P. THANASEKARAN Associate Professor

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  • Department of Chemistry
  • School of Physical, Chemical & Applied Sciences
  • ptsekaran@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 Ph.D Photochemical Studies of Some Ruthenium(II) Complexes Madurai Kamaraj University 1998
2 M.Sc General Chemistry Madurai Kamaraj University 1992
3 B.Sc General Chemistry Madurai Kamaraj University 1989

Area of Specializaion

Photochemistry, Materials Chemistry and Chemical Biology

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 Research Associate NATIONAL Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) 1999 Fellowship
2 Senior Research Fellow NATIONAL Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) 1995 Fellowship
3 Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) NATIONAL indian Institute of Technology, Madras 1992 Fellowship

Teaching Experience

S.No Designation Department/Centre Institution
1 Lecturer School of Chemistry Madurai Kamaraj University
2 Research Associate (CSIR) School of Chemistry Madurai Kamaraj University
3 Lecturer Department of Chemistry Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Research Experience

S.No Designation Department/Centre Institution Area of Research
1 Senior Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Chemistry Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan Materials Chemistry
2 Postdoctoral Fellow Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica, Taiwan Materials Chemistry and Chemical Biology
3 Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Chemistry National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan Catalysis
4 Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Chemistry Auburn University, USA Fast Reaction Kinetics
5 Postdoctoral Fellow Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica, Taiwan Materials Chemistry
6 Research Associate (CSIR) School of Chemistry Madurai Kamaraj University Photochemistry
7 Postdoctoral Fellow Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica, Taiwan Materials Chemistry

Industry Experience

S.No Designation Company/Corporate Nature of Work

Contribution towards Innovation

S.No Name of the Work/Contribution Specialization Remarks

Patent Details

S.No Title Status Patent Number Year of Award Type Commercialized Status
1 Prismatic Supramolecules GRANTED US 6,852,249 B2 2005 INTERNATIONAL NO

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 Aggregation Induced Emission (AIE), Selective Fluoride Ion Sensing and Lysozyme Interaction Properties of Julolidinesulphonyl Derived Schiff Base Krishnaveni, K.; Gurusamy, S.; Rajakumar, K.; Sathish, V.; Thanasekaran, P.; Mathavan, A. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 427, 113822 2022 4.291
2 Copper supported silica-based nanocatalysts for CuAAC and cross-coupling reactions Veerakumar, P.; Velusamy, N.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lin, K.-C.; Rajagopal, S React. Chem. Eng 7 & 1891-1920 2022 5.2
3 AIE or AIE(P)E-Active Transition Metal Complexes for Highly Sensitive Detection of Nitroaromatic Explosives Ramdass, A.; Sathish, V.; Thanasekaran, P. Results in Chem. 4 & 100337 2022 1.2 (citeScore)
4 Neutral Mononuclear Rhenium(I) Complex with Rare in-situ Generated Triazolyl Ligand for Luminescence “Turn-On” Detection of Histidine Thanasekaran, P.; Huang, J.-H.; Jhou, C.-R.; Tsao, H.-C.; Mendiratta, S.; Su, C.-H.; Liu, C.-P.; Liu, Y.-H.; Huang, J.-H.; Lu, K.-L. Dalton Trans. in press 2022 4.39
5 Molecular Mechanics of Glove-Like Re(I) Metallacycles: Toward Light-Activated Molecular Catchers Thanasekaran, P.; Lin, B.-C.; Valaboju, A.; Lan, C.-F.; Chang, C.-H.; Lee, C.-C.; Wu, J.-Y.; Bhattacharya, D.; Tseng, T.-W.; Lee, H.-M.; Hsu, C.-P.; Lu, K.-L. J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 69 & 1392-1399 2022 1.753
6 A Novel Colorimetric,Selective Fluorescent Turn-Off Chemosensor and Biomolecules Binding Studies Based on Iodosalicylimine Schiff-Base Derivative Gurusamy, S.; Sankarganesh, M.; Sathish, V.; Thanasekaran, P.; Mathavan, A. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 425, 113674 2022 4.291
7 Non-Conventional Photoactive Transition Metal Complexes That Mediated Sensing and Inhibition of Amyloidogenic Aggregates Babu, E.; Bhuvaneswari, J.; Rajakumar, K.; Sathish, V.; Thanasekaran, P. Coord. Chem. Rev. 428, 213612 2021 22.315
8 Hydrophobic Metal-Organic Frameworks and Derived Composites for Microelectronics Applications Thanasekaran, P.; Su, C.-H.; Liu, Y.-H.; Lu, K.-L. Chem. Eur. J. 27, 16543-16563 2021 5.236
9 Weak interactions in Conducting Metal-Organic Frameworks Thanasekaran, P.; Su, C.-H.; Liu, Y.-H.; Lu, K.-L. Coord. Chem. Rev. 442, 213987 2021 22.315
10 A Nonlinear Optical Cadmium(II)-Based Metal-Organic Framework with Chiral Helical Chains Derived from an Achiral Bent Dicarboxylate Ligand Hsu, K. T.; Thanasekaran, P.; Su, C.-H.; Chang, B.-C.; Liu, Y.-H.; Hung, C.-H.; Lu, K.-L. CrystEngComm. 23, 824-830 2021 3.545
11 Advances of Inorganic Materials in the Detection and Therapeutic Uses Against Coronaviruses Sathish, V.; Manivannan, C.; Malathi, B.; Ramesh Kumar, A.; Thanasekaran, P. Curr. Med. Chem. 28, 1-7 2021 4.53
12 Multiple Target Detection and Binding Properties of Naphthalene-Derived Schiff-Base Chemosensor Gurusamy, S.; Krishnaveni, K.; Sankarganesh, M.; Sathish, V.; Thanasekaran, P.; Mathavan, A. J. Mol. Liq. 325, 115190 2021 6.165
13 Selective Anions Mediated Fluorescence “Turn-On”, Aggregation Induced Emission (AIE) and Lysozyme Targeting Properties of Pyrene-Naphthalene Sulph Krishnaveni, K.; Gurusamy, S.; Sathish, V.; Thanasekaran, P.; Mathavan, A. Spectrochim Acta A Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc. 252, 119537 2021 4.098
14 Weak Interactions in Imidazole-Containing Zinc(II)-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks Wu, H.-W.; Lee, L.-W.; Thanasekaran, P.; Su, C.-H.; Liu, Y.-H.; Chin, T.-M.; Lu, K.-L. J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 1-7 2020 1.967
15 Research Progress on Porous Carbon Supported Metal/Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Supercapacitor Electrode Applications Veerakumar, P.; Sangili, A.; Manavalan, S.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lin, K.-C. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 59, 6347-6374 2020 3.720
16 Carbon Dot Nanoparticles Exert Inhibitory Effects on Human Platelets and Reduce Mortality in Mice with Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism Lee, T.-Y.; Jayakumar, T.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lin, K.-C.; Chen, H.-M.; Veerakumar, P.; Sheu, J.-R. Nanomaterials 10, 1254 2020 5.076
17 Lipid-Wrapped Upconversion Nanoconstruct/Photosensitizer Complex for Near-Infrared Light-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy Thanasekaran, P.; Chu, C.-H.; Wang, S.-B.; Chen, K.-Y.; Gao, H. -D.; Lee, M. M.; Sun, S.-S.; Li, J.-P.; Chen, J.-Y.; Chen, J.-K.; Chang, Y.-H.; Lee, H. -M. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 11, 84-95 2019 9.229
18 Transition Metal Complexes-based Aptamers as Optical Diagnostic Tools for Disease Proteins Babu, E.; Bhuvaneswari, J.; Muthumareeswaran, P.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lee, H.-M.; Rajagopal, S. Coord. Chem. Rev. 380, 519-549 2019 22.315
19 Self-Assembly: An intriguing Relationship Between Structures of Metal Complexes and Shapes of Ancient Chinese Characters Thanasekaran, P.; Luo, T.-T.; Kao, Y.-C.; Lin, C.-C.; Yang, C.-I.; Lu, K.-L. J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 1-4 2019 1.967
20 Host-guest Interaction Studies of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Alkoxy Bridged Binuclear Rhenium (I) Complexes Sathish, V.; Murali Krishnan, M.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K.-L.; Rajagopal, S. Spectrochim Acta A Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc. 222, 117160 2019 4.098
21 Simple Preparation of Porous Carbon Supported Ruthenium: Propitious Catalytic Activity in the Reduction of Ferrocyanate(III) and Cationic Dye Veerakumar, P.; Salamalai, K.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lin, K.-C. ACS Omega 3, 12609-12621 2018 3.512
22 Low-cost Palladium Decorated on m-Aminophenol-formaldehyde-Derived Porous Carbon Spheres for the Enhanced Catalytic Reduction of Organic Dyes Veerakumar, P.; Panner Muthuselvam, I.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lin, K.-C. Inorg. Chem. Front. 5, 354-363 2018 6.569
23 Phosphorescence "Turn-On" Sensing of Anions by Rhenium(I) Schiff-base Complexes Ramdass, A.; Sathish, V.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Rajagopal, S. ChemistrySelect 3, 2277-2285 2018 2.109
24 Aggregation Induced Emission Enhancement (AIEE) of Anthracene Derived Schiff Base Compounds and Their Applications as Sensor for BSA and Optical Cell Densil, S.; Chang, C.H; Chen, C.L; Mathavan, A.; Ramdass, A.; Sathish, V; Thanasekaran, P.; Li, W.S; Rajagopal, S. Luminescence 33, 780-789 2018 2.464
25 Translational Medicine in Pulmonary-Renal Crosstalk: Therapeutic Targeting of p-Cresyl Sulfate Triggered Nonspecific ROS and Chemoattractants in Dyspn Chang, J.-F.; Liang, S.-S.; Thanasekaran, P.; Chang, H.-W.; Wen, L.-L.; Chen, C.-H.; Liou, J.-C.; Yeh, J.-C.; Liu, S.-H.; Dai, H.-M.; Lin, W.-N. J. Clin. Med. 7, 266 2018 4.241
26 Unravelling the Aggregation Induced Emission Enhancement in Tris(4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline)ruthenium(II) Complex Babu, E.; Muthu Mareeswaran, P.; Murali Krishnan, M.; Sathish, V; Thanasekaran, P.; Rajagopal, S. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 98, 7-10 2018 2.495
27 Luminescent Sensor for Copper(II) Ion Based on Imine Functionalized Monometallic Rhenium(I) Complexes Ramdass, A.; Sathish, V.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Umapathy, S.; Rajagopal, S. Sens. Actuators B. 240, 1216-1225 2017 7.460
28 Biomass Derived Sheet-like Carbon/Palladium Nanocomposite: An Excellent Opportunity for Reduction of Toxic Hexavalent Chromium Veerakumar, P.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lin, K.-C.; Liu, S.-B. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 5, 5302-5312 2017 8.198
29 Well-dispersed Rhenium Nanoparticles on Three-dimensional Carbon Nanostructures: Efficient Catalysts for the Reduction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds Veerakumar, P.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lin, K.-C.; Liu, S.-B. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 506, 271-282 2017 8.128
30 Recent Developments on Optical and Electrochemical Sensing of Copper(II) Ion Based on Transition Metal Complexes Ramdass, A.; Sathish, V.; Babu, E.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Rajagopal, S. Coord. Chem. Rev. 343, 278-307 2017 22.315
31 Computational Studies of Versatile Heterogeneous Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki, Heck and Sonogashira Coupling Reactions Veerakumar, P.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K.-L.; Liu, S.-B.; Rajagopal, S. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 5, 8475-8490 2017 8.198
32 Functionalized Silica Matrices and Palladium: A Versatile Heterogeneous Catalyst for Suzuki, Heck and Sonogashira Reactions Veerakumar, P.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K.-L.; Liu, S.-B.; Rajagopal, S. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 5, 6357-6376 2017 8.198
33 Development of Luminescent Sensors based on Transition Metal Complexes for the Detection of Nitroexplosives Sathish, V.; Ramdass, A.; Velayudham, M.; Lu, K.-L.; Thanasekaran, P.; Rajagopal, S. Dalton Trans. 46, 16738-16769 2017 4.390
34 An Integrated System to Remotely Trigger Intracellular Signal Transduction by Upconversion Nanoparticle Mediated Kinase Photoactivation Gao, H.-D.; Thanasekaran, P.; Chen, T.-h.; Chang, Y.-H.; Chen, Y.-J.; Lee, H.-M. J. Vis. Exp. 126, e55769 2017 1.4
35 Sensing of Insulin Fibrillation using Alkoxy-bridged Binuclear Rhenium(I) Complexes Sathish, V.; Ramdass, A.; Lu, Z.-Z.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K. L.; Rajagopal, S. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 73, 49-51 2016 2.495
36 Construction of an Near-Infrared-Activatable Enzyme Platform to Remotely Trigger Intracellular Signal Transduction Using an Upconversion Nanoparticle Gao, H.-D.; Thanasekaran, P.; Chiang, C.-W.; Hong, J.-L.; Liu, Y.-C.; Chang, Y.-H.; Lee, H.-M. ACS Nano 9, 7041-7051 2015 15.881
37 Aggregation-induced Phosphorescence Enhancement (AIPE) Based on Transition Metal Complexes - An Overview Sathish, V.; Ramdass, A.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K.-L.; Rajagopal, S. J. Photochem. Photobiol. C: Photochem. Rev. 23, 25-44 2015 12.972
38 Synthesis and Characterization of Monometallic Rhenium(I) Complexes and Their Application as Selective Sensor for Copper(II) ion Ramdass, A.; Sathish, V.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Umapathy, S.; Rajagopal, S. RSC Adv. 5, 38479-38488 2015 3.36
39 A Molecular Triangle as a Precursor Toward the Assembly of a Jar-Shaped Metallasupramolecule Lin, S.-M.; Velayudham, M.; Tsai, C.-H.; Chang, C.-H.; Lee, C.-C.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K.-L. Organometallics 33, 40-44 2014 3.876
40 Alkoxy Bridged Binuclear Rhenium (I) Complexes as a Potential Sensor for beta-Amyloid Aggregation Sathish, V.; Babu, E.; Ramdass, A.; Lu, Z.-Z.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K.-L.; Rajagopal, S. Talanta 130, 274-279 2014 6.057
41 Neutral Discrete Metal-organic Cyclic Architectures: Opportunities for Structural Features and Properties in Confined Spaces Thanasekaran, P.; Lee, C.-H.; Lu, K.L. Coord. Chem. Rev. 280, 96-175 2014 22.315
42 Monometallic Rhenium(I) Complexes as Sensor for Anions Ramdass, A; Satish, V.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Rajagopal, S.; Lu, K. L. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 35, 186-191 2013 2.495
43 Photoswitchable Alkoxy-Bridged Binuclear Rhenium(I) Complexes–A Potential Probe for Biomolecules and Optical Cell Imaging Sathish, V.; Babu, E.; Ramdass, A.; Lu, Z. Z.; Chang, T. T.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K. L.; Li, W. S.; Rajagopal, S. RSC Adv. 3, 18557-18566 2013 3.36
44 Host–Guest Key–Lock Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions: A Rare Case in the Design of a V-Shaped Polycarboxylate Ni(II)-Based Chiral Coordination Polyme Lin, J. W.; Thanasekaran, P.; Chang, J. S.; Wu, J. Y.; Lai, L. L.; Lu, K. L CrystEngComm. 15, 9798-9810 2013 3.545
45 Aggregation Induced Emission Enhancement in Alkoxy-Bridged Binuclear Rhenium(I) Complexes – Application as Sensor for Explosives and Interaction wit Sathish, V.; Ramdass, A.; Lu, Z.-Z.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K.-L.; Rajagopal, S. J. Phys. Chem. B. 117, 14358-14366 2013 2.991
46 Synthesis, Structure and Dynamic Behavior of Discrete Metallacyclic Rotors Thanasekaran, P.; Huang, C.Y.; Lu, K. L. Chem. Lett. 42, 776-784 2013 1.361
47 One-step Orthogonal Bonding Approach Towards the Self-Assembly of Neutral Rhenium-Based Metalllacycles: Synthesis, Structures, Photophysics and Sensin Thanasekaran, P.; Lee, C. C.; Lu, K. L. Acc. Chem. Res. 45, 1403-1418 2012 20.832
48 Giant Metal−organic Frameworks with Bulky Organic Scaffolds: From Microporous to Mesoporous Functional Materials Thanasekaran, P.; Luo, T. T.; Wu, J. Y.; Lu, K. L. Dalton Trans. 41, 5437-5453 2012 4.390
49 Melamine-Promoted Crystal Growth of Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate from Calcium Nitrate and Oxalic Acid Thanasekaran, P.; Liu, C. M.; Cho,J. F.; Lu, K. L. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 17, 84-87 2012 2.495

Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals

S.No Title Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper Journal Name Volume, Issue & Page Nos. Year Impact Factor
1 Molecular Mechanics of Glove-Like Re(I) Metallacycles: Toward Light-Activated Molecular Catchers Thanasekaran, P.; Lin, B.-C.; Valaboju, A.; Lan, C.-F.; Chang, C.-H.; Lee, C.-C.; Wu, J.-Y.; Bhattacharya, D.; Tseng, T.-W.; Lee, H.-M.; Hsu, C.-P.; Lu, K.-L. J. Chin. Chem. Soc 69 & 1392-1399 2022 1.753
2 Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE), Selective Fluoride Ion Sensing and Lysozyme Interaction Properties of Julolidine-sulphonyl derived Schiff base Krishnaveni, K.; Gurusamy, S.; Rajakumar, K.; Sathish, V.; Thanasekaran, P.; Mathavan, A. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 427 & 113822 2022 4.291
3 A Novel Colorimetric, Selective Fluorescent “Turn-Off” Chemosensor and Biomolecules Binding Studies Based on Iodosalicylimine Schiff-Base Derivati Gurusamy, S.; Sankarganesh, M.; Sathish, V.; Thanasekaran, P.; Mathavan, A. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem 425 & 113674 2022 4.291
4 Copper Supported Silica-based Nanocatalysts for CuAAC and Cross-coupling Reactions Veerakumar, P.; Velusamy, N.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lin, K.-C.; Rajagopal, S. React. Chem. Eng. 7 & 1891-1920 2022 4.239
5 AIE or AIE(P)E-Active Transition Metal Complexes for Highly Sensitive Detection of Nitroaromatic Explosives Ramdass, A.; Sathish, V.; Thanasekaran, P. Results in Chem. 4 & 100337 2022 2.21 (impact score)
6 A Nonlinear Optical Cadmium(II)-based Metal-Organic Framework with Chiral Helical Chains Derived from an Achiral Bent Dicarboxylate Ligand Hsu, K. T.; Thanasekaran, P.; Su, C.-H.; Chang, B.-C.; Liu, Y.-H.; Hung, C.-H.; Lu, K.-L. CrystEngComm. 23 & 824-830 2021 3.545
7 Multiple Target Detection and Binding Properties of Naphthalene-Derived Schiff-Base Chemosensor Gurusamy, S.; Krishnaveni, K.; Sankarganesh, M.; Sathish, V.; Thanasekaran, P.; Mathavan, A. J. Mol. Liq. 325 & 115190 2021 6.165
8 Selective Anions Mediated Fluorescence “Turn-On”, Aggregation Induced Emission (AIE) and Lysozyme Targeting Properties of Pyrene-Naphthalene Sulph Krishnaveni, K.; Gurusamy, S.; Sathish, V.; Thanasekaran, P.; Mathavan, A. Spectrochim Acta A Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc. 252 & 119537 2021 4.098
9 Non-Conventional Photoactive Transition Metal Complexes That Mediated Sensing and Inhibition of Amyloidogenic Aggregates Babu, E.; Bhuvaneswari, J.; Rajakumar, K.; Sathish, V.; Thanasekaran, P. Coord. Chem. Rev. 428 & 213612 2021 22.315
10 Advances of Inorganic Materials in the Detection and Therapeutic Uses Against Coronaviruses Sathish, V.; Manivannan, C.; Malathi, B.; Ramesh Kumar, A.; Thanasekaran, P. Curr. Med. Chem. 28 & 1-17 2021 4.53
11 Weak Interactions in Conducting Metal-Organic Frameworks Thanasekaran, P.; Su, C.-H.; Liu, Y.-H.; Lu, K.-L. Coord. Chem. Rev. 442 & 213987 2021 22.315
12 Hydrophobic Metal-Organic Frameworks and Derived Composites for Microelectronics Applications Thanasekaran, P.; Su, C.-H.; Liu, Y.-H.; Lu, K.-L. Chem. Eur. J. 27 & 16543-16563 2021 5.236
13 Weak Interactions in Imidazole-containing Zinc(II)-based Metal-Organic Frameworks Wu, H.-W.; Lee, L.-W.; Thanasekaran, P.; Su, C.-H.; Liu, Y.-H.; Chin, T.-M.; Lu, K.-L. J. Chin. Chem. Soc 67 & 2182-2188 2020 1.753
14 Carbon Dot Nanoparticles Exert Inhibitory Effects on Human Platelets and Reduce Mortality in Mice with Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism Lee, T.-Y.; Jayakumar, T.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lin, K.-C.; Chen, H.-M.; Veerakumar, P.; Sheu, J.-R. Nanomaterials 10 & 1254 2020 5.076
15 Research Progress on Porous Carbon Supported Metal/Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Supercapacitor Electrode Applications Veerakumar, P.; Sangili, A.; Manavalan, S.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lin, K.-C. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 59 & 6347-6374. 2020 3.72
16 Lipid-Wrapped Upconversion Nanoconstruct/Photosensitizer Complex for Near-Infrared Light-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy Thanasekaran, P.; Chu, C.-H.; Wang, S.-B.; Chen, K.-Y.; Gao, H. -D.; Lee, M. M.; Sun, S.-S.; Li, J.-P.; Chen, J.-Y.; Chen, J.-K.; Chang, Y.-H.; Lee, H. -M. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 11 & 84-95 2019 9.229
17 Host-guest Interaction Studies of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Alkoxy Bridged Binuclear Rhenium (I) Complexes Sathish, V.; Murali Krishnan, M.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K.-L.; Rajagopal, S. Spectrochim Acta A Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc. 222 & 117160 2019 4.098
18 Self-assembly: An Intriguing Relationship Between Structures of Metal Complexes and Shapes of Ancient Chinese Characters Thanasekaran, P.; Luo, T.-T.; Kao, Y.-C.; Lin, C.-C.; Yang, C.-I.; Lu, K.-L. J. Chin. Chem. Soc 66 & 1027-1030 2019 1.753
19 Transition Metal Complexes-based Aptamers as Optical Diagnostic Tools for Disease Proteins Babu, E.; Bhuvaneswari, J.; Muthumareeswaran, P.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lee, H.-M.; Rajagopal, S. Coord. Chem. Rev. 380 & 519-549 2019 22.315
20 Utilization of Heavy Metal Complexes As Phosphorogenic Sensors for the Detection of Amino Acids Ramdass, A.; Sathish, V.; Thanasekaran, P. Orient. J. Chem 34 & 1-23 2018 -
21 A Metal-free Carbon-based Catalyst: An Overview and Directions for future Research Veerakumar, P.; Thanasekaran, P.; Subburaj, T.; Lin, K.-C. C 4 & 54 2018 -
22 Low-cost Palladium Decorated on m-Aminophenol-formaldehyde-Derived Porous Carbon Spheres for the Enhanced Catalytic Reduction of Organic Dy Veerakumar, P.; Panner Muthuselvam, I.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lin, K.-C. Inorg. Chem. Front. 5 & 354-363 2018 6.569
23 Phosphorescence "Turn-On" Sensing of Anions by Rhenium(I) Schiff-base Complexes Ramdass, A.; Sathish, V.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Rajagopal, S. Chemistryselect 3 & 2277-2285 2018 2.109
24 Aggregation Induced Emission Enhancement (AIEE) of Anthracene Derived Schiff Base Compounds and their Applications as Sensor for BSA and Optical Cell Densil, S.; Chang, C.H; Chen, C.L; Mathavan, A.; Ramdass, A.; Sathish, V; Thanasekaran, P.; Li, W.S; Rajagopal, S. Luminescence 33 & 780-789 2018 2.464
25 Translational Medicine in Pulmonary-Renal Crosstalk: Therapeutic Targeting of p-Cresyl Sulfate Triggered Nonspecific ROS and Chemoattractants in Dyspn Chang, J.-F.; Liang, S.-S.; Thanasekaran, P.; Chang, H.-W.; Wen, L.-L.; Chen, C.-H.; Liou, J.-C.; Yeh, J.-C.; Liu, S.-H.; Dai, H.-M.; Lin, W.-N. J. Clin. Med. 7 & 266 2018 4.241
26 Unravelling the Aggregation Induced Emission Enhancement in Tris(4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline)- ruthenium(II) Complex Babu, E.; Muthu Mareeswaran, P.; Murali Krishnan, M.; Sathish, V; Thanasekaran, P.; Rajagopal, S. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 98 & 7-10. 2018 2.495
27 Simple Preparation of Porous Carbon Supported Ruthenium: Propitious Catalytic Activity in the Reduction of Ferrocyanate(III) and Cationic Dye Veerakumar, P.; Salamalai, K.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lin, K.-C. ACS Omega 3 & 12609-12621 2018 3.512
28 Recent Developments on Optical and Electrochemical Sensing of Copper(II) Ion Based on Transition Metal Complexes Ramdass, A.; Sathish, V.; Babu, E.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Rajagopal, S. Coord. Chem. Rev. 343 & 278-307 2017 22.315
29 Functionalized Silica Matrices and Palladium: A Versatile Heterogeneous Catalyst for Suzuki, Heck and Sonogashira Reactions Veerakumar, P.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K.-L.; Liu, S.-B.; Rajagopal, S. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 5 & 6357-6376 2017 8.198
30 Computational Studies of Versatile Heterogeneous Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki, Heck and Sonogashira Coupling Reactions Veerakumar, P.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K.-L.; Liu, S.-B.; Rajagopal, S. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 5 & 8475-8490 2017 8.198
31 Development of Luminescent Sensors based on Transition Metal Complexes for the Detection of Nitroexplosives Sathish, V.; Ramdass, A.; Velayudham, M.; Lu, K.-L.; Thanasekaran, P.; Rajagopal, S. Dalton Trans. 46 & 16738-16769 2017 4.39
32 Luminescent Sensor for Copper(II) Ion Based on Imine Functionalized Monometallic Rhenium(I) Complexes Ramdass, A.; Sathish, V.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Umapathy, S.; Rajagopal, S. Sens. Actuators B. 240 & 1216-1225 2017 7.46
33 Biomass Derived Sheet-like Carbon/Palladium Nanocomposite: An Excellent Opportunity for Reduction of Toxic Hexavalent Chromium Veerakumar, P.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lin, K.-C.; Liu, S.-B. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 5 & 5302-5312 2017 8.198
34 Well-dispersed Rhenium Nanoparticles on Three-dimensional Carbon Nanostructures: Efficient Catalysts for the Reduction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds Veerakumar, P.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lin, K.-C.; Liu, S.-B. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 506 & 271-282. 2017 8.128
35 An Integrated System to Remotely Trigger Intracellular Signal Transduction by Upconversion Nanoparticle Mediated Kinase Photoactivation Gao, H.-D.; Thanasekaran, P.; Chen, T.-h.; Chang, Y.-H.; Chen, Y.-J.; Lee, H.-M. J. Vis. Exp. 126 & e55769 2017 1.4
36 Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Rhenium(I)-alkynyl Molecular Rectangles Ramdass, A.; Sathish, V.; Manimaran, Bala.; Thanasekaran, P.; Rajagopal, S. Orient. J. Chem 32 & 1859-1873 2016 -
37 Sensing of Insulin Fibrillation using Alkoxy-bridged Binuclear Rhenium(I) Complexes Sathish, V.; Ramdass, A.; Lu, Z.-Z.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K. L.; Rajagopal, S. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 73 & 49-51 2016 2.495
38 Aggregation-induced Phosphorescence Enhancement (AIPE) Based on Transition Metal Complexes - An Overview Sathish, V.; Ramdass, A.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K.-L.; Rajagopal, S. J. Photochem. Photobiol. C: Photochem. Rev. 23 & 25-44. 2015 12.972
39 Construction of an Near-Infrared-Activatable Enzyme Platform to Remotely Trigger Intracellular Signal Transduction Using an Upconversion Nanoparticle Gao, H.-D.; Thanasekaran, P.; Chiang, C.-W.; Hong, J.-L.; Liu, Y.-C.; Chang, Y.-H.; Lee, H.-M. ACS Nano 9 & 7041-7051 2015 15.881
40 Synthesis and Characterization of Monometallic Rhenium(I) Complexes and Their Application as Selective Sensor for Copper(II) ion Ramdass, A.; Sathish, V.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Umapathy, S.; Rajagopal, S. RSC Adv. 5 & 38479-38488 2015 3.36
41 Alkoxy Bridged Binuclear Rhenium (I) Complexes as a Potential Sensor for beta-Amyloid Aggregation Sathish, V.; Babu, E.; Ramdass, A.; Lu, Z.-Z.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K.-L.; Rajagopal, S. Talanta 130 & 274-279 2014 6.057
42 A Molecular Triangle as a Precursor Toward the Assembly of a Jar-Shaped Metallasupramolecule Lin, S.-M.; Velayudham, M.; Tsai, C.-H.; Chang, C.-H.; Lee, C.-C.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K.-L. Organometallics 33 & 40-44 2014 3.876
43 Neutral Discrete Metal-organic Cyclic Architectures: Opportunities for Structural Features and Properties in Confined Spaces Thanasekaran, P.; Lee, C.-H.; Lu, K.L. Coord. Chem. Rev. 280 & 96-175 2014 22.315
44 Synthesis, Structure and Dynamic Behavior of Discrete Metallacyclic Rotors Thanasekaran, P.; Huang, C.Y.; Lu, K. L. Chem. Lett. 42 & 776-784 2013 1.361
45 Aggregation Induced Emission Enhancement in Alkoxy-Bridged Binuclear Rhenium(I) Complexes – Application as Sensor for Explosives and Interaction wit Sathish, V.; Ramdass, A.; Lu, Z.-Z.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K.-L.; Rajagopal, S. J. Phys. Chem. B 117 & 14358-14366 2013 2.991
46 Host–Guest Key–Lock Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions: A Rare Case in the Design of a V-Shaped Polycarboxylate Ni(II)-Based Chiral Coordination Polyme Lin, J. W.; Thanasekaran, P.; Chang, J. S.; Wu, J. Y.; Lai, L. L.; Lu, K. L. CrystEngComm. 15 & 9798-9810 2013 3.545
47 Photoswitchable Alkoxy-Bridged Binuclear Rhenium(I) Complexes–A Potential Probe for Biomolecules and Optical Cell Imaging Sathish, V.; Babu, E.; Ramdass, A.; Lu, Z. Z.; Chang, T. T.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Lu, K. L.; Li, W. S.; Rajagopal, S. RSC Adv. 3 & 18557-18566. 2013 3.36
48 Monometallic Rhenium(I) Complexes as Sensor for Anions Ramdass, A; Satish, V.; Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Rajagopal, S.; Lu, K. L. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 35 & 186-191 2013 2.495
49 Crystallographic Evidence for the Host-Guest Interaction of Metallamacromolecules Lee, C. H.; Huang, C. Y.; Thanasekaran, P. Orient. J. Chem 29 & 1257-1266 2013 -
50 One-step Orthogonal Bonding Approach Towards the Self-Assembly of Neutral Rhenium-Based Metalllacycles: Synthesis, Structures, Photophysics and Sensin Thanasekaran, P.; Lee, C. C.; Lu, K. L. Acc. Chem. Res. 45 & 1403-1418 2012 20.832
51 Giant Metal−Organic Frameworks with Bulky Organic Scaffolds: From Microporous to Mesoporous Functional Materials Thanasekaran, P.; Luo, T. T.; Wu, J. Y.; Lu, K. L. Dalton Trans. 41 & 5437-5453 2012 4.39
52 Melamine-Promoted Crystal Growth of Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate from Calcium Nitrate and Oxalic Acid Thanasekaran, P.; Liu, C. M.; Cho,J. F.; Lu, K. L. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 17 & 84-87 2012 2.495

Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

S.No Title Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper Details of Conference Publication Page Nos. Year
1 Synthesis of Organic Sulphoxides Using Photochemically Generated Ru(III)-Polypyridyl Complexes and Peroxophosphate Ions Rajarajan, M.; Thanasekaran, P.; Rajagopal, S.; Pitchumani, K.; Srinivasan, C. Proceedings of Trombay Symposium on Radiation and Photochemistry, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Bombay 400 085, January 14–19 94 & 95 1998
2 Photosensitized Redox Reactions of Organic Sulphides with Tris(2,2’-bipyrazine)ruthenium(II) Cation Thanasekaran, P.; Rajagopal, S.; Ramaraj, R.; Srinivasan, C. Trombay Symposium on Radiation and Photochemistry, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Bombay 400 085, January 8–12 172-175 1996

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 Rhenium(I)-Based Metallacycles for Sensing Applications Velayudham, M.; Thanasekaran, P. Photophysics of Supramolecular Architectures Bentham Science Publishers 2022 978-981-5049-19-0 (Online)
2 Structural Topologies and Properties of Neutral Discrete Organic Macromolecules Ramdass, A.; Sathish, V.; Velayudham, M.; Rajagopal, S.; Lu, K.-L.; Thanasekaran, P. Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology American Scientific Publishers, USA 2018 9781588830012
3 Upconversion Nanoparticle as a Platform for Photoactivation Thanasekaran, P.; Gao, H.-D.; Lee, H.-M. Phosphors, Up conversion Nano Particles, Quantum Dots and their Applications Springer Science+Business Media, Singapore 2016 978-981-10-1590-8
4 A biomimetic model of the electron transfer in photosystem II – Photoinduced electron transfer reactions of ruthenium (II)-polypyridine complexes wi Rajkumar, E.; Thanasekaran, P.; Swarnalatha, K.; Rajendran, T.; Helen Ratna Monica, J.; Rajagopal, S. Photo/Electrochemistry & Photobiology in the Environment, Energy and Fuel Research Signpost 37/661 (2), Fort P.O., Trivandrum-695 023 2006 81-308-0122-1

Edited Books

S.No Title of the Book Name of the Authors as per the order in Book Publisher Year ISBN No.
1 Monograph on “Rhenium(I) Complexes as Potential Sensors for Biomolecules”, Thanasekaran, P. Verlag/Publisher: Scholars’ Press, Germany 2017 978-3659845970
2 Monograph on “Supramoleculear Chemistry: Rhenium(I) Metallacyclic Compounds" Thanasekaran, P. Verlag/Publisher: Scholars’ Press, Germany 2014 978-3659552809

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1 Self-assembly, Luminescence and Molecular Recognition Properties of Late-Early Transition Metal-Based Supramolecular Materials Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) 3 years 14.95 2008

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1 2008 M.PHIL 1 School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University
2 2008 M.SC 1 School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University
3 1998 M.SC 1 Department of Chemistry, Manonmaniam Sundaranar Un

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1 Schiff Base: A Versatile Fluorophore for Multiple Target Detection and Binding Properties Refresher Course in Chemistry Human Resource Development Center, Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University National 01-06-2022 14-06-2022 2022
2 Re-based Supramolecules Golden Jubilee Webinar Series – 2022 Department of Chemistry, V. O. Chidambaram College, Thoothukudi College 27-07-2022 27-07-2022 2022
3 Supramolecular Structure of Rhenium(I)-Carbonyl Complexes Refresher Course in Chemistry Human Resource Development Center, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Madras, Chennai, National 14-09-2022 27-09-2022 2022
4 Sensing Applications of Re(I) Complexes Refresher Course in Chemistry Human Resource Development Center, Department of Chemistry, Bharathiar University. Coimbatore National 07-10-2022 20-10-2022 2022

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1 Asian Council of Science Editors, U.A.E Member (91.11336) 2021
2 Oriental Journal of Chemistry, Oriental Scientific Publishing Company, Bhopal–462 001 Managing Editor and Adviser 2020
3 Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Life Member (LM797) 2006
4 Indian Society for Radiation and Photochemical Sciences (ISRAPS) Life Member (L253) 2004

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1 Member 3 years Board of Studies in School of Education, Pondicherry University

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