Dr. Umesh R. Pratap

Brief Bio

Brief Bio
Dr. Umesh Pratap completed his Master's from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University with a gold medal (University First rank) and then joined for Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. R.A.Mane in the same institute. He worked there in the area of biocatalysis for organic synthesis and later moved as an Assistant Professor in Dept. of Chemistry, VNIT Nagpur (2012). Dr. Pratap's area of interest is the biocatalytic transformations, heterocyclic synthesis, and development as well as catalysis of porous organic frameworks

Dr. Umesh Pratap completed his Master's from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University with a gold medal (University First rank) and then joined for Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. R.A.Mane in the same institute. He worked there in the area of biocatalysis for organic synthesis and later moved as an Assistant Professor in Dept. of Chemistry, VNIT Nagpur (2012). Dr. Pratap's area of interest is the biocatalytic transformations, heterocyclic synthesis, and development as well as catalysis of porous organic frameworks

Education

Sr. No.	Degree	Year	Specialization	University
1	M.Sc.	2006	Organic chemistry	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
2	Ph.D.	2011	Organic chemistry	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra

Contact Details

Phone:	Email:	Address:
Phone No.+91-0712-2801773	Email: upratap@chm.vnit.ac.in	Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440 010, Maharashtra.

Research Interest

Research Interest
Organic synthesis
Heterocyclic chemistry
Biocatalysis
Porous organic materials (COP, COF)

Sr. No.	Title	Funding Agency	Role	Year	Amount (in Lakhs INR)
1	Biocatalysis for the development of sustainable organic synthesis	SERB, New Delhi	PI	2013-17	32.71

S.No.	Paper Citation
1	Bhagat, S.; Rout, S.; Bhattacharya, M.; Singh, P.; Karnamkkott, H. S.; Mondal, K. C.; Sankapal, B. R.; Pratap, U. R. Exquisite synthesis of porphyrin-derived covalent organic framework spheres as an electrochemical double-layer capacitor. J. Energy Storage 2026, 143, 119504.
2	Wahurwagh, S. A.; Bhagat, S.; Verma, A.; Pratap, U. R. Immobilization of Catalase on Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS)-Based Matrix and Its Catalytical Activity in 3,3′,5,5′-Tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) Oxidation. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2025, 226 (23), e00296.
3	Bhagat, S.; Singh, P.; Nayak, S. S.; Wahurwagh, S.; Pratap, U. R. Fe(III)-Anchored Porphyrin-Based Covalent Organic Framework as a Potent Catalyst for Biginelli Reaction. ChemPlusChem 2025, 90, e202500605.
4	Verma, A.; Nayak, B.; Jaiswal, P.; Bhagat, S.; Pratap, U. R. Advanced palladium-hybrid covalent organic framework: A highly efficient catalyst for sustainable cascade synthesis of chromeno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-8-amines. Reactive Funct. Polym. 2025, 216, 106424.
5	Wahurwagh, S. A.; Bhagat, S.; Talmale, A. S.; Zodape, S. P.; Pratap, U. R. Integration of ZnO into polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) for enhanced adsorption and removal of malachite green dye from aqueous solution. J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. Mater. 2025, 35(6), 4285–4299.
6	Bhagat, S.; Wahurwagh, S.; Verma, A.; Pratap, U. R. Harnessing synergy: Immobilized Cu(II) and Pd(II) species on magnetic silica-coated copper ferrite for A3 and Sonogashira coupling reactions. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2025, 687, 162264.
7	Shelke, B. N.; Jopale, M. K.; Pratap, U. R.; Kategaonkar, A. H. Optimization of orange G and indigo carmine dye sequestration by incense stick ash: Characterisation, isotherm, and kinetic analysis. Biomass Convers. Biorefin. 2024, 14(20), 25251–25262.
8	Garg, A.; Pratap, U. R.; Banerjee, A.; Ghosh, S. K. Development of a dual-state emissive naphthalimide-based organic probe: Interesting synergistic effects from the solid state to the solution phase. Cryst. Growth Des. 2024, 24(18), 7632–7643.
9	Verma, A.; Sahay, S. S.; Nayak, S. S.; Nayak, B.; Pratap, U. R. A green and metal-free one-pot three-component synthesis of thiazolobenzimidazoles in sustainable deep eutectic solvent. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2024, 166, 112613.
10	Dani, S. H.; Gouda, A.; Verma, A.; Pratap, U. R. Zinc-Embedded Porous Organic Framework Catalyzed Synthesis of 2-Phenyl Benzimidazoles. ChemistrySelect 2023, 8(29), e202302193.
11	Bhagat, S.; Dani, S.; Verma, A.; Dharavath, R.; Pratap, U. R. Cu@CTF as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst in click reaction between azide and alkyne towards disubstituted triazoles. J. Mol. Struct. 2023, 1284, 135350.
12	Dani, S. H.; Pratap, U. R. Cu@MTPOF as an Efficient Catalyst for the C–S Coupling of 2-Mercaptobenzimidazole with Aryl Halides and 2-Halobenzoic Acids. Catal. Lett. 2023, 153(6), 1708–1718.
13	Jain, A.; Pratap, U. R.; Wankhade, A. V.; Zodape, S. P. An insight into the thermodynamic investigation of important metabolite (KCl)-methyl nicotinate in aqueous solution at various temperatures. Chem. Thermodyn. Therm. Anal. 2022, 6, 100055.
14	Singh, R. P.; Khagar, P. S.; Mourya, A. K.; Pratap, U. R.; Wankhade, A. V. Synthesis of Ag2V4O11 nanoflakes mediated photoactivation of peroxymonosulfate ion for enhanced dye degradation and intrinsic bactericidal activity. Mater. Sci. Semicond. Process. 2022, 143, 106526.
15	Khagar, P.; Zodape, S.; Pratap, U. R.; Maldhure, A.; Gaikwad, G. Sustainable hybrid nanomaterials for environmental remediation and agricultural advancement. In Biogenic Sustainable Nanotechnology Trends and Progress; 2022; pp 267–292.
16	Jain, A.; Shende, V. S.; Kawadkar, D. V.; Wankhade, A. V.; Pratap, U. R.; Zodape, S. P. Studies of solute–solvent interactions of imidazolium-based ionic liquid in water and aqueous L-alanine solution via volumetric and compressibility properties at T = (293.15–313.15) K. J. Chem. Thermodyn. 2021, 162, 106561.
17	Shende, V. S.; Pratap, U. R.; Wankhade, A. V.; Zodape, S. P. Investigation of molecular interactions of a drug Isoprenaline Hydrochloride-L-alanine in water at different temperatures. J. Mol. Liq. 2021, 337, 116580.
18	Khagar, P.; Pratap, U. R.; Zodape, S. P.; Wankhade, A. V. Self-assembled CoSe2 Microspheres with Intrinsic Peroxidase Mimicking Activity for Efficient Degradation of Variety of Dyes. ChemistrySelect 2021, 6(20), 5043–5051.
19	Warkhade, S. K.; Singh, R. P.; Das, R. S.; Maldhure, A.; Pratap, U. R.; Wankhade, A. V. CoSe2 nanoflakes: An artificial nanoenzyme with excellent peroxidase like activity. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2021, 126, 108461.
20	Shende, V. S.; Pratap, U. R.; Wankhade, A. V.; Zodape, S. P. Investigation of the thermodynamic and compressibility properties of antihypertensive drug Hydralazine hydrochloride in aqueous and aqueous amino acids solutions at various temperatures. J. Mol. Liq. 2021, 321, 114755.
21	Shrivas, P.; Zodape, S.; Wankhade, A.; Pratap, U. Facile synthesis of benzazoles through biocatalytic cyclization and dehydrogenation employing catalase in water. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 2020, 138, 109562.
22	Shrivas, P.; Pandey, R.; Zodape, S.; Wankhade, A.; Pratap, U. R. Green synthesis of pyranopyrazoles via biocatalytic one-pot Knoevenagel condensation–Michael-type addition–heterocyclization cascade in non-aqueous media. Res. Chem. Intermed. 2020, 46(5), 2805–2816.
23	Shrivas, P.; Pratap, U. R. Biocatalytic one-pot three-component synthesis of 4H-chromene derivatives in non-aqueous medium. Chem. Pap. 2019, 73(5), 1301–1307.
24	Warkhade, S. K.; Das, R. S.; Gaikwad, G. S.; Pratap, U. R.; Zodape, S. P.; Wankhade, A. V. A facile microwave assisted fabrication of nano Ag2ZrO3: An efficient visible light harvesting photocatalyst. Environ. Prog. Sustain. Energy 2019, 38(3), e13071.
25	Warkhade, S. K.; Zodape, S. P.; Pratap, U. R.; Wankhade, A. V. Rutile TiO2/CoSe nanocomposite: An efficient photocatalyst for photodegradation of model organic dyes under visible light irradiation. J. Mol. Liq. 2019, 279, 434–443.
26	Warkhade, S. K.; Zodape, S. P.; Pratap, U. R.; Wankhade, A. V. Microwave-assisted optimized route for the synthesis of CoSe2 nanoflakes: an efficient material for adsorptive removal of Rhodamine B. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 2018, 93(10), 2868–2877.
27	Kawadkar, D. V.; Pratap, U. R.; Wankhade, A. V.; Zodape, S. P. Molecular interactions of Pyridinium DIL with D–glucose: Volumetric, acoustic and viscometric approach. J. Mol. Liq. 2018, 257, 132–143.
28	Warkhade, S. K.; Chaurasiya, V.; Rawat, M.; Pratap, U. R.; Wankhade, A. V. Nano-Nickel Aluminates: A Sustainable Nanocatalyst for Solvent-Free Acetylation of Alcohols Phenols and Amines. ChemistrySelect 2018, 3(9), 2515–2522.
29	Bhattacharya, D. M.; Kawadkar, D. V.; Pandhurnekar, C. P.; Pratap, U. R.; Zodape, S. P. Investigation of Volumetric and Acoustic Properties of Procainamide Hydrochloride in Aqueous Binary and (Water + Amino Acid) Ternary Mixtures at Different Temperatures. J. Chem. Eng. Data 2017, 62(12), 4083–4092.
30	Khillare, L. D.; Pratap, U. R.; Bhosle, M. R.; Bhalerao, M. B.; Mane, R. A. Syntheses of biodynamic heterocycles: baker’s yeast-assisted cyclocondensations of organic nucleophiles and phenacyl chlorides. Res. Chem. Intermed. 2017, 43(8), 4327–4337.
31	Warkhade, S. K.; Gaikwad, G. S.; Zodape, S. P.; Maldhure, A. V.; Pratap, U. R.;Wankhade, A. V. Low temperature synthesis of pure anatase carbon doped titanium dioxide: An efficient visible light active photocatalyst. Mater. Sci. Semicond. Process. 2017, 63, 18–24.
32	Kawadkar, D. V.; Pratap, U. R.; Wankhade, A. V.; Zodape, S. P. Influence of D-glucose on solvation behavior of Bis C3 (mim) Br2. J. Mol. Liq. 2017, 232, 94–104.
33	Shrivas, P.; Punyapreddiwar, N.; Wankhade, A. V.; Zodape, S.; Pratap, U. R. Baker’s yeast catalyzed Henry reaction: Biocatalytic C-C bond formation. Iran. J. Catal. 2017, 7(4), 337–340.
34	Punyapreddiwar, N. D.; Zodape, S. P.; Wankhade, A. V.; Pratap, U. R. Conjugate addition of malononitrile on chalcone: Biocatalytic C—C bond formation. J. Mol. Catal. B Enzym. 2016, 133, 124–126.
35	Jawale, D. V.; Pratap, U. R.; Bhosale, M. R.; Mane, R. A. One-Pot Three-Component Synthesis of 2-Amino Pyrimidines in Aqueous PEG-400 at Ambient Temperature. J. Heterocycl. Chem. 2016, 53(5), 1626–1630.
36	Bhattacharya, D. M.; Pratap, U. R.; Wankhade, A. V.; Zodape, S. P. Volumetric and ultrasonic approach in the investigation of critical micellar phenomenon of amphiphilic drugs in aqueous solutions at different temperatures. J. Mol. Liq. 2016, 214, 117–127.
37	Bhosle, M. R.; Mali, J. R.; Pratap, U. R.; Mane, R. A. An efficient synthesis of new pyrazolines and isoxazolines bearing thiazolyl and etheral pharmacophores. Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2012, 33(6), 2012–2016.
38	Jawale, D. V.; Pratap, U. R.; Mane, R. A. An alternative synthetic route for an antidiabetic drug, rosiglitazone. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2012, 22(2), 924–928.
39	Jawale, D. V.; Pratap, U. R.; Rahuja, N.; Srivastava, A. K.; Mane, R. A. Synthesis and antihyperglycemic evaluation of new 2,4-thiazolidinediones having biodynamic aryl sulfonylurea moieties. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2012, 22(1), 436–439.
40	Pratap, U. R.; Jawale, D. V.; Netankar, P. D.; Mane, R. A. Baker’s yeast catalyzed one-pot three-component synthesis of polyfunctionalized 4H-pyrans. Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52(44), 5817–5819.
41	Jawale, D. V.; Pratap, U. R.; Mali, J. R.; Mane, R. A. Silica chloride catalyzed one-pot synthesis of fully substituted pyrazoles. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2011, 22(10), 1187–1190.
42	Jawale, D. V.; Pratap, U. R.; Mali, J. R.; Mane, R. A. Synthetic Route for New (Z)-5-[4-(2-Chloroquinolin-3-yl) Methoxy]benzylidinethiazolidine-2,4-diones. Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2011, 32(7), 2171–2177.
43	Jawale, D. V.; Pratap, U. R.; Lingampalle, D. L.; Mane, R. A. Dicationic ionic liquid mediated synthesis of 5-arylidine-2,4-thiazolidinediones. Chin. J. Chem. 2011, 29(5), 942–946.
44	Pratap, U. R.; Jawale, D. V.; Bhosle, M. R.; Mane, R. A. Saccharomyces cerevisiae catalyzed one-pot three component synthesis of 2,3-diaryl-4-thiazolidinones. Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52(14), 1689–1691.
45	Pratap, U. R.; Jawale, D. V.; Londhe, B. S.; Mane, R. A. Baker’s yeast catalyzed synthesis of 1,4-benzothiazines, performed under ultrasonication. J. Mol. Catal. B: Enzym. 2011, 68(1), 94–97
46	Karale, S. N.; Pratap, U. R.; Mahalle, S. R.; Mane, R. A. A convenient synthesis of novel 2,3,4-trisubstituted 1,5-benzothiazepines bearing a sulfonyl pharmacophore. J. Sulfur Chem. 2011, 32(4), 303–309.
47	Pratap, U. R.; Jawale, D. V.; Waghmare, R. A.; Lingampalle, D. L.; Mane, R. A. Synthesis of 5-arylidene-2,4-thiazolidinediones by Knoevenagel condensation catalyzed by baker’s yeast. New J. Chem. 2011, 35(1), 49–51.
48	Jawale, D. V.; Pratap, U. R.; Mulay, A. A.; Mali, J. R.; Mane, R. A. Synthesis of New dihydropyrimidinones catalysed by dicationic ionic Liquid. J. Chem. Sci. 2011, 123(5), 645–65
49	Londhe, B. S.; Pratap, U. R.; Mali, J. R.; Mane, R. A. Synthesis of 2-arylbenzothiazoles catalyzed by biomimetic catalyst, β-Cyclodextrin. Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2010, 31(8), 2329–2332.
50	Mali, J. R.; Pratap, U. R.; Jawale, D. V.; Mane, R. A. Water-mediated one-pot synthetic route for pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinolines. Tetrahedron Lett. 2010, 51(30), 3980–3982.
51	Jawale, D. V.; Lingampalle, D. L.; Pratap, U. R.; Mane, R. A. One-pot synthesis of 2-aminothiazoles in PEG-400. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2010, 21(4), 412–416.
52	Mali, J. R.; Pratap, U. R.; Netankar, P. D.; Mane, R. A. An efficient synthetic route for quinazolinyl 4-thiazolidinones. Tetrahedron Lett. 2009, 50(35), 5025–5027.
53	Pratap, U. R.; Mali, J. R.; Jawale, D. V.; Mane, R. A. Bakers’ yeast catalyzed synthesis of benzothiazoles in an organic medium. Tetrahedron Lett. 2009, 50(12), 1352–1354.

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1. Ph.D. students

Sr. no.	Name of the student	Title of the thesis	Year of completion	Current position/Affiliation
1	Prabhakar Srivas	Development of biocatalytic methods for the synthesis of biodynamic heterocycles	2021	Senoir Chemistry faculty, Core Academy, Bilaspur
2	Shilpa Dani	Synthesis, characterization and catalytic applications of porous organic framework based heterogeneous catalysts	2025
3	Shivani Bhagat	Synthesis of triazoles via click chemistry approach	2026
4	Ankit Verma	Development of novel catalytic methods for the synthesis of value-added bioactive compounds	Ongoing
5	Sneha Wahurwagh	Enzyme Immobilization for Biocatalytical Applications	Ongoing
5	Sneha Wahurwagh	Enzyme Immobilization for Biocatalytical Applications	Ongoing
6	Pankaj Gautam	Design of POP for catalysis	Ongoing
7	Mayur Karnjekar	Synthesis and biological screening of hetereocycles	Ongoing
8	Harsh Shukla	Covalent organic framework for catalysis	Ongoing
9	Aditi Garg	Development of Threragnostic agents	Ongoing (Cosupervisor)

2. Master Students (M.Sc.)
1	Pranita Umathe	Asymmetric synthesis of 2-oxazolidinones and β-nitroalcohols	2014
2	Priyanka Nehete	Synthesis, characterization and applications of metal organic framework	2014
3	Saurabh Gupta	Synthesis of 5-arylidene thiazolidine-2,4-diones and 3-(3-oxa-1,3-diphenylpropyl) thiazolidine-2,4-diones	2015	Assistant Teacher Basic Education Department, Uttar Pradesh
4	Ishank Agrawal	Microwave assisted synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted benzimidazoles using tungstic acid as an efficient catalyst	2015	Junior Works Manager Ordinance factory Muradnagar Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India
5	Amardeep Awasthi	Synthesis of novel quinoline derivatives encompassing sulfonyl benzimidazole	2016	Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University, USA: Supervisor, Prof. Rick Silverman
6	Twinkle Bhatia	Environmental benign synthesis of chromene derivatives in deep eutectic solvent	2016	PhD from IMT Lille Douai, France, Currently at:
7	Rajat Pandey	Baker’s yeast catalyzed one pot four component synthesis of pyranopyrazoles	2017	PhD, IISER Mohali: Currently at Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth as Postdoc Fellow: Supervisor, Prof. Paul Watts
8	Seema Kumari	Biocatalysis and solid acid catalysis for Michael additions and cyclocondensation with chalcones	2017	PhD. Aarhus University, Denmark, Currently working as Chemical Analyst at ADNOC Abudhabi
9	Komal Taya	Lipase catalysed C-C bond formation:1,4 addition of malononitrile and ethyl cyanoacetate on α-β unsaturated ketone	2018	Ph.D. at University of California Santa Barbara, USA
10	Adarsh Kumar Mourya	Immobilization of lipase on silica coated Co-ferrite and its application as a nanobiocatalyst	2019	Ph.D. VNIT NAGPUR
11	Suhag Singh Sahay	Synthesis of 2-arylidinethiazolo [3, 2-a]-benzimidazol-3(2H)-one derivative using baker’s yeast as a catalyst	2019	Ph.D. (SRF) IIT( ISM) Dhanbad
12	Ankit Verma	Synthesis of quinoline based thiazolobezimidazole and its derivatives	2020	Ph.D (SRF) VNIT NAGPUR
13	Shreya Srivastava	COF based heterogeneous catalysts for coupling reactions	2020	–
14	Sameer	Immobilization of catalase over silica coated Co-ferrite magnetic nanoparticles	2020	Faculty at Physicwallah
15	Chetana Agale	Covalent organic framework: A support for enzyme immobilisation	2021	Assistant Professor
16	Sayanti Senapati	Copper embedded COP catalysed synthesis of Imidazo-(1,3)-thiazinone derivatives and their docking study	2022	Junior Scientist, Metlock Pvt Ltd, Nagpur
17	Pallavi Dubey	Design, Synthesis and in-silico analysis (Docking study) of thiazolp-benzimidazol-ones	2022	Junior manager, Aarti Industries, Mumbai
18	Sushree Subhasmita Nayak	Design, Synthesis and in-silico analysis (Docking study) of newer tetrazole derivatives	2023	Ph.D. (JRF) NISER Bhubaneswar
19	Ashrumochan Gouda	Porous organic framework based heterogeneous catalyst for organic transformations	2023	Ph.D. Univeristy of Buffalo, USA
20	Sachdev Muskan	Synthesis of Salphen based Covalent Organic Framework for the synthesis of triazoles via Click chemistry approach	2024	–
21	Pradumn Jaiswal	Synthesis and characterization of Pd@PI COF and its catalytical application for the synthesis of chromeno[2,3-d] pyrimidin-8-amine derivatives	2024	Ph.D. Shiv Nadar Univesristy
22	Naresh Bahalia	Cu(II)-Enhanced Covalent Organic Framework: Efficient and Recyclable Catalyst for Sustainable Synthesis of Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines	2025	Faculty at Akaash
23	Pranjal Singh	Fe@ST-COF as an Efficient and Stable Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Synthesis of Polysubstituted Pyridines	2025	–

Sr. No.	Title
1	International Conference on Energy and Environmental Challenges (CE2C-2019) 18-19th January 2019, Co-Chair

Sr. No.	Responsibility	Institute	Role	Year
1	M.Sc. admission committee (CCMN-2025)	VNIT	Chairman (CCMN)	2025-26
2	M.Sc. admission committee (CCMN-2024)	VNIT	Co-chairman	2024-25
3	Member of Group A non-teaching recruitment Committee (2024)	VNIT	Member	2024
4	Warden	VNIT	Warden	2016-2022
5	Faculty mentor	VNIT	Mentor	2015-16 and 2025-26
6	Stock verification officer	VNIT	Stock verification officer	2013, 2015
7	Member of convocation committee	VNIT	Member	2012, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
8	Departmental exam coordinator	VNIT	Coordinator	2015-17, 2023-onward
9	Departmental Ph.D. entrance coordinator	VNIT	Coordinator	2013-16
10	Incharge-Organic chemistry Lab	VNIT	Incharge	2013-17, 2021-onward
11	Deparmtental timetable coordinator	VNIT	Coordinator	2012-23
12	Coordinator for providing departmental information	VNIT	Coordinator	2014-16
13	Member of campus upkeeping committee	VNIT	Member	2025-26

Sr. No.	Awards
1	Gold medal (University First rank at M.Sc.) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, 2006
2	UGC-JRF and SRF, University Grant Commission, New Delhi,2008-2011
3	Best poster award at NSBBOS, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, 2009

Sr. No.	Title	Funding Agency	Role	Year	Amount (in Lakhs INR)

Dr. Umesh R. Pratap

Brief Bio

Education

Contact Details

Research Interest

Department of Chemistry, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, South Ambazari Road, Nagpur-440010