❖ B.Sc. (Honours) Chemistry from Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi (2010).

❖ M.Sc. in Chemistry from University of Delhi (2012).

❖ PhD from IIT Guwahati (2017), supervisor Prof. Abu T. Khan.

Postdoc Experiences:

❖ Research Associate, IIT Delhi, (Dec-2017-Feb-2019) under the supervision of Prof. Pravi P. Singh

❖ Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Wuhan University, China (April-2019-April-2021 ) under the supervision of Prof. Guoyin Yin

❖ Research Associate, IIT Guwahati (May-2021-Dec-2021), supervisor Prof. Abu T. Khan.

Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur, West Benal-733202

Organic Chemistry

•Nickel Catalysis in cross-coupling reaction and migratory cross-coupling reactions

• Photocatalysis in Organic Transformations 

•Multicomponent Reactions 

•Heterocyclic Chemistry

Publications from Postdoctoral Research:

1. M. Belal, S. Sarkar, R. Subramanian and A. T. Khan, “Synthetic utility of biomimicking vanadium bromoperoxidase and n-tetrabutylammonium tribromide (TBATB) in organic synthesis” Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20, 2562–2579. DOI: 10.1039/d1ob02421c (Impact factor: 3.876)

2. M. Belal, S. Mondal, S. Yashmin and A. T. Khan, “Reactivity Switch-Over of 4- Hydroxydithiocoumarin under Various Conditions and Their Application in Organic Synthesis” Org. Biomol. Chem., 2022, 20, 715-726 DOI: 10.1039/D1OB01357B. (Impact factor: 3.876)

3. M. Belal, Z. Li, L. Zhu and G. Yin, “Catalyst-controlled regiodivergent 1,2-difunctionalization of alkenes with two carbon-based electrophiles” Sci. China Chem., 2022, 65,514-520. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-021-1172-x (Impact factor: 10.138).

4. M. Belal, Z. Li, X. Lu and G. Yin, “Recent Advances in the Synthesis of 1,1-Diarylalkanes by Transition-Metal Catalysis” Sci. China Chem., 2021, 64, 513–533. doi: 10.1007/s11426-020-9910-2. (Impact factor: 10.138).

5. B. Zhao, Li, H. Li, M. Belal, L. Zhu and G. Yin, “Synergistic Ni/Cu catalyzed migratory arylsilylation of terminal olefins” Sci. Bull., 2021, 66, 570–577. doi.org/10.1016/j.scib.2020.10.001 (Impact factor: 11.780)

6. K. N. Tripathi‡ , M. Belal‡ and R P. Singh, “Organo Photoinduced Decarboxylative Alkylation of Coumarins with N-(Acyloxy)phthalimide” J. Org. Chem., 2020, 85, 1193-1201. doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.9b00977. [ ‡ = equal contribution] (Impact factor: 4.354)

Publications from PhD:

7. M. Belal and A. T. Khan, “Iodine-Catalyzed Synthesis of Pyrrolo(2,3c)coumarin Derivatives Using 3-Aminocoumarins, Arylglyoxals and 4-Hydroxycoumarin Through One-Pot Three-Component Reaction” ChemistrySelect, 2018, 3, 2431-2434. doi10.1002/slct.201702629. (Impact factor: 2.109)

8. M. Belal and A. T. Khan, “PTSA.H2O-Catalyzed Reaction of 3-Aminocoumarins and Phenylacetaldehydes: A Route to Access Various Pyrido(2,3-c)coumarin Derivatives” ChemistrySelect 2017, 2, 10501-10504. doi: 10.1002/slct.201702300. (Impact factor: 2.109)

9. M. Belal and A. T. Khan, “Synthesis of Fused Oxazole-Containing Coumarin Derivatives via Oxidative Cross Coupling Reaction Using a Combination of CuCl2 and TBHP” RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 18891–18894-. doi: 10.1039/c5ra27993c. (Impact factor: 3.36)

10. M. Belal and A. T. Khan, “Oxidative Cross Coupling Reaction Mediated By I2/H2O2: A Novel Approach For The Construction of Fused Thiazole Containing Coumarin Derivatives” RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 104155-104163. doi: 10.1039/c5ra20405d. (Impact factor: 3.36)

11. M. Belal, D. K. Das and A. T. Khan, “Synthesis of Pyrido(2,3-c)Coumarin Derivatives by an Intramolecular Povarov Reaction” Synthesis, 2015, 47, 1109-1116. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1380131. (Impact factor: 3.157)

12. D. K. Das, S. Sarkar, M. M. Khan, M. Belal and A. T. Khan, “A Mild And Efficient Method for Large Scale Synthesis of 3-Aminocoumarins and Its Further Application for the Preparation of 4- Bromo-3-Aminocoumarins” Tet. Lett., 2014, 55, 4869–487. doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.07.035. (Impact factor: 2.415