Rimi Roy

Assistant Professor

2011-2017: Ph.D. in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

2008-2010: M.Sc. with Specialization in Organic Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

2005-2008: B.Sc. in Chemistry (Hons.), Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

• Recipient of Tushar Mahalanabis Memorial Medal for securing the highest position in 1st class with “Organic Chemistry” Specialization at the M.Sc. Final Examination in Chemistry, 2010.
• Recipient of Prof. Bidyut Kamal Bhattacharyya Memorial Medal for securing the highest marks in “Organic Chemistry” at the M.Sc. Part I and Final Examination in Chemistry, 2010.

I obtained my Ph.D. as a CSIR fellow in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from Jadavpur University under the mentorship of Prof. Sanjay Bhar. Thesis title: "Synthetic Studies towards the Construction of Novel Organic Skeletons with the Exploration of Photophysical Behavior and Bioactivity”. While pursuing Ph.D. I got a job in WBCSC and joined Dinhata College, Cooch Behar in 2015. I served there for a period of three and a half year as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry. During my service at Dinhata College, I was also appointed as a Guest Teacher at the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University to teach Organic Chemistry at the PG level. In October, 2018, I have joined Presidency University as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. 

Research Interest: To design and develop new synthetic methodologies to access various bioactive complex organic molecules as well as pharmacologically relevant molecular scaffolds.

PG Courses:

• CHEM0801 - Natural products: Alkaloids & Terpenoids
• CHEM0903A - Chemistry of Natural Products (Synthesis and Biosynthesis)
• CHEM1001A - Synthesis of complex and biologically important molecules applying Modern reagents and methodologies: Synthetic methodology and strategy of few compounds

UG Courses:

• CHEM01GE1 - Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
• CHEM02C3 - Stereochemistry, Cycloalkanes and Conformational analysis
• CHEM02GE2 - Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers, Aldehydes and Ketones
• CHEM03C6 - Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers and Epoxides
• CHEM04C9 - Alkaloids and Terpenes
• CHEM04SEC2.2: Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• CHEM05C11 - Pharmaceutical Compounds: Structure and Importance
• CHEM06DSE3.9 - Carbocycles

1. Non-enzymatic electrochemical glucose sensing by Cu2O octahedrons: elucidating the protein adsorption signature. Soumyadipta Rakshit, Srabanti Ghosh, Rimi Roy, Subhash Chandra Bhattacharya. New J. Chem. 2021, 45, 628–637.

2. A colorimetric and turn-on fluorescent chemosensor for selective detection of Hg2+: theoretical studies and intracellular applications. Rimi Roy, Soumyadipta Rakshit, Sanjay Bhar, Subhash Chandra Bhattacharya. RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 67833–67840.

3. Substituted 3-E-Styryl-2H-chromenes and 3-E-Styryl-2H-thiochromenes: Synthesis, Photophysical Studies, Anticancer Activity, and Exploration to Tricyclic Benzopyran Skeleton. Rimi Roy, Soumyadipta Rakshit, Tanmoy Bhowmik, Sagar Khan, Avishek Ghatak, Sanjay Bhar. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 6603−6614.

4. Eco-friendly synthesis of 2-aryl-1-arylmethyl-1H-benzimidazoles using alumina-sulfuric acid as a heterogeneous reusable catalyst. Amit Pramanik, Rimi Roy, Sagar Khan, Avishek Ghatak, Sanjay Bhar. Tetrahedron Lett. 2014, 55, 1771–1777.

5. Cyanuric chloride–dimethylformamide mediated cleavage of cyclopropylcarbinols–synthesis of phenolic antioxidant and construction of a new vinylcyclopropane skeleton. Sagar Khan, Sanchita Roy, Rimi Roy, Avishek Ghatak, Amit Pramanik, Sanjay Bhar. Tetrahedron Lett. 2014, 55, 5019–5024.

6. Chemoselective and ligand-free synthesis of diaryl ethers in aqueous medium using recyclable alumina-supported nickel nanoparticles. Avishek Ghatak, Sagar Khan, Rimi Roy, Sanjay Bhar. Tetrahedron Lett. 2014, 55, 7082–7088.

7. Unusual behaviour of dimethyl sulfoxide towards different alcohols in the presence of cyanuric chloride. Subrata Kumar Chaudhuri, Amit Pramanik, Rimi Roy, Sagar Khan, Avishek Ghatak, Sanjay Bhar. J. Indian Chem. Soc. 2013, 90, 1773–1780.