Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis Laboratory
Research group of Prof. Amrendra K. Singh
Have a look at our recent paper entitled “Highly Efficient Microwave-Accelerated Transfer Hydrogenation for CO2-Derived Carbonate Valorization by Ru(II)-Protic NHC Pincer Catalysts” published in Green Chem. Abstract The sustainable valorization of carbon dioxide and its derivatives into fuels and chemicals remains a major challenge in catalysis. Transfer hydrogenation (TH) using Read More …
Have a look at our recent paper entitled “Light-Controlled Selective Synthesis of fac and mer Isomers of Heteroleptic [Ru(CN)(N′N′)(DMSO)(Cl)]+ Complexes” published in Inorg. Chem. Abstract Selective synthesis of geometrical isomers remains a paramount challenge in coordination chemistry with profound implications for development in optoelectronics and catalysis. Herein, we report an operationally simple strategy for the Read More …
Congratulations Dr. Dibya Yadav, for defending her PhD viva-voce on July 13, 2022, and earning her doctorate. A proud moment for our group as the first PhD student graduates! Sincere thanks to Prof. Prasenjit Ghosh, IIT Bombay, for evaluating Dibya’s thesis and examining the viva, Prof. Krushna Mavani for conducting Read More …
PhD Open Seminar of Ms. Dibya Yadav, first PhD student of AKS Group, was conducted on October 28, 2021. Open seminar is the final internal evaluation of a PhD student at IIT Indore before thesis submission. After defending her research in the open seminar, Dibya is now ready to submit Read More …
Online internship opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate students, majoring in Chemistry, are available in the following areas: Sustainable Development & Chemical Sciences: What is sustainable development? UN’s “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” and potential role of Chemistry in achieving SDGs. Examples of sustainable processes and active research undergoing in the field Read More …
Mr. Manan Sohanwal, an MSc-2nd year student, has joined the group for his MSc thesis research project. He will be working on “reactivity studies of protic-NHC (pNHC) ligands based complexes” for his MSc thesis. Welcome to AKS group, Manan!
Sandhya is a recipient of the Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) and has joined Prof. Mugesh’s research group for PhD at IISc Banglore.
Applications are invited from highly motivated and eligible candidates for a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) position in a SERB funded project titled “Designing Bimetallic Complexes with Cooperative Metal-Metal Interactions for the Multi-electron Reduction of Small Molecules”. Objective: Synthesis of new bifunctional pincer ligands with disparate metal binding sites which are Read More …
AKS participated in the 28th International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry (ICOMC-2018), held from 15th to 20th July 2018 at the Congress and Exhibition Centre, located in the City of Florence, Italy, and presented recent findings from our group in a presentation entitled “Pincer Ligands With Protic N-heterocyclic Carbene Donors And Their Read More …