Dr. S. Adimurthy received his Ph.D. degree in 2005 from Bhavnagar University, India. Currently, he is working as a Chief Scientist at the CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, India. He did his postdoctoral position at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany (2007-2008) and 2015 at RWTH Aachen University, Germany. He has published over 115 papers, authored a book and holds 6 international and 12 national patents to his credit. He has 25 years of research experience and awarded 15 Ph. D’s. His research interest includes, eco-friendly halogenation, synthesis of bioactive heterocycles through C-H activation and new method developments.