Determination of Reaction Mechanisms and Reactive Intermediates

Dr Rai is a researcher, specialising in the field of synthetic organic chemistry. His contributions in different areas of chemistry are reflected in the form of over 218 research publications in reputed national and international journals. In collaboration with Professor Hassner, Dr Rai has contributed three monographs to prestigious Pergamon series: Comprehensive Organic Synthesis (1991), Comprehensive Heterocyclic Compounds (Second Edition) (1996) and Advances in Strained and Interesting Organic Molecules (2001). He has also independently written four more monographs: Heterocycles via Oxime Cycloaddition (2008), Badukinally Savayava Rasayanshasthrada Mahatvagalu (2011), Carbohydrate Chemistry: Chemistry and Applications of Carbohydrates (2017), and Carbonyl Compounds – Chemistry and Synthetic Applications (2020).