to the Synthesis of 3-Substituted Indoles”;September 9-13, 2008, Antwerp, Belgium.
  • National Chemical Laboratory, (2006): Diastereoselective Synthesis of β-Lactam Using D-glucose Derived Chiral Imine. (MSc thesis submitted to SRTM University, India).

Sponsored Projects

GRANT Sponsoring Body/Organization Sanctioned Amount (in lakhs) Project Duration
CRESCENT SEED Grant B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, India 0.25 January 2020-December 2021
CPSF Grant China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, China 5 July 2015-June 2016
INSPIRE Grant Department of Science and Technology (DST), India 7 June 2013-September 2014

Membership / Affiliations

  • Member, National Graphene Association, USA.
  • Life Member, Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), INDIA.
  • Life Member, Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), INDIA.
  • Alumni, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany.
  • Review Editor, Frontiers in Energy Research
  • Review Editor, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology