Inorganic and Physical Chemistry (IPC): Recent submissions
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Platinum(II) Complexes as Dual Action DNA Crosslinking & Photochemotherapeutic Agents
(2017-12-07)The thesis work delineates the rational design and successful syntheses of platinum (II) complexes for achieving light promoted dual action anticancer properties. The research work focuses on the syntheses, elaborate ... -
The Effect of Substituents and Solvents on the Deiodination Reactions of Thyroid Hormones by Iodothyronine Deiodinase Mimics
(2017-12-07)Thyroid hormones (THs; T4 and T3), secreted from thyroid gland, play an important role in human growth and development. T3 (3,5,3′-triiodothyronine) is the active hormone and the conversion of T4 (3,3′,5,5′-tetraiodothyronine) ... -
Itaconate-based Periodically Grafted Polyesters
(2017-12-03)Block copolymers can self-assemble into a variety of periodic nanostructures and therefore, are promising candidates for a diverse range of applications. While self-assembly of block copolymers has been widely studied and ... -
Palladium and Nickel Chalcogenides as Electrocatalysts
(2017-12-02)In recent years, there has been an increasing interest on renewable energy sources as substitute to fossil fuels. Among various processes of energy generation, electrochemical methods such as storage and conversion systems, ... -
Mechanistic Investigation of Metal Promoted Nucleophilic Additions
(2017-11-30)Nucleophilic additions are an important class of reactions in the preparation of several organic compounds. Metals facilitate nucleophilic additions in many cases. The present work Mechanistic Investigation of Metal Promoted ... -
Synthesis of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanosponges for Hydrogen Storage and Catalytic Applications
(2017-11-28)Nanoporous metal represents a particular form of a metal, which combines the characteristics of metals, such as good thermal and electrical conductivity, catalytic activity with the materials properties characteristic of ... -
A Computational Study of C-H Binding, C-H Activation and Fluxional Processes of d6 Half- Sandwich Complexes
(2017-11-24)Significant developments have been made in the field of C–H activation. However, various disadvantages, mainly low reactivity and selectivity, limit their usage in large-scale synthesis. It is crucial to understand the ... -
Organic Imine Cages : Self-Sorting and Application
(2017-11-14)Biological systems have the incredible ability to accomplish uncommon chemical transformations with supreme delicacy. Many of those chemical transformations take place within the pocket of enzymes, which provide unique ... -
Biomimetic Studies on Tyrosine- and Phenolate- Based Ligands and their Metal Complexes
(2017-11-14)Tyrosine (4-hydroxyphenylalanine) is one of the naturally occurring 22 amino acids. The importance of tyrosine is due to the presence of its phenolic side chain. In biological systems, the tyrosyl residue in proteins is ... -
Mechanistic Insights Into Small Molecule (Amine-Boranes, Hydrogen, Methane, Formic Acid Carbon dioxide) Activation Using Electrophilic Ru(II)-Complexes
(2017-11-09)Current fossil fuels (Coal and Petroleum) based economy is not sustainable in the long run because of its dwindling resources, and increasing concerns of climate change due to excessive carbon dioxide (CO2) emission. To ... -
An Architectural Exploration in Coordination Driven Self-Assembly & Fluorescent Imidazolium Salts as Picric Acid Receptors
(2017-10-11)Nature has always remained a constant source of inspiration for chemists for synthesizing natural products, mimicking enzymatic reactions or to construct molecular architectures resembling biological assemblies. With the ... -
Influence of Ancillary Ligands in the Chemistry of Transition Metal σ-Complexes
(2017-09-27)This thesis work is based on an investigation of intermediates involved in various metal mediated catalytic reactions such as hydrogenation, hydroboration, functionalization of methane etc. An intermediate dictates the ... -
Synthesis, Physiochemical And Electrochemical Studies On Iridium, Osmium And Graphene Oxide-Based Nanostructures
(2017-05-25)Nanoscience dominates almost all areas of science and technology in the 21st century. Nanoparticles are of fundamental interest since they possess unique size dependent properties (optical, electrical, mechanical, chemical, ... -
Serendipitous Assembly Of 3d Metal-Ion Polyclusters : Structures, Magnetic Behavior And Theoretical Studies
(2017-02-22)The last two decades have seen extensive growth in interest in metal-ion assemblies, especially for building new polynuclear exchange-coupled magnetic systems. However, the concept of designing polynuclear extended structures ... -
Functionalized Hyperbranched Polymers And Nonionenes
(2016-10-20)In 1980’s a new class of material named as dendrimer became popular both in the field of polymer science and engineering. Dendrimer is an example of symmetric, highly branched three dimensional globular nano-object. It ... -
Self-Selection Of Discrete Molecular Architectures In Coordination-Driven Self-Assembly
(2016-10-20)Self–assembly has long been attracting chemists’ attention because it can yield fascinating supramolecular architectures in a single step. More precisely, metal–ligand coordination–driven self–assembly has stood out as an ... -
Electronic Structure And Bonding In Metallaboranes And Main Group Compounds
(2016-05-04)This thesis entitled “Electronic Structure and Bonding in Metallaboranes and Main Group Compounds” consists of five chapters. Chapter 1 gives an exposition of concepts and techniques used in understanding the electronic ... -
Studies On The Photocytotoxic Effect Of Ferrocene-Conjugated Copper(II) Complexes
(2016-04-29)The present thesis deals with different aspects of the chemistry and photo-biology of various ferrocene-conjugated metal complexes, their interaction with double helical DNA, DNA photocleavage and photo-enhanced cytotoxicity ... -
Ultrafast Raman Loss Spectroscopy (URLS) : Understanding Resonant Excitation Response And Linewidth Changes
(2016-02-25)Raman spectroscopy involves change in the polarizability of the molecular system on excitation and is based on scattering process. Spontaneous Raman scattering is a two photon process, in which the input light initiates ... -
Targeting Cancer Cells And Live Cell Imaging Using Bis(thiosemicarbazone) Complexes Of Copper And Zinc
(2016-02-25)Transition metal bis(thiosemicarbazone) complexes have been of great interest in the last five decades. One of the most striking features of these complexes is that they possess a wide range of biological properties including ...