BALA MANIMARAN Professor
- Department of Chemistry
- School of Physical, Chemical & Applied Sciences
- manimaran.che@pondiuni.edu.in
Academic Activity
Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)
| S.No | Degree | Subject/Title of thesis | University/Board | Year of Passing |
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| 1 | Ph.D. | Organometallic Chemistry | Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay | 1997 |
| 2 | M.Sc. | Inorganic Chemistry | University of Madras | 1990 |
| 3 | B.Sc. | Chemistry | University of Madras | 1988 |
Area of Specializaion
Awards / Prizes Conferred
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Teaching Experience
| S.No | Designation | Department/Centre | Institution |
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| 1 | Lecturer | Department of Chemistry | Pondicherry University |
| 2 | Lecturer (SG) | Department of Chemistry | Pondicherry University |
| 3 | Reader | Department of Chemistry | Pondicherry University |
| 4 | Associate Professor | Department of Chemistry | Pondicherry University |
| 5 | Professor | Department of Chemistry | Pondicherry University |
Research Experience
| S.No | Designation | Department/Centre | Institution | Area of Research |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Post Doctoral Research Associate | Institute of Chemistry | Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. | Supramolecular Chemistry |
| 2 | Visiting Fellow | Institute of Chemsitry | Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. | Supramolecular Chemistry |
Industry Experience
| S.No | Designation | Company/Corporate | Nature of Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R & D Chemist | Kelkar Aromatics, Mumbai | Research and Development |
Contribution towards Innovation
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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 |
| 2 | Rectangular Supramolecules | GRANTED | US 6,965,028 B2 | 2005 | INTERNATIONAL | NO |
| 3 | Molecular Rectangles | GRANTED | US 6,455,693 B1 | 2002 | 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 |
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| 1 | Self-assembly of Mn(I)-based oxamidato-bridged dinuclear molecular tweezers and tetranuclear molecular rectangles | B. Ramakrishna, D. Divya, U. Kumar, S. M. Mobin, B. Manimaran. | J. Organomet. Chem. | 972, 122371(1–9). | 2022 | 2.3 |
| 2 | Self-Assembled Manganese(I)-Based Selenolato-Bridged Tetranuclear Metallorectangles: Host–Guest Interaction, Anticancer, and CO-Releasing Studies. | U. Kumar, B. Ramakrishna, J. Varghese, P. Vidhyapriya, N. Sakthivel, B. Manimaran. | Inorg. Chem. | 60, 13284–13298. | 2021 | 5.1 |
| 3 | EPR Spectral Studies of Manganese(I) Based Molecular Squares. | S. Karthikeyan, B. Manimaran, V. Kathirvelu. | Appl. Magn. Reson. | 52, 919–926. | 2021 | 0.8 |
| 4 | One pot synthesis of chalcogenolato and phosphino bridged/ligated Mn(I)- and Re(I)-based mono- and dinuclear metallacycles. | U. Kumar, S. Goswami, S. M. Mobin, B. Manimaran. | J. Organomet. Chem. | 924, 121463(1–5) | 2020 | 2.3 |
| 5 | Selenolato-Bridged Manganese(I)-Based Dinuclear Metallacycles as Potential Anticancer Agents and Photo-CORMs. | U. Kumar, S. Roy, R. K. Jha, P. Vidhyapriya, N. Sakthivel, B. Manimaran. | ACS Omega | 4, 1923–1930. | 2019 | 3.5 |
| 6 | Self-assembly of manganese(I) based thiolato bridged dinuclear metallacycles: synthesis, characterization, cytotoxicity evaluation and CO-releasing st | U. Kumar, S. Jose, D. Divya, P. Vidhyapriya, N. Sakthivel, B. Manimaran. | New J. Chem. | 43, 7520–7531. | 2019 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Molecular interaction of manganese based carbon monoxide releasing molecule (MnCORM) with human serum albumin (HSA). | P. Vidhyapriya, D. Divya, B. Manimaran, N. Sakthivel. | Bioorg. Chem. | 92, 103078(1–9). | 2019 | 5.2 |
| 8 | Single-Pot Self-Assembly of Heteroleptic Mn(I)-Based Aminoquinonato-Bridged Ester/Amide-Functionalized Dinuclear Metallastirrups: Potential Anticancer | D. Divya, R. Nagarajaprakash, P. Vidhyapriya, N. Sakthivel, B. Manimaran. | ACS Omega | 4, 12790–12802. | 2019 | 3.5 |
| 9 | Synthesis and Characterization of Manganese(I) and Rhenium(I) Based M2L2- and M2(-Br)2L-type Diethyleneglycol Decorated Ester Functionalized Metall | C. Ashok Kumar, B. Ramakrishna, U. Kumar, B. Manimaran. | Inorg. Chim. Acta | 471, 754–758. | 2018 | 2.5 |
| 10 | One-pot Reaction of Amide Functionalized Re(I) Based Dinuclear Metallacycles: Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation for Anticancer Potential. | R. Govindarajan, R. Nagarajaprakash, V. Veena, N. Sakthivel, B. Manimaran. | Polyhedron | 139, 229–236. | 2018 | 3.0 |
| 11 | Synthesis and Characterization of Aminoquinonato Bridged Re(I)-Based Amide Functionalized Dinuclear Metallastirrups and Tetranuclear Lemniscate Metall | R. Govindarajan, D. Divya, R. Nagarajaprakash, B. Manimaran. | ChemistrySelect | 3, 3742–3750. | 2018 | 2.1 |
| 12 | Photoactivated [Mn(CO)3Br(μ-bpcpd)]2 induces apoptosis in cancer cells via intrinsic pathway. | P. Vidhyapriya, D. Divya, B. Manimaran, N. Sakthivel. | J. Photochem. Photobiol. B | 188, 28–41. | 2018 | 6.2 |
| 13 | Multicomponent Self-assembly of Mn(I)-Based Thiolato-Bridged Ester Functionalized Rectangular and V-shaped Tetranuclear Metallacyclophanes. | C. Ashok Kumar, R. Govindarajan, U. Kumar, M. Karthikeyan, B. Varghese, B. Manimaran. | Inorg. Chim. Acta | 474, 30–36. | 2018 | 2.5 |
| 14 | Amide-Functionalized Chalcogen-Bridged Flexible Tetranuclear Rhenacycles: Synthesis, Characterization, Solvent Effect on the Structure, and Guest Bind | M. Karthikeyan, B. Ramakrishna, S. Vellaiyadevan, D. Divya, B. Manimaran. | ACS Omega | 3, 3257–3266. | 2018 | 3.5 |
| 15 | Rectangular and Hammock Shaped Ester Functionalized Chalcogenolato-bridged Rhenium(I) Tetranuclear Metallacyclophanes. | M. Karthikeyan, R. Govindarajan, C. Ashok Kumar, U. Kumar, B. Manimaran. | J. Organomet. Chem. | 866, 27–34. | 2018 | 2.3 |
| 16 | Self-assembly of manganese(I) and rhenium(I) based semi-rigid ester functionalized M2L2-type metallacyclophanes: Synthesis, characterization and cytot | C. Ashok Kumar, D. Divya, R. Nagarajaprakash, V. Veena, P. Vidhyapriya, N. Sakthivel, B. Manimaran. | J. Organomet. Chem. | 846, 152–160. | 2017 | 2.3 |
| 17 | Self-Assembly of Chalcogenolato-Bridged Ester and Amide Functionalized Dinuclear Re(I) Metallacycles: Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Preli | M. Karthikeyan, R. Govindarajan, E. Duraisamy, V. Veena, N. Sakthivel, B. Manimaran. | ChemistrySelect | 2, 3362–3368. | 2017 | 2.1 |
| 18 | Oxamidato Pillared Heteroligated Dirhenium(I) Metallacrown Ethers: Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Structural Characterization. | B. Ramakrishna, C. Ashok Kumar, T. J. Logesh, B. Manimaran. | J. Organomet. Chem. | 828, 116–121. | 2017 | 2.3 |
| 19 | Synthesis, Characterisation and Cytotoxicity Studies of Manganese(I) and Rhenium(I) Based Metallacrown Ethers. | C. Ashok Kumar, R. Nagarajaprakash, W. Victoria, V. Veena, N. Sakthivel, B. Manimaran. | Inorg. Chem. Commun. | 64, 39-44. | 2016 | 2.4 |
| 20 | Multicomponent self-assembly of thiolato- and selenato-bridged ester functionalized rhenium(I)-based trigonal metallaprisms: Synthesis and structural | R. Nagarajaprakash, C. Ashok Kumar, S. M. Mobin, B. Manimaran. | Organometallics | 34, 724–730. | 2015 | 3.8 |
| 21 | One-pot synthesis of oxamidato-bridged hexarhenium trigonal prisms adorned with ester functionality. | R. Nagarajaprakash, R. Govindarajan, B. Manimaran. | Dalton Trans. | 44, 11732–11740. | 2015 | 4.3 |
| 22 | One-step synthesis of oxamidato bridged fac-Ru(CO)3 core based dinuclear compounds: Spectroscopic and structural characterisation. | B. Ramakrishna, R. Nagarajaprakash, B. Manimaran. | J. Organomet. Chem. | 791, 322–327. | 2015 | 2.3 |
| 23 | Self-assembly of a fac-Mn(CO)3-core containing dinuclear metallacycles using flexible ditopic linkers. | S. Karthikeyan, R. Nagarajaprakash, G. Satheesh, C. Ashok Kumar, B. Manimaran. | Dalton Trans. | 44, 17389–17398. | 2015 | 4.3 |
| 24 | Self-assembly of Thiolato-Bridged Manganese(I)-Based Metallarectangles: One-pot Synthesis and Structural Characterization. | C. Ashok Kumar, R. Nagarajaprakash, B. Ramakrishna, B. Manimaran. | Inorg. Chem. | 54, 8406–8414. | 2015 | 5.1 |
| 25 | Self-assembly of oxamidato bridged ester functionalised dirhenium metallastirrups: synthesis, characterisation and cytotoxicity studies. | B. Ramakrishna, R. Nagarajaprakash, V. Veena, N. Sakthivel, B. Manimaran. | Dalton Trans. | 44, 17629–17638. | 2015 | 4.3 |
| 26 | Self-Assembly of Oxamidato-Chelated Re(I)- and Mn(I)-Based Flexible Dinuclear Horse-Stirrup-Like Metallacycles. | B. Ramakrishna, D. Divya, P. V. Monisha, B. Manimaran. | Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. | 5839–5846. | 2015 | 2.5 |
| 27 | Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Host−Guest Studies of Aminoquinonato-Bridged Re(I) Supramolecular Rectangles. | R. Govindarajan, R. Nagarajaprakash, B. Manimaran. | Inorg. Chem. | 54, 10686–10694. | 2015 | 5.1 |
| 28 | Self-Assembly of Selenium-Bridged Rhenium(I)-Based Metalla Rectangles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Molecular Recognition Studies. | B. Manimaran, A. Vanitha, M. Karthikeyan, B. Ramakrishna, S. M. Mobin. | Organometallics | 33, 465–472. | 2014 | 3.8 |
| 29 | Synthesis and Spectroscopic and Structural Characterization of Oxamidato-Bridged Rhenium(I) Supramolecular Rectangles with Ester Functionalization. | R. Nagarajaprakash, D. Divya, B. Ramakrishna, B. Manimaran. | Organometallics | 33, 1367–1373. | 2014 | 3.8 |
| 30 | Synthesis, characterisation and cytotoxicity evaluation of rhenium(I) based ester functionalised dinuclear metallacyclophanes. | C. Ashok Kumar, S. Karthikeyan, B. Varghese, V. Veena, N. Sakthivel, B. Manimaran. | J. Organomet. Chem. | 766, 86–94. | 2014 | 2.3 |
| 31 | One-pot synthesis of sulphur-bridged rhenium containing molecular cubanes: Spectroscopic and structural characterization. | M. Karthikeyan, B. Manimaran. | J. Organomet. Chem. | 769, 130–135. | 2014 | 2.3 |
| 32 | One-Pot Synthesis of Ruthenium Metallacycles via Oxidative Addition of Diaryldichalcogen and Halogen across a Ru−Ru Bond. | R. Nagarajaprakash, B. Ramakrishna, K. Mahesh, S. M. Mobin, B. Manimaran. | Organometallics | 32, 7292–7296. | 2013 | 3.8 |
| 33 | Novel semiconducting metal-organic framework: Synthesis, structural characterisation and electrical conductivity studies of manganese based two dimens | M. Karthikeyan, B. Bhagyaraju, C. R. Mariappan, S. M. Mobin, B. Manimaran. | Inorg. Chem. Commun. | 20, 269–272. | 2012 | 2.4 |
| 34 | Self-Assembly of Manganese(I)-Based Molecular Squares: Synthesis and Spectroscopic and Structural Characterization. | S. Karthikeyan, K. Velavan, R. Sathishkumar, B. Varghese, B. Manimaran. | Organometallics | 31, 1953–1957. | 2012 | 3.8 |
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 |
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| 1 | Self-Assembly of Selenium-Bridged Rhenium(I)-Based Metalla Rectangles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Molecular Recognition Studies. | B. Manimaran, A. Vanitha, M. Karthikeyan, B. Ramakrishna, S. M. Mobin. | Organometallics | 33, 465-472 | 2014 | 4.0 |
| 2 | Synthesis and Spectroscopic and Structural Characterization of Oxamidato-Bridged Rhenium(I) Supramolecular Rectangles with Ester Functionalization. | R. Nagarajaprakash, D. Divya, B. Ramakrishna, B. Manimaran. | Organometallics | 33, 1367-1373 | 2014 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Synthesis, characterisation and cytotoxicity evaluation of rhenium(I) based ester functionalised dinuclear metallacyclophanes. | C. Ashok Kumar, S. Karthikeyan, B. Varghese, V. Veena, N. Sakthivel, B. Manimaran. | J. Organomet. Chem. | 766, 86-94 | 2014 | 1.9 |
| 4 | One-Pot Synthesis of Ruthenium Metallacycles via Oxidative Addition of Diaryldichalcogen and Halogen across a Ru−Ru Bond | R. Nagarajaprakash, B. Ramakrishna, K. Mahesh, S. M. Mobin, B. Manimaran. | Organometallics | 32, 7292-7296 | 2013 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Self-Assembly of Manganese(I)-Based Molecular Squares: Synthesis and Spectroscopic and Structural Characterization. | S. Karthikeyan, K. Velavan, R. Sathishkumar, B. Varghese, B. Manimaran. | Organometallics | 31, 1953-1957 | 2012 | 4.0 |
| 6 | Novel semiconducting metal-organic framework: Synthesis, structural characterisation and electrical conductivity studies of manganese based two dimens | M. Karthikeyan, B. Bhagyaraju, C. R. Mariappan, S. M. Mobin, B. Manimaran. | Inorg. Chem. Commun. | 20, 269-272 | 2012 | 1.8 |
Papers Published in Conference Proceedings
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Books
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Chapters in Books
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Edited Books
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Ongoing Projects
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Ongoing Consultancy Works
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Completed Projects
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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
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Research Guidance - Ph.D
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Research Guidance - Post Doctoral
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Financial assistance availed to attend conferences / workshops and to pay membership fee
of professional bodies during the year
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E-Lecture Details
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Details of Online Education Conducted
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Invited Talks in Conference/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme
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Conferences/Seminars Organized
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Workshop Organized
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Administrative Responsibilities in the Government and Quasi Government Agencies
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Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies
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Participation & Extension Activities (Academic/Administraion)
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Participation & Extension Activities (Co-Curricular)
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Collaboration with Institution/Industry
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Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)
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Details of Executive Development Prog/Management Development Prog. conducted
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Participation in IMPESS, IMPRINT, SPARC, STARS, LEAP Programme etc and DSF Funding Programme
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Enrolment under ARPIT Programme
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