Principal Scientist (Sep 2023—Current) at PTC Therapeutics, NJ 07080, USA
Scientist-II (April, 2018—Feb 2020) at PTC Therapeutics, NJ 07080, USA
Postdoctoral Research (September, 2016—March, 2018) with Prof. Gary A Molander at University of Pennsylvania(UPenn), USA
Doctoral Research (Ph. D.): Advisor—Prof. Kálmán Szabó, Stockholm University, Sweden
Ph. D. Examiner: Prof. Varinder K Aggarwal (Bristol University, UK)
To read and download the Doctoral Thesis please click here.
MS (Organic Chemistry): Thesis Advisor—Prof. Kálmán Szabó, Stockholm University, Sweden
BSc (Chemistry): University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Published Books: "একটা দেশ যেভাবে দাঁড়ায়"; "বাংলাদেশের স্বপ্নচোখ"; "সফল মন্ত্র"
List of Patents:
01. WO/2019/191229 Link; Highlighted in ACS. Med. Chem. Lett.
02. WO/2020/005873 Link; Highlighted in ACS. Med. Chem. Lett.
Published Books: "একটা দেশ যেভাবে দাঁড়ায়"; "বাংলাদেশের স্বপ্নচোখ"; "সফল মন্ত্র"
List of Patents:
01. WO/2019/191229 Link; Highlighted in ACS. Med. Chem. Lett.
02. WO/2020/005873 Link; Highlighted in ACS. Med. Chem. Lett.
03. WO/2020/231977 Link
04. WO/2021/207453 Link; Highlighted in ACS. Med. Chem. Lett.
05. WO/2023/028536 Link; Highlighted in ACS. Med. Chem. Lett.
06. WO/2023/028534 Link;
List of Scientific Publications:
13. Photoredox‐Catalyzed Multicomponent Petasis Reaction with Alkyltrifluoroborates
Jun Yi, Shorouk O. Badir, Rauful Alam, and Gary A. Molander. Org. Lett., 2019 (ASEP) (Link)
12. Photoredox/Nickel‐Catalyzed Single‐Electron Tsuji‐Trost Reaction: Development and Mechanistic Insight
Jennifer K. Matsui, Álvaro Gutiérrez-Bonet, Madeline Rotella, Rauful Alam, Osvaldo Gutierrez and Gary A. Molander. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018 (ASEP) (Link)
11. Photoredox-catalyzed Direct Reductive Amination of Aldehydes without an External Hydrogen/Hydride Source
Rauful Alam and Gary A. Molander. Org. Lett., 2018, 20, 2680-2684 (Link)
10. Direct Synthesis of Secondary Benzylic Alcohols Enabled by Photoredox/Ni-Dual Catalysis.
Rauful Alam and Gary A. Molander. J. Org. Chem., 2017, 82,13728–13734 (Link) Highlighted in Synfacts 2018, 14, 0188.
09. Synergistic Visible Light Photoredox/Nickel-Catalyzed Synthesis of Aliphatic Ketones via N-C Cleavage of Imides.
Javad Amani, Rauful Alam, Shorouk Badir and Gary A. Molander. Org. Lett, 2017, 19, 2426-2429 (Link) Hilighted in Synfacts 2017, 13, 0742. Highlighted in OPR&D 2017, 21, 897-910
Publications Prior to Postdoctoral Research
Rauful Alam, Arindam Das, Genping Huang, Fahmi Himo, Lars Eriksson and Kálmán J. Szabó
Mihai Raducan, Rauful Alam and Kálmán J. Szabó
Scholarships/Awards:
08. Bengt Lundqvist Postdoctoral Scholarship—2016 through Swedish Chemical Society.
07. Sture Erikssons Scholarship to attend PACIFICHEM-2015 at Hawaii, USA
06. Stiftelsen Sigrud och Elsa Goljes Memmorial Scholarship-2015.
05. Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Scholarship, 2014
04. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences travel grant, 2014
03. Stiftelsen Sigrud och Elsa Goljes Memmorial Scholarship, 2013
02. C F Liljevalchs J:ors stipend, 2012
Scientific Lectures and Presentations:
09. 4th Silk Road International Symposium for Distinguished Young Scholars (SRIS-2018)—April 2018 (Xi'an, China): Oral Presentation.
08. 254th ACS National Meeting and Exposition—August 2017 (Washington, USA): Oral and Poster Presentation. Presentation in Sci-Mix session. Link
07. PACIFICHEM (The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies)—December 2015 (Hawaii, USA): Oral and Poster presentation.
06. OMCOS (Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis)—June 2015 (Sitges, Spain): Poster presentation
05. CARISMA (Catalytic Routines for Small Molecule Activation) Meeting—March 2015 (Tarragona, Spain): Poster presentation
04. Organikerdagarna—June 2014 (Djurönäset, Stockholm): Oral Presentation
03. 248th ACS National Meeting and Exposition—August 2014 (San Francisco, USA): Oral and Poster Presentation. Presentation in Sci-Mix session.
02. 246th ACS National Meeting and Exposition—September 2013 (Indianapolis, USA): Oral and Poster Presentation. Presentation in Sci-Mix session.
01. 244th ACS National Meeting and Exposition—August 2012 (Philadelphia, USA): Oral and Poster Presentation. Presentation in Sci-Mix session.
List of Scientific Publications:
13. Photoredox‐Catalyzed Multicomponent Petasis Reaction with Alkyltrifluoroborates
Jun Yi, Shorouk O. Badir, Rauful Alam, and Gary A. Molander. Org. Lett., 2019 (ASEP) (Link)
12. Photoredox/Nickel‐Catalyzed Single‐Electron Tsuji‐Trost Reaction: Development and Mechanistic Insight
Jennifer K. Matsui, Álvaro Gutiérrez-Bonet, Madeline Rotella, Rauful Alam, Osvaldo Gutierrez and Gary A. Molander. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018 (ASEP) (Link)
Rauful Alam and Gary A. Molander. Org. Lett., 2018, 20, 2680-2684 (Link)
Rauful Alam and Gary A. Molander. J. Org. Chem., 2017, 82,13728–13734 (Link) Highlighted in Synfacts 2018, 14, 0188.
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| Gram Scale Reaction |
Javad Amani, Rauful Alam, Shorouk Badir and Gary A. Molander. Org. Lett, 2017, 19, 2426-2429 (Link) Hilighted in Synfacts 2017, 13, 0742. Highlighted in OPR&D 2017, 21, 897-910
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| One of the ketones |
08. Catalytic Asymmetric Allylboration of Indoles and Dihydroisoquinolines with Allylboronic Acids: Stereodivergent Synthesis of up to Three Contiguous Stereocenters
Rauful Alam, Colin Diner, Sybrand Jonker, Lars Eriksson and Kálmán J. Szabó
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 14417–14421 (Link) Highlighted in ChemistryViews, Chemistry world and Synfacts
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07. Transition-Metal-Free Borylation of Allylic and Propargylic Alcohols
Núria Miralles, Rauful Alam, Kálmán J. Szabó, Elena Fernández
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 4303–4307 (Link) Highlighted in Cheminform
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06. Synthesis of Adjacent Quaternary Stereocenters by Catalytic Asymmetric Allylboration
Rauful Alam, Tobias Vollgraff, Lars Eriksson and Kálmán J. Szabó
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05. Stereocontrol in Synthesis of Homoallylic Amines. Syn Selective Direct Allylation of Hydrazones with Allylboronic Acids
Arindam Das, Rauful Alam, Lars Eriksson and Kálmán J. Szabó
Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 3808–3811 (Link) Highlighted in Cheminform
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04. Stereoselective allylboration of imines and indoles under mild conditions. An in situ E/Z isomerization of imines by allylboroxines
Rauful Alam, Arindam Das, Genping Huang, Fahmi Himo, Lars Eriksson and Kálmán J. Szabó
Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 2732–2738 (Link) Highlighted in Cheminform
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03. Selective Formation of Adjacent Stereocenters by Allylboration of Ketones under Mild Neutral Conditions
Rauful Alam, Mihai Raducan, Lars Eriksson and Kálmán J. Szabó
Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 2546–2549 (Link)
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| X-ray structure of a compound |
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02. Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis and Isolation of Functionalized Allylboronic Acids: Selective, Direct Allylboration of Ketones
Mihai Raducan, Rauful Alam and Kálmán J. Szabó
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 13050–13053 (Link) Highlighted in Synfacts and ChemInform
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| Allyl boronic acid |
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01. Stereoselective Intermolecular Allylic C–H Trifluoroacetoxylation of Functionalized Alkenes
Rauful Alam, Lukasz T. Pilarski, Elias Pershagen, and Kálmán J. Szabó
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 8778–8781 (Link) Highlighted in ChemInform
Scholarships/Awards:
08. Bengt Lundqvist Postdoctoral Scholarship—2016 through Swedish Chemical Society.
07. Sture Erikssons Scholarship to attend PACIFICHEM-2015 at Hawaii, USA
06. Stiftelsen Sigrud och Elsa Goljes Memmorial Scholarship-2015.
05. Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Scholarship, 2014
04. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences travel grant, 2014
03. Stiftelsen Sigrud och Elsa Goljes Memmorial Scholarship, 2013
02. C F Liljevalchs J:ors stipend, 2012
01. Ångpanneföreningens Forskningsstiftelse stipend, 2012
Scientific Lectures and Presentations:
09. 4th Silk Road International Symposium for Distinguished Young Scholars (SRIS-2018)—April 2018 (Xi'an, China): Oral Presentation.
08. 254th ACS National Meeting and Exposition—August 2017 (Washington, USA): Oral and Poster Presentation. Presentation in Sci-Mix session. Link
07. PACIFICHEM (The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies)—December 2015 (Hawaii, USA): Oral and Poster presentation.
06. OMCOS (Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis)—June 2015 (Sitges, Spain): Poster presentation
05. CARISMA (Catalytic Routines for Small Molecule Activation) Meeting—March 2015 (Tarragona, Spain): Poster presentation
04. Organikerdagarna—June 2014 (Djurönäset, Stockholm): Oral Presentation
03. 248th ACS National Meeting and Exposition—August 2014 (San Francisco, USA): Oral and Poster Presentation. Presentation in Sci-Mix session.
02. 246th ACS National Meeting and Exposition—September 2013 (Indianapolis, USA): Oral and Poster Presentation. Presentation in Sci-Mix session.
01. 244th ACS National Meeting and Exposition—August 2012 (Philadelphia, USA): Oral and Poster Presentation. Presentation in Sci-Mix session.
