Academics

Bio

Dr. Meghana Gote earned her PhD from the University of Mumbai, specializing in ionic liquids. With approximately 15 years of academic experience, she now serves as the Program Director for the Department of Chemistry. Dr. Gote possesses extensive practical knowledge in synthetic organic chemistry, with a focus on organocatalysis and heterogeneous catalysis. Currently, her research revolves around the photocatalytic degradation of water pollutants. She has made contributions to curriculum development and examination processes at the Departmental level.

Research Areas

Catalysis, water remediation, asymmetric synthesis

Publications

1. Rasalkar M. S.; Potdar, M. K.; Salunkhe, M. M. Pseudomonas cepacia lipase-catalyzed resolution of racemic alcohols in ionic liquid using succinic anhydride: role of triethylamine in enhancement of catalytic activity. J. Mol. Cat. B. Enzym. 2004, 27, 267.

2. Rasalkar M. S.; Potdar, M. K.; Mohile, S. S.; Salunkhe, M. M. An ionic liquid influenced L-proline catalysed asymmetric Michael addition of ketones to nitrostyrene. J. Mol. Cat. A: Chem. 2005, 235, 267

3. Potdar, M. K.; Rasalkar M. S.; Mohile, S. S.; Salunkhe, M. M. Convenient and efficient protocols for coumarin synthesis via Pechmann condensation in neutral ionic liquids. J. Mol. Cat. A: Chem. 2005, 235, 249.

4. Rasalkar M. S.; Bhilare S. V.; Deorukhkar A. R.; Darvatkar N. B.; Salunkhe M. M. Heteropoly acid in ionic liquid — An efficient and recyclable system for one-pot three-component Mannich reaction Can. J. Chem. 2007, 85(1): 77.

5. Bhilare S. V.; Deorukhkar A. R.; Darvatkar N. B.; Rasalkar M. S.; Salunkhe M. M. An ionic liquid-mediated expeditious route to the syntheses of diaryl sulfoxides. J. Mol. Cat. A: Chem. 2007, 270, 123.

6. Bhilare S. V.; Deorukhkar A. R.; Darvatkar N. B.; Rasalkar M. S.; Salunkhe M. M Ionic-Liquid-Influenced Expeditious and Stereoselective Synthesis of Olefins. Syn. Commun. 2007, 37, 3117.

7. Gote M. G., Dhila H. H., Muley S. R., Advanced Synthetic and Bio-Based Sorbents for Oil Spill Clean-up: A Review of Novel Trends, Nature, Environment and Pollution Technology, 2023, 22(1), 39.

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ORCID link :https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7862-9621

LinkedIn Link :https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghana-gote-3751231b5