Heterocycles in Natural Product Synthesis

Krishna C. Majumdar is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Kalyani in India. Having obtained his B.Sc and M. Sc. From the University of Calcutta, and Ph. D. from the University of Idaho (USA), he spent five yearsas a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Idaho and Alberta before taking up faculty position at the University of Kalyani. His research interests centre around the synthesis of bioactive heterocycles. His recent interests include the synthesis of liquid crystalline compounds. Professor Majumdar has authored over 330 publications including numerous reviews, book chapters etc and is a recipient of the Chemical Research Society of India medal and Indian Chemical Society award. He is a fellow of the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology. Shital K. Chattopadhyay is a Professor of Chemistry in the University of Kalyani, India. He obtained his Ph. D. degree from the University of Kalyani (Professor K. C. Majumdar) and then carried out his post-doctoral works in the University of East Anglia (Professor A. McKillop), U.K., Nottingham University (Professor G. Pattenden), U.K., Umea University (Professor T. Frejd), Sweden and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Professor G. Mehta), India, working on total synthesis of complex heterocyclic natural products for nearly six years. His research interests surround on asymmetric synthesis of heterocyclic natural products of biological interest. He is recipient of the European Union research bursuary and Royal Society (U. K.) visiting fellowship. He has co-authored nearly seventy publications and has published one review article.