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Faculty details

Prof.Hari Pada Nayek

Designation: Professor

Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Email: hpnayek[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

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Office Number: +91-326-223-5756

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Research Interest: Organometallic Chemistry and Coordination Chemistry

Curriculum
Vitae
Publications

Teaching

1. Engineering Chemistry

2. Main Group Chemistry

3. Coordination Chemistry

4. Organometallic Chemistry

5. Bioinorganic Chemistry

6. SIngle Crystal X-ray Diffraction

7. Chemistry of Lanthanides and Actinides

8. Inorganic Chemistry Lab

9.  Engineering Chemistry Lab

Academics

Ph.D. in Chemistry:       (2006-2009): Department of Chemistry, Philipps Universität Marburg, Germany.

Thesis Supervisor:         Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dehnen

Master of Science:         (2004-2006) Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India.

Bachelor of Science:     (2001-2004) Chemistry (Honors), University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.

Position

Professor:                     (April, 2026- present): Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad.

Associate Professor:     (2019- April, 2026): Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad.

Assistant Professor:     (2011- 2019): Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad.

Postdoctoral Research: (2009-2011): Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.

Supervisor:                     Prof. Dr. Peter W. Roesky

Postdoctoral Research:  (2009): Department of Chemistry, Philipps Universität Marburg, Germany.

Supervisor:                     Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dehnen

Awards and Honors

  1. DAAD fellowship, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, 2014
  2. Postdoctoral scholarship, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, 2009-2011.
  3. Doctoral scholarship at University of Marburg, Germany, 2006-2009.

Publications

Books Published

 

 
 

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

85.      Element-Ligand Cooperativity of Hypervalent Organotin(IV) Compounds in Hydroboration Reaction of Carbonyl Compounds

           S. Chakraborty, D. Basu, G. Chakraborty, N. Patra and H. P. Nayek,* Inorg. Chem. 2026, doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c00025 . PDF   

84.      Zn(II) Hydrogen–bonded Organic Framework derived ZnO@C Nanoparticles for Dye Degradation

           S. Pal and H. P. Nayek,* Polyhedron, 2025, 281, 117732. PDF 

83.      Hypervalent Organotin(IV) Compounds as Efficient Catalysts for the Knoevenagel Condensation of Aldehydes

           D. Basu, S. Chakraborty, B. Ghosh, S. Mukherjee, N. Patra and H. P. Nayek,* Chem. Asian J. 2025, 20, e00767. PDF       

82.      Coordination Clusters with [Ni4O4] Core as Catalysts for α‑Alkylation of Ketones with Benzyl Alcohols

           Kajal, M. Kumar and H. P. Nayek,* Dalton Trans. 2025, 54, 13326-13336. PDF       

81.      Solvent-free Hydrosilylation of Carbonyl Compounds Catalyzed by Organotin(IV) Compounds

           D. Basu, S. Chakraborty, G. Chakraborty, S. Bhattacharya, N. Patra and H. P. Nayek,* Dalton Trans. 2025, 54, 10614-10626, PDF       

80.      Organotin(IV) Compounds Catalyzed Cyanide-free Synthesis of α-Iminonitriles 

            M. Kumar, S. Chakraborty and H. P. Nayek,* Dalton Trans. 2025, 54, 8470-8482. PDF       

79.      Organotin(IV) Compounds as Catalysts for the Solvent-free Synthesis of Naphthofurans

            M. Kumar and H. P. Nayek,* Organometallics, 2024, 43(22), 2906-2915. PDF     

78.      Syntheses and Exploration of the Catalytic Activities of Organotin(IV) Compounds

            M. Kumar and H. P. Nayek,* Dalton Trans. 2024, 53, 9827-9837. PDF   

77.      Imine-functionalized Organotin(IV) Carboxylates: Syntheses, Structures and Antibacterial activities

           R. Vinayak, D. Basu, A. Bhowmick, A. Ghosh and H. P. Nayek,* Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2024, 568,122093. PDF   

76.      Mononuclear Organogermanium(IV) Catalysts for [3+2] Cycloaddition Reaction 

           D. Basu, B. Ghosh, D. Srivastava, N. Patra and H. P. Nayek,* Dalton Trans. 2024, 53, 5648-5657. PDF   

75.      Quadruple Bridged-Carbonate Supported Dodecanuclear [Ni8Ca4] Coordination Cluster

           Kajal, R. Vinayak, C. J. García, S. Benmansour, H. P. Nayek,* New. J. Chem. 2024, 48, 3239. PDF   

74.      NHC–Zn alkyl catalyzed cross-dehydrocoupling of amines and silanes

            A. Harinath, H. Karmakar, D. A. Kisan, H. P. Nayek and T. K. Panda,  Org. Biomol. Chem. 2023, 21,

            4237-4244, PDF    

73.      Field-Induced SMM Behaviour of Tetranuclear Coordination Clusters with a Cubane [Ni4O4] Core

           A. Sarkar, D. Basu, C. J. G. García and H. P. Nayek,* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.  2023, 26 (2), e202200565, PDF    

72.      Bis(catecholato)germane: An Effective Catalyst for Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Reaction

            D. Basu and H. P. Nayek,* Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 10587-10594. PDF  

71.      Catalytic Hydroboration and Reductive Amination of Carbonyl Compounds by HBpin using a Zinc Promoter

           R. Kumar, P. Rawal, I. Banerjee, H. P. Nayek, P. Gupta and T. K. Panda, Chem. Asian. J. 2022, 7(5), e202200013. PDF 

70.      A Pentanuclear Er(III) Coordination Cluster as a Catalyst for Selective Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted Benzimidazoles

            A. Sarkar, S. Jana and H. P. Nayek,* Appl. Organometal. Chem. 2021, 35(6), e6200. PDF 

69.      Elucidation of selective adsorption study of Congo red using new Cadmium(II) metal-organic frame works: Adsorption kinetics, isotherm and thermodynamics

           S. Ghosh, A. Sarkar, S. Chatterjee and H. P. Nayek,* J. Solid State Chem. 2021, 296, 121929. PDF 

68.      One-Pot and Solvent-Free Hantzsch Condensation Reaction Catalyzed by Mononuclear Dy(III) Complex

          A. Sarkar, P. P. Mondal and H. P. Nayek,* Chemistry Select, 2020, 5, 12302-12306.  PDF

67.      Unusual absence of FRET in triazole bridged coumarin-hydroxyquinoline, an active sensor for Hg2+ detection

          S. Mondal, N. Patra, H. P. Nayek S. K. Hira, S. Chatterjee and S. Dey, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2020,19, 1211-1221. PDF 

66.      Hydroamination of isocyanates and isothiocyanates by alkaline earth metal initiators supported by bulky iminopyrrolyl ligand

           K. Bano, S. Anga, A. Jain, H. P. Nayek and T. K. Panda, New J. Chem. 2020, 44, 9419-9428  PDF 

65.      A cobalt(II) metal-organic framework featuring supercapacitor application

          S. Ghosh, C.K. Maity, G. C. Nayak and H. P. Nayek,* J. Solid State Chem. 2020, 282, 121093-121098. PDF         

64.      Sensing of Cu(II) Ion by Organotin Anchored Keto-enamine ligands

          R. Vinayak and H. P. Nayek,* New J. Chem. 2019, 43, 16050-16057. PDF

63.      Lanthanide (III) Metal-Organic Frameworks: Syntheses, Structures and Supercapacitor Application

           S. Ghosh, A. D. Adhikari, J. Nath, G. C. Nayak and H. P. Nayek,* Chemistry Select, 2019, 4, 10624-10631.  PDF

62.      Trinuclear Lanthanide Coordination Clusters: Single-Molecule-Magnetic Behavior and Catalytic

           Activity in the Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Reaction

           A. Sarkar, C. J. G. García, S. Benmansour, H. P. Nayek,* ChemPlusChem, 2019, 84, 974-980.PDF  

61.      Organotin Metalloligands for Selective Sensing of Metal Ions 

           R. Vinayak and H. P. Nayek,* New J. Chem. 2019, 43, 7259-7268. PDF   

60.      Syntheses, Structures and Magnetic Properties of Cyano-Bridged One-Dimensional Ln3+-Fe3+ (Ln =

           La, Dy, Ho and Yb) Coordination Polymers

          S. Pal, K. Dey, S. Benmansour, C. J. G. García, and H. P. Nayek,* New J. Chem. 2019, 43, 6228-6233. PDF  

59.      A Three-dimensional (3D) Manganese (II) Coordination Polymer: Synthesis, Structure and Catalytic

 

           Activities

          S. Pal, S. Maiti and H. P. Nayek,* Appl. Organometal. Chem. 2018, 32, e4447. PDF  

58.      Two Mononuclear Cobalt(III) Complexes Exhibiting Phenoxazinone Synthase Activity

           M. Mahato, K. V. Hecke and H. P. Nayek,* Appl. Organometal. Chem. 2018, 32, e4336. PDF  

57.      Schiff Base Supported Mononuclear Organotin(IV) Complexes: Syntheses, Structures and Fluorescence Cell Imaging

          R. Vinayak, D. Dey, D. Ghosh, D. Chattopadhyay, A. Ghosh and H. P. Nayek,* Appl. Organometal. Chem. 2018, 32, e4122. PDF 

56.      Ring Opening Polymerization and Copolymerization of Cyclic Esters Catalyzed by Group 2 Metal Complexes Supported by Functionalized P–N Ligands

           A. Harinath, J. Bhattacharjee, A. Sarkar, H. P. Nayek and T. K. Panda, Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57(5), 2503-2516. PDF 

55.      Highly Active Dinuclear Titanium(IV) Complexes for the Catalytic Formation of a Carbon-Heteroatom Bond

          J. Bhattacharjee, A. Harinath, I. Banerjee, H. P. Nayek and T. K. Panda, Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57(20), 12610-12623. PDF 

54.      Alkali metal complexes as efficient catalysts for hydroboration and cyanosilylation of carbonyl compounds

          A. Harinath, J. Bhattacharjee, H. P. Nayek and T. K. Panda, Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 12613-12622-9192. PDF 

53.      Reactivity of titanium imidazolin-2-iminato complexes with 2,6-diisopropylaniline and 2-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-iminomethylpyrrole

          K. Naktode, S. Das, H. P. Nayek and T. K. Panda, J. Coord. Chem, 2018, 71, 4148-4163. PDF 

52.      Synthesis and Structure of Unprecedented Samarium Complex with Bulky Bis-iminopyrrolyl Ligand via Intramolecular C=N Bond Activation

          S. Das, S. Anga, A. Harinath, H. P. Nayek and T. K. Panda, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2017, 643, 2144-2148.  PDF 

51.      Mononuclear Homoleptic Organotin(IV) Dithiocarbamates: Syntheses, Structures and Antimicrobial activities

         M. Mahato, S. Mukherji, K. V. Hecke, K. Harms, A. Ghosh and H. P. Nayek,* J. Organomet. Chem. 2017, 853, 27-34. PDF 

50.      A Non-Perilous Coumarin-Based Ratiometric Probe for ′In Vitro′ Detection of Cu through Cell Imaging Technique

          C. Kumari, D. Sain, A. Kumar, H. P. Nayek, S. Debnath, P. Saha and S. Dey, Chemistry Select, 2017, 2, 8270-8277. PDF 

49.      The Missing Link in Ni(II)-Ln(III) System: Design and Synthesis of a Dinuclear [Ni2] and Three Pentanuclear [Ni3Ln2] (Ln = La, Ce, Eu) Complexes of a  Schiff Base Ligand

          S. Saha, A. Sarkar, S. Das, T. K. Panda, K. Harms and H. P. Nayek,* Chemistry Select, 2017, 2, 7865-7872. PDF   

48.      Highly Active and Iso-selective Catalysts for ROP of Cyclic Esters Using Group 2 Metal Initiators

           J. Bhattacharjee, A. Harinath, H. P. Nayek, A. Sarkar, and T. K. Panda, Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23,

           9319-9331. PDF        

47.      Mononuclear Metal (II) Complexes of a Bis(organoamido)phosphate Ligand with Antimicrobial Activities against Escherichia coli

           S. Pal, A. Tarafdar, A. Sinha, A. Bhunia, K. Harms and H. P. Nayek,* Appl. Organometal. Chem. 2017, 31, e3821. PDF        

46.      A bis-hydrazone derivative of 2,5-furandicarboxaldehyde with perfect hetero-atomic cavity for selective sensing of Hg(II) and its intracellular detection in  living HeLa S3 cell

           C. Kumari, D. Sain, A. Kumar, H. P. Nayek, S. Debnath, S. Saha and S. Dey, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2017, 243, 1181-1190. PDF      

45.      Imidazolin-2-iminato ligand supported titanium(IV) aryloxo complexes – Syntheses and structures

           K. Naktode, S. Das, H. P. Nayek, and T. K. Panda, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2017, 456, 24-33. PDF       

44.      Syntheses, Structures ad Phenoxazinone Synthase Activities of Two Co(III) Complexes 

           M. Mahato, D. Mondal and H. P. Nayek*, Chemistry Select, 2016, 1 (20), 6777-6782. PDF   

43.      Solvent Modulated Assembly of Two Ni(II) Complexes: Syntheses, Structures and Magnetic Properties 

           R. Vinayak, A. Harinath, C. J. G. García, T. K. Panda, Samia Benmansour, and H. P. Nayek*, Chemistry Select, 2016, 1 (20), 6532-6539. PDF    

42.       Alkali Metal Complexes Having Sterically Bulky Bis-Iminopyrrolyl Ligands – Control of Dimeric to Monomeric Complex

           S. Anga, I. Banerjee, H. P. Nayek and Tarun K. Panda, RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 80916-80923. PDF     

41.      Calcium Complexes Having Different Amidinate Ligands - Synthesis and Structural Diversity 

           S. Anga, J. Bhattacharjee, I. Banerjee, H. P. Nayek and Tarun K. Panda, Chemistry Select, 2016, 1

           (9), 2014-2020. PDF       

40.      Schiff-base Supported Heterobicyclic Monomeric Boronates

           S. Saha, A. Harinath, T. K. Panda and H. P. Nayek,* J. Organomet. Chem. 2016, 818, 37-41. PDF      

39.       Lead ion induced chemodosimeter approach of a tripodal hydroxyl-quinoline based phospho-ester through P–O bond cleavage

           D. Sain, C. Kumari, A. Kumar, H. P. Nayek and S. Dey, Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 9187-9192.  PDF   

38.       Syntheses, Structures and Biological Activities of Square Planar Ni(II), Cu(II) Complexes

            S. Saha, S. Jana, S. Gupta, A. Ghosh and H. P. Nayek,* Polyhedron, 2016, 107, 183-189.  PDF 

37.       Imidazolin-2-iminato Ligand Supported Titanium Complexes as Catalysts for the Synthesis of Urea Derivatives

           K. Naktode, S. Das, J. Bhattacharjee, H. P. Nayek, T. K. Panda, Inorg. Chem. 2016,  55(3), 1142-1153. PDF 

36.      Synthesis and Solid State Structures of Chalcogenide Compounds of Imidazolin-2-ylidene-1,1 Diphenyl-phosphinamine

          K. Naktode, S. Das, A. Kundu, H. P. Nayek, T. K. Panda, J. Chem. Sci., 2016, 128(3), 373-382. PDF 

35.      Co-crystallization of Keggin Type Polyoxometalates [HL]3[PW12O40] and [Ln(DMF)8][PW12O40] (Ln =

           La, Dy, Yb) (L = N-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3-methoxysalicylideneamine): Syntheses, Structures and Magnetic Properties

          S. Saha, P. P. Jana, C. J. Gómez-García, K. Harms, H. P. Nayek,* Polyhedron, 2016, 104, 58. PDF 

34.      Alkali Metal and Alkaline Earth Metal Complexes with the Bis(borane-diphenylphosphanyl)amido Ligand – Synthesis, Structures, and Catalysis for Ring-Opening Polymerization of ϵ-Caprolactone      

          J. Bhattacharjee, S. Das, T. D. N. Reddy, H. P. Nayek, B. S. Mallik and T. K. Panda,Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2016, 642, 118-127.  PDF

33.      Targeted water soluble copper–tetrazolate complexes: interactions with biomolecules and catecholase like activities           

           M. Saha,  M. Das,   R. Nasani, I. Choudhuri,   M. Yousufuddin,  H. P. Nayek,   M. Shaikh,  B. Pathak and  S. Mukhopadhyay, Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 20154-20167. PDF. 

32.      Lanthanide (III) Morpholine 4-Dithiocarbamate Complexes: Pr(III) Derivative Shows First Example of Polymeric Lanthanide(III) Dithiocarbamate

          M. Mahato, P. P. Jana, K. Harms and H. P. Nayek,* RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 62167-62172. PDF. 

31.      Microporous La-Metal-Organic Framework with Large Surface Area

          S. Pal, A. Bhunia, P. P Jana, S. Dey, J. Möllmer, C. Janiak, H. P. Nayek,* Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21 (7), 2789-2792. PDF 

30.      Heavier group 2 metal complexes with a flexible scorpionate ligand based on 2-mercaptopyridine

          K. Naktode, T. D. N. Reddy, H. P. Nayek, B. S. Mallik and T. K. Panda, RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 51413-51420. PDF. 

29.      Studies on Crystal Engineering Networks of Amidopyridine N-oxides in Solid State by NMR, Mass and X-ray Techniques

          S. Dey, A. Kumar, D. Sain, H. P. Nayek, A. Hazra, S. Goswami, S. Jana, H. Fun and S. Isik, Letters in Organic Chemistry, 2015, 12(8), 584. PDF 

28.      Nickel(II) Complexes Having Imidazol-2-ylidene-N′-phenylurea Ligand in the Coordination Sphere -Syntheses and Solid State Structures

          K. S. Naktode, A. Kundu, S. Saha, H. P. Nayek,* T. K. Panda,* J. Chem. Sci. 2015, 127 (8), 1397-1404.

27.      Imidazol-2-ylidene-N′-phenylureate Ligands in Alkaliand Alkaline Earth Metal Coordination Sphere-Heterocubane Core to Polymeric Structural Motif Formation

          K. S. Naktode, J. Bhattacharjee, H. P. Nayek, T. K. Panda, Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 7458-7469. PDF  

26.      Functionalization of Imidazolin-2-imine to Corresponding Phosphinamine, Chalcogenide (O, S, Se,Te) and Borane Compounds

           K. Naktode, S. D. Gupta, J. Bhattacharjee, S. K. Jana, H. P. Nayek, B. S. Mallik, T. K. Panda, Aust. J. Chem. 2015, 68, 1, 127-136. PDF

25.      Syntheses, Structures, Optical Properties and Biological activities of Bimetallic Complexes

          M. Mahato, D. Dey, S. Pal, S. Saha, A. Ghosh, K. Harms, H. P. Nayek,* RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 64725-64730. PDF 

24.      Mononuclear Complexes and Coordination Polymer of 2-Pyridyl (NH2Py) Functionalized P(V) Ligand

          S. Pal, P. P. Jana, H. P. Nayek,* RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 26902-26906. PDF 

23.      A Ferromagnetic Tetranuclear Nickel(II) Schiff-base Complex with an Asymmetric Ni4O4 Cubane Core

          S. Saha, S. Pal, C. J. Gómez-García, Juan M. Clemente-Juan, K. Harms, H. P. Nayek,* Polyhedron, 2014, 74, 1-5. PDF

22.      Synthesis and Characterization of a Nickel(II) Complex of 9-Methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1,4-Benzoxyzepine Derived from a Schiff Base Ligand  and Its Ligand Substitution Reaction

           S. Saha, R. K. Kottalanka, P. Bhowmik, S. Jana, K. Harms, T. K. Panda, S. Chattopadhyay, H. P. Nayek*, J. Mol.Struc, 2014, 1061, 26-31. PDF

21.      Reaction of Sterically Congested NHC–Zn(CH2CH3)2 with Substituted Phenols Leading to Zinc Phenolate Complexes

          K. Naktode, S. Anga, R. K. Kottalanka, H. P. Nayek, T. K. Panda, J. Coord. Chem, 2014, 67, 236-248. PDF

20.      Unprecedented Calcium Metalla-macrocycle Having Phosphinoselenoic Amide and Diphenylphosphinate in the Coordination Sphere

          K. Naktode, J. Bhattacharjee, S. D. Gupta, H. P. Nayek, B. S. Mallik, T. K. Panda, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2014, 640, 994-999. PDF 

19.      Syntheses and Characterization and Reactivity of Lewis Acid-Base Adducts based on B-N Dative Bonds

          S. Saha, R. K. Kottalanka, T. K. Panda, K. Harms, S. Dehnen, H. P. Nayek,* J. Organomet. Chem. 2013, 745-746, 329-334. PDF

18.      Amidophosphine-Borane Complexes of Alkali Metal and Heavier Alkaline Earth Metals-Syntheses and Structural Studies

          R. K. Kottalanka, S. Anga, K. Naktode, P. Laskar, H. P. Nayek, T. K. Panda, Organometallics, 2013, 32(16), 4473-4482. PDF

17.      Heavier Alkaline Earth Metal Complexes with Phosphinoselenic Amides: Evidence of Direct M-Se contact (M = Ca, Sr, Ba)

          R. K. Kottalanka, K. Naktode, S. Anga, H. P. Nayek, T. K. Panda, Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 4947-4956. PDF 

16.      A Series of Three-Dimensional Lanthanide MOFs: Reversible Structural Changes Controlled by Solvent Desoprtion-Adsorption and Magnetic Properties

          S. Nayak, H. P. Nayek, C. Pietzonka, G. Novitchi, S. Dehnen,* J. Mol. Struc. 2011, 1004, 82-87

15.      Synthesis and Characterization of Radical and Dianionic α-Iminopyridines

          H. P. Nayek, N. Arleth, I. Trapp, M. Löble, P. Oňa-Burgos, M. Kuzdrowska, Y. Lan, A. K. Powell, F. Breher, P. W. Roesky,* Chem. Eur. J. 2011,17 (39), 10814-10819. PDF 

14.      Zinc-Zinc Bonded Decamethyldizincocene Zn2Cp*2 as Catalyst for the Inter- and Intramoleculer Hydroamination Reaction

           A. Lühl, H. P. Nayek, S. Blechert, P. W. Roesky,* Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 8280-8282. PDF 

13.      Control of molecular architecture by steric factors: mononuclear vs polynuclear manganese(III) compounds with tetradentate N2O2 donor Schiff bases

          P. Bhowmik, H. P. Nayek, M. Corbella, N. Aliaga-Alcalde, S. Chattopadhyay*, Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 7916-7926. PDF 

12.      Trigonal Propeller-shaped MnIII3MIINa Complexes (M = Mn, Ca): Structural and Functional Models for the Dioxygen Evolving Centre of PSII

           S. Nayak, H. P. Nayek, S. Dehnen, A. K. Powell, J. Reedijk,* Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 2699. PDF 

11.      Aminotroponiminate Zinc(I) Complexes: Syntheses and Spectroscopic Analyses

           H. P. Nayek, A. Lühl, S. Schulz, R. Köppe, P. W. Roesky,* Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17 (6), 1773. PDF 

10.      Presence or Absence of a Central Se Atom in Silverselenide Clusters with Halite-Topology: Synthesis

           and Properties of [(Ph3PAg)8Ag6(μ6–Se)1-x/2(SePh)12]x+ (x = 0, 1;  R =   Ph, Cy)

          H. P. Nayek, W. Massa, S. Dehnen,* Inorg.Chem. 2010, 49 (1), 145-14. PDF 

9.       Structural Transformation of Three-Dimensional Bimetallic Phosphites Containing Corner-Sharing 4-Ring Chains

          Z. Lin, H. P. Nayek, S. Dehnen,* Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2009, 635, 2391-2395. PDF 

8.       Synthesis and Characterization of Ferrocene-Bridged bis[tris(arylselenolato)-stannyl] Compounds           

           H. P. Nayek, G. Hilt, S. Dehnen,* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2009, 28, 4205-4208. PDF 

7.       Flux synthesis of three-dimensional open-framework zinc phosphite and mangan-ese phosphite-oxalate with 12-ring channels

          Z. Lin, H. P. Nayek, S. Dehnen,* Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2009, 126, 95-100. PDF 

6.       A Cubic Coordination Framework Constructed from Benzobistriazolate Ligands and Zinc Ions having Selective Gas Sorption Properties

          S. Biswas, M. Grzywa, H. P. Nayek, S. Dehnen, I. Senkovska, S. Kaskel, D. Volkmer,* Dalton Trans. 2009, 33, 6487-6495. PDF 

5.        Synthesis, Crystal Structures and Properties of [SnS2·en]¥ and [enH]4[Sn2S6]·en

            H. P. Nayek, Z. Lin, S. Dehnen,* Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2009, 635, 1737-1740. PDF 

4.        Synthesis and Structure of a Tetranuclear Palladium Chalcogenolate Acetate Complex [Pd4(SePh)4(OOCCH3)4]: An Experimental and Theoretical Study

            H. P. Nayek, H. Niedermeyer, S. Dehnen,* Dalton Trans. 2009, 21, 4208-4212. PDF 

3.        Transformation of a Layered Zinc Phosphite to a Three-Dimensional Open-Framework Structure with Intersecting 16- and 12-Ring Channels

           Z. Lin, H. P. Nayek, S. Dehnen,* Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48 (8), 3517-3519. 

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

  1. 21ˢᵗ International Conference on Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC-XXI), December 14-17, 2024, IIT Kharagpur.
  2. 7th International Conference on Frontiers in Chemical Sciences (FICS-2024), December 2-4, 2024, IIT Guwahati.
  3. 30th International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, July 14-18, 2024, Agra, India.
  4. One-Day International Workshop on CO2 and Biomass as Feedstock for the Production of Fuels and Chemical Intermediates, 2023, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
  5. International Conference on Recent Trends in Chemical Sciences (RTCS), 16-18th December, 2022, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad.
  6. International Conference on Net Zero Emission Technologies (N0ET), 2022, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
  7. 2nd International Conference on CrystalEngineering: From Molecule to Crystal, 2020.
  8. New Trends and Future Directions in Catalysis, 2020
  9. Delivered a talk in the “Eastern Regional Workshop for Pandiat Madan Mohon Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Training organized by MHRD, IIT Kharagpur, 20th April, 2018.
  10. National Conference on Recent Advances in Science and Engineering (RASE), 2016, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
  11. Annual Workshop on Catalysis, 2017, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
  12. Invited talk at 33rd Annual National conference organized by Indian Council of Chemists, 15-17th December, 2014.
  13. 150th Anniversary Weltkongress Chemie Karlsruhe, September 2010.
  14. Hemdsärmelkolloquium (HÄKO) March 2009, Philipps-Universität Marburg.
  15. Poster presentation in  Materialforschungstag Mittelhessen in Universität Marburg in June 2008.
  16. Poster presentation  in  14. Vortragstagung der Wöhler-Vereinigung für Anorganische Chemie in München in September 2008.

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

Details of the project

1.

Title

Design, Syntheses and Applications of Bifunctional Compounds of Tetravalent Group 14 Elements

Sanctioning authority

SERB

Duration

2023-2026

Amount

29.58 Lakh

Status

Completed

Role

Principal Investigator

2.

Title

Organogermanium Supported Polynuclear Metal Complexes as Cooperative Catalysts for Organic Reaction

Sanctioning authority

CSIR

Duration

2023-2026

Amount

9.00 Lakh

Status

Ongoing

Role

Principal Investigator

3.

Title

Synthesis and Application of Air-Stable Lewis Acid Catalysts of Main Group Elements

Sanctioning authority

SERB

Duration

2019-2022

Amount

19.62 Lakh

Status

Completed

Role

Principal Investigator

4.

Title

Syntheses of Polynuclear Metal Complexes  from Metalloligands of Group 14 Elements and Their Catalytic Activities

Sanctioning authority

SERB

Duration

2014-2018

Amount

52.8 Lakh

Status

Completed

Role

Principal Investigator

5.

Title

Synthesis of Triplesalen-Based Metal-organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Investigation on Their Functional Applicability

Sanctioning authority

SERB

Duration

2012-2015

Amount

25.4 Lakhs

Status

Completed

Role

Principal Investigator

6.

Title

Synthesis and Catalytic Applications of Lanthanide-based Metal Organic Frameworks (Ln-MOFs)

Sanctioning authority

IIT-ISM (TEQIP-III)

Duration

2018-2020

Amount

2.0 Lakhs

Status

Completed

Role

Principal Investigator

7.

Title

Synthesis of Heterometallic Chiral Metal-Organic Frmeworks (Cmofs) and Their Applications in Asymmetric Catalysis

Sanctioning authority

IIT-ISM

Duration

2013-2016

Amount

9.7 Lakhs

Status

Completed

8.

Title

Salen-Based Metal Organic Frameworks of Transition metals and Main group elements and its catalytic applications

Sanctioning authority

IIT-ISM

Duration

2011-2013

Amount

1.0 Lakh

Status

Completed

 

Membership of Scientific Societies

  1. Life member (F/8093), Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata.

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

Conference/Workshops/Outreach Activities Conducted

  1. A Workshop on Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction, 26-28th January, 2024. Role: Coordinator
  2. International Conference on Recent Trends in Chemical Sciences (RTCS), 16-18th December, 2022, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad. Role: Treasurer
  3. Refresher Programme in Chemistry, 08-28th June, 2018. Role: Coordinator
  4. Refresher Programme in Chemistry, 01-21st June, 2017. Role: Coordinator
  5. National Conference on Recent Advances in Science and Engineering, 28-29th March, 2016. Role: Organizing Secretary

Institutional Responsibilities

  1. Convener, DPGC, 2022-2024
  2. Standing IPDF selection committee member, 2023-2024
  3. Standing DPAC member of the Department, 2021-present
  4. Coordinator, Continuing Education Programs (CEP), 2021-2024
  5. Coordinator, AERB, eLORA (2021-2024)
  6. JRF Coordinator, Chemistry, 2019-2022
  7. Faculty-in-charge, Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction Laboratory, CRF, IIT(ISM), 2017-present.
  8. Faculty-in-charge, CHNSO analyser, CRF, IIT(ISM), 2021-present.
  9. Member, Equal Opportunity Cell, 2021-present
  10. Secretary, Departmental Academic Committee (DAC), 2020-2021
  11. Senate member, 2018-2021.
  12. Warden, Emerald hostel, 2018-2020.
  13. Chief Warden, 2000 bed boy’s hostel, 2020-2022.
  14. Time Table in charge, Department of Chemistry, 2016-2021.
  15. Deputy coordinator, Faculty Development Centre, IIT(ISM), 2015-2021.

Guidance

Name

Year

Title of the Project
1. Kajal 2026 Homo-and Heteronuclear Coordination Assemblies of Nickel and Lanthanides; Synthesis, Properties and Catalytic Activities

2.

Debayan Basu

2025

Syntheses And Catalytic Applications of Organo-Functionalized Germanium(IV) And Tin(IV) Compounds

3.

Manish Kumar

2025

Syntheses and Catalytic Application of Organotin(IV) Compounds

4.

Arijit Sarkar

2021

Homo or heterometallic polynuclear

complexes: syntheses, properties and applications

5.

Shankhamala Ghosh

2021

Synthesis And Application of Carboxylate Ligand-Based Metal Organic Frameworks (Mofs) And Metal Complexes

6.

Richa Vinayak

2020

Synthesis of Metal Complexes from Organometallic Metalloligands and its Catalytic Applications

7.

Souvik Pal

2018

Synthesis and Applications of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Frameworks based on Polycarboxylate and Organo-Phosphorus Ligands

8.

Mamata Mahato

2018

Metal complexes of Schiff base and dithiocarbamate ligands: Syntheses and applications

9.

Sudeshna Saha

2016

Syntheses of mononuclear, polynuclear metal complexes and boronates of Schiff base ligands
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