Born: Nizamabad, Telangana
M.Sc (2007-2009): Loyola Academy, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana
Ph.D (2010-2015): National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra (Prof. Ganesh Pandey)
Visiting Research Scholar (2013-2015): Centre of Biomedical Research, Lucknow.
Post Doc (2016-2018): University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway, Norway (Prof. Annette Bayer and Prof. Kathrin H. Hopmann)
Researcher (2018-2019): University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
Post Doc (2019-2020): Emory University, U.S.A (Prof. Huw M. L. Davies)
Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India, Feb-2020 onwards
Research Interests
Our current research lies in the development of practical and versatile cutting-edge multi-catalytic chemical methods for the synthesis of bioactive molecules and production of valuable chemicals.
● Ylide and carbene-mediated transformations
● Synthesis of natural products
Selected Publications
- J. Vaitla, Y. Boni, H. Davies, —“Distal Allylic/Benzylic C− H Functionalization of Silyl Ethers Using Donor/Acceptor Rhodium (II) Carbenes” (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, (Doi: 10.1002/anie.201916530)).
- J. Vaitla, A. Bayer and K. H. Hopmann — “Iron-Catalyzed Carbenoid Transfer Reactions of Vinyl Sulfoxonium Ylides: An Experimental and Computational Study” (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 16180).
- J. Vaitla, A. Bayer and K. H. Hopmann — “Synthesis of Indoles and Pyrroles Utilizing Iridium Carbenes Generated from Sulfoxonium Ylides”. (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 4277).
- J. Vaitla, Y. Guttormsen, J. K. Mannisto, A. Nova, T. Repo, A. Bayer and K. H. Hopmann — “Enantioselective Incorporation of CO2: Status and Potential” (ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 7231).