Academic Profile
2006: PhD, IIT Kanpur (Supervisor: Prof. T. K. Chandrashekar)
June, 2006- December,2006: Post Doctoral Fellow, NAIST, Japan (Host: Prof. Yoshiaki Kobuke)
2007-2009: JSPS Post Doctoral Fellow, Kyoto University, Japan (Host: Prof. Hiroshi Shinokubo & Prof. A. Osuka)
2009-2011: Royal Society Newton International Post Doctoral Fellow, The University of Manchester, UK ( Host: Prof. Richard E. P. Winpenny)
2012-2017: Assistant Professor & Ramanujan Fellow, IACS, Kolkata
2017-2022: Associate Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, IACS, Kolkata
2022: Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, IACS, Kolkata
Publications:
After joining IACS
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meso-meso 1,3-bis(E-vinyl) azulene bridged tetrathiaoctaphyrins: Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Theoretical Characterization, Org. Chem. Front., 2023 (Accepted).
Sumit Sahoo, G. Velmurugan, Peter Comba*and Harapriya Rath*

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N-protected pyrroles as synthons for variants of Core-modified N-confused Calixphyrins: Spectroscopic and Theoretical Characterization, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines, 2023, 27, 01n04, 82-90. [Invited Article on the occasion of 70th Birthday of Professor Tomas Torres:] Sumit Sahoo, A. Marzeena, D. Usharani* and Harapriya Rath*

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NIR Absorbing Aromatic E-Ethylene bridged Hexaphyrins (2.1.1.2.1.1): Synthesis, Characterization and Protonation Studies, Organic Letters, 2023, 25, 9, 1491-1496. Sumit Sahoo, M. Mahadavaiah, D. Usharani* and Harapriya Rath*

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Fluoride ion Coordination-Induced Turn-On Fluorescence of Tailored N-Methyl N-Confused Tripyrromonomethene Analogues, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2022, 20, 6741-6749. Manik Jana, R. Narayanswamy, D. Usharani*, K. Tripathi and Harapriya Rath*

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Metallocene incorporated Hybrid Singly N-methyl N-confused Calixphyrins: Synthesis, Characterization, Protonation and deprotonation Studies, Chem. Asian J. 2022, e202200108 [Invited article, Women in Chemistry-Special Issue]. Nyancy Halder, M. Jana, S. Kottekad, D. Usharani, * and Harapriya Rath*

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Chemical transformation of Doubly N-Confused Porphodimethene to variants of (anti)Aromatic Doubly N-Confused Porphyrinoids and σ aromatic Doubly N-Confused Isophlorinoid, Org. Chem. Front., 2022, 9, 2333-2342. (https://bit.ly/3Jj0Y45) Nyancy Halder, S. Kottekad, D. Usharani* and Harapriya Rath*

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Tailor-Made Aromatic Porphyrinoids with NIR Absorption, Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 1834-1859. Sumit Sahoo, M. Jana and Harapriya Rath*

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NIR Absorbing Aromatic (Antiaromatic) Vinylogous Carbasapphyrins (3.3.1.0.1) with built-in Fused Dipolar Aromatic Hydrocarbon: Synthesis and Characterization, Org. Chem. Front., 2021, 8, 6909-6915. Sumit Sahoo, G. Velmurugan, B. Chakraborty, Peter Comba*and Harapriya Rath*

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Structural isolation of NIR Absorbing Ferrocenyl Bridged N-Confused Fused Expanded Phlorin, N-Confused Porphodimethene and π-extended Corrorin isomer: Synthesis and Characterization, Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 14421 – 14431. Buddhadeb Chakraborty, S. Sahoo, R. Narayansamy, D. Usharani,* and Harapriya Rath*

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Ni (II) and Cu (III) Organometallic Complexes of trans doubly N-Confused Porphodimethenes: Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Theoretical Characterization, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines, 2021, 25(10n12), 966-974. [Invited Article on the occasion of 70th Birthday of Professor Latos Grazynski and 65th Birthday of Prof. Hirouki Furuta]
Nyancy Halder, M. H. Mahadavaiah, D. Usharani, *and Harapriya Rath*
