1. Eco-friendly and versatile brominating reagent prepared from liquid bromine precursor - S. Adimurthy, G. Ramachandraiah, A. V. Bedekar, S. Ghosh, B. C. Ranu and P. K. Ghosh, Green Chemistry, 2006, 000.

2. Indium(I) Iodide Promoted Cleavage of Dialkyl/Diaryl Disulfides and Subsequent anti-Markovnikov Addition to Styrenes: A New Route to Linear Thioethers – B.C. Ranu and T. Mandal, Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 000.

3. An Indium-TMSCI Promoted Reaction of Diphenyl Diselenides and Aldehydes : A Novel Route to Selenoacetals and Alkyl Phenyl Selenides – B.C. Ranu and T. Mandal, Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 5677.

4. Ionic Liquid as Catalyst and Reaction Medium : A Simple, Efficient and Green Procedure for Knoevenagel Condensation of Aliphatic and Aromatic Carbonyl Compounds using Basic Ionic Liquid, [bmIm]OH – B.C. Ranu and R. Jana, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 000.

5. Indium Triflate Catalyzed Rearrangement of Aryl-substituted Cyclopropyl Carbinols to 1,4-Disubstituted 1,3-Butadienes – B.C. Ranu and S. Banerjee, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 3012.

6. Indium(I) Iodide Promoted Cleavage of Dialkyl Disulfides : Application in Michael Addition of Thiolate Anions to Conjugated Carbonyl Compounds and Regioselective Ring Opening of Epoxides – B.C. Ranu and T. Mandal, Can. J. Chem. 2006, 84, 762.

7. Zinc Tetrafluoroborate Catalysed Simple and Efficient Synthesis of Highly Substituted Pyrroles by a Solvent-free Reaction – B.C. Ranu, S. Ghosh and A. Das, Mendeleev Com, 2006, 0000.

8. Indium(I) Iodide as a Radical Initiator: Intramolecular Cyclization of Functionalized Bromo-Alkynes to Substituted Tetrahydrofurans – B.C. Ranu and T. Mandal, Tetrahedron Lett, 2006, 47, 2859.

9. Catalysis by Ionic Liquids : Cyclopropyl Carbinyl Rearrangements Catalyzed by [pmIm]Br under organic solvent free conditions – B.C. Ranu, S. Banerjee and A. Das, Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 881.

10. Indium(I) Iodide Promoted Cleavage of Diphenyl Diselenide and Subsequent Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Condensation with Vinyl Selenides. A simple One-Pot Synthesis of Vinylic Selenides and Sulfides – B.C. Ranu, K. Chattapadhyay and S. Banerjee, J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 423.

11. Catalysis by Ionic Liquid. A Green Protocol for the Stereoselective Debromination of vicinal-Dibromides by [pmIm]BF4 under Microwave Irradiation – B.C. Ranu and R. Jana, J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 8621.

12. Use of Ionic Liquid as Green Catalyst, Reagent as well as Reaction Medium in Chemical Transformations – B.C. Ranu, Journal of Fudan University (Natural Science), 2005, 44, 785.

13. Ionic Liquid as a Catalyst and Reaction Medium : A Simple, Convenient and Green Procedure for the Synthesis of Thioethers, Thioesters and Dithianes using an Inexpensive Ionic Liquid, [pmIm]Br – B.C. Ranu and R. Jana, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2005, 347, 1811.

14. Ionic luqid as a Catalyst and Reaction Medium. The Dramatic Influence of a Task Specific Ionic Liquid [bmIm]OH in Michael Addition of Active Methylene Compounds to Conjugated Ketones, Carboxylic Esters and Nitriles – B.C. Ranu and S. Banerjee, Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 3049.

15. Ionic Liquid as Reagent. A Green Procedure for the Regioselective Conversion of Epoxide to vicinal-Halohydrins using [AcMIm]X under Catalyst and Solvent-Free Conditions – B.C. Ranu and S. Banerjee, J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 4517.

16. A Convenient Synthesis of ?-Phenylselenocarbonyl Compounds by In-TMSCI Promoted Cleavage of Diphenyl Diselenide and Subsequent Michael Addition – B.C. Ranu and A. Das, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2005, 347, 712.

17. Direct Halogenation of Alcohols and Their Derivatives Using Ter-Butyl Halides in Ionic Liquid, [pmIm]Br Under Sonication – A Novel, Efficient and Green Methodology – B.C. Ranu and R. Jana, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 755.

18. Indium(III) Chloride – Catalyzed Michael Addition of Thiols to Chalcones : A Remarkable Solvent Effect -–B.C. Ranu, S.S. Dey and S. Samanta, ARKIVOC (Commemorative issue in honor of the 70th anniversary of Dr. A.V. Rama Rao), 2005(iii), 44.

19. Selective Reductive Cleavage of 2,3-Epoxybromides by the InCl3-NaBH4 Reagent System – B.C. Ranu, S. Banerjee and A. Das, Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 8579.

20. Indium(I) Iodide Promoted Highly Selective 1,2-Addition of Allyl and Benzyl Groups to ?,?-Unsaturated Nitriles under Sonication : A New Synthesis of Conjugated Imines – B.C. Ranu and A. Das, Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 6875.

21. Indium(I) Iodide Promoted Cleavage of Diaryl Diselenides and Disulfides and Subsequent Condensation with Alkyl or Acyl Halides. One-Pot Efficient Synthesis of Diorganyl Selenides, Sulfides, Selenoesters and Thioesters – B.C. Ranu and T. Mandal, J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 5793.

22. Indium(I) Iodide Promoted Cleavage of Dialkyl Disulfides and Subsequent Addition of Thiolate Anions to Conjugated Carbonyl Compounds – B.C. Ranu and T. Mandal, Synlett, 2004, 1239.

23. Molten Salt as a Green Reaction Medium : Efficient and Chemoselective Dithioacetalization and Oxathioacetalization of Aldehydes Mediated by Molten Tetrabutylammonium Bromide – B.C. Ranu and A. Das, Aust. J. Chem. 2004, 57, 605.

24. Catalysis by Ionic Liquid : A Simple, Green and Efficient Procedure for the Michael Addition of Thiols and Thiophosphate to Conjugated Alkenes in Ionic Liquid, [pmIm]Br – B.C. Ranu and S.S. Dey, Tetrahedron, 2004, 60, 4183.

25. A Simple, Efficient and General Procedure for Acetalization of Carbonyl Compounds and Deprotection of Acetals under the Catalysis of Indium(III) Chloride – B.C. Ranu, R. Jana and S. Samanta, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2004, 346, 446.

26. An Efficient and Green Synthesis of 2-Arylbenzothiazoles in an Ionic Liquid, [pmIm]Br under Microwave Irradiation – B.C. Ranu, R. Jana and S.S. Dey, Chem. Lett. 2004, 33, 274.

27. A Simple, General and Improved Procedure for Phosphorylation of Alcohols Catalyzed by Indium(III) Chloride – B.C. Ranu and A. Das, J. Indian Chem. Soc. 2003, 80, 1063.

28. A Simple and Green Procedure for the Synthesis of Symmetrical N,N-Disubstituted Thioureas on the Surface of Alumina under Microwave Irradiation – B.C. Ranu, S.S. Dey and S. Bag, ARKIVOC, 2003(IX), 14.

29. Zinc Tetrafluoroborate – B.C. Ranu, Electronic Encyclopedia for Reagent in Organic Synthesis, L.A. Paquette, Editor-in-chief, Willey, 2003.

30. Reduction of Activated Conjugated Alkenes by the InCl3-NaBH4 Reagent System – B.C. Ranu and S. Samanta, Tetrahedron, 2003, 59, 7901.

31. Remarkably Selective Reduction of the ?,?-Carbon-Carbon Double Bond in Highly Activated ?,?,?,?-Unsaturated Alkenes by the InCl3-NaBH4 Reagent System – B.C. Ranu and S. Samanta, J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 7130.

32. Indium(I) Iodide Mediated Cleavage of Diphenyl Diselenide. An Efficient One-Pot Procedure for the Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Diorganyl Selenides – B.C. Ranu, T. Mandal and S. Samanta, Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 1439.

33. Dichloroinium Hydride (Cl2InH) : A Convenient Reagent for Stereoselective Reduction of vic-Dibromides to (E)-Alkenes – B.C. Ranu, A. Das and A. Hajra, Synthesis, 2003, 1012.

34. Zinc Tetrafluoborate Catalyzed Efficient Conversion of Aldehydes to Geminal Diacetates and Cyanoacetates – B.C. Ranu, J. Dutta and A. Das, Chem. Lett. 2003, 32, 366.

35. Catalysis by an Ionic Liquid : Efficient Conjugate Addition of Thiols to Electron Deficient Alkenes Catalyzed by Molten Tetrabutylammonium Bromide under Solvent-free Conditions – B.C. Ranu, S.S. Dey and A. Hajra, Tetrahedron, 2003, 59, 2417.

36. An Efficient Synthesis of Pyrroles by a One-pot, Three-component Condensation of a Carbonyl Compound, an Amine and a Nitroalkene in a Molten Ammonium Salt – B.C. Ranu and S.S. Dey, Tetrahedron Lett, 2003, 44, 2865.

37. Highly Efficient Acylation of Alcohols, Amines and Thiols under Solvent-free and Catalyst-free Condition – B.C. Ranu, S.S. Dey and A. Hajra, Green Chemistry, 2003, 5, 44.

38. Efficient Microwave-assisted Synthesis of Quinolines and Dihydroquinolines under Solvent-free Conditions – B.C. Ranu, A. Hajra, S.S. Dey and U. Jana, Tetrahedron, 2003, 59, 813.

39. A Simple and Convenient Procedure for the Conversion of Esters to Secondary Amides – B.C. Ranu and P. Dutta, Synth. Commun, 2003, 33, 297.

40. A Simple and Green Procedure for the Synthesis of ?-Amino Phosphonate by a One-pot Three-component Condensation of Carbonyl Compound, Amine and Diethyl Phosphite without Solvent and Catalyst – B.C. Ranu and A. Hajra, Green Chemistry, 2002, 4, 551.

41. Use of Indium Hydride (Cl2InH) for Chemoselective Reduction of the Carbon-Carbon Double Bond in Conjugated Alkenes – B.C. Ranu and S. Samanta, Tetrahedron Lett, 2002, 43, 7405.

42. A Practical and Green Approach towards Synthesis of Dihydropyrimidinones without any Solvent and Catalyst – B.C. Ranu, A. Hajra and S.S. Dey, Org. Proc. Res. Dev., 2002, 6, 817.

43. Solvent-free, Catalyst-free Michael-type Addition of Amines to Electron Deficient Alkenes – B.C. Ranu, S.S. Dey and A. Hajra, ARKOVOC , 2002 (vii), 76.

44. Reduction of Trihalomethyl Carbinols and Their Acetates, Mesylates and Tosylates by Indium Metal – B.C. Ranu, S. Samanta and A. Das, Tetrahedron Lett, 2002, 43, 5993.

45. Catalysis by Ionic Liquids : Solvent-free Efficient Transthioacetalization of Acetals by Molten Tetrabutylammonium Bromide – B.C. Ranu, A. Das and S. Samanta, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 2002, 1520.

46. Unusual Cleavage of Ethers by Thiophenol on the Surface of Silica Gel Impregnated with Indium(III) Chloride under Microwave Irradiation : Efficient Procedure for the Synthesis of Thioethers through Transthioetherification – B.C. Ranu, S. Samanta and A. Hajra, Synlett, 2002, 987.

47. Book Review – Emerging Eco-friendly Alternatives for the Fine Chemicals Industry by S. Rajappa – B.C. Ranu, Current Science, 2002, 82, 352.

48. Highly Efficient Transthioacetalization of O,O-acetals Catalyzed by Indium(III) Chloride – B.C. Ranu, A. Das and S. Samanta, Synlett, 2002, 727.

49. Indium Trichloride Catalyzed One-step Synthesis of ?-Aminonitriles by a Three-component Condensation of Carbonyl Compounds, Amines and Potassium Cyanide – B.C. Ranu, S.S. Dey and A. Hajra, Tetrahedron, 2002, 58, 2529.

50. Zinc Tetrafluoroborate Catalyzed Mannich-type Reaction of Aldimines and Silyl Enol Ethers in Aqueous Medium – B.C. Ranu, S. Samanta and S.K. Guchhait, Tetrahedron, 2002, 58, 983.

51. Pinacol Coupling of Aldehydes and Ketones Using Lithium Metal – B.C. Ranu, J. Dutta and U. Jana, J. Indian Inst. Sci., 2001, 81, 139.

52. Highly Selective One-Pot Conversion of THP and MOM Ethers to Acetates by Indium Triiodide Catalysed Deprotection and Subsequent Transesterification by Ethyl Acetate – B.C. Ranu and A. Hajra, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 2001, 2262.

53. Indium Mediated Allylation of ?-Keto Phosphonates – B.C. Ranu, S. Samanta and A. Hajra, J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 7519.

54. Indium Metal as a Reducing Agent. Selective Reduction of Carbon-Carbon Double Bond in Highly Activated Conjugated Alkenes – B.C. Ranu, J. Dutta and S.K. Guchhait, Org. Lett., 2001, 3, 2603.

55. Selective Reduction of Terminal Alkynes to Alkenes by Indium Metal – B.C. Ranu, J. Dutta and S.K. Guchhait, J. Org. Chem., 2001, 66, 5624.

56. Synthesis of Alkyl-Substituted Pyrroles by Three-Component Coupling of Carbonyl Compound, Amine and Nitro-alkane/alkene on a Solid Surface of Silica Gel/Alumina under Microwave Irradiation – B.C. Ranu and A. Hajra, Tetrahedron, 2001, 57, 4767.

57. Stereoselective Reduction of Aryl-Substituted gem-Dibromides to Vinyl Bromides by Indium Metal – B.C. Ranu, S. Samanta and S.K. Guchhait, J. Org. Chem., 2001, 66, 4102.

58. Indium Triiodide Catalysed One-Step Conversion of Tetrahydropyranyl ethers to Acetates with High Selectivity – B.C. Ranu and A. Hajra, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 2001, 355.

59. Indium(III) Chloride-Catalyzed One-pot Synthesis of Dihydropyrimidinones by a Three-Component Coupling of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds, Aldehydes and Urea : An Improved Procedure for the Biginelli Reaction – B.C. Ranu, A. Hajra and U. Jana, J. Org. Chem., 2000, 65, 6270.

60. Indium Metal and Its Halides in Organic Synthesis – B.C. Ranu, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2000, 2347 (invited microreview).

61. Highly Selective Acylation of Alcohols and Amines by an Indium Triiodide-catalysed Transesterification Process – B.C. Ranu, P. Dutta and A. Sarkar, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 2000, 2223.

62. An Efficient and General Method for Ester Hydrolysis on the Surface of Silica Gel Catalyzed by Indium Triiodide under Microwave Irradiation – B.C. Ranu, P. Dutta and A. Sarkar, Synth. Commun., 2000, 30, 4167.

63. Construction of Bicyclo[2.2.2]octanone Systems by Microwave-Assisted Solid Phase Michael Addition and Alumina-Mediated Intramolecular Aldolisation – An Eco-Friendly Approach – B.C. Ranu, S.K. Guchhait, K. Ghosh and A. Patra, Green Chemistry, 2000, 5.

64. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Substituted Pyrroles by a Three-Component Coupling of ?,?-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds, Amines and Nitroalkanes on the Surface of Silica Gel – B.C. Ranu, A. Hajra and U. Jana, Synlett, 2000, 75.

65. Microwave-Assisted Simple Synthesis of Quinolines from Anilines and Alkyl Vinyl Ketones on the Surface of Silica Gel in Presence of Indium(III) Chloride – B.C. Ranu, A. Hajra and U. Jana, Tetrahedron Lett., 2000, 41, 531.

66. A Convenient and Efficient Procedure for Selective Deprotection of Acetates by Titanium(IV) Isopropoxide – B.C. Ranu, S.K. Guchhait and M. Saha, J. Ind. Chem. Soc., 1999, 76, 546 (invited paper for a special issue).

67. General Procedure for the Synthesis of ?-Amino Phosphonates from Aldehydes and Ketones Using Indium(III) Chloride as a Catalyst – B.C. Ranu, A. Hajra and U. Jana, Org. Lett., 1999, 1, 1141.

68. A New Redundant Rearrangement of Aromatic ring Fused Cyclic ?-Hydroxydithiane Derivatives. Synthesis of Aromatic Ring Fused Cyclic 1,2-Diketones with one Carbon Ring Expansion – B.C. Ranu and U. Jana, J. Org. Chem., 1999, 64, 6380.

69. Indium as a Reducing Agent. Chemoselective Reduction of ?-Halocarbonyl Compounds and Benzyl Halides by Indium Metal in Water Under Sonication – B.C. Ranu, P. Dutta and A. Sarkar, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1999, 1139.

70. A Simple and Efficient Method for Selective Deprotection of t-Butyldimethylsilyl Ethers by Zinc Tetrafluoroborate in Water – B.C. Ranu, U. Jana and A. Majee, Tetrahedron Lett., 1999, 40, 1985.

71. Selective Monoacylation of Ferrocene. An Eco-friendly Procedure on the Solid Phase of Alumina – B.C. Ranu, U. Jana and A. Majee, Green Chemistry, 1999, 33.

72. Catalytic Hydrogen Transfer Reductions Using Ammonium Formate. A Review – B.C. Ranu, A. Sarkar, S.K. Guchhait and K. Ghosh, J. Ind. Chem. Soc., 1998, 690 (invited paper for a special issue).

73. Zinc Mediated Allylation of Aldehydes and Ketones Using Allyl Bromides and Commercial Zinc Dust. The Issue of Regio- and Stereoselectivity – A. Majee, A.R. Das and B.C. Ranu, Indian J. Chem., 1998, 37B, 731.

74. Indium Promoted Reductive Homocoupling of Alkyl and Aryl Halides – B.C. Ranu, P. Dutta and A. Sarkar, Tetrahedron Lett., 1998, 39, 9557.

75. Stereoselective Debromination of Aryl-substituted vic-Dibromide with Indium Metal – B.C. Ranu, S.K. Guchhait and A. Sarkar, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1998, 2113.

76. Indium(III) Chloride-Promoted Rearrangement of Epoxides : A Selective Synthesis of Substituted Benzylic Aldehydes and Ketones – B.C. Ranu and U. Jana, J. Org. Chem., 1998, 63, 8212.

77. A Simple and Efficient Procedure for Transesterification Catalyzed by Indium Triiodide – B.C. Ranu, P. Dutta and A. Sarkar, J. Org. Chem., 1998, 63, 6027.

78. Chemoselective Hydrogenation of ?,?-Unsaturated Sulfones and Phosphonates via Palladium-Assisted Hydrogen Transfer by Ammonium Formate – B.C. Ranu, S.K. Guchhait and K. Ghosh, J. Org. Chem., 1998, 63, 5250.

79. Cycloadditions with Clays and Alumina without Solvents – M. Avalos, R. Babiano, J.L. Bravo, P. Cintas, J.L. Jimenez, J.C. Palacios and B.C. Ranu, Tetrahedron Lett., 1998, 39, 2013.

80. One-Pot Reductive Amination of Conjugated Aldehydes and Ketones with Silica Gel and Zinc Borohydride – J. Org. Chem., 1998, 63, 370.

81. Regioselective Reduction of Quinolines and Related Systems to 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroderivatives with Zinc Borohydride – B.C. Ranu, U. Jana and A. Sarkar, Synth. Commun., 1998, 28, 485.

82. Indium-Mediated Regioselective Markovnikov Allylation of Unactivated Terminal Alkynes – B.C. Ranu and A. Majee, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1997, 1225.

83. Surface-Mediated Solid Phase Reaction part 9. Efficient Aldol Reaction of Ketene Silyl Acetals with Aldehydes on the Surface of Alumina – B.C. Ranu, M. Saha and S. Bhar, Synth. Commun., 1997, 27, 3065.

84. Reduction of Imines with Zinc Borohydride Supported on Silica Gel. Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of Substituted Cyclohexylamines – B.C. Ranu, A. Sarkar and A. Majee, J. Org. Chem., 1997, 62, 1841.

85. Microwave Assisted Michael Addition of Cycloalkenones and Substituted Enones on the Surface of Alumina – B.C. Ranu, M. Saha and S. Bhar, Synth. Commun., 1997, 27, 621.

86. Simple and Improved Procedure for Regioselective Acylation of Aromatic Ethers with Carboxylic Acids on the Solid Surface of Alumina in the Presence of Trifluoroacetic Anhydride – B.C. Ranu, K. Ghosh and U. Jana, J. Org. Chem., 1996, 61, 9546.

87. Rearrangement of Dithianylcyclobutachromanol Derivatives to 1,2,2a,8,9,9a-Hexahydrocyclobuta[b][1]benzoxepin-8,9-dione – B.C. Ranu, S. Bhar, A. Patra, N.P. Nayak and M. Mukherjee, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1996, 1965.

88. Dealkylation of Ethers. A Review – B.C. Ranu and S. Bhar, Org. Prep. Proced. Int., 1996, 28, 371 (invited paper).

89. A Convenient Synthesis of ?,?-Unsaturated Ketones through\ Zinc-Mediated Allylation of Acid Chlorides – B.C. Ranu, A. Majee and A.R. Das, Tetrahedron Lett., 1996, 37, 1109.

90. Use of l-Methyl Ester as Chiral Auxiliary in the Synthesis of Useful Chiral Synthons – B.C. Ranu, A. Sarkar, M. Saha and S. Bhar, Pure and Applied Chemistry, 1996, 68, 775.

91. Facile and Efficient Synthesis of Homoallylic Alcohols Using Allyl Bromide and Commercial Zinc Dust – B.C. Ranu, A. Majee and A.R. Das, Tetrahedron Lett., 1995, 36, 4885.

92. Reactions of Naturally Occurring Triterpene. Part 1 – B. Dinda, A.K. Hajra, S.K. Das, G. Chel, R. Chakraborty and B.C. Ranu, Indian J. Chem., 1995, 34B, 624.

93. Zinc-promoted Selective Cleavage of Ethers in Presence of Acyl Chloride – S. Bhar and B.C. Ranu, J. Org. Chem., 1995, 60, 745.

94. Regio- and Stereoselective Hydrogenation of Conjugated Carbonyl Compounds via Palladium Assisted Hydrogen Transfer by Ammonium Formate – B.C. Ranu and A. Sarkar, Tetrahedron Lett., 1994, 35, 8649.

95. A Simple, Efficient and Selective Method for Tetrahydropyranylation of Alcohls on a Solid Phase of Alumina Impregnated with Zinc Chloride – B.C. Ranu and M. Saha, J. Org. Chem., 1994, 59, 8269.

96. Surface-Mediated Solid Phase Reaction. Part 7. A Simple and Convenient Procedure for Methoxymethylation of Alcohols with Methoxymethyl Chloride on the Surface of Alumina – B.C. Ranu, A. Majee and A.R. Das, Synth. Commun., 1994, 24, 363.

97. Reduction of Azides with Zinc Borohydride – B.C. Ranu, A. Sarkar and R. Chakraborty, J. Org. Chem., 1994, 59, 4114.

98. Surface-Mediated Reaction – A Powerful Technique in Organic Synthesis. Use of Alumina and Silica Gel as Active Surface for Useful Synthetic Transformations – B.C. Ranu, S. Bhar, R. Chakraborty, A.R. Das, M. Saha, A. Sarkar, R. Chakraborti and D.C. Sarkar, J. Indian Inst. Sci., 1994, 74, 15 (invited paper).

99. Surface-Mediated Solid Phase Reaction. Part 6.1 Mukaiyama-Michael Addition of Silyl Enol Ethers to Alkyl Vinyl Ketones on the Surface of Alumina. A Simple and Convenient Method for the Synthesis of 1,5-Diketones – B.C. Ranu, M. Saha and S. Bhar, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1994, 2197.

100. Silica Gel Supported Zinc Borohydride.1 A Novel Reagent for Hydration of Unactivated Alkenes and Alkynes – B.C. Ranu, A. Sarkar, M. Saha and R. Chakraborty, Tetrahedron, 1994, 50, 6579.

101. Two-Carbon Ring Expansion through Free Cyclobutylcarbinyl Radical Fragmentation – B.C. Ranu and A.R. Das, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1994, 921.

102. An Unusual Regioselective Anti-Markovnikov Hydration of Alkenes witn Zinc Borohydride on Silica Gel Support – B.C. Ranu, R. Chakraborty and M. Saha, Tetrahedron Lett., 1993, 34, 5659.

103. Surface-mediated Solid Phase Reaction.1 Aldol Reaction of Silyl Enol Ethers with Aldehydes on a Solid Surface of Neutral Alumina : Selectivity for Anti Aldols – B.C. Ranu and R. Chakraborty, Tetrahedron, 1993, 49, 5333.

104. Zinc Borohydride – A Reducing Agent with High Potential – B.C. Ranu, Synlett, 1993, 885 (invited article).

105. Use of Zinc Borohydride for Selective Reductions – B.C. Ranu, The Alembic, 1983, No. 48 (invited article).

106. Surface-Mediated Solid Phase Reaction.1 Mukaiyama-Michael Addition of Silyl Enol Ethers to Methyl Vinyl Ketone on the Surface of Alumina – B.C. Ranu, M. Saha and S. Bhar, Tetrahedron Lett., 1993, 34, 1989.

107. Synthesis of ?-Keto 1,3-Dithianes from Acetylenic Ketones – B.C. Ranu, S. Bhar and R. Chakraborti, J. Org. Chem., 1992, 57, 7349.

108. ?-Hydroxycyclobutane Rearrangement Followed by Retroaldol Cleavage : A Novel and Powerful Technology for the Stereocontrolled Construction of Carbocylic Systems. An Easy Access to Angularly Functionalised Trans-Fused Cycloheptanoids – R. Chakraborty, M.K. Basu and B.C. Ranu, Tetrahedron, 1992, 48, 8849.

109. Silica Gel Supported Zinc Borohydride. Part 3.1 Regioselective Reductive Cleavage of Methylenecycloalkane Oxides to the Less-substituted Alcohols – B.C. Ranu and A.R. Das, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1992, 1881.

110. Selective Reduction of Carboxylic Acids with Zinc Borohydride in Presence of Trifluoroacetic Anhydride – B.C. Ranu and A.R. Das, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1992, 1561.

111. Reduction of Conjugated Nitroalkenes with Zinc Borohydride. A Mild Method for Converting Monosubstituted Nitroalkenes to Nitroalkanes and Disubstituted Ones to Oximes – B.C. Ranu and R. Chakraborty, Tetrahedron, 1992, 48, 5317.

112. Highly Selective Reduction of 2-Nitrocycloalkanones to 2-Nitrocycloalkanols with Zinc Borohydride in DME – B.C. Ranu and A.R. Das, Tetrahedron Lett., 1992, 33, 2361.

113. Ion Exchange Resin-Mediated Hydrolytic Cleavage of ?-Nitroepoxides. Simple One-Pot Synthesis of ?-Hydroxyketones – R. Chakraborty, A.R. Das and B.C. Ranu, Synth. Commun., 1992, 22, 1523.

114. A Simple and Improved Procedure for Selective Ring Bromination of Alkyl-Substituted Aromatic Hydrocarbons on the Surface of Alumina – B.C. Ranu, D.C. Sarkar and R. Chakraborty, Synth. Commun., 1992, 22, 1095.

115. Surface-Mediated Solid Phase Reaction. Dramatic Improvement of Michael Reaction on the Surface of Alumina – B.C. Ranu and S. Bhar, Tetrahedron, 1992, 48, 1327.

116. Surface Mediated Solid Phase Reaction. Part 2. Highly Selective Mono and Di-C-alkylation of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds on the Surface of Alumina – B.C. Ranu and S. Bhar, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1992, 365.

117. Silica Gel Supported Zinc Borohydride. 2. Regioselective 1,2-Reduction of Conjugated Ketones and Aldehydes to the Corresponding Allylic Alcohols – B.C. Ranu and A.R. Das, J. Org. Chem., 1991, 56, 4796.

118. A Novel Chiral Auxiliary for Enantioselective Synthesis of Tertiary Alcohol – B.C. Ranu, R. Chakraborty and D.C. Sarkar, Synth. Commun., 1991, 21, 1619.

119. Stereocontrolled Construction of Angularly Functionalised Trans-Fused Cycloheptanoids via ?-Hydroxycyclobutane Rearrangement Followed by Retroaldol Cleavage – B.C. Ranu and M.K. Basu, Tetrahedron Lett., 1991, 32, 4177.

120. Highly Selective Reduction of Conjugated Nitroalkenes with Zinc Borohydride in DME – B.C. Ranu and R. Chakraborty, Tetrahedron Lett., 1991, 32, 3579.

121. Use of Zinc Borohydride for Efficient Reduction of Carboxylic Ester to Alcohol. Selective Reduction of Aliphatic Ester in Presence of Aromatic Ester Under Sonication – B.C. Ranu and M.K. Basu, Tetrahedron Lett., 1991, 32, 3243.

122. Surface-Mediated Solid Phase Michael Reaction : Dramatic Acceleration on Alumina – B.C. Ranu, S. Bhar and D.C. Sarkar, Tetrahedron Lett., 1991, 32, 2811.

123. Chemoselective Reduction of Aldehydes with Zinc Borohydride in Tetrahydrofuran – B.C. Ranu and R. Chakraborty, Tetrahedron Lett., 1990, 31, 7663.

124. Regio- and Stereoselective Reductive Cleavage of Epoxides with Zinc Borohydride Supported on Silica Gel – B.C. Ranu and A.R. Das, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1990, 1334.

125. Use of Zinc Borohydride as an Efficient and Highly Selective Reducing Agent. Selective Reduction of Ketones and Conjugated Aldehydes over Conjugated Enones – D.C. Sarkar, A.R. Das and B.C. Ranu, J. Org. Chem., 1990, 55, 5799.

126. Ion Exchange Resin-Mediated Hydrolytic Cleavage of Epoxides. Simple One-Pot Synthesis of 2-Arylketones from 1-Aryl-1,2-Epoxides – B.C. Ranu and R. Chakraborty, Synth. Commun., 1990, 20, 1751.

127. A Mild and Selective Method of Ester Hydrolysis – M.K. Basu, D.C. Sarkar and B.C. Ranu, Synth. Commun., 1989, 19, 627.

128. A Simple and Efficient Route Towards Usefully Functionalised Six- and Seven-Membered Ring Systems via ?-Hydroxycyclobutane Rearrangement Followed by Retroaldol Cleavage – B.C. Ranu, D.C. Sarkar and M.K. Basu, Tetrahedron Symposia-in-Print, Tetrahedron, 1989, 45, 3107 (invited paper).

129. ()-3’,4’-Dihydrostephasubine, a Bisbenzylisoquinoline Alkaloid from STEPHANIA HYDRADIFOLIA – A. Patra, T.K. Mandal, P.K. Mukhopadhyay and B.C. Ranu, Phytochemistry, 1988, 27, 653.

130. A Simple Entry to Functionalised Seven-Membered Ring System via ?-Hydroxycyclobutane Rearrangement Followed by Retroaldol Cleavage – B.C. Ranu and D.C. Sarkar, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1988, 245.

131. A Simple Efficient and Highly Selective Method for the Rearrangement of Carbonyl Compounds from Oximes and Semicarbazones – B.C. Ranu and D.C. Sarkar, J. Org. Chem., 1988, 53, 878.

132. A Simple Synthesis of ?-Hydroxy-?,?-Unsaturated Aldehydes – B.C. Ranu and D.C. Sarkar, Synth. Commun, 1987, 17, 155.

133. Chemoselective Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carbonyl Conjugated Double Bonds in the Presence of Styrenoid Bonds in Bicyclo[3.2.1]nonadienones – R. Chakraborti, B.C. Ranu and U.R. Ghatak, Org. prep. Proced. Ind., 1989, 21, 377.

134. Acid Catalysed Transposition of Carbinols – B.C. Ranu and T. Hudlicky, Org. Synth., 1988, 67, 205.

135. A Formylation-Cyclisation Method of Synthesis of Cycloalkenones from Unsaturated Ketones. Part 3. Simple Synthesis of Some Functionalized Angularly Fused Cyclopentenone and Cyclopentanone Derivatives – B.C. Ranu, R. Chakraborti and U.R. Ghatak, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1988, 795.

136. System Oriented Design of Triquinanes : Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Pentalenic Acid and Pentalene – T. Hudlicky, G. Sinai-Zingde, M.G. Natchus, B.C. Ranu and P. Papadopolous, Tetrahedron Symposia-in-Print, Tetrahedron, 1987, 43< 5685.

137. Stereospecific Synthesis of Endo-6-Aryl-2-Oxobicyclo[3.2.1]nonanes – R. Chakraborti, B.C. Ranu and U.R. Ghatak, Synth. Commun., 1987, 17, 1539.

138. Approaches to Pentalene and Pentalenic Acid – T. Hudlicky, M.G. Natchus, G. Sinai-Zingde, B.C. Ranu, H.L. Rigby and T. Andre, Progress in Terpene Chemistry, Ed.D. Jonlain, Editions Frontieres, Paris, 1986, pp. 221-236.

139. General Methodology for the Topologically Selective Preparation of Linear and Nonlinear Tricyclopentanoids of Hirsutene and Isocomene Type via a Claisen Rearrangement/Cyclopentene Annulation Sequence. Total Synthesis of (±)-Epiisocomene – T. Hudlicky, L.D. Kwart, M.H. Tiedge, B.C. Ranu, R.P. Short, J.O. Frazier and H.L. Rigby, Synthesis, 1986, 716.

140. Intramolecular Simons-Smith Reaction and Other Synthetic Alternatives to Cyclopropanation of Dienic Diazoketones. Parallel Decomposition Pathways of a Sterically Congested Diazoketone and its Vinylcyclopropane Under Thermal, Photolytic, Acid-Catalyzed and Radical-Release Conditions – T. Hudlicky, B.C. Ranu, S.M. Naqvi and A. Srnak, J. Org. Chem., 1985, 50, 123.

141. A Formylation-Cyclization Method of Synthesis of Cycloalkenones from Unsaturated Ketones. 2. Simple Synthesis of Some Functionalized Bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane Derivatives – R. Dasgupta, B.C. Ranu and U.R. Ghatak, J. Org. Chem., 1985, 50, 5268.

142. Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of Isocomene Sequiterpenes – B.C. Ranu, M. Kavka, L.A. Higgs and T. Hudlicky, Tetrahedron Lett., 1984, 25, 2447.

143. General Method of Cyclopentanoid Terpenic Acids. Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of ()-Isocomenic Acid and ()-Epiisocomenic Acid – R.P. Short, J.M. Revol, B.C. Ranu and T. Hudlicky, J. Org. Chem., 1983, 48, 4453.

144. A Highly Efficient Synthesis of Functionalized Bridged Cycloalkenones from ?,?-Unsaturated Methyl Ketones by a Modified Formylation-cyclisation Route – R. Dasgupta, B.C. Ranu and U.R. Ghatak, Indian J. Chem., 1983, 22B, 619.

145. Synthetic Studies Directed Towards Complex Diterpenoids. Part 15. Synthesis and Stereochemistry of the Catalytic Reduction of ?4b(5)-Gibbenes and Related Compounds – B.C. Ranu, M. Sarkar, P.C. Chakraborti and U.R. Ghatak, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans., 1982, 865.

146. ?-Alkylation of ?,?-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds – E. Wenkert, T.E. Goodwin and B.C. Ranu, J. Org. Chem., 1977, 42, 2137.

147. Condensed Cyclic and Bridged-Ring Systems. Part IV. Stereochemically Controlled Synthesis of Some Endo-2-Aryl-6-Oxobicyclo[3.2.1]octanes and Related Compounds Through Intramolecular Alkylations of ?,?-Unsaturated-?-Diazomethyl Ketones – U.R. Ghatak, S.K. Alam, P.C. Chakraborti and B.C. Ranu, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1976, 1669.

148. Intramolecular Keto-carbenoid Addition to Double Bonds : Stereochemistry of the Catalytic Reduction of ?9(11) Gibbenes and Related Compounds – U.R. Ghatak, P.C. Chakraborti, B.C. Ranu and B. Sanyal, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 1973, 548.

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