Durga Prasad Hari
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| Durga Prasad Hari | |
|---|---|
| Born | India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology Madras (MSc) University of Regensburg (PhD) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Photoredox catalysis, Ring strain in organic synthesis |
| 🏅 Awards | Marie Curie Research Fellowship (2018–2021) |
| 🌐 Website | theharigroup |
Durga Prasad Hari is an Indian organic chemist and academic, currently serving as an assistant professor in the Department of Organic Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, India. His research focuses on developing innovative methodologies in organic synthesis, particularly leveraging ring strain and reactive intermediates like carbenes for sustainable and efficient chemical transformations.
Early Life and Education
Durga Prasad Hari was born in India (specific date and place of birth unavailable). He pursued his Master of Science (MSc) in Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, completing it in 2010 under the supervision of Professor S. Sankararaman. He then moved to Germany, where he earned his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Regensburg in 2014, working under the guidance of Professor Burkhard König. His doctoral research explored photoredox catalysis and metal-free C-H arylation reactions.
Academic career
After completing his Ph.D., Hari began his postdoctoral research in 2014 at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, where he worked with Professor Jerome Waser on copper-catalyzed transformations and cycloaddition reactions. In 2018, he joined the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom as a Marie Curie Research Fellow, collaborating with Professor Varinder K. Aggarwal on stereoselective synthesis and boronic ester chemistry.
In March 2021, Hari returned to India to join the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore as an assistant professor in the Department of Organic Chemistry. At IISc, he leads the Hari Group, an organic synthesis research team dedicated to advancing new reaction strategies for creating valuable molecular scaffolds.
Research Contributions
Hari's research interests lie at the intersection of organic synthesis, catalysis, and sustainable chemistry. His work emphasizes the use of ring strain and highly reactive intermediates, such as carbenes, to develop mild and efficient synthetic methods. Notable contributions include:
- Development of photoredox-catalyzed Meerwein arylation reactions during his Ph.D., published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2013, 2014).
- Pioneering copper-catalyzed oxy-alkynylation of diazo compounds, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (2016).
- Highly diastereoselective synthesis of cyclobutyl boronic esters via ring-expansion strategies, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (2020).
- Low-temperature intramolecular [4+2] cycloaddition of allenates with arenes, published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2021).
His publications have garnered significant attention in the field, with over 6,000 citations and an h-index of 15 (as of 2025, per Google Scholar).
Awards and Honors
- Marie Curie Research Fellowship (2018–2021), University of Bristol, UK.
Personal life
Details about Hari's personal life are not widely available in public sources.
Selected Publications
- Hari, D. P., & König, B. (2013). "The Photocatalyzed Meerwein Arylation: Classic Reaction of Aryl Diazonium Salts in a New Light." Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 52(19), 4734–4743. doi:10.1002/anie.201300351
- Hari, D. P., & Waser, J. (2016). "Copper-Catalyzed Oxy-Alkynylation of Diazo Compounds with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents." Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(7), 2190–2193. doi:10.1021/jacs.5b12665
- Hari, D. P., Abell, J. C., Fasano, V., & Aggarwal, V. K. (2020). "Ring-Expansion Induced 1,2-Metalate Rearrangements: Highly Diastereoselective Synthesis of Cyclobutyl Boronic Esters." Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(12), 5515–5520. doi:10.1021/jacs.0c00567
- Hari, D. P., Pisella, G., Wodrich, M. D., Tsymbal, A. V., & Waser, J. (2021). "Low-Temperature Intramolecular [4+2] Cycloaddition of Allenes with Arenes for the Synthesis of Diene Ligands." Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60(10), 5475–5481. doi:10.1002/anie.202013858
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