SABIAH S. Associate Professor

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  • Department of Chemistry
  • School of Physical, Chemical & Applied Sciences
  • sabiahs@gmail.com

Academic Activity

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Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)

S.No Degree Subject/Title of thesis University/Board Year of Passing
1 PhD Bioinspired Copper complexes for activation of dioxygen and Phosphodiesters Indian Institute of Technology Madras 2008
2 MSc Chemistry The American College, Madurai, India 1999
3 BSc Chemistry SPC College, Courtallam, Tamil Nadu 1997

Area of Specializaion

Bioinorganic Chemistry; Organometallic Chemistry, Catalysis

Awards / Prizes Conferred

S.No Name / Title of the Award Type Name of the Agency conferred the Award Year of the Award Amount for Cash Award
1 Best Teacher Award in chemistry REGIONAL Pondicherry University 2022 ..
2 Best Teacher Award in chemistry REGIONAL Pondicherry University 2016 ..
3 Best Teacher Award in chemistry REGIONAL Pondicherry University 2013 ..
4 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (JRF AND SRF) NATIONAL UGC-CSIR-India 2004 ..
5 Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) NATIONAL IITs-India 2000 ..
6 Gold Medal in M.Sc chemistry REGIONAL American college 1999 ..
7 TKN Gold Medal for Proficiency in Inorganic chemistry in M.Sc REGIONAL American college 1998 ..
8 First place for proficiency in Chemistry during B.Sc REGIONAL SPC College, M.S.University 1994 ..

Teaching Experience

S.No Designation Department/Centre Institution
1 Assistant Professor Chemistry Pondicherry University
2 Associate Professor Chemistry Pondicherry University

Research Experience

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1 Post Doctorate Fellow Chemistry NDHU TAIWAN ORGANOMETALLICS-NHC Metal complexes and catalysis
2 Research Associate National Centre for catalysis Research, IIT Madras, Chennai Catalysis

Industry Experience

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Contribution towards Innovation

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Patent Details

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Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals

S.No Title Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper Journal Name Volume, Issue & Page Nos. Year Impact Factor
1 C2-Symmetric Bissulfoximine Based Metal Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization and their Electrocatalytic activity in Oxygen Reduction Reaction Junaid, Q. M.; Singh, D. K.; Ganesan, V.; Sabiah, S. Chem. Asian J. 17, 202200160 2022 4.56
2 Synthesis of N-Aryl α–Ketoamides, α–Ketoesters, α–Ketothioesters and Their Applications in Quinoxalinone Preparation Singh, S.; Popuri, S.; Sabiah, S.; Kandasamy, J Asian J. Org. Chem. 11, e202200122 2022 3.4
3 Synthesis of N-Cbz Amides and Their Applications in the Transamidation Reactions at Room Temperature Sureshbabu, P.; Azeez, S.; Pattanaik, K.; Sabiah, S.; Kandasamy, J., Asian J. Org. Chem. 11, e202200076 2022 3.4
4 Controlled reduction of activated primary and secondary amides into aldehydes with diisobutylaluminum hydride Azeez, S.; Sureshbabu, P.; Sabiah, S.; Kandasamy, J., Org. Biomol. Chem. 20, 2048 2022 3.8
5 Syntheses, Structure, DNA Docking and Antimicrobial Studies of Copper (II) Complexes with Diethylenetriamine and N-Bidentate ligands Sureshbabu, P.; Varghese, B.; Sujitha, E.; Sabiah, S. Inorg. Chim. Acta 536, 120898 2022 2.5
6 Biphenyl Appended Non-noble Metal Complexes as Electrocatalysts for the Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction Reaction Junaid, Q. M.; Singh, D. K.; Ganesan, V.; Sabiah, S. Inorg. Chim. Acta 534, 120822 2022 2.5
7 Synthesis, structure and characterization of picolyl and benzyl linked biphenyl nickel NHC complexes and their catalytic activity in Suzuki-Miyaura cr Muniyappan, N.; Junaid, Q. M.; Sabiah, S. J. Organomet. Chem., 938, 121754 2021 2.3
8 Diversification of α-ketoamides via transamidation reactions with alkyl and benzyl amines at room temperature Singh, S.; Popuri, S.; Junaid, Q.M.; Sabiah, S.; Kandasamy J Org. Biomol. Chem. 19, 7134-7140 2021 3.8
9 Picolyl and benzyl functionalized biphenyl NHC carbenes and their silver complexes: Sigma donating and antimicrobial properties Muniyappan, N.; Advaya, G. R.; Sujitha, E.; Sabiah, S., J. Organomet. Chem. 954, 122075 2021 2.3
10 Phosphoester hydrolysis promoted by quinoline functionalized Ni (II) and Zn (II) complexes Junaid, Q. M.; Sureshbabu, P.; Sabiah, S., J. Coord. Chem. 74, 1550 2021 1.75
11 Synthesis, structure, and characterization of picolyl- and benzyl-linked biphenyl palladium N-heterocyclic carbene complexes and their catalytic activ Muniyappan, N.; Sabiah, S. Appl Organomet Chem. 34, e5421 2020 3.58
12 Development of Routes for the Stereoselective Preparation of β-Aryl-C-glycosides via C-1 Aryl Enones, . Singh, A. K.; Kanaujiya, V. K.; Tiwari, V.; Sabiah, S.; Kandasamy J. Org. Lett, 22, 7650–7655 2020 6.02
13 tert-Butyl nitrite catalyzed synthesis of benzimidazoles from o-phenylenediamine and aldehydes at room temperature, Azeez, S.; Sureshbabu, P.; Sabiah, S.; Kandasamy, J.; Tetrahedron Lett. 61, 151735 2020 2.4
14 Palladium NHC complexes with benzimidazolium biphenyl ligands: Synthesis, structure, spectral characterization and their application in Suzuki-Miyaura Seva, L.; Junaid, Q. M.; Advaya, G. R.; Sabiah, S J. Organomet. Chem 904, 121000 2019 2.2
15 Di and Tetranuclear Cu(II) Complexes with Simple 2-Aminoethylpyridine: Magnetic Properties, Phosphodiester Hydrolysis, DNA Binding/Cleavage, Cytotoxic Sureshbabu, P.; Junaid, Q. M.; Upadhyay, C.; Victoria, W.; Vidhyapriya, P.; Sakthivel, N.; Sabiah, S. Polyhedron 164, 202– 218 2019 2.06
16 Chemo-Selective Synthesis of Aryl Ketones from Amides and Grignard Reagents via C(O)-N Bond Cleavage Under Catalyst-free Condition, Sureshbabu, P.; Azeez, S.; Muniyappan, N.; Sabiah, S.; Kandasamy, J.; J. Org. Chem., 84, 11823-11838 2019 4.8
17 Regioselective Nitration of N‑Alkyl Anilines using tert-Butyl Nitrite under Mild Condition Chaudhary, P.; Gupta, S.; Muniyappan, N..; Sabiah, S.; Kandasamy, J. J. Org. Chem. 84, 104-119 2019 4.8
18 Copper-catalyzed N-arylation of sulfoximines with arylboronic acid under mild Condition Gupta, S.; Baranwal,S.; Muniyappan, N..; Sabiah, S.; Kandasamy, J. Synthesis 51, 2171- 2182 2019 3.0
19 Molybdenumhexacarbonyl‐Mediated Imino‐Carbonylative Acylation of NH‐Sulfoximines with Aryl Iodides Baranwal, S.; Gupta, S.; Sabiah, S.; Kandasamy, J. Asian J. Org. Chem. 8, 2218-2227 2019 3.2
20 Phosphoester binding, DNA binding, DNA cleavage and in vitro cytotoxicity studies of simple heteroleptic copper(II) complexes with bidentate ligands Sureshbabu, P; Mondal, M; N. Sakthivel; Sabiah, S. J. Coord. Chem., 71, 3615- 3638 2018 1.71
21 An efficient metal-free method for the denitrosation of aryl n-nitrosamines at room temperature Chaudhary, P.; Korde, R.; Gupta, S.; Sureshbabu, P.; Sabiah, S.;, Kandasamy, J. Adv. Synth. Catal., 360, 556–561 2018 5.5
22 Potassium persulfate promoted N-nitrosation of secondary and tertiary amines with nitromethane under mild condition Azeez, S.; Chaudhary, P.; Sureshbabu, P.; Sabiah, S.; Kandasamy, J. Asian J. Org. Chem., 7, 2113-2119. 2018 3.2
23 Azeez, S.; Chaudhary, P.; Sureshbabu, P.; Sabiah, S.; Kandasamy, J. tert-Butyl nitrite mediated nitrogen transfer reactions: Synthesis of benzotriazoles and azides at room temperature Org. Biomol. Chem., 16, 8280-8285. 2018 3.8
24 Deoxygenation of tertiary amine N-oxides under metal free condition using phenylboronic acid Gupta, S.; Sureshbabu, P.; Singh, A. K.; Sabiah, S.; Kandasamy, J. Tetrahedron Lett. 58, 909-913 2017 2.4
25 Copper promoted N-alkylation of sulfoximines with alkylboronic acid under mild conditions. Gupta, S.; Chaudhary, P.; Muniyappan, N..; Sabiah, S.; Kandasamy, J. Org. Biomol. Chem. 15, 8493- 8498 2017 3.8
26 An efficient synthesis of N-nitrosamines under solvent, metal and acid free conditions using tert-butyl nitrite, Chaudhary, P.; Gupta, S.; Muniyappan, N.; Sabiah S.; Kandasamy, J. Green Chem., 18, 2323- 2330 2016 10.4
27 A metal free reduction of aryl-N-nitrosamines to corresponding hydrazines using sustainable reductant thiourea dioxide Chaudhary, P.; Gupta, S.; Popuri, S.; Sabiah S.; Kandasamy, J. Green Chem., 18, 6215– 6221 2016 10.4
28 Palladium Biphenyl N-heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: Synthesis, Structure and their Catalytic Efficiency in Water Mediated Suzuki –Miyaura Cross-Cou Seva, L.; Hwang, W-S.; Sabiah, S. J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem, 418, 125- 131 2016 4.21
29 Bio-based green solvent for the catalyst free oxidation of arylboronic acids into phenols Gupta, S.; Chaudhary, P.; Seva, L.; Sabiah, S.; Kandasamy, J. RSC Adv. 5, 89133- 89138 2015 3.05
30 Mononuclear Zn(II) and Cu(II) Complexes with a Simple Diamine Ligand: Synthesis, Structure, Phosphodiester Binding and DNA Cleavage Studies Sureshbabu, P.; Sudarga Tjakraatmadja, A.A.J.; Hanmandlu, Ch.; Elavarasan, K.; Kulak, N.; Sabiah, S. RSC Adv 5, 22405– 22418. 2015 3.05

Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals

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Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

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Books

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Chapters in Books

S.No Title of the Chapters Name of the Authors Title of the Book Publisher Year ISBN No.
1 Carbohydrates in drug discovery: Insights into sulfated marine polysaccharides J.Kandasamy, S. Sabiah MARINE GLYCOBIOLOGY -Principles and Applications Taylor & Francis Group 2016 9781498709613
2 Synthetic Strategies in Chemistry S. Sabiah, B. Viswanathan, Synthetic Strategies in Chemistry NCCR, IIT Madras, Chennai 2008 1122345-12

Edited Books

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Ongoing Projects

S.No Title of the Project Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year
1 Sulfoximine-NHC hybrid ligands with transition metal triads: Synthesis and preliminary studies in methanol Dehydrogenation DST-SERB 2022-2025 36 2022

Ongoing Consultancy Works

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Completed Projects

S.No Title of the Project Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year
1 Palladium-biaryl carbene complexes: Synthesis, structure and their applications in organic transformations DST-Fast Track Scheme 2011-2014 26 2014
2 Artificial Nucleases-Studies with Cu(II) Models Pondicherry University Start-up grant 2011-2014 5 2014

Completed Consultancy Works

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Career Guidance Offered to students

S.No Name of the Scheme No. of Students Competitive Examinations/ Career Counseling No. of Students Passed No. of Students Placed
1 SPI Global Placement Drive 12 Career Counselling 8 6

List of capability enhancement such as Soft skill development, Remedial coaching, Language lab,
Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,

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Research Guidance - PG

S.No Year Degree No. of Students Awarded Department/Centre
1 2021 M.SC 7 chemistry
2 2020 M.SC 5 chemistry
3 2019 M.SC 4 chemistry
4 2018 M.SC 4 chemistry
5 2017 M.SC 4 chemistry
6 2016 M.SC 3 chemistry
7 2015 M.SC 4 chemistry
8 2014 M.SC 5 chemistry
9 2013 M.SC 5 chemistry
10 2012 M.SC 5 chemistry
11 2011 M.SC 4 chemistry

Research Guidance - Ph.D

S.No Student Name Registration Date Registration No. Thesis Title Thesis Submitted Status Thesis Submitted Date Vivavoce Completed Status Date Awarded
1 Quazi M. Junaid 25-08-2016 1600107010 PHOSPHOESTER HYDROLYSIS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTIVITY OF QUINOLINE AND SULFOXIMINE BASED METAL COMPLEXES. YES 28-03-2022 YES 14-11-2022
2 N. Muniyappan 19-09-2014 1400107013 NICKEL(II) AND PALLADIUM(II) NHC COMPLEXES WITH PICOLYL AND BENZYL LINKED BIPHENYL BACKBONE: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN C-C BOND FORMING REACTIONS YES 27-07-2020 YES 03-02-2021
3 L. Seva 07-03-2013 R34735 Biphenyl N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Pd(II) And Ni(II): Synthesis, Structure, Spectral Characterization and Their Catalytic Applications in Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reactions”. YES 10-10-2018 YES 26-09-2019
4 P. Sureshbabu 14-05-2012 R27945 PHYSICOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION, PHOSPHOESTER BINDING, DNA CLEAVAGE AND CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITIES OF Cu(II) COMPLEXES WITH SIMPLE BIDENTATE LIGANDS YES 26-12-2017 YES 26-07-2018
5 K. Pattanaik 11-02-2021 2000107003 xxx NO NO

Research Guidance - Post Doctoral

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E-Lecture Details

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Invited Talks in Conference/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme

S.No Title of the Paper Conferences/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme Organized by Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level From To Year
1 Bio-inspired Copper Complexes with bidentate/bridging ligands International Conference on Chemical Research and Innovations Today Bishop Heber College, Trichy. National 24-01-2019 24-01-2019 2019
2 Dinuclear Copper complexes with simple bidentate ligand: Structure, Magnetic and Hydrolytic cleavage 5th Symposium on Advanced Biological Inorganic Chemistry (SABIC 2017), IISER KOLKATA International 07-01-2017 11-01-2017 2017
3 Phosphodiester binding and DNA cleavage studies of Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes with simple bidentate Indo-French seminar on Bio-inorganic Approaches to Current Health problems Pondicherry University National 27-03-2017 27-03-2017 2017
4 Copper enzymes and Model compounds National Symposium on Recent Advances in Chemistry Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts and Science For Women, Perambalur National 24-09-2011 24-09-2011 2011
5 Biomimics of Oxygen activating copper enzymes Chem-Fest-2011 Jayaraj Annapackiam College for Women, Periyakulam, Dindigul National 01-03-2011 01-03-2011 2011
6 5. “Artificial Nucleaases: Hot or Not?” National Conference on New Horizons in Chemistry, Sri Parasakthi College for Women, Courtallam, Tamilnadu National 07-01-2011 07-01-2011 2011
7 Bio-inspired copper complexes for activation of O2 and phosphodiester One day seminar on Modern Trends in Chemistry Sri Parasakthi College for Women, Courtallam, Tamilnadu Regional 10-03-2010 10-03-2010 2010
8 O2 activation and C-H bond functionalization by copper and iron centers 28th Science Club Meet Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Taramani, Chennai. Regional 02-08-2008 02-08-2008 2008
9 Copper Complexes of Bio-inorganic relevance One day Symposium on Recent Trends in Chemistry (RTC-1) The American College, Madurai Regional 28-02-2005 28-02-2005 2005
10 Substrate oxidation by copper and iron centers in natural and synthetic systems Orientation Programme in Catalysis IIT Madras. Regional 27-05-2015 27-05-2015 2005

Conferences/Seminars Organized

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Administrative Responsibilities in the Government and Quasi Government Agencies

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Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies

S.No Name of the Body/Society Nature of Affiliation Year
1 UGC-SAP Deputy Coordinator 2022
2 PG Board of Studies Member 2022
3 School Board Special Invitee 2022
4 AQAR Member 2022
5 UGC-SAP Deputy Coordinator 2021
6 PG Board of Studies Member 2021
7 PG Board of Studies Member 2020
8 PG Board of Studies Member 2019
9 Life time member in Chemical Research Society of India Life time member in Chemical Research Society of India 2011
10 Life time member in Catalysis Society India Life time member in Catalysis Society India 2011

Participation & Extension Activities (Academic/Administraion)

S.No Name of the Position (Head, Dean, Co-ordinator, Director, etc.,) Duration Nature of Dutites
1 Deputy Exam Coordinator 2014-2015 Exam Time table and conduct of Endsemester exam, seating arrangement
2 Member-Department Women Grievance cell 2013-2014 Guidance -Women Students
3 Course coordinator 2013-2018 Course coordinator-Viva-Panel for Projects-CHEM500, 580and 582
4 Faculty-incharge 2014-2022 CHN and CV Instrument -Maintenance
5 Course coordinator 2014-2016 Course coordinator-Syllabus Revision(Inorganic chemistry)

Participation & Extension Activities (Co-Curricular)

S.No Name of the Position (NSS, NCC, Warden etc.,) Duration Nature of Dutites
1 Warden 2010-2013 Kalpana Chawla
2 Warden 2015-2018 Ganga Hostel -Girls Hostel Managment

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Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)

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