Independent Publication

30. Amlan Swain,  Bedabyas Behera, Saroj L Samal, Laxmidhar Rout*  and Debendra K Mohapatra; CuNiO₂ Nano Catalyst for Efficient Csp²-S Bond Formation in Water: Toward Green Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2026 ,16, 830-839;DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CY01377A

29. Recent Advances in Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Csp2-X (X = S, N, O) Cross-Coupling Reactions in Water; A. Swain, A.  Ouali, E. Soddu, Y. Wang, S. Kar, P. K. Maharana, M. Taillefer, L. Rout*,  T. Punniyamurthy*

Chemistry an Asian Journal, 2026, 21 (2), e70471  DOI doi/10.1002/asia.70471 

28: Room Temperature C(sp²)–N Bond Formation Using Pd, Cu, and Ni-Catalysts;  Papita Behera, Laxmidhar Rout,* and Debendra Kumar Mohapatra, EJOC 2025, 28, 48, e202500913; https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202500913

27. CuMoO4: A Heterogeneous Bimetallic Nanocatalyst for the C-H activation of Alkenes with Iodoarenes; Papita Behera,   A Smitarani Dora  and  Laxmidhar Rout ; New J. Chem., 2025,49, 18692-18697; https://doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ03598H

26. Practical Synthesis of Thio-Cotarnine Analogues; Pradyota Kumar Behera,   Amit Kumar Pradhan  and  Laxmidhar Rout , New J Chem. 2025; DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/D5NJ00005J

23.  Water Compatible Selenation: Towards Sustainable Synthesis, Priyanka Bag, Papita Behera, Pradyot K. Behera, Amlan Swain, Ajeena Sahoo, Amit K. Pradhan and Dr. Laxmidhar Rout,  Res.  J.   Berh.  Univ., 2023, 6,  11-18 (RJBU ISSN 2250-1681)

22.A Novel Bimetallic BaCu₂O₃ Catalyst for  Csp2-O Cross-Coupling Reactions of Phenols with Arylhalide ,  Subhalaxmi Panda, ,  Pradyota  Kumar Behera,   Papita Behera,   Amlan Swain,  Amit Kumar Pradhan  and Prof. Dr. Laxmidhar Rout, Chemistry Select 2023, 2023, 8, e202302445, https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202302445 (IF 2.8)

21. Transition Metal Catalyzed C-O Cross-coupling at Room Temperature, Papita Behera, Pradyota K. Behera, Amlan Swain, Amit K. Pradhan, Smruti S. Jena, and Laxmidhar Rout^*, Res. J. Berham. Univ. 2023, 5, 90-95, ( ISSN 2250-1681)

20. t-BuOH Solvent for CuSeO₃ Catalyzed Csp²-Se Cross-coupling of Diaryldiselenide with Arylhalides and Boronic acids, Amit Kumar Pradhan,  Pradyota  Kumar Behera,  Prabhupada Choudhury, Papita Behera,   Amlan Swain,  Priyanka Bag,  Debiprasad Pany,  and Prof. Dr. Laxmidhar Rout, Chemistry Select 2023, 2023, 8, e202300378,   https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202300378 (IF 2.8)

19. Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of porphyran, a sulfated galactan, B.  Pradhan,  J.-S.  Ki  and L. Rout,, Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023,, 301, Part A, 120326  (IF 11.0) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120326

18. CuMoO4 Catalyzed  Csp 2-Se Cross-Coupling of Aryl Bromide and Iodide with Diaryldiselenides in Water; P Choudhury,  A. K. Pradhan, S. Jena, B. K.  Sahoo, S. K. Sahu, P.  K. Behera, P. Behera,  A. Swain,and Dr.  Laxmidhar Rout , 2022, https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejoc.202201194. 

17. Transition Metal Catalysed C-S Cross-Coupling Reactions at Room Temperature.,  Pradyota Kumar Behera,^a Prabhupada Choudhury^a Papita Behera^a  Amlan Swain,^a Amit Kumar Pradhan,^a and Laxmidhar Rout^a*  Chemistry Select 2022, 2022, 7, 41, e202202919,  https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202202919  (IF 2.89)

16. MTP18 inhibition triggers mitochondrial hyperfusion to induce apoptosis through ROS-mediated lysosomal membrane permeabilization-dependent pathway in oral cancer; D. P. Panigrahi, S. Patra, B. P. Behera, P. K. Behera^, S. Patil, B.S. Patro,L.  Rout^, *,I. Sarangi *, S. K. Bhutia^,* Free radical Biology and Medicine, 2022,  2022, 190, 307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2022.08.019 (In Press).   (IF 8.01)

15. Efficient Oxygen Bridged Bimetallic CuSeO₃.2H₂O Catalyzed  (C_SP2-C_Sp) Sonogasira  Cross-Coupling of  Terminal Aryl Acetylene with Haloarenes, S. K. Sahu, P. Choudhury, P. K. Behera, T. Bisoyi, R. R. Sahoo, A. Bisoyi, K. R. Gorantala, B.S. Mallick, M. Mohapatra and. L. Rout  , New. J. Chem, 2022;  46, 1650-1657. 10.1039/D1NJ04485K  (IF 3.6)

14. Strategy for Synthesis of Structural Analogues of Artemisinin, S.K. Sahu, P. K. Behera, M. C. Maity, P. Behera, A. Swain, R. K. Sahu, S. Panda  and L. Rout, Res. J. Berham. Univ. 2021, 3, 69-82, 2021, ISSN 2250-1681

13. Recent advance in [3+2] cycloa ddition of allene with 1,3-carbonyl ylide; Rh(II) catalyzed access to bridged polyoxocarbocyles; S. K. Sahu, P. K. Behera,  P. Choudhury,  M. Sethi, S. Jena, and L. Rout, New. J. Chem, 2021, 45, 11018-11029;  10.1039/D1NJ02034J , (IF 3.6).

12.Oxygen bridged bimetallic CuMoO₄ nanocatalyst for benzylic alcohol  oxidation; mechanism and DFT  study; P. K. Behera,  P. Choudhury,  S K. Sahu, R. R. Sahu, A. N. Harvat, C. McNulty, A.  Stitgen, J.  Scanlon, M.  Kar, and Prof. L. Rout, A. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 10, 1117-1122;  DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202100192  (IF 4.0)

11. Dehydrogenative oxidation of aryl methanol using oxygen bridged [Cu-O-Se] bimetallic catalyst; P.  Choudhury,  P.  K. Behera,  S. K. Sahu,  T.  Bisoyi, R. R. Sahu,  S.  R.  Prusty,  A. Stitgen,  J. Scanlon, Prof. L.  Rout, New. J. Chem, 2021, 45, 5775-5779. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1NJ00712B(IF 3.6)

10. Recent Advances in Transition-Metal-Mediated C_sp2-B and C_sp2-P Cross-Coupling Reactions, Laxmidhar Rout and Tharmalingam Punniyamurthy, Coordination Chemistry Review, 2021, 413, 213675.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213675, (Impact factor 23.5) 38.2 CiteScore.

9.Chemotherapeutic efficacy of curcumin and resveratrol against cancer: Chemoprevention, chemoprotection, drug synergism and clinical pharmacokinetics,  S.  Patra; B. Pradhan; R.  Nayak; C.  Behera; L. Rout, M. Jena, T. Efferth, S. K. Bhutia,Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2021, 73, 310-320; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcancer.2020.10.010  (Impact factor 15.7); 35.0 CiteScore.

8. Developments in chemistry and biological application of cotarnine & its analogs, Sahu, S. K.   Behera, P. K.  Panda, S.  Choudhury, P. and Rout, L. Tetrahedron 2020, 76,50, 131663.  ; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2020.131663 (IF 2.8)

7. Strategy and Problems for Synthesis  of Antimalaria Artemisinin (Qinghaosu);  Santosh Kumar Sahu,  Pradyota Kumar Behera, Prabhupada Choudhury,  Subhalaxmi Panda and  Laxmidhar Rout,  Chemistry Select 2020, 29, 12333-12344; https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202002885  (IF 2.3)

6. Bimetallic  BaMoO4 Nanoparticle for  C-S Cross-Coupling of Thiols  with Haloarene. Subhalaxmi Panda, Pradyota  Kumar Behera,  Santosh Kumar Sahu, Reba Panigrahi, Bamakanta Garnaik and Laxmidhar Rout,  New J. Chem 2020, 44, 2500-2504; https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NJ05581A  (IF 3.6)

 5.CuMoO₄ Bimetallic Nanoparticles, An  Efficient Catalyst  for Room Temperature C-S Cross-coupling of Thiols and Haloarenes,  Reba Panigrahi, Santosh Kumar Sahu, Pradyota Kumar Behera, Subhalaxmi Panda, and  Prof. Laxmidhar Rout,  Chemistry Eur. J. 2020, 24, 620-624.https://org/doi/10.1002/chem.201904801  (IF 5.9).

 4.Recyclable Bimetallic CuMoO₄ Nanoparticle for  C-N Cross-Coupling Reaction Under Mild Condition. Reba Panigrahi,  Subhalaxmi Panda, Pradyota  Kumar Behera,  Santosh Kumar Sahu and  Dr. Laxmidhar Rout. New J. Chem 2019,  43, 19274.  https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NJ04436A (IF 3.6).

3.Synthesis of Acyl Derivatives of Cotarnine, Organic Synthesis Database Online, (Editor: A. S. Kendee, and J. S. Freeman) . Dr. Laxmidhar Rout,   B.Emmanuel, and Prof. A. K. Sahoo,  2019, Volume 95., Org. Syn. 95, 455. https://doi.org/10.1002/0471264229.os095.30, 

2.Metal Free Activation of C(SP3)-H Bond, Practical and Rapid Synthesis of Privileged 1-Substituted-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolines,  S. K. Choudhury, P. Rout, J-C. Florent, L. Johannes, E. Bertounesque,  Prof. Laxmidhar Rout, Eur J. Org. Chem. 2017,  35, 5275-5292; https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201700471  (IF 4.0);

1. Metal-Free Activation of a C(sp)−H Bond of Aryl Acetylenes ,  Laxmidhar Rout, Dr. Dr. Jean-Claude Florent, Dr. Ludger Johannes, Santosh Kumar Choudhury, Joe Scanlon and  Emmanuel Bertounesque  Chem. - A Europ. J. 2016,  22, 14812–14815,   https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201603003 (IF 5.9)