Dr Vinod Kumar Tiwari, FRSC
Professor of Organic Chemistry
Department of Chemistry,
Institute of Science
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi-221005, INDIA
Email: Vinod.Tiwari@bhu.ac.in
Phone: 91-9451896061
Twitter: @VinodKTiwari6
Research Interest:
Synthetic Carbohydrate Chemistry
Organic Synthesis/Novel Synthetic Methodologies
Benzotriazole Ring Cleavage (BtRC) Methodology
Click Chemistry in Glycoscience and Its Diverse Applications
Development of Sialic acid-containing molecules
Development of Glycohybrids and glycodendrimers
Carbohydrates in Drug Discovery and Development
Our current research is primarily focused on various aspects of carbohydrate chemistry, including their modifications, applications in synthesis, and the development of carbohydrate-based molecules with significant chemotherapeutic value (V. K. Tiwari, Chem. Rec., 2021, 3029-3048). The research group has gained high credit particularly for Click Chemistry in Glycoscience (Tiwari, et al., Chem. Rev., 2016, 3086-3240; Chem. Rev., 2021, 7638-7956) and the development of novel synthetic methodologies using Benzotriazole Ring Cleavage methodology (Tiwari, et al., J. Org. Chem., 2013, 899; J. Org. Chem., 2014, 211, Org. Lett., 2012, 2936, SYNLETT, 2025, 2074, etc); Total synthesis of some selected naturally occurring molecules such as imino sugars (RSC Adv., 2013, 5794), Sialic acid containing glycans (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 18467; Glycobiology, 2008, 686; J. Biol. Chem., 2011, 31610; ACS Infect. Dis., 2025, 3036, etc) and some biologically important alkaloids were also in the focus. Our group have developed several glycodendrimers of various applications (J. Org. Chem., 2013, 8184; RSC Adv., 2020, 31553; Carbohyd. Res., 2021, 108403, etc.). Recently, Click-derived glycohybrid 1,2,3-triazoles were explored in catalysis (Tiwari et al., ACS Combi. Sc., 2019, 389; J. Org. Chem., 2021, 17884; J. Org. Chem., 2022, 15389; J. Org. Chem., 2023, 13440; J. Org. Chem., 2024, 17213; J. Org. Chem., 2024, 10698; Org. Biomol. Chem., 2025, 4045; Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2025, e202500491; J. Org. Chem., 2025, 5731, etc.).
Peer-reviewed Publications: 200 (h-index: 49; Citations: 10450; i-10 index: 149; IF: ~ 782)
Book chapter: 30; Books: 6; Patents: 8; PhD Awarded: 18; Major Projects completed: 11;
Invited Lectures in India & abroad (USA, Germany, Austria, London, China, Japan, Thailand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka): 351
Present Position:
Professor of Organic Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University
Hony. Secretary, ACCT(I), 2022-cont
Council Member, CRSI (2023-2026 & 2026-2029)
Darbhanga Naresh Rameshwar Singh Visiting Faculty Program, BHU
Academic Audit Committee BHU (2022-
Convenor, CRSI Local Chapter (2021 -
Carbohydrate Research, VSI-ETGG 2025
Educational Qualifications:
PhD: 2004, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi
MSc: 1998, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
BSc: 1996, Udai Pratap Autonomous Institution, Varanasi
Guest Scientist, 2010, Universität Konstanz, Germany
Visiting Fellow, 2008, University of California-Davis, USA
Position held/Employment:
2020 - : Professor, Department of Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
2017-2020: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
2009-2010: Guest Scientist Universitat Konstanz, Germany (Mentor: Prof. Richard R Schmidt)
2007-2008: Visiting Fellow, University of California-Davis, USA (Mentor: Prof. Xi Chen)
2005-2017: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
2005: Postdoctoral Fellow University of Florida, USA (Mentor: Prof. Alan R. Katritzky)
2004-2005: Lecturer, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, India (Post was offered during the Award function of ICRABTS-2004)
2000-2004: CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India (Research Scholar, Mentor: Dr. R P Tripathi)
Personal Details:
Birth: 03-1-1976 Place of Birth: Pewendi, Chenari, Rohtas, Bihar, INDIA
Nationality: Indian Marital Status: Married (to Sarswati; gifted with two Sons, Raman and Aman)
Father's Name: (Late) Sh. Lalita Tiwari
First Teacher: (Late) Sh Dev Narayan Mishra (my maternal grandfather)
Primary Schooling: Several schools in Bihar (1982-1992)
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Tiwari, FRSC
Professor of Organic Chemistry
Department of Chemistry,
Institute of Science
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi-221005, INDIA
Email: Vinod.Tiwari@bhu.ac.in
Tiwari_chem@yahoo.co.in
Phone: 91-9451896061
Twitter: @VinodKTiwari6
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