Dr. Nanda Dulal Paul

Assistant Professor

Department of Chemistry

Academic Qualifications

• Scientific Researcher, Van't Hoff Institute of Molecular Science, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2012-Dec 2013.
• Ph. D. in Science, IACS (Jadavpur University), Kolkata, India, 2012 (Advisor: Professor Sreebrata Goswami)
• M. Sc. University of Calcutta, 2007
• B. Sc., St. Xavier's College, Calcutta University, 2005

Contact

Phone

1. Office: +9133 2668 4561/62/63 (Ext. 512 , 517)

Address

1. EMail: ndpaul2014@chem.iiests.ac.in, ndpaul@gmail.com

Area of Research

• Synthesis of new ligands and catalysts.
• Homogeneous and Bio-inspired catalysis
• Spectroscopy
• X-ray crystallography
• DFT

Current Research

• New redox non-innocent ligand design.
• Synthesis of new catalysts featuring cheap and earth abundant transition metal ions.
• Development of alternative approaches in homogeneous catalysis using ligand centered redox events.
• Metal catalyzed C-H functionalization/activation.
• Dehydrogenation and cross dehydrogenative coupling.
• Cros coupling and annulation reactions

Courses Undertaken

UG Courses

• Bio-inorganic Chemistry (CH 1201)
• Crystal Field Theory (CH 1201)
• Chemistry Laboratory

PG Courses

• Organometallic Chemistry (PGC-102)
• Advanced Organometallic Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis (PGC-202)
• Inorganic Reaction Mechanism (PGC-302)
• EPR Spectroscopy (PGC-304)
• EPR Spectra of Transition Metal Complexes (PGC-402B)
• Organometallic Catalysis Involving Transition Metals (PGC-402B)
• Inorganic Laboratory (PGC-105, PGC-205, PGC-305)

Publications

27. Dehydrogenative Synthesis of Quinolines, 2-Aminoquinolines and Quinazolines using Singlet Di-radical Ni(II)-Catalysts

Gargi Chakraborty, Rina Sikari, Siuli Das, Rakesh Mondal, Suman Sinha, Seemika Banerjee and Nanda D. Paul*

J. Org. Chem. 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b03070.

26. Iron-Catalyzed/Mediated C-N Bond Formation: Competition Between Substrate Amination vs. Ligand Amination

Suman Sinha, Rina Sikari, Vivek Sinha, Upasona Jash, Siuli Das, Paula Brandão, Serhiy Demeshko, Franc Meyer, Bas de Bruin and Nanda D. Paul*

Inorg. Chem. 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02877.

25. Accessing Polysubstituted Quinazolines via Nickel Catalyzed Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling

Seuli Parua, Rina Sikari, Suman Sinha, Gargi Chakraborty, Rakesh Mondal and Nanda D. Paul*

J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 11154–11166.

24. Cu(II)-Complex of 1, 10-Phenanthroline Based Pincer as  Efficient Catalyst for Oxidative Cross Dehydrogenative Coupling of Carboxylic Acids with Unactivated Alkanes

Upasona Jash, Gargi Chakraborty, Suman Sinha, Rina Sikari, Rakesh Mondal and Nanda D. Paul*

A. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 7, 1681–1688.

23. Redox Induced Interconversion and Ligand Centered Hemilability in NiII-Complexes of Redox Noninnocent Azo-aromatic Pincers

Siuli Das, Suman Sinha, Upasona Jash, Rina Sikari, Anannya Saha, Suman Barman, Paula Brandaõ, and Nanda D. Paul*

Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 5830–5841. 

22. [Co(MeTAA)] Metalloradical Catalytic Route to Ketenes via Carbonylation of Carbene Radicals

Andrei Chirila, Kaj M. van Vliet, Nanda D. Paul, and Bas de Bruin

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 2251–2258.

21. Nickel Catalyzed Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Approach to Quinolines 

Seuli Parua, Rina Sikari, Suman Sinha, Siuli Das, Gargi Chakraborty, and Nanda D. Paul*

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2018, 16, 274-284. 

20. Redox Noninnocent Azo-Aromatic Pincers and Their Iron Complexes. Isolation, Characterization, and Catalytic Alcohol Oxidation

Suman Sinha, Siuli Das, Rina Sikari, Seuli Parua, Paula Brandão, Serhiy Demeshko, Franc Meyer, and Nanda D. Paul*

Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 14084–14100.

19. One-pot Cascade Synthesis of Quinazolin-4(3H)-ones via Nickel-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Coupling of o-Aminobenzamides with Alcohols

Seuli Parua, Siuli Das, Rina Sikari, Suman Sinha, and Nanda D. Paul*

J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 7165–7175.

18. Diastereoselective Radical-Type Cyclopropanation of Electron-Deficient Alkenes Mediated by the Highly Active Cobalt(II) Tetramethyltetraaza[14]annulene Catalyst

Andrei Chirila, Braja Gopal Das, Nanda D. Paul, and Bas de Bruin

ChemCatChem 2017, 9, 1413 – 1421. (Cover Page)

​17. Deprotonation Induced Ligand Oxidation in a NiII Complex of a Redox Noninnocent N1-(2-Aminophenyl)benzene-1,2-diamine and Its Use in Catalytic Alcohol Oxidation

Rina Sikari, Suman Sinha, Upasona Jash, Siuli Das, Paula Brandão, Bas de Bruin, and Nanda D. Paul*

Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 6114−6123.

16. Ligand Design In Metal Chemistry: Reactivity and Catalysis

Nanda D. Paul, Pauline Gualco, and Bas de Bruin

Wiley, (edited by Stradiotto,M. & Lundgren, R.) ISBN: 978-1-118-83983-6. (Invited Book Chapter)

15. Catalytic Synthesis of 2H-Chromenes

Nilanjana Majumdar, Nanda D. Paul, Sutanuva Mandal, Bas de Bruin, and William D. Wulff

ACS Catal. 2015, 5, 2329−2366.

14. Rhodium Catalysed Conversion of Carbenes into Ketenes and Ketene Imines using PNN Pincer Complexes

Z. Tang, S. Mandal, Nanda D. Paul, M. Lutz, P. Li, J. I. van der Vlugt and B. de Bruin

Org. Chem. Front., 2015, 2, 1561–1577.

13. Metalloradical Approach to 2H-Chromenes

Nanda D. Paul, Sutanuva Mandal, Matthias Otte, Xin Cui, X. Peter Zhang, and Bas de Bruin

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 1090−1096.

12. Redox Non-Innocence of Coordinated 2-(Arylazo) Pyridines in Iridium Complexes: Characterization of Redox Series and an Insight into Voltage-Induced Current Characteristics

Sreetosh Goswami, Debabrata Sengupta, Nanda D. Paul, Tapan K. Mondal, and Sreebrata Goswami

Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 6103 – 6111.

11. Ligand-Centered Redox in Nickel(II) Complexes of 2-(Arylazo)pyridine and Isolation of 2-Pyridyl-Substituted Triaryl Hydrazines via Catalytic N-Arylation of Azo-Function

Debabrata Sengupta, Pradip Ghosh, Tanmay Chatterjee, Harashit Datta, Nanda D. Paul, and Sreebrata Goswami

Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 12002−12013.

10. Water Soluble Polyaniline Coated Electrode: A Simple and Nimble Electrochemical Approach for Ascorbic Acid Detection

Utpal Rana, Nanda D. Paul, Sanjoy Mondal, Chanchal Chakraborty, Sudip Malik

Synthetic Metals 2014, 192, 43–49.

9. Carbene Radicals in Cobalt(II)–Porphyrin-Catalysed Carbenecarbonylation Reactions; A Catalytic Approach to Ketenes

Nanda D. Paul, Andrei Chirila, Hongjian Lu, X. Peter Zhang, and Bas de Bruin

Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 12953–12958.

8. Azo Anion Radical Complex of Rhodium as a Molecular Memory Switching Device: Isolation, Characterization, and Evaluation of Current-​Voltage Characteristics

Nanda. D. Paul, U. Rana, S. Goswami, T. K. Mondal, S. Goswami

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 6520.

7. Radical Pathway in Catecholase Activity with Zinc-Based Model Complexes of Compartmental Ligands

Averi Guha, Tanmay Chattopadhyay, Nanda D. Paul, Madhuparna Mukherjee, Somen Goswami,Tapan Kumar Mondal, Ennio Zangrando, and Debasis Das

Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 8750−8759.

6. Examples of Reductive Azo Cleavage and Oxidative Azo Bond Formation on Re₂(CO)_​10 Template: Isolation and Characterization of Re(III) Complexes of New Azo-​Aromatic Ligands

Nanda. D. Paul, S. Samanta, T. K. Mondal, S. Goswami

Inorg. Chem., 2011, 50, 7886.

5. Isolation and Assessment of the Molecular and Electronic Structures of Azo-​Anion-​Radical Complexes of Chromium and Molybdenum. Experimental and Theoretical Characterization of Complete Electron-​Transfer Series

S. Joy, T. Krämer, Nanda D. Paul, P. Banerjee, J. E. McGrady, S. Goswami

Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 9993.

4. Hydrido iridium(III) Complexes of Azoaromatic Ligands. Isolation, Structure and Studies of their Physicochemical Properties

M. Panda, Nanda D. Paul, S. Joy, C. Hung and S. Goswami

Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2011, 372, 168 (Invited Article)

3. Dioxygen Activation by Mixed-​valent Dirhodium Complexes of Redox Non-​innocent Azoaromatic Ligands

Nanda. D. Paul, T. Krämer, J. E. McGrady, S. Goswami

Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 7124.

2. Redox Induced Electron Transfer in Doublet Azo-​Anion Diradical Rhenium(II) Complexes. Characterization of Complete Electron Transfer Series

Nanda. D. Paul, S. Samanta, S. Goswami

Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 2649.

1. 1,​4-​Alkyl Migration Associated with Simultaneous S-​C Bond Cleavage and N-​C Bond Formation in Platinum Complexes of 2-​Aminothioethers. Characterization of Intramolecular Interligand Charge Transfer Phenomenon

S. Mandal, Nanda D. Paul, P. Banerjee, T. K. Mondal, S. Goswami

Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 2717 (Hot Article).

LIST OF ONGOING/COMPLETED R&D PROJECTS (As PI) 

1. Metal Ligand Cooperitivity in Transition Metal Complexes of Multifunctional Ligands

Funding Agency: DST-SERB (Ongoing)

2. Development of New Catalytic Methodologies Using Transition Metal Complexes of Macrocyclic Ligands

Funding Agency: CSIR (Completed)

DETAILS OF PhD Students Guided/Ongoing (As PI)

1. Mr. Suman Sinha (PhD Thesis Submitted)

2. Ms. Rina Sikari (Ongoing)

3. Ms. Siuli Das (Ongoing)

4. Ms. Gargi Chakraborty (Ongoing)

5. Mr. Rakesh Mondal (Ongoing)

6. Mr. Seemika Banerjee (Ongoing)

DETAILS OF Masters Students Guided/Ongoing

1. Ms. Susmita Sarkar​ (Ongoing)

2. Ms. Deepannita Samanta (IIESTS)​ (Completed)

3. Ms. Bidisha Nag (Scotish Church College)​ (Completed)

4. Md. Maniruzzaman (IIESTS)​ (Completed)

5. Ms. Gargi Chakroborty (Scotish Church College)​ (Completed)

6. Mr. Rakesh Mondal (Ongoing) (Completed)

7. Ms. Mousumi Kundu (IIESTS)​ (Completed)

8. Ms. Dibyoshree Khan (IIESTS)​ (Completed)

9. Ms. Upasona Jash (IIESTS)​ (Completed)

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