Department of Chemistry

Research: (Last Two Years)

AREA OF RESEARCH
Area of researchFaculty
Synthetic organic chemistry 
synthesis of modified nitrogenous steroids 
indoleheterocycles 
amines and amino acids 
Biomimetic catalysts 
metal-clusters 
supramolecular chemistry 
nano-materials 
material Science 
Thermal methods of analysis of novel   inorganic compounds 
Kinetics and mechanism of degradation 
Metalloporphyrins 
metalloenzymes 
bio-inorganic chemistry 
coordination Chemistry of oxocations 
green Chemistry 
environmental analytical Chemistry 
Heterocyclic chemistry 
Chemistry of Natural Products 
RECENT PUBLICATION
  1. Nucleophilic ring-opening of iron(III)-hydroxyisoporphyrin, Jagannath Bhuyan, Dalton Transactions, 45 (2016) 2694-2699.
  2. Metalloisoporphyrins: from synthesis to applications, Jagannath Bhuyan, Dalton Transaction, 44, (2015)15742.
  3. Applications of ligninolytic enzymes to pollutants, wastewater, dyes, soil, coal, paper and polymers,Meera Yadav and  H. S.  Yadav, Environ. Chem. Lett., 13, (2015) 309.
  4. Oxovanadium(IV) complexes with 15-Membered macrocyclic ligand using 1,2-  diacetylbenzene as precursor, Vijai Singh, Probin Bora &Hardeo Singh Yadav, Journal of Science, 6, (2016)1.
  5. Novel synthesis of benzo[c]quinolizinium salts and their condensed benzologs using α-Oxoketene S, S-acetals, Gupta, Akhilesh Kumar, Indian Journal of Chemistry ,54B, (2015), 972
  6. One flask synthesis of esters of the corresponding 3-substituted 2-benzylamino acrylic acids using 2-oxazolin-5-ones as synthons, Md. Mizanur Ahmed, SomadritaBorthakur and P. K. Tripathy, Indian J. of Heterocyclic Chemistry24, (2015), 371.
  7. Synthesis of Erlenmeyer Azlactones using arylsulphonyl chloride as cyclocondensing agent, LimiGoswami and P. K. Tripathy, Indian J. of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 24 (2015), 281.
  8. Cis-Dioxomolybdenum(VI) Complexes with Symmetrical TetradentateSciff Bases and their Antibacterial Activity, Devendra P. Rao,  Hardeo S. Yadav and Anita Srivastava, BiointerfaceRes. Appl. Chem., 4 (2014), 678, 2014
  9. Studies on solid-state decomposition of calcium tetraaquatris(oxalate)-lanthanate(III)pentahydrate using DTA-TG in air and DSC in nitrogen”,  Nidhuban Deb, J.Therm.Anal.Cal. (Springer), 111 (2013)997.
  10. An investigation on Solid-state pyrolytic decomposition of bariumtrihemiaquatris-(oxalato) anthanate(III)decahydrateusing TG-DTA in air and DSC in nitrogen. Nidhuban Deb, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry(Springer),112(2013),1415.
  11. Solid-state thermal decomposition of heterobimetallic oxalate coordination compounds, zinc(II)tetraaquatris(oxalato)lanthanate(III)-hexahydrate and cadmium(II)heptaaquatris(oxalate)lanthanate(III)tetrahydrate,Nidhuban Deb, J.Therm.Anal.Cal.(Springer),111(2013)491-498
SPONSORED PROJECTS/CONSULTANCY
NoProject TitleName of P.I./Co-P.I.DurationFunding AgencyAmount
1Metallo-isoporphyrin: A biomimetic catalyst and a promising photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy, Start-up grant for young scientistsDr. Jagannath Bhuyan2015-2018SERB, DST25 lakh
2Studies on Mn-peroxidase from plant sources. Women Scientist Scheme,Dr. Meera Yadav DST , SERB New Delhi 
3Potential and Kinetics of Heavy metals loads and self purification power of Pachin river, Itanagar,Arunachal PradeshDr. M. F. Hussain New Delhi, (Completed) 
4Studies on Oxovanadium (IV) Chemistry in Mushroom and macrocyclic coordination environment,Dr. H. S. Yadav CSIR, New Delhi 
5Removal of heavy metals from industrial effluents using organic compound adsorbentsDr. M. F. Hussain CSIR, New Delhi