SIVASANKAR C. Professor

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  • Department of Chemistry
  • School of Physical, Chemical & Applied Sciences
  • siva.che@pondiuni.edu.in

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 Ph.D Structure, bonding and reactivity of copper(I) diphosphine complexes Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore 2003
2 M.Sc General Chemistry Madras University 1997
3 B.Sc General Chemistry Madras University 1995

Area of Specializaion

Organometallics, catalysis, bioinorganic chemistry and computational chemistry

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 Bronze Medal NATIONAL Chemical Research Society of India 2024 Medal
2 Fast Track Grants NATIONAL SERB 2009 Rs 4,00,000/-

Teaching Experience

S.No Designation Department/Centre Institution
1 Reader Chemistry Bharathidasan University
2 Associate Professor Chemistry Pondicherry University
3 Professor Chemistry Pondicherry University

Research Experience

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1 Research Assistant Chemistry The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Organometallics
2 Post Doctoral Fellowship Chemistry Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany University Bio-catalysis
3 Post Doctoral Fellowship Chemistry Osaka University, Japan Asymmetric Organic Synthesis
4 Post Doctoral Fellowship Chemistry Scripps Research Institute, Florida organometallics and 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

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1 One‐Pot Synthesis of Substituted Benzoxazoles Using Aminophenols and α‐Diazoesters via Annulation of Amide Intermediate Using Co2(CO)8 as a Solid Hilal Ahmad Khan, Sulekha Sarkar, Shobana M, Chinnappan Sivasankar Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 365, 1 -8 2023 5.4
2 Molecular and electronic structure analysis of [Fe(CO)4(SiX)] (X = O, S, Se and Te): a DFT study Thayalaraj Christopher Jeyakumar, Jisha Mary Thomas, Akhil K Sivan, Chinnappan Sivasankar Journal of Chemical Sciences -- 2023 2.15
3 A comparative study of the potential of [Os{(NHCH2CH2)3X}] catalysts (XN, P) for the reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia and hydrazine using FLP-H2 Akhil K. Sivan, Chinnappan Sivasankar Applied Organometallic Chemistry 37, 5, e7067 2023 4.105
4 Efforts to understand the degree of carboxylate substitution in cis-[Pt(S(O)Me2)(guanidine)Cl2]: Synthetic, Structural and DFT Studies Rishabh Ujjval, Hilal Ahmad Khan, Chinnappan Sivasankar, Natesan Thirupathi Polyhedron 247, 116735 2023 2.975
5 Ruthenium-Catalyzed Chemo-Selective Carbene Insertion into C–H Bond of Styrene over Cyclopropanation: C–C Bond Formation Arumugam Jayarani, Masilamani Deepa, Hilal Ahmad Khan, Fathima Febin Koothradan, Sekar Yoganandhini, Vinod Sreelakshmi, and Chinnappan Sivasankar The Journal of Organic Chemistry 88, 22, 15817–15831 2023 4.198
6 Dinitrogen reduction using ruthenium coordinated by nitrogen-doped graphene and cobalt complex coordinated by anionic PNP pincer ligand as catalysts a Akhil K. Sivan, Jisha Mary Thomas, Chinnappan Sivasankar Applied Organometallic Chemistry 37, 3, e7001 2022 4.105
7 Synthesis of β–Lactams Through Carbonylation of Diazo Compounds Followed by [2+2] Cycloaddition Reaction Fathima Febin Koothradan, Arumugam Jayarani, and Chinnappan Sivasankar The Journal of Organic Chemistry -- 2022 4.198
8 Palladium catalyzed synthesis of poly-substituted and poly-functionalised conjugated 1, 3-dienes from allyl bromides and α-diazoesters Hilal Ahmad Khan, Vikiho Wotsa, J Lavanya, Chinnapan Sivasankar New Journal of Chemistry 46, 41, 19940-19949 2022 3.92
9 Grignard reagent dictated copper (I) phosphines catalyzed reductive coupling of diazo compounds: The chemistry beyond carbene generation Packirisamy Kuzhalmozhi Madarasi, Chinnappan Sivasankar Applied Organometallic Chemistry 36, 2, e6522 2022 4.10
10 Molecular insights of hyaluronic acid–ethambutol and hyaluronic acid–isoniazid drug conjugates act as promising novel drugs for the treatment of t R Thirumalaisamy, V Aroulmoji, Muhammad Nasir Iqbal, Shreyas Saride, M Bhuvaneswari, M Deepa, C Sivasankar, Riaz Khan Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics 1-12 2022 4.15
11 DFT studies of protonation and anion binding of Chatt type dinitrogen complex: Who is first? Pennarasi Natrajan, Hilal Ahmad Khan, Deepa Masilamani, Chinnappan Sivasankar Inorganica Chimica Acta 536, 120899 2022 3.11
12 Synthesis, spectroscopic, CO‐releasing ability, and anticancer activity studies of [Mn(CO)3(L–L)Br] complexes: Experimental and density functional Jisha Mary Thomas, Pitchavel Vidhyapriya, Akhil K Sivan, Natarajan Sakthivel, Chinnappan Sivasankar Applied Organometallic Chemistry 36, 6, e6685 2022 4.10
13 Functionalization of Sulfonic Acid to Sulfonic Ester Using Diazo Compound under Mild Reaction Conditions in the Absence of Additives Hilal Ahmad Khan, Vikiho Wotsa, Chinnapan Sivasankar ChemistrySelect 7, 33, e202202440 2022 2.30
14 Investigation of the CO releasing ability of azachalcone bound Mn (I) tricarbonyl complexes and their antiproliferative properties Jisha Mary Thomas, Shreyas S Kuduvalli, Thirugnanasambandhar Sivasubramanian Anitha, Chinnappan Sivasankar Applied Organometallic Chemistry 36,12, e6896 2022 4.10
15 Carboxylic Acid Functionalization Using Sulfoxonium Ylides as a Carbene Source Fathima Febin Koothradan, Anusree Suresh Babu, Krishnendu P Pushpakaran, Arumugam Jayarani, Chinnappan Sivasankar The Journal of Organic Chemistry 87, 16, 10564–10575 2022 4.19
16 Molybdenum bound nitrogen‐doped graphene catalyst for reduction of N2 to NH3 and NH2NH2, using FLP as a co‐catalyst: A DFT study: N2 reduction by Akhil K Sivan, Jisha Mary Thomas, Thayalaraj Christopher Jeyakumar, Chinnappan Sivasankar Applied Organometallic Chemistry 36, 5, e6644 2022 4.10
17 Hyaluronic Acid-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose Conjugate Act as a Promising Targeted Drug Delivery Option for the Treatment of COVID-19 R Thirumalaisamy, V Aroulmoji, Riaz Khan, C Sivasankar, M Deepa International journal of advanced Science and Engineering 7, 4, 1995-2005 2021 0.88
18 Molecular insights of hyaluronic acid-hydroxychloroquine conjugate as a promising drug in targeting SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins R Thirumalaisamy, V Aroulmoji, Muhammad Nasir Iqbal, M Deepa, C Sivasankar, Riaz Khan, T Selvankumar Journal of Molecular Structure 1238, 130457 2021 3.84
19 Hyaluronic acid–TB drug conjugates for the treatment of active tuberculosis disease Riaz Khan, Vincent Aroulmoji, C Sivasankar, M Deepa International journal of advanced Science and Engineering 7, 1625-1628 2020 0.88
20 Infrared spectroscopic detection of ketene formation from carbene and CO sources: an amide synthesis Packirisamy Kuzhalmozhi Madarasi, Chinnappan Sivasankar New Journal of Chemistry 44, 21, 8718-8727 2020 3.92
21 An efficient method to prepare sulfoxonium ylides and their reactivity studies using copper powder and Sc (III) as catalysts: Molecular and electronic Kankanala Ramakrishna, Arumugam Jayarani, Fathima Febin Koothradan, Chinnappan Sivasankar Applied Organometallic Chemistry 34, 9, e5748 2020 4.10
22 Construction of frustrated Lewis pair from nitride and phosphine for the activation and cleavage of molecular hydrogen Thayalaraj Christopher Jeyakumar, Masilamani Deepa, Sambath Baskaran, Chinnappan Sivasankar Applied Organometallic Chemistry 34, 10, e5811 2020 4.10
23 Unusual [Pt{κ2(C,N)}]+ → [Pt{κ2(N,N)}]+ Coordination Mode Flip of the Guanidinate(1−) Ligand in Cationic N,N′,N″-Tris(3,5-xylyl)guanidinatop Rishabh Ujjval, Masilamani Deepa, Jisha Mary Thomas, Chinnappan Sivasankar, Natesan Thirupathi Organometallics 39, 20, 3663-3678 2020 3.83
24 Activation and Functionalization of Dinitrogen in the Presence of Molecular Hydrogen Promoted by Transition Metal Complexes Chinnappan Sivasankar, Packirisamy Kuzhalmozhi Madarasi, Masilamani Tamizmani European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2020, 15, 1383-1395 2020 2.55
25 Dehydrogenation of formic acid catalysed by M-embedded nitrogen-doped graphene (M= Fe, Ru, Os): a DFT study Thayalaraj Christopher Jeyakumar, Chinnappan Sivasankar New Journal of Chemistry 43, 3, 1440-1448 2019 3.92
26 Syntheses and structural aspects of six-membered palladacyclic complexes derived from N, N′, N′′-triarylguanidines with N-or S-thiocyanate ligan Priya Saxena, Jisha Mary Thomas, Chinnappan Sivasankar, Natesan Thirupathi New Journal of Chemistry 43, 5, 2307-2327 2019 3.92
27 Synthesis of diesters through carbonylation of diazo compounds followed by alcohol addition Packirisamy Kuzhalmozhi Madarasi, Kavya Vinod, Anjaly Sankar, Chinnappan Sivasankar ChemistrySelect 4, 25, 7555-7558 2019 2.30
28 Possibility of reducing the coordinated dinitrogen into ammonia and hydrazine using [Ru-L] (L = triamidoamine) and FLP-H 2 : A DFT study Thayalaraj Christopher Jeyakumar, Sambath Baskaran, Chinnappan Sivasankar Journal of Chemical Sciences 130, 6, 1-10 2018 2.15
29 Synthesis of amido esters and amido phosphonates through carbonylation of diazo compounds followed by nucleophilic addition reaction Kankanala Ramakrishna, Chinnappan Sivasankar European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2017, 27, 4035-4043 2017 3.26
30 Protonation of coordinated dinitrogen using protons generated from molecular hydrogen Masilamani Tamizmani, Chinnappan Sivasanka European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2017, 37, 4239-4245 2017 2.55
31 Synthesis, characterization and catalytic application of some novel PNP-Ni (II) complexes: Regio-selective [2+ 2+ 2] cycloaddition reaction of alkyne Masilamani Tamizmani, Chinnappan Sivasankar Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 845, 82-89 2017 2.34
32 Synthesis, characterization and catalytic application of some novel PNP-Ni (II) complexes: Regio-selective [2þ2þ2] cycloaddition reaction of alkyne Masilamani Tamizmani, Chinnappan Sivasankar Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 30, 1e8 2017 2.34
33 Iridium catalyzed acceptor/acceptor carbene insertion into N–H bonds in water Kankanala Ramakrishna, Chinnappan Sivasankar Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 15, 11, 2392-2396 2017 3.89
34 Synthesis of Aminobenzoic Acid Derivatives via Chemoselective Carbene Insertion into the− NH Bond Catalyzed by Cu (I) Complex Kankanala Ramakrishna, Chinnappan Sivasankar The Journal of Organic Chemistry 81, 15, 6609-6616 2016 4.19
35 Six-membered cyclopalladated N,N′,N″-triarylguanidines, [{κ2(C,N)Pd}2(μ-OAc)(μ-Pz)], [κ2(C,N)Pd(μ-Pz)]2 and a novel [AgNO3⊂{{κ2(C,N)Pd}2( Pallavi Agarwal, Jisha Mary Thomas, Chinnappan Sivasankar, Munirathinam Nethaji, Natesan Thirupathi Polyhedron 117, 679-694 2016 2.97
36 A green approach to the synthesis of α-amino phosphonate in water medium: carbene insertion into the N–H bond by Cu (I) catalyst Kankanala Ramakrishna, Jisha Mary Thomas, Chinnappan Sivasankar The Journal of Organic Chemistry 81, 20, 9826-9835 2016 4.19
37 Phosphine ligands stabilized Cu (I) catalysts for carbene insertion into the N–H bond Kankanala Ramakrishna, Chinnappan Sivasanka Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 805, 122-129 2016 2.34
38 Functionalization of N 2 to NH 3 via direct N≡ N bond cleavage using M (III)(NMe 2) 3 (M= W/Mo): A theoretical study Sambath Baskaran, Perumal Balu, Chinnappan Sivasankar Journal of Chemical Sciences 127, 1, 83-94 2015 2.15
39 Hydroxylamine synthesis by oxygen insertion into ReNH2 bond via Baeyer–Villiger oxidation: a Theoretical study Sambath Baskaran, Chinnappan Sivasankar Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry 28, 11, 690-694 2015 2.15
40 Chemoselective carbene insertion into the N–H bond over O–H bond using a well-defined single site (P–P) Cu (I) catalyst Kankanala Ramakrishna, Mani Murali, Chinnappan Sivasankar Organic letters 17, 15, 3814-3817 2015 6.07
41 Ionic and Neutral Half‐Sandwich Guanidinatoruthenium (II) Complexes and Their Solution Behavior Ram Kishan, Robin Kumar, Sambath Baskaran, Chinnappan Sivasankar, Natesan Thirupathi European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2015, 19, 3182-3194 2015 2.55
42 Slow hydrolysis of an organozirconium complex: The first polyoxometallic heptanuclear zirconium oxide Arup Mukherjee, Tamal K Sen, Sambath Baskaran, Chinnappan Sivasankar, Swadhin K Mandal Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 775, 76-79 2015 2.34
43 Lessons learned and lessons to be learned for developing homogeneous transition metal complexes catalyzed reduction of N2 to ammonia Chinnappan Sivasankar, Sambath Baskaran, Masilamani Tamizmani, Kankanala Ramakrishna Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 752, 44-58 2014 2.34
44 Ammonia and hydrazine synthesis from [N2-W {(NHCH2CH2) 3N}] and [AH]+[BH]− using Sivasankar catalytic cycle: DFT studies Sambath Baskaran, Chinnappan Sivasankar Computational and Theoretical Chemistry 1027, 73-78 2014 2.29
45 Molecular and electronic structure analysis of some novel copper and zinc complexes of hypervalent carbon based ligand: DFT studies Sambath Baskaran, Chinnappan Sivasankar Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 752, 123-132 2014 2.34
46 Coordinated and uncoordinated anion dictated coordination mode of PN (Me) P ligand in Pd (II) complexes and their catalytic applications Masilamani Tamizmani, Ramakrishna Kankanala, Chinnappan Sivasankar Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 763, 6-13 2014 2.34
47 Calix [2] bispyrrolylarenes: new expanded calix [4] pyrroles for fluorometric sensing of anions via extended π-conjugation Brijesh Chandra, Sanjeev P Mahanta, Narendra N Pati, Sambath Baskaran, Ravi K Kanaparthi, Chinnappan Sivasankar, Pradeepta K Panda Organic letters 15, 2, 306-309 2013 6.07
48 Reduction of N2 by H2 to NH3 and N2H4 using [MoL](L= triamidoamine) and organic co-catalysts: A theoretical approach Sambath Baskaran, Chinnappan Sivasankar Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 370, 140-144 2013 5.0
49 Hydrogenation of dinitrogen to ammonia in [WF (PH2 (CH2) 2PH2) 2N2] using H 2: Insights from DFT calculations Perumal Balu, Sambath Baskaran, Venu Kannappan, Chinnappan Sivasankar New Journal of Chemistry 36, 3, 562-565 2012 3.92
50 A possibility of functionalizing the dinitrogen in a Chatt complex by H2: Density functional studies Perumal Balu, Sambath Baskaran, Venu Kannappan, Chinnappan Sivasankar Polyhedron 31, 1, 676-681 2012 2.97
51 Colorimetric sensing of fluoride ion by new expanded calix [4] pyrrole through anion− π interaction Sanjeev P Mahanta, B Sathish Kumar, Sambath Baskaran, Chinnappan Sivasankar, Pradeepta K Panda Organic letters 14, 2, 548-551 2012 6.07
52 A [Fe(CB6)] platform for binding of small molecules: Insights from DFT calculations Sambath Baskaran, Masilamani Tamizmani, Thanigachalam Mahalakshmi, Chinnappan Sivasankar Journal of Computational Chemistry 33,10, 1047-1054 2012 3.67
53 Understanding the stability, electronic and molecular structure of some copper (III) complexes containing alkyl and non alkyl ligands: Insights from D Sambath Baskaran, P Venuvanalingam, Chinnappan Sivasankar Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 696, 13, 2627-2634 2011 2.34
54 Functionalization of Dinitrogen Using a Historically Significant Ru Complex: A New Life for an Old Complex Sambath Baskaran, Chinnappan Sivasankar European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2010, 29, 4716-4719 2010 2.55
55 Energetics and mechanism of ammonia synthesis through the Chatt cycle: Conditions for a catalytic mode and comparison with the Schrock cycle Gerald C Stephan, Chinnappan Sivasankar, Felix Studt, Felix Tuczek Chemistry–A European Journal 14, 2, 644-652 2008 502
56 Mo–and W–N2 and–CO complexes with novel mixed P/N ligands: Structural properties and implications to synthetic nitrogen fixation Gerald C Stephan, Christian Näther, Chinnappan Sivasankar, Felix Tuczek Inorganica Chimica Acta 361, 4, 1008-1019 2008 3.11
57 Is copper (I) hard or soft? A density functional study of mixed ligand complexes Chinnappan Sivasankar, Nabanita Sadhukhan, Jitendra K Bera, Ashoka G Samuelson New Journal of Chemistry 31, 3, 385-393 2007 3.92
58 Double deprotonation of coordinated ethylimide to CH 3 CN: molecular mechanism and relevance to the chemistry of Mo and W organoimides Chinnappan Sivasankar, Felix Tuczek Dalton Transactions 28, 3396-3398 2006 4.56
59 Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and electronic structure of some new Cu (I) carbene complexes Chinnappan Sivasankar, Christina Baskaran, Ashoka G Samuelson Journal of Chemical Sciences 118, 3, 237-242 2006 2.15
60 Dismutation of a Molybdenum(IV) Acetonitrile−NNH2 Complex to a Molybdenum(IV) Ethylimido Complex + N2:  Mechanistic Implications on the Protonatio Chinnappan Sivasankar, Natascha Böres, Gerhard Peters, Carsten M Habeck, Felix Studt, Felix Tuczek Organometallics 24, 22, 5393-5406 2005 3.83
61 Synthesis of the first polymeric Cu (I) dppe (dppe= 1, 2-bis (diphenylphosphino) ethane) complexes C Sivasankar, M Nethaji, AG Samuelson Inorganic Chemistry Communications 7, 2, 238-240 2004 3.42
62 Reactions of Cu3 (dppm) 3 (μ3-OH)(ClO4) 2 (dppm= bis-(diphenylphosphino) methane) with Soft Heterocumulenes C Sivasankar, JK Bera, M Nethaji, AG Samuelson Journal of organometallic chemistry 689, 16, 2726-2732 2004 2.34

Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals

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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 Coordination chemistry of copper (I) complexes with bis (phosphine) ligands Jisha Mary Thomas, P Kuzhalmozhi Madarasi, Chinnappan Sivasankar, Ashoka G Samuelson Copper (I) Chemistry of Phosphines, Functionalized Phosphines and Phosphorus Heterocycles Elsevier 2019 9780128150528

Edited Books

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Ongoing Projects

S.No Title of the Project Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year
1 Conversion of polyethylene into olefins and other useful products by single site catalysts. DST-SERB 16.01.2023 50,76,016 2023

Ongoing Consultancy Works

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Completed Projects

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1 Synthesis of Various Biologically Important Chiral Phosphonates and Sulfones via Carbene Insertion into the N-H, O-H and C-H Bonds DST-SERB 21/02/2019 - 20/02/2022 Rs 32,39,000/- 2019
2 Electronically and structurally tuned synthesis and biological studies of metal based CO releasing molecules (CORMS) UGC 01/07/2015 - 30/06/2018 Rs 11,31,600/- 2015
3 Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and reactivity studies of some novel pincer ligands supported transition metal dinitrogen complexes DST-SERB 26/08/2015 - 25/08/2018 Rs 34,75,000/- 2015
4 C-H activation and functionalization sp3 and sp2 carbons using transition metal catalysts under mild conditions CSIR 12/12/2011 - 11/12/2014 Rs 20,00,000/- 2011
5 Design and synthesis of homogeneous transition metal catalysts for the activation and fictionalization of dinitrogen via direct reaction with molecular hydrogen DST-SERB 22/9/2009 - 21/9/2013 Rs 20,00,000/- 2009

Completed Consultancy Works

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Career Guidance Offered to students

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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 2020 M.SC 4 Chemistry
2 2019 M.SC 4 Chemistry
3 2018 M.SC 4 Chemistry
4 2017 M.SC 4 Chemistry
5 2016 M.SC 4 Chemistry
6 2015 M.SC 4 Chemistry
7 2014 M.SC 4 Chemistry
8 2013 M.SC 4 Chemistry
9 2012 M.SC 4 Chemistry
10 2011 M.SC 4 Chemistry
11 2010 M.SC 4 Chemistry
12 2009 M.SC 4 Chemistry
13 2008 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 Akhil K S 26-08-2016 1600107001 Exploring the possibility of nitrogen fixation into ammonia and hydrazine using molecular hydrogen in the presence of Mo, Ru, Os, Co based catalysts and FLP as a co-catalyst: Experimental and theoreti YES 20-02-2023 YES 29-11-2023
2 Jisha Mary Thomas 16-11-2015 1500107004 "Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Studies of Electronically and Structurally Tuned Manganese Carbonyl Based CO Releasing Molecules (CORMs)" YES 14-11-2022 YES 08-11-2023
3 P Kuzhalmozhimadarasi 07-05-2016 20161107013 Transition Metal Complexes Catalyzed C-X (X=O, Si, N) and N-N Bond Formation Using Diazo Compounds, CO and RMgX: Insights to Understand the Reaction and Mechanisms YES 30-12-2021 YES 29-05-2022
4 T Christopher Jeyakumar 07-03-2013 R 31360 DFT Studies on Electronic Structure and Catalytic Application of Group VIII Metal Complexes YES 20-02-2019 YES 26-11-2019
5 Ramakrishna Kankanala 02-11-2012 PHD 1404 Carbene Insertion Into the N-H Bond Catalyzed by Cu(I) and Ir(I) Complexes; Facile Construction of the C-N Bond YES 19-04-2017 YES 25-01-2018
6 M Tamizmani 11-01-2011 PHD 1091 Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Application of Phosphine Ligand Stabilized Co, Ni, Pd, Mo, W Complexes YES 21-07-2016 YES 28-04-2017
7 S Baskaran 03-11-2010 R 24303 New Lessons for the Synthesis of Ammonia and Related Molecules from Dinitrogen Using Transition Metal Catalysts: DFT Studies YES 12-05-2014 YES 16-03-2015
8 Fathima Febin Koothradan 01-08-2017 1700107009 Synthesis and Characterisation of b-lactams and a-benzoyloxy esters using different carbene sources catalysed by transition metal complexes YES 15-11-2023 NO
9 Hilal Ahmad Khan 03-08-2018 1800107011 Exploring the chemistry of sp2 and sp3 carbons: carbenes and hydrocarbons YES 22-12-2023 NO

Research Guidance - Post Doctoral

S.No Scholar Name Designation Funding Agency Fellowship Title Year of Joining Year of Completion
1 Dr. L. Devi Ph.D SERB NPDF 11-07-2017 10-07-2019

Financial assistance availed to attend conferences / workshops and to pay membership fee
of professional bodies during the year

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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 Metal Mediated C-X (X= N, C) Bond Formation Using Carbene Conferences Thiruvalluvar University National 22-02-2023 22-02-2023 2023
2 CO releasing ability and anti-cancer activity studies of some newly synthesized [Mn(CO)3(L−L)Br]: Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore International 14-12-2023 17-12-2023 2023

Conferences/Seminars Organized

S.No Title of the Programme Sponsors Venue & Duration Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level From To Year
1 NATIONAL SEMINAR ON RECENT ADVANCES IN CHEMISTRY (NSRAC) -2019 UGC -SAP - D S A - I & PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT, PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY. 2 DAYS NATIONAL 04-03-2019 05-03-2019 2019

Workshop Organized

S.No Title of the Programme Sponsors Venue & Duration Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level From To Year
1 Synergistic Training program Utilizing theScientific and Technological Infrastructure (STUTI) Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, New D Pondicherry University, 7 days National 17-10-2022 23-10-2022 2022

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Participation & Extension Activities (Academic/Administraion)

S.No Name of the Position (Head, Dean, Co-ordinator, Director, etc.,) Duration Nature of Dutites
1 Head June 2022- Till date Central Instrumentation Facility, Pondicherry University
2 Board of Directors 2019 - Till date Pondicherry University Start-up Hub (PUSH)

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