Dr Veera Reddy Yatham
Associate Professor (Chemistry)
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Independent Research
2026
32. Photoinduced Transformations Toward Oxindole and Isoquinolinedione Scaffolds via Orthogonal Halogen Bonding Interactions and XAT
A. K. Jha, G. S. Kana, A. Panuganti, Gayathri K. L. and V. R. Yatham* Adv. Synth. Catal. 2026, Accepted.
31. Visible-Light Promoted Catalytic Redox-Neutral Alkynylation of Alkyl boronicacids/boronates.
Amit Behera, Akash Bisoyi, Veera Reddy Yatham* Org. Lett. 2026, 1, 56–60.(link).
2025
30. Photoinduced C(sp3)–Br bond Functionalization via Halogen Bond Interactions.
Kumar V, Panuganti A, Beevi V F, Kumar A, Kuniyil R*, V. R. Yatham* ChemRxiv. 2025 (link).
29. Photoinduced Ligated Boryl Radical-mediated Functionalization of Organic Halides
A. R. Tripathy, A. Bisoyi, R. Poolamanna,# A. Panuganti,# and V. R. Yatham* Adv. Synth. Catal. 2025, 367, e70094(link).
This article also appears in: Hot Topic: C-C Coupling
28. Photoinduced Ligated Boryl Radical-Mediated Alkynylation of Inert Iodoalkanes
A. Bisoyi, A. R. Tripathy, R. Poolamanna and V. R. Yatham* Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 9042–9048 (link).
27. Triplet Ketone Catalysis-Enabled Functionalization of Thioanisoles with Maleimides
A. Bisoyi, R. Poolamanna,# A. R. Tripathy,# and V. R. Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2025, 90, 8723–8727(link).
26. Recent Advances in the Radical Chemistry of Alkylboronic Acids and Derivatives
A. Bisoyi,# A. Panuganti,# R. Poolamanna, A. R. Tripathy, and V. R. Yatham* Adv. Synth. Catal. 2025, 367, e202500191. (link)
25. Photocatalytic hydroalkylation of 3-methyleneisoindolin-1-ones with unactivated alkyl iodides
Abhishek Kumar, G. S. Shrutheka, and Veera Reddy Yatham* Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 6340-6343. (link)
24. Photoinduced Cascade Synthesis of Oxindoles and Isoquinolinediones
Avishek Kumar Jha, Gayathri K. L. and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2025, 90, 4440–4445 (link)
23. Minisci C–H Alkylation of Heterocycles with Unactivated Alkyl Iodides Enabled Visible Light Photocatalysis
Girish Suresh Yedase, Ruveen, M. and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2025, 90, 3412-3419(link)
This work is highlighted in the Organic Chemistry Portal. (link)).
22. CO2•− Enabled Synthesis of Phenanthridinones, Oxindoles, Isoindolinones and Spirolactams
Vijay Kumar S, Rupam S, and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2025, 90, 3557–3562. (link)
2024
21. Light Induced Difunctionalization of Alkenes with Polyhaloalkanes and quinaxoline 2(H)ones
Vivek Kumar, Akash Bisoyi, Fathima Beevi V and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 16964-16968. (link)
This work is highlighted in the Organic Chemistry Portal. (link)).
20. Chemoselective Dehydrogenation and Hetero-Arylation of Amides via Radical Translocation Enabled by Photoexcited Triplet Ketone Catalysis
A. Bisoyi, A. Behera, A. R. Tripathy, V. K. Simhadri and V. R. Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 17818–17823.(link)
19. α‑C(sp3)−H (Hetero)Arylation of Thioethers Enabled by Photoexcited Triplet Ketone Catalysis
Akash Bisoyi, Alisha Rani Tripathy, Amit Behera and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 12540–12546.(link)
18. Photoinduced Remote Selective C(sp3)-H Alkylation Mediated by Cesium formate
Vijay Kumar S, Rupam S, and Veera Reddy Yatham* Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2024. DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202400490
17. Hydrodifluoromehtylation of unactivated alkenes enabled by Visible-Light Photocatalysis
Avishek Kumar Jha, Vivek Kumar, P. Sanjay Kumar and Veera Reddy Yatham* ChemPhotoChem 2024, DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202300288
16. Synergistic Merger of Ketone, XAT and Nickel mediated C(sp3)–C(sp2) Cross-Electrophile Coupling Enabled by Light
Alisha Rani Tripathy, Akash Bisoyi, Arya P, Sreelakshmi Venugopal, V. R. Yatham* ACS Organic & Inorganic Au 2024, 4, 2, 229–234 (link)
15. Redox-Neutral Decarboxylative Cross-Coupling of Oxamates with ArylBromides
Akash B, Vijay K S, Surya K, Rositha Kuniyil,* and Veera Reddy Yatham* ACS Organic & Inorganic Au 2024, 4, 223–228.(link)
This work was highlighted in Org. Process Res. Dev.
2023
14. Redox-Neutral Radical Cascade Cyclization of N-Arylacrylamides with Unactivated Alkyl Chlorides and Aryl Chlorides
A. K. Jha, D. P Nair, M. Arif, G. S. Yedase, R. Kuniyil,* and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88,15389–15394.(link)
13. Photocatalytic Hydro Tri/Difluoromethylation of Alkenes with Bench Stable Tri/Difluoro Methylating Reagents
Girish Suresh Yedase, Munaifa Arif, Rositha Kuniyil,* Veera Reddy Yatham* Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 6200–6205.(link)
12. Metal-free Direct C3-H alkylation of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with Inert Alkyl and Aryl Chlorides
Alisha Rani Tripathy, A. Mishra, V. Singh, and V. R. Yatham* Chemistry - A European Journal, 2023, e202300774.(link)
11. Photoinduced Decarboxylative C3–H alkylation of Quinoxalin-2 (1H)-ones
A. Bisoyi, A. R Tripathy, Girish. S. Y., S. Sinu, P, U. Choudhury and V. R. Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 2631–2641(link)
2022
10. Catalyst-free Hantzsch ester-mediated Organic Transformations Driven by Visible light.
Girish Suresh Yedase, S. Venugopal,# Arya P# and Veera Reddy Yatham* Asian J. Org. Chem. 2022 (DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202200478) (link)
One of the most downloaded during its first 12 months of publication in AJOC (link)
9. Visible-Light Driven a-Aminoalkyl Radical Mediated C(sp3)-C(sp) Cross-Coupling of Iodoalkanes and Alkynylbromides
Alisha Rani Tripathy, Rizwana Rahmathulla A, Amit Kumar, A. Kumar Ja and Veera Reddy Yatham* Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 5186–5191.(link)
8. Photocatalyzed Alkylative Cyclization of 2-Isocyanobiphenyls with Unactivated Alkyl Iodides
Alisha Rani Tripathy, Rizwana Rahmathulla A, Amit Kumar, and Veera Reddy Yatham* Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20, 3136 - 314.(link))
7. Visible-light enabled C(Sp3)–C(Sp2) cross-electrophile coupling via synergistic halogen-atom transfer (XAT) and nickel catalysis
Girish Suresh Yedase, A. K. Jha and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 5442–5450.(link)).
This work was Featured in Org. Chem. Highlights (link)).
2021
6. Organophotoredox-Catalyzed Switchable Selective Transformation of Aromatic Aldehydes into Pinacols and Benzyl alcohols
Girish Suresh Yedase, maria john and Veera Reddy Yatham* Asian J. Org. Chem. 2021, 10, 2916-2920.(link))
5. Cerium Photocatalyzed Radical Smiles Rearrangement of 2-Aryloxybenzoic acids
Alisharani Tripathy, Girish Suresh Yedase and Veera Reddy Yatham* RSC Advances, 2021, 11, 25207 - 25210.(link))
4. Cerium Photocatalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Benzylic Alcohols to Aldehydes and Ketones
Girish Suresh Yedase, Sumit Kumar, J Stahl, Burkhard König and Veera Reddy Yatham* Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1727-1732.(link))
3. Cesium Carbonate Catalyzed Oxa-Michael Addition of Oximes to Acrylonitrile
J Stahl, VR Yatham, S Crespi, B König, Chemistry Select 2021, 6, 4107-4111.(link))
2020
2. PPh3/NaI driven photocatalytic decarboxylative radical cascade alkylarylation reaction of 2-isocyanobiaryls
Ketan Wadekar, Suraj Aswale and Veera Reddy Yatham* RSC Adv. 2020,10, 16510-16514.(link)
1. Cerium Photocatalyzed Dehydrogenative lactonization of 2-aryl carboxylic acids
Ketan Wadekar, Suraj aswale and Veera Reddy Yatham* Org. Biomol. Chem. 2020,18, 983-987 (link)
Ph.D and Post.doc
9. Ni-catalyzed Reductive DeaminativeArylationat sp3 Carbon Centers
Raul Martin-Montero, Veera ReddyYatham, Hongfei Yin, Jacob Davies, Ruben Martin, Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 2947- 2951.
8. Decarboxylative Hydrazination of Unactivated Carboxylic acids Driven by Cerium Photocatalysis
Veera Reddy Yatham, Peter Peter Bellotti, Burkhard König, Chem.commun. 2019, 55, 3489-3492.
7. Catalytic Intermolecular Dicarbofunctionalization of Styrenes with CO2 and Radical Precursors
Veera Reddy Yatham, Yangyang Shen, Ruben Martin, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 10915–10919.
6. Triazolylidene Ligands Allow Cobalt-Catalyzed C–H/C–O Alkenylations at Ambient Temperature
N. Sauermann, J. Loup, D. Kootz, V. R. Yatham, A. Berkessel, L. Ackermann Synthesis, 2017, 49, 3476–3484.
5. 1,4-Bis-Dipp/Mes-1,2,4-Triazolylidenes: Carbene Catalysts that Efficiently Overcome Steric Hindrance in the Redox Esterification of α- and β-Substituted α,β-Enals
V. R. Yatham, W. Harnying, D. Kootz, J.-M. Neudörfl, N. E. Schlörer, A. Berkessel, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016,138, 2670-2677.
4. N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Tail-to-Tail Oligomerization of N,N-Dimethylacrylamide (DMAA), and the Search for the Stetter Reaction of DMAA with Benzaldehyde
Q. -A. Rajachan, M. Paul, V. R. Yatham, J.-M. Neudörfl, A. Berkessel,Tetrahedron letters 2015, 56, 6537–6540
3. Carbene Catalyzed Umpolung of a,b-Enals: A Reactivity Study of DiaminoDienolsvs.AzoliumEnolates, and the Characterization of Advanced Reaction Intermediates
V. R. Yatham, J.-M. Neudörfl, N. Schlörer, A. Berkessel,Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 3706-3711. .
2. The Key Intermediates of Carbene-Catalyzed Umpolung Characterized by X-Ray/NMR: Breslow Intermediates, Homoenolates and Azolium Enolates
V. R. Yatham, S. Elfert, J.-M. Neudörfl, A. Berkessel, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 11158-11162
1. Umpolung by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: Generation and Reactivity of the Elusive 2,2-Diamino Enols (Breslow Intermediates)
S. Elfert, V. R. Yatham, J. Neudörfl, N. Schlörer, J. H. Teles, A. Berkessel, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 12370-12374
Patents:
1. Process for the Dimerization of Activated Olefins
N. Vautravers, J. H. Teles, A. Berkessel, M. Paul, V. R. Yatham PCT Int. Appl. 2015, WO2015177141.