John Benny Kottooran

PhD Students

Ph.D. Student

Current

Research Interests

  DFT-driven mechanistic investigations, Homogenous catalysis, Machine Learning

Selected Publications

  • Machine learning-based yield prediction for transition metal catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. C Rajalakshmi, Vivek Vijay, Abhirami Vijayakumar, Shajila Salim, Sherin Susan Cherian, Parvathi Santhoshkumar, John B Kottooran, Ann Miriam Abraham, G Krishnaveni, CS Anjanakutty, Binuja Varghese, Vibin Ipe Thomas, Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, 2025, 111, 4. 
  • Mapping The Molecular Mechanism of Zinc Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling Reaction : A Computational Study,    2025 doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4OB01170H

Education

B.Sc Chemistry CMS College Kottayam (Autonomous), Kerala, India, 2023

M.Sc Applied Chemistry CMS College Kottayam (Autonomous), Kerala India, 2025

KAUST Affiliations

  • KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
  • Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Homogeneous Catalysis Excited States Simulation Machine Learning