Green Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry

• Ph.D. , 2023 , Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi

I completed my Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Hindu College, University of Delhi, India, in 2012, followed by a Master of Science in Chemistry from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Agra University, Uttar Pradesh, India, in 2018. I then returned to the University of Delhi to pursue a Ph.D. in Chemistry, focusing on sustainable catalytic methodologies for condensation reactions, and was awarded my degree in 2023.

Following my Ph.D., I worked for five months as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Maharaja Surajmal Brij University, Rajasthan, India. I then joined the Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis (CEBC) at the University of Kansas, USA, where I conducted postdoctoral research on continuous flow chemistry for pharmaceutical feedstocks, completing my fellowship in April 2025.

My long-term goal is to establish my own research laboratory dedicated to advancing sustainable and green chemistry. Outside the lab, I enjoy traveling, exploring new cuisines, and following cricket and football.

Green Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry, Organometallics, Basic Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Energetics, Inorganic Metal Clusters, Molecular Symmtery and Group Theory

• Kumar, L.; Verma, N.; Sehrawat, H.; Tomar, R.; Kumar, R.; Chandra, R. Development of bioactive 2-substituted benzimidazole derivatives by using MnOx/HT nanocomposite catalyst, RSC- Dalton Transactions, 2023, 52, 3006-3015 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2DT02923E
• Kumar, L.; Verma, N.; Kumar, N.; Sehrawat, H.; Kumar, R.; Chandra, R. Microwave-assisted Catalyst-free Multicomponent One-Pot Green synthesis of highly functionalized Aminocyanopyridines and Dihydroquinolines in aqua medium and its In-Silico Studies, RSC – New Journal of Chemistry, 2023, 52, 3006-3015. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NJ03933H
• Kritika; Deepika; Kumar, L.; Yadav, M.; Verma, A.K.; Roy, I. Biophysical and computational analyses of interaction of 2D MoS2 nanosheets with human haemoglobin coupled with NIR activated photothermal therapy, RSC – New Journal of Chemistry, 2024, 48, 10990-11002. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NJ01535E
• Narang, G; Bansal, D; Joarder, S.; Singh, P.; Kumar, L.; Mishra, V.; Singh, S.; Tumba, K.; Kumari, K.; A Review on the Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Graphynes, FlatChem, 2023, 40, 100517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flatc.2023.100517
• Kumar, L.; Verma, N.; Sehrawat, H.; Tomar, R.; Kumar, R.; Chandra, R. Successive Oxidation-Condensation Reactions using Multifunctional Gold supported Nanocomposite (Au/MgCe-HDO), New Journal of Chemistry, 2022, 46, 3472-3481 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1NJ05690E
• Sehrawat, H.; Kumar, N.; Panchal, S.; Kumar, L.; Chandra; R. Imperative persistent interaction analysis of anticancer noscapine-ionic liquid with calf thymus DNA, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2022, 220, 415-425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.08.106
• Sehrawat, H; Kumar, N; Sood, D; Kumar, L.; Chandra; R. Unravelling the interaction of an opium poppy alkaloid noscapine ionic liquid with human hemoglobin: Biophysical and computational studies, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021, 338, 116710 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116710.
• Sehrawat, H.; Kumar, N.; Sood, D.; Kumar, L.; Tomar, R.; Dass, S.K.; Chandra R. Mechanistic interaction of triflate based noscapine ionic liquid with BSA: Spectroscopic and chemoinformatics approaches, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021, 315, 113695 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113695.
• Sehrawat, H.; Kumar, N.; Tomar R.; Kumar, L.; Tomar V.; Madan, J.; Dass, S.; Chandra; R. Synthesis and characterization of novel 1,3-benzodioxole tagged noscapine based ionic liquids with in-silico and in-vitro cytotoxicity analysis on HeLa cells, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2020, 302, 112525 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2020.112525.

• Kumar, L. Characterizing the thermodynamics and kinetics of catalyst deactivation relevant to flow hydrogenation in pharmaceutical synthesis. Presented at the 2024 Great Plains Catalysis Society Fall Symposium, Norman, OK, USA, Aug 23–24, 2024.
• Kumar, L. Study of deactivation of palladium catalysts during flow hydrogenation processes for API synthesis. Presented at the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) – Catalysis Enabling Technologies for Sustainable Societies, New Hampshire, USA, June 16–21, 2024.
• Kumar, L. Study of deactivation of palladium catalysts during flow hydrogenation processes for API synthesis. Presented at the Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) – Catalysis Advancing Catalysis Science for a Decarbonized World, New Hampshire, USA, June 15–16, 2024.
• Kumar, L. Microwave-assisted one-pot green synthesis of MK-2 inhibitors and its in-silico studies. Presented at the 27th ACS Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, Long Beach, CA, USA, June 13–15, 2023.
• Kumar, L. Development of MnOx/HT nanocomposite catalyst and its application in the synthesis of bioactive 2-substituted benzimidazole derivatives. Presented at the 27th ACS Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, Long Beach, CA, USA, June 13–15, 2023. 
• Kumar, L. Development of magnesium- and cerium-based gold-supported nanocomposite framework (Au/MgCe-HDO) and its applications in successive oxidation-condensation reactions. Presented at ACS Fall 2022 – Sustainability in a Changing World, McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, IL, USA, Aug 21–25, 2022. 
• Kumar, L. One-pot green synthesis of aminocyanopyridines for biomedical applications. Presented at the Recent Advances in Nano Medical Sciences (RANMS-2022), University of Delhi, Delhi, India, June 22–23, 2022. 
• Kumar, L. Development of multifunctional gold-supported nanocomposite framework (Au/MgCe-HDO) for successive oxidation-condensation reactions for substituted benzyl alcohols. Presented at the 2nd Indian Analytical Congress (IAC 2022), Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, May 26–28, 2022. 
• Kumar, L. Cerium-based catalyst in the Knoevenagel condensation reaction. Presented at the Ayurvedic and Biomedical Sciences Conference, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Feb 19–20, 2020.
• Kumar, L. Novel 1,3-benzodioxole-tagged noscapine-based anticancer ionic liquids: Synthesis to in-silico and in-vitro cytotoxicity investigation on HeLa cells in emerging synergistic trends. Presented at the Ayurvedic and Biomedical Sciences Conference, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Feb 19–20, 2020. (Best Poster)
• Kumar, L. Base-free oxidation of aldose using solid support catalyst. Presented at the 6th World Congress on Nanomedical Sciences – ISNSCON 2018, Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi, India, Jan 7–10, 2019.
• Kumar, L. Cerium-based catalyst: Applications in organic chemistry. Presented at the Indian Analytical Congress-2019 (An International Analytical Conference and Exhibition), Amity University, Noida, India, Dec 12–14, 2019.

• Kumar, L. Green synthesis of biologically active 2-substituted benzimidazole derivatives using MnOx/HT nanocomposite catalyst. Presented at ACS Fall 2023 – Harnessing the Power of Data, San Francisco, CA, USA, Aug 13–17, 2023.
• Kumar, L. Microwave-assisted one-pot green synthesis of MK-2 inhibitors: Aminocyanopyridines and (4-hydroxy)quinolines and its in-silico studies. Presented at ACS Fall 2023 – Harnessing the Power of Data, San Francisco, CA, USA, Aug 13–17, 2023.
• Kumar, L. Multifunctional gold-supported nanocomposite framework (Au/MgCe-HDO) for successive oxidation-condensation reactions. Presented at the International Conference on Advances in Chemical Sciences and Nanocomposites (ACSN 2022), Zakir Hussain Delhi College, University of Delhi, India, Apr 1–2, 2022.