Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science

Name : Tapan Kanti Paine

Department : School of Chemical Sciences
Designation : Senior Professor
Contact : +91 33 2473 4971 (Ext: 1357)
Email : ictkp@iacs.res.in


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Research Interests:

  • Development of functional models of O2-activating nonheme iron enzymes

  • Dioxygen activation and bioinspired oxidations by transition metal complexes

  • Mechanistic studies of the peroxide/O2-dependent transformation reactions mediated/ catalyzed by biomimetic complexes

  • Application of biomimetic complexes in aerobic degradation of organic pollutants

  • Development of non-platinum metal complexes with therapeutic potentials

 


Academic Profile

M. Sc. : Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1998

Ph. D. : Max Planck Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry, Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany, 2003

Post Doctoral Research Associate : Department of Chemistry and Center for Metals in Biocatalysis, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA, 2005

Visiting Faculty : Department of Inorganic Chemistry, IACS, Kolkata, 2006−2007

Assistant Professor : Department of Inorganic Chemistry, IACS, Kolkata, 2007-2012

Associate Professor : Department of Inorganic Chemistry, IACS, Kolkata, 2012-2016

Professor : Department of Inorganic Chemistry IACS, Kolkata, since January 2016

 


Group

Mr. Subhankar Sutradhar

Senior Research Fellow (UGC)
M.Sc.: Integrated Ph.D. (IACS)(2017)
Research Project: Effect of Two or More Metal Centers on Catalytic Water Oxidation and Dioxygen Reduction by Nonheme Iron and Copper Complexes
stss4@iacs.res.in
Mr. Arghyadip Bhowmik

Senior Research Fellow (Institute)
M.Sc. : Integrated Ph.D. (IACS)(2019)
Project
intab@iacs.res.in
Mrs. Eliza Ghosh

Senior Research Fellow (CSIR)
M.Sc : IIEST, Shibpur(2018)
Research Project:
cseg2218@iacs.res.in
Mr. Rajib Samanta

Senior Research Fellow (CSIR)
M.Sc. : NIT Rourkela (2020)
Research Project: Late Transition Metal-oxo Complexes
csrs2319@iacs.res.in
Mr. Sabyasachi Mahapatra

Senior Research Fellow (CSIR)
M.Sc. : Visva-Bharati University (2020)
Research Project: Sustainable catalysis using iron-complexes
cssm2320@iacs.res.in
Ms. Tania Mukherjee

Senior Research Fellow (CSIR)
M. Sc.: Jadavpur University (2020)
Research Project: Peroxide Dependent Selective Oxygenation of Hydrocarbons Catalyzed by Nonheme Iron Complexes
scstm2546@iacs.res.in
Ms. Amrita Maity

Junior Research Fellow (UGC)
M.Sc.: Vidyasagar University (2019) Research Project: scsam2700@iacs.res.in
Mr. Prithaj Ghosh

Junior Research Fellow (UGC)
M.Sc.: IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (2022)
scspg3049@iacs.res.in
Mr. Asit Dutta

Junior Research Fellow (UGC)
M.Sc: Rani Rashmoni Green University (2022)
scsad3048@iacs.res.in
Dr. Madhubonti Pal

Research Associate- I
Ph.D: NIT Durgapur (2021)
scsmp2866@iacs.res.in
Research Project: Immobilization of homogeneous catalyst on heterogeneous surface.
Dr. Poulami Pal

Research Associate- I (NPDF)
Ph.D.: Jadavpur University (2022)
Research Project: Visible Light Assisted Dioxygen Activation by Non-Heme Iron(II) Complexes: Mechanistic Studies and Catalytic Potentials
scspp2835@iacs.res.in
Dr. Pradip Bhunia


CSIR-RA
Ph.D.: University of Calcutta (2023)
scspb2880@iacs.res.in
Dr. Srijan Narayan Chowdhury


Research Associate- I
Ph.D.: NIT Sikkim (2024)
scssnc3084@iacs.res.in
Ms. Shreetama Bhattarcharya


BS-MS Project Student (5th year)
ug2020sb2365@iacs.res.in
Mr. Mintu Patra


Int. PhD, IACS (2nd Year) scsmp2986.iacs.res.in
Ms. Adrija Bhakta


BS-MS, IACS (3rd Year) ugab2794@iacs.res.in
Ms. Ritwika Samaddar


Int. PhD, IACS (1st Year) scsrs3154@iacs.res.in


Publication

2024

95. RD Jana, A Das, R Samanta, S Banerjee, S Paul, TK Paine

"Sterioelectronic Tuning of Bioinspired Nonheme Iron (IV)- Oxo Species by Amide Groups in Primary and Secondary Coordination Spheres for Selective Oxygenation Reactions"

Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 44, 21042–21058

94. RD Shinde, AR Paraskar, J Kumar, E Ghosh, TK Paine, S Bhadra

"Cobalt catalyzed -Hydroxylation of Arylacetic Equivqlents with Dioxygen" 

J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 13, 9666–9671

93. Liton Seikh, subhankar Sutradhar, Suman Dhara, Sudip Kumar Bera, Sanjib Panda, Tapan Kanti Paine, Goutam Kumar Lahiri

"Sequential Oxygenation of Bis(β-diketiminate) on a Selective Diruthenium Platform"

Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 22, 10312-10323

92. S Sutradhar, R Rahaman, S Bhattacharya, S Paul, TK Paine

"Oxygenolytic cleavage of 1, 2-diols with dioxygen by a mononuclear nonheme iron complex: Mimicking the reaction of myo-inositol oxygenase"

J. Inorg. Biochem. 2024, 257, 112611

2023

91. S Chatterjee, TK Paine

"Dioxygen Reduction and Bioinspired Oxidations by Non-heme Iron (II)− α-Hydroxy Acid Complexes"

Accounts of Chemical Research 56 (22), 3175-3187

90. Sachidulal Biswas, Srijan Narayan Chowdhury, Panjo Lepcha, Subhankar Sutradhar, Abhishek Das, Tapan Kanti Paine, Satadal Paul, Achintesh N Biswas

"Electrochemical generation of high-valent oxo-manganese complexes featuring an anionic N5 ligand and their role in O–O bond formation"

Dalton Transactions 52 (45), 16616-16630

89. A. Bera, D. Sheet,T. K. Paine,

"Iron(II)-α-keto acid complexes of tridentate ligands on gold nanoparticles: the effect of ligand geometry and immobilization on their dioxygen-dependent reactivity"
Dalton Trans., 2023,52, 1062-1073

2022

88. R. D. Jana, B. Chakraborty , S. Paria, T. Ohta, R. Singh, S. Mandal, S. Paul, S. Itoh, and T. K. Paine,

"Dioxygen Activation and Mandelate Decarboxylation by Iron(II) Complexes of N4 Ligands: Evidence for Dioxygen-Derived Intermediates from Cobalt Analogues"

Inorg. Chem., 202261, 27, 10461-10476

87. S. Munshi, A. Sinha, S. Yiga, S. Banerjee, R. Singh, Md. K. Hossain, M. Haukka, A. F. Valiati, R. D. Huelsmann, E. Martendal, R. Peralta, F. Xavier, O. F. Wendt, T. K. Paine and  E. Nordlander

“Hydrogen-Atom and Oxygen-Atom Transfer Reactivities of Iron(IV)-Oxo Complexes of Quinoline-Substituted Pentadentate Ligands”

Dalton Trans., 202251, 870-884

86. I. Ghosh, B. Chakraborty, A. Bera, S. Paul and T. K. Paine,

“Selective Oxygenation of C-H and C=C Bonds with H2O2 by High-Spin Cobalt(II)-Carboxylate Complexes”

Dalton Trans., 202251, 2480-2492

2021

85. R. D. Jana, A. Das, T. K. Paine,

"Enhancing Chemo- and Stereoselectivity in C-H Bond Oxygenation with H2O2 by Nonheme High-Spin Iron Catalysts: The Role of Lewis Acid and Multimetal Centers"

Inorg. Chem., 202160, 8, 5969-5979

84. S. Munshi, R. D. Jana, T. K. Paine

"Oxidative Degradation of Toxic Organic Pollutants by Water Soluble Nonheme Iron(IV)-Oxo-Complexes of Polydentate Nitrogen Donor Ligands"

Dalton Trans., 202150, 5590-5597

83. Ivy Ghosh, T. K. Paine,

“Functional Models for Dioxygen Activating Nonheme Monoiron Enzymes”

Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry-III (Third Edition), 2021Volume 8 (Bio-coordination Chemistry), 378-411

2020

82. J. Deb, T. R. Lakshman, I. Ghosh, S. S. Jana, T. K. Paine,

“Mechanistic studies of in vitro anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory activities of Zn(II)-NSAID complexes of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione”

Dalton Trans2020, 49, 11375-11384

81. M. Pal, M. Malhotra, M. K. Mandal, T. K. Paine, P. Pal,

“Recycling of wastewater from tannery industry through membrane-integrated hybrid treatment using a novel graphene oxide nanocomposite”

J. Water Process. Eng. 202036, 101324

80. S. Bhattacharya, R. Singh, T. K. Paine,

“Effect of Ligand Fields on the Reactivity of O2-Activating Iron(II)-Benzilate Complexes of Neutral N5 Ligands”

Chem. Asian J., 202015, 1360–1368

79. B. Chakraborty, I. Ghosh, R. D. Jana, T. K. Paine,

“Oxidative C-N Bond Cleavage of (2-Pyridylmethyl)amine-Based Tetradentate Supporting Ligands in Ternary Cobalt(II)-Carboxylate Complexes”

Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 3463 - 3472

78. S. Banerjee, T. K. Paine,

“Bioinspired Iron(II)-b-Diketonate and Iron(II)-α-Hydroxy Ketone Complexes of a Carbanionic N3C Ligand: Oxidation of Metal Center vs C-C Bond Cleavage of Co-ligand with Dioxygen”

Inorg. Chim. Acta 2020501, 119200

77. S. Bhattacharya, T. R. Lakshman, S. Sutradhar, C. K. Tiwari, T. K. Paine,

“Bioinspired Oxidation of Oximes to Nitric Oxide with Dioxygen by a Nonheme Iron(II) Complex”

J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 202025, 3-11

2019

76. R. Rahaman, S. Munshi, S. Banerjee, B. Chakraborty, S. Bhunia, T. K. Paine,

“Dioxygen Reactivity of Iron(II)-Gentisate/1,4-Dihydroxy-2-naphthoate Complexes of N4 Ligands: Oxidative Coupling of 1,4-Dihydroxy-2-naphthoate”

Dalton Trans. 201948, 16993–17004

75. S. Banerjee, D. Sheet, S. Sarkar, P. Halder, T. K. Paine,

“Nickel Complexes of Ligands Derived from (o-Hydroxyphenyl) Dichalcogenide: Delocalised Redox States of Nickel and o-Chalcogenophenolate Ligand.”

Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 17355–17363

74. S. Biswas, A. Mitra, S. Banerjee, R. Singh, A. Das,  T. K. Paine, P. Bandyopadhyay, S. Paul, A. N. Biswas,

“A High Spin Mn(IV)-Oxo Complex Generated via Stepwise Proton and Electron Transfer from Mn(III)-Hydroxo Precursor: Characterization and C-H Bond Cleavage Reactivity”

Inorg. Chem. 201958, 15, 9713-9722

73. I. Ghosh, S. Banerjee, S. Paul, T. Corona, T. K. Paine,

“Highly Selective and Catalytic Oxygenations of C-H and C=C Bonds by a Mononuclear Nonheme High-Spin Iron(III)-Alkylperoxo Species”

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 12534 –12539 (Hot Paper)

72. D. Sheet, A. Bera, R. D. Jana, T. K. Paine,

“Oxidizing Ability of a Dioxygen-Activating Nonheme Iron(II)-Benzilate Complex Immobilized on Gold Nanoparticles”

Inorg. Chem. 201958, 4828−4841

71. R. Singh, G. Ganguly, S. Malinkin, S. Demeshko, F. Meyer, E. Nordlander, T. K. Paine,

“A Mononuclear Nonheme Iron(IV)-Oxo Complex on N4Py Platform: Selective Oxygen Atom Transfer and C-H Bond Activation”

Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 1862−1876

70. T. R. Lakshman, J. Deb, I. Ghosh, S. Sarkar, T. K. Paine,

“Combining Anti-proliferative and Anti-inflammatory Activities in Ternary Metal-NSAID Complexes of Polypyridylamine Ligand”

Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2019486, 663–668

2018

69. R. Rahaman, S. Munshi, T. K. Paine,

“Bio-inspired Oxidation of 1-Aminocarboxylic Acids by a Nonheme Iron(II) Complex: Mimicking the Activity of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid Oxidase”

Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2018, 644, 745–751

68. S. Chatterjee, S. Bhattacharya, T. K. Paine,

“Bioinspired Olefin cis-Dihydroxylation and Aliphatic C-H Bond Hydroxylation with Dioxygen Catalyzed by a Nonheme Iron Complex”

Inorg. Chem. 201857, 10160−10169

67. R. D. Jana, D. Sheet, S. Chatterjee, T. K. Paine,

“Aliphatic C-H Bond Halogenation by Biomimetic Iron(II)-α-Keto Acid Complexes: Functional Models of Nonheme Iron Halogenases”

Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 8769−8777

66. M. Pal, M. K. Mondal, T. K. Paine,  P. Pal,

“Purifying arsenic and fluoride-contaminated water by a novel graphene-based nanocomposite membrane of enhanced selectivity and sustained flux”

Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res201825, 16579–16589

2017

65. K. K. Jana, V. K. Tiwari, D. K. Avasthi, T. K. Paine, P. Maiti,

“New Generation Fuel Cell Membrane Using Swift Heavy Ions”

ChemistrySelect 20172, 6413-6437

64. S. Bhattacharya, R. Rahaman, S. Chatterjee, T. K. Paine,

“Aliphatic C-C Bond Cleavage of α-Hydroxy Ketones by a Dioxygen- Derived Nucleophilic Iron-Oxygen Oxidant”

Chem.-Eur. J. 2017, 23, 3815 –3818.

63. B. Chakraborty, R. D. Jana, R. Singh, S. Paria, T. K. Paine,

“Reductive Activation of O2 by Nonheme Iron(II)-Benzilate Complexes of N4 Ligands: Effect of Ligand Topology on the Reactivity of O2-Derived Oxidants”

Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 359−371

2016

62. R. Rahaman, B. Chakraborty, T. K. Paine,

“Mimicking the Aromatic Ring Cleavage Activity of Gentisate-1,2-Dioxygenase by a Nonheme Iron Complex”

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201655, 13838 –13842

61. T. R. Lakshman, J. Deb, T. K. Paine,

“Anti-inflammatory Activity and Enhanced COX-2 Selectivity of NO-Donating Zn(II)-NSAID Complexes”

Dalton Trans. 201645, 14053 - 14057

60. D. Sheet, T. K. Paine,

“Catalytic Alcohol Oxidation and Oxygen Atom Transfer Reactions with O2 by a Nonheme Iron(II)-α-Keto Acid Complex”

Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 5322–5331

59. T. R. Lakshman, S. Chatterjee, B. Chakraborty, T. K. Paine,

“Substrate-Dependent Aromatic Ring Fission of Catechol and 2-Aminophenol with O2 Catalyzed by a Nonheme Iron Complex of a Tripodal N4 Ligand”

Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 8835–8844

58. S. Chatterjee, T. K. Paine,

“Hydroxylation vs Halogenation of Aliphatic C-H Bond by a Dioxygen-Derived Iron-Oxygen Oxidant: Functional Mimicking of Iron Halogenases”

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201655, 7717 –7722

2015

57. R. Rahaman, S. Paria, T. K. Paine,

“Aliphatic C–C Bond Cleavage of α-Hydroxy Ketones by Nonheme Iron(II) Complexes: Mechanistic Insight into the Reaction Catalyzed by 2,4¢-Dihydroxyacetophenone Dioxygenase”

Inorg. Chem. 201554, 10576-10586

56. S. Chatterjee, T. K. Paine,

“Oxygenation of Organoboronic Acids by a Nonheme Iron(II) Complex: Mimicking Boronic Acid Monooxygenase Activity”

Inorg. Chem. 201554, 9727-9732

55. S. Chatterjee, T. K. Paine,

“Olefin cis-Dihydroxylation and Aliphatic C-H Bond Oxygenation by a Dioxygen-Derived Electrophilic Iron-Oxygen Oxidant”

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201554, 9338-9342

54. J. Deb, T. R. Lakshman,  T. K. Paine, S. S. Jana

“In-depth mechanistic study of a newly synthesized non-platinum-naproxen complex as an anti-cancer agent”

Annals of Oncology 2015, 26(suppl_9) Supplement 1:ix38.

53. D. Sheet, S. Bhattacharya, T. K. Paine

“Dioxygen Activation and Two Consecutive Oxidative Decarboxylations of Phenylpyruvate by Nonheme Iron(II) Complexes: Functional Models of  Hydroxymandelate Synthase (HMS) and CloR”

Chem. Commun. 201551, 7681-7684

52. S. Chatterjee, T. K. Paine,

“Oxygenative Aromatic Ring Cleavage of 2-Aminophenol with Dioxygen Catalyzed by a Nonheme Iron Complex: Catalytic Functional Model of 2-Aminophenol Dioxygenases”

Inorg. Chem. 201554, 1720-1727

2014

51. O. Das, T. K. Paine,

“Copper Catalysts for Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols”

Book Chapter, RSC Green Chemistry Book on “Transition Metal Catalysis in Aerobic Alcohol Oxidation”, Chapter 2, pp 40-69, 2014.

50. T. K. Paine, L. Que, Jr.

“Dioxygen Activation by Biomimetic Iron Complexes of a-Keto Acids and a-Hydroxy Acids”

Struct. Bond. 2014160, 39–56

49. S. Banerjee, P. Halder, T. K. Paine,

“Probing the Reactivity of Redox-Active 2-Aminophenolates on Iron Complexes of a Carbanionic N3C Donor Ligand.”

Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2014, 640, 1168–1176 (Invited article for a special issue of ZAAC to honor Prof. C. N. R. Rao on the occasion of his 80th birthday)

48. B. Chakraborty, S. Bhunya, A. Paul, T. K. Paine,

“Reactivity of Biomimetic Iron(II)-2-Aminophenolate Complexes toward Dioxygen: Mechanistic Investigations on the Oxidative C-C Bond Cleavage of 2-Aminophenols”

Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 4899−4912

47. S. Paria, S. Chatterjee, T. K. Paine,

“Reactivity of an Iron-Oxygen Oxidant Generated upon Oxidative Decarboxylation of Biomimetic Iron(II)-α-Hydroxy Acid Complexes”

Inorg. Chem. 201453, 2810–2821

2013

46. D. Sheet, P. Halder, T. K. Paine,

“Enhanced Reactivity of a Biomimetic Iron(II)-a-Keto Acid Complex through Immobilization on Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles”

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 13314-13318

45. S. Chatterjee, D. Sheet, T. K. Paine,

“Catalytic and Regiospecific Extradiol Cleavage of Catechol by a Biomimetic Iron Complex”

Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 10251-10253

44. B. Chakraborty, S. Maiti, T. K. Paine,

“Influence of Anion on the Network Structure of One Dimensional Silver(I) Coordination Polymers of Dicompartmental N,N-Donor Ligands”

Polyhedron 201352, 122-127 (Invited article for a special issue to mark the 100th anniversary of the award of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Professor Alfred Werner)

43. O. Das, T. Malakar, A. Mandal, A. Paul, T. K. Paine,

“Copper(II) Complexes of 3,4,5-Trisubstituted Pyrazolates: In Situ Formation of Pyrazole Rings from Different Carbon Centers”

Chem. Asian. J. 20138, 623-629

42. O. Das, S. Chatterjee, T. K. Paine,

“Functional Models of α-Keto Acid Dependent Nonheme Iron Oxygenases: Synthesis and Reactivity of Biomimetic Iron(II)-Benzoylformate Complexes Supported by a 2,9-Dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline Ligand”

J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 201318, 401-410

41. B. Chakraborty, T. K. Paine,

“Oxidative Ring Cleavage of 2-Amino-4-tert-butylphenol by a Nonheme Iron(II) Complex: Functional Model of 2-Aminophenol Dioxygenases”

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201352, 920-924

2012

40. O. Das, T. K. Paine,

“Mechanistic Studies of Copper(II)-Mediated Oxidation of vic-Dioxime to Furoxan”

J. Chem. Sci. 2012124, 1269-1273 (Invited article for a special MTIC-XIV issue)

39. B. Chakraborty, P. Halder, P. R. Banerjee, T. K. Paine,

“Oxidative C–C bond cleavage of α-ketoacids by cobalt(II) complexes of nitrogen donor ligands”

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 5843-5853

38. O. Das, T. K. Paine,

“Aerobic Oxidation of Primary Alcohols Catalyzed by Copper Complexes of 1,10-Phenanthroline-Derived Ligands”

Dalton Trans. 201241, 11476–11481

37. P. Halder, S. Paria, T. K. Paine,

“Dioxygen Reactivity of Biomimetic Iron-Catecholate and Iron-Aminophenolate Complexes of Tris(2-pyridylthio)methanido Ligand: Oxidative C–C Bond Cleavage of Catechol vs o-Iminobenzosemiquinonato Radical Formation”

Chem. Eur. J. 201218, 11778-11787

36. S. Paria, P. Halder, T. K. Paine,

“Oxidative C–C Bond Cleavage of α-Hydroxy Ketone by a Functional Model of 2,4¢-Dihydroxyacetophenone Dioxygenase”

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201251, 6195–6199

2011

35. O. Das, S. Chatterjee, T. K. Paine,

“Iron and cobalt complexes of 4,4,9,9-tetramethyl-5,8-diazadodecane-2,11-dione dioxime ligand: Synthesis, characterization and reactivity studies”

J. Chem. Sci. 2011123, 839–846 (Invited article for a special issue on the occasion of International Year of Chemistry)

34. S. Paria, L. Que, Jr., T. K. Paine,

“Oxidative Decarboxylation of Benzilic Acid by a Biomimetic Nonheme Iron(II) Complex: Evidence for an iron(IV)-oxo-hydroxo Oxidant from O2

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  201150, 11129–11132

33. O. Das, S. Paria, E. Zangrando, T. K. Paine,

“Copper(II)-Mediated Oxidative Transformation of vic-Dioxime to Furoxan: Evidence for a Copper(II)-Dinitrosoalkene Intermediate”

Inorg. Chem. 20115011375–11383

32. B. Chakraborty, T. K. Paine,

“Synthesis and characterization of cobalt(II)-salicylate complexes derived from N4-donor ligands: Stabilization of a hexameric water cluster in the lattice host of a cobalt(III)-salicylate complex”

Inorg. Chim. Acta 2011378, 231–238

31. P. Halder, T. K. Paine,

“Synthesis and characterization of cobalt complexes derived from tris(2-pyridylthio)methane ligand: Crystal structure of a cobalt(III) complex containing a cobalt–carbon bond’’

Indian J. Chem., 201150A, 1394–1402 (Invited article for a special issue dedicated to Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary)

30. O. Das, E. Zangrando, T. K. Paine,

“Reactivity of Nickel(II)- and Copper(II) Complexes of  a b-Aminohydrazone Ligand with Pyridine-2-aldehyde: Macrocyclization vs Unprecedented Pyrazole Ring Synthesis via C–C Bond-Forming Reaction.”

Inorg. Chem. 201150, 8012–8019

29. S. Paria, P. Halder, B. Chakraborty, T. K. Paine,

“Iron(II)-catecholate complexes of a monoanionic facial N3 ligand: Structural and functional  models of the extradiol-cleaving catechol dioxygenases.”

Indian J. Chem., 2011, 50A, 420–426 (Invited article for a special issue on Bioinorganic Chemistry)

28. B. Chakraborty, P. Halder, T. K. Paine,

“Conformational supramolecular isomerism in one-dimensional silver(I) coordination polymer of a flexible bis(bidentate) N,N-donor ligand with p-xylyl spacer”

Dalton Trans. 201140, 3647–3654

27. T. K. Paine, D. Sheet, T. Weyhermüller, P. Chaudhuri,

“Iron(II) Mediated Reductive Cleavage of Disulfide and Diselenide Bonds: Iron(III) Complexes of Mixed O,X,O and O,X (X = S, Se) Donor Ligands.”

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 5250–5257

26. P. Halder, T. K. Paine,

“Rearrangement of the Tris(2-pyridylthio)methanido ligand in an Iron(II) Complex Containing an Fe–C Bond”

Inorg. Chem. 201150, 708–710

2010

25. S. Karmakar, O. Das, S. Ghosh, E. Zangrando, M. Johann, E. Rentschler, T. Weyhermüller, S. Khanra, T. K. Paine,

“Hexanuclear copper(II) cage with {Cu3O∙∙∙H∙∙∙OCu3} core supported by a dicompartmental oxime ligand with m-xylyl spacer: synthesis, molecular structure and magnetic studies”

Dalton Trans. 201039, 10920–10927

24. S. Paria, P. Halder, T. K. Paine,

“A Functional Model of Extradiol-cleaving Catechol Dioxygenases: Mimicking the 2-His-1-Carboxylate Facial Triad”

Inorg. Chem. 201049, 4518–4523

23. T. K. Paine, S. Paria, L. Que, Jr.,

“Oxidative decarboxylation of α-hydroxy acids by a functional model of the non-heme iron oxygenase, CloR”

Chem. Commun. 201046, 1830–1832 (Hot article)

22. O. Das, N. N. Adarsh, A. Paul, T. K. Paine,

“Copper(II) and Nickel(II) Complexes of β-Aminoketoxime Ligand: Syntheses, Crystal Structures, Magnetism, and Nickel(II) Templated Coupling of Oxime with Nitrile”

Inorg. Chem. 201049, 541–551

21. A. Mukherjee, M. A. Cranswick, M. Chakrabarti, T. K. Paine, K. Fujisawa, E. Münck, L. Que, Jr.,

“Oxygen Activation at Mononuclear Nonheme Iron Centers: A Superoxo Perspective”

Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 3618–3628

20. P. Halder, E. Zangrando, T. K. Paine,

“Copper(II) α-hydroxycarboxylate complexes of bis(2-pyridylcarbonyl)amine ligand: From mononuclear complex to one-dimensional coordination polymer.”

Polyhedron 201029, 434–440 (2009 Young Investigator Special Issue)

2009

19. P. Halder, A. Dey, T. K. Paine,

“Molecular and Electronic Structure of a Nonheme Iron(II) Model Complex Containing an Iron–Carbon Bond”

Inorg. Chem. 200948, 11501–11503

18. P. Halder, B. Chakraborty, P. R. Banerjee, E. Zangrando, T. K. Paine,

“Role of α-hydroxycarboxylic acids in the construction of supramolecular assemblies of nickel(II) complexes with nitrogen donor coligands”

CrystEngComm 200911, 2650–2659

17. P. Halder, E. Zangrando, T. K. Paine,

“Self-Assembly of silver(I) and bis-bidentate N,N-donor ligands: from a tetranuclear complex to coordination polymers”

Dalton Trans. 2009, 5386–5394

16. O. Das, E. Zangrando, T. K. Paine,

“Angular trinuclear copper(II) complexes of N4O-donor ligand: Syntheses, crystal structures and magnetic properties”

Inorg. Chim. Acta 2009362, 3617–3623

2008

15. P. Halder, P. R. Banerjee, E. Zangrando, T. K. Paine,

“Effect of Ligand Spacer on Metallosupramolecular Architectures: From a Dinuclear Copper(II) Double Helicate to a Tetranuclear Copper(II) Complex”

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 5659–5665

14. O. Das, S. Paria, T. K. Paine,

“Copper(II)-mediated oxidation of 1,2-dioxime to furoxan”

Tetrahedron Letters 200848, 5924–5927

2007

13. T. K. Paine, J. England, L. Que, Jr.,

“Iron-Catalyzed C2–C3 Bond Cleavage of Phenylpyruvate with O2: Insight into Aliphatic C–C Bond-Cleaving Dioxygenases”

Chem. -Eur. J200713, 6073–6081

2006

12. T. K. Paine, M. Costas, J. Kaizer, L. Que, Jr.,

“Oxoiron(IV) complexes of the tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine ligand family: effect of pyridine α-substituents.”

J. Biol. Inorg. Chem200611, 272–276

11. M. P. Mehn, S. D. Brown, T. K. Paine, W. W. Brennessel, C.  J. Cramer, J. C. Peters, L. Que, Jr.,

“High-spin and low-spin iron(II) complexes with facially-coordinated borohydride ligands”

Dalton Trans2006, 1347–1351

2005

10. P. Chaudhuri, K. Wieghardt, T. Weyhermüller, T. K. Paine, S. Mukherjee, C. Mukherjee,

“Biomimetic Metal-Radical Reactivity: Aerial Oxidation of Alcohols, Amines, Aminophenols and Catechols Catalyzed by Transition Metal Complexes”

Biol. Chem. 2005, 386, 1023–1033. (Review article)

9. T. K. Paine, H. Zheng, L. Que, Jr.,

“Iron Coordination Chemistry of Phenylpyruvate: An Unexpected k3-Bridging Mode That Leads to Oxidative Cleavage of the C2–C3 Bond”

Inorg. Chem200544, 474–476

2004

8. T. K. Paine, T. Weyhermüller, L. D. Slep, F. Neese, E. Bill, E. Bothe, K. Wieghardt, P. Chaudhuri,

“Non-Oxo Vanadium(IV) and Vanadyl(V) Complexes with Mixed O, X, O-Donor Ligands (X = S, Se, P, PO)”

Inorg. Chem. 200443, 7324–7338

7. T. K. Paine, T. Weyhermüller,  K. Wieghardt, P. Chaudhuri,

“Aerial oxidation of primary alcohols and amines catalysed by Cu(II) complexes of 2,2΄-selenobis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol) providing [O, Se, O]- donor atoms”

Dalton Trans2004, 2092–2101

2003

6. T. K. Paine, T. Weyhermüller, E. Bill, E. Bothe, P. Chaudhuri,

“Non-Oxo Vanadium(IV) Complexes of Amine(bisphenolate) [O,N,O] Donor Ligands and Solution Studies of Isostructural VIV and MnIV Complexes”

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem2003, 4299–4307

5. T. K. Paine, E. Rentschler, T. Weyhermüller, P. Chaudhuri,

“Polynuclear Nickel(II) Complexes: Preparation and Magnetic Properties of NiII4, NiII5, and NiII6 Species with Ligands containing OÇXÇO (X = S, Se or N) Donor Atoms”

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 3167–3178

4. T. K. Paine, T. Weyhermüller, E. Bothe, K. Wieghardt, P. Chaudhuri,

“Manganese complexes of mixed O, X, O-donor ligands (X = S or Se): Synthesis, characterization and catalytic reactivity”

Dalton Trans2003, 3136–3144

2002

3. T. Weyhermüller, T. K. Paine, E. Bothe, E. Bill, P. Chaudhuri,

“Complexes of an aminebis(phenolate) [O,N,O] donor ligand and EPR studies of isoelectronic, isostructural Cr(III) and Mn(IV) complexes”

Inorg. Chim. Acta  2002337, 344–356

2. T. K. Paine, T. Weyhermüller, K. Wieghardt, P. Chaudhuri,

“The Methanol-Methanolate CH3OH•••OCH3¯ Bridging Ligand: Tuning of Exchange Coupling by Hydrogen Bonds in Dimethoxo-Bridged Dichromium(III) Complexes”

Inorg. Chem.  200241, 6538–6540

2001

1. T. K. Paine, T. Weyhermüller, E. Bill, K. Wieghardt, P. Chaudhuri,

“Synthesis and Reactivity Study of Trinuclear Cu(II)-Complex of 2,2΄-Selenobis(2,4-di-t-butylphenol) Ligand”

J. Inorg. Biochem. 200186, 368

 


Teaching

Integrated PhD Course:

CH-413: Inorganic Chemistry-I (Structure and Reactivity of Inorganic Compounds)

CH-423: Inorganic Chemistry-II (Bonding, Spectra and Magnetism of Coordination Compounds, Organometallic Chemistry)

CH-416: Techniques in Chemistry-I (Mass Spectrometry, NMR Spectroscopy, Electroanalytical and Thermoanalytical Methods, Chromatographic Techniques)

CH-513: Inorganic Chemistry-III (Macrocyclic Chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry)

CH-417: Inorganic Chemistry Lab-I

CH-427: Inorganic Chemistry Lab-II

PhD Course:

PhD 07: Concepts, Models and Techniques in Chemistry

PhD 08: Topics in Inorganic Chemistry


Open Positions



Project Students Alumni

Project Students Alumni

  • Mr. Priya Ranjan Banerjee, Project Student (Integrated PhD): 2007-2008

  • Ms. Satamita Samanta, Project Student (Integrated PhD): 2007-2008

  • Mr. Subhamoy Ghosh, Project Student (Integrated PhD): 2008-2009

  • Ms. Sohini Bose, Project Fellow: 2008-2009

  • Mr. Arghya Mandal, Summer Project Fellow, 2010  

  • Mr. Subhadip Maiti, Project Student (Integrated PhD): 2011-2012

  • Ms. Sarmistha Bhunia, Project Student (Integrated PhD): 2014-2015

  • Mr. Chandan Kumar Tiwari (Integrated PhD): 2015-2016

  • Mr. Subhas Sarkar (Integrated PhD): 2017-2018

  • Ms. Arismita De (BS-Ms): 2019

  • Mr. Swarnab Kundu (Integrated PhD): 2019-2020

  • Mr. Rahul Sutradhar (Integrated PhD): 2020-2021

  • Piyush Dhali (Integrated PhD): 2021-2022

  • Ananya Hazra (Integrated PhD): 2022-2023

  • Sejuti Mukherjee (BS-MS): 2022-2024

  • Soumyadip Parya (Integrated PhD): 2023-2024


Honors/Awards

Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Bronze Medal-2019

Indian Chemical Society, Professor B. N. Ghosh 80th Birthday Commemoration Award, 2018  

Editorial Advisory Board Member of Inorganic Chemistry, since 2018

Editorial Advisory Board Member of the Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry (JBIC), since 2016

A. V. Rama Rao Foundation Young Scientist Award–2012

INSA Medal for Young Scientist–2011


Patent



Alumni

Ph.D Alumni

 

Dr. Oindrila Das

Ph.D.: Jadavpur University, 2012

M.Sc. : Calcutta University

Thesis Title: Transition Metal Complexes of Aminoketone-  and Phenanthroline-Derived Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity Studies

Young Scientist (Start-Up Research Grant, DST) , University of Calcutta,

Email: oindriladas11@gmail.com

 

Dr. Sayantan Paria

Ph.D.: Jadavpur University, 2012

M.Sc. : IIT Roorkee

Thesis Title: Dioxygen Activation by Biomimetic Iron Complexes: Mechanistic Studies of Oxidative Transformation Reactions

Postdoctoral Fellow (JSPS), Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Japan (Supervisor: Prof. S. Itoh), 2013 - 2016

Postdoctoral Researcher, ICIQ International Postdoctoral Mobility Programme, Spain

(Supervisor: Prof. Antoni Llobet), 2016 - 2017

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, 2017 - Present

Email: sparia@iitd.ac.in

 

Dr. Partha Halder

Ph.D.: Jadavpur University, 2013

M.Sc. : Integrated Ph.D. (IACS)

Thesis Title: Reactivity of Biomimetic Iron Complexes Containing Iron-Carbon Bond

Assistant Professor, Scottish Church College, Kolkata, India, 2013 - Present

Email: icjameshalder@gmail.com

 

Dr. Biswarup Chakraborty

Ph.D.: Jadavpur University, 2014

M.Sc. : Integrated Ph.D. (IACS)

Thesis Title: Transition Metal Complexes as Structural and Functional Models of C–C Bond Cleaving Dioxygenases

Postdoctoral Fellow, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,  Israel (Supervisor: Prof. I. Weinstock), 2015 - 2018

Postdoctoral Associate, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2019 - 2020

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, 2020 - Present

Email: ibiswarupchakraborty@gmail.com

 

Dr. Sayanti Chatterjee

M.Sc.: University of Calcutta

Ph.D.: Jadavpur University, 2016

Thesis Title: Dioxygen Activation by Functional Models of Nonheme Iron Enzymes: Mechanistic Studies and Catalytic Applications

Research Associate I (IACS) March 2016 - December 2016

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Virginia, U.S.A., (Supervisor: Prof. C. W. Machan), 2017 - 2018

Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Research fellow, Max Planck Institut für kohlenforschung, Mülheim, Germany, (Supervisor: Prof. Bill Morandi), June 2018 - August 2020

Postdoctoral Research fellow, Max Planck Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, Mülheim, Germany, (Supervisor: Prof. Serena DeBeer), September 2020 - February 2022

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, February 2022- Present

Email: sayantichatterjee14@gmail.com

 

Dr. Debobrata Sheet

M.Sc. : IIT Guwahati

Ph.D: Jadavpur University, 2016

Thesis Title: Nonheme Iron Complexes for Bioinspired Oxidations with Dioxygen: Enhanced Reactivity through Immobilization on Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles

Postdoctoral Researcher(BELSPO), Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences/Molecules, Solids and Reactivity, (IMCN/MOST),

Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium. (Supervisors: Prof. Sophie Hermans & Prof. Oliver Riant), 2017 - 2018

Assistant Professor, Presidency University, Kolkata, India, 2018 - Present

Email: dbsmintu@gmail.com

 

Dr. Triloke Ranjan Lakshman

M.Sc.: Calcutta University

Ph.D.: Jadavpur University, 2020

Research Project: Ternary Metal Complexes Supported by Nitrogen Rich Ligands: Catalytic Applications and Therapeutic Potential

Indian Government Mint, Mumbai, India, 2016 - Present

Email: ictrl@rediffmail.com

 

Dr. Rubina Rahaman

M.Sc.: Calcutta University

Ph.D: Jadavpur University, 2018

Thesis Title: Biomimetic Models of C-C Bond cleaving Nonheme Oxygenases: Reactivity and Mechanistic Studies

Assistant Professor, Krishnagar Government College, Krishnagar, Nadia, West Bengal, India, 2018 - Present

Email: rubinarahaman.chem@gmail.com

 

Dr. Shrabanti Bhattacharya

M.Sc.: Visva Bharati University

Ph.D.: Jadavpur University, 2020

Thesis Title:  Dioxygen Activation and Substrate Oxidation by Biomimetic Iron Complexes: Mechanistic and Catalytic Studies of O2-Dependent Transformation Reactions

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Mississippi, U.S.A., (Supervisor: Prof. J. W. Jurss), 2020 - Nov, 2021

Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNC Chapel Hill, U.S.A., (Supervisor: Prof. Alex Miller), Dec, 2021 - Present

Email: shb@ad.unc.edu

Dr. Sridhar Banerjee

M.Sc.: Integrated Ph.D. (IACS)

Ph.D.: Jadavpur University, 2020

Thesis Title:  Biomimetic Applications of Iron Complexes Supported by Carbanionic Ligands

Senior Research Scientist, Alembic Pharmceuticals Limited, Hyderabad, Telengna, 2020 - 2022

Scintific Writer, Sanofi, Hyderabad, Telengana, 2022-Present 

Email: sridharbanerjee91@gmail.com

 

Dr. Ivy Ghosh

Research Associate - I: Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, April 2021 – July 2021

M.Sc.: The University of Burdwan

Ph.D.: Jadavpur University, 2021

Thesis Title:  Selective and Catalytic Oxygenation of C-H and C=C Bonds with Peroxides Catalysed by Nonheme Iron and Cobalt Complexes

Research Fellow in Artificial Metalloenzymes (Leverhulme Trust), University of Birmingham, UK, (Supervisor: Dr. Anna Peacock and Dr. Paul Davies), August 2021 - Present

Email: i.ghosh.1@bham.ac.ukivyghosh1811@gmail.com

Dr. Rahul Dev jana

Research Associate - I: Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, April 2021 – October 2021

M.Sc.: IIT, Bombay

Ph.D.: Jadavpur University, 2021

Thesis Title:  Bioinspired Approaches to Selective Oxidation of Organic Substrates by Nonheme Iron Complexes

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Intracellular Catalysis, University of Houston, (Supervisor: Dr. Loi H. Do), November 2021 - Present

Email: r4rahuldev7@gmail.com

Dr. Sandip Munshi

M.Sc.: Jadavpur University, 2015

Ph.D.: Jadavpur University, 2021

Thesis Title:  'Tuning the Reactivity of High Valent Iron-Oxo Species: Effect of Redox Active Ligands and Equatorial Ligand Perturbation'

Postdoctoral Researcher

Synthèse, Réactivité et Catalyse Organométalliques (SRCO)

Institut de Chimie (UMR CNRS 7177) - Université de Strasbourg

Strasbourg, France

Email: munsi.sandip@gmail.com

Dr. Abhijit Bera

M.sc.: Pondicherry University

Ph.D: IACS, Kolkata (2023)

Medicinal Inorganic Chemist

University of wisconsin- Madison

Email: abera5@wisc.edu