Sunil V. Pansare

Dr. Sunil V. Pansare is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Memorial University, Canada. His research focuses on asymmetric organic synthesis using organocatalysis and metal-based catalysis, particularly for natural product synthesis and medicinal chemistry applications.

• Develops enantioselective synthetic routes for chiral biologically active molecules
• Specializes in organocatalytic conjugate addition, vinylogous aldol reactions, and C-H bond functionalization
• Applies methodologies to synthesize alkaloids, marine natural products, and functionalized heterocycles

His group's recent work emphasizes organocatalyst design for carbon-carbon bond formation and multicomponent reactions for combinatorial chemistry. Key projects target asymmetric synthesis of pyrrolidines, quinolizidines, and hydroxy amino acid motifs.

Scientific distinctions include:

• JACS Hot Paper (2007) for work on diamine catalysts
• Top 20 most cited minireview in Chemistry—A European Journal (2011)

The Pansare Group has trained numerous researchers including Moorthy N.V.G., Rajender Dyapa, Rakesh Thorat, and Kaivalya Kulkarni. The group actively seeks new PhD candidates interested in organic synthesis and asymmetric catalysis.