Dr. A. Lalitha

PROFESSOR
Department of Chemistry
Email :lalitha253@periyaruniversity.ac.in
Education
Course Institution
B.SC SFR College for Women, Sivakasi ( 1991 )
M.SC School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. ( 1993 )
PH.D. School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai ( 2001 )
Professional Experience
Field Company / Institution Designation
Research School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai Principal Investigator, DST Women Scientist Project ( 2004 - 2004 )
Specializations
Organic synthesis
Heterogeneous catalysis
Green chemistry
Awards
S.No Award Title Date of Award Level Sponsor Sponsor Address
111991-07-10NationalSFR College SivakasiSFR College for Women, Sivakasi
211994-04-18NationalMadurai Kamaraj UnivMadurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
311993-04-01NationalIIT, BombayIIT, Bombay
411997-06-01NationalCSIRCSIR, New Delhi
512003-09-25NationalDSTDST
Total No. of Ph.D’s. and M.Phil’s. Produced
Degree Awarded Submited On-roll
M.Phil 30 1 1
Ph.D 30 1 1
Research Project
S.No Title Status Funding Agency
1Photochemistry of non-steroidal anti- in DST
2Wealth from Waste Salem-Dharmapuri Chamber of Commerce, Sa
3Effect of light on fluoroquinolone antib UGC
4Design and utilization of metal nitrate CSIR
Publications

  1. A Lalitha, Kannan P. Naicker,, K. Pitchumani, Clay-catalysed dealkylation of organic sulphides , Catalysis Letters , 56(4), 237-239, 1998, Springer (2.9110)

  2. Appaswami Lalitha, Kasi Pitchumani, , Pothiraj Kannan, Influence of cations in faujasite zeolites in cis-trans isomerization of 4-bromophenyl styryl sulfone , Tetrahedron , 54(51), 15667-15672, 1998, Elsevier (2.3770)

  3. A Lalitha, H. Shayira Banu, K. Pitchumani, Modification of photochemical reactivity of trans-2-styrylpyridine: effect of cyclodextrin complexation, Chemical Communications , 0(7), 607-608, 1999, Royal Society of Chemistry(6.2900)

  4. Appaswami Lalitha, Kasi Pitchumani, Chockalingam Srinivasan, Zeolite mediated protection of carbonyl groups, Green Chemistry, 1(4), 173-174, 1999, Royal Society of Chemistry(8.5860)

  5. A Lalitha, K Pitchumani, C Srinivasan, Photodimerization of trans-2-styrylpyridine in zeolite cages, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 134(3), 193-197, 2000, Elsevier(2.8910)

  6. A Lalitha, K Pitchumani, C Srinivasan, Thermal and photochemical Wallach rearrangement of azoxybenzene in zeolite cages, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 160(2), 429-435, 2000, Elsevier(3.9580)

  7. A Lalitha, D. Madhavan, M. Murugalakshmi, K.Pitchumani, Dimerisation of olefins catalysed by K10-montmorillonite clays , Catalysis Letters , 73(1), 1-4, 2001, Springer (2.9110)

  8. A Lalitha, K Pitchumani, C Srinivasan, Induced diastereoselectivity in photodecarboxylation of 2-phenylpropionic acid in faujasite zeolites, Tetrahedron, 57(20), 4455-4459, 2001, Elsevier(2.3770)

  9. A Lalitha, A. David Stephen, K. Pitchumani, Structure of cis and trans-4-Bromophenylstyrylsulfones , Analytical Sciences , 24(6), 115-116, 2008, The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry (1.1740)

  10. A Lalitha, K. Sivakumar, ., Zeolite H-Y–Supported Copper(II) Nitrate: A Simple and Effective Solid-Supported Reagent for Nitration of Phenols and Their Derivatives, Synthetic Communications, 38(11), 1745-1752, 2008, Taylor and Francis(1.3770)

  11. Appaswami Lalitha, Palani Theerthagiri, ., Benzylation of b-dicarbonyl compounds and 4-hydroxycoumarin using TMSOTf catalyst: a simple, mild, and efficient method, Tetrahedron Letters, 51(41), 5454-5458, 2010, Elsevier(2.1250)

  12. Appaswami Lalitha, Palani Theerthagiri, Pirama Nayagam Arunachalam, Iodine-catalyzed one-pot synthesis of amides from nitriles via Ritter reaction, Tetrahedron Letters, 51(21), 2813-2819, 2010, Elsevier(2.1250)

  13. A Lalitha, K. Sivakumar, A. Kathirvel, Simple and efficient method for the synthesis of highly substituted imidazoles using zeolite-supported reagents, Tetrahedron Letters, 51(22), 3018-3021, 2010, Elsevier(2.1250)

  14. Appaswami Lalitha, Samikannu Ramesh, Kulanthaivel Sivakumar, Water-mediated strecker reaction: an Efficient and environmentally friendly Approach for the synthesis of a-aminonitriles via a three-component Condensation , Synthetic Communications , 40(23), 3544-3551, 2010, Taylor and Francis (1.3770)

  15. A Lalitha, K. Sivakumar, S. Ramesh, Cu(II)-Impregnated Sulfated MCM-41: An Efficient and Convenient Protocol for the Synthesis of 1,3-benzodioxoles, Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 41(1), 91-93, 2011, Taylor and Francis(0.6310)

  16. Appaswami Lalitha, Palani Theerthagiri, ., Zn(OTf)2—catalyzed direct cyanation of benzylic alcohols—a novel synthesis of a-aryl nitriles, Tetrahedron Letters, 53(41), 5535-5538, 2012, Elsevier(2.1250)

  17. A Lalitha, P. Theerthagiri, ., Iodine-catalyzed N-alkylation of tosylhydrazones with benzylic alcohols, Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 10(4), 717-724, 2013, Springer(1.5930)

  18. Appaswami Lalitha, Samikannu Ramesh, Pirama Nayagam Arunachalam, Regioselective ethoxy-carbonylation of indoles and indazoles using DEAD and tetraethylammonium cyanide, RSC Advances, 3(23), 8666-8669, 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry(2.9360)

  19. Appaswami Lalitha, Samikannu Ramesh, ., Scandium(III) Triflate Catalyzed 1,4-Addition of Cyano Group to Enones Using Tetraethylammonium Cyanide as the Cyanide Source, Acta Chimica Slovenica, 60(3), 689-694, 2013, Slovenian Chemical Society(1.1040)

  20. Appaswami Lalitha, Kandasamy Parameswaran, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Synthesis of novel bis(pyrimido[5,4-c]quinoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione) and its derivatives: Evaluation of their antioxidant properties, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 23(13), 3873-3878, 2013, Elsevier(2.4420)

  21. Appaswami Lalitha, Krishnan Revathy, ., An efficient green chemistry protocol for the synthesis of novel spiropyrrolizidine compounds, RSC Advances, 4(1), 279-285, 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry(2.9360)

  22. Appaswami Lalitha, Paramasivam Sivaguru, ., Ceric ammonium nitrate supported HY-zeolite: An efficient catalyst for the synthesis of 1,8-dioxo-octahydroxanthenes, Chinese Chemical Letters, 25(2), 321-323, 2014, Elsevier(2.6310)

  23. Appaswami Lalitha, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Kaliyan Bhuvaneswari, Synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles catalyzed by ceric ammonium nitrate supported HY-zeolite, Tetrahedron Letters, 55(41), 5683-5686, 2014, Elsevier(2.1250)

  24. Appaswami Lalitha, Rathinam Ramesh, Subramani Maheswari, Catalyst-free one-pot synthesis and antioxidant evaluation of highly functionalized novel 1,4- dihydropyridine derivatives, Research on Chemical Intermediates, 41(11), 8233-8243, 2015, Springer(1.6740)

  25. Appaswami Lalitha, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Palani Theerthagiri, Metal free organic transformation: cyanuric chloride catalyzed synthesis of 5-substituted-1H-tetrazoles, Tetrahedron Letters, 56(17), 2203-2206, 2015, Elsevier(2.1250)

  26. Appaswami Lalitha, Rathinam Ramesh, ., PEG-assisted two-component approach for the facile synthesis of 5-aryl-1,2,4-triazolidine-3- thiones under catalyst-free conditions, RSC Advances, 5(63), 51188-51192, 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry(2.9360)

  27. Appaswami Lalitha, Krishnan Revathy, ., p‑TSA‑catalyzed synthesis of spiroquinazolinones, Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 12(11), 2045-2049, 2015, Springer(1.5930)

  28. Appaswami Lalitha, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Kandasamy Parameswaran, Synthesis of 2-aryl-2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones using boric acid-functionalized MCM-41 as a novel heterogeneous catalyst under solvent-free condition, Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 12(1), 95-100, 2015, Springer(1.5930)

  29. Appaswami Lalitha, Rathinam Ramesh, ., Synthesis of pyran annulated heterocyclic scaffolds: a highly convenient protocol using dimethylamine, Research on Chemical Intermediates, 41(10), 8009-8017, 2015, Springer(1.6740)

  30. Appaswami Lalitha, Krishnan Revathy, ., CAN catalyzed synthesis of 1H-indazolotriones , Journal of Indian Chemical Society , 92(6), 857-859, 2015, Indian Chemical Society

  31. Appaswami Lalitha, Rathinam Ramesh, Pullar Vadivel, Click and facile access of substituted tetrahydro-4Hchromenes using 2-aminopyridine as a catalyst, Research on Chemical Intermediates, 42(10), 7625-7636, 2016, Springer(1.6740)

  32. Appaswami Lalitha, Rathinam Ramesh, ., Facile and Green Chemistry Access to 5-aryl-1,2,4-Triazolidine-3-thiones in Aqueous Medium, ChemistrySelect, 1(9), 2085-2089, 2016, Wiley(1.5050)

  33. Appaswami Lalitha, Rathinam Ramesh, Raji Madhesh, Piperidine Catalyzed Four–component Strategy for the Facile Access of Polyfunctionalized 1,4-Dihydropyridines at Ambient Conditions, ChemistrySelect, 1(16), 5196-5200, 2016, Wiley(1.5050)

  34. Appaswami Lalitha, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Raman Sandhiya, Synthesis and antioxidant properties of novel 2H-chromene-3- carboxylate and 3-acetyl-2H-chromene derivatives, Tetrahedron Letters, 57(23), 2496-2501, 2016, Elsevier(2.1250)

  35. Appaswami Lalitha, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Kandasamy Parameswaran, Synthesis of novel eight-membered dibenzo[b,f][1,5]oxazocin-6-ones, Tetrahedron Letters, 57(23), 2549-2553, 2016, Elsevier(2.1250)

  36. Appaswami Lalitha, Rathinam Ramesh, Nagarajan Nagasundaram, Glycerol assisted eco-friendly strategy for the facile synthesis of 4,4-(arylmethylene)bis(3-methyl-1Hpyrazol- 5-ols) and 2-aryl-2,3-dihydroquinazolin- 4(1H)-ones under catalyst-free conditions , Research on Chemical Intermediates , 43(3), 1767-1782, 2017, Springer (1.6740)

  37. Appaswami Lalitha, Rathinam Ramesh, Durairaj Meignanasundar, An Organocatalytic Novel Synthesis of Polyfunctionalized Bis-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-carboxylates via Domino-MCR Strategy, ChemistrySelect, 2(31), 10210-10214, 2017, Wiley(1.5050)

  38. Appaswami Lalitha, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Kandasamy Parameswaran, Antioxidant, anticancer and electrochemical redox properties of new bis(2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one) derivatives, Molecular Diversity, 21(3), 611-620, 2017, Springer(2.2290)

  39. Appaswami Lalitha, Rathinam Ramesh, Subramani Maheswari, Cyanuric chloride catalyzed metal-free mild protocol for the synthesis of highly functionalized tetrahydropyridines, Tetrahedron Letters, 58(40), 3905-3909, 2017, Elsevier(2.1250)

  40. Appaswami Lalitha, Cinnathambi Subramani Maheswar, Rathinam Ramesh, One-pot synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical acridine sulfonamide derivatives catalyzed by p-TSA, Research on Chemical Intermediates, 43(7), 4165-4173, 2017, Springer(1.6740)

  41. Appaswami Lalitha, Cinnathambi Subramani Maheswar, Chandrabose Shanmugapriya, SnO2 nanoparticles as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of 2H-indazolo[2,1-b]phthalazine-triones, Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry, 7(3), 283-291, 2017, Springer

  42. Appaswami Lalitha, Kaliyan Bhuvaneswari, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Molecular Docking of Novel Curcumin Derivatives as Bcl-2 Inhibitors Targeting Human Breast Cancer MCF-7 Cells, ChemistrySelect, 2(35), 11552-11560, 2017, Wiley(1.5050)

  43. Appaswami Lalitha, Cinnathambi Subramani Maheswar, Rathinam Ramesh, Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Behavior of Bamboo Rice Husk Ash , Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, 64(8), 889-895, 2017, Wiley (0.8620)

  44. Appaswami Lalitha, Rathinam Ramesh, Gunasekaran Sankar, Carbon–SO3H derived from glycerol: a green recyclable catalyst for synthesis of 2,3‑dihydroquinazolin‑4(1H)‑ones , Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society , 15(1), 1-9, 2018, Springer (1.5930)

  45. Appaswami Lalitha, Rathinam Ramesh, Periyathambi Kalisamy, Metal-Free Mild Synthesis of Novel 1′H-Spiro[Cycloalkyl-1,2′-quinazolin]-4′(3′H)-ones by an Organocatalytic Cascade Reaction , Synlett , 29(2), 203-208, 2018, Thieme Verlag (2.3690)

  46. Appaswami Lalitha, Rathinam Ramesh, Mani Arivazhagan, Improved one-pot, four-component strategy to access functionalized dihydropyridines by using 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine as a catalyst , Synlett , 29(14), 1897-1901, 2018, Thieme Verlag (2.3690)

  47. Appaswami Lalitha, Rathinam Ramesh, Samikannu Ramesh, Jan Grzegorz Malecki, Ultrasound aided solvent-free synergy: an improved synthetic approach to access 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones , Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society , 16(6), 1197-1205, 2019, Springer (1.5930)

  48. Lalitha, A., Bhuvaneswari, K. , , Sivaguru, P. , , Synthesis, anticancer evaluation, and docking studies of some novel azo chromene derivatives, Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, 67(10), 1877-1886, 2020, Wiley(1.5540)

  49. Lalitha, A., Ramesh, R. , , Tamilselvi, V. , Vadivel, P. ,, Innovative Green Synthesis of 4-Aryl-Pyrazolo[5,6]Pyrano [2,3-d]Pyrimidines under Catalyst-Free Conditions, Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, 40(3), 811-823, 2020, Taylor and Francis(2.0000)

  50. Lalitha, A., Thirumurugan, C. , , Vadivel, P. , Lakshmanan, S., Synthesis, characterization of novel quinoline-2-carboxamide based chalcone derivatives and their molecular docking, photochemical studies, Synthetic Communications, 50(6), 831-839, 2020, Taylor & Francis(1.7960)

  51. Lalitha, A., Ramesh, R. , , Jayamathi, J. , Karthika, C. , Malecki, J.G., An Organocatalytic Newer Synthetic Strategy Toward the Access of Polyfunctionalized 4H-Pyrans via Multicomponent Reactions, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, 40(2), 502-515, 2020, Taylor & Francis(2.0000)

  52. Lalitha, A., Vinoth, N. , , Kalaiarasi, C. , Kumaradhas, P. , Vadivel, P., Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of New N-Substituted Hexahydroquinolinone Derivatives and X-Ray Crystallographic Studies, ChemistrySelect, 5(9), 2696-2700, 2020, Wiley (1.8110)

  53. Appaswami Lalitha, Cinnathambi Subramani Maheswari, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Jan Grzegorz Malecki, Glacial Acetic Acid-Assisted One-Pot Synthesis of Diverse Octahydroacridin-4-Methylbenzenesulfonamides via Tandem Cascade Reactions , Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds , 40(4), 1045-1058, 2020, Taylor and Francis (2.0000)

  54. Appaswami Lalitha, Rathinam Ramesh, Subramani Maheswari, Jan Grzegorz Malecki, NaN3 Catalyzed Highly Convenient Access to Functionalized 4H-chromenes: A Green One-pot Approach for Diversity Amplification , Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds , 40(5), 1581-1594, 2020, Taylor and Francis (2.0000)

  55. Appaswami Lalitha, Cinnathambi Subramani Maheswari, , Rathinam Ramesh, Antibacterial Evaluation of Some 3-Amino-1H-Pyrazolo[1,2-b]Phthalazine-2-Carboxamides by using Fish Scale Hydroxyapatite as a Heterogeneous Catalyst , Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds , 0(0), 1-17, 2020, Taylor & Francis (1.2370)

  56. Appaswami Lalitha, Cinnathambi Subramani Maheswari, , Velmurugan Tamilselvi, Rathinam Ramesh, An Organocatalytic Cascade Synthesis of Diverse 1H-Pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine-2-carboxamide,1H-Pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine, 4H-Pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole and 4H-Benzo[g]chromenes via Multicomponent Reactions , Organic Preparations and Procedures International , 52(1), 22-36, 2020, Taylor & Francis (1.5200)

  57. Appaswami Lalitha, Nagarajan Nagasundaram, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Rajendiran Santhosh, , SO3H@carbon powder derived from waste orange peel: An efficient, nano-sized greener catalyst for the synthesis of dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole derivatives, Advanced Powder Technology, 0(0), 0-0, 2020, Elsevier(3.2500)

  58. Lalitha.A., Vinoth. N., Catalyst-Free Three-Component Synthesis, Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Docking Studies of Spiroindoline Derivatives , Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, 0(0), 0-0, 2020, Taylor and Francis(1.2370)

  59. A.Lalitha, N.Vinoth, , Synthesis of new 1H-spiro[acridine-9,3′-indoline]-1,2’(2H,10H)-dione derivatives using aqueous ethanol as a reaction medium , Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry , 59(5), 927-932, 2021, Wiley(2.4000)

  60. A.Lalitha, V.Tamilselvi, R. Ramesh, p-TSA Catalyzed One-Pot Synthesis of 2-(1H-Indol-3-yl)-3-Phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-Ones, Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, 43(1), 434-443, 2021, Taylor & Francis (2.4000)

  61. Lalitha.A., Bhuvaneswari, K., ,, Nagasundaram. N., Synthesis, anti-inflammatory activity, and molecular docking study of novel azo bis antipyrine derivatives against cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme, Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, 68(1), 27-33, 2021, Wiley(1.5540)

  62. Lalitha.A., Vinoth. N., Vadivel. P., Expedient Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Tetrahydro-1′ H -spiro[indoline-3,4′-quinoline]-3′-carbonitrile Derivatives Using Piperidine as Catalyst, Synlett,, 0(0), 0-0, 2021, Thieme(2.3690)

  63. Lalitha.A., Tamilselvi. V, Click Synthesis of Novel 3-(2-(2,4,5-Triphenyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethyl)-1H-indoles Catalyzed by Glacial Acetic Acid and their Antibacterial Evaluation, ChemistrySelect, 6(9), 2144-2148, 2021, Wiley(1.8110)

  64. Lalitha.A., Vinoth. N., Kalaiarasi, C., Kumaradhas,, One-pot synthesis of benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-c]quinazolin-6(5H)-ones under catalyst-free conditions and their X-ray crystallographic studies, Journal of Molecular Structure, 1232(0), 0-0, 2021, Elsevier(2.4630)

  65. Lalitha.A., Tamilselvi. V, , Maheswari. C.S., Organocatalyzed one-pot three-component synthesis of novel 2-((2-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)(phenyl)methyl)-2,3-dihydrophthalazine-1,4-diones , Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society , 18(0), 0-0, 2021, Springer (2.0190)

  66. A.Lalitha, N.Nagasundaram, , C.Govindhan, S.Sumitha, N. Sedhu, K.Raguvaran, S.Santhosh, Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of novel azo fused 2,3-dihydro-1 H –perimidine derivatives: In vitro antibacterial, antibiofilm, anti-quorum sensing, DFT, in silico ADME and Molecular docking studies, Journal of Molecular Structure, 1248(0), 131437-131450, 2022, Elsevier(3.8000)

  67. A.Lalitha, Thirumurugan. C, Bharathi. A, Kalaivanan. C, Guo, Shenghui Mohan. A, Murugesan. G, Samikannu, Prabu, Vadivel. P , Novel Ti/Al(OH)3 and Fe/Al(OH)3 Nano Catalyzed 4-Acetamidophenyl 3-((Z)-but-2-enoyl)phenylcarbamate Synthesis and its Molecular Docking, Quantum Chemical Studies, Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, 32(7), 2384-2397, 2022, Springer(4.0000)

  68. A.Lalitha, G.Sankar, N. Vinoth, N.Nagasundaram,, A Green Synthesis of Nitrogen Containing Novel Tetraazaaceanthrylene Derivatives Under Catalyst‐free Conditions: Docking studies, ADME and Antibacterial Activity, Chemistry Select, 7(28), 0-0, 2022, Wiley(2.1000)

  69. A.Lalitha, N.Nagasundaram, K. Padmasree, S.Santhosh , N.Vinoth, N.Sedhu, Ultrasound promoted synthesis of new azo fused dihydropyrano[2,3- c ]pyrazole derivatives: In vitro antimicrobial, anticancer, DFT, in silico ADMET and Molecular docking studies , Journal of Molecular Structure , 1263(0), 133091-133115, 2022, Elsevier(3.8000)

  70. A.Lalitha, P.Sivaguru, N. Sedhu, Azobenzene derivatives of 3,3’-bis(indolyl)methanes: Novel electroactive materials with antioxidant activities, Synthetic Metals, 293(0), 117291-117300, 2023, Elsevier(4.4000)

  71. A.Lalitha, N.Nagasundaram, U.Peroli, R.Venkatesh, N.Vinoth, Eosin Y as a direct HAT photocatalyst for the synthesis of tetrahydrodipyrazolopyridines under white LED irradiation , Tetrahedron Letters , 117(0), 154366-154375, 2023, Elsevier(1.8000)