Dr. Vasantha Kumar

Assistant Professor
  • M.Sc., Ph.D.
  • Courses Taught : M.Sc. Chemistry / Organic Chemistry
  • Area of Expertise : Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Heterocyclic Chemistry, Organic Spectroscopy
  • Academic Experience - 04 Years

Contact Details

email : vasantha.kumar1886@gmail.com

Publications

  • Synthesis of some novel 1,2-disubstituted benzimidazole-5- carboxylates via one-pot method using sodium dithionite and its effect on N-debenzylation. Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Prathibha A. and Shruthi N., Synth. Commun., 2014, 44, 3414-3425.
  • Rapid ‘one-pot’ synthesis of a novel benzimidazole-5- carboxylate and its hydrazone derivatives as potential anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial agents. Vasantha Kumar, Guru Basavarajaswamy, Vaishali Rai M., Boja Poojary, Vinitha R. Pai, Shruthi N. and Mahima Bhat, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 2015, 25, 1420-1426.
  • Synthesis and biological evaluation of N-(substituted phenyl)-2- (5H-[1,2,4]triazino[5,6-b]indol-3- ylsulfanyl)acetamides as antimicrobial, antidepressant and anticonvulsant agents.Shruthi N., Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Prathibha A., Mumtaz Mohammed Hussain, Revanasiddappa B. C. and Himanshu Joshi, Russian J. Bio-org. Chem., 2015, 41, 223-230.
  • Synthesis, molecular properties and evaluation of anthelmintic activity of new thiazolopyrimidine derivatives. Shruthi N, Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Mahima Bhat, Himanshu Joshi and Revanasiddappa, B. C., J. Chem. Pharm. Res., 2015, 7, 181-191.
  • Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activities of newer 3,4,5-trisubstituted [1,2,4]-triazole derivatives. Raviprabha K, Manjunatha K., Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar and Harish N., Inter. J. Pharma. Res. Scholr., 2015, 4, 96-104.
  • Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activities of some novel thiazoles and thiazolo- [3,2-b]-[1,2,4]- triazole derivatives. Naveena C. S., Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar and Shalini Shenoy, J. Appl. Chem., 2015, 4, 828-839.
  • Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activities of imidazo-[2,1,b][1,3,4]- thiadiazoles.Manjunatha K., Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Prajwal L Lobo, Jennifer Fernandes and Chandrashekhar C., Der Pharma Chemica 2015, 7, 207-215.
  • Synthesis of some 7-arylidene- 3-(4- (Methylthio)bezyl)-7H-thiazolo [2,3-c][1,2,4]triazine -4,6-diones and their anticonvulsant and antimicrobial activity, Prajwal L. Lobo, Boja Poojary, Manjunatha K., Vasantha Kumar, Anoop Chullikana and Suchetha Kumari N., J. Chem. Pharm. Res. 2012, 4, 2522-2531.
  • Ethyl 1-(4- fluorobenzyl)-2- (4-methoxyphenyl)- 1Hbenzo[d]imidazole-5- carboxylate S. Naveen, Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, P. Vishwanatha, N. K. Lokanath, M. M. M. Abdoh, IUCrData (2016). 1, x161744
  • Ethyl 1-benzyl- 2-(4- methoxyphenyl)-1H- benzimidazole-5- carboxylate S. Naveen, Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, B. Shivarama Holla, N. K. Lokanath, M. M. M. Abdoh, IUCrData (2016). 1, x161759
  • Ethyl 1-benzyl- 2-(3- chlorophenyl)-1H- benzimidazole-5- carboxylate S. Madan Kumar, D. Manasa, Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, K. Byrappa, M. M. M. Abdoh, IUCrData (2016). 1, x161068
  • Ethyl 2-(4- cyanophenyl)-1- (4-fluorobenzyl)- 1Hbenzo[d]imidazole-5- carboxylate S. Madan Kumar, Kumar Vasantha, Poojary Boja, K. Byrappa, Ismail Warad, IUCrData (2016). 1, x161124
  • Ethyl 2-(4- methoxyphenyl)-1- methyl-1H-benzimidazole- 5-carboxylate S. Naveen, a Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Naveen Kumar, Nora Jarrar, N. K. Lokanath e and Ismail Warad, IUCrData 017). 2, x170438’
  • Novel 2-methyl-6arylpyridines Carrying active pharmacophore 4,5 dihydro 2-pyrazolines: synthesis, antidepressant, and anti-tuberculosis evaluation, P. V. Sowmya, Boja Poojary, B. C. Revanasiddappa, M. Vijayakumar, P. Nikil, Vasantha Kumar, Res Chem Intermed 2017, 43, 7399–7422.
  • Fluorinated pyrrole incorporated 2 thiazolyl hydrazone motifs: a new class of antimicrobial and anti tuberculosis agents. Sowmya PV, Poojary B, Kumar V, Vishwanatha U, Shetty P. Arch Pharm Res. 2017 Oct 17. doi: 10.1007/s12272 -017-0967-1.
  • Biological evaluation and in silico molecular docking study of a new series of thiazol-2-yl-hydrazone conglomerates Mahima Bhat, P. M. Gurubasavaraja Swamy, Boja Poojary, B. C. Revanasiddappa, M. Vijay Kumar, Vasantha Kumar, Res Chem Intermed 2018, 44, 2779–2805.
  • Synthesis and evaluation of thiazolidinone–pyrazole conjugates as anticancer and antimicrobial agents. Mahima Bhat, Boja Poojary, Bhuvanesh Sukhlal Kalal, P. M. Gurubasavaraja Swamy, Senthamaraikannan Kabilan, Vasantha Kumar, Nooji Shruthi, Selvam Athavan Alias Anand, Vinitha Ramanath Pai, Future medicinal Chemistry 10, 1017-1036 (2018).
  • Synthesis, characterization, crystal structure, Hirshfeld interaction and bio-evaluation studies of 4-amino quinazoline sulfonamide derivatives. A. Sunil Kumar, Jyothi Kudva, , S. Madan Kumar, U. Vishwanatha, Vasantha Kumar, Damodara Naral, J. Mol. Struct. 1167, 142-153 (2018).
  • Synthesis, structural, biological and in silico studies of new 5-arylidene-4-thiazolidinone derivatives as possible anticancer, antimicrobial and antitubercular agents. A. Sunil Kumar, Jyothi Kudva, B. R. Bharath, K. Ananda, Rajitha Sadashiva, S. Madan Kumar, B. C. Revanasiddappa, Vasantha Kumar, P. D. Rekha and Damodara Narali, New J. Chem., 43, 1597 (2019).
  • Synthesis, Characterization, Molecular Docking Studies and Biological Evaluation of Some Conjugated Quinazoline-Sulfonamide Scaffold. A. Sunil Kumar, Jyothi Kudva, B. R. Bharath, Vaishali M Rai, S. Madan Kumar, Vasantha Kumar, and Shyama Prasad Sajankila, ChemistrySelect 3, 13586– 13595 (2018).
  • 3-(3,5-Difluorophenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde. Naveen Kumar , Swamy Sreenivasa, Vasantha Kumar and Nadigar Revansiddappa Mohan, Molbank, 2018(3), M1011 (2018).
  • Benzo[d]imidazol-5-yl)-5-(substituted)-1,3,4-Oxadiazoles: Synthesis, Anticancer, Antimicrobial and In-silico Studies. Naveen Kumara, Swamy Sreenivasa, Bhuvanesh Sukhlal Kalal, Vasantha Kumar, Bantwal Shivarama Holla, Vinitha Ramanath Pai, Nadigar Revansiddappa Mohan and Shivaraj Govindaiah, Letters in Drug Design & Discovery, 16, 1-11 (2019).
  • Pyrimidinone Associated Triazole Carboxamides: Synthesis, Characterization, Cytotoxicity and DNA Binding Studies. Prakash Bhaskar, Suresha Kumara Tholappanavara, Bhuvanesh Sukhlal Kalal, Vasantha Kumar, Ananda Kumar Channapillekoppa Siddegowda, Sowmya Haliwana Banakara Vijaykumar, Vinitha Ramanath Pai, and Sujan Ganapathyg, Accepted for publication in Current Bioactive Compounds (2019) (DOI : 10.2174/1573407215666190328222350).

Conferences

Participation in seminars/workshops/conferences/conventions:

  • One-pot nitro reductive cyclization: an efficient solution phase route to benzimidazoles. Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Prathibha A. and Shruthi N., 5th International symposium on drug development for orphan and neglected diseases held at Central drug Research Institute Lucknow, during February 26-28, 2013.
  • Synthesis and molecular docking studies of benzo[d]imdazole-5- carbohydrazones as new class of anti-inflammatory agents. Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Guru Basavarajaswamy, Shruthi N., Pratibha A. and Mahima Bhat, International conference on chemical biology: Disease mechanisms and therapeutics (ICCB-2014) held at IICT, Hyderabad during February 6-8, 2014.
  • Synthesis, antimicrobial and anticancer activity of a new series of 5-arylidene- 2- aryl/heteroarylamino)-1,3- thiazol-4(5H)-ones. Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Guru Basavarajaswamy, Sharatha Chandra and Shruthi N.,International conference on emerging frontiers and challenges in chemistry (ICEFCC-2014) held at Department of Chemistry, All Saint’s College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, during February 17-18, 2014.
  • Benzo[d]imidazole-5- carbohydrazones: design and synthesis of novel antimicrobial agents.Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Guru Basavarajaswamy, Shruthi N. and Mahima Bhat,National conference on current trends in scientific research for engineering applications [NCSEA-2014] held at St. Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjuru, Mangalore, during July 17-18, 2014. 363
  • Synthesis and anticancer activity of thiazolidinone clubbed quinolines. Vasantha Kumar,Vaishali Rai M., Boja Poojary and Vinitha R Pai, Three days national conference on pure and applied chemistry (NACOPAC-2014) organized by Department of Studies in Chemistry, Mysore University, Mysore, during December 29-31, 2014.
  • Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel [1,3,4]-oxadiazoles bearing thiazolidine-2,4- dione moiety. Shruthi N., Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar and Prathibha A., 5 th International symposium on drug development for orphan and neglected diseases, held at CSIR- Central drug Research Institute Lucknow, during February 26-28, 2013.
  • Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel amino acid derivatives of Benzimidazole.Prathibha A., Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar and Shruthi N., 5th International symposium on drug development for orphan and neglected diseases, held at Central drug Research Institute,Lucknow, during February 26-28 2013
  • Synthesis and biological evaluation of a novel series n-phenyl- 2-(5h- [1,2,4]triazino[5,6-b]indol-3- ylsulfanyl) acetamides.Shruthi N, Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Pratibha A, Mahima Bhat, Mohammed Mumtaz Hussain, B. C. Revanasiddappa and Himanshu Joshi, International conference on chemical biology: disease mechanisms and therapeutics (ICCB-2014) held at CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad during February 6-8, 2014.
  • Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of new hybrid molecules containing pyrazoles and thiazolidinones.Mahima Bhat, Boja Poojary, Guru Basavarajaswamy, Vasantha Kumar, Shruthi N. And Pratibha A., International conference on chemical biology: Disease mechanisms and therapeutics (ICCB-2014) held at IICT, Hyderabad, during February 6-8, 2014. 364
  • Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of some thiazole[3,2-α]pyrimidine derivatives. Shruthi N., Boja Poojary, Vasanth Kumar and Mahima Bhat, National conference on current trends in scientific research for engineering applications [NCSEA-2014] held at St. Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjuru, Mangalore during July 17-18, 2014.
  • Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of some thiazolo [3,2- ]pyrimidine Derivatives. Shruthi N, Boja Poojary, Vasantha Kumar, Prathibha A. and Mahima Bhat, Three days national conference on pure and applied chemistry (NACOPAC-2014) held at Department of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore, during December 29-31, 2014, India.
  • Fragment based Computational Designing of Quinolinothiazolidinone hybrid molecules as A-Acetyl Transferase-1 inhibitors and their Anticancer Activities Vasantha Kumar, Boja Poojary, Pritesh Bhat, Vaishali M. Rai, Ravikumar Muttineni, Vinitha R Pai, Symposium on “Emerging Trends in Agroscience Chemistry and Technology” at Syngenta Biosciences Pvt. Ltd, Goa on 22-23 November.
  • Knoevenegal approach towards the synthesis of Pyrazole based compounds Dileep K, Vasantha Kumar, Naveen Kumar and B. Shivarama Holla International Conference on Green Chemistry and nanotechnology Opportunities and challenges 2017 at St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangalore, on 27-28 February 2017.
  • Synthesis and Characterization of New Series of Benzimidazole tathered [1,3,4]-oxadiazoles Naveen Kumar, S. Sreenivasa, Vasantha Kumar and B. Shivarama Holla, International Conference on Green Chemistry and nanotechnology Opportunities and challenges 2017 at St. Aloysius college (Autonomous), Mangalore, on 27-28 February 2017.
  • Synthesis and anticancer evaluation of benzimidazole-5-carboxylates derivatives. Vidyashree Karanth, Vasantha Kumar, Naveen Kumar, Bhuvanesh Sukhal Kalal, B. Shivarama Holla, Vinitha Ramanath Pai, Two days national seminar on ‘Current Trends in Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Studies’ held on April 12 -13, 2018 at JSS University, Mysuru, Karnataka.
  • Synthesis and characterization and anticancer activities of new Thiazolidinone, Thiazolidine-2,4-dione, Rhodanine and Rhodanine acetic acid derivatives. Prajwal, Vasantha Kumar, Naveen Kumar, B. Shivarama Holla, Two days national seminar on ‘Current Trends in Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Studies’ held on April 12 -13, 2018 at JSS University, Mysuru, Karnataka.
  • Synthesis, Characterization and Anticancer Activities of Some Benzyloxy Chalcones. Ganavi D, Vasantha Kumar, Naveen Kumar. Two day National Conference on ‘Synthetic, Spectroscopic and Structural Chemistry (SSSC-2019)’’, held during 15-16 March 2019 in the Department of Studies in Chemistry, Govinda dasa College, Suratkhal, Mangaluru.
  • Benzimidazole based carbohydrazide as promising antimicrobial and antitubercular agents. Premanand M Honavar, Vasantha Kumar, Naveen Kumar, B. Shivarama Holla. National Conference on Innovations in Chemical Sciences (NCICS-2020) held at Mysore University during 30th & 31st January-2020.