Division of Chemical Sciences: Recent submissions
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Thermodynamics of Protein Adsorption on Gold and Silica Nanoparticles
Nanoparticle-based biomedical applications in disease diagnostics, site targeting, drug delivery, etc., have been pursued vigorously with the hope of finding better solutions than conventional diagnostics and therapeutics. ... -
Investigation of Psychrophilic SUMO Proteases: Towards a More Efficient SUMO Protease at Lower Temperature
Covalent attachment of the fusion protein, Small Ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO), to recalcitrant target proteins (especially transmembrane proteins) make purification of the target protein much easier by enhancing its ... -
Studies on BODIPY Appended Ruthenium(II) Complexes for Bioimaging and Photodynamic Therapy Applications
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a medical technique that utilizes light, oxygen, and a photosensitizer to treat several medical conditions, including cancer. Because of the limitations and side effects of traditional anticancer ... -
Dynamics of Quantum Supercooled Liquids: A Mode Coupling Approach
In this thesis, I use the quantum mode coupling theory (QMCT) formulation to study the dynamics in a supercooled liquid to understand how quantum fluctuations affect the liquid-glass transition. I calculate the Kubo-transformed ... -
Minerals to Functional Materials: Comprehensive Evaluation of Vanthoffites and Related Materials towards Futuristic Multifunctional Applications
The thesis provides a systematic investigation of materials derived from different mineral species such as vanthoffite and related minerals structures. Search of new multifunctional materials continues to be a challenge ... -
Supramolecular Self-assembly of Diketopyrrolopyrrole with Emergent Photophysics and Unprecedented Photoconductivity
Structural fluctuation in organic molecular semiconductors often plays a key role in fragmenting the conducting pathways even in their condensed phases due to the large fraction of free volumes, acting as trap sites for ... -
Polymerizable Porogen – Direct generation of internally functionalized porous polymers
Bicontinuous functional porous polymers are desirable in terms of pore accessibility, particularly for applications in templating, chromatographic separation, and catalysis. Bicontinuous morphologies can be obtained by ... -
Itaconate Based Novel Amphiphilic Polymer Architectures
Amphiphiles are natural or synthetic molecules consisting of hydrophilic polar head group and hydrophobic non-polar hydrocarbon tail. Beyond a certain concentration, known as critical micellar concentration (CMC), amphiphilic ... -
Radical and Lewis Acid Mediated Syntheses of Panaginsene, Indole-Fused Azabicyclo[3.3.1]Nonane and Davanoids
The thesis contains radical and Lewis acid-mediated syntheses of panaginsene, indole-fused azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes, and davanoids. The thesis includes three chapters; chapter-I contains the total synthesis of panaginsene, ... -
Diverse Applications of Luminescent Metallocholate Hydrogels
Supramolecular gels are soft materials consisting of a solid three-dimensional network with noncovalent interactions such as hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen bonding, cation-п, and п- п interactions. Due to their soft, ... -
Total Synthesis of Piperidine and Pyrrolidine Alkaloids and Towards the Total Synthesis of Strychnine
Total synthesis of natural products is an important area of contemporary interest in synthetic organic chemistry. Total synthesis of natural products serves as a platform for the development of new synthetic strategies ... -
Ion insertion and Ion-host Interactions in Diketopyrrolopyrrole-based π-Conjugated Polymers
π-conjugated organic semiconductors are a class of technologically important materials with broad applicability in areas as diverse as energy conversion and storage, bioelectronics, and consumer electronics. This is because ... -
Towards Electronic Scale Dynamics of Chemical Bonding in Isolated Molecules and Solvated Species
The chemical bonding in molecules and molecular clusters is determined by the nature of the electron density distribution between the atoms. Over the past century, different theories such as Lewis’s bond, valence-bond ... -
Shock tube experimental and advanced computational investigations on pyrolysis of cyclohexane derivatives and C2 + C2 reaction
My thesis involves studying the pyrolysis/thermal decomposition of cyclohexane derivatives (important constituents of conventional transportation fuel). From the literature as well as the composition analysis of two fuels ... -
C-H Bond Functionalization and Tandem Cyclization with Alkynoates and Maleimides Using Directing Group Strategy
The thesis presents manganese‒ and rhodium‒catalyzed C‒H bond activation and tandem cyclization reactions. These reactions lead to the construction of carbon‒carbon bonds using directing group strategy. The thesis is divided ... -
Single/double atom catalysts for electrochemical energy conversion and storage applications
Increasing energy demands along with environmental crises have motivated the extensive investigation of alternative high efficiency energy conversion and storage devices such as metal-air batteries, fuel cells and water ... -
Higher-Order Assembly of Protein Protected Gold Nanoclusters using Supramolecular Host-Guest Chemistry: A 40% Absolute Fluorescence Quantum Yield
For the last few decades, cancer has been one of the major public health concerns, and the mortality rate has become significant worldwide. However, because of the blessing of science, the early detection of tumors and the ... -
Analytical Results on Disorder effects on Polaritons and Barrier Crossing Problems
Disorder plays a significant role in the study of numerous fields of research in chemistry. Whether it is a more that 80 years old classic problem like Kramers’ escape rate or the current interest in polaritons, disorder ... -
Development of multifunctional polydimethylsiloxane-based polyurethanes as an ‘off-the-shelf’ alloplastic platform for urological reconstruction
Over 400 million patients suffer from urinary bladder-associated physiological disorders globally, which often necessitate surgical intervention for a reconstructive procedure. The current gold standard for bladder ... -
Shock Tube Investigation and Modeling of Dicyclopentadiene: Fundamental to Application
Dicyclopentadiene (DCPD), a homodimer of cyclopentadiene (C5H6) was chosen for the present study. DCPD can be obtained by dehydrogenation of JP-10 (jet propellant C10H16) which is currently used as aviation fuel. The ...