1. NHC Catalyzed Annulation of Enals to Chalcones in Methanol: A Stereoselective Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Cyclopentanes. Nair, V.; Babu, B. P.; Vellalth, S.; Varghese, V.; Anabha E. R.; Suresh, E. Organic Letters, 2009, 11, 2507.
2. A novel multicomponent reaction involving isoquinoline, allenoate and cyanoacrylates. Nair, V.; Babu, B. P.; Varghese, V.; Sinu C. R.; Paul R. R.; Anabha E. R.; Suresh, E. Tetrahedron Lett., 2009, 50, 3716.
3. Reactions of Morita-Baylis-Hilman acetates with Huisgen Zwitterions-A novel strategy for the synthesis of b-aminoacid derivatives. Jose, A.; Paul, R. R.; Mohan, R ; Mathew, S. C .; Biju, A.T.; Suresh, E.; Nair, V. Synthesis  2009, 1829.
4. Recent Advances in Carbon-Carbon Bond-Forming Reactions Involving Homoenolates Generated by NHC catalysis. Nair,V.; Vellalth, S.; Babu, B. P.; Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2691.
5. An Efficient Synthesis of Indolo[3,2-a]carbazoles via the Novel Acid Catalyzed Reaction of Indoles and Diaryl 1,2-Diones. Nair, V.; Vidya, N.; Abhilash, K. G.; Org. Biomol. Chem., 2008, 6, 1738.
6. Pyridine Catalyzed Stereoselective Addition of Diaryl 1,2-Diones to Acetylenic Esters Leading to the Formation of 1,2-Diaroyl Enoates via An Unprecedented Rearrangement: Synthetic and Theoretical Studies. Nair, V.; Pillai, A. N.; Suresh, C. H. ; Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 5851.
7. Carbon-Nitrogen Bond-Forming Reactions of Dialkyl Azodicarboxylate: A Promising Synthetic Strategy. Nair, V.; Biju, A. T.; Mathew, S. C.; Babu, B. P.; Chem. Asian J., 2008, 3, 810.
8. Stereoselective Synthesis of Spirocyclopentanones via N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Reaction of Enals and Dienones. Nair, V.; Beneesh P. B.; Vellalath, S.; Suresh, E. Chem. Commun.  2008, 747.
9. Construction of heterocycles via 1,4-dipolar cycloaddition of quinoline-DMAD zwitterion with various dipolarophiles.  Nair, V.; Devipriya, S.; Suresh, E. Tetrahedron 2008, 64, 3567.
10. Reaction of Huisgen zwitterion with diaryl ketones leading to the facile synthesis of mono-and bis(alkoxycarbonyl)hydrazones.  Nair, V.; Mathew, S. C.; Biju, A. T.; Suresh, E. Synthesis 2008, 1078.
11. An Efficient Three Component Reaction Involving Triazolylidene Carbene, DMAD and Aldehydes for the Synthesis of Furanone Derivatives. Nair, V.; Mathew, S. C. ; Vellalath, S.; Pillai, A. N.; Suresh, E.; Synthesis, 2008, 551.
12. [8+2] Cycloaddition Reactions in Organic Synthesis. Nair, V.; Abhilash, K. G. Synlett, 2008, 301.
13. A Novel Three Component Reaction Involving Quinoline, Dimethylacetylene Dicarboxylate and C-H Acids Leading to the Synthesis of Pyrroloquinoline Derivatives. Nair, V.; Devipriya, S.; Suresh, E.  Synthesis 2008, 1065.
14. Intramolecular 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions in Targeted Syntheses. Nair, V.; Suja, T. D. Tetrahedron, 2007, 63, 12247.
15. A Novel Synthesis of Highly Substituted But-2-enoic Acid Esters by the Reaction of DMAP-Methyl Phenylpropiolate Zwitterion and Diaryl 1,2-Diones. Pillai, A. N.; Suresh, E.; Nair, V. Synthesis, 2007, 29.
16. A Facile Synthesis of Thiaza- and Thiadiaza-fluorene Derivatives Involving Benzothiazole-DMAD Zwitterion with Arylidenemalononitriles and N-Tosylimines. Nair, V.; Devi, B. R.; Pillai, A. N.; Paul, R. R. Heterocycles, 2007, 73, 249.
17. Reaction of TPP-Azodicarboxylate Zwitterions and Aryl aldehydes: Unprecedented Synthesis of Acyl Carbamates.  Nair, V.; Mathew, S. C. Biju, A. T.; Suresh, E.  Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 9018.
18. N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Reaction of Enals and acyclic-1,2 diones via Homoenolate: Synthesis of 4,5,5-Trisubstituted g-Butyrolactones. Nair, V.; Vellalath, S.; Poonoth, M.; Suresh, E.; Viji, S. Synthesis 2007, 3195.
19. Cerium (IV) Ammonium Nitrates-A Versatile Single-Electron Oxidant. Nair, V.; Deepthi, A. Chem. Rev. 2007, 107, 1862.
20. Efficient Higher-Order Cycloaddition Reactions of 8,8-Dicyanoheptafulvene with Dienes. Nair, V.; Abhilash, K. G.; Biju, A. T.; Suresh, E. Synthesis 2007, 1833.
21. An Efficient Multicomponent Protocol for the Stereoselective Synthesis of Oxazinobenzothiazole Derivatives. Nair, V.; Pillai, A. N.; Devi, R. B.; Suresh E. Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 4391.
22. Efficient Synthesis of [1,3] Oxazino[2,3-a] Quinoline Derivatives by a Novel 1,4-Dipolar Cycloaddition Involving a Quinoline–DMAD Zwitterion and Carbonyl Compounds. Nair, V.; Devipriya, S.; Suresh, E. Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 3637.
23. The Reaction of Huisgen Zwitterion with Diaryl-1,2-diones and Ketones: An Efficient Protocol for Carbon-Nitrogen Bond-Formation. Nair, V.; Biju, A. T.; Mathew, S. C. Synthesis 2007, 697.
24. A Stereoselective Synthesis of 3,4-trans-disubstituted g-lactams by the CAN Mediated Radical Cyclization of Cinnamamides. Nair, V.; Mohanan, K.; Suja, T. D.: Biju, A. T. Synthesis 2007, 1179.
25. Novel Reaction of Huisgen Zwitterion with Chalcones and Dienones: Efficient Strategy for the Synthesis of Pyrazoline and Pyrazolopyridazine Derivatives. Nair, V.; Mathew, S. C.; Biju, A. T; Suresh, E.  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 2070.
26. A Novel Protocol for the Generation of Tropothione and its Trapping with Electron Deficient Dienophiles. Nair, V.; Abhilash, K. G.; Suresh, E. Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 9329.
27. Asymmetric Synthesis of Quinine: A Landmark in Organic Synthesis. Nair, V.; Menon, R. S.; Vellalath, S. Natural Product Communications 2006, 1, 899.
28. An N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed [8+3] Annulation of Tropone and Enals via Homoenolate. Nair, V.; Poonoth, M.; Vellath, S.; Suresh, E.; Thirumalai, R. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 8964.
29. [8+2] Cycloadditions Involving 8-Aryl-8-Azaheptafulvenes and Activated Styrenes: Efficient Synthesis of Dihydro-1-azaazulenes. Nair, V.; Abhilash, K. G. Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 8707.
30. Engaging Zwitterions in Carbon-Carbon and Carbon-Nitrogen Bond-forming Reactions: A Promising Synthetic Strategy. Nair, V.; Menon, R. S.; Sreekanth, A. R.; Abhilash, N.; Biju, A. T. Acc. Chem. Res. 2006, 39, 520.
31. N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Reaction of Chalcones and Enals via Homoenolate: an Efficient Synthesis of 1,3,4-Trisubstituted Cyclopentenes. Nair, V.; Sreekumar, V.; Manojkumar, P.; Mohan, R.; Suresh, E. J. Am. Chem. Soc 2006, 128, 8736.
32. DMAP Catalyzed Reaction of β-Ketoesters and Dimethyl Acetylenedicarboxylate: An efficient Synthesis of Polysubstituted      Benzenes and Biaryls. Nair, V.; Vidya, N.; Biju, A. T.; Deepthi, A.; Abhilash, K. G.; Suresh, E. Tetrahedron 2006, 62, 10136.
33. Novel Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Pyrazolines and Pyrazoles by Triphenylphosphine Mediated Reaction of Dialkyl Azodicarboxylate with Allenic esters. Nair, V.; Biju, A. T.; Mohanan, K.; Suresh, E. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 2213.
34. Gold (III) Promoted Addition of Electron-rich Heteroaromatic Compounds to the C=C and C=O Bonds of Enals. Nair, V.; Vidya, N.; Abhilash, K. G.; Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 2871.
35. Highly Efficient Condensation Reactions of Electron Rich Arenes with Aldehydes and Enals Promoted by Gold (III) Chloride. Nair, V.; Vidya, N.; Abhilash, K. G. Synthesis 2006, 3647.
36. CAN Mediated Oxidative Addition of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds to Methylenecyclopropanes: A Facile Synthesis of Spirocyclopropyl Dihydrofurans.  Nair, V.; Suja, T. D.; Mohanan, K. Synthesis 2006, 2335.
37. A Convenient Synthesis of 2,2-diaryl Cyclobutanones by Cerium (IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) mediated Oxidation of Methylenecyclopropanes (MCPs). Nair, V.; Suja, T. D.; Mohanan, K. Synthesis 2006, 2531.

38.  Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Triaryl- and Triheteroarylmethanes. Nair, V.; Thomas, S.; Mathew, S. C.; Abhilash, K. G. Tetrahedron 2006, 62, 6731.

39. Stereoselective Synthesis of 3,4-trans-disubstituted Pyrrolidines and Cyclopentanes via Intramolecular Radical Cyclizations Mediated by CAN.  Nair, V.; Mohanan, K; Suja, T.D.; Suresh, E. Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 2803.
40. A Novel Reaction of Vicinal tricarbonyl Compounds with the Isocyanide-DMAD Zwitterion: Formation of Highly Substituted Furan Derivatives. Nair, V.; Deepthi, A. Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 2037.
41. Reaction of the Dimethoxycarbene - DMAD Zwitterion towards 1,2 Diones- Synthesis of a Variety of Oxygen Heterocycles. Nair, V.; Deepthi, A.; Poonoth, M.; Santhamma, B.; Vellalath, S.; Babu, B. P.; Mohan, R.; Suresh, E. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 2313.

42.  A Novel Three-Component Reaction of Triphenylphosphine, DMAD, and Electron-Deficient Styrenes: Facile Synthesis of Cyclopentenyl Phosphoranes. Nair, V.; Deepthi, A.; Beneesh, P.B.; Suresh, E. Synthesis 2006, 1443.

43. N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Reaction of Enals and 1, 2-dicarbonyl Compounds: Stereoselective Synthesis of Spiro g­-butyrolactones. Nair, V.; Vellalath, S.; Poonoth, M.; Mohan, R.; Suresh, E. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 507.
44. An Efficient Synthesis of Isothiazolidines via Sulfonium ylides formed by the Reaction of Thietanes and Nitrene. Nair, V.; Nair, S. M.; Devipriya, S Sethumadhavan, D. Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 1109.
45. CAN Mediated Stereoselective Cyclisation of Epoxypropyl Cinnamyl Amines to 3, 4, 5- Trisubstituted Piperidines and Supramolecular Assembly of the Latter Aided by Ethyl acetate.  Nair, V.; Mohanan, K; Suja, T. D.; Suresh, E. Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 705.
46. Addition of allylsilanes to o-quinoneimides: Formal Diels-Alder vs Allylation Reactions. Nair, V.; Dhanya, R.; Vidya, N.; Devipriya, S. Synthesis 2006, 107.
47. Practical Synthesis of Triaryl and Triheteroarylmethanes by the Reaction of Aldehyde and Activated Arenes Promoted by Gold (III) Chloride. Nair, V.; Abhilash, K. G.; Vidya, N. Org. Lett.  2005, 7, 5587.
48. Reaction of Huisgen Zwitterion with 1,2-Benzoquinones and Isatins: Expeditious Synthesis of Dihydro-1,2,3-Bezoxadiazoles and Spirooxadiazolines. Nair, V.; Biju, A. T. ; Vinod, A. U.; Suresh, E. Org. Lett.  2005, 7, 5139.
49. Engaging the Pyridine-DMAD Zwitterion in a Novel Strategy for the Selective Synthesis of Highly Substituted Benzene and Cyclopentenedione Derivatives. Nair, V.; Pillai, A. N.; Beneesh, P. B.; Suresh, E. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 4625.
50. The Huisgen 1,4-dipolar Cycloaddition Involving Isoquinoline, Dimethyl butynedioate and Activated Styrenes: A Facile Synthesis of Tetrahydrobenzoquinolizine Derivatives. Nair, V.; Remadevi, B.; Varma, L. Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 5333.
51. The Three Component Reaction Involving Isocyanides, Dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and Quinoneimides: A facile Synthesis of Spiro Fused g-iminolactams. Nair, V.; Dhanya, R.; Viji, S. Tetrahedron 2005, 61, 5843.
52. Recent Developments in the Chemistry of Quinoneimides. Nair, V.; Dhanya, R.; Rajesh, C.; S. Devipriya. Synlett 2005, 2407.

53.  Electrophilic Substitution Reactions of Triheteroarylmethanes: An Efficient Strategy to Develop Novel Synthons for Organic Synthesis. Nair, V.; Thomas, S.; Mathew, S. C.; Vidya, N.; Rath, N. P. Tetrahedron 2005, 61, 9533.

54. Two Unprecedented Multicomponent Reactions Involving N-Heterocyclic Carbenes, Activated Acetylenes and Aldehydes. Nair, V.; Sreekumar, V. ; Bindu, S.; Suresh, E. Org. Lett.  2005, 7, 2297.
55. The Reaction of Diaryl-1,2-diones with Triphenylphosphine and Diethyl azodicarboxylate Leading to N, N-dicarboethoxy Monohydrazones via a Novel Rearrangement. Nair, V.; Biju, A. T. ; Abhilash, K. G.; Menon, R. S.; Suresh, E. Org. Lett.  2005, 7, 2121.
56. Pyridine-Catalyzed Addition of Diaryl-1,2-diones to Dimethyl Butynedioate Leading to the Formation of 1,2-Diaroyl Dimethyl Maleates via an Unprecedented Rearrangement. Nair, V.; Pillai, A. N.; Menon, R. S.; Suresh, E. Org. Lett.  2005, 7, 1189.
57. Engaging Morita-Baylis-Hillman Reaction for the generation of Isobenzofuran and the consequent entry into highly substituted aromatic systems. Nair, V.; Abhilash, K. G. Synthesis 2005, 1967.
58. A Convenient Protocol for C-H Oxidation Mediated by an Azido Radical Culminating in Ritter-Type Amidation. Nair, V.; Suja, T. D.; Mohanan, K. Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 3217.
59. Multicomponent Reactions based on Nucleophilic Carbenes and their Applications in Organic Synthesis. Nair, V.; Menon, R. S. ; Sreekumar, V. Pure. Appl. Chem. 2005, 77, 1191.
60. A Stereoselective synthesis of Spiro-dioxalanes via the Multicomponent Reaction of Dicarbomethoxycarbene, Aldehydes and 1,2- or 1,4-Diones. Nair, V.; S. M; Mathai, S.; Mathew, S. C.; Rath, N. P. Tetrahedron 2005, 61, 2849.
61. One-pot Four-component Reaction of Isocyanides, Dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and Cyclobutene-1,2-diones: Synthesis of Novel Spiroheterocycles. Nair, V.; Menon, R. S.; Deepthi, A.; Remadevi, B.; Biju, A. T. Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 1337.
62. Cycloadditions of 8,8-dicyanoheptafulvene to Styrenes: Manifestation of Dual Reactivity Modes. Nair, V.; Abhilash, K. G.; Zeimer, B. Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 2307.
63. The Multicomponent Reaction of Dimethoxycarbene, Dimethyl Butynedioate and Electrophilic Styrenes: An Unprecedented Synthesis of Highly Substituted Cyclopentanone Acetals. . Nair, V.; Beneesh, P. B.; Sreekumar, V.;  Bindu, S.; Menon, R. S.; Deepthi, A. Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 201.
64. A Mild an Efficient Procedure For The Preparation of Dimethyl and Diallyl Acetals of Aromatic Aldehydes Mediated by Cerium (IV) Ammonium Nitrate. Nair, V.; Rajan, R.; Balagopal, L.; Nair, L. G.; Ros, S.; Mohanan, K. Indian Journal of Chemistry. 2005, 44B, 141.
65. 1,4-Dipolar Cycloaddition in Organic Synthesis: A Facile Route to Isoquinoline Fused Heterocycles. Nair, V.; Sreekanth , A. R.; Abhilash, N.; Biju, A. T.; Varma, L.; Viji, S.; Mathew, S.  Arkivoc. 2005, 178.