Inorganic and Physical Chemistry (IPC): Recent submissions
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Theoretical Studies of Energy Transport in Complex Systems
(2018-05-09)Photosynthesis involves the absorption of photons by light-harvesting pigments and the subsequent transfer of excitation from the absorption centre to the reaction centre. This highly efficient phenomenon of excitation ... -
Controlling Conformation of Macromolecules by Immiscibility Driven Self-Segregation
(2018-05-09)Controlling conformation of macromolecules, both in solution and solid state, has remained an exciting challenge till date as it confronts the entropy driven random coil conformation. Folded forms of biomacromolecules, ... -
First Hyperpolarizability (β) of Organic and Inorganic Compounds : Keto-Enol Tautomerism and Halogen Effect
(2018-05-09)The work presented in this thesis has broadly established a few findings about the structure¬hyperpolarizability relation in molecular compounds: First, by measuring βHRS of an organic keto-enol tautomer, benzoylacetanilide ... -
Investigations on Azide Functional Polymers as Binders for Solid Propellants
(2018-05-09)This thesis contains investigations in the area of polymers herein propellants binders are modified functionally to meet the requirements of future energetic propellants. Chapter 1 contains a broad introduction to the area ... -
Design and Syntheses of Triarylborane Decorated Luminescent Dyes : Intriguing Optical Properties and Anion Sensing Applications
(2018-05-08)The main thrust of this thesis is the development of new triarylborane containing luminescent molecules as well as utilizing triarylboron center as a receptor for the selective detection of biologically, environmentally ... -
Vibrational Microspectroscopic Studies of Biomedical Conditions Using Model Systems
(2018-05-08)Over the last century, despite enormous advancements in biomedical research and the development of sophisticated analytical instruments many diseases continue to be a burden on humankind particularly on the aged. This is ... -
Syntheses and Structure Elucidations of Ternary Metal (Cu/Co)Complexes with Nucleic Acid Constituents
(2018-05-07)The thesis is divided into four chapters Chapter 1 provides a brief introduction to the metal-nucleic acid interactions, the role of synthetic models to understand them with both solution (potentiometric) and solid state ... -
Microwave Spectroscopic and Atoms in Molecules Theoretical Investigations on Weakly Bound Complexes : From Hydrogen Bond to 'Carbon Bond'
(2018-05-01)Weak intermolecular interactions have very strong impact on the structures and properties of life giving molecules like H2O, DNA, RNA etc. These interactions are responsible for many biological phenomena. The directional ... -
Functionalized Nanostructures : Iron Oxide Nanocrystals and Exfoliated Inorganic Nanosheets
(2018-05-01)This thesis consists of two parts. The first part deals with the magnetic properties of Fe3O4 nanocrystals and their possible application in water remediation. The second part is on the delamination of layered materials ... -
Hyperbranched Polyacetals and Polydithioacetals
(2018-04-23)Dendrimers are a class of perfectly branched symmetric monodisperse macromolecules, which are synthesized using a stepwise procedure. Due to their highly symmetric structure, they possess a definite core, discrete generations ... -
Path Integral Approach to Levy Flights and Hindered Rotations
(2018-04-12)Path integral approaches have been widely used for long in both quantum mechanics as well as statistical mechanics. In addition to being a tool for obtaining the probability distributions of interest(wave functions in the ... -
Targeted Delivery of Cytotoxic Metal Complexes into Cancer Cells with and without Macromolecular Vehicles
(2018-04-12)Anticancer active metal complexes such as cisplatin are routinely used for treating various cancers since 1978. However, the side effects of cisplatin overwhelm its therapeutic potential, especially in the latter stages ... -
Chemistry of Ru(II) Complexes Bearing Sigma Bonded H-X (X = H, Si, C) Species/Fragments
(2018-04-11)Introduction The chemistry of transitional metal complexes bearing σ-bonded H−X (X = H, Si, C) species/fragments, the so called σ-complexes, are key intermediates in catalytic processes such as hydrogenation, hydrosilylation, ... -
Studies on Near-IR Light Photocytotoxic Oxovanadium Complexes
(2018-04-11)The present thesis deals with different aspects of the chemistry of oxovanadium(IV) complexes, their interaction with double stranded DNA, photo-induced DNA cleavage, photo-enhanced cytotoxicity in visible light and red ... -
Rational Synthesis, Stabilization, and Functional Properties of Metal and Intermetallic Nanoparticles
(2018-04-11)The confluence of intriguing size and morphology dependent optical and chemical properties with versatile application in various fields, such as energetic and magnetic makes monometallic nonmaterial of high fundamental ... -
Exploring Structure and Reactions : Computational Studies on Three-Membered Rings, Metal-Boron Multiple Bonds and Biradical Reactions
(2018-04-06)The utility of computational study lies not only in rationalizing a chemical phenomenon but also in its predictive value. Broadly, the scope of my research work includes understanding of the structure and bonding of molecules ... -
Understanding the Structure, Bonding and Reactivity of Unsaturated Metallacycles : A Computational Study
(2018-04-05)Stabilization of highly strained organic species and altering normal reactivity norms of organic fragments by transition metals have been a triumphing feat of organometallic chemistry. A variety of saturated and unsaturated ... -
Theoretical Approaches to the Study of Fluctuation Phenomena in Various Polymeric Systems
(2018-04-05)The goal of this thesis has been to throw light on a selection of open problems in chemical and biological physics using the general principles of statistical mechanics. These problems are all broadly concerned with the ... -
Physicochemical, Electrical and Electrochemical Studies on Titanium Carbide-Based Nanostructures
(2018-04-03)Materials for studies related to nanoscience and nanotechnology have gained tremendous attention owing to their unique physical, chemical and electronic properties. Among various anisotropic nanostructures, one dimensional ... -
Homo-and Hetero-Metallic Supramolecular Assemblies : Synthesis, Structures and Characterization
(2018-04-03)The work highlighted in this dissertation comprises of syntheses and characterizations of coordination driven supramolecular compounds. The synthesized complexes are characterized by IR spectroscopy, multinuclear NMR ...