AKSHAY KOTE

Enthusiastic research chemist, eager to contribute to team success through experimental chemistry, attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to learn, grow, and excel in the chemistry field.

• Heterogeneous Catalysis
• Synthesis
• Biomass to value added product
• Advanced Materials

• NMR analysis software like ACDLABS 12.0
• Molecule drawing software such as ChemDraw Ultra 11.0
• Frequent user of search engines like SciFinder Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science for literature survey

• NCL-Research Foundation 5th Annual Student Conference 30th Nov-1st Dec. 2023
• National Conference On "Advances In Chemical Sciences" 31 August, 2019. Yeshwant Mahavidhyalaya Nanded, Maharashtra
• Conference On "Emerging Trends In Chemical Science" 20th-21st September 2019. Science College Nanded Maharashtra

• FT-IR
• 1H/13C - NMR
• Flash Chromatography
• UV-VIS Spectrophotometer
• HPLC & GPC
• GC & GC-MS
• TGA & DSC
• PXRD
• ICP-OES (elemental analysis)

• Project Research Fellow, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India, Dr. Paresh L. Dhepe, Conversion of biomass into value-added chemicals and the hydrogenation of biomass using various transition metal catalysts. Conducted in a high-pressure batch mode reactor and analysis of data using HPLC, GC, 1H/13C NMR spectroscopy., 03/2023 - Present
• Research Intern, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India, Dr. Pradip Maity, Various chemical reactions/transformations such as oxidation and reduction reactions. Transition metal-catalyzed C-C bond-forming reactions (e.g. Suzuki, Sonogashira couplings). Handling moisture and oxygen-sensitive reagents/reactions. Exposure to various structural characterization techniques such as FT-IR, 1H/13C-NMR, UV-VIS Spectrophotometer, and analysis., 03/2022 - 05/2022
• Research Activity, Dr. Pradip Maity's Research Group, Making active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) that is 6,7 dimethoxyisoquinoline for the synthesis of drug molecules.
• M.Sc. Degree Project, Synthesis of benzoquinoline as an intermediate for the synthesis of azafluorene analogs.

• Date of Birth: 06/24/97
• Gender: Male
• Nationality: Indian
• Marital Status: Unmarried

• English
• Hindi
• Marathi

• Dr. Pradip Maity, Senior Scientist, Organic Chemistry Division, CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India, p.maity@ncl.res.in
• Dr. Paresh L. Dhepe, Senior Principle Scientist, Catalysis Division, CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India, pl.dhepe@ncl.res.in