Dr. Debashis Adhikari |
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adhikari(AT)iisermohali.ac.in | ||
Phone | +91 9836176798 | |
Fax | +91 172 2240124 | |
Personal Page | DA Catalysis Group |
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Research Area Catalysis, Small Molecule Activation, M-L Multiple Bonding |
Research Focus Our research focus is in synthetic inorganic and organometallic chemistry with heavy emphasis on small molecule activation and catalysis. We plan to develop ligand architectures which can support transition metals tailored toward unusual transformations relevant to energy and environment. In this respect, we are very interested in developing the catalyst system comprising cheap, abundant, non-toxic base metals instead of their popular heavier congeners. The groups’ endeavor will encompass synthesis, structural and mechanistic understanding (both experimental and computational approach) of the transition metal systems under low-coordinate environment. Students will learn a great deal of air-sensitive manipulations and will also be familiar with a wide array of spectroscopic and analytical techniques including X-ray crystallography, cyclic Voltammetry, multinuclear NMR, EPR, SQUID, MÃssbauer spectroscopies. The electronic structure of the targeted molecules will also be investigated taking guidance from computational investigation |
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