Materials Science Division

Member

        Ganapati Shanbhag
Scientist
Phone: 080 2740 8552
E-mail: shanbhag@poornaprajna dot org
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Areas of interest

Heterogeneous Catalysis (Novel micro/mesoporous materials for shape selective organic transformations); Novel multifunctional materials and their catalytic applications; Catalytic conversion of biomass and biorefinary byproducts into fuels and value added chemicals; Chemical fixation of CO2 by converting it into value added chemicals.

Curriculum Vita

2010-Present: Scientist, PPISR, Bangalore, India.
2008-2010: Research Scientist, Dept. of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and technology (KAIST), South Korea.
2002-2008: Ph.D. National Chemical Laboratory, Pune India (Degree by University of Pune).
2000-2001: Research Associate in ICI India Ltd, Mumbai, India.
1999-2000: Lecturer, M.M Arts and Science College, Sirsi, Karnataka, India.
1999: M.Sc. Organic Chemistry, Karnatak University, Dharwad.

Graduate students

  1. Swetha B V
  2. Vijay S Marakatti
  3. Janardhan H L

Project students

  1. Satish Burla S

Selected recent publications

  1. Mesoporous sodalite: A novel stable solid catalyst for base catalyzed organic transformations,
    Ganapati V. Shanbhag, M. Choi, J. Kim and Ryong Ryoo, Journal of Catalysis, Volume 264, 2009, 88-92.

  2. Chemoselective synthesis of β-amino acid derivatives by hydroamination of activated olefins using AlSBA-15 catalyst,
    G. V. Shanbhag, S.M. Kumbar and S.B. Halligudi, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, Volume 284(1-2), 2008, 16-23.

  3. Heterogeneous intermolecular hydroamination of terminal alkynes with aromatic amines,
    Ganapati V. Shanbhag, S.M. Kumbar, T. Joseph and S.B. Halligudi , Tetrahedron Letters, Volume 47 (2), 2006, 141-143.
  4. Copper(II) ion exchanged AlSBA-15: a versatile catalyst for intermolecular hydroamination of terminal alkynes with aromatic amines
    Ganapati V. Shanbhag, Trissa Joseph and S. B. Halligudi, Journal of Catalysis, Volume 250 (2), 2007, 274-282.

  5. Liquid phase allylation of anisole using TPA/ZrO2 catalyst,
    G. V. Shanbhag, B. M. Devassy and S. B. Halligudi, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, Volume 218 (1), 2004, 67-72.