Research papers published

• Reduction of Acetylferrocene to 1-(Ferrocenyl)ethanol Using Ammonia-Borane (NH3·BH3) in Water Medium: A Green Laboratory Experiment
  Abhishek Nair, Pushpa Yadav, Bhoopendra Singh, S. Nagendran, Anil J. Elias,
  J. Chem. Educ. 2025, 102, 1187-1192,, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c01010


• Synthesis of Aminodiborane From Ammonia Borane Using Different Lewis Acids: A Competing Reaction for Diborane Formation with Boron Trihalides (BX3, X=Cl, Br)
  Abhishek Nair, Navneet Savita, Somesh Poonia, Anil J. Elias,
  Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2024, e202400727,, https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202400727


• Aqueous organometallic synthesis: Ammonia borane (NH3.BH3) as a convenient metal-free reagent for the reduction of ferrocenyl and ferrocenium carbonyl derivatives in water
  Abhishek Nair, Somesh Poonia, Pushpa Yadav, Parul Saini, Anil. J. Elias,
  J. Organomet. Chem. 2024, 1017, 123273,, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022328X24002687?via%3Dihub


• Variations on a Ruthenium Carbene: The Grubbs Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis
  Parul Saini, Anil. J. Elias,
  Resonance 2024, 29, 595-616,, https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/reso/029/05/0595-0616


• Manganese-catalyzed α-alkylation of sulfones using alcohols via a hydrogen-borrowing strategy: Synthesis of branched sulfones
  Ashutosh Verma, Anil. J. Elias,
  Asian J. Org. Chem. 2024, e202400161, https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202400161


• An emerging strategy towards the iodine-catalyzed synthesis of Streptindole and its derivatives in water medium
  Parul Saini, Abhishek Nair, Anil. J. Elias,
  Asian J. Org. Chem. 2024, e202400053, https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202400053


• Reduction of esters to alcohols and iodides using aminodiborane (µ-NH2B2H5): Scope and mechanistic investigations
  Abhishek Nair, Vikas Tiwari, Sambhav Rath, Parul Saini, Ashutosh Verma, Anil. J. Elias,
  Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 11117-11120, https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/cc/d3cc03100d


• One hundred years of the Fischer-Tropsch reaction: Converting coal to gasoline via synthesis gas
  Susanta Hazra, Anil J. Elias,
  Resonance 2023, 28, 1875-1889, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-023-1725-y


• C−H Bond Functionalization of Aryl Acids and Amines by ‘On-water’ Reaction: Bi-dentate Directing Group Enabled Synthesis of Biaryl and m-Teraryl Carboxamides
  Ashutosh Verma, Prof. Dr. Anil J. Elias,
  Chem. Asian. J. 2023, 18, e202300191, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/asia.202300191


• A Bench-stable 8-Aminoquinoline Derived Phosphine-free Manganese (I)-Catalyst for Environmentally Benign C(α)-Alkylation of Oxindoles with Secondary and Primary Alcohols
  Parul Saini, Dr. Pritam Dolui, Abhishek Nair, Ashutosh Verma, Prof. Dr. Anil J. Elias,
  Chem. Asian. J. 2023, 18, e202201148, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/asia.202201148


• In situ generated aminodiborane as a reagent for deoxygenative reduction of carboxamides to amines
  Abhishek Nair, Vikas Tiwari, Ashutosh Verma, Parul Saini, Prof. Dr. Anil. J. Elias,
  Org. Chem. Front. 2023, 10, 327-334, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2QO01717B


• In Situ Generated Et3SiI as a Metal-Free Catalyst for the Room-Temperature Synthesis of γ-Valerolactone from Levulinic Acid
  Pritam Dolui, Abhishek Nair, Parul Saini, Ashutosh Verma, Prof. Dr. Anil. J. Elias,
  Asian J. Org. Chem. 2022, 11, e202200650, https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202200650


• Synthesis, characterization and catalysis of water-soluble trimeric and monomeric palladium complexes of 8-aminoquinolines
  Pritam Dolui, Ashutosh Verma, Parul Saini, Abhishek Nair, Sajesh P Thomas, Anil J. Elias,
  Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2022, 26, e202200559, https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202200559


• Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of Alcohols and Transfer Hydrogenation of Aldehydes in Water Using a Single Bifunctional, Bistate, Water-soluble Ruthenium Catalyst
  Susanta Hazra, Abhishek Nair, Pritam Dolui, Ekta Malik, Anil J. Elias,
  Chem. Asian. J. 2022, 17, e202200883 , https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202200883


• A Catalyst and Solvent Free Route for the Synthesis of N-Substituted Pyrrolidones from Levulinic Acid
  Pritam Dolui, Vikas Tiwari, Parul Saini, Tarak Karmakar, Koushik Makhal, Harshita Goel, Anil J. Elias,
  Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28, e202200829, https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202200829


• Directing group enabled ‘On-Water’ C–H bond functionalization of ferrocene derivatives
  Ashutosh Verma, Pritam Dolui, Susanta Hazra and Anil J. Elias,
  J. Organomet. Chem. 2022, 964, 122303 , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2022.122303


• How did the fluoride get into your toothpaste? The chemistry behind adding fluoride in dentifrices for preventing dental decay
  Anil J. Elias,
  Resonance 2022, 27, 1869-1879 , https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-022-1485-0


• External Catalyst-Free Oxidation of Benzyl Halides to Benzoic Acids Using NaOH/TBHP in Water
  Parul Saini, Anandhu Krishnan, Deepak Yadav, Susanta Hazra and Anil J. Elias,
  Asian J. Org.Chem. 2021, 10, 2355–2359 , https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202100390


• Chlorine and the Chemistry of Disinfectants * A Fascinating Journey-18th Century to the COVID Times
  N. Dastagiri Reddy and Anil J. Elias,
  Resonance 2021, 26, 341-366 , https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/reso/026/03/0341-0366


• Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Synthesis of α‐Alkylated Ketones and Quinolines in an Aqueous Medium via a Hydrogen‐Borrowing Strategy Using Ketones and Alcohols
  Ashutosh Verma, Susanta Hazra, Pritam Dolui and Anil J. Elias,
  Asian J. Org. Chem. 2021, 10, 626 –633, https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202000686


• Catalytic Oxidation of Alcohols and Amines to Value‐Added Chemicals using Water as the Solvent
  Susanta Hazra, Ekta Malik, Abhishek Nair, Vikas Tiwari, Pritam Dolui, and Anil J. Elias,
  Chem. Asian. J. 2020, 14, 4154-4159, https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202000299


• NaCl as Catalyst and Water as Solvent: Highly E-Selective Olefination of Methyl Substituted N-Heteroarenes with Benzyl Amines and Alcohols
  Susanta Hazra, Vikas Tiwari, Ashutosh Verma, Pritam Dolui, and Anil J. Elias,
  Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 14, 5496–5501, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01851


• Oxidative Coupling of Benzylamines with Indoles in Aqueous Medium to Realize Bis‐(Indolyl)Methanes Using a Water‐Soluble Cobalt Catalyst and Air as the Oxidant
  Parul Saini, Pratishtha Kumari, Susanta Hazra, and Anil J. Elias,
  Chem. Asian. J. 2019, 14, 4154-4159, https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.201901313


• The Explosive Chemistry of Nitrogen: A Fascinating Journey From 9th Century to the Present
  Dheeraj Kumar and Anil J Elias,
  Resonance 2019, 24, 1253-1271 , https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/reso/024/11/1253-1271
  
  
• Picolinamide assisted oxidation of CH2 groups bound to organic and organometallic compounds using ferrocene as a catalyst
  Pritam Dolui, Susanta Hazra, Mayukh Deb and Anil J. Elias,
  Organometallics 2019, 38, 2015-2021, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00085?rand=apbdrzay
  
  
• Table salt as a catalyst for the oxidation of aromatic alcohols and amines to acids and imines in aqueous medium: effectively carrying out oxidation reactions in sea water
  Susanta Hazra, Ajay Kishor Kushwaha, Deepak Yadav, Prtiam Dolui, Mayukh Deb and Anil J. Elias,
  Green. Chem. 2019, 21, 1929-1934, https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2019/gc/c9gc00497a
  
  
• Ferrocenium promoted oxidation of benzyl amines to imines using water as the solvent and air as the oxidant
  Mayukh Deb, Susanta Hazra, Pritam Dolui, and Anil J. Elias,
  ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng 2019, 7, 479-486, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03966
  
  
• Aerobic oxidation of primary amines to imines in water using a cobalt complex as recyclable catalyst under mild conditions
  Susanta Hazra, Priti Pilania, Mayukh Deb, Ajay Kishor Kushawaha and Anil Jacob Elias,
  Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 15766-15771, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chem.201803251


• Synthesis of unsymmetrical multi-aroyl derivatives of ferrocene using palladium catalysed oxidative C–H aroylation
  Mayukh Deb, Susanta Hazra, Ajay Gupta and Anil J. Elias.,
  Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 7229-7236 , http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/dt/c8dt01147h#!divAbstract


• Iodine catalyzed oxidation of alcohols and aldehydes to carboxylic acids in water: a metal-free route to the synthesis of furandicarboxylic acid and terephthalic acid
  Susanta Hazra, Mayukh Deb and Anil J. Elias,
  Green Chem. 2017,19, 5548-5552, http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2017/gc/c7gc02802d


• Borylation, silylation and selenation of C–H bonds in metal sandwich compounds by applying a directing group strategy
  Mayukh Deb, Jatinder Singh, Shuvadip Mallik, Susanta Hazra and Anil J. Elias,
  New J. Chem. 2017, 41, 14528-14538. http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2017/nj/c7nj02388j


• Picolinamide as a Directing Group on Metal Sandwich Compounds: sp2 C–H Bond Activation and sp3 C–H Bond Oxidation
  Susanta Hazra, Mayukh Deb, Jatinder Singh and Anil J. Elias,
  Organometallics 2017, 36, 1784-1794. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00143


• Reactions of Cp2TiMe2 with ferrocene and (ɳ5-Cp)Co(ɳ4-C4Ph4) derived esters and amides: A new route for 1-methylvinyl and methyl ketone derived metal sandwich compounds
  Jatinder Singh, Sanjib Ghosh, Mayukh Deb and Anil J. Elias,
  J. Organomet. Chem. 2016, 818, 85-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2016.05.024


• Unprecedented Formation of π-Copper Complexes during Sonogashira Coupling: Synthesis of a Unique, Recyclable, Ethynyl Ferrocene Derived Cu(I) Specific Ligand
  Mayukh Deb, Dheeraj Kumar, Jatinder Singh and Anil J Elias,
  Organometallics 2016, 35, 1086-1091. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00069


• Palladacycles Based on 8-Aminoquinoline Carboxamides of Cobalt and Iron Sandwich Compounds and a New Method to a-Alkylate Cp Rings of Metal Sandwich Carboxamides
  Jatinder Singh, Mayukh Deb, and Anil J. Elias,
  Organometallics 2015, 34, 4946-4951. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00504


• Chemistry of the highly stable hindered cobalt sandwich compound, (η5-Cp)Co(η4-C4Ph4) and its derivatives
  Dheeraj Kumar, Mayukh Deb, Jatinder Singh, Nem Singh, Karunesh Keshav and Anil J. Elias,
  Coordination Chemistry Reviews 2016 (IF 12.2) , 306, 115-170. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2015.05.012


• Reactions of Alkyne- and Butadiyne-Derived Fluorinated Cyclophosphazenes with Diiron and Dimolybdenum Carbonyls
  Dheeraj Kumar, Nem Singh, Anil J. Elias, Pauline Malik and Christopher W. Allen,
  Inorganic Chemistry 2014, 53, 10674-10684. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ic501821v


• Chiral multidentate oxazoline ligands based on cyclophosphazene cores: Synthesis, characterization and complexation studies
  Dheeraj Kumar, Jatinder Singh and Anil J. Elias,
  Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 13899-13912. http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2014/dt/c4dt01741b


• Reduction reactions of alkyne and butadiyne derived fluorinated cyclophosphazenes
  Dheeraj Kumar and Anil J. Elias,
  Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2014, 166, 69-77. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022113914002152


• Reactions of allylzinc bromide with ethynylferrocene derived fluorinated cyclophosphazenes
  Ranit Biswas, Karunesh Keshav, Dheeraj Kumar and Anil J. Elias,
  J. Organomet. Chem. 2014, 768, 157-162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2014.06.025


• New Chiral Palladacycles from an Unprecedented Cyclopalladation of Cyclobutadiene-Bound Phenyl Groups of Cobalt Sandwich Compounds
  Jatinder Singh, Dheeraj Kumar, Nem Singh and Anil J. Elias,
  Organometallics 2014, 33, 1044-1052. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om500004n


• Synthesis and characterization of the first examples of ferrocene and [η5-CpCo(η4-C4Ph4)] derived 2-pyridones
  Karunesh Keshav and Anil J. Elias,
  Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2013, 35, 346-350. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2013.07.012


• Synthesis, Spectral, and Structural Studies of Porphyrins Having Sterically Hindered [η5-CpCo(η4-C4Ph4)] Cobalt Sandwich Units at the Meso Positions
  Karunesh Keshav, Dheeraj Kumar and Anil J. Elias,
  Inorganic Chemistry 2013, 52(21), 12351-12366. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic401099c


• Synthesis and structural characterization of the first examples of butadiynyl derived cyclic fluorinated phosphazenes
  Dheeraj Kumar, Nem Singh, Karunesh Keshav and Anil J. Elias,
  Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2013, 153, 48-56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluchem.2013.05.020


• Synthesis and reactions of new 1,2-and 1,3-cyclopentadienyl disubstituted cobalt sandwich compounds (η5-C5H3R2)Co(η4-C4Ph4)(R= CH2OH, CHO, CºCH, CH2N3, CH2NH2, OAc, CH=NPh)
  Nem Singh, Bhanu P. R. Metla and Anil J. Elias,
  J. Organomet. Chem. 2012, 717, 99-107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2012.07.023


• Synthesis and characterization of difunctionalized derivatives of the cyclobutadiene linked dimeric cobalt sandwich compound [(η5-Cp)Co(η4-C4Ph3)]2”,
  Pavan Mandapati, Nem Singh, Dheeraj Kumar and Anil J. Elias
  J. Organomet. Chem. 2012, 716, 208-215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2012.06.026


• Cyclopentadienyldisubstituted cobalt sandwich compounds {η5-[ROC(O)]2C5H3}Co(η4-C4Ph4) (R=Me, Et): Precursors for sterically hindered bidentate chiral and achiral ligands
  Nem Singh and Anil J. Elias
  Organometallics 2012, 31, 2059–2065. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/om300027c


• Identification and characterization of intermediates in the formation of the cyclobutadiene linked dimeric cobalt sandwich compound [(η5-RCp)Co(η4-C4Ph3)]2 [R = H, C(O)OCH3]
  Nem Singh and Anil J. Elias
  J. Chem. Sci. 2011, 123, 853–860. http://springerlink.com/content/a84100ww4g8k437g


• Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity of novel bis(cobalt-oxazolinyl) palladacycles based on the η4-cyclobutadiene linked dimeric sandwich compound [(η5-Cp)Co(η4-C4Ph3)]2
  Nem Singh, Anil. J. Elias
  Dalton Transactions,2011, 40, 4882.http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2011/dt/c0dt01737j


• Ring closing metathesis reactions of terminal alkene derived cyclic phosphazenes
  Dheeraj Kumar, Nem Singh, Karunesh Keshav and Anil J. Elias,
  Inorg. Chem.,2011,50(1), 250.http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic101884s


• Synthesis of (β-phenylethynyl)-gem-diphenyltrifluorocyclotriphosphazene and reactions with RCpCoL2 complexes (R = MeOC(O); L = PPh3, L2 = COD)
  M. Senthil Kumar, Dheeraj Kumar and Anil J. Elias,
  Inorg. Chim. Acta,2011, 372, 175-182.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2011.01.064


• Synthesis and reactions of ethynylferrocene-derived fluoro and chlorocyclotriphosphazenes.
  Karunesh Keshav, Nem Singh and Anil J. Elias,
  Inorg. Chem.,2010, 49, 5753-5765 ,http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic100703h


• Synthesis and selectivity in the formation of cyclophosphazene derived 1,3- cyclohexadienes from reactions of RCpCo(COD) [R=MeOC(O)] with alkynes and alkenes
  Muthiah Senthil Kumar, Ram Prakash Gupta and Anil J. Elias
  Inorg. Chem.2008, 47, 3433-3441.,http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic7024507


• Synthesis, reactivity and structural studies of (η5-Methylcyclopentadienyl)(η4-Tetraphenylcyclobutadiene)cobalt and its derivatives
  Rajkumar Jana, M. senthil Kumar, Nem Singh, Anil J. Elias,
  J. Organomet. Chem.2008, 693, 3780-3786.,http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2008.09.030


• Molecule matters. N-heterocyclic carbenes- The stable form of R2C
  Anil J. Elias,
  Resonance, 2008, 13, 456-467.


• Chemistry of cyclodicarbaphosphatriazene: Synthesis and structural studies of pentaerythrytoxy-bridged and lariat ether type spirocyclic derivatives
  Nabakrushna Behera, M. Senthil kumar, Anil J. Elias
  Inorg. Chim. Acta.,2008, 361, 1929-1936


• Synthesis and characterization of novel fluorophosphazene derived cobaltacyclopentadienyl metallacycles: Reagents for assembly of aryl bridged fluorophosphazenes
  Muthiah Senthil Kumar, Shailesh Upreti and Anil J. Elias
  Inorg. Chem.2006, 45, 7835-7842.


• Synthesis of metallocene carboxylate esters [η4-Ph4-n(SiMe3)nC4][η5- MeOC(O)C5H4]Co(n=1, 2) and their desilylation reactions: Structural studies and conversion to metallocene carboxylic acids and alcohols:
  Hanuman. P. Gupta, M. Senthil Kumar, S. Upreti, and A. J. Elias,
  Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.2006, 24, 5022-5032


• Reactions of Ph4C4CoC5H4COOH with alkyl and aryl tin oxides: Synthesis characterization and electrochemistry of novel monomeric and dimeric [η5-carboxycyclopentadiene] [η4–tetraphenylcyclobutadiene]cobalt based stannoxanes
  Muthiah Senthil Kumar, Shailesh Upreti, Hanuman P. Gupta and Anil J. Elias
  J. Organomet. chem.2006, 691, 4708.


• Chemistry of diphenyltetrafluorophosphazene: Reactions with dilithiated diols
  Anil J. Elias, K. Muralidharan , M. Senthil Kumar , P. Venugopalan
  J. Fluorine Chemistry,2006, 127, 1046-1053


• Preparation of the first examples of ansa – spiro substituted fluorophosphazenes and their structural studies: Analysis of C-H…F-P weak interactions in substituted fluorophosphazenes.
  K. Muralidharan and Anil J. Elias,
  Inorg. Chem.,2003, 42, 7535-7543.


• Ansa versus spiro substitution of cyclophosphazenes: Is fluorination essential for ansa to spiro transformation of cyclophosphazenes ?
  K. Muralidharan, P. Venugopalan and Anil J. Elias,
  Inorg. Chem., 2003,42, 3176-3182.


• Synthesis and ansa substitution of novel examples of arylhydrido fluorophosphazenes
  K.Muralidharan and Anil J. Elias
  Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2003, 6/5, 584-588.


• Synthesis and characterization of ferrocene derived cyclic carbaphosphazenes
  T. V. V. Ramakrishna and Anil J. Elias,
  Phosphorus , Sulfur and Silicon,2002, 177, 2513-2521


• Tetrameric fluorophosphazene (NPF2)4, planar or puckered ?
  Anil. J. Elias, Brenden Twamley, Ralph Haist, Heinz Oberhammer, Gerald Henkel, Bernt Krebs, Enno Lork, Ruediger Mews, Jean'ne M. Shreeve,
  J. Am. Chem. Soc.,2001, 123, 10299-10303


• Syntheses and experimental studies on the relative stabilities of spiro, ansa and bridged derivatives of cyclic tetrameric fluorophosphazenes
  Anil J Elias, Brenden Twamley and Jean'ne M. Shreeve,
  Inorg. Chem.,2001, 40, 2120-2126


• Synthesis and reactions of the fluorinated cyclic thionylphosphazene NSO(Ar)[NPF2] (Ar = 4-t-BuC6H4-) with difunctional reagents
  Anil J. Elias, Brendan Twamley and Jean'ne M. Shreeve,
  Inorg. Chem.,2001, 40, 2287-2291


• Perfluorinated cyclic phosphazenes
  Anil J. Elias and Jean'ne M. Shreeve,
  Adv. Inorg. Chem.,2001, 52, 335-358.


• Reactions of ferrocene derived bis(hydroxymethyl) phosphine sulfides FcCH(R)P(S)(CH2OH)2 (R = H, CH3) with cyclic thionylphosphazenes: Crystal structures of FcCH2P(S)(CH2O)2PN(NPCl2)[NS(O)Ph] and FcCH2P(S)(CH2O)2PN2P[N(Me)CH2]2[NS(O)Ph] (Fc = ferrocenyl)
  T. V. V. Ramakrishna and Anil J. Elias,
  (special issue on 50th anniversary on the discovery of ferrocene) J. Organomet. Chem.,2001, 637-639, 383-390


• Synthesis of novel exo and endo isomers of ansa-substituted fluorophosphazenes and their facile transformations into spiro isomers in the presence of fluoride ions
  K. Muralidharan, N. Dastagiri Reddy and Anil J. Elias,
  Inorg. Chem.,2000, 39, 3988


• Dealkylation reactions of Trialkylamines with 1,3,5-trichloro-1,2,4,6- cyclothiatriazene: A novel route to regiospecific dialkylamino substitution on cyclocarbathiazenes.
  T.V.V. Ramakrishna, Anil. J. Elias and Ashwani Vij,
  Inorg. Chem.,1999, 38, 3022.


• Novel ferrocene derived cyclocarbaphosphazenes: Synthesis and structure of spiro {Fe(η5-C5H5)-[η5-C5H4CH2P(S)(CH2O)2PN]}(Me2NCN)
  N. Dastagiri Reddy , Anil J. Elias and Ashwani Vij,
  Inorg. Chem. Commun.,2000, 3, 29.


• Ring opening of bicyclic tertiary amines with cyclic chlorocarbaphosphazenes: reactions of (ClCN)2(Cl2PN) with 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane and quinuclidine.
  N. Dastagiri Reddy , Anil J. Elias and Ashwani Vij J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans.,1999, 1515


• Synthesis and reactions of ferrocene derived hydroxymethyl phosphine FcCH(CH3)P(CH2OH)2 and its sulfide: crystal structures of [Fc CH(CH3)P(S)R2] R = CH2OH, CH2CH2CN and Fc CH(CH3)P(S)(CH2O)2PPh. (Fc = Ferrocenyl)
  T.V.V. Ramakrishna, Anil. J. Elias and Ashwani Vij,
  J. Organomet. Chem.,2000, 602, 125


• Dealkylation Reactions of Dialkylaminomethylferrocenes with Cyclic Chlorocarbaphosphazene, (ClCN)2(Cl2PN)
  N. Dastagiri Reddy , Anil J. Elias and Ashwani Vij,
  J. Organomet. Chem.,1999, 580, 41.


• Formation of diazadiphosphetidine from reaction of silazoxydiamine with PCl3. Structure of cis-1,3-di-tert-butyl-2,4-bis(tert-butylamino)- 1,3,2,4-diaza diphosphetidine
  N. Dastagiri Reddy , Anil J. Elias and Ashwani Vij,
  J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans.,1997, 2167.


• Selective reactivity of P - Cl and C - Cl bonds in cyclocarbaphosphazenes: An unusual activation of a carbon- nitrogen bond in trialkylamines.
  Anil .J.Elias, A.Vij, R.L.Kirchmeier and J.M.Shreeve.,
  Inorg. Chem.,1997, 36, 2730


• Polyfluoroalkoxy and aryloxy cyclic phosphazenes: An alternate synthetic route to substitution reactions in presence of fluoride ion catalysts.
  A. J. Elias, R.L. Kirchmeier and J. M. Shreeve.,
  Inorg. Chem.,1994, 33, 2727.


• Novel Reactions of Cyclocarbaphosphazenes and Cyclocarbathiazenes
  A.J. Elias, N.Dastagiri Reddy and T.V. V Ramakrishna,
  Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci.,1999, 111, 453-459


• N- dealkylation of aliphatic tertiary amines and diamines with cyanuric chloride: Crystal structure of 2,4-dichloro,6-(N-ethyl, N-isopropylamino)-s- triazine.
  N.Dastagiri Reddy, Anil J. Elias and Ashwani Vij,
  J. Chem Res,1998 , 504(S), 2033(M).


• Fluorinated heterocycles with bridged and spiro substituents
  A.J.Elias, C.Y Guo, R.L.Kirchmeier and J.M.Shreeve,
  J. Fluorine Chem., 71, 1995, 211.


• Transition metal containing inorganic heterocycles: Synthesis and X ray structural characterization of the first cyclozincadisilatriazane.
  A.J.Elias, H-G. Schmidt, M.Noltemeyer and H.W. Roesky,
  Organometallics, 11,1992, 462.


• Synthesis and X ray structural characterization of novel twelve membered cyclometallasiloxanes containing cobalt and zinc.
  A.J.Elias, H-G. Schmidt, M.Noltemeyer and H.W. Roesky,
  Eur. J. Solid State and Inorg. Chem,29,1992, 23.


• High yield room temperature synthesis and spectral studies of tri(amino)silanes.
  K.N. Radhamani, A.J.Elias and D.K.Padma,
  Phosphorus, sulfur silicon, 66 ,1992, 297.


• Polyfluoroalkoxy and aryloxy cyclic phosphazenes.
  A.J.Elias, R.L.Kirchmeier and J.M. Shreeve,
  J. Fluorine Chem., 71, 1995, 167.


• Structure of the polytypic form of P3N3(OCH2CF2CF2CH2O)F4
  Z.Wang, R.D. Willet, A.J. Elias, R.L. Kirchmeier, and J. M. Shreeve,
  Acta Cryst., B52, 1996, 643.


• Investigations on the cooperative effects of phosphines: A case study of the reactions of S4N4 , Ph3P and Ph2PR.
  A.J.Elias, C.J. Thomas and M.N.S. Rao,
  Phosphorus and Sulfur, 30, 1987, 253.


• A convenient and high yield synthesis of tertiary (amino) phosphines by transamination route.
  L.A. Hussein, A.J.Elias and M.N.S.Rao,
  Tetrahedron Lett., 29, 1988, 5983.


• Reactions of triphenylphosphiniminocyclotrithiazene with amines and ammonia. Observation of ring expansion leading to 1,5-bis(triphenylphosphinimino) cyclo tetrathiazene.
  A.J.Elias and M.N.S.Rao,
  Phosphorus and Sulfur, 37, 1988, 179.


• Synthesis and characterization of two examples of unsymmetrically disubstituted cyclotetrathiazenes 1,5-(X)(Y)S4N4.
  A.J.Elias and M.N.S.Rao,
  Phosphorus Sulfur and Silicon, 41, 1989, 367.


• Reactions of S4N4 with tertiary amino phosphines : Synthesis and characterization of (R2N)3PNS3N3 derivatives and their norbornadiene adducts
  A.J.Elias and M.N.S.Rao and B Varghese,
  Polyhedron. 12, 1990, 1433.


• Synthesis and Chemistry of cyclic and acyclic polyfluorosilioxanes of 2,2,3,3,- tetrafluorobutanediol and 2,2,3,3,4,4- hexafluoropentanediol
  A.J.Elias, H. Hope, R.L.Kirchmeier and J.M. Shreeve,
  Inorg. Chem., 33 , 1994, 415 .


• Per and polyfluoroalkyl and aryl silanes and siloxanes as transfer reagents
  Anil. J. Elias, N.R. Patel, M. Nishida, A.Vij, R.L. Kirchmeier and J. M. Shreeve,
  Main group chemistry News , 1994, 2,14,


• Reactions of S4N4 with symmetrical tertiary phosphines R3P. Isolation and characterization of phosphinimino substituted cyclic sulfur nitrides.
  A.J.Elias and M.N.S.Rao
  Inorg. Chem.Acta, 164, 1989, 45


• Synthesis and reactions of 1,3-dichloro 1,2,3,3-tetramethyl, 1-vinyl disilazane
  T.V.V. Ramakrishna and Anil J. Elias,
  Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon, 1997, 130 , 211-216


• Cyclocarbophosphazenes : Synthesis, reactions and properties.
  Anil.J.Elias, Mohit Jain and N.Dastagiri Reddy
  Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon, 1998, 5(4), 1-24


• Synthesis and characterization of silazoxy metallacycles.
  A.J.Elias, H.W. Roesky, W.T. Robinson and G.M. Sheldrick
  J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans, 1993, 495.


• Reactions of trialkylamines with the cyclocarbaphosphazene Cl2PN(ClCN)2 : Selectivity in the cleavage of alkyl groups.
  Anil J. Elias, P.K. Mishra, M. Senthil Kumar, N. Behera and N.D. Reddy,
  Phosphorus Sulfur and Silicon, 2005, 180,1785


• Chemistry of Cyclic Carbaphosphazenes: First Observation of (R2PN)(ClCN)2 (R =Cl, Ph) as a Reagent for Conversion of Alcohols to Aldehydes, Ketones and Alkyl Chlorides
  Nabakrushna Behera, Pradyumna Kumar Mishra, Anil J. Elias,
  Phosphorus Sulfur and Silicon,2006, 181(10), 2445-2452


• Synthesis and characterization of novel pyrazole based ligands of [η5-cyclopentadiene][η4 –tetraphenylcyclobutadiene]cobalt
  Anil J. Elias, M. Senthil Kumar, R. P. Gupta and N. Behera
  Synth. Methods. Inorg. Organomet. Chem,2007, 37, 729-733.