Dr. Girish Y R
July 8, 2024 2024-07-24 20:08Dr. Girish Y R
M.Sc.: Chemistry
Bangalore City College
Bangalore University, Bangalore
Ph.D: Chemistry, Department of Studies in Chemistry
University of Mysore, Mysuru.
Research Associate: Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (With Dr. Mrinmoy De)
Postdoctoral Fellow: Center for Research and Innovations, Adichunchanagiri University (With Prof. K. Byrappa)
- Synthesis and characterization of layered transition metal oxides/sulphides, transition metal dichalcogenides etc, via hydrothermal, solvothermal, ionothermal and combustion method.
- Synthesis of Nanomaterials for degradation of organic dye / waste water treatment.
- Synthetic Organic chemistry.
- Synthesis of 2D-Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Organic transformations.
- Small molecules for antibacterial applications.
2023:
1. Udayabhanu, Arpitha KM, Girish YR, Nagarajaiah H, Prashantha K, Rekha Rattan, Nagaraju G, Nagaraju K, Byrappa K. “Synthesis of Visible light active efficient photocatalyst Bi4O5Br2 /TiO2 wrapped graphene for the degradation of Malachite green dye” (under preparation).
2. Udayabhanu, Apoorva MJ, Girish YR, Nagarajaiah H, Prashantha K, Anush SM, Nagaraju G, Nagaraju K, Byrappa K. “Synthesis of Visible light active CuBi2O4@CdS nanorods composite material for the efficient degradation of Methylene blue dye” (under preparation).
3. Udayabhanu, Apoorva MJ, Girish YR, Patil SB, Anush SM, Prashantha K, Nagaraju G, Nagaraju K, Byrappa K. “Green synthesis of Visible light active ZnFe2O4 /ZnS nanocomposite photocatalyst for the efficient removal of Malachite green by Z-scheme mechanism” (under preparation).
4. Laxmiputra, A. R. Prakruthi, Udayabhanu, K. Pramoda, S.M. Anush, K. Prashantha, Y. R. Girish*, H. Nagarajaiah. Fabrication of Z-Scheme MoS2/BiOI heterojunction photocatalyst with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light (under preparation).
5. Laxmiputra, D. B Nityashree, Udayabhanu, K. Pramoda, S.M. Anush, K. Prashantha, Y. R. Girish*, H. Nagarajaiah. Fabrication of Z-Scheme MoS2/ZnFe2O4 heterojunction photocatalyst with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light (Submitted).
6. A. Zarrabi, S, Vijayakumar, K. Hushmandi, F. Hashemi, P. Makvandi, A. Zabolian, M. Del fi, F. B. Kadumundi, A. D. Pirouz, N. H. Voelcker, V. K. Thakur, R. Rahmani, A. R. Aref, Y. R. Girish, K. S. Sharath Kumar, M. R. Hamblin, P. K. Panda, Y. K. Mishra, A. Zarepour, R. Varma, G. Orive, Y. N. Ertas. “Biomedical application of liposomes in lung cancer therapy: Stimuli-responsive nanocarriers, gene and drug delivery” (Submitted).
7. Y. R. Girish, S. M. Anush, K. H. Narasimhamurthy, H. Nagarajaiah, K. Prashantha, K. P. Rakesh, K. Byrappa. “A ritical review on functionalization of C(sp2)-H bonds using two-dimensional graphitic carbon nitrides as photoredox catalysis” (Submitted).
8. S.M. Anush, K.P. Ajeya, Y.P. Naveen, B.H. Gayathri, Y.R. Girish, Darshan S, M.H. Harshitha, Udayabhanu, K. Prashantha. “Graphitic-C3N4 Incorporated Chitosan-Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Blend Nanocomposites for the Removal of Cu(II) and Cr (VI) ions from Aqueous Solutions”. (Submitted)
9. Risha Achaiah I, Gayathri B.H, Ajeya K.P, Nagma Banu, Balakrishna K, Udayabhanu, Prashantha K, Girish Y.R, Anush S M. “Efficient removal of metal ions from aqueous solutions using MoS2 Functionalized Chitosan Schiff Base Incorporated with Fe3O4 Nanoparticle” (Submitted).
10. S. M. Anush, Sinchana J R, B.H. Gayathri, Y. R. Girish, Y.P. Naveen, M.H. Harshitha, Udayabhanu, Rohan N Sagar, Ajeya K. P, K. Prashantha. “g-C3N4 Based Chitosan Schiff Base Bionanocomposite for Water Purification”. Polymers and Polymer Composites. 2023, 31, 1-13, DOI: doi.org/10.1177/09673911231170126. IF = 1.841
11. K. H. Narasimhamurthy, Y. R. Girish, T.R. Swaroop, K. S. Rangappa. “Diversely Functionalized Pyridine Ring-Fused Heterocycles and Their Anticancer Properties”. Letters in Drug Design & Discovery (revision)
12. Y. R. Girish*, K. S. Sharathkumar, K. Prashantha. S. Rangappa, M. S. Sudhanva, “Significance of Antioxidants and Methods to Evaluate their Potency.” Materials Chemistry Horizons. 2023, DOI:
doi.org/10.22128/mch.2023.647.1037.
13. S. K. Verma, R. Verma, Y. R. Girish, S. Verma, K. Pramoda*, Y. Vaishnav, J. Saji, K. S. Sharath Kumar. “Two-dimensional Ti3C2Tx MXenes as a catalyst support for the synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazoles via azide-nitroalkene oxidative cycloaddition”. Journal of Molecular Structure. 2023, 1281, 135145, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135145. IF = 3.841
14. M. Shao, A. Bigham, S. Yousefiasl, C. K.Y. Yiu, Y. R. Girish, M. Ghomi, E. Sharifi, S. Sezen, E. N. Zare, A. Zarrabi, N. Rabiee, A. C. Santos, S. D. Turco, V. Mattoli, B. Guo, X. Wang, V. Mattoli, A. Wu. “Recapitulating antioxidant and antibacterial compounds into a package for tissue regeneration: Dual function materials with synergistic effect”. Small, 2023, 19, 19, 2207057, DOI: doi.org/10.1002/smll.202207057. IF = 15.153
15. Y. R. Girish, Udayabhanu, M. B. Nayan, G. Alnaggar, A. Hezam, G. Nagaraju, K. Pramoda, K. Byrappa. “Design and Synthesis of Z-scheme ZnO/g-C3N4 Heterostructure as Efficient Visible Light-Driven Photocatalysts”. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances. 2023, 9, 100230, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2023.100230.
2022:
16. K. Jaiswal, # Y. R. Girish, # and M. De. “Group VI chalcogenides-based nanomaterials in photo/thermal organic transformations”. Accounts of Materials Research. 2022, 3,10, 1033–1048, DOI: doi.org/10.1021/accountsmr.2c00110. (#Equal first author) IF = 8.841
17. Y. R. Girish*, B.M. Anil kumar, K. S. Sharath Kumar, H.K. Vivek, K. Prashantha, M.S. Sudhanva*, R. Shobith*. “Identification of novel benzimidazoles based small molecule targeting dual targets Tankyrase and Bcl2 to induce apoptosis in Colon cancer cells”. Journal of Molecular Structure. 2022, 1269, 133813, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133813. (Corresponding author) IF = 3.841
18. M. Ashrafizadeh, S. Aghamiri, S. C. Tan, A. Zarrabi, E. Sharif, N. Rabiee, F. B. Kadumudi, A. D. Pirouz, M. Delfi, K. Byrappa, V. K. Thakur, K. S. Sharath Kumar, Y. R. Girish, F. Zandsalimi, E. N. Zare, G. Orive, F. Tay, K. Hushmandi, A. P. Kumar, C. Karaman, H. Karimi-Maleh, E. Mostafavi, P. Makvandi, Y. Wang. “Nanotechnological Approaches in Prostate Cancer Therapy: Integration of Engineering and Biology”. Nano today. 2022, 45, 101532, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.nantod.2022.101532. IF = 18.962
19. K. Jaiswal, Y. R. Girish, P. Behera and M. De. “Dual Role of MoS2 Quantum Dots in Photo-redox C-H Functionalization”. ACS Organic & Inorganic Au. 2022, 2,3, 205-213, DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acsorginorgau.1c00040.
20. Y. R. Girish, Udayabhanu, G. Alnaggar, A. Hezam, M.B. Nayan, G. Nagaraju, K. Byrappa. “Facile and rapid synthesis of solar-driven TiO2/g-C3N4 heterostructure photocatalyts for enhanced photocatalytic activity”. Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices.2022, 7, 100419, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.jsamd.2022.100419. IF = 7.382
21. S. K. Verma, R. Verma, Y. R Girish, F. Xue, L. Yan, S. Verma, M. Singh, Y. Vaishnav, A.B. Shaik, R.R. Bhandare, K. P. Rakesh, K. S. Sharath Kumar, K. S. Rangappa. “Heterogeneous graphitic carbon nitrides in Visible-light initiated organic transformations”. Green chemistry. 2022, 24, 438-479, DOI: doi.org/10.1039/D1GC03490A. IF = 11.034
2021:
22. K. S. Sharath Kumar,# Y. R. Girish,# M. Ashrafizadeh,# S. Mirzaei, K. P. Rakesh, M. H. Gholami, A. Zabolian, K. Hushmandi, G. Orive, F. B. Kadumudi, A. Dolatshahi-Pirouz, V. T. Kumar, A. Zarrabi, P. Makvandi, K. S. Rangappa. “AIE-featured tetraphenylethylene nanoarchitectures in biomedical application: Bioimaging, drug delivery and disease treatment”. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 2021, 447, 214135, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214135. (#Equal first author) IF = 24.833
Highlighted as “Most downloaded article in 2021”
23. G. F. Zha, H. D. Preetham, S. Rangappa, K. S. Sharath Kumar, Y. R. Girish, K. P. Rakesh, M. Ashrafizadeh, A. Zarrabi, K. S. Rangappa. “Benzimidazole analogues as efficient arsenals in war against methicillin-resistance staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and its SAR studies”. Bioorganic Chemistry. 2021, 105, 104400, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105175.
IF = 5.307
24. Man Xu, Y.R. Girish, K. P. Rakesh, Piye Wu, H. M. Manukumar, S. M. Byrappa, Udayabhanu, and K. Byrappa. “Recent advances and challenges in silicon carbide (SiC) ceramic nanoarchitectures and their applications”. Materials Today Communications. 2021, 28, 102533, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2021.102533. IF = 3.662
Highlighted as “Most downloaded article in 2021”
25. S. Mirzaei, M. H. Gholami F. Hashemi, A. Zabolian, K. Hushmandi, V. Rahmanian, M. Entezari, Y. R. Girish, K. S. Sharath Kumar, A. R. Aref, P. Makvandi, M. Ashrafizadeh, A. Zarrabi, H. Khan. “Employing siRNA tool and its delivery platforms in suppressing cisplatin resistance: Approaching to a new era of cancer chemotherapy”. Life Sciences. 2021, 277, 119430, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119430. IF = 6.78
26. Y. R. Girish, K. Prashantha and K. Byrappa. “Recent Advances in Aggregation Induced Emission in Mechanochromic Luminescent Organic Materials”. Emergent Materials. 2021, 4, 3, 673–724, DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s42247-021-00203-8. IF = 0
27. R. Verma, S. K. Verma, K. P. Rakesh, Y. R. Girish, M. Ashrafizadeh, K. S. Sharath Kumar, K. S. Rangappa. “Pyrazole-based analogues as potential antibacterial agents against methicillin-resistance staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and its SAR elucidation”. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2021, 212, 113134, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.113134. IF = 7.088
2020:
28. S. K. Verma, R. Verma, F. Xue, P. K. Thakur, Y. R. Girish, K. P. Rakesh. “Sulfonyl or sulfonamide bearing heterocyclic derivatives as potent antibacterial activities and its structure-activity relationships (SAR) studies: A key review”. Bioorganic Chemistry. 2020, 105, 104400, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104400. IF = 5.307
29. K.N. Venugopala, M. A. Khedr, Y. R. Girish, S. Bhandary, D. Chopra, M. A. Morsy, B. E. Aldhubiab, P. K. Deb M. Attimarad, A. B. Nair, N. Sreeharsha, Rashmi V, M. Kandeel, S.H. Akrawi, M. B. Madhusudana Reddy, S. Shashikanth, O. I. Alwassil and V. Mohanlall “Crystallography, In Silico Studies, and In Vitro Antifungal Studies of 2,4,5 Trisubstituted 1,2,3-Triazole Analogues”. Antibiotics. 2020, 9(6), 350, DOI:doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9060350. IF = 5.222
30. K. Jaiswal, Y. R. Girish, and M. De. “Influence of Tuneable Band Gap on Photoredox Catalysis by Various Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides”. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 2020, 3, 1, 84-93, DOI:doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.9b01711. IF = 6.140
2019:
31. K. H. Narasimhamurthy, Y. R. Girish, N. Thimmaraju, K. S. Rangappa. “Utility of of ZrO2-Al2O3 in Synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4 (1H) –ones”. Chemical Data Collections. 2019, 21, 100230, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.cdc.2019.100230. IF = 0.98
32. Y. R. Girish, K. Jaiswal, P. Prakash, and M. De. “2D-MoS2 Photocatalyzed Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling Reaction Synchronized with Hydrogen Evolution Reaction”. Catalysis Science & Technology. 2019, 9, 1201-1207, DOI: doi.org/10.1039/C8CY02532K. IF = 6.177
Highlighted in New Frontiers in Indian Research
2018:
33. Y. R. Girish, R. Biswas, and M. De. Mixed-phase 2D MoS2 as an Effective Photocatalyst for Selective Aerobic Oxidative Coupling of Amines under Visible Light Irradiation”.Chemistry-A European Journal. 2018, 24, 13871-13877, DOI: doi.org/10.1002/chem.201802468 IF = 5.020
Highlighted as HOT Topic: Photocatalysis in CHEM PHOTO CHEM and also in SYNFACTS
34. S. Bhandary, Y. R. Girish, K. N. Venugopala, D. Chopra. “Crystal structure analysis of [5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methyl-2H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl](thiophen-2-yl)-methanone”. Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications. 2018, 74, 1178-1181, DOI: doi.org/10.1107/S2056989018010654.
35. Y. R. Girish, K. S. Sharath Kumar, K. H. Narasimhamurthy, K. S. Rangappa, S. Shashikanth. “ZrO2 nanoparticles- supported Cu2(II)-β-cyclodextrin catalyzed sequential [2+3] cycloaddition and alkylation for the synthesis of N-2 substituted tetrazoles”. Asian Journal of Chemistry. 2018, 30, 1093-1098, DOI: doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2018.21192.
2017:
36. Y. R. Girish, S. Pandit, S. Pandit, and M. De. “Graphene Oxide as a carbo-catalyst for Diels Alder Reaction in Aqueous Media”. Chemistry-An Asian Journal. 2017, 12, 2393 – 2398, DOI: doi.org/10.1002/asia.201701072. IF = 4.839
2016:
37. K.S. Sharath Kumar, H. Ananda, V. Maruthai, Mahesh Hegade, Y. R. Girish, T. R Byregowda, Suguna Rao, S. C. Raghavan, K. S. Rangappa. “Antiproliferative and tumor inhibitory studies of 2, 3 disubstituted 4-thiazolidinone derivatives”. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2015, 25, 3616-3620, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.06.069
IF = 2.94
38. Y. R. Girish, K. R. Raghavendra, D. Nagaraja, K. S. Sharath Kumar, S. Shashikanth. “Transition metal-free chemoselective reduction of α,β-unsaturated ketones to saturated ketones using tosyl hydrazide as a hydrogen donor”. Chinese Journal of Chemistry,2015, 33, 181-184, DOI: doi.org/10.1002/cjoc.201400684. IF = 5.560
39. Y. R. Girish, K. S. Sharath Kumar, K. N. Thimmaiah, K. S. Rangappa, S. Shashikanth. “ZrO2-β-cyclodextrin catalyzed the synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazoles and 1,2 disubstituted benzimidazoles under solvent-free conditions and evaluation of their antibacterial study”. RSC Advances,2015, 5, 75533-75546, DOI: doi.org/10.1039/C5RA13891D. IF = 4.036
Highlighted in SYNFACTS 2015, 11(12), 1335
40. K. R. Raghavendra, Y. R. Girish, K. Ajay Kumar, S. Shashikanth. “Regioselective synthesis of N-formohydrazide and formyl pyrazole analogs as potent antimicrobial agents”. Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2015, 7, 361-366. IF = 0.38
2014:
41. Y. R. Girish, K. S. Sharath Kumar, H. S. Manasa, S. Shashikanth. “ZnO: An Ecofriendly, Green Nano-catalyst for the Synthesis of Pyrazole Derivatives under Aqueous Media”. Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society,2014, 61, 1175-1179, DOI: doi.org/10.1002/jccs.201400170. IF = 1.753
42. Y. R. Girish, K. S. Sharath Kumar, Umashankar Muddegowda, N. K. Lokanath, K. S. Rangappa, S. Shashikanth. “ZrO2-supported Cu(II)–β-cyclodextrin complex: construction of 2,4,5-trisubstituted-1,2,3-triazoles via azide–chalcone oxidative cycloaddition and post-triazole alkylation”. RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 55800-55806, DOI: doi.org/10.1039/C4RA09970B. IF = 4.036
- Awarded as UGC-BSR meritorious fellow by UGC, New Delhi.
- Best Second Poster Presentation award in the two days’ National conference on “Synthetic and Structural Chemistry” organized by the Department of Chemistry, University College of Science, Tumkur University.
