Research Area

Supramolecular Chemistry

• Fluorescent Materials and Crystal Engineering
• Calixarene and Thiacalixarene Chemistry

Research Interests

My broad area of research is Supramolecular Chemistry. Supramolecular Chemistry as defined by Lehn (Jean-Marie Lehn received the 'Nobel Prize' in Chemistry in 1987) is "chemistry beyond the molecule" and focuses on the development of functional complex architectures through non-covalent interactions. The main objective of supramolecular chemistry is to design and develop novel functional systems by joining multiple chemical components through non-covalent interactions. I work on supramolecular systems ranging from Cocrystals of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Cocrystals as Solid State Emitters, Fluorescent Coordination Polymers, to Fluorescent Organic Molecules (This includes synthesis of a broad range of molecules from macrocyles like Calix[4]arenes and Thiacalix[4]arene, Crown Ethers to Small Fluorescent Molecules) for diverse applications.

Representative Publications

• Cocrystal Hydrate of Bandrowski's Base and Clotrimazole: A Prospective Ingredient for Hair Dye Formulations, CrystEngComm, 2021, 23, 5421.
• Mn-MOF@Pi composite: synthesis, characterization and an efficient catalyst for the Knoevenagel condensation reaction, Tetrahedron Letters, 2017, 58, 4691.
• New self-assembled material based on Ru nanoparticles and 4-sulfocalix[4]arene as an efficient and recyclable catalyst for reduction of brilliant yellow azo dye in water: a new model catalytic reaction, Journal of Nano-particle Research, 2016, 18, 381.
• Nickel –Sodium Pyrene Tetrasulfonic Acid based Co-ordination Polymer as Fluorescent Template for Recognition of Azo Dyes, Sensors and Actuators: B. Chemical, 2016, 225, 586.
• Cytochrome c encapsulated metal organic framework as biomaterial for sulfate ion recognition, Journal of Material Chemistry A, 2014, 2, 8628.