FULL CV - Swadhin Mandal

Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Swadhin K. Mandal
Present Address
Dr. Swadhin K. Mandal
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Sciences,
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata
Mohanpur Campus, Mohanpur
PO- BCKV, Pin-741252, Dist- Nadia
West Bengal
Phone:+ 91-9903676563 (mobile), +91-3473-279140 (office)
Fax: + 91-33–25873031
e-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
Web: http://www.iiserkol.ac.in/~swadhin.mandal/
Sex and Marital Status: Male and Married
Nationality: Indian
Category: General
Date of Birth: 15-08-1973
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Research Keywords
Main Group Catalysis/ Organometallic Catalysis/ Nanocatalysis/Graphene metal nanoparticles
composite/Organic spintronics/ Nanobiology.
Research and Carrier Objectives
To design and synthesize smart materials of catalytic, industrial, and medicinal importance. To
integrate different branches of Science in solving problems of our society.
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Awards and Honors
♦ YIM-Young Scientist Award -2012 by YIM-Boston held during 6-8th October, 2012 at MIT,
Boston, USA.
♦ Invited to join as Editorial Advisory board member of the journal ‘Organometallics’ published
by the American Chemical Society during 2013-2015.
♦ Selected as one of the six speakers in “Organometallics Fellowship Symposium” organized at
San Francisco during 10-14th August, USA by the Chief Editor of ACS Journal Organometallics.
Community Service
Regular reviewer for top rated scientific journals from various Publishers (NPG, ACS, Wiley –
VCH, RSC etc) such as JACS, Chem Eu J, ACS Catalysis, Organometallics, Chemical
Communications,
Cryst.
Eng.
Comm.,
Nanoscale,
JOC,
Scientific
Reports,
ACS Applied Materials and Interface etc.
Qualifications
Alexander von Humboldt Fellow in the synthesis and design of heterometallic catalysts for
alkene polymerization with Professor Herbert W. Roesky at University of Goettingen, Germany
(May-2006-June2007). Web:: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/sh/46240.html
Post Doctoral Fellow in single component organic conductors and chemistry of single-walled
carbon nanotubes (2002 Aug.-2006 Jan., University of California at Riverside, USA with
Professor Robert C. Haddon) Web: http://www.chem.ucr.edu/groups/haddon/
PhD in Organometallic Chemistry (1996-2002, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
under supervision of Professor S. S. Krishnamurthy) Web:: http://ipc.iisc.ernet.in/ssk.html
Thesis Title: “Palladium Complexes of P, P-, P, N-, and P, S- Donor Ligands Based on the P-N-P
Motif ”
M. Sc. (69.3 %, 1996, Chemistry, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India)*
B.Sc. (62.7 %, 1993, Hons. in Chemistry, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India)**
H.S. (70.6 %, 1990, Phys, Chm, Math, Bng, Eng, and Bio (add), W.B.B.H.S.E, West Bengal,
India)
10th Std (70.8 %, 1988, W.B.S.E., West Bengal, India)
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* Secured 1st rank in the University
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**Secured 3rd rank in the University
Industry Experience
Worked for Carbon Solutions, Inc. California, USA (http://www.carbonsolution.com/, a
company that is focused on the processing and dissolution of carbon materials for advanced
application) as a part-time product development scientist.
Consultant to the Invictus Oncology Pvt Ltd., Delhi (www.invictusoncology.com/) a research
focused laboratory with the goal of discovering affordable cancer cures in India from May-2013 .
Teaching Interest (courses taught):
Elements of Chemistry (basic chemistry course for BS students, taught three semesters)
Chemistry of Main Group Elements (For BS-MS students and Integrated PhD students, taught
two semesters)
Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis (advanced course for PhD students and masters
students, taught two semesters)
Structural Elucidation by NMR (advanced course for PhD and Masters students, taught three
semesters)
Different Lab courses for Chemistry undergraduate students.
** Received commendation letters from the Chairman, Senate, IISER-Kolkata as exceptional
teacher (for teaching performance in Structural Elucidation by NMR course taught in 2013, 2014
spring and Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis course taught in 2013 Autumn).
Human Resource Development:
PhD:
Dr. Arup Mukherjee (PhD degree awarded, currently Feinberg Graduate Postdoctoral Fellowship
at Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. Also selected for Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship at
MIT, USA)
Dr. Subhankar Santra (PhD degree awarded, currently R&D Executive TechnoWaxChem Pvt.
Ltd.)
Dr. Tamal K Sen (PhD degree awarded, currently PBC postdoctoral fellow at Israel Inst. Of
Technion)
Mr. Samaresh Sau (PhD ongoing)
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Mr. Vijay Kumar (PhD ongoing)
Mr. Pavan Kumar (PhD ongoing)
Mr. Mrinal Bhunia (PhD ongoing)
Mr. Pradip K Hota (PhD ongoing)
Postdocs:
Dr. Arunabha Thakur (IISER Sponsored)
Dr. JOHNPETER Justin Paul Raj (Industry sponsored)
Dr. Anand Paryar (DST)
Dr. Sudipta Raha Roy (CSIR, presently relocated to Israel as PBC fellow)
Dr. Tamal K Sen (Industry Sponsored, presently relocated Israel as PBC fellow)
Dr. Arup Mukherjee (Industry Sponsored, presently relocated to Israel)
Dr. Sunanda Biswas (CSIR, presently relocated at Wacker)
Masters
Mr. Priyadarshi Ranjan (MS thesis completed, degree awarded)
Mr. Pradip K Hota (MS thesis completed)
Mr. Jasimuddin Ahmed (ongoing)
Summer students:
A large number of summer students (approximately a dozen students) were trained
Research Interest:
Since July 2007, SKM started his independent carrier as an Assistant Professor at the Indian
Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)-Kolkata. His approach to scientific research is
multidisciplinary. SKM is currently working on the development of catalysts for a number of very
important homogeneous transformations such as hydroamination reaction, Suzuki coupling, Ullmann
coupling, ring opening polymerization, and Sonogashira reaction. His group is now engaged in
designing catalysts derived from green and rather inexpensive main group elements, in addition to
transition metals. PI’s group is working for the development of nanocatalysts based on single walled
carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide aiming at synthesis of compounds having medicinal
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importance. Additionally, SKM is working for the development of copper based anti-cancer drugs .
SKM’s group has recently pioneered the design and development of materials potential for next
generation storage device which works based on the spin of the electron. The special class of
molecule designed at SKM’s group can hold the free electron on injection from a ferromagnetic
substrate and the spin state of the electron can be switched back and forth using the magnetic field as
an external stimuli resulting in a magnetoresistance of 20% near room temperature. This findings
demonstrate a molecular platform to develop storage element or a 'bit where the binary states of '0' or
'1' are represented by the electron spin state in the molecule – 'spin-up' or 'spin down'. This finding
can potentially lead to scalable molecular memory devices of next generation with superior storage
capacity with 1000 times stronger storage ablity than today’s best storage device.
Publications:
59.
Pariyar, A.; Kumar, G. V.; Dey, S.; Singh, S. K.; Kurungot, S.; Mandal, S. K. “Phenalenyl based
cathode materials for single compartment hydrogen peroxide fuel cell” Submitted 2014.
58.
Jose, G; Sau, S. C.; Mandal, S. K.; Sengupta, T. K. "Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Carbene Copper
(I) Complex: Exploring the DNA degradation, antibacterial and apoptotic potential" Submitted
2014.
57.
Roy, S.R.; Nijamudheen, A.; Pariyar, A.; Vardhanapu, P.; Ghosh, A.; Mandal, P. K.; Datta, A.;
Mandal, S. K. “Phenalenyl in Different Role: Catalytic Activation through the Nonbonding
Molecular Orbital” ACS Catalysis in press 2014.
56.
Mukherjee, A.; Sen, T. K.; Baskaran, S.; Sivasankar, C.; Mandal, S. K.; “Hydrolysis of An
Organozirconium Complex: The First Polyoxometallic Heptanuclear Zirconium Oxide” J.
Organomet. Chem. 2015, 775, 76-79.
55.
Roy, S. R.; Sau, S. Ch.; Mandal, S. K.; “Chemoselective Reduction of the Carbonyl Functionality
through Hydrosilylation: Integrating Click Reaction with Hydrosilylation in One Pot ” J. Org.
Chem. 2014, 79, 9150-9160.
54.
Datta, A.; Sadhu, A.; Santra, S.; Shivaprasad, S. M.; Mandal, S. K.; Bhattacharyya, S. “Pd
Nanoparticle Concentration Dependent Self-assembly of Pd@SiO2 Nanoparticles into Leaching
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Resistant Microcubes” Chem. Commun. 2014, 67, 495-504.
53.
Mukherjee, A.; Samuel, P.P.; Schulzke, C.; Mandal, S. K. “Main Group Chemistry of 9Hydroxophenalenone: Syntheses and Structural Characterization of the Alkaline Earth and Zinc
Complexes” J. Chem. Sci. in press 2014. (Invited)
52.
Sau, S. C.; Roy, S. R.; Mandal, S. K. “Integrating Organometallic Catalysis with Organocatalysis:
A Consecutive Catalytic Approach in One-Pot” Chem. Asian J 2014, 9, 2806-2813.
51.
Patra, A.; Giri, G.; Sen, T. K.; Carrella, L.; Mandal, S. K.; Bera, M. “Bis(µ-alkoxo) bridged
dinuclear CuII2 and ZnII2 complexes of an isoindol functionality based new ligand: synthesis,
structure, spectral characterization, magnetic properties, and catechol oxidase activity"
Polyhedron, 2014, 67, 495–504.
50.
Mukherjee, A.; Sen, T. K.; Ghorai, P. K.; and Mandal, S. K. “Organozinc Catalyst on Phenalenyl
Scaffold for Intramolecular Hydroamination of Aminoalkenes” Organometallics, 2013, 32,
7213–7224.
49.
Santra, S.; Hota, P. K.; Bhattacharyya, R.; Bera, P.; Ghosh, P.; and Mandal, S. K.; “Palladium
Nanoparticles on Graphite Oxide: Highly Recyclable Catalyst for the Synthesis Biaryl Cores”
ACS Catalysis, 2013, 3, 2776−2789. (5.26)
48.
Mukherjee, A.; Sen, T. K.; Ghorai, P.K.; and Mandal, S K.; “The Non-innocent Phenalenyl Unit:
An Electronic Nest to Modulate the Catalytic Activity in Hydroamination Reaction.” Scientific
Reports (Nature Publishing Group), 2013, 3, 2821; DOI:10.1038/srep02821. (2.92)
47.
Sau, S. C.; Roy, S. R.; Sen, T. K.; Mullangi, D.; and Mandal, S. K.; “An Abnormal NHeterocyclic Copper(I) Complex in Versatile Click Chemistry” Adv. Synth. Cat., 2013, 355,
2982-2991. (5.53)
46.
Sen, T. K.; Sau, S. C.; Mukherjee, A., Hota, P.; Mandal, S. K.; Maity, B.; Koley, D. “Abnormal
N-heterocyclic Carbene Main Group Organometallic Chemistry: A Debut to the Homogenous
Catalysis” Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 14253-14260. (3.84)
45.
Chakraborty, T; Sen, T. K.; Singh, H.; Das, D.; Mandal, S. K.; Mitra, C.; "Experimental
Realization of Thermal Entanglement in a Molecular chain" J. Appl. Phys. 2013, 114, 144904.
44.
Patra, A.; Sen, T. K.; Musie, G. T.; Mandal, S. K.; and Bera, M.
“A novel copper(II)
coordination polymer with carboxylate and isoindol backbones of a bifunctional ligand" J. Mol.
Struc. 2013, 1047, 317-323.
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43.
42.
41.
Patra, A; Sen, T. K.; Ghorai, A.; Musie, G. T.; Ozarowski, A.; Mandal, S. K.; Ghosh, U.; Bera,
M. “Synthesis, Structure, Spectroscopic Characterization and Protein Binding Affinity of New
Water Soluble Hetero- and Homometallic Tetranuclear [CuII2ZnII2] and [CuII4] Clusters"
Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 2880–2890. (4.59)
Sen, T. K.; Mukherjee, A.; Modak, A.; Mandal, S. K.; Koley, D. “Substitution Effect on
Phenalenyl Backbone in the Rate of Organozinc Catalyzed ROP of Cyclic Esters”, Dalton Trans.
2013, 42, 1893-1904. (3.84)
Mukherjee, A.; Sen, T. K.; Mandal, S. K.; Maity, B.; Koley, D. “Construction of Oxygenbridged Multimetallic Assembly: Dual Catalysts for Hydroamination Reactions” RSC Advances,
2013, 3, 1255–1264. (2.56)
40. Raman, K. V.; Kamerbeek, A. M.; Mukherjee, A.; Atoderesei, N.; Sen, T. K.; Lazić, P.;
Caciuc, V.; Stalke, D.; Reent, M.; Muenzenberg, M.; Mandal, S. K.*, Blügel, S.; Moodera, J. S.
“Interface-engineered templates for molecular spin memory devices.” Nature, 2013, 493, 509–
513. (36)
(*contributed to design the original research approach of this work and as one of the
corresponding authors, Ref. please see Authors Contribution Section of the publication. Also this
work has been featured by Nature’s weekly Press Release Coverage, please see some selected
news links provided below).
39.
Dey, S. K.; Honecker, A.; Mitra, P.; Mandal, S. K.; Mukherjee, A. “Magneto-structural studies
of tetranuclear manganese [MnIII2MnII2] complexes of 9-hydroxy phenalenone with weak ππ
interactions” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2012, 5814-5824. (3.12)
38.
T. Chakraborty, T. K. Sen, H. Singh, D. Das, S. K. Mandal, C. Mitra, “Comparative study of
magnetic behaviour in three classic molecular magnets” Solid State Commun., 2012,152,19451950. (1.94)
37.
Santra, S.; Ranjan, P.; Bera, P.; Ghosh, P.; Mandal, S. K. “Anchored palladium nanoparticles
onto single walled carbon nanotubes: Recyclable heterogeneous nanocatalyst in the synthesis of
N-containing heterocycles via copper free acyl Sonogashira reaction.” RSC Advances, 2012, 2,
7523–7533. (2.56)
36.
Mukherjee, A.; Sen, T. K.; Ghorai, P. K. Samuel, P. P.; Schulzke, C.; Mandal, S. K.
“Phenalenyl Based Organozinc Catalysts for Intramolecular Hydroamination Reactions: A
Combined Catalytic, Kinetics and Mechanistic Investigation on the Catalytic Cycle” Chem. Eur.
J. 2012, 18, 10530-10545. (Highlighted with Frontispiece Graphics) (5.83)
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35.
Chakraborty, T.; Das, D.; Singh, H.; Sen, T. K.; Mandal, S. K.; Mitra, C. “Study of Entanglement
in a Quantum Antiferromagnet” AIP Conf. Proceed. 2012, 1447, 1145-1146.
34.
Patra, A.; Sen, T. K.; Bhattacharya, R.; Mandal, S. K.; Bera, M. “Diversity of carboxylate
binding in an unusual tetranuclear zinc cluster: Correlation between spectroscopic investigations
and carboxylate binding modes.” RSC Advances 2012, 2, 1774-1777. (2.56)
33.
Sen, T. K.; Mukherjee, A.; Modak, A.; Ghorai, P. K.; Kratzert, D.; Granitzka, M.; Stalke, D.;
Mandal, S. K. “Phenalenyl Based Molecules: Tuning the Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital
to Design Catalyst” Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 54-58. (5.83)
32. Sau, S. C.; Santra, S.; Sen, T. K.; Mandal, S. K.; Koley, D. “Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Carbene
Palladium Complex: Living Catalyst for Activation of Aryl Chlorides in Suzuki–Miyaura Cross
Coupling.”
Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 555-557. (Listed among “Most Read Articles”
published by Chemical Communications during the first week of its publication.) (6.37)
31. Mandal S. K. and Roesky, H. W. “Group 14 Hydrides with Low-Valent Elements for Small
Molecules Activation.” Acc. Chem. Res. 2012, 45, 298-307. (20.83) 117.5
30. Das, D.; Chakraborty, T.; Sen, T. K.; Singh, H.; Mandal, S. K.; Mitra, C. “Experimental
quantification of entanglement in quantum spin systems” AIP Conf. Proceed. 2011, 1384, 261–
269.
29. Sen, T. K.; Sau, S. C.; Mukherjee, A.; Modak, A.; Mandal, S. K., Koley, D. “Introduction of
Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Carbene as an Efficient Organocatalyst: Ring Opening Polymerization
of Cyclic Esters.” Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 11972–11974. (6.37)
28. Santra, S.; Dhara, K.; P. Ranjan, Bera, P.; Dash, J.; Mandal, S. K. “Supported Palladium
Nanocatalyst for Copper free Acyl Sonogashira Reactions: One-Pot Multicomponent Synthesis
of N-containing Heterocycles.” Green Chem. 2011, 13, 3238 – 3247. (6.83)
27. Mandal, S. K. and Roesky, H. W. “Designing Molecular Catalysts Based on Enhanced Lewis
Acidity” Adv. Cat. 2011, 54, 1-61, Editors: Bruce C. Gates (Series Editor), Helmut Knoezinger
(Series Editor), Friederike C. Jentoft (Series Editor), academic press. (9)
26. Santra, S.; Ranjan, P.; Ghorai, P. K.; Mandal, S. K. “Living Nanocatalyst for Effective Synthesis
of Symmetrical Biaryls” Inorg. Chim. Acta 2011, 372, 47–52. (In a special issue dedicated to
Prof. S. S. Krishnamurthy) (2.28)
25. Mukherjee, A.; Sen, T. K., Mandal, S. K.; Kratzert, D.; Stalke, D.;
Doering, A.; and Schulzke C. Phenalenyl Based Ligand for Transition Metal Chemistry:
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Application in Henry Reaction, J. Chem. Sci. 2011, 123, 139–144. (Invited Article) (1)
24. Gregor P. J., Santra, S; Mandal, S. K.; Sengupta, T. K.
“Singlet Oxygen Mediated DNA
Degradation by Copper Nanoparticles” J. Nanobiotechnology, 2011, 9, 9 (listed among top 10
accessed
articles
for
March-April
2011,
http://www.jnanobiotechnology.com
/a`rticles/top/browse.asp). (4.56)
23. Mukherjee, A.; Nembenna, S.; Sen, T. K.; Sarish, S. P.; Ghorai, P. K.; Ott, H.; Stalke, D.;
Mandal, S. K.; Roesky, H. W. “Assembling Zirconium and Calcium Moieties through an Oxygen
Center for Intramolecular Hydroamination Reaction: A Single System for Double Activation”
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 3968–3972 (selected as Hot Paper by Angew. Chem.). (13.84)
22. Kalinina, I.; Worsley, K.; Lugo, C; Mandal, S.; Itkis, M.; Bekyarova, E.; Haddon, R. Synthesis,
Dispersion and Viscosity of Water-Soluble Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Materials
Functionalized with Polyethylene-Glycols" Chem. Mat. 2011, 23, 1246–1253. (8.23)
21. Mandal, S. K. and Roesky H. W. “Interstellar Molecules: Guides for New Chemistry”
Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 6016-6041 (Highlighted on Front Cover). (6.37)
20.
Mandal, S. K. and Roesky, H. W. “Assembling Hetero Metals Through Oxygen: An
Efficient Way to Design Homogeneous Catalysts.” Acc. Chem. Res. 2010, 43, 248–259. (20.83)
19. Mandal, S. K.; Gurubasavaraj, P. M.; Roesky, H. W.; Schwab, G.; Stalke, D.; Oswald, R. B.;
Dolle, V. “Oxygen Bridged Hybrid Metallocene-Nonmetallocene Polymetallic Catalysts of
Group 4 Metals for Bimodal Activity in Olefin Polymerization: Synthesis, Characterization, and
Theoretical Investigation.” Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 10158–10168. (4.59)
18.
Mandal, S. K.; Gurubasavaraj, P. M.; Roesky, H. W.; Oswald, R. B.; Magull, J.; Ringe, A.
“Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Theoretical Investigation of Compounds
Containing an Al–O–M–O–Al (M = Ti, Zr) Core.” Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 7594–7600. (4.59)
17.
Worsley, K. A.; Ramesh, P.; Mandal, S. K.; Niyogi, S.; Itkis, M. E.; Haddon, R. C. “Soluble
Graphene Derived from Graphite Fluoride.” Chem. Phys. Lett. 2007, 445, 51–56. (2.14)
16.
Venkatakrishnan, T. S.; Mandal, S. K.; Raghuraman, K.; Krsihnamurthy, S. S.; Nethaji, M.
“Chloro-, Hydrido- and Chloro-hydrido Ruthenium(II) complexes of Chiral and Achiral
Diphosphazane Ligands and Catalytic Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation reactions using
Chiral Diphosphazane Ligands.” J. Organomet. Chem. 2007, 692, 1875–1891. (2)
15.
Beer, L.; Mandal, S. K.; Tham, F. S.; Donnadieu, B.; Reed, R.W.; Oakley, R. T.; Haddon,
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R. C. “The First Electronically Stabilized Phenalenyl Based Radical: The Effect of Chalcogen
Substituents
on
Solid
State
Structures.”
Cryst.
Growth
&
Des.
http://pubs.acs.org/journals/cgdefu/index.html 2007, 7, 802–809. (4.68) 214.37
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Gurubasavaraj, P. M.; Mandal, S. K.; Roesky, H. W.; Oswald, R. B.; Pal, A.; Noltemeyer, M.
“Synthesis, Characterization, Catalytic Properties, and Theoretical Study of Compounds
Containing an Al–O–M (M = Ti, Hf) Core.” Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 1056–1061. (Listed in Most
cited articles in Inorganic Chemistry for the year –2007.) (4.59)
13.
Jorge, G. A.; Kim, K. H.; Jaime, M.; Chi, X.; Lawes, G.; Hellman, F.; Itkis, M. E.;
Mandal, S.; Haddon, R. C. “Dimerization Transition in Phenalenyl-based Neutral Radicals
Measured at High Magnetic Fields.” AIP Conf. Proceed. 2006, 850, 1315– 1316.
12.
Nembenna, S.; Roesky, H. W.; Mandal, S. K.; Oswald, R. B.; Pal, A.; Herbst-Irmer, R.;
Noltemeyer, M.; Schmidt, H.-G. “Soluble Molecular Compounds with the Mg–O–Al Structural
Motif -A Model Approach for the Fixation of Organometallics on a MgO Surface.” J. Am.
Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 13056–13057. (10.67)
11.
Mandal, S. K.; Venkatakrishnan, T. S.; Sarkar, A.; Krishnamurthy, S. S. “Steric and
Electronic Factors in the Stability of Palladium Allyl Complexes with Diphosphazane
Ligands.” J. Organomet. Chem. 2006, 691, 2969–2977. (2)
10.
Mandal, S. K.; Samanta, S.; Dell, J.; Itkis, M. E.; Donnadieu, B.; Tham, F. S.; Reed, R.
W.; Oakley, R. T.; Haddon, R. C. “The Resonating Valence Bond Ground State in
Oxygen Functionalized Phenalenyl-Based Molecular Conductors.” J. Am. Chem. Soc.
2006, 128, 1982–1994.(10.67)
‡9.
Zhao, B.; Hu, H.; Mandal, S. K.; Haddon, R. C. “A Bone Mimic Based on the Self
Assembly of Hydroxyapatite on Chemically Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon
Nanotubes.” Chem. Mat. 2005, 17, 3235–3241. (8.83)
8.
Mandal, S. K.; Itkis, M. E.; Chi, X.; Samanta, S.; Lidsky, D.; Tham, F. S.; Reed, R. W.;
Oakley, R. T.; Haddon, R. C. “New Family of Amino-Phenalenyl-Based Neutral Radical
Molecular Conductors: Synthesis, Structure, and Solid State Properties.” J. Am. Chem.
Soc. 2005, 127, 8185–8196. (10.67)
7.
Hu, H.; Ni, Y.; Mandal, S. K.; Montana, V.; Zhao, B.; Haddon, R. C.; Parpura, V.
“Polyethylenimine Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as a Substrate for
Neuronal Growth.” J. Phys. Chem. B 2005, 109, 4285–4289. (3.6)
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6.
Mandal, S. K.; Gowda, G. A. N.; Krishnamurthy, S. S.; Stey, T.; Stalke, D. “Chiral “P-NP” Ligands, (C20H12O2)PN(R)PY2 (R = CHMe2, Y = C6H5, OC6H5, OC6H4-4-Me, OC6H4-4OMe or OC6H4-4-tBu) and their Allyl Palladium Complexes.” J. Organomet. Chem. 2005, 690,
742–750. (2)
5.
Mandal, S. K.; Gowda, G. A. N.; Krishnamurthy, S. S.; Nethaji, M. “Palladium(II) Allyl
Complexes of Chiral
Diphosphazane
Ligands:
Ambident
Coordination
Behaviour
and
Stereodynamic Studies in Solution.” Dalton Trans. 2003, 1016–1027. (3.84)
4.
Mandal, S. K.; Gowda, G. A. N.; Krishnamurthy, S. S.; Zheng, C.; Li, S.; Hosmane, N. S.
“Diastereomerism in Palladium(II) Allyl Complexes of P,P–, P,S– and S,S–donor Ligands,
Ph2P(E)N(R)P(E')Ph2 [R = CHMe2 or (S)-CHMePh; E = E' = lone pair or S]: Solution Behaviour,
X-ray Crystal Structure and Catalytic Allylic Alkylation Reactions.” J. Organomet. Chem. 2003,
676, 22–37. (2)
3.
Mandal, S. K.; Krishnamurthy, S. S.; Nethaji, M. “Palladium-Carbon -Bonded Complexes
Bearing Diphosphazane and Diphosphazane Monosulfide Ligands.” Ind. J.
Chem. 2003, 42A, 2422–2426. (0.7)
2.
Raghuraman, K.; Mandal, S. K.; Venkatakrishnan, T. S.; Krishnamurthy, S. S.; Nethaji, M.
“Organometallic Chemistry of Chiral Diphosphazane Ligands: Synthesis and Structural
Characterisation.”
1.
Ind. Acad. Sci., Chem. Sci. 2002, 114, 233–246.
Mandal, S. K.; Gowda, G. A. N.; Krishnamurthy, S. S.; Zheng, C.; Li, S.; Hosmane, N. S.
“Allylpalladium Complexes of Mixed-Donor Diphosphazane Ligands Bearing a Stereogenic
Phosphorus Centre: Structure and Stereodynamics.” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2002, 8, 2047–2056.
(3.12)
Patents Filed
1. Mandal, S. K. and Santra, S. “Method of Synthesis of Molecules Using Catalyst
and Composites Thereof” International Application No: PCT/IB2014/060537
Indian Patent Application No: 463/KOL/2013 (Filed on April, 2014)
2. Mandal, S. K. and Santra, S. “Method of Synthesis and Composite Thereof”
International Application No: PCT/IB2014/060463
Indian Patent Application No: 464/KOL/2013 (Filed on April, 2014)
3. Mandal, S. K. and Sau, S. Ch. “Abnormal N-heterocyclic Carbene Copper(1)
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Complexes, Synthesis and Applications Thereof” Indian Patent Application No:
Application No. 1042/KOL/2013 (Filed on September 2013)
Press Releases/ Magazine Coverage
News Coverage on our recent work:
The work entitled “Interface-engineered templates for molecular spin memory devices”
(Nature, 2013, 493, 509-513) has been briefed by following media coverage:
“Hope for molecule memory- Bengal-made compound for pocket-size storage”
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130124/jsp/nation/story_16479071.jsp#.UQDogR04vZI
“Spinning electronics on its head to boost computer memory”
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/307327/spinning-electronics-its-head-boost.html
“Molecule bed for future memory chips”
http://www.nature.com/nindia/2013/130124/full/nindia.2013.9.html
“You can store over 1,000 films in this device”
http://freepressjournal.in/you-can-store-over-1000-films-in-this-device/
“New molecules could bring super-dense, solid-state hard disk alternatives”
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9236088/New_molecules_could_bring_super_dense_solid_state
_hard_disk_alternatives
“Storing data in individual molecules: Molecular memory near room temperature”
http://phys.org/news/2013-01-individual-molecules-molecular-memory-room.html
“Storing data in individual molecules”
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/storing-data-in-individual-molecules.html
“New Molecules Could Bring Super-Dense, Solid-State Hard Disk Alternatives”
http://www.computerworld.in/news/new-molecules-could-bring-super-dense-solid-state-hard-diskalternatives-63562013
“New Method of Producing Nanomagnets for Information Technology”
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130123133618.htm
“New Molecular Memory May Produce Cheaper Storage Options”
http://www.thegurureview.net/tag/cloud-storage
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“Exciting New Data Storage Tech Can Cut Down On Waste, Conserve Resources”
http://www.colocationutah.net/tag/molecular-memory/
“New Possibilities in Molecular Data Storage with Advent of Special Molecule”
http://hybridhostingcloud.com/new-possibilities-in-molecular-data-storage-with-advent-ofspecial-molecule/
“Scientists find storage in molecules”
http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/article1435869.ece\
“Molecular Memory Promises Another 1,000-Fold Increase In Storage Density”
http://www.infiniteunknown.net/category/technology/page/2/
“Molecular Layers of Data: the Next Frontier of Storage?”
http://www.infiniteunknown.net/category/technology/page/2/
“Storing data in individual molecules near room temperature”
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/graphene
“Molecular Memory Makes Waves in a Lab at MIT”
http://californiahosting.net/molecular-memory-makes-waves-in-a-lab-at-mit/
“Organic molecular level spin memory works at room temperature”
http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/422378.html
“Specially Created Molecule Opens Doors in Molecular Memory Research”
http://www.cloudhosting.cm/specially-created-molecule-opens-doors-in-molecular-memoryresearch/
“New Possibilities in Molecular Data Storage with Advent of Special Molecule”
http://hybridhostingcloud.com/
“Molecular Memory Breaks New Ground in a Lab at MIT”
http://www.saascloudhosting.com/molecular-memory-breaks-new-ground-in-a-lab-at-mit/
“Newly Created Molecule Breaks New Ground Molecular Memory Research”
http://www.pcicloudhosting.com/newly-created-molecule-breaks-new-ground-molecularmemory-research/
“Molecular Memory Means An Improved Solution to Storing Data in Data Centers”
http://www.dellcloudhosting.com/tag/molecular-memory/
“An Exciting New Way to Store Data: Molecular Memory”
http://www.utahcollocation.com/2013/01/an-exciting-new-way-to-store-data-molecular-memory/
“Molecular storage devices have become easier”
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http://techtechboom.com/molecular-storage-devices-have-become-easier.html
“Magnetic “Sandwich” Could Boost Superfast Computers Development”
http://www.irb.hr/eng/Izdvojeno/Magnetic-Sandwich-Could-Boost-Superfast-ComputersDevelopment
“Personal molecule: a data store of the future”
http://techn4all.com/technology-gadgets-mobile-phones/personal-molecule-a-data-store-of-thefuture/
More links:
http://prerefinement3.rssing.com/chan-3380036/all_p443.html
http://tutorfreebr.blogspot.in/2013/01/nanomagnetos-dados-sao-gravados.html
http://www.secretsofthefed.com/memory-boost-molecular-memory-1000-fold-increase-in-data-storagecapacity/
http://www.storagenewsletter.com/news/miscellaneous/storing-data-in-individual-molecules
http://in.news.yahoo.com/hope-molecule-memory-220041673.html
http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=1DAED35B-966A-78E2-A3BF6FB65FE403BD
http://bostinno.com/2013/01/25/imagine-storing-350k-songs-on-a-molecule-how-mit-researchers-pushed-thelimits-of-data-storage/#ss__288935_170540_0__ss
http://talesfromthelou.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/storing-data-in-individual-molecules/
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/data%20storage
http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/article1435869.ece
http://smarterplanet.tumblr.com/post/41390905645/storing-data-in-individual-molecules-near-room
http://suryarpraveen.wordpress.com/2013/01/29/individual-molecules-storage-devices-of-the-future/
http://www.digimars.net/computer-science/storing-data-in-individual-molecules.html
http://hutchisoneffect.ca/wordpress/?p=65609
http://www.infiniteunknown.net/tag/science/
Press Coverage on Earlier Work:
The work entitled “A Bone Mimic Based on the Self
Assembly of Hydroxyapatite on Chemically Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon
Nanotubes.” (Chem. Mat. 2005, 17, 3235–3241) had received following media coverage:
Discover Magazine: This work has been selected as one of the top 100 science stories (placed as
No. 8 among the list of 100 most important discoveries) for the year 2005 by Discover
Magazine and published in “Year in Science" issue of Discover Magazine (published in 2006January.).
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“Carbon Nanotubes Burst Out of the Lab”
(http://discovermagazine.com/2006/jan/technology/)
Press release published by “American Chemical Society” –Health and Medicine Section
“Nanotubes
Inspire
New
Technique
for
Healing
Broken
Bones”,
(http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/27118.php)
Press release by “University of California, Riverside” “Carbon Nanotubes Could Aid Human
Bones on the Mend”, (http://newsroom.ucr.edu/news_item.html?action=page&id=1123)
Press release by ‘ScienCentralNews’ “Nano Bones” and
(http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?language=english&type=article&article_id=21
8392609)
Press release by ‘Wired Magazine’ “Nanotubes May Heal Broken Bones”.
(http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2005/08/68512)
c) Details of project being implemented / completed as Principal Investigators/ Co-PI along
with its salient features.
Project # 1
1. A. Principal Investigator :
Swadhin K Mandal
B. Project Title:
Design and Synthesis of Heterometallic Catalysts: Olefin Polymerization,
Copolymerization and Tandem Catalysis
C. Status:
Completed (30th April, 2012)
D. Duration:
E. Total Cost:
F. Funding Agency
36 months (April 2009 to April 2012)
Rs. 19,44,000
DST (SR/FT/CS-020/2008)
G, H and I. Summary, Highlights and Major Results:
The major new observations of the project have been three fold:
a. Development of nontoxic catalysts was accomplished for ring opening polymerization
leading to biocompatible and biodegradable cyclic polyesters using aluminum based
catalyst as well as abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene based organocatalyst.
b. Calcium and zirconium based heterobimetallic catalyst was developed which showed for
the first time dual catalytic activity in the C-N bond forming intramolecular
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hydroamination reaction.
c.
Abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene based palladium catalysts were developed for Suzuki
coupling of inactive and relatively cheap aryl chloride substrates showing room
temperature activation with quantitative yield of the product under very low catalyst
loading. These catalysts are among the best known catalysts for the Suzuki-Miyuara
coupling of aryl chloride substrates.
Publication: 13 publications
Project # 2
A. Principal Investigator:
Swadhin K Mandal
B. Project Title:
Syntheses and Design of Green Catalysts for Hydroamination Reactions
Based on Phenalenyl Ligands.
C. Status:
Ongoing
D. Duration:
E. Total Cost:
F. Funding Agency
36 months (July 2010 to July 2013)
Rs. 12,80,000
CSIR (01(2369)/10/EMR-II)
Highlights and Major Results:
We accomplished the synthesis and characterization of organozinc complexes bearing
symmetrical phenalenyl (PLY) based N,N-ligands. Reactions of phenalenyl based ligands with
ZnMe2 led to the formation of organozinc complexes [N(Me),N(Me)-PLY]ZnMe and
[N(iPr),N(iPr)-PLY]ZnMe
under
evolution
of
methane.
Organozinc
complexes
were
characterized by NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis and X-ray crystallography.
Preliminary investigation of complexes for intramolecular hydroamination of unactivated
primary aminoalkenes revealed that these complexes function as active catalysts. More detailed
study to understand the catalytic process is currently underway.
Publication: 4 publications and several in process
Project # 3
1. A. Principal Investigator :
Swadhin K Mandal
B. Project Title:
Abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene: Development of organo-metallic
chemistry to design homogeneous catalysts
C. Status:
Started on July-2013
D. Duration:
36 months
E. Total Cost:
Rs. 46,19,000
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F. Funding Agency
SERB (SR/S1/IC- 25/2012)
Invited Talks in National, International Seminars and Conferences
33. “Unfolding the New Electronic State of Phenalenyl Unit: A Journey from Catalysis to Spin
Electronics” 13th Eurasia Conference, 14-18th December, 2014 (Invited Lecture)
32. “The Non-innocent Phenalenyl Unit: A Journey from Organometallics to Spin Electronics”
ACS Symposium at Sanfrancisco, USA, Organometallics Fellowship Symposium, 10th-14th
August, 2014 (Invited Lecture)
31. “Nucleophilic Boron: Aiming towards Alternative Fuel’ Kaleidoscope: A Discussion
Meeting in Chemistry, Goa, 3rd-7th July, 2014.
30. “Reversing Chemical Property of Boron: An Amicable Solution to Fuel Crisis?” Invictus
Oncology, New Delhi, 11th July, 2014 (Invited Lecture).
29. “Main Group Organometallics: From Cost Effective Catalysts to Spintronics” scheduled at
Indo-French collaborative meeting on “Functional metal-organics: Applications in materials and
catalysis” scheduled at NISER Bhubaneswar, 24-26th February, 2014 (Invited Lecture)
28. “From Molecular Organometallics to Spintronics” symposium on Modern Trends in
Inorganic Chemistry, (MTIC-XV) scheduled at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee during
13-16th Dec. 2013. (Invited Lecture)
27. “Main Group Organometallics: From Cost Effective Catalysts to Spin Electronics” at Shiv
Nadar University, Noida, Delhi, scheduled on 20th Sept, 2013 (Invited Lecture)
26. “Main Group Organometallics: From Molecular Catalysts to Spin Electronics” at IIT
Bombay, on 27th August, 2013 (Invited Lecture)
25. “Development of Cost-effective Organometallic Catalysts” BASF, India, Mumbai, on 26th
August, 2013 (Invited Lecture)
24. “The Non-innocent Phenalenyl Unit: From Organometallic Catalyst to Spin Based Device”
Research Core for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, Japan, 20th June, 2013 (Invited
Lecture)
23. “The Cationic State of Phenalenyl: From Organometallic Catalyst to Molecular Spintronics”
at Electron Spin Science & Technology: Biological and Materials Science Oriented Applications
(1st AWEST 2013), June 16 – 18, 2013, Awaji Yumebutai International Conference Center,
Awaji Island, Hyogo, Japan. (Invited Lecture)
22. “Integrating Organometallic Catalysis with Organocatalysis: A Consecutive Catalytic
Approach ” at National Symposium on Recent Advances in Chemistry(NSRAC-2013),
University of Pondicherry, Pondicherry, 22nd-23rd March, 2013. (Invited Lecture)
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21. “Playing with Nonbonding Orbital of Phenalenyl:Organometallic Catalyst to Spintronics” at
IISER-Pune, Pune, on 12th March, 2013 (Invited Chemistry Colloquium Lecture)
20. “The Non-bonding Orbital of Phenalenyl: A Safe Nest for Electron” at International
Conference on Functional Metallorganics, Vedic Village, Kolkata, 7th-10th Feb., 2013. (Invited
Lecture)
19. “Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Carbene: An Excellent Building Block to Design Catalyst” at
Catlyst-2013, Dr. Reddys Chemistry Conclave, Hyderabad, 9-10th Jan., 2013. (Invited Lecture)
18. “Development of Cost Effective Organometallic Catalysts Producing Compounds of
Pharmaceutical Interest” at Invictus Oncology-Vyome Biosciences, Delhi, 8th Nov. 2012.
(Invited Lecture)
17. “Growing with IISER-Kolkata: An Experience to Remember” YIM-Young Scientist Award
Lecture, MIT, Boston, USA, 6-8th October, 2012. (Award Lecture)
16. “Phenalenyl: A perfect system for spin injection” at Magnet Bitter Francis Lab, MIT, Boston,
USA on 22nd June, 2012. (Invited Lecture)
15. “New Face of abnormal N-heterocyclic Carbene: Sometime Abnormal is Better than
Normal?” At National Symposium on “Recent Trends in Chemical Science and Technology”
during March 3-4, 2012 at IIT Patna.
14. “IISER-Kolkata: New Destination for Science Education” At Regional teacher’s training
meet to guide teachers from Jawahar Navodaya School (MHRD funded Central School) at
Kalyani in front of representative teachers of 180 Jawahar Navodaya Schools from Bihar,
Jharkhand and Westbengal on 24th January, 2012. (Special Invited Lecture).
13. “New Face of N-Heterocyclic Carbene: Better than Earlier?” At National Symposium on
Chemical Sciences organized by Pondicherry University on 22nd December, 2011 (Invited
Lecture, Opening Lecture of the symposium).
12. “Phenalenyl Based Molecules: Tuning the Lowest Molecular Orbital to Design a Catalyst”
on 20th December, 2011 at IPC Department, IISc, Bangalore (Invited Lecture).
11. “Abnormal N-heterocyclic Carbene: An Excellent Building Block to Design Catalyst” at
IISER-Thiruvananthapuram on 16th December, 2011 at inter IISER-Chemistry meet (December
15-16, 2011 at IISER-T).
10. A popular lecture on “A Glimpse in Chemical Science Research from IISER-Kolkata” at
Jawahar Navodaya School (MHRD funded Central School) at Kalyani in front of nearly 400
school students (these school kids are topper from various Jawahar Navodaya Schools in West
Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand) in their regional Science Congress Meet, November, 12, 2011.
(Special Invited Lecture).
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9. “Designing Simulataneous and Dual Catalysts for Intramolecular Hydroamination Reaction”
University of Delhi, on 24th October, 2011 (Invited Lecture).
8. “Design and Synthesis of Heterobimetallic Catalysts: Olefin Polymerization, Copolymerization
and Tandem Catalysis” Fast Track Young Scientist scheme: Group monitoring workshop
held at University of Lucknow on 14th October, 2011.
7. “Nontraditional Metal for Catalytic Homogenous Organic Transformation” on 2nd
March, 2011 at IISER-Pune, India. (Invited Lecture)
6. “Catalytic Organic Transformation through Non-Traditional Metals” National Seminar on
Recent Advances in Synthesis and Catalysis: 10-12 February, 2011 University of Dibrugarh.
5. “Phenalenyl based Molecules: Transforming Molecular Conductors into Homogeneous
Catalysts” national seminar on 29th May, 2010 at Department of Chemistry, University of
Kalyani.
4. “The Phenalenyl: From Organic Conductors to Inorganic Catalysts” at 13th National
Symposium on Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry, (MTIC-XIII) held at Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore during 7-10th Dec. 2009.
3. “Neutral Radical-Based Molecular Conductors” national seminar during 20 to 22thFebruary,
2009 at Department of Chemistry, University of Burdwan.
2. “Designing Molecule-Based Conductors” at National Seminar on Current Trends in
Chemistry-III (NSCTC-III) organized by the Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, on
20-21 March, 2009.
1. “The Phenalenyl Based Neutral Radical Conductors” at Inter IISER chemistry meet on 22nd
December, 2008 at IISER-Pune.
Other Lectures:
1. Formation of Indo German Graduate School between University of Goettingen
and IISER-Kolkata, on 30Th June, 2010 at Department of Physics, University of
Goettingen, Germany.
2. Introduction to International Research Training Group (IRTG) Introductory
lecture, on 14th December, 2010 at bilateral workshop between University of
Goettingen and IISER-Kolkata held between 14th December to 19th December,
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2010 at Goettingen, Germany
3. Phenalenyl Molecules: Playing with nonbonding orbital on 14th December, 2010
at bilateral workshop between University of Goettingen and IISER-Kolkata held
between 14th December to 19th December, 2010, at Goettingen, Germany.
Seminar Talk Delivered inside the Institute
Delivered Institute’s Saturday colloquium on 19.04.08.
Title of the Talk: Activation of Molecular Hydrogen Breaking the Marriage and Returning the
Couple.
Poster presented in National/International Seminar and Conferences
1. S. K. Mandal and H. W. Roesky “Heterobimetallic Catalyst for Polymerizatiuon Reactions.”
Poster presented in Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry, December 6-8, 2007, IIT Madras.
2. S. K. Mandal “Phenalenyl Based Molecular Conductors” Poster Presented in the India-UK
Frontiers of Science Symposium, March 4-7, 2008, Hotel Sitara, Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad.
3. S. Santra and S. K. Mandal “Effective Synthesis of Symmetrical Biaryls through
nanocatalysis” Poster presented in Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry, December 710, 2009, IISc-Bangalore.
4. S. Santra, G. P. Jose, T. K. Sengupta and S. K. Mandal “Copper Nanoparticles: Antibacterial and Anti-cancer Activities” Poster presented in Modern Trends in Inorganic
Chemistry, December 28-29, 2009, IISER-Kolkata.
5. T. K. Sen, A. Mukherjee, and S. K. Mandal “The Phenalenyl: From Organic
Conductors to Inorganic Catalysts with Enhanced Lewis Acidity” Poster presented in 2nd
Inter IISER chemistry meet, December 30-31, 2009, IISER-Kolkata.
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6.
S. Santra and S. K. Mandal “Living Nanocatalysts for Effective Syntheses of
Symmetrical Biaryls” Poster presented in 2nd Inter IISER chemistry meet, December 3031, 2009, IISER-Kolkata.
7. S. K. Mandal and A. Mukherjee “Interstellar Molecules: New Guide to the Emerging
Main Group Chemistry” Poster presented in Science Day, 6th March-2010, IISER-K.
8. A. Mukherjee and S. K. Mandal “Phenalenyl Based Organozinc Complexes: Towards
Living Intramolecular Hydroamination Catalysis” Poster presented in National
Symposium on Frontiers in Main-Group and Organometallic Chemistry (NSFMOC) ,
IPC, IISc, Bangalore on 20. 11.2010.
9. T. K. Sen and S. K. Mandal “The Phenalenyl Ligands: Transformation from Organic
Conductors to Polymerization Catalysts” Poster presented in International Symposium on
Frontiers in Inorganic Chemistry (FIC-2010), IACS, Kolkata during 11.12.10-13.12.10.
11. S. Santra, P. Ranjan, K. Dhara, P. Bera, J. Dash and S. K. Mandal “Recyclable
Palladium Nanocatalyst for Copper Free Acyl Sonogashira Reactions” Poster presented
in 1st in house symposium of IISER-Kolkata during 30-31st December, 2010.
12. S. C. Sau, T. K. Sen, S. Santra and S. K. Mandal “Interstellar Molecules for Homogeneous
Catalysis” Poster presented in 1st in house symposium of IISER-Kolkata during 30-31st
December, 2010.
13. S. C. Sau and S. K. Mandal “ Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Carbene Palladium Complex: Living
Catalyst for activation of aryl chloride in Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling” International
symposium Recent Trends of Research in Chemistry held at Midnapore College on 31st-1st Nov.
2011.
14. T. K. Sen and S. K. Mandal “Phenalenyl Based Molecules: Tuning the Lowest Unoccupied
Molecu lar Orbitals to Design Catalyst.” Poster presented in, December 10, 2011, IISERKolkata.
15. S. C. Sau and S. K. Mandal “Living Catalyst for Room Temperature Activation of Aryl
Chlorides in Suzuki–Miyaura Cross Coupling.” Poster presented in National Symposium on
Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry, December 10-13, 2011, University of Hyderabad.
16. A. Mukherjee and S. K. Mandal “Designing Dual Catalyst for Intramolecular
Hydroamination Reaction” Poster presented in National Symposium on Modern Trends in
Inorganic Chemistry, December 10-13, 2011, University of Hyderabad.
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17. S. Santra and S. K. Mandal “A Supported Palladium Nanocatalyst for Copper Free Acyl
Sonogashira Reactions: One-pot Multicomponent Synthesis of N-Containing Heterocycles.”
Poster presented in National Symposium on Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry, December
10-13, 2011, University of Hyderabad.
18. T. K. Sen and S. K. Mandal “Introduction of Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Carbene as
Organocatalyst in Ring Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters.” Poster presented in National
Symposium on Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry, December 10-13, 2011, University of
Hyderabad.
19. S. C. Sau, G. Jose, T. K. Sengupta, “Abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene copper(I) complex:
Applications spanning from catalysis to cytotoxic effect on cancer cells” in Frontiers in Modern
Biology at IISER-Kolkata on 4-5th February, 2012.
Outreach Activities
1. Coordinated the visit of 120 school kids from various Jawahar Navodaya Schools
(MHRD funded Central School) on 14.11.09 (these school kids are topper from various
schools in West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand) to IISER-K research laboratories in C V
Raman Building. The school kids were from 8th standard to 12th standard.
2. Served as member of organizing committee to celebrate the first IISER-K science day
“ExScite 2010” on 6th March-2010.
3. Served as a local organizing committee member to organize a public awareness outreach
meeting on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The meeting was held in collaboration with
Harish Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad, Indian Institute of Science
Education and Research (IISER)-Kolkata and Science City, at Science City, Kolkata on
30th October 2009.
4. Served as a member of local organizing committee to organize the 2nd inter IISER-K
symposium on 30-31 Dec. 2009.
5. Served as a National Organizing Committee member to organize the International
Conference “Of Molecules and Materials” on 28-29 December -2009 at IISER-Kolkata.
6. Organized Saturday lecture by Dr. Jitendra K Bera, IIT Kanpur on 20th December, 2008.
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7.
Organized Saturday lecture by Prof. Swapan K Pati, JNCASR, Bangalore on 26th
December-2009.
8. Organized Institute Colloquium by Prof. Herbert W. Roesky, University of Goettingen,
Germany on 7th February, 2011.
School Lecture and Public Awareness
SKM has actively involved in celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Acharya Prafulla
Chandra Ray on behalf of Department of Chemical Sciences, IISER-K. He visited and delivered
an experimental Chemistry lecture in several schools and University to excite the early carrier
students in Chemistry. He was involved for setting up a Science Stall on behalf of IISERKolkata at Jagualia S. N. Bose Science Fair during January 2-12, 2011. Fascinating chemical
experiments were performed in front of general public in the fair for two days.
Popularizing Chemistry and Natural Sciences among Young School Students
As a part of year long celebration of 150th birth anniversary celebration as well as celebration
International Year of Chemistry-2011, SKM acted as event coordinator to organize a chemistry
experimental lecture by Herbert W. Roesky on 9th February, 2011 at Science City, Kolkata.
The experimental lecture was delivered in front of 1600 spectators and majority of them were
school students (nearly 1400) of class VI to XII from various schools in and around Kolkata.
Administrative Activities and Other Responsibilities
1. Served as Chairman of Central NMR Facility of IISER-Kolkata since 2009 to 2012 July.
2. Serving as Chairman of Central Management Committee of Several Gas procurement for
IISER-Kolkata since 2011.
3. Served as Proctor of IISER-Kolkata from July-December, 2012.
4. Serving as a member in the Purchase Committee of IISER-Kolkata since 2007.
5. Served as in-charge of Grievances Cell, IISER-Kolkata from 2011 to 2012 .
6. Served as a member of Library committee of IISER-Kolkata from 2007 to 2012.
7. Serving as coordinator for academic exchange between IISER-Kolkata and University of
Goettingen, Germany.
8. Served as convener for the Department of Chemical Sciences from 2009-2011.
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9. Served as Chairman in-charge for DCS in the month of December-2011.
10. Served as a member of Standing committee on all student-related matters such as
admission, time-table, course work.
11. Served as a member of the committee for the development of IISER-Kolkata course
contents.
12. Served as a member in the course work committee for Chemistry PhD students.
13. Served as a member of the Committee for Counseling of the Incoming students during
admissions for the academic year 2008 – 2009.
14. Served as a member of the committee for selecting candidates for the PhD program of
IISER-Kolkata.
15. Served as a member of building committee of CV Raman building.
16. Served as building in-charge of CV Raman Building.
17. Served as a junior Hostel Warden in IISER-Kolkata Salt Lake campus from 2007-2008.
18. Served as a member of research committee for IISER-Kolkata.
19. Served as a member of students advisory committee of IISER-Kolkata.
20. Served as a member of departmental advisory committee.
21. Served as a member of short listing committee for the post of technical assistant.
22. Served as a member of committee to look after the needs of all the research laboratories
in the Anatomy Building at Haringhata assignment, appointment of Student Advisors.
22. Served as a member of committee looking after Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF),
Haringhata- Phase I of new campus.
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Major Research Highlights at IISER-Kolkata (in SKM’s Group)
Since July 2007, the SKM is working in the development of catalysts for a number of very
important homogeneous transformations such as hydroamination reaction, Suzuki Coupling,
Ullmann coupling, ring opening polymerization,and Sonogashira reaction. SKM’s approach to the
development of catalysts involves both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis using main group
based catalysts and transition metals based catalysts. A brief description of recent activities of
SKM’s research in catalyst development at IISER-Kolkata is summarized below.
A. Development of Dual Catalyst for Hydroamination Reaction:
SKM’s group has recently designed a calcium based heterobimetallic catalyst with a Zr-O-Ca
linkage which acts as a dual catalyst for activation of primary and secondary aminoalkenes
(Mukherjee et. al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 3968–3972 and RSC Advances, 2013, 3,
1255–1264.). In this work, it was shown that a Group 4 metal can be fixed on a Group 2 metal
through an oxygen-bridge to carry out intramolecular hydroamination of primary and secondary
aminoalkenes and the concept of dual catalyst has been accomplished for the first time in the area
of hydroamination catalysis. Preliminary investigation indicates that the calcium center activates
the primary aminoalkenes and the zirconium center activates the secondary aminoalkenes
(Scheme 1).
R'
R
H
N
R H
N
Primary aminoalkene
activation
R'
THF
Me
Zr
25
N
Secondary aminoalkene
activation
R
R
O
THF
R
R
Ca
THF
N(SiMe3)2
R
R
NH 2
Scheme 1. One for two: The first dual catalytic behavior in the hydroamination catalysis by a
calcium based heterobimetallic catalyst.
Future Implication of this work:
This work opens up the possibility of using calcium based dual asymmetric catalyst for
hydroamination process using chiral ligands.
B. Noninnocent Phenalenyl Based Mini Graphene Ligands in Molecular Catalysis:
Early HMO calculations in 1960’s predicted that the odd alternant hydrocarbon, phenalenyl has a
nonbonding orbital. Later, the concept of using this nonbonding orbital of phenalenyl for
designing neutral free radical based molecular conductors was introduced (Nature 1975, 256,
394). Now nearly after half a century of HMO calculations on phenalenyl system, SKM’s group
postulates and establishes that the presence of this readily available nonbonding orbital in the
phenalenyl system can be utilized as noninnocent ligand to influence the catalytic outcome
(Scheme 2, Sen et. al. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 54–58, Mukherjee et. al. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18,
10530-10545 and Sen et. al. Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 1893-1904.).
+
O
+
O
Al -
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Me
1
N
+
O
Al -
Me
Me
2
N
N
Al -
Me
Me
3
Scheme 2. The accessible nonbonding orbital on phenalenyl ligand acts as electron acceptor and
thus tunes the HOMO – LUMO energy gap between lactide monomer and catalyst in ring
opening polymerization which in turn results in modulating the catalytic activity of
organoaluminum complexes.
Future prospects of this result in molecular spintronics: This work represents a major step
forward in phenalenyl chemistry, dealing with cationic phenalenyl states to design molecular
catalysts using its electron acceptance capability. Very recently, SKM’s group designed and
shown that the cationic state of phenalenyl unit when created with zinc metal coordination can be
used as non-innocent building block for construction of spin memory device (Scheme 3, Nature,
2013, 493, 509–513). The study reveals that when a non-magnetic and non-conducting
organozinc phenalenyl compound is deposited over a ferromagnetic substrate, it accepts electron
from the substrate and becomes magnetic and conducting. The external spin injection to the
organozinc phenalenyl compounds takes place from the ferromagnetic cobalt to the empty
nonbonding orbital of phenalenyl unit in the cationic state. Interestingly, the spin state of the
electron can be switched back and forth using the magnetic field as an external stimuli resulting
in a magnetoresistance of 20% near room temperature. This phenomena of the cationic
phenalenyl moiety of the organozinc phenalenyl compound demonstrates a molecular platform
for creation of storage element or a 'bit' where the binary states of '0' or '1' are represented by the
electron spin state in the molecule – 'spin-up' or 'spin down'.This type of phenalenyl based
molecules could provide a platform for developing molecular memory devices of next generation
with superior strength which is based on th e phenalenyl’s ability to accept and manipulate the
spin of the electron.
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Scheme 3. The first spin selective organometallic phenalenyl zinc compound exhibiting 20%
magnetoresistance near room temperature.
D. New Face of N-Heterocyclic Carbene:
The application of metal-carbene compounds in organic synthesis has been recognized since
last two decades. In 2009, Bertrand and co-workers (Science 2009, 326, 556–559) isolated a
new class of carbene named abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene (aNHC) in which the carbene
center is no longer located between the two nitrogen atoms but is generated between nitrogen
and carbon atoms (also see Science, 2009, 326, 532–533). SKM’s group has established the
first application of the aNHC in homogeneous catalysis. SKM’s group has shown for the first
time that an aNHC can be used very efficiently in metal free ring opening polymerization of
three different cyclic esters leading to the development of best organocatalyst among any
NHCs reported till todate (Sen et al. Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 11972–11974, Scheme 4).
N
N
BnOH
+
+
N
Formation of
adduct
N
O
H
4
4a
O
Ring opening of
r ac-lactide
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O
O
O
Scheme 4. The first report of aNHC as catalysts in any organic transformation in this case it is
ring opening polymerization reaction which undergoes through a series of nucleophilic attack.
Also SKM’s group has used aNHC to synthesize halobridged palladium dimers for Suzuki–
Miyaura cross coupling of unreactive aryl chloride substrates leading to the development of one
of the best known catalysts for aryl chloride activation at room temperature under Suzuki–
Miyaura cross coupling condition (Scheme 5, Sau et al. Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 555–557).
Future Prospects of this Result: This result is in particular very stimulating for further research
to use aNHC as new breed of NHC ligands for application in homogenous catalysis which
largely remained unexplored so far. Given the fact that aNHC is more basic than its normal NHC
counterpart it will be expected to behave as more stronger -donor to hold the metal center more
strongly. This will reduce the possibility of leaching in catalytic condition, Thus it will not be
surprising to witness a new era of aNHC based catalyst development to come up in future. The
current project also deals with the main group chemistry (Group 14) of the aNHC and its
application in CO2 activation.
catalyst (5 or 6 )
R
Cl +
B(OH) 2
R
1,4-dioxane (5 mL), base, Ar atm.,
time (h), 25 o C
Quantitative yield
bstrates
)
R = H, Me, OMe, CN, CF3
4
3
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N
Ph
X
Pd
N
Pd
X
N
N
Ph
X = Cl (5);
X = Br (6)
Scheme 5. The aNHC palladium dimers exhibited room temperature activation of aryl chloride
substrates and the catalyst remained live upto 10 consecutive cycles.
E. Development of Supported Nanocatalysts: Towards Recyclable Synthesis of Industrially
Important Drug Molecules:
SKM’s group is now actively involved in the development of supported heterogeneous palladium
nanocatalyst for C-C bond formation targeting at the one pot multicomponent synthesis of
important drug molecules with good recycling efficiency. The development of palladium catalyst
for C-C bond formation and its immense economic value in pharmaceutical industries has already
been recognized with the award of Nobel Prize in 2010. SKM’s group established one-pot
multicomponent synthesis of pharmaceutically important 2,4-disubstituted pyrimidines and a
tetrahydro-β-carboline derivative using supported palladium nanoparticles utilizing copper free
acyl Sonogashira reaction protocol (Scheme 6, Santra et al. Green Chem. 2011, 13, 3238–3247
and RSC Advances, 2012, 2, 7523–7533).
S
R
1
one-pot
N
cat. PdNPS-PPS
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
cat. PdNPS-PPS
R2
N
S
S
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Cl
S
S
O
R1
S
H
O
R1
R2
Scheme 6. PdNPs-PPS catalyzed acyl Sonogashira reaction and one-pot synthesis of biologically
important N-heterocycles.
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