Dr. Rema Devi B

Edu. Qualifications

• M.Sc
• Ph.D

Areas of Interest/Specialisation

• Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Courses/subject Taught

• PG Organic Chemistry, UG – Organic and Inorganic Chemistry

Field of Research

• Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Experience

• 7 years of Research Experience
• 10 years of Teaching Experience

Memberships in Learned Bodies/Societies, If any

• Member SN Central School, Mavelikara

Scholarships/Fellowships Obtained

• UGC NET – 2002
• GATE – 2003
• UGC SRF- 2005
• CNRS Post Doctoral Fellowship (FRANCE) – 2009 –  University de Rouen, LFAOC-UMR 6014 CNRS, IRCOF, Mont Saint Aignan, France
• INSA Summer Fellowship for Teachers  (SFT) – 2019

Extension Activities

• Class tutor – II MSc – Analytical Chemistry
• Faculty Advisors-CBCSS
• Green Protocol Monitoring Committee (GPMC)
• Share and Care Club

Papers Published

• Novel Multicomponent reaction involving isoquinoline, DMAD and isatilidens leading to the synthesis of Functionalized Spiro- oxindoles: Devi B. R.; Sandhya B.;Materials Today Proceedings, 2020. (Impact Factor -0.58)
• “Domino alkylation/oxa-Michael of 1,3-cyclohexanediones: Steering the C/O-chemoselectivity to reach tetrahydrobenzofuranones” Devi, R. B.; Henrot, M.; De Paolis, M.;* Maddaluno, J. Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, 9, 6509-6512. (Impact Factor -3.64)
• Chiral 3-aminopyrrolidines as a rigid diamino scaffold for organocatalysis and organometallic chemistry. M. Pouliquen, J. Blanchet, M. De Paolis, Devi, B. R. J. Rouden,* M.-C. Lasne and J. Maddaluno. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2010, 1511-1521. (Impact Factor -2.39)
• Novel Multicomponent Reaction Involving Isoquinoline, Dimethyl Acetylenedicarboxylate and Isatilidenes: A Novel Protocol for the Synthesis of Functionalized Spiro-Oxindoles. Nair, V.; Devi, B. R. Journal of Chemical Sciences, 2008, 179. (Impact Factor -1.64)
• A Novel Multicomponent Protocol for the Synthesis of Oxazinobenzothiazole Derivatives. Nair, V.; Abhilash, N.; Devi, B. R.; Suresh, E. Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 4391. (Impact Factor -2.39)
• A Facile Synthesis of Thiaaza-and Thiadiaza-fluorene Derivatives Involving Benzothiazole-DMAD Zwitterion with Arylidenemalononitriles and N-Tosylimines. Nair, V.; Devi, B. R.; Paul, R. R.; Pillai, A. N. Heterocycles 2007, 73, 249.  (Impact Factor -1.89)
• The Huisgen 1,4-Dipolar Cycloaddition Involving Isoquinoline, Dimethyl butynedioate and Activated Styrenes: A Facile Synthesis of Tetrahydrobenzoquinolizine Derivatives. Nair, V.; Devi, B. R.; Varma, R. L. Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 3333. (Impact Factor -2.39)
• Novel Pyridine Catalyzed Reaction of Dimethyl Acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) and Arylidenemalonontriles: A Stereoselective Synthesis of Highly substituted Buta-1,3-dienes. Nair, V.; Devi, B. R; Vidya, N.; Abhilash, N.; Menon, R. S. Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 3203. (Impact Factor -2.39)
• Novel One-pot Four-component Reaction of Isocyanides, Dimethyl Acetylenedicarboxylate and Cyclobutene-1,2-diones: Synthesis of Novel Spiroheterocycle. Nair, V.; Menon, R. S.; Deepthi, A.; Devi, B. R. Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 1337. (Impact Factor -2.39)
• Pyridine Catalyzed Reaction of Dimethyl Acetylenedicarboxylate with Carbonyl Compounds and N-Tosylimines: Efficient Synthesis of 2-Benzoyl fumarates and 1-Azadienes. Nair, V.; Sreekanth, A. R.; Abhilash, N.; Biju, A. T.; Devi, B. R.; Menon, R. S.; Rath, N. P.; Sreenivas, R. Synthesis 2003, 1895. (Impact Factor -2.88)

Papers Presented

Presented :

• Domino alkylation/oxa-Michael of 1,3-cyclohexanediones: Steering the C/O-chemoselectivity to reach tetrahydrobenzofuranones. Devi, R. B.; Henrot, M.; De Paolis, M. 14th CRSI National symposium in Chemistry (NSC 14) at NIIST, Trivandrum on Feb. 2012, Poster # 121.
• The Huisgen 1,4-Dipolar Cycloaddition Involving N-Heterocycles, Dimethyl Acetylenedicarboxylate and Isatilidenes Leading to the Synthesis of Funtionalized Spiro-Oxindoles Computer Aided drug designing at S.N.C Chengannur . March 2011.
• Domino alkylation/oxa-Michael of 1,3-cyclohexanediones: Steering the C/O-chemoselectivity to reach tetrahydrobenzofuranones U.G.C. Sponsored National Seminar in Organic Chemistryat Besellius College, Kottayam. 23rd Feb. 2012.

Attended :

• Lecture workshop on recent trends in Chemical Science at AmrithaUniversityAmritha university, Kollam. August 2011.
• Computer Aided drug designing UGC S.N. College, Chengannur. March 2011
• National Workshop on Open Source Drug Discovery    CSIR NIIST. March 2012
• CRSI Symposium CRSI NIIST Feb 2012
• National Seminar in Organic Chemistry UGC Besellius College, Kottayam. 23rd Feb. 2012
• National Seminar on Sustainable Development: Challenges and Oppertunities UGC S.N. College, Chengannur. August 213
• Emerging Trends at the Interface of Chemistry and Informatics. UGC S.NCollege, Varkala. Dec 2013
• National seminar   KSTEC  S.N. College, Chengannur.
• Work shop  KSTEC S.N. College, Chengannur.

Research Projects Undertaken

• UGC – Minor Project- UGC/SWRO-2362-M R P/ 1 5-1 6/KLKE052/U GC-SWRO

Orientation Courses Attended

• UGC- Sponsored Orientation Programme – 27/07/2016 –23/08/2016-
• UGC-Academic Staff College, Thiruvananthapuram.

Refresher Courses Attended

• UGC- Sponsored Refresher Programme – 09/08/2017 –29/08/2017 – UGC-Academic Staff College, Thiruvananthapuram
• Refresher Course in  Material sciences          UGC HRDC, University of Kerala          21-11-2019 to 04-02-201   UGC, New Delhi
• Online Refresher course in Chemistry for Higher Education  MHRD, New Delhi          01-09-2019 to 31-12-201   MHRD, New Delhi

Seminars/Workshops/Trainings Organised

• Two day National seminar Sponsered by KSTEC –  February 2017
• One Day National Seminar –Agora –  January 2019

Seminars/Conferences Attended

• Lecture workshop on recent trends in Chemical Science at.
• AmrithaUniversity Amritha university, Kollam.
• August 2011.
• Computer Aided drug designing          UGC S.N. College, Chengannur. March 2011
• National Workshop on Open Source Drug Discovery     CSIR NIIST. March 2012
• CRSI Symposium CRSI NIIST Feb 2012
• National Seminar in Organic Chemistry    UGC Besellius College, Kottayam. 23rd Feb. 2012
• National Seminar on Sustainable Development: Challenges and Oppertunities          UGC S.N. College, Chengannur. August 213
• Emerging Trends at the Interface of Chemistry and Informatics.       UGC S.N. College, Varkala. Dec 2013
• National seminar   KSTEC       S.N. College, Chengannur.
• Work shop  KSTEC       S.N. College, Chengannur.

Awards/Honours/Patents

• INSA SummaerFelellowship for Teachers – 2019