Research Publications of Prof. G. Mehta
2011
452. A de novo Diels-Alder strategy towards the novel pentacyclic natural product fluostatin C:
A concise synthesis of 6-deoxyfluostatin C, G. Mehta, Y. C. Sunil Kumar, M. Das, Tetrahedron
Lett. 52, 3505 (2011).
451. Medium-ring aminocyclitols: A concise synthesis of nine-membered aminocarbasugar analogues
and the solid-state supramolecular architectures of two key precursors, G. Mehta∗, R. Mohanrao, S.
Katukojvala, Y. Landais and S. Sen, Tetrahedron Lett. 52, 2893 (2011).
450. Can the conformational flexibility of cis-decalins be modulated through intramolecular O–H O
hydrogen bonding? Profiling the molecular and supramolecular attributes of designer cis-fused
polycyclitols, G. Mehta, S. Sen, Tetrahedron 67, 3440 (2011).
449. A computational approach towards predicting л-facial selectivity in sterically unbiased olefins:
An evaluation of the relative importance of electrostatic and orbital effects, A. Sen, G. Mehta, B.
Ganguly, Tetrahedron 67, 3754 (2011).
448. Towards the total synthesis of tashironin related allo-cedrane natural products: further exploitation
of the oxidative dearomatization-IMDA-RCM triad based strategy, G. Mehta, P. Maity,
Tetrahedron Lett. 52, 1753 (2011).
447. A total synthesis of 11-O-methyldebenzoyltashironin, G. Mehta, P. Maity, Tetrahedron Lett. 52,
1749 (2011).
446. Model studies towards paecilomycine A–C: exploring scaffold diversity through a key
intramolecular Pauson–Khand reaction, G. Mehta, R. Samineni, P. Srihari, Tetrahedron Lett. 52,
1663 (2011).
445. An Approach Toward Homocalystegines and Silyl-homocalystegines. Acid-Mediated Migrations
of Acetates in Seven-Membered Ring Systems, R. Beniazza, V. Desvergnes, G. Mehta, N.
Blanchard, F. Robert,Y Landais, J. Org. Chem. 76, 791 (2011).
2010
444. A biomimetic total synthesis of allomicrophyllone: Protective Diels Alder reaction as a
stratagem, G. Mehta, Tabrez Babu Khan, Tetrahedron Lett. 51, 6590 (2010).
443. A vicarious one-pot transformation of afluorocyclitol to a polycyclitol: Observation of a formal
4-fold axial-equatorial epimerization on a conformationally locked scaffold, G. Mehta, S. Sen, J.
Org. Chem. 75, 8287 (2010).
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442. (2R,3R,4aS,6S,7S,8aS)-4a-fluoro-8a-hydroxyperhydronaphthalene-2,3,6,7-tetrayltetraacetate,
G. Mehta, S. Sen, Acta Cryst. E66, o3095 (2010).
441. Synthetic studies towards the PPAP natural products prolifenones A and B and hyperforin:
Effenberger cyclization approach,G. Mehta, T. Dhanbal, M. K. Bera, Tetrahedron Lett. 51,
5302 (2010).
440. Total synthesis of the fungal metabolite (±)-acremine G: acceleration of a biomimetic Diels–
Alder reaction on silica gel, G. Mehta, Tabrez Babu Khan, Y. C. Sunil Kumar, Tetrahedron Lett.
51, 5116 (2010).
439. Total syntheses of the fungal metabolites (±)-acremines A, B, and I , G. Mehta, Y. C. Sunil
Kumar, Tabrez Babu Khan, Tetrahedron Lett. 51, 5112 (2010).
438. Studies directed towards the synthesis of schisanartane and related complex nortriterpenoids:
Model construction of ABC and FGH segments of rubrifloradilactone C, G. Mehta, B. A. Bhat, T.
H.. Suresha Kumara, Tetrahedron Lett. 51, 4069 (2010).
437. Probing fluorine interactions in a polyhydroxylated environment: Conservation of a C–F···H–C
recognition motif in presence of O–H···O hydrogen bonds, G. Mehta, S. Sen, Eur. J. Org. Chem.
4691 (2010) (cover picture).
436. Modulating the preferred O–H···O hydrogen bonding motif in a conformationally constrained
environment through hydroxyl-group derivatization, G. Mehta, S. Sen, Acta Cryst. C66, o59
(2010).
435. From aromatics to conjoined inositols: stereoselective oxyfunctionalization of anthracene, G.
Mehta, S. Sen, Tetrahedron Lett. 51, 503 (2010).
2009
434.
An expeditious, bidirectional synthesis of furofuranones: New application of Morita-BaylisHillman adducts, G. Mehta, B. A. Bhat, T. H. Suresha Kumara, Tetrahedron Lett. 50, 6597
(2009).
433. Tryst with a molecular and supramolecular oddity: an anti-Fürst-Plattner epoxide opening
product as a designer additive for accessing an elusive polymorph, G. Mehta, S. Sen,
Tetrahedron 65, 9713, 2009
432. Towards a temperature guided molecular switch: An unusual reversible low temperature
polymorphic phase transition in a conformationally locked environment, G. Mehta, S. Sen,
Chem.. Commun. 5981, 2009 (cover picture)
431. Conformationally restricted nucleocyclitols: a study into their conformational preferences and
supramolecular architecture in the solid state, G. Mehta, P. Talukdar, V. Pullepu, S. Sen,
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Eur. J. Org. Chem. 4691 (2009).
430.
A concise synthesis of the bioactive meroterpenoid natural product (±)-liphagal, a potent PI3K
inhibitor, G. Mehta, N. Likhite, C. S. Anandkumar, Tetrahedron Lett. 50, 5260 (2009).
429.
Synthetic studies towards bioactive frondosins: Rapid framework access and diversity creation,
G. Mehta, N. Likhite, Tetrahedron Lett. 50, 5263 (2009).
428. Cyclononitols: a flexible synthetic approach towards ninemembered carbasugar analogs, G.
Mehta, K. Pallavi, S. Katukojvala, Tetrahedron Lett. 50, 4519 (2009).
427.
Synthetic studies towards the phloroglucin natural product hyperforin: construction of the fully
prenylated bicyclic core, G. Mehta, M. K. Bera, Tetrahedron Lett. 50, 3519 (2009).
426. Synthetic studies towards the novel neurotrophic diterpenoids neovibsanins A and B:
construction of the ABC core, G. Mehta, B. A. Bhat, Tetrahedron Lett. 50, 2474 (2009).
425. Diverse and yet unified: A comparative study of the supramolecular assemblies of three
diastereomeric perhydro-2,3,4a,6,7,8a-naphthalenehexols, G. Mehta, S. Sen, Eur. J. Org.
Chem. 123 (2009).
2008
424. A total synthesis of (+)-frondosins A and B, G. Mehta, N. Likhite, Tetrahedron Lett. 49,
(2008).
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423. On the stereostructures of (+)-eupenoxide and (−)-3′,4′-dihydrophomoxide: a caveat on the
spectral comparisons of oxygenated cyclohexenoids, G. Mehta, S. Roy, R. A. Davis,
Tetrahedron Lett. 49, 5162 (2008).
422. Understanding the self-assembling process in crystalline cyclooctitols: an insight into the
conformational flexibility of medium sized rings, G. Mehta, S. Sen, K. Pallavi, CrystEngComm.
10, 534 (2008).
421. Strength vs accessibility: Unraveling the patterns of self-recognition in a conformationally locked
amino alcohol, G. Mehta, S. Sen, T. N. Guru Row, D. Chopra, S. Chattopadhyay, Eur. J. Org.
Chem. 805 (2008) (featured as cover picture).
420. A stereodefined approach towards the bicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-9-one core of the phloroglucin natural
products guttiferone A and hypersampsone F, G. Mehta, M. K. Bera, S. Chatterjee, Tetrahedron
Lett. 49, 1121 (2008).
419. Enantioselective total synthesis of the novel antiproliferative metabolite (+)-hexacyclinol, G.
Mehta, S. Roy, Tetrahedron Lett. 49, 1458 (2008).
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418. A concise approach towards the bicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-9-one core present in the phloroglucin
natural product hyperforin, G. Mehta, M. K. Bera, Tetrahedron Lett. 49, 1417 (2008).
417. Construction of the 3-prenyl-4-oxa-tricyclo[4.3.1.03,7]-dec-8-en-2-one core of caged xanthonoid
natural products via tandem Wessely oxidation-intramolecular [4+2] cycloddition, G. Mehta, P.
Maity, Tetrahedron Lett. 49, 318 (2008).
2007
416. Packing in three cyclooctitol acetates, G. Mehta, S. Sen, K. Pallavi, Acta Cryst. C63, o726,
(2007).
415. Towards the total synthesis of neurotrophically active tashironins: rapid construction of the
tetracyclic core through a tandem oxidative dearomatization-IMDA reaction-RCM protocol. G.
Mehta, P. Maity, Tetrahedron Lett. 48, 8865 (2007).
414. Total synthesis of the novel seco-prezizaane sesquiterpenoid (+)-1S-minwanenone, G. Mehta, H.
M. Shinde, Tetrahedron Lett. 48, 8297 (2007).
413. Novel polycylitols as glycosidase inhibitors. G. Mehta, S. S. Ramesh, Indian Pat. Appl. IN
2000MA00859 A 20071005 (2007).
412. Additive induced polymorphous behavior of a conformationally locked hexol, G. Mehta, S. Sen,
K. Venkatesan, CrystEngComm. 9, 144 (2007).
411. Crystal Structures of Conformationally Locked Cyclitols: An Analysis of Hydrogen-Bonded
Architectures and their Implications in Crystal Engineering, G. Mehta, S. Sen, S. S. Ramesh, Eur.
J. Org. Chem. 423 (2007) (featured as cover picture).
2006
410. Process for the preparation of bicyclic cyclitols as glycosidase inhibitors. G. Mehta, S. S. Ramesh,
Indian Pat. Appl. 32pp., Division of Indian Appl. No. 2000MA859. IN 2003CH00650 A
20060428 (2006).
409. Total synthesis of the putative structure of the novel triquinane based sesquiterpenoid natural
product dichomitol, G. Mehta, K. Pallavi, Tetrahedron Lett. 47, 8355 (2006).
408. Total synthesis of (+)-Merrilactone, G. Mehta, R. S. Singh, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 45, 953
(2006).
407. A rapid acquisition of the bicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-9-one core present in garsubellin A and related
phloroglucins, G. Mehta, M. K Bera, Tetrahedron Lett. 47, 689 (2006).
406. Synthetic studies towards the novel diterpenoid rameswaralide: RCM mediated acquisition of the
tricyclic core, G. Mehta, S. Lakshminath, Tetrahedron Lett. 47, 327 (2006).
2005
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405. Design of conformationally locked inositols and hexoses through carbocyclic annulation, G.
Mehta, S. S. Ramesh, S. Sen, Proc. Indian. Natl. Sci. Acad. 71A, 121 (2005).
404. Towards a total synthesis of the novel polyketide natural product Spiculoic Acid A, G. Mehta, U.
K. Kundu, Org. Lett. 7, 5569 (2005).
403. Fine tuning the hydrophilic-hydrophobic balance in inositols through annulation: An analysis of
the hydrogen- bonded architectures of annulated inositols, G. Mehta, S. Sen, CrystEngComm. 7,
656 (2005).
402. A sequential RCM/fragmentation protocol towards chiral, stereodefined medium ring
sesquiterpenoids. A carvone route to E- and Z-germacrenes, G. Mehta, R. Senthil Kumaran,
Tetrahedron Lett. 46, 8831 (2005).
401.
Enantioselective total synthesis of polyketide natural product (−)-EI-1941-2: A novel
interleukin-1β converting enzyme (ICE) inhibitor, G. Mehta, S. Roy, Tetrahedron Lett. 46, 7927
(2005)
400. Enantioselective synthesis of epi-(+)-Sch 642305. Observation of an interesting
diastereoselection during RCM protocol, G. Mehta, H. M. Shinde, Tetrahedron Lett. 46, 6633
(2005)
399. Double helical self-assembly in a C2h symmetric diol monohydrate: A study of the cooperativity
between O-H&O and C-H...pi-interactions, G. Mehta, S. Sen, S. S. Ramesh CrystEngComm. 7,
563 (2005).
398. A total synthesis of Guanacastepene C, G.Mehta, K.Pallavi, J. D.Umarye, Chem. Commun. 4456
(2005)
397. Concomitant dimorphism and helical self-assembly in a C2h-symmetric ‘locked’ diol, G. Mehta,
S. Sen, K. Venkatesan, CrystEngComm. 7, 398 (2005).
396. Enantioselective total synthesis of bioactive natural product Sch 642305: A structurally novel
inhibitor of bacterial DNA primase and HIV-1 Tat transactivation, G. Mehta, H. M. Shinde,
Chem. Commun. 3703 (2005)
395. First total synthesis of Yanuthones: Novel farnesylated epoxycyclohexenoid marine natural
products, G. Mehta, S. C. Pan, Tetrahedron Lett. 46, 5219 (2005)
394. Total synthesis of a novel polyketide natural product (+)-integrasone, an HIV-1 integrase
inhibitor, G. Mehta, S. Roy, Chem. Commun. 3210 ( 2005)
393. (1S*,2S*,4S*,5S*)-Cyclohexane-1,2,4,5-tetrol, G. Mehta, S. Sen, S. Dey, Acta. Cryst. C 61,
o358, (2005)
392. Enantioselective total synthesis of polyoxygentaed cyclohexanoids: (+)-streptol, ent-RKTS-33
and putative “(+)-parasitenone”. Identity of parasitenone with (+)-epoxydon, G. Mehta, S. R.
Pujar, S. S. Ramesh, K. Islam, Tetrahedron Lett. 46, 3373 (2005)
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391. (1R*,2S*,4S*,5S*)-Cyclohexane-1,2,4,5-tetrol, G. Mehta, S. Sen, S. Dey, Acta. Cryst. E 61, 920,
(2005)
390. A total synthesis of the epoxyquinone based antifungal natural product (+)-Ambuic Acid, G.
Mehta, S. C. Pan, Tetrahedron Lett. 46, 3045 (2005)
389. A New Glucose: Towards Conformationally Locked Hexoses through Annulation, G. Mehta, S.
Ramesh, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 8 , 2225 (2005). (featured as cover picture)
388. Polycyclitols: Novel conduritol and carbasugar hybrids as new glycosidase inhibitors, G. Mehta,
S. Ramesh, Can. J. Chem. 83, 581, (2005). ( Howard Alper commemorative issue)
387. Towards a Total Synthesis of Novel Neurotrophic Sesquiterpene Merrilactone A: The RCM and
[2+2]-Photocycloaddition Based Approach to Framework Construction, G. Mehta, S. Robindro
Singh, Tetrahedron Lett. 46, 2079 (2005)
2004
386. Total synthesis of the novel, biologically active epoxyquinone dimer (±)-Torreyanic Acid: A
biomimetic approach, G. Mehta, S. C. Pan, Org. Lett. 6, 3985 (2004)
385. In situ cryocrystallization of diphenyl ether: C-H··· mediated polymorphic forms, A. R.
Choudhury, K. Islam, M. T. Kirchner, G. Mehta, T. N.Guru Row, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126, 12274
(2004)
384. Enantioselective total synthesis of epoxyquinone natural products (-)-phyllostine, (+)-epoxydon,
(+)-epiepoxydon and (-)-panepophenanthrin: Access to versatile chiral building blocks through
enzymatic kinetic resolution, G. Mehta, K. Islam, Tetrahedron Lett. 45, 7683 (2004).
383. Enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-eupenoxide and (+)-phomoxide: Revision of structures
and assignment of absolute configuration, G. Mehta, S. Roy, Org. Lett. 6, 2389 (2004).
382. Grob-type fragmentation of a carvone derived -hydroxymesylate: Application to the synthesis
of chiral lavandulol derivatives, G. Mehta, S. Karmakar, S. K. Chattopadhyay, Tetrahedron, 60,
5013 (2004).
381. Thiabowls: Synthesis, molecular structure and the novel supramolecular architecture of trithia[3]-peristylane, G. Mehta, V. Gagliardini, C. Schaefer, R. Gleiter, Org. Lett. 6, 1617 (2004).
380. From cyclic polyenes to carbohydrates: Synthesis of the hexose sugar β-allose and its 2C
branched homologue from cyclooctatetraene, G. Mehta, K. Pallavi, Tetrahedron Lett. 45, 3865
(2004).
379. Total synthesis of the novel antifungal agent (+)-Jesterone, G. Mehta, S. C. Pan, Org. Lett. 6, 811
(2004).
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378.
Development of predictive models of -facial selectivity: a critical study of nucleophilic
addition to sterically unbiased ketones, U. Deva Priyakumar, G. Narihari Sastry, G. Mehta,
Tetrahedron, 60, 3465 (2004).
377. Total synthesis of the novel NF-κB inhibitor (-) Cycloepoxydon, G. Mehta, K. Islam, Org. Lett.
6, 807 (2004).
376. Enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-epoxyquinols A and B. Novel access to chiral
epoxyquinone building blocks through enzymatic desymmetrization, G. Mehta, K. Islam,
Tetrahedron Lett. 45, 3611 (2004).
375. Enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-panepophenanthrine, a novel inhibitor of the ubiquintinactivating enzyme, G. Mehta, S. Ramesh, Tetrahedron Lett. 45, 1985 (2004).
374. Towards an enantiospecific total synthesis of garsubellin A and related phloroglucin natural
products: The α-Pinene approach, G. Mehta, M. K. Bera, Tetrahedron Lett. 45,1113 (2004).
373. 6a, 6b, 12a, 12b-Tetrahydrocycloocta[3,4]cyclobuta[1,2][8]annulene, G. Mehta, V.
Gagliardini, K. Islam, K. Venkatesan, Acta. Cryst. C 60, 90, (2004).
2003
372. Thiabowls: Synthesis, molecular structure and the solid state architecture of tetrathia-[4]peristylane, G. Mehta, V. Gagliardini, C. Schaefer, R. Gleiter, Tetrahedron Lett. 44, 9313 (2003).
371. Studies towards the total synthesis of novel dolabellane-type diterpenoids: Construction of the
5,11-fused bicyclic framework, G. Mehta, J. D. Umarye, Tetrahedron Lett. 44, 7285 (2003).
370. Enantiospecific total synthesis of 6-epi-(-)-hamigeran B. Intramolecular Heck reaction in a
sterically constrained environment, G. Mehta, H. M. Shinde, Tetrahedron Lett. 44, 7049 (2003).
369.A general ring closure metathesis (RCM) based enantiospecific approach to polyfunctional
eudesmane, eremoplilane and agarofuran sesquiterpenoids, G. Mehta, R. Senthil Kumaran,
Tetrahedron Lett. 44, 7055 (2003).
368. Enantioselective total synthesis of (+) and (-)-ottelione A and (+) and (-)-ottelione B. Absolute
configuration of the novel, biologically active natural product, G. Mehta, K. Islam, Tetrahedron
Lett. 44, 6733 (2003).
367. The first total synthesis of the novel triquinane natural products pleurotellol and
pleurotellic acid, G. Mehta, A. Sai Krishna, Tetrahedron Lett. 44, 5243 (2003).
366. Synthetic studies towards pteridanone, a novel protoilludane-type tricyclic sesquiterpenoid, G.
Mehta, P. Ghosh, K. Sreenivas, ARKIVOC, 176 (2003). (Dr. Sukh Dev commemorative issue)
365. Guanacastepene-A total synthesis: Construction of the tricyclic iso-guanacastepane, epiguanacastepane and guanacastepane frameworks, G. Mehta, J. D. Umarye, K. Srinivas,
Tetrahedron Lett. 44, 4233 (2003).
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364. Synthetic studies towards the novel fomannosane sesquiterpenoid Illudosin: Framework
construction, G. Mehta, K. Sreenivas, Tetrahedron, 59, 3475 (2003).
363. Novel conformationally locked inositols. From aromatics to annulated cyclitols, G. Mehta, S. S.
Ramesh, M. K. Bera, Chem. Eur. J. 9, 2264 (2003).
362. Total synthesis of the novel angiogenesis inhibitors epoxyquinols A and B, G. Mehta, K.
Tetrahedron Lett. 44, 3569 (2003).
Islam,
361. Face-selectivity in [4+2]-cycloadditions to novel polycyclic benzoquinones. Remarkable
stereodirecting effects of remote cyclopropane ring and olefinic bond, G. Mehta, Celine
Droumaguet, K. Islam, A. Anoop, E. D. Jemmis, Tetrahedron Lett. 44, 3109 (2003).
360. Quest for inosito-inositols: synthesis of novel, annulated and conformationally locked inositols,
G. Mehta, S. Ramesh, Tetrahedron Lett. 44, 3105 (2003).
359. The tricyclo[2.1.0.02,5] pentan-3-one system: A new probe for the study of π-face selectivity in
nucleophilic additions, G. Mehta, S. Robindro Singh, U. D. Priyakumar, G. Narahari Sastry,
Tetrahedron Lett. 44, 3101 (2003).
2002
358. From hydrocarbons to polyols. Cyclooctatetraene to novel cyclooctitols, G. Mehta, K. Pallavi,
Chem. Commun. 2828 ( 2002).
357. Tandem cyclization-cycloaddition reactions of rhodium generated carbenoids from diazo
carbonyl compounds, G. Mehta, S. Muthusamy, Tetrahedron, 58, 9477 (2002).Tetrahedron
Report No 624.
356. Rapid acquisition of a sixty carbon fullerene precursor: A new synthetic approach to C60, G.
Mehta, P. V. V Sriram Sarma, Tetrahedron Lett. 43, 9343 (2002).
355. Hybrid systems through natural product leads: An approach towards new molecular entities, G.
Mehta, V. Singh, Chem. Soc. Rev. 31, 324, (2002).
354. Total Synthesis of the putative structure of the novel triquinane natural product isocapnellanone,
G. Mehta, J. D. Umarye, A. Sai Krishna, Tetrahedron Lett. 43, 8301 (2002).
353. Towards a total synthesis of Guanacastepene A: construction of fully functionalized AB and BC
ring segments, G. Mehta, J. D. Umarye, V. Gagliardini, Tetrahedron Lett. 43, 6975 (2002).
352. Total Synthesis of epi-otteliones, G. Mehta, K. Islam, Org. Lett. 4, 2297 (2002).
351. A rapid, two step construction of novel C48H24 and C54H24 polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons represented on the C60-fullerene surface through three-fold intramolecular
Heck coupling reaction, G. Mehta, P. V. V Sriram Sarma, Tetrahedron Lett. 43, 6557
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(2002).
350. A general, norbornyl based approach to anti-Bredt alkenes via tandem RCM-fragmentation
strategy, G. Mehta, R. Senthil Kumaran, Chem. Commun. 1456 ( 2002).
349. Electrophilic additions to 2-methylenebicyclo[2.1.1]hexane system: Probing diastereoselectivity
for electrostatic and orbital effects, G. Mehta, R. Singh, P. Balanarayan, S. R. Gadre, Org. Lett. 4,
2297 (2002).
348. Total synthesis of otteliones A and B, G. Mehta, K. Islam, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 41, 2396
(2002).
347. Studies towards the total synthesis of diterpene antibiotic Guanacastepene A: Construction of the
hydroazulenic core, G. Mehta, J. D. Umarye, Org. Lett. 4, 1063 (2002).
346. Enantioselective total Synthesis of the novel tricyclic sesquiterpene (-)-sulcatine G. Absolute
configuration of the natural product, G. Mehta, K. Sreenivas, Tetrahedron Lett. 43, 3319 (2002).
345. π-Facial selectivities in nucleophilic additions to 4-hetero-tricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]decan-10-ones and
4hetero-tricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]dec-8-en-10-ones: An experimental and computational study, G. Mehta,
V. Gagliardini, U. Deva Priyakumar, G. N. Sastry, Tetrahedron Lett. 43, 2487 (2002)
344. A new synthesis of the tricyclic sesquiterpene dl-sterpurene, G. Mehta, K. Sreenivas, Tetrahedron
Lett. 43, 703 (2002).
343. Novel tandem ring-opening/ring closing metathesis reactions of functionalized cyclohexenoids
derived from -pinene, G. Mehta, J. Nandakumar,Tetrahedron Lett. 43, 699 (2002).
342. A norbornyl route to aminocyclohexitols: Synthesis of diverse aminocarbasugars and ‘confused’
aminocarbasugars, G. Mehta, P. Talukdar, S. Lakshminath,Tetrahedron Lett. 43, 335 (2002).
341. A norbornyl route to some novel seven membered iminocyclitols, G. Mehta, S. Lakshminath,
Tetrahedron Lett. 43, 331 (2002).
2001
340. The bicyclo[2.1.1]hexan-2-one system. A new probe system for the experimental and
computational study of electronic effects in π-facial selectivity in nucleophilic additions, G.
Mehta, R. Singh, V. Gagliardini, U. Devapriyakumar, G. N. Sastry, Tetrahedron Lett. 42,
8527 (2001).
339. Total synthesis of the bicyclo[6.3.0]undecane based sesquiterpene asterisca-3(15), 6-diene.
Revision of the stereochemistry of the natural product, G. Mehta and J. D. Umarye, Tetrahedron
Lett. 42, 8101 (2001).
338. Studies towards the total synthesis of novel marine diterpene Havellockate. Construction of the
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tetracyclic core, G. Mehta and R. Senthil Kumaran, Tetrahedron Lett. 42, 8097 (2001).
337. Ruthenium mediated oxidative fragmentation of the pinane system. An entry into chiral bicyclo[4.2.0]octanes, G. Mehta, K. Subba Reddy and J. D. Umarye, Ind. J. Chem. 40B, 1163 (2001).
336. Oxa bowls: Studies towards hexaoxa-[6]-peristylane. Synthesis of a seco derivative of hexaoxa[6]-peristylane, G. Mehta and R. Vidya, J. Org. Chem. 66, 6913 (2001).
335. Oxa bowls: Synthesis and C-H…O mediated solid state structure of pentaoxa-[5-peristylane], G.
Mehta and R. Vidya, J. Org. Chem. 66, 6905 (2001).
334. A general norbornyl based synthetic approach to carbasugars and ‘confused’ carbasugars, G.
Mehta, P. Talukdar and N. Mohal, Tetrahedron Lett. 42, 7663 (2001).
333. Restructuring α-pinene: Novel entry into diverse polycarbocyclic frameworks, G. Mehta and J.
Nandakumar, Tetrahedron Lett. 42, 7667 (2001).
332. Total synthesis of the novel tricyclic natural product sulcatine G. Mehta and K. Sreenivas,
Chem. Commun. 1892 ( 2001).
331. Intramolecular C-H insertion reactions of (η5-cyclopentadienyl)dicarbonyliron carbene
complexes: scope of the reactions and application to the synthesis of (+)-sterpurene and (+)pentalenene, S. Ishii, S. Zhao, G. Mehta, C. J. Knors and P. Helquist, J. Org. Chem. 66, 3449
(2001).
330. Stereoselective synthesis of aminocyclopentitols: A norbornyl approach, , G. Mehta and N.
Mohal, Tetrahedron Lett. 42, 4227 (2001).
329. A simple entry into enantiopure hydrindanes, hydroisoquinolones and diquinanes from 3, 10dioxygenated dicyclopentadienes: Application to the synthesis of (+)-coronofacic acid and a
formal synthesis of (+)-coriolin, G. Mehta and D. Srinivas Reddy, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1,
1153 (2001).
328. Enantioselective total synthesis of novel sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (+)- and (-)-kelsoene.
Absolute configuration of the natural product, G. Mehta and K. Srinivas, Tetrahedron Lett. 42,
2855 (2001).
327. A stereoselsctive total synthesis of the novel triquinane sesquiterpene cucumin E, , G. Mehta and
J. D. Umarye, Tetrahedron Lett. 42, 1991 (2001).
326. Polycyclitols: Synthesis of novel carbasugar and condutitol analogues as potential glycosidase
inhibitors, G. Mehta and S. Ramesh, Tetrahedron Lett. 42, 1987 (2001).
325. Recent chemistry of benzocyclobutenes, G. Mehta and S. Kotha, Tetrahedron, 57, 625 (2001).
Tetrahedron Report No 552.
2000
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324. Polycyclitols. Novel condriutol and carbasugar hybrids as a new class of glycosidase inhibitors,
G.
Mehta and S. Ramesh, Chem. Commun. 2429 (2000).
323. An eventful synthetic approach towards the biologically potent natural product ottelione A:
Enantio-, Regio- and Stereoselective construction of the bicyclic core, Synlett, 1473(2000).
322. A norbornyl route to azasugars: Stereoselective synthesis of isofagomine analogues, G. Mehta
and
N. Mohal, Tetrahedron Lett. 41, 5747(2000).
321. A norbornyl route to azasugars: A new synthesis of deoxynojirimycin analogues, G. Mehta and
N. Mohal, Tetrahedron Lett. 41, 5741(2000).
320. A formal synthesis of reserpine: Hydrindane approach to the Woodward’s ring-E precursor, G.
Mehta and D. Srinivas Reddy, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1399 (2000).
319. Oxa-bowls: Synthesis of new tetraoxa-cages and their C-H...O mediated solid state architecture,
G. Mehta and R. Vidya, J. Org. Chem. 65,3497 (2000).
318. A norbornyl route to cyclohexitols: stereoselective synthesis of condutriol-E, allo-inositol, MK
7607 and gabosines, G. Mehta and S. Laxminath, Tetrahedron Lett. 41, 3509 (2000).
317. A norbornyl route to cyclohexitols: Structural diversity in fragmentation through functional group
switch. Syntheseis of α- and β-galactose. α-talose and α-fucopyranose carbasugars, G. Mehta, N.
Mohal and S. Laxminath, Tetrahedron Lett. 41, 3505 (2000).
316. Aza-bowls: Synthesis and molecular structure of triaza-[3}-peristylane, G. Mehta, R. Vidya, P. K.
Sharma and E. D. Jemmis, Tetrahedron Lett. 41, 2999 (2000).
315. Bucky-Bowls. A general approach to benzocorannulenes: Synthesis of mono-, di- and
tribenzocorannulene, G. Mehta and P. V. V. S. Sarma, Chem. Commun. 19 (2000).
314. Role of heteroatoms in diastereofacial control in cycloaddition to a dissymmetric cyclohexa-1,3diene moiety in a polycyclic framework. Remarkable stereodirecting influence of distal
protective groups, G. Mehta and R. Uma, J. Org. Chem. 65, 1685 (2000).
313. Stereoelectronic control in Diels-Alder reaction of dissymmetric 1,3-dienes, G. Mehta and R.
Uma, Acc. Chem. Res. 33, 278 (2000).
312.
A formal synthesis of perhydorgephyrotoxin, G. Mehta and D. Srinivas Reddy, Ind. J. Chem.
39B, 813 (2000)
311. Haller-Bauer reaction revisited: Synthetic applications of a versatile C-C bond scission reaction
G. Mehta and R. V. Venkateshwaran, Tetrahedron, 56, 1399 (2000). Tetrahedron Report No
518.
1999
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310. Polycyclitols: Stereoselective synthesis of decalin and diquinane based polyols as potential
glycomimics, G. Mehta, D.S. Reddy, S. S. Ramesh and U. Tatu, Tetrahedron Lett. 40,
9141(1999).
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309. Is O2 alone sufficient for DNA cleavage? Possible involvement of paramagnetic intermediates,
M. Chanon, M. Julliard, G. Mehta and B. G. Maiya, Res. Chem. Int. 25, 633(1999).
308. Polycyclitols: Stereoselective synthesis of enantiopure polyhydroxylated
hydrindanes
(annulated carbasugars), G.Mehta and D.S.Reddy, Tetrahedron Lett. 40,9141(1999).
307. Synthetic studies directed towards the potent cytotoxic natural product ottelione A:
stereoselective construction of the complete framework, ), G.Mehta and D.S.Reddy Chem.
Commun. 2193(1999).
306. Norbornyl route to cyclopentitols: Synthesis of trehazolamine analogues and the purported
structure of salpantiol, G. Mehta and N. Mohal, Tetrahedron Lett. 40, 5795(1999).
305. A norbornyl route to cyclopentitols via novel regiospecific fragmentation of a 2,7-disubstituted
norbornane, G. Mehta and N. Mohal, Tetrahedron Lett. 40, 5791(1999)
304. Cholate-interspersed porphyrin-anthraquinone conjugates: photonuclease activity of large sized,
“tweezer-like” molecules, G. Mehta, S. Muthusamy, B. G. Maiya and S. Arounaguiri, J. Chem.
Soc. Perkin Trans.1 2177(1999)
303. A new carvone based construction of thr ring-A of taxoids, G. Mehta, S. K. Chattopadhyay and
J. D. Umarye, Tetrahedron Lett. 40, 4881(1999)
302. A stereoselective total synthesis of the novel sesquiterpene kelsoene, G. Mehta and K. Srinivas,
Tetrahedron Lett. 40, 4877(1999)
301. Synthetic studies towards novel terpenic natural Kelsoene and Poduran: Construction of the
complete 4-5-5-fused tricarbocyclic core, G. Mehta and K.Srinivas, Synlett, 555 (1999).
300. Ladderane-like motifs: Solid state architecture of trans-1,2-diphenyl-1-cyclobutene-3,4-diol
dinitrate, G. Mehta, R. Uma, Ind. J. Chem. 38B, 1154(1999).
299. Electronic control of facial selection in additions to sterically unbiased ketones and olefins, G.
Mehta and J. Chandrasekhar, Chem. Rev. 99, 1437(1999). Invited contribution to the special
issue of Chemical Reviews on `Diastereoselection’.
298. A simple procedure for the synthesis of methyl ethers from alchohols under solvent free regime,
G. Mehta, M. S. Reddy, S. P. Senthilkumar and H. Suryaprakash Rao, Ind. J. Chem. 38B, 260
(1999).
297. Molecular structure and reactions of bis-2,2’-acenaphthylidene-1-one, G. Mehta, P.V. V. S.
Sarma, R. Uma, S. Pogodin, S. Cohen, I. Agranat, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1. 1871(1999)
296. Crytal structure of tetraoxa[4]peristylane: Novel C-H...O mediated architecture in the solid state,
G. Mehta, R. Vidya and K. Venkatesan, Tetrahedron Lett. 40, 2417 (1999).
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295. Progress in the construction of cyclooctanoid systems: New approaches and applications to
natural product syntheses, G.Mehta and V.K.Singh, Chem. Rev. 99, 881 (1999).
294. A Novel 4 -Methyl Sterol from the soft coral Nephthea chabroli, G. Mehta, Y. Venkateswarlu,
M. Rama Rao and R. Uma, J. Chem. Res. (S), 628 (1999)
293. Enzymatic resolution of dioxygenated dicyclopentadienes: Enantiopure hydrindanes,
hydroisoquinolones, diquinanes and application to a synthesis of (+)-coronofacic acid, G.Mehta
and D.S.Reddy, Tetrahedron Lett. 40, 991 (1999).
292. [n]-Peristylanes and [n]-oxa-[n]-peristylanes (n=3-6): A theoretical study, P.K.Sharma,
E.D.Jemmis, R.Vidya and G.Mehta, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 2, 257 (1999).
1998
291. A novel architecture in solid state with extensive network of C-H...O interactions. X-Ray crystal
structure of the 'oxa-bowl' pentaoxa[5]peristylane, G. Mehta and R. Vidya, Tetrahedron Lett. 39,
6403 (1998).
290. Quest for `Bucky-Balls` and Bucky-Bowls`: An odyssey through the science of organic synthesis,
G.Mehta and G. Panda, Proc. Indian Natl. Sci. Acad. 64, 587(1998). Invited Article, Srinvasa
Ramanujam Professorship Lecture.
289. New paradigms in cycloaddition face-selectivities: Remarkable effect of remote substituents in
singlet oxygen addition to hexacyclo[10.2.1.02,11.0.4,90.4,14 0.9,13]pentadeca-5,7-diene
system, G. Mehta, R. Uma, M.N. Jagadish and J. Chandrasekhar, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun.,
1813 (1998).
288. Synthetic studies directed towards bucky-balls and bucky-bowls, G. Mehta and H.S.P. Rao,
Tetrahedron, 54, 13325 (1998). Tetrahedron Report No 470.
287. A short synthesis of 'bucky-bowl' C3-hemifullerene (triindenotriphenylene), G. Mehta, G. Panda
and P.V.V. Srirama Sarma, Tetrahedron Lett. 5835 (1998).
286. Triquinane-derived macrocyclic lactones and a [2]-catenane: Synthesis and characterization, G.
Mehta, K. Srinivas, R. Vidya, R. Uma, A.C. Kunwar, K. Ravi Kumar and M. Vairamani,
Tetrahedron, 54, 10879 (1998).
285. Oxa-bowls: Formation of exceptionally stable diozonides with novel, C-H...O hydrogen bond
directed, solid state architecture, G. Mehta and R. Uma, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun. 1735
(1998).
284. A new strategy for the vinylation of ketones: Application to an enantioselective synthesis of
sesquiterpene (+)-α-elemene, G. Mehta and P.V.R. Acharyulu, J. Indian Chem. Soc. 75, 601
(1998). (Invited contribution for a special issue).
283. Ladderane architecture: From molecular to supramolecular assemblies, G. Mehta and R. Uma, J.
Ind. Inst. of Science, 78, 177 (1998). (Invited contribution for a special issue)
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282. A new synthesis of semibullvalenes via photodecarbonylation of norsnoutanones, G. Mehta and
C. Ravikrishna, Tetrahedron Lett. 39, 4899 (1998).
281. Norbornyl route to polyoxygenated cyclohexanes. A facile entry into carbasugars and shikimic
acid, G. Mehta and N. Mohal, Tetrahedron Lett. 39, 3285 (1998).
280. Norbornyl route to polyoxygenated cyclohexanes. An approach to pancratistatin and narciclasine
alkaloids, G. Mehta and N. Mohal, Tetrahedron Lett. 39, 3281(1998).
279. Reserpine synthesis: A protocol for the stereoselective construction of the densely functionalized
ring-E, G. Mehta and D. Srinivas Reddy, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 2125 (1998).
278. Nucleophilic additions to 4-substituted snoutanones: Getting a measure of long range
electrostatic and orbital control of π-face selectivity, G. Mehta, C. Ravikrishna, P. Kalyanaraman
and J. Chandrasekhar, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1895 (1998).
277. Computer-aided organic synthesis. SESAM: A simple program to unravel 'hidden' restructured
starting materials skeleta in complex targets, G. Mehta, R. Barone and M. Chanon, Eur. J. Org.
Chem. 1, 1409 (1998).
276. Synthetic studies towards novel tetracyclic lycopodium alkaloids: A synthesis of
deoxymagellaninone, G. Mehta, M. Srinivasa Reddy and A. Thomas, Tetrahedron, 54, 7865
(1998).
275. Terpenes to terpenes through 'push-pull cyclopropanes: Enantioselective construction of
germacrane, eudesmane and 'Copa' sesquiterpenoid skeleta from (+)-limonene, G. Mehta and
P.V.R. Acharyulu, Indian J. Chem. 37B, 201 (1998).
274. Face selectivity in electrophilic additions to methylenenorsnoutanes: Relative importance of
through-space through-bond and electrostatic interactions, G. Mehta, C. Ravikrishna, S.R. Gadre,
C.H. Suresh, P. Kalyanaraman and J. Chandrasekhar, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun. 975 (1998).
273. Bayer-Villiger oxidation of norbornan-7-ones: Long-range substituent effects on regioselectivity,
G. Mehta and N. Mohal, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 505 (1998).
1997
272. Buckybowls: A simple, conceptually new synthesis of C2v-semibuckminsterfullerene (C30H12,
[5,5]-fulvalene circulene), G. Mehta and G. Panda, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 2081 (1997).
271. Synthetic studies towards C42-fragment of [60]-fullerene, G. Mehta, G. Panda, S.R. Shah, A.C.
Kunwar, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 2269 (1997).
270. Oxa-bowls: The pentaoxa[5]peristylane, G. Mehta and R. Vidya, Tetrahedron Lett. 38, 4173
(1997).
269. Oxa-bowls: Towards hexaoxa[6]peristylane, G. Mehta and R. Vidya, Tetrahedron Lett. 38, 4177
(1997).
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268. Porphyrin-anthraquinone hybrids: Wavelength dependent DNA photonucleases, G. Mehta, S.
Muthusamy, B.G. Maiya and S. Arounaguiri, Tetrahedron Lett. 38, 7125 (1997).
267. Elaboration of S-(–)-α-pinene into functionalized bicyclo[4.2.1]nonane framework of
mediterraneols, G. Mehta, P.V.R. Acharyulu, K. Subba Reddy and J.D. Umarye, Synlett, 1161
(1997).
266. A new synthesis of corannulene, G. Mehta and G. Panda, Tetrahedron Lett. 38, 2145 (1997).
265. Phototoxicity of some novel porphyrin hybrids against the human leukemic cell line TF-1, A.
Viola, P. Mannoni, M. Chanon, M. Julliard, G. Mehta, B.G. Maiya, S. Muthusamy and T.
Sambaiah, J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biology, 40, 263 (1997).
264. Synthesis of polyquinane natural products: An update, G. Mehta and A. Srikrishna, Chem. Rev.
97, 671 (1997).
263. A synthetic approach towards pinakene, C28H14, fragment of [70]fullerene, G. Mehta, G. Panda,
R.D. Yadav and K. Ravikumar, Indian J. Chem., 36B, 301 (1997).
262. Stereoselective routes to densely functionalized cis-hydrindanes: Synthetic intermediates for
reserpine, G. Mehta and D. Srinivasa Reddy, Synlett, 612 (1997).
261. A synthesis of indan-based primnatriene sesquiterpene skeleton, G. Mehta and M. Praveen, Syn.
Commun. 27, 2593 (1997)
260. "Synthetic studies related to fullerenes and fullerene fragments" in Advances in Strain in Organic
Chemistry , Volume 6, Ed. B. Halton, Jai Press, UK, pp.139-187 (1997).
259. "Synthesis of conjugated dienes and polyenes" in The Chemistry of Dienes and Polyenes,
Volume 1, G. Mehta and H.S.P. Rao, Ed. S. Patai and Z. Rappoport, John Wiley & Sons, New
York, pp.359-480 (1997).
258. 4-Substituted norsnoutanones: a new probe system for evaluating electronic effects in π-facial
selectivity in nucleophilic additions, G. Mehta, C. Ravikrishna, B. Ganguly and J.
Chandrasekhar, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun. 75 (1997).
1996
257. An expeditious synthesis of 4-aryl-γ-butyrolactones, -furan-2(5H)-ones and -5-Alkoxyfuran2(5H)-ones via Heck-reaction of arenediazonoim salts with 2,5-dihydrofuran, G. Mehta and S.
Sengupta, Tetrahedron Lett. 37, 8625 (1996).
256. Polyquadranoid frameworks: Design and chemistry of [n]-ladderanes, G. Mehta and M.B.
Viswanath, J. Braz. Chem. Soc. 7, 219 (1996).
255. Molecular electrostatic potential topographical studies on the structural motifs of C60, E.D.
Jemmis, G. Subramanian, G.N. Sastry, G. Mehta, R.N. Shirsat and S.R. Gadre, J. Chem. Soc.
Perkin Trans 2, 2343 (1996).
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254. Role of electrostatic interactions in fine-tuning the π-face selectivity in nucleophilic additions to
2-endo-aryl-7-norbornanones, G. Mehta, F.A. Khan, N. Mohal, I.N. Namboothiri, B. Ganguly, P.
Kalyanaraman and J. Chandrasekhar, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 2665 (1996).
253. Porphyrin-cholic acid-chlorambucil triads: Synthesis and light induced nuclease activity, G.
Mehta, S. Muthusamy, B.G. Maiya and M. Sirish, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 2421 (1996).
252. A facile oxy-Cope rearrangement route to functionalized bicyclo[5.3.1]undecane ring system
present in taxol and vinigrol diterpenoids, G. Mehta and K. Subba Reddy, Synlett, 625 (1996).
2,6
5,10
251. A short, unexpected entry into the tetracyclo[6.2.1.0 .0 ]undecane (2,8-ethanonoradamantane)
system: X-ray crystal structure of a substituent derivative, G. Mehta, K. Subba Reddy and K.
Ravikumar, Indian J. Chem. 35B, 524 (1996).
2,4
3,8
5,7
250. Base catalyzed pentacyclo[4.3.0.0 .0 .0 ]nonan-9-one (norsnoutane) to tricyclo[3.2.1.02,7]octane transformation: A higher order fragmentation, G. Mehta and Ch. Ravikrishna,
Tetrahedron Lett. 37, 2665 (1996).
249. A concise entry into the bicyclo[6.4.0]dodecane
system present in taxanes. Regioselective Haller2,9
Bauer cleavage in tricyclic[8.2.1.0 ]tridecan-13-ones, G. Mehta, K. Subba Reddy and A.C.
Kunwar, Tetrahedron Lett. 37, 2289 (1996).
248. An exceptionally simple and convenient method for dethioacetalizatiion, G. Mehta and R. Uma,
Tetrahedron Lett. 37, 1897 (1996).
247. Total synthesis of primnatriene-type sesquiterpenoids
of marine origin via regioselective Haller2,6
Bauer cleavage of endo-tricyclo[5.2.1.0 ]decan-10-one system, G. Mehta and D. Srinivasa
Reddy, Synlett, 229 (1996).
1995
246. Electrostativ vs. orbital effects as stereoinductive factors in nucleophilic additions to the endosubstituted norbornan-7-one ring system, G. Mehta, F.A. Khan and W. Adcock, J. Chem. Soc.
Perkin Trans. 2, 2189 (1995)
245. Short synthetic approach towards the triindenotriphenylene (hemifullerene) system, G. Mehta,
G.V.R. Sharma, M.A. Krishna Kumar, T.V. Vedavyasa and E.D. Jemmis, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin
Trans. 1. 1529 (1995).
244. Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of 1,3,5-tris(fluorenylidenemethyl)benzene: Towards a
C48-fragment of [60]fullerene, G. Mehta, K. Venkateswara Rao and K. Ravi Kumar, J. Chem.
Soc. Perkin Trans. 1. 1787 (1995).
243. Novel bicyclo[2.2.0]hexane-fused [60]fullerene derivatives via cycloaddition with a cyclobutadiene diester, G. Mehta and M.B. Viswanath, Tetrahedron Lett. 36, 5631 (1995).
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242. Diastereofacial control in cycloadditions to a dissymmetric cyclohexa-1,3-diene moiety in a
polycyclic framework. Distal protective groups as stereodirectors, G. Mehta and R. Uma,
Tetrahedron Lett. 36, 4873 (1995).
241. Cycloaddition of a polycyclic 1,3-cyclohexadiene to C60: An approach towards installing
carbocyclic cages on carbon cages, G. Mehta and M.B. Viswanath, Synlett, 679 (1995).
240. A short general access to folded all-cis-azatetetraquinane ring systems, G. Mehta and C.
Prabhakar, J. Org. Chem. 60, 4638 (1995).
2,11
4,9
4,14
9,13
239. Singlet oxygen additions to hexacyclo[10.2.1.0 .0 .0 .0 ]pentadeca-5,7-dien-3,10-diones.
A remarkable substituent effect on p-face selectivity induced by transition state geometric
distortions, G. Mehta, Uma R. Subramanian, A. Pramanik, Y. Chandrasekhar and M. Nethaji, J.
Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun. 677 (1995).
238. Indolotriquinanes: Synthesis and binding characteristics, G. Mehta and C. Prabhakar, Indian J.
Chem. 34B, 267 (1995).
237. [n]-Ladderanes: A modular access to norbornyl-fused spacer rods, G. Mehta, M.B. Viswanath
and A.C. Kunwar, Synlett, 317 (1995).
236. Model studies related to classical synthetic approaches to [60]-fullerenes and its siblings, G.
Mehta and K. Venkateswara Rao, Synlett, 319 (1995).
2,6
235. Regioselective Haller-Bauer cleavage in tricyclo[5.2.1.0 ]dec-8-ene-3,10-dione. A total
synthesis of ( )-pumiliotoxin C, G. Mehta and M. Praveen, J. Org. Chem. 60, 279 (1995).
234. Synthesis and light induced nuclease activity of 'porphyrin-phenothiazine' hybrid molecules, G.
Mehta, T. Sambaiah, B.G. Maiya, M. Sirish and A. Dattagupta, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin
Transactions 1. 295 (1995).
1994
233. Terpenes to terpenes. Stereo- and enantioselective synthesis of (+)-α-elemene and a short access
to a versatile diquinane chiron, G. Mehta and P.V.R. Acharyulu, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun.
2759 (1994).
232. Observation of a new rearrangement pathway in the silver(I) catalyzed bond reorganization of
cubyl-caged systems. A caveat on the generality of the homocubane → norsnoutane rearrangement, G. Mehta, Ch. Ravikrishna and K. Ravikumar, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun. 2321 (1994).
231. Total synthesis of novel xanthone antibiotics (±)-cervinomycins A1 and A2, G. Mehta, S.R. Shah
and Y. Venkateswarlu, Tetrahedron, 50, 11729 (1994).
230. π-Facial diastereoselection in reductions of sterically unbiased ketones containing the norbornyl
framework: Further tests for theoretical models, G. Mehta, F.A. Khan, B. Ganguly and J.
Chandrasekhar, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 2. 2275 (1994).
229. Characterization of [n]-ladderanes of unprecedented length: A new record for fused carbocyclic
arrays, G. Mehta, M.B. Viswanath and A.C. Kunwar, J. Org. Chem. 59, 6131 (1994).
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228. Cycloaddition chemistry of 2,3-norbornenobenzoquinone and quadricyclane, G. Mehta and
S.H.K. Reddy, Indian J. Chem. 33B, 815 (1994).
227. Cycloaddition between 2,3-dibromo-5,6-norbornenobenzoquinone and 1,2-dicarbomethoxycyclobutadiene. Intervention of a fragmentation reaction during quest for annulated functionalized
cubanes, G. Mehta and S.H.K. Reddy, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1. 2949 (1994).
226. π-Facial stereoselectivities in Diels-Alder cycloadditions to a dissymmetric 1,3-cyclohexadiene
moiety in a novel, caged polycyclic framework, G. Mehta, S. Padma, S.H.K. Reddy and M.
Nethaji, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1. 2049 (1994).
225. Electrostatic vs orbital control of facial selectivities in π systems: Experimental and theoretical
study of electrophilic additions to 7-isopropylidenenorbornanes, G. Mehta, F.A. Khan, S.R.
Gadre, R.N. Shirsat, B. Ganguly and J. Chandrasekhar, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 33, 1390
(1994).
224. Porphyrin-chlorambucil conjugates. Synthesis and light-induced nuclease activity, G. Mehta, T.
Sambaiah, B.G.Maiya, M. Sirish and A. Dutagupta, Tetrahedron Lett. 4201 (1994).
223. An oxy-Cope rearrangement route for the enantioselective construction of 5,11-fused framework
of dolabellane diterpenes, G. Mehta, S.R. Karra and N. Krishnamurthy, Tetrahedron Lett. 35,
2761 (1994).
222. Electrophilic additions to 7-methylenenorbornenes and 7-isopropylidenenorbornenes: Can remote
substituents swamp electrostatic control of p-selectivity? G. Mehta, G. Gunasekaran, S.R. Gadre,
R.N. Shirsat, B. Ganguly and J. Chandrasekhar, J. Org. Chem. 59, 1953 (1994).
221. Crystal structures of cycloaddition products of norborneno-p-benzoquinone, V. Pattabhi, S.
Bhanumathi, G. Mehta and S. Padma, Acta Cryst. C50, 594 (1994).
220. Thermally induced reorganization of [n]-ladderanes, G. Mehta, M.B. Viswanath, A.C. Kunwar,
K. Ravikumar and D.S.K. Reddy, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun. 739 (1994).
219. Synthetic strategies towards C70. Molecular mechanics and MNDO calculations on pinakene
C28H14 and related molecules, E.D. Jemmis, G.N. Sastry and G. Mehta, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin
Trans. 2. 437 (1994).
218. An approach to functionalized cubanes. Regioselectivities and frontier molecular orbital analysis
in the addition of 1,2-dicarbomethoxycyclobutadiene to quinones, G. Mehta, M.B. Viswanath,
E.D. Jemmis and G.N. Sastry, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 2. 433 (1994).
1993
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217. Dichloroketene-olefin cycloadducts in synthesis. A short, convenient, protocol for an olefin to aα-vinylketone transformation, G. Mehta and P.V.R. Acharyulu, Tetrahedron Lett. 3157 (1993).
216. Synthesis and nuclease activity of some 'porphyrin-acridone' hybrid molecules, G. Mehta, T.
Sambaiah, B.G. Maiya, M. Sirish and D. Chatterjee, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1. 2667 (1993).
215. A stereoselective route to functionalized cis-hydrindanes from tricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]-decan-10ones. A total synthesis of (dl)-Coronafacic acid, G. Mehta and M. Praveen, J. Chem. Soc. Chem.
Commun. 1573 (1993).
214. Synthetic strategies towards C60. Molecular mechanics and MNDO study on Sumanene and
related structures, G.N. Sastry, E.D. Jemmis, G. Mehta and S.R. Shah, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin
Trans. 2. 1867 (1993).
213. Triquinane derived macrocyclic cyclophane-hosts, G. Mehta, C. Prabhakar, M. Nethaji and K.
Venkatesan, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun. 483 (1993).
212. Stereo-electronic control of Cope rearrangement energetics through remote double bonds in
novel, rigid polycyclic frames, G. Mehta and S.H.K. Reddy, V. Pattabhi, S. Bhanumathi, A.
Pramanik and J. Chandrasekhar, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1. 1539 (1993).
211. Long-range substituent effects on the regioselectivity of one carbon ring expansion of 7norbornanones, G. Mehta and F.A. Khan, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1. 1727 (1993).
210. Golcondane: A novel, caged, nonacyclic C20H24-hydrocarbon of D2d-symmetry, G. Mehta and
S.H.K. Reddy, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 32, 1160 (1993).
209. Towards the design of tricyclopenta[def,jkl,pqr]triphenylene ("Sumanene"): A 'bowl-shaped'
hydrocarbon featuring a structural motif present in C60 (Buckminsterfullerene), G. Mehta, S.R.
Shah and K. Ravikumar, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun. 1006 (1993).
208. Further validation of the structure of Boekelheide's novel C18H24-hydrocarbon, G. Mehta and
S.R. Shah, Indian J. Chem. 32B, 774 (1993).
207. A simple computational model for predicting π-facial selectivity in reductions of sterically
unbiased ketones. On the relative importance of electrostatic and orbital interactions, B. Ganguly,
J. Chandrasekhar, F.A. Khan and G. Mehta, J. Org. Chem. 58, 1734 (1993).
206. Pentacyclodecane (C2v-bishomocubane) system revisited. Synthetically useful uncaging
operations, G. Mehta and S.H.K. Reddy, Synlett, 75 (1993).
205. Short, convenient preparative procedures for 7-isopropylidenenorbornane, 7-isopropylidenenorbornene and 7-isopropylidenenorbornadiene, G. Mehta and F.A. Khan, Syn. Commun. 23,
2985 (1993).
1992
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204. Quest for higher ladderanes: Oligomerization of a cyclobutadiene derivative, G. Mehta, M.B.
Viswanath, G.N. Sastry, E.D. Jemmis, D.S.K. Reddy and A.C. Kunwar, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
Engl., 31, 1488 (1992).
203. Importance of orbital and electronic interactions in determining π-facial selectivities in nucleophilic additions to endo-substituted bicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-ones, G. Mehta, F.A. Khan, B.
Ganguly and J. Chandrasekhar, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1711 (1992).
202. Modification of π-face selectivity of 7-norbornenones during reduction in -cyclodextrin and
solid state, G. Mehta, F.A. Khan and K. Ananda Lakshmi, Tetrahedron Lett., 33, 7977 (1992).
201. New computer-based approach for seeking a key step in the synthesis of complex structures.
Application to Taxane and crinipellin diterpenoid frameworks, G. Mehta and R. Barone, P.
Azario, F. Barberis, M. Arbelot and M. Chanon, Tetrahedron, 41, 8953 (1992).
200. X-ray crystallographic observations on a divinyl-cyclobutane Cope system in solid state, G.
Mehta, S.H.K. Reddy and V. Pattabhi, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 991 (1992).
199. Modulation of π-facial selectivities in nucleophilic additions to 7-norbornenones, G. Mehta and
F.A. Khan, Tetrahedron Lett., 33, 3065 (1992).
198. Ground state geometric distortions vs distal substituent effects in determining the π-facial
selectivity in 7-norbornenones, V.A. Kumar, K. Venkatesan, B. Ganguly, J. Chandrasekhar, F.A.
Khan and G. Mehta, Tetrahedron Lett., 33, 3069 (1992).
197. New triquinane-based host molecules: Binding with diamines, G. Mehta, C. Prabhakar, N.
Padmaja and M.A. Viswamitra, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans.1, 1747 (1992).
196. Synthetic studies towards prismanes: Rearrangements in some pentacyclic precursors and X-ray
crystal structure of a novel heptacyclic ether, G. Mehta, S. Padma, K. Venkatesan, N.S. Begum
and J.N. Moorthy, Indian J. Chem., 31B, 473 (1992).
195. Longifolene as a chiron: Extraction of the bicyclic core of the spongian-type diterpenoids, G.
Mehta and A. Thomas, Syn. Commun., 1831 (1992).
194. Chiral dialkyl cycloheptanones from R-(+)-citronellal, G. Mehta and P.V.R. Acharyulu, Syn.
Commun., 933 (1992).
193. Stereochemistry of nucleophilic additions to 2,3-endo,endo-bridged-7-ketonorbornanes[tricyclo(5.2.1.02,6)decan-10-ones]. Observation of long-range electronic effects, G. Mehta and M.
Praveen, Tetrahedron Lett., 33, 1759 (1992).
192. A norbornadiene-cyclobutadiene cycloaddition cascade: Novel intramolecular π2+σ2 trapping of
a cyclobutane ring, G. Mehta, M.B. Viswanath, M. Netaji and K. Venkatesan, J. Chem. Soc.
Chem. Commun., 82 (1992).
191. "Alkanes: Modern Synthetic Methods" in The Chemistry of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes, G. Mehta
and H.S.P. Rao, Ed. S. Patai and Z. Rappoport, John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp.553-608
(1992).
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190. "Synthesis of Prismanes" in Carbocyclic Cage Compounds - Chemistry and Applications, G.
Mehta and S. Padma, Ed. E. Osawa and O. Yonemitsu, VCH, New York, pp.183-216 (1992).
1991
189. Synthesis of (±)-pentalenene, S. Zhao, G. Mehta and P. Helquist, Tetrahedron Lett., 32, 5753
(1991).
188. Polyquinanes from (R)-(+)-limonene. Enantioselective total synthesis of the novel tricyclic
sesquiterpene(-)-ceratopicanol, G. Mehta and S.R. Karra, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1367
(1991).
187. 'Roofed' polyquinanes: Synthesis and electronic structure, G. Mehta, K. Raja Reddy, R. Gleiter,
S. Lalitha and J. Chandrasekar, J. Org. Chem., 56, 7048 (1991).
186. Alkaloid synthesis: Stereoselective construction of the complete framework of fawcettimineserratinine group of lycopodium alkaloids, G. Mehta and M. Sreenivasa Reddy, R.
Radhakrishnan, M.V. Manjula and M.A. Viswamitra, Tetrahedron Lett., 32, 6219 (1991).
185. Total synthesis of cervinomycin A1-trimethyl ether and cervinomycin A2-methyl ether, G. Mehta
and S.R. Shah, Tetrahedron Lett., 32, 5195 (1991).
184. Synthetic studies towards prismanes: Exploratory efforts en route to [7]-prismane, G. Mehta, S.
Hari Krishna Reddy and S. Padma, Tetrahedron, 47, 7821 (1991).
183. Synthetic studies towards prismanes: 1,4-Bishomo-[6]-prismane ("Garudane"), G. Mehta and S.
Padma, Tetrahedron, 47, 7807 (1991).
182. Synthetic studies towards prismanes: Seco-[6]-prismane, G. Mehta and S. Padma, Tetrahedron,
47, 7783 (1991).
181. Discovery of a new reaction sequence: "photo-photo metathesis" in polycyclic frames, G. Mehta
and S. Hari Krishna Reddy, Tetrahedron Lett., 32, 6403 (1991).
180. Cycloaddition between norbornenobenzoquinone and cyclobutadiene. A ready access to some
novel polycyclic systems, G. Mehta, S. Hari Krishna Reddy and D.S.K. Reddy, Tetrahedron
Lett., 32, 6399 (1991).
179. Design of annulated, polyfunctional, [5]-prismane secologues, G. Mehta and S. Hari Krishna
Reddy, Tetrahedron Lett., 32, 4989 (1991).
178. Terpenoids to terpenoids. Enantioselective construction of 5,6- 5,7- and 5,8-fused bicyclic
systems. Application to the total synthesis of isodaucane sesquiterpenes and dolastane diterpenes,
G. Mehta, N. Krishnamurthy and S.R. Karra, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 113, 5765 (1991).
177. An expedient cyclopentenone annulation protocol, G. Mehta and S.R. Karra, Tetrahedron Lett.,
3215 (1991).
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176. A short entry into annulated bicyclo[3.2.1]octanoid systems via palladium(II) mediated intramolecular cycloalkenylation, G. Mehta, K. Venkateswara Rao and K. Srinivas Rao, Indian J.
Chem., 30B, 457 (1991).
175. Stereochemistry of nucleophilic addition to several rigid, stericaly unbiased 7-norbornanones,
Haifang Li, G. Mehta, S. Padma and W.J. le Noble, J. Org. Chem., 56, 2006 (1991).
174. Observation of a transannular Cannizzaro reaction in a caged [7]-prismane related system, G.
Mehta and S. Padma, J. Org. Chem., 56, 1298 (1991).
173. Synthesis of spheroidal C20-polyquinanes in quest of dodecahedrane, G. Mehta, M.S. Nair and
K. Raja Reddy, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1297 (1991).
172. Synthetic approach to novel crinipellin diterpenes. Construction of the functionalised C20tetraquinane framework, G. Mehta, K. Srinivas Rao and M. Srinivasa Reddy, J. Chem. Soc.
Perkin Trans.1, 693 (1991).
171. A photochemical oxa-di- -methane rearrangement approach to [3.3.3]-propellanes. Total synthesis of sesquiterpene hydrocarbon (±)-modhephene, G. Mehta and D. Subrahmanyam, J. Chem.
Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 395 (1991).
170. Electronic control of -facial diastereoselection. Electrophilic additions to 7-methylenenorbornanes, G. Mehta and F.A. Khan, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 18 (1991).
1990
169.
Facial selectivities in cycloadditions to norbornyl- and norbornenyl-fused p-benzoquinones, G.
Mehta, S. Padma, V. Pattabhi, A. Pramanik and J. Chandrasekhar, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 112, 2942
(1990).
168. Synthesis of some novel heteropolyquinanes, G. Mehta, C. Prabhakar, N. Krishnamurthy and
M.S. Nair, Syn. Commun., 20, 3467 (1990).
167. Synthetic studies towards the novel-tetracyclic diterpene longipenol. Construction of the ABD
tricarbocyclic framework, G. Mehta and A.N. Murthy, J. Org. Chem., 55, 3568 (1990).
166. Thermally induced reorganisation of [23](1,3,5)cyclophane, G. Mehta and S.R. Shah, Indian J.
Chem., 29B, 101 (1990).
165. On the interesting course of dichloroketene addition to 1,5-dimethyl-1,5-cyclooctadiene, G.
Mehta, M.S. Reddy and K.S. Rao, Syn. Commun., 20, 515 (1990).
164. Enantioselective terpene synthesis based on R-(+)-limonene, G. Mehta, Pure & Appl. Chem., 62,
1263 (1990).
163. A strategy for the construction of novel tetracyclic lycopodium alkaloids of paniculatine- and
magellanine-type, G. Mehta and M.S. Reddy, Tetrahedron Lett., 2039 (1990).
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162. Acceleration of Cope rearrangement by a remote carbenium ion center: Theoretical elucidation of
the electronic origin, S. Lalitha, J. Chandrasekhar and G. Mehta, J. Org. Chem., 55, 3455 (1990).
161. Electronic control of -facial selectivities in nucleophilic additions to 7-norbornanones, G.
Mehta and F.A. Khan, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 112, 6140 (1990).
160. Cage geometry controlled hyperstability in bridgehead olefins, S. Lalitha, J. Chandrasekhar and
G. Mehta, Tetrahedron Lett., 4219 (1990).
159. Lectures from symposium XVII Chemistry of Natural Products, New Delhi, India, February,
1990, G. Mehta, Symposium Editor, Pure & Appl. Chem., 62(7), 1209 (1990).
1989
158. Use of computer as a pocket-like calculator to rapidly explore the openings created by a key
transform for the synthesis of complex structures, G. Mehta, P. Azario, R. Barone and M.
Chanon, Tetrahedron, 45, 1985 (1989).
157. Steady-state and laser flash photolysis studies of norbornenobenzoquinones and their Diels-Alder
adducts, G. Mehta, S. Padma, S.R. Karra, K.R. Gopidas, D.R. Cuv, P.K. Das, M.V. George, J.
Org. Chem., 54, 1342 (1989).
156. Quest for higher prismanes, G. Mehta, Strain and Its Implications in Organic Chemistry, Ed. A.
de Meijere and S. Blechert, Kluwer Academic Publishers, p.269 (1989).
155. Synthetic approach towards virgane diterpenes. Construction of the 5-7-5-tricarbocyclic frame,
G. Mehta and S.R. Karra, Indian J. Chem., 28B, 367 (1989).
154. Enantioselective approach to isodaucane sesquiterpenes. Total synthesis of (+)-aphanamol-I and
2-oxo-isodauc-6-en-12-al, G. Mehta, N. Krishnamurthy and S.R. Karra, J. Chem. Soc. Chem.
Commun., 1299 (1989).
153. Synthesis and cationic-binding abilities of novel polyquinane crown ethers containing a bis-acetal
ether functionality, G. Mehta, K.S. Rao, N. Krishnamurthy, V. Srinivas and D. Balasubramanian,
Tetrahedron, 45, 2743 (1989).
152. Substituent induced fine-tuning of novel cationic rearrangements in [3.3.3]-prolellanic systems,
G. Mehta and D. Subrahmanyam, Tetrahedron Lett., 30, 2709 (1989).
151. Novel cationic rearrangements in [4.3.3]propellanic systems, G. Mehta and D. Subrahmanyam, J.
Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1365 (1989).
150. π-Facial selectivity in norbornenobenzoquinone-tropone cycloaddition, G. Mehta and S.R. Karra,
J. Org. Chem., 54, 2973 (1989).
149. 1,4-Bishomo[6]prismane ("Garudane"): Molecular structure and strain analysis of reactions
potentially leading to prismanes, E. Osawa, D.A. Barbiric, O.S. Lee, Y. Kitano, S. Padma, G.
Mehta, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 2, 1161 (1989).
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148. From cages to wedges and clefts: Design of some novel hosts based on cis,syn,cis-triquinane
framework, G. Mehta, C. Prabhakar, N. Padmaja, S. Ramakumar and M.A. Viswamitra,
Tetrahedron Lett., 6895 (1989).
1988
147. A transannulation route to the [5.5.5.7]-fenestrane ring system of laurenene, G. Mehta and K.S.
Rao, J. Org. Chem., 53, 425 (1988).
146. Theoretical and experimental study of [2+2]-photoclosure approach towards [7]-prismane
analogs, G. Mehta, S. Padma, E.D. Jemmis, G. Leela, E. Osawa, D.A. Barbiric, Tetrahedron
Lett., 1614 (1988).
145. Design of a spheroidal all cis-C20-hexaquinane on way to dodecahedrane, G. Mehta and K. Raja
Reddy, Tetrahedron Lett., 3607 (1988).
144. Synthetic studies in quest of platonic hydrocarbon dodecahedrane, G. Mehta, K.R. Reddy and
M.S. Nair, Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Chem. Sci.), 100, 223 (1988).
143. New approach towards carotane sesquiterpenes: A short synthesis of (-)-daucene, G. Mehta and
N. Krishnamurthy, Syn. Commun., 18, 1267 (1988).
142. Synthetic studies towards novel xanthone antibiotics cervinomycins, G. Mehta and Y.
Venkateswarlu, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1200 (1988).
141. Synthesis of some functionalised oxapolyquinanes, G. Mehta and M.S. Nair, Indian J. Chem.,
27B, 701 (1988).
140. A new approach towards dodecahedrane. Short simple design of quinane 'roofed' polyquinanes,
G. Mehta and K. Raja Reddy, Tetrahedron Lett., 29, 5309 (1988).
139. Accelarating effect of a remote cationic center on the Cope rearrangement. Evidence of participation by a norbornane C-C bond in a novel tetracyclic framework, G. Mehta and S.
Padma, J. Org. Chem., 53, 4890 (1988).
138. Synthetic studies towards crinipellin: Construction of the functionalised C20-tetraquinane carbon
framework through cationic enone-olefin cyclisation strategem, G. Mehta, K. Srinivas Rao and
M. Sreenivas Reddy, Tetrahedron Lett., 29, 5025 (1988).
1987
137. A short, general, organoselenium-mediated synthesis of cyclic acetals, G. Mehta, H.S.P. Rao and
K. Raja Reddy, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 78 (1987).
136. Novel polyquinanes from a caged hexacyclic[4.4.2]propellane system, G. Mehta, A. Srikrishna,
K.S. Rao, K. Raja Reddy, K.A. Acharya, V.G. Puranik, S.S. Tavale, T.N. Guru Row, J. Org.
Chem., 52, 457 (1987).
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135. Dioxa-1,3-bishomopentaprismane: Synthesis and transformations, G. Mehta and K. Raja Reddy,
J. Org. Chem., 52, 460 (1987).
134. A general stereo-controlled approach to 5-8-fused ring system. Application to the total synthesis
of marine natural product ( )-precapnelladiene, G. Mehta and A.N. Murthy, J. Org. Chem., 52,
2875 (1987).
133. Model studies towards fredericamycin A. Protocol for the rapid creation of the spirocyclic center,
G. Mehta and D. Subrahmanyam, Tetrahedron Lett., 28, 479 (1987).
132. Ingenane synthesis. Construction of the ABC framework, G. Mehta and V.P. Pathak, J. Chem.
Soc. Chem. Commun., 876 (1987).
131. A strain energy consideration in the photochemical [π2+π2]-cage cyclisations, G. Mehta, S.
Padma, E. Osawa, D.A. Barbiric and Y. Mochizuki, Tetrahedron Lett., 1295 (1987).
130. A photo-thermal metathesis approach to perhydro-as-indacenes: Rapid construction of the
carbocyclo segment of ikarugamycin, G. Mehta, A.N. Murthy and D.S.K. Reddy, Tetrahedron
Lett., 28, 1467 (1987).
129. Secohexaprismane, G. Mehta and S. Padma, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 109, 2212 (1987).
128. An enantioselective approach to dolastane diterpenes. Total synthesis of marine nautural products
(+)-isoamijiol and (+)-dolasta-1(15),7,9-trien-14-ol, G. Mehta and N. Krishnamurthy,
Tetrahedron Lett., 5945 (1987).
127. D2h-Bishomohexaprismane ("Garudane"). Design of the face-to-face[2+2]-dimer of norbornadiene, G. Mehta and S. Padma, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 109, 7230 (1987).
126. Model studies towards crinipellin diterpenes and paniculatine-type lycopodium alkaloids from a
common triquinane precursor, G. Mehta and K.S. Rao, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1578
(1987).
1986
2,6
3,10
4,8
125. Synthesis and rearrangements of pentacyclo[5.4.0.0 .0 .0 ]-undecane(1,2,4-trishomocubane)
ring system, G. Mehta, A.V. Reddy and A. Srikrishna, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 291 (1986).
124. Novel cationic rearrangements of the [3.3.3]-propellane system: Application to the total synthesis
of (±)-descarboxyquadrone, G. Mehta, K. Pamod and D. Subrahmanyam, J. Chem. Soc. Chem.
Commun., 247 (1986).
123. The trioxa[5]peristylane system, G. Mehta and H.S.P. Rao, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 472
(1986).
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122. A general approach to linearly fused triquinane natural products. Total synthesis of (±)-hirsutene,
(±)-coriolin and (±)-capnellene, G. Mehta, A.N. Murthy, D.S.K. Reddy and A.V. Reddy, J. Am.
Chem. Soc., 108, 3443 (1986).
121. A tetraquinane way to the 5-8-5-carbocyclic nucleus of fusicoccins and ophiobolins, G. Mehta
and N. Krishnamurthy, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1319 (1986).
120.A general transannulation approach to angular triquinanes. Total syntheses of (±)-pentalenene and
(±)-epipentalenene, G. Mehta and K.S. Rao, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1319 (1986).
1985
119. A total synthesis of (±)-modhephene, G. Mehta and D. Subrahmanyam, J. Chem. Soc. Chem.
Commun., 768 (1985).
118. Design of a key synthon for dodecahedrane: (C2v)-C12-tetraquinane dione, G. Mehta and M.S.
Nair, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 629 (1985).
117. A stereoselective total synthesis of (±)-pentalenene, G. Mehta and K.S. Rao, J. Chem. Soc. Chem.
Commun., 1464 (1985).
116. An apparent, deep-seated, carbonium ion mediated sesquiterpene rearrangement, G. Mehta, S.K.
Kapoor, B.P. Singh, M.S. Nair, T.S. Cameron and W. Tacreiter, J. Org. Chem., 50, 3234 (1985).
115. Ultrasound promoted dichloroketene-olefin cycloadditions, G. Mehta and H.S.P. Rao, Syn.
Commun., 15, 991 (1985).
114. A novel photochemical approach to [3.3.3]-propellane and tricyclo[6.2.1.04,11]-undecane
framework, G. Mehta, D. Subrahmanyam, G.S.R. Subba Rao and K. Pramod, Indian J. Chem.,
24B, 797 (1985).
113. Stereoselective synthesis of cis- and trans-bicyclo[6.3.0]undec-4-en-10-ones. Efficient precursors
of 4-oxo-1,2-cyclopentane dipropanoic acids, G. Mehta, S. Padma and K.S. Rao, Syn. Commun.,
15, 1137 (1985).
112. Experiments in pursuit of pentagonal dodecahedrane: Model synthesis of convex polyquinanes,
G. Mehta and M.S. Nair, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 107, 7519 (1985).
111. Reductive carbon-carbon cleavage in cage systems. A new general synthesis of linearly fused
cis,syn,cis-triquinanes, G. Mehta and K.S. Rao, J. Org. Chem., 50, 5537 (1985).
1984
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110. Lewis acid catalysed [2+2]-cycloreversion of Cookson's cage ketones under ambient conditions:
Model system for light energy conversion, G. Mehta, D.S.K. Reddy and A. V. Reddy,
Tetrahedron Lett., 2275 (1984).
109. A strategy for cyclopentenone annulation of olefins: A general protocol for bicyclo[n.3.0]enone
synthesis, G. Mehta and K.S. Rao, Tetrahedron Lett., 1839 (1984).
108. A novel synthetic approach to angularly fused tricyclopentanoids, G. Mehta and K.S. Rao,
Tetrahedron Lett., 3481 (1984).
107. Studies on the flash vacuum pyrolysis
and anomalous course of alkali metal promoted reductions
2,16 3,10 5,9
of 9-methylenepentacyclo[5.4.0.0 .0 .0 ]undecan-11-one, G. Mehta, K.S. Rao, A.P.
Marchand and R. Kaya, J. Org. Chem., 49, 3848 (1994).
106. Perspectives in organic synthesis, G. Mehta and M. Nagarajan, Indian National Science
Academy: Golden Jubilee Publication (1984).
105. Total synthesis (±)-precapnelladiene, G. Mehta and A.N. Murthy, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun.,
1058 (1984).
1983
104. A general synthetic approach to cis,syn,cis-triquinanes via reductive carbon-carbon bond
cleavage in polycyclic frames: Strategy for bis-cyclopentane annulation of 1,3-cyclopentadiene,
G. Mehta and K.S. Rao, Tetrahedron Lett., 809 (1983).
103. Polycyclic
rearrangements: Novel Lewis acid catalyzed rearrangement of pentacyclo2,6 3,10 5,9
[5.4.0.02,6.03,10.04,8]undecane framework: X-ray crystal structure of 1,10-dimethyl pentacyclo[5.4.0.0 .0 .0 ]undecane-9,11-dione, G. Mehta, A.V. Reddy, W. Tacreiter and T./S.
Cameron, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 439 (1983).
102. Synthetic design of a spheroidal C18-oxahexaquinane system: Model studies towards dodecahedrane, G. Mehta and M.S. Nair, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 439 (1983).
101. A total synthesis of (±)-∆9(12)-capnellene, G. Mehta, D.S. Reddy and A.N. Murthy, J. Chem.
Soc. Chem. Commun., 824 (1983).
3,10
4,8
100. Tetracyclo[5.4.0.0
.0 ]undecane
(2,9-ethanonoradamantane)
and
12-oxapenta-cyclo2,6 3,11 4,9
[6.4.0.0 .0 .0 ]dodecane systems, G. Mehta, A. Srikrishna, S.C. Suri and M.S. Nair, J. Org.
Chem., 48, 5107 (1983).
3,11
6,10
9,12
99.
A synthetic approach to pentacyclo[6.4.0.0 .0 .0
and A. Srikrishna, Indian J. Chem., 22B, 959 (1983).
98.
Exploratory
studies towards hexaprismane: Unanticipated diversion to pentacylco5,12 6,12 9,13
[6.5.0.0 .0 .0 ]tridecane systems, G. Mehta, A. Srikrishna, M.S. Nair, T.S. Cameron and
W. Tacreiter, Indian J. Chem., 22B, 621 (1983).
]dodecane system, G. Mehta, M.S. Nair
1982
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97.
Stepwise metathesis: A promising strategy in organic synthesis, G. Mehta, J. Chem. Ed., 313
(1982).
96.
Structure of pentacyclo[7.4.2.0 .0 .0 .0
]pentadec-4-ene7,13-dione, a novel pentacyclic
C15 quinane system, G. Mehta, K.S. Rao, M.M. Bhadbhade and K. Venkatesan, Acta Cryst.,
B38, 1357 (1982).
95.
Decahydro-1,3,5-methenocyclopenta[cd]pentalene (trishomocubane) framework: Novel photochemical synthesis, acid-catalyzed cycloreversion and possible role as a solar energy storage system, G. Mehta and A. Srikrishna, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 218 (1982).
94.
Polycyclic rearrangement: Novel intramolecular hydride shift in a rigid bicyclo-[2,2,2]octane
frameork, X-ray crystal structure of one of the products, G. Mehta, V.K. Singh, P.N. Pandey, T.S.
Cameron and P.A. Gardner, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 217 (1982).
93.
A total synthesis of (±)-Coriolin, G. Mehta, A.V. Reddy, A.N. Murthy and D.S. Reddy, J. Chem.
Soc. Chem. Commun., 540 (1982).
92.
Novel 2,4carbonium
ion mediated rearrangements of homocuneone pentacyclo3,8 5,7
[4.3.0.0 .0 .0 ]nonan-9-one), G. Mehta and K.S. Rao, Indian J. Chem., 21B, 981 (1982).
2,6
6,15
0,11
11,14
1981
91.
1,3-Bishomocubane brendane rearrangement: Molecular structure and reactions of exo-2methanesulphonoxy-endo-9-cyano-brend-4-ene, G. Mehta, P.N. Pandey, R. Usha and K.
Venkatesan, Indian J. Chem., 20B, 177 (1981).
90.
Some novel C10-carbocycles from pentacyclo[5.4.0.0 .0 .0 ]undecane-8,11-dione.
2,9 4,8
Molecular structure of endo-10-methanesulphonoxy-endo-5-cyanotetracyclo[4.3.1.0 .0 ]decan3-one, G. Mehta, B. Chaudhury, V.K. Singh, R. Usha, K.I. Varughese and K. Venkatesan, Indian
J. Chem., 20B, 186 (1981).
89.
A novel rearrangement of tricyclo[4.2.2.0 ]deca-3,7-diene-9-ones to functionalized bicyclo[3.2.1]octa-2,6-dienes, G. Mehta and A. Srikrishna, J. Org. Chem., 46, 1730 (1981).
88.
Addition of chlorosulphonyl isocyanate to some diterpenoids methyl levopimonate, methyl
neoabietate and methyl photo-levopimonate, G. Mehta, D.N. Dhar, S.C. Suri, M.M. Bhadbhade
and K. Venkatesan, Indian J. Chem., 20B, 193 (1981).
87.
A novel, versatile synthetic approach to linearly fused tricyclopentanoids via photo-thermal
olefin metathesis, G. Mehta, A. Srikrishna, A.V. Reddy and M.S. Nair, Tetrahedron, 37, 4543
(1981).
86.
Stereochemistry of Diels-Alder adducts of cycloalkenes with tetrasubstituted cyclopentadienones,
a 13C NMRcorrelation, G. Mehta and A.V. Reddy, Indian J. Chem., 20B, 697 (1981).
2,6
3,10
5,9
2,5
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85.
Olefin metathesis in polycyclic frames: New entries to cis,syn,cis-tricyclododecane and fluorenone systems, G. Mehta, A.V. Reddy and A. Srikrishna, Indian J. Chem., 20B, 698 (1981).
84.
Novel rearrangement to a pentacyclopentanoid (polyquinane) system, G. Mehta and K.S. Rao, J.
Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 755 (1981).
83.
Olefin metathesis in polycyclic frames. A total synthesis of hirsutene, G. Mehta and A.V. Reddy,
J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 756 (1981).
1980
82.
2,7 4,10 5,9
Revelation of pentacyclo[6.2.1.0 .0 .0 ]undecane oxabird cage equilibrium by 13C NMR
spectroscopy: Fragmentation of caged polycyclic systems with lead tetraacetate, G. Mehta,
Viswakarma Singh, Paras N. Pandey, B. Choudhury and Helmut Duddeck, Chem. Lett., 59
(1980).
81.
On the fluxional behaviour of a polycyclic[4.4.2]propella-2,4-diene, G. Mehta, Viswakarma
Singh and K. Sambasiva Rao, Tetrahedron Lett., 1369 (1980).
80.
Cubyl-caged systems: Regiochemical steering of cationic rearrangements by distal groups,
G.Mehta and S.C. Suri, Tetrahedron Lett., 2093 (1980).
79.
Cubanes uncaged: Novel carbonium ion rearrangements of pentacyclo[4.3.0.0 2,6.0 3,8.0 ]nonan-9ones (homocubanons) to bicyclo[3.2.1]octa-2,6-diene and tetracyclo[3.3.0.0 .0 ]octane ring
systems, G. Mehta, K.S. Rao, S.C. Suri, T. Stanley Cameron, C. Chan, J. Chem. Soc. Chem.
Commun., 650 (1980).
78.
Cubyl caged systems: A paradigm of tandem cyclobutyl-cyclopropylcarbinyl carbonium ion
rearrangement, G. Mehta and S.C. Suri, Tetrahedron Lett., 3821 (1980).
77.
A synthetic entry into tetracyclo[4.2.0.0 .0 ]octane system, G. Mehta and S.C. Suri,
Tetrahedron Lett., 3825 (1980).
76.
A deceptive rearrangement of a C8H9 cation of the cage type, C.W. Jefford, J.C. Rossier, J.A.
Zuber, S.C. Suri and G. Mehta, Tetrahedron Lett., 4081 (1980).
75.
Convenient preparative routes to 1,8-bishomocubane, 1,8-bishomocubanone, snoutanone and
homocubanone, G. Mehta, A. Srikrishna and S.C. Suri, J. Org. Chem., 45, 5375 (1980).
74.
Schmidt fragmentation of basketanone (1,8-bishomocubanone), G. Mehta and A. Srikrishna,
Indian J. Chem., 19B, 997 (1980).
2,5
2,4
3,8
4,7
3,8
1979
73.
Addition of nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur containing nucleophiles to ethynyl aryl ketones, P.S.
Venkataramani, N.K. Saxena and G. Mehta, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans.1, 36 (1979).
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72.
An efficient preparative route to functionalized [D] 3-tris-homocubanes, G. Mehta and B.
Choudhury, Indian J. Chem., 17B, 421 (1979).
71.
Higher terpenes from lower terpenes: A short, simple and versatile route to bisabolane sesquiterpenoids, G. Mehta and A. Veera Reddy, Tetrahedron Lett., 2625 (1979).
70.
Photochemistry of tricyclo[4.2.2.0 ]deca-3,7-dien-9-one system: A source of many interesting
polycycles, G. Mehta and A. Srikrishna, Tetrahedron Lett., 3187 (1979).
69.
Polycyclic rearrangements. A novel, carbonium ion mediated, bicyclo[4.2.0]octa-2,4-diene .1,3,5-cyclooctatriene isomerization in a propellane framework, G. Mehta, Viswakarma Singh, A.
Srikrishna, T.S. Cameron and C. Chan, Tetrahedron Lett., 4595 (1979).
68.
Olefin metathesis reactions in polycyclic frames I. A new way to cis, syn,cis-tricyclopentanoids
(acs-C11-triquinanes), G. Mehta, A. Veera Reddy and A. Srikrishna, Tetrahedron Lett., 4863
(1979).
2,5
1978
67.
New horizons in cyclopentanoid syntheses, G. Mehta, J. Sci. Ind. Res., 38, 256 (1978).
66.
Addition of chlorosulphonyl isocyanate to some polycyclic sesquiterpenes, G. Mehta, D.N. Dhar
and S.C. Suri, Indian J. Chem., 16B, 87 (1978).
65.
A novel carbonium ion rearrangement during ceric ion oxidation of a strained polycyclic system,
G. Mehta, V.K. Singh and H. Duddeck, Tetrahedron Lett., 1223 (1978).
64.
An unusual bridgehead substitution in a polycyclic system, G. Mehta, B. Choudhury and H.
Duddeck, Tetrahedron Lett., 1603 (1978).
63.
Reaction of indoles with CSI: A versatile entry into 3-substituted indoles, G. Mehta, D.N. Dhar
and S.C. Suri, Synthesis, 374 (978).
62.
Reaction of benzyne with cyclic olefins: Norbornyl system as a probe for benzyne-olefin ene
reaction, G. Mehta and B.P. Singh, Indian J. Chem., 16B,, 610 (1978).
61.
New arrangements of caged systems: Interesting mechanistic deviations through annulation, G.
Mehta and V.K. Singh, Tetrahedron Lett., 4591 (1978).
1977
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60.
Terpenes and related systems. XVI. Fate of representative bicyclic sesquiterpenes in strong acid
medium.. A general rearrangement of perhydroazulenic sesquiterpenes to decalin types, G. Mehta
and B.P. Singh, J. Org. Chem., 42, 632 (1977).
59.
Selenium dioxide oxidation of ectocyclic olefins: Formation and structure of selenides from
longifolene and camphene, G. Mehta and U.R. Nayak, Indian J. Chem., 15B, 419 (1977).
58.
Novel C10 carbocyclic systems via Schmidt fragmentation of pentacyclo[5.4.0.0 .0 .0 ]undecane-8,11-dione, G. Mehta, P. Ghosh, B. Choudhary, V.K. Singh, R. Usha, K.I. Verughese
and K. Venkatesan, Tetrahedron Lett., 4109 (1977).
2,6
3,9
5,9
1976
57.
Addition of chlorosulphonyl isocyanate to chalcone: Formation of 1,3-oxazine ring system, D.N.
Dhar, G. Mehta and S.C. Suri, Indian J. Chem., 14B, 477 (1976).
56.
Regiospecific Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of polycyclic ketones with ceric ion, G. Mehta and P.N.
Pandey, J. Org. Chem., 41, 953 (1976).
55.
Synthetic design of organic compounds via intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction, G. Mehta, J.
Chem. Ed., 53, 551 (1976).
54.
Novel transannular cyclization of tricyclo[4.2.2.0 ]deca-3,7-diene ring system, G. Mehta, P.K.
Dutta and P.N. Pandey, Indian J. Chem., 14B, 307 (1976).
53.
Terpenes and related systems. XIV. Stereospecific routes to some santalene-type synthons, G.
Mehta, S.K. Kapoor and P.N. Pandey, Indian J. Chem., 14B, 252 (1976).
52.
Terpenes and related systems. XV. Electrophilic additions to longifolene: Addition of bromine,
iodine monochloride and phenyl sulphenyl chloride, G. Mehta, S.K. Kapoor and B.G.B. Gupta,
Indian J. Chem., 14, 364 (1976).
51.
A fascinating bishomocubane brendane transformation, G. Mehta, P.N. Pandey, R. Usha and K.
Venkatesan, Tetrahedron Lett., 4209 (1976).
2,5
1975
50.
Nucleophilic additions to ethnyl aryl ketones. A stereospecific route to disubstituted enol ethers,
P.S. Venkataramani, N.K. Sharma, V.K. Tripathy and G. Mehta, Indian J. Chem., 12, 852 (1975).
49.
Novel stereospecific syn-addition to iodine azide to a strained cyclobutene tricyclo[4.2.2.0 ]deca-3,7-diene, G. Mehta P.K. Dutta and P.N. Pandey, Tetrahedron Lett., 445 (1975).
48.
Synthetically useful Bayer-Villiger oxidations with hydrogen peroxide-acetic acid reagent, G.
Mehta and P.N. Pandey, Synthesis, 404 (1975).
47.
Terpenes and related systems XI. A novel rearrangement of guaiol to cadalane-type skeleton in
strong acid medium, G. Mehta and B.P. Singh, Tetrahedron Lett., 1585 (1975).
2,5
31
2,5
3,9
4,8
46.
PMR spectral studies on pentacyclo[5.3.0.0 .0 .0 ]-decan-6-one and derivatives with shift
reagent Eu(fod)3, G. Mehta and B.P. Singh, Indian J. Chem., 13, 1351 (1975).
45.
Steeochemistry of benzenesulfenyl chloride addition to a strained cyclobutene, G. Mehta and
P.N. Pandey, Tetrahedron Lett., 3567 (1975).
44.
Stereochemistry and mechanism of electrophilic addition to tricyclo[4.2.2.0 ]derivatives, G.
Mehta and P.N. Pandey, J. Org. Chem., 40, 3631 (1975).
43.
Terpenes and related systems. XII. A fascinating cyclisation of humulene to eudesmane-type
skeleton (δ-selinene), G. Mehta and B.P. Singh, Tetrahedron Lett., 3961 (1975).
42.
Terpenes and related systems. XIII. Regiospecific fragmentation of patchoulol: A short synthesis
of α-bulnesene, G. Mehta and B.P. Singh, Tetrahedron Lett., 4495 (1975).
2,5
1974
41.
The design of a course in synthetic organic chemistry, G. Mehta, Indian J. Chem. Edu., 4, 30
(1974).
40.
IV International symposium on the chemistry of natural products, Ottawa, Canada, G. Mehta, J.
Sci. Ind. Res., 34, 89 (1974).
39.
A convenient dehalogenation of organic halides via organo-zinc compounds, G. Mehta and S.K.
Kapoor, J. Organometal. Chem., 66, C33 (1974).
38.
Reaction of benzyne with cyclic olefins. II. Ene addition to some cycloalkenes, G. Mehta and
B.P. Singh, Tetrahedron, 30, 2409 (1974).
37.
Terpenes and related systems. IX. A synthesis of (+)-Himachalene dihydrochloride and (+)-arHimachalene, G. Mehta and S.K. Kapoor, J. Org. Chem., 39, 2618 (1974).
36.
Attempted Reformatsky reaction of benzonitrile. 1,4-Diketo-3,6-diphenylpyrrolo[3,4.c]pyrrole. A
lactam analogue of pentalene, D.G. Farnum, G. Mehta, G.I. Moore and F.P. Siegel, Tetrahedron
Lett., 2549 (1974).
35.
Reaction of gem-dibromocyclopropanes with zinc in dimethylformamide, G. Mehta and S.K.
Kapoor, J. Organometal. Chem., 80 213 (1974).
34.
Terpenes and related systems. X. Crystal structure and fragmentation of 1,5-bromolongibornane8,9-dione. A stereospecific route to cis-bicyclo[5.4.0]undecane, G. Mehta, S.K. Kapoor, T.N.G.
Row and K. Venkatesan, Tetrahedron Lett., 2653 (1974).
33.
Reaction of benzyne with cyclic olefins. III. A novel phenylation of camphene, G. Mehta and
B.P. Singh, Tetrahedron Lett., 4297 (1974).
1973
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32.
Recent progress in sesquiterpene synthesis: Part II, tri- and tetracyclic sesquiterpenes, G. Mehta,
A. Bhattacharya and S.K. Kapoor, J. Sci. Ind. Res., 34, 191 (1973).
31.
Dehydroabietic acid, G. Mehta and S.K. Kapoor, Org. Prep. Proc.(International), 4, 257 (1973).
30.
Stereochemistry of isolongifolene ketones, G. Mehta and S.K. Kapoor, Tetrahedron Lett., 497
(1973).
29.
Approaches to anti-Bredt alkenes: Some reactions of 2,10-dibromobornane, G. Mehta, Indian J.
Chem., 11, 843 (1973).
28.
Meroterpenoids-1, Psoralea Corylifolia Linn. 1. Bakuchiol, a novel monoterpene phenol, G.
Mehta, U.R. Nayak and S. Dev, Tetrahedron, 29, 1119 (1973).
27.
Novel diterpene rearrangements: Dichotomous behaviour of abeitic-type resin acids in strong
acid medium, G. Mehta and S.K. Kapoor, Tetrahedron Lett., 2385 (1973).
26.
Reaction of cyclooctatetraene with phenyl ethynyl ketone: A mild cycloreversion, G. Mehta and
P.S. Venkataramani, Indian J. Chem., 11, 822 (1973).
25.
A novel electrophilic addition to hexamethyl derivative of Dewar benzene, G. Mehta and N.M.
Pattnaik, Indian J. Chem., 11, 1313 (1973).
24.
Rearrangement of longifolene through stable carbonium ions. Preparation of novel C15hexahydronaphthalenes, D.G. Farnum, R.A. Model and G. Mehta, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 95, 8692
(1973).
1972
23.
Reaction of benzyne with cyclic olefins: Part I. Ene addition and [2+2]-cycloaddition of cis- and
trans-cyclononenes, G. Mehta, Indian J. Chem., 11, 592 (1972).
22.
An integrated project oriented organic laboratory course, G. Mehta, Indian J. Chem. Edu., 3, 1
(1972).
21.
Facile entry into bicyclo[4.1.1]octane system: A reinvestigation of reaction between α-pinene
and dibromocarbene, G. Mehta and S.C. Narang, Indian J. Chem., 11, 1057 (1972).
20.
The reactions of intermediates derived from the chlorination of indoles, P.G. Gassman, G.A.
Campbell and G. Mehta, Tetrahedron, 28, 2749 (1972).
19.
A convenient preparation of methyl esters from carboxylic acids, G. Mehta, Synthesis, 5, 262
(1972).
18.
Recent progress in sesquiterpene synthesis: Part I, acyclic, mono- and bicyclic sesquiterpenes, G.
Mehta and A. Bhattacharya, J. Sci. Ind. Res., 32, 118 (1972).
17.
Novel fragmentation of longibornane system: Synthons for α-longipinene synthesis, G. Mehta
and S.K. Kapoor, Tetrahedron Lett., 715 (1972).
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16.
An efficacious aromatization of isolongifolene in trifluoroacetic acid, G. Mehta, Chemistry and
Industry, 762 (1972).
15.
Rearrangement of abietic-type resin acids via stable carbocations, G. Mehta and S.K. Kapoor,
Tetrahedron Lett., 4947 (1972).
1971
14.
Silver nitrate-DMSO, a powerful medium for dehydrohalogenations, G. Mehta, Indian J. Chem.,
9, 559 (1971).
13.
Bredt's rule, G. Mehta, Indian J. Chem. Edu., 2, 8 (1971).
12.
Addition of hydrogen bromide to cyclonona-1,2-diene, G. Nagendrappa, P. Mohanakrishnan, G.
Mehta and D. Devaprabhakara, Chem. Ind., 850 (1971).
11.
Base-catalysed rearrangement of ω-bromolongifolene, G. Mehta, J. Org. Chem., 36, 3455 (1971).
1970
10.
Improved preparations of cyclononen-3-ol, cyclononen-3-one, cyclononanone and cyclononanol,
G. Mehta, Org. Prep. Proc. (International), 2, 245 (1970).
9.
Rearrangement of longifolene in trifluoroacetic acid, G. Mehta, Chem. Ind., 1264 (1970).
1969
8.
Reaction of levopimaric acid with azodienophiles and nitrosobenzene, G. Mehta, Indian J.
Chem., 565 (1969).
7.
Convenient synthesis of 1,1,6,7-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4,-tetrahydronaphthalene, G. Mehta, Indian J.
Chem., 7, 835 (1969).
6.
Proton nuclear magnetic resonance analysis of the stable, classical 2-phenyl-2-norbornyl and
related cations, D.G. Farnum and G. Mehta, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 91, 3256 (1969).
1968
5.
BF3-induced rearrangement of eudesmane and 7-epi-eudesmane based 1,2-epoxides, G. Mehta,
G.L. Chetty, U.R. Nayak and S. Dev, Tetrahedron, 24, 3775 (1968).
4.
Structure of pseudo-longifolic acid, G. Mehta, U.R. Nayak and S. Dev, Tetrahedron, 24, 4105
(1968).
3.
Novel rearrangement products from longifolene via stable carbonium ions, G. Mehta and D.G.
Farnum, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm., 1643 (1968).
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1967
2.
Ester decarbonylation as a route to cyclopropenium ion and its mono- and dimethyl derivatives,
G. Mehta, R.M. Silberman and D.G. Farnum, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 89 5048 (1967).
1966
1.
Bakuchiol, a novel monoterpenoid, G. Mehta, U.R. Nayak and S. Dev, Tetrahedron Lett., 4561
(1966).
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