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Publications

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Strain-Release Driven Lewis Acid-Catalyzed and HFIP-Mediated Reactions of Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes.

Deswal, S.; Das, R. C.; Biju, A. T.

Manuscript Submitted.

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Recent Advances in the Strain-Release Driven Reactions of Bicyclobutanes: An Emerging Landscape in Organic Synthesis.

Deswal, S.; Das, R. C.; Biju, A. T.

Chem. Soc. Rev. 2026, 55, 5572-5589.​

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HFIP-Mediated (3+2) Annulation of BCBs with Indolyl Alcohols for the Diastereoselective Synthesis of Tetracyclic Spiroindolenines.

Deswal, S.; Biju, A. T.

Org. Lett. 2026, 28, 1392-1398.

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Lewis Acid-Assisted Formal C═S Insertion of Thioindolinones to Bicyclobutanes: Diastereoselective Access to Trisubstituted Cyclobutanethiols.

Roy, P.; Deswal, S.; Biju, A. T.

Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 10916-10922.

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HFIP-Mediated Spiro-annulation of Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes with α-Halo Hydroxamates: Access to Functionalized Spirocyclobutenes.

Shajahan, S.; Deswal, S.; George, M.; Ahmad, M.; Mohanan, K.; Werz, D. B.; Biju, A. T.

Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 8137-8143.

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Simultaneous Activation of Bicyclobutanes and Indolyl Alcohols with HFIP: Access to Indole-Fused Bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes.

Deswal, S.; Das, R. C.; Sarkar, D.; Biju, A. T.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202501655.

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Lewis Acid-Catalyzed 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Bicyclobutanes with Isatogens: Access to Indoxyl-Fused Bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes.

Deswal, S.; Das, R. C.; Sarkar, D.; Biju, A. T.

JACS Au 2025, 5, 136-143.

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Lewis Acid-Catalyzed (3+2) Annulation of Bicyclobutanes with Ynamides: Access to 2-Amino Bicyclo[2.1.1]hexenes.

Sarkar, D.; Deswal, S.; Das, R. C.; Biju, A. T.

Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 16243-16249.

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Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Unusual (4+3) Annulation of para-Quinone Methides with Bicyclobutanes: Access to Oxabicyclo[4.1.1]octanes.

Deswal, S.; Guin, A.; Biju, A. T.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202408610

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Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Diastereoselective Ene Reaction of Thioindolinones/Thiolactams with Bicyclobutanes.

Guin, A.; Deswal, S.; Biju, A. T.

Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 12473-12479.

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Benzotriazole-Triggered Three-Component Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Ring-Opening 1,3-Aminofunctionalization of Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropanes.
Deswal, S.; Guin, A.; Biju, A. T.
Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 1643-1648.

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Synthesis of Trisubstituted Oxazoles via Aryne Induced [2,3] Sigmatropic Rearrangement-Annulation Cascade.
Gaykar, R. N.; Deswal, S.; Guin, A.; Bhattacharjee, S.; Biju, A. T.

Org. Lett. 2022, 4145-4150.

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Ring-Opening 1,3-Carbothiolation of Donor−Acceptor Cyclopropanes Using Alkyl Halides and In Situ Generated Dithiocarbamates.
Guin, A.; Deswal, S.; Biju, A. T.

J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 6504-6513.

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Aryne Three-Component Coupling Involving CS2 for the Synthesis of S-Aryl Dithiocarbamates.

Bhattacharjee, S.; Deswal, S.; Manoj, N.; Jindal, G.; Biju, A. T.

Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 9083-9088.

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Three-Component, Diastereoselective [6+3] Annulation of Tropone, Imino Esters and Arynes.
Guin, A.; Gaykar, R. N.; Deswal, S.; Biju, A. T.

Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 7456-7461.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Technical University of Munich

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