Division of Chemical Sciences
Recent Submissions
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Mineral-Inspired Oxides: Synthesis and Structure, Luminescence, and Electrocatalytic Studies.
Transition-metal oxides (TMOs) and mineral-inspired oxides have emerged as versatile materials owing to their rich structural diversity and tunable physical properties. A broad class of oxide materials such as those adopting ... -
On the role of vibrational-electronic couplings in dictating the ultrafast photophysics of molecular dyads
Ultrafast energy and charge transfer driven by coupled vibrational–electronic (“vibronic”) motions is a central topic in much of photochemistry and photophysics. Accurately describing the quantum dynamics requires an exact ... -
Engineering Photon Emission Statistics of Single Nanocrystals: From Quantum to Classical
The development of stable and bright colloidal nanocrystals has long held promise for quantum photonics, optoelectronics, and bioimaging. Although isolated colloidal nanoparticle can be used for single-photon emission,these ... -
Geochemistry of sulphur formation in nature with special reference to the deposites near kona
A brief introductory review of the occurrence of sulphur in nature, and its distribution in space and time, is given. The various theories proposed for the formation of primary and secondary sulphur have been reviewed. ... -
Studies on peroxy titanium sulphate
Kinetics of hydrolysis of peroxy titanium sulphate has been studied by two methods: (a) Spectrophotometric determination of titanium remaining in solution after separating the precipitate by centrifugation, (b) Measurement ... -
Synthetic investigations in sesquiterpenoids
Synthetic approaches to pinguisane sesquiterpenes, containing a cis?1,2,6,7?tetramethylbicyclo[4.3.0]nonane skeleton incorporating two vicinal quaternary carbon atoms and four cis?oriented methyl groups on four contiguous ... -
Design and synthesis of novel dimeric lipids and amphiphiles and characterization of their vesicular and micellar properties
The thesis titled “Design and Synthesis of Novel Dimeric Lipids and Amphiphiles and Characterization of Their Vesicular and Micellar Properties” describes the biophysical and morphological aspects of various supramolecular ... -
X-ray structural investigations towards the design of non-linear optical organic materials
The thesis entitled “X?Ray Structural Investigations Towards the Design of Nonlinear Optical Organic Materials” is divided into five chapters and two appendices. Chapter I Chapter I briefly describes the various aspects ... -
Benzyltriethylammonium Tetrathiomolybdate : applications in organic synthesis
Benzyltriethylammonium Tetrathiomolybdate: Applications in Organic Synthesis This thesis deals with the chemistry of benzyltriethylammonium tetrathiomolybdate, [PhCH?NEt?]?MoS?, and its utility as a reagent in organic ... -
Studies on the enantiospecific synthesis of valeranes : and cyclopentannulation of allyl alcohols
A convenient and efficient procedure for the reductive deoxygenation of aryl aldehydes, ketones, ketals, and benzyl alcohols using ionic hydrogenation conditions employing sodium cyanoborohydride as the reducing agent and ... -
Studies in stereoelectronic effects at oxygen
The thesis entitled “STUDIES IN STEREOELECTRONIC EFFECTS AT OXYGEN” is divided into five chapters. Chapter I Chapter I describes a novel strategy for studying stereoelectronic effects in the breakdown of the Criegee ... -
Studies in carbocyclic and aromatic compounds a) Synthesis of spironaphthaleones and their reaction with .... b) Synthesis of hydrindanes
The thesis entitled “STUDIES IN CARBOCYCLIC AND AROMATIC COMPOUNDS: (a) SYNTHESIS OF SPIRONAPHTHALENONES AND THEIR REACTION WITH HYDROXYLAMINE AND (b) SYNTHESIS OF HYDRINDANES” is presented in two parts. Part I: Synthesis ... -
Studies in heterocycles
The thesis entitled “STUDIES IN HETEROCYCLES: (a) SYNTHESIS OF OXYGEN AND NITROGEN POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS via o?QUINONE METHIDES AND (b) PHOTOISOMERIZATION OF SPIRONAPHTHALENONES” is presented in two chapters. Chapter ... -
Synthetic investigations on N-Substituted 4-and-5-Nitro-1H- Imidazotes
The thesis entitled “SYNTHETIC INVESTIGATIONS ON N?SUBSTITUTED 4? AND 5?NITRO?1H?IMIDAZOLES” consists of seven chapters. CHAPTER I : Synthesis and Biological Significance of Nitro?Imidazoles – A Review The introductory ... -
Topics in physical organic chemistry
Research described in this Thesis (with the main title “Topics in Physical Organic Chemistry”) is, by deliberate decision, of diversified nature, covering three distinct topics in the general field of Physical Organic ... -
synthetic investigations in terpenoids
The thesis entitled “SYNTHETIC STUDIES IN TERPENOIDS” consists of three chapters. Chapter I Chapter I deals with experiments involving the construction of spiro[4.5]decanes, which led to the total synthesis of (+)-hinesol ... -
Reaction of 2- heterosubstituted oxiranes and some other studies.
The object of the present investigation is the study of the synthetic and mechanistic aspects of the rearrangement of 2?halooxiranes to ??halocarbonyl compounds. The thesis entitled “Reactions of 2?Heterosubstituted Oxiranes ... -
Chemistry of spironapthalelenones
The thesis entitled “Chemistry of Spironaphthalenones” consists of three chapters and an appendix. Chapter I A brief account of the chemistry—synthesis, reactions, and rearrangements—of spirodienones and the role of ... -
Investigation on intramolecular oxidation of oxydiphenols to spirodienones
The thesis entitled “Investigations on Intramolecular Oxidative Coupling: Oxidation of Oxydiphenols to Spirodienones and Their Photoisomerizations and Novel Reactions of 1?Bromomethyl?2?naphthol?tetrahydropyranyl Ether” ... -
Synthetic studies in steroids
The thesis entitled “Synthetic Studies in Steroids” consists of three chapters. The first chapter contains a brief review of the total synthesis of aromatic steroids, highlighting some of the theoretical and experimental ...

