Blogs
This section features articles authored by Prof. Paknikar where he simplifies complex research topics and shares anecdotes from his academic journey.

Recent Developments in Selected Sesquiterpenes: Molecular Rearrangements, Biosynthesis, and Structural Relationship among Congeners
Recent Developments in Selected Sesquiterpenes: Molecular Rearrangements, Biosynthesis, and Structural Relationship among Congeners By Shashikumar Paknikar and Kamlesh Pai Fondekar

Clay minerals as catalysts in organic reactions
Sajo P. Naik Naperville, Illinois, USA spnaik@gmail.com “The synthetic chemist rarely borrows accessories for the laboratory from the vast stockroom

Everything you could imagine is real
Everything you could imagine is real – Sneha Naik & Savia Torres* Carmel College for Women, Nuvem, Goa*saviaptorres@yahoo.com “Everything you

Reaction of (+)-Maaliol and (-)-Guaiol with Lead Tetraacetate
Shashikumar K. Paknikar 1,2,* and Joydeep Bhattacharjee 1 1Department of Chemistry, Goa University, Goa, 403206, India and Prof. S.C. Bhattacharyya

The Importance of Natural Products in medicinal chemistry
Author: Shahuraj H Kadam, Siddarth Apartment A, Sinhagad road, Pune. shahurajk@gmail.com Introduction Medicinal plants and traditional medicine have been used

Bakul – Flowers & Fragrance by Sampath Venkatanathan
Bakul (Mimusops elengi), champa (Michelia champaka), and parijata (Nychanthes arbotristis) are among the most beautiful and sacred of India’s many

Invitation for the lecture of Professor Rodney Fernandes who will deliver the 4th Professor S.C. Bhattacharyya memorial lecture
Invitation for the lecture of Professor Rodney Fernandes who will deliver the 4th Professor S.C. Bhattacharyya memorial lecture

Negro Pepper (Xylopia aethiopica [Dun.] A. Rich.)
Negro Pepper has been used as a pepper substitute in Europe, but with regular imports of black pepper from India

Multi-step rearrangement mechanism for acetyl cedrene to the hydrocarbon follower
Conversion of acetyl cedrene (2) to its follower (3) using acetic anhydride and polyphosphoric acid involves a multi-step cationic molecular

Masters of Chemistry and Masters of All
From today, we will feature a series of short articles by distinguished guests on how chemistry related fields offer newer

Santonic acid: Zn –HCl – ether reduction and ceric ammonium nitrate oxidation
1. Introduction(2 )-a-Santonin (1, Figure 1), a naturally occurring sesquiterpene lactone, is an attractive starting material for the synthesis of

Biography of Sir John Warcup Cornforth AC CBE
Sir John Cornforth was a pioneer in discovering the detailed chemistry used by living systems to construct the organic substances