Achievements

Subodh Kumar and his research associate Srinivasan Saravanan published their research paper “A Facile Synthesis of 11,12-dimethoxydibenzo[def,p]chrysene, a Preferred Precursor for the Synthesis of the Proximate and Ultimate Carcinogens of Dibenzo[def,p]chrysene (DBC)” in Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds 29 (5): 282–288. Dibenzo[def,p]chrysene is one of the most potent environmental carcinogens identified in the environment and cigarette smoke.