Suman is a synthetic chemist hailing from Bankura, a small town in eastern India, where he completed his early education. He earned his Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from Bankura Christian College in 2012 before pursuing his MSc at the University of Hyderabad, where he was awarded the gold medal for academic excellence. Suman went on to pursue a PhD at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, working under the guidance of Prof. Mahiuddin Baidya, where he focused on oxidative Ru(II)-catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling reactions, completing his thesis in 2021.

Following his PhD, Suman joined the University of Goettingen as a postdoctoral fellow in the group of Prof. Lutz Ackermann. There, he expanded his expertise in enantioselective electro-catalyzed C-H activation reactions. In November 2024, he began a new chapter in his career, joining the research group of Prof. Christof Sparr to further explore the intricacies of stereoselective catalysis.

Outside of his academic endeavors, Suman enjoys traveling, photography, and reading.

Enantioselective Electrochemical Cobalt Catalyzed Aryl C–H Activation Reactions
T. Von Münchow^†, S. Dana^†, Y. Xu, B. Yuan, L. Ackermann
Science 2023, 379 (6636), 1036–1042. (^† denotes equal contribution as first author)

Electrochemical Late-Stage Functionalization
Y. Wang^†, S. Dana^†, H. Long, Y. Xu, Y. Li, N. Kaplaneris, L. Ackermann
Chem. Rev. 2023, 123 (19), 11269–11335. (^† denotes equal contribution as first author)

Recent Advances in Organic Electrochemical Functionalizations for Specialty Chemicals
Y. Li^†, S. Dana^†, L. Ackermann
Cur. Opin. Electrochem. 2023, 40, 101312. (^† denotes equal contribution as first author)

Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Regioselective C–H Olefination of Aromatic Ketones and Amides with Allyl Sulfones
S. Dana, C. K. Giri, M. Baidya
Org. Lett. 2021, 23 (17), 6855–6860.

Ruthenium(II)‐Catalyzed C-H Activation/Annulation of Aromatic Hydroxamic Acid Esters with Enamides Leading to Aminal Motifs
S. Dana, C. K. Giri, M. Baidya
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 1385–1389.

Enhancing Ru(II)‐Catalysis with Visible‐Light‐Mediated Dye‐Sensitized TiO2 Photocatalysis for Oxidative C-H Olefination of Arene Carboxylic Acids at Room Temperature
S. Dana, P. Dey, S. A. Patil, M. Baidya
Chem. Asian J. 2020, 15 (5), 564–567.

Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Amide Directed Spiroannulation with Naphthoquinones: Access to Spiro-Isoindolinone Frameworks
S. Dana, C. K. Giri, M. Baidya
Chem. Commun. 2020, 56 (85), 13048–13051.

Ruthenium(II) Catalysis/Noncovalent Interaction Synergy for Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of Arene Carboxylic Acids
S. Dana, D. Chowdhury, A. Mandal, F. A. S. Chipem, M. Baidya
ACS Catal. 2018, 8 (11), 10173–10179. 

Ru(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Heck-Type Olefination of Aromatic Carboxylic Acids with Styrenes through Carboxylate-Assisted C–H Bond Activation
S. Dana, A. Mandal, H. Sahoo, S. Mallik, G. S. Grandhi, M. Baidya
Org. Lett. 2018, 20 (3), 716–719.

Ambident Reactivity of Nitroso Compounds for Direct Amination and Hydroxylation of Carbonyls
S. Dana, I. Ramakrishna, M. Baidya
Synthesis 2017, 49 (15), 3281–3290.

Ru(II)-Catalyzed C–H Functionalization on Maleimides with Electrophiles: A Demonstration of Umpolung Strategy
S. Dana, A. Mandal, H. Sahoo, M. Baidya
Org. Lett. 2017, 19 (7), 1902–1905.

Brønsted Acid Promoted Facile Synthesis of N-Fused Angular Imidazoquinolines
S. Dana, T. Mandal, A. Bhattacharyya, E. Prasad, M. Baidya
Chem. Lett. 2018, 47, 175.