• Tautomerism-Induced Cis–Trans Isomerization of Pyridylethenyl N-Confused Porphyrin 

  Sakashita, Ryuichi; Oka, Yasutaka; Akimaru, Hisanori; Kesavan, Praseetha E; Ishida, Masatoshi; Toganoh, Motoki; Ishizuka, Tomoya; Mori, Shigeki; Furuta, Hiroyuki (ACS Publication, 2017-08)

  Pyridylethenyl-substituted N-confused porphyrins (NCPs) were synthesized, and their cis–trans isomerization was studied. Among four possible isomers, trans-3H and cis-2H types of structures, of which aromaticity and ...
• CTAB modified large surface area nanoporous geopolymer with high adsorption capacity for copper ion removal 

  Singhal, Aditi; Gangwar, Bhanu P.; Gayathry, J. M. (Elsevier, 2017-12)

  Nanoporous geopolymer was synthesized with and without using Cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) by condensing the mixture of metakaolin and alkali solution at a fixed ratio at room temperature. The surface area of ...
• Doubly N-Confused [36]Octaphyrin(1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1): Isomerization, Bis-Metal coordination, and topological chirality 

  Furuta, Hiroyuki; Mitsuno, Koki; Yoshino, Takafumi; Gupta, Iti; Mori, Shigeki; Karasawa, Satoru; Ishida, Masatoshi (Wiley, 2017-09)

  A novel [36]octaphyrin analogue embedding two N-confused pyrrole units demonstrated unique prototropy-coupled isomerization between the figure-of-eight and dumbbell conformers. Upon bis-metal coordination, fixation of fully ...
• Ionic liquid assisted exfoliation of layered magnesium diboride 

  Ratnam, Devina; Das, Saroj Kumar; Jasuja, Kabeer (IOP Publishing, 2017-09)

  The discovery of graphene showcased anability to isolate atomic thin sheet from layered graphite, and presented a precedent to the scientific community for exploring a similar possibility in other layered materials. Magnesium ...
• Suspensions of titania nanoparticle networks in nematic liquid crystals: rheology and microstructure 

  Kulkarni, Siddharth; Thareja, Prachi (Springer Link, 2017-09)

  We study the influence of confinement on the rheology and structure of nematic liquid crystals (NLCs). NLCs get confined in networks of titania (TiO2, primary particle size = 21 nm) nanoparticles in suspensions of TiO2 and ...
• Modifying the hygroscopic property of La2O3 by Pr, Sm and Nd doping 

  Gangwar, Bhanu P.; Maiti, Sanat Chandra; Sharma, Sudhanshu (Elsevier, 2017-12)

  Combustion synthesized La2O3, La2-2xPr2xO3 (x = 0.025�0.30), La2-2xNd2xO3 (x = 0.025�0.50), La2-2xSm2xO3 (x = 0.025�0.30) and their subsequently formed hydroxide phases were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and ...
• Development of potent and selective inhibitors for ATR: an adjuvant for DNA damage based chemotherapeutics 

  Kirubakaran, Sivapriya; Thiruvenkatam, Vijay; Shaik, Althaf (American Association for Cancer Research, 2017-07)

  Inhibition of DNA damage checkpoint and repair function has been a challenging as well a promising approach in cancer therapy. ATR kinase is one of the key mediator of DNA damage response which induces cell cycle arrest ...
• Carbazole substituted BODIPYs: synthesis, computational, electrochemical and DSSC studies 

  Kesavan, Praseetha E.; Behera, Raghu Nath; Mori, Shigeki; Gupta, Iti (Springer, 2017-08)

  Carbazole and p-anisyl substituted BODIPY dyes with a cyanoacetic acid anchoring group have been prepared and their spectral, electrochemical properties and photosensitizing potential in DSSC have been evaluated. X-ray ...
• Design and synthesis of the BODIPY–BSA complex for biological applications 

  Vedamalai, Mani; Gupta, Iti (Wiley, 2017-07)

  A quinoxaline-functionalized styryl–BODIPY derivative (S1) was synthesized by microwave-assisted Knoevenagel condensation. It exhibited fluorescence enhancement upon micro-encapsulation into the hydrophobic cavity of bovine ...
• Highly regio- and enantioselective g-alkylation of linear a,b-Unsaturated aldehydes 

  Kutwal, Mahesh S.; Appayee, Chandrakumar (Wiley, 2017-05)

  Asymmetric alkylation is one of the most useful carbon-carbon bond forming reactions in synthetic organic chemistry. Chiral amine catalyzed alkylation reactions often lack regioselectivity due to multiple reactive centers. ...
• Singlet-singlet energy transfer in carbazole-porphyrin dyads and triads 

  Balsukuri, Naresh; Gupta, Iti (Elsevier, 2017-05)

  Donor-Acceptor (D-π-A) type carbazole-porphyrin dyads and triads were synthesized in good yields through palladium catalyzed coupling reactions. The length of the spacer between the D (carbazole) and A (porphyrin) was ...
• Adsorption of C2 gases over CeO2-based catalysts: synergism of cationic sites and anionic vacancies 

  Padole, Manjusha C.; Gangwar, Bhanu Pratap; Pandey, Aman; Singhal, Aditi; Sharma, Sudhanshu; Deshpande, Parag A. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017-05)

  The synthesis of novel and efficient catalysts for acetylene hydrogenation exhibiting high selectivity towards ethylene is important due to the presence of selective acetylene hydrogenation reaction in petrochemical ...
• Red-emitting cationic fluorophore as a probe for anionic surfactants 

  Vasu, Anuji K.; Kanvah, Sriram (Elsevier, 2017-07)

  A water soluble N-methylpyridinium dye (DABP) was synthesized and investigated as a fluorescence probe for the detection of anionic surfactants. DABP shows strong solvatochromism with emission at 685 nm in water. The ...
• Molecular connectivity and correlation effects on polymer coacervation 

  Radhakrishna, Mithun; Basu, Kush; Liu, Yalin; Shamsi, Rasmia; Perry, Sarah L.; Sing, Charles E. (American Chemical Society, 2017-03)

  Our ability to predict the thermodynamic phase behavior of a material system is a direct reflection on our understanding of the relevant interactions. Voorn–Overbeek (VO) theory, which combines Flory–Huggins polymer mixing ...
• Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of ethyl 5-phenylisoxazole-3-carboxylate 

  Shaik, Althaf; Kirubakaran, Sivapriya; Thiruvenkatam, Vijay (International Union of Crystallography, 2017)

  The title compound, C12H11NO3, is an inter­mediate used in the synthesis of many drug-like mol­ecules. The mol­ecule is almost planar, with the phenyl ring inclined to the isoxazole ring by 0.5 (1)°. The ester moiety has ...
• Evaluating the role of acidic, basic, and polar amino acids and dipeptides on a molecular electrocatalyst for H2oxidation 

  Boralugodage, Nilusha Priyadarshani; Arachchige, Rajith Jayasingha; Dutta, Arnab; Buchko, Garry W.; Shaw, Wendy J. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017-02)

  Amino acids and peptides have been shown to have a significant influence on the H2 production and oxidation reactivity of Ni(PR2NR′2)2, where PR2NR′2 = 1,5-diaza-3,7-diphosphacyclooctane, R is either phenyl (Ph) or cyclohexyl ...
• α- Cyanostyrenes with Pyrene Scaffold: Unique Emission through Aggregation 

  Kanvah, Sriram; Katla, Jagadish; Bhat, Haamid R.; Jha, Prakash C.; Ghalsasi, Prasanna S. (Wiley, 2017-02)

  α-cyanostyrenes bearing a pyrene scaffold are synthesized and characterized using spectroscopic techniques. The pyrenyl styrenes are weakly emissive in solution state but show enhanced emission in water due to the formation ...
• Carbon-nanotube-supported Bio-inspired Nickel catalyst and its integration in hybrid Hydrogen/Air fuel cells 

  Dutta, Arnab; Gentil, Solene; Lalaoui, Noemie; Nedellec, Yannig; Cosnier, Serge; Shaw, Wendy J.; Artero, Vincent; Le Goff, Alan (Wiley, 2017-01)

  A biomimetic nickel bis-diphosphine complex incorporating the amino acid arginine in the outer coordination sphere was immobilized on modified carbon nanotubes (CNTs) through electrostatic interactions. The functionalized ...
• Donor-acceptor type A2B2 porphyrins: synthesis, energy transfer, computational and electrochemical studies 

  Gupta, Iti; Das, Sudipta; Bhat, Haamid Rasool; Balsukuri, Naresh; Jha, Prakash C; Hisamune, Yutaka; Ishida, Masatoshi; Furuta, Hiroyuki; Mori, Shigeki (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017-01)

  A series of donor-acceptor type trans-A2B2 porphyrins and their Zn(II) and Pd(II) complexes 5-13 have been synthesized and characterized by various spectroscopic techniques. The effect of the donor moieties (e.g., ...
• Carbohydrate tethered cyanostilbene fluorogen: unique emission and preferential protein binding 

  Vasu, Anuji K.; Paramasivam, Mahalingavelar; Kanvah, Sriram (Wiley, 2017-01)

  A simple and efficient construction of a water-soluble glycoconjugate bearing a cyanostilbene with glucose pendant and its interaction with proteins is reported. The absorption and fluorescence behavior of this glycoconjugate ...

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