Towards Integrating The Sciences in Solving Problems 
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Dr. Swadhin K. Mandal                                              
Associate Professor (2013 Dec- ), Department of Chemical Sciences,
Indian institute of Science Education and Research - Kolkata.
Office Address: IISER-Kolkata, C V Raman Building
Email: swadhin.mandal@iiserkol.ac.in
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We work for development of Organometallic Chemistry to generate cost effective catalysts for various important organic transformations. We are expanding the Organometallic Chemistry beyond its catalytic application to the Materials Chemistry with an interdisciplinary approach.
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IISER-Kolkata
Mohanpur Campus
RC Building
Lab No. 317
Nadia-741246
India


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Selected Publications*
    
  • Ahmed et al. "New Face of Phenalenyl Based Radical in Transition Metal Free C-H Arylation of Heteroarenes at Room Temperature: Trapping the Radical Initiator via C-C σ Bond Formation"  Chemical Science, in press, 2017.
  • Mukherjee et al.“Exploring Closed-Shell Cationic Phenalenyl: From Catalysis to Spin Electronics” Acct. Chem. Res.  2017, 50 (7), pp 1679–1691.
  • Gupta et al.“Development of an antibody-drug conjugate platform using platinum as a linker” Chemical Science in press 2017.
  • Sau et al.“Metal Free Reduction of CO2 to Methoxyborane Under Ambient Conditions through Borondiformate Formation”  Angewandte Chemie, 2016, 55, 15147 –15151. (This work was highlighted by Press coverage, see some links (ZeeNews, Yahoo, Economictimes,DST India)
  • Bhunia et al. “Iron Catalysed Regioselective Dimerization of Terminal Aryl Alkynes”, Organometallics, 2016, 35, 3775–3780.
  • Bhunia et al.“A Highly Efficient Catalyst for Selective Reduction of Imines to Amines: An Abnormal-NHC−Fe(0) Complex in Reduction Chemistry” Organometallics, 2016, 35 (17), 2930-2937.​
  • Paira, Singh et al.“Phenalenyl Based Radical in Transition Metal Free Catalytic C-H Functionalization”,  J. Org. Chem., 2016, 81 (6), 2432-2441.
  • Pariyar et al. “Switching Closed-Shell to Open-Shell Phenalenyl: Toward Designing Electroactive Materials” ,  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 5955-5960 (This work was highlighted by Press coverage, see some links  natureINDIA, Business Standard, IBN7, The Statesman, ZeeNews, Yahoo, Crazyengineers, Delhi Daily News, India Samvad, Kansas City Post, Indianapolis Post,  Toronto Telegraph, Seattle India, Maine Mirror, Hawaii Telegraph, Indusage).
  • Hota et al.“An Abnormal NHC Based Palladium Dimer: Aqueous Oxidative Heck Coupling Under Ambient Temperature ",  Adv. Synth. Cat. 2015, 357, 3162 - 3170.
  • Raha Roy et al. . “Phenalenyl in Different Role: Catalytic Activation through the Nonbonding Molecular Orbital”,  ACS Catalysis 2014, 4, 4307–4319 (Selected as a significant recent publication in a cross-journal virtual issue designed to showcase the significant recent publications among ACS Catalysis, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Organic Chemistry, and Organic Letters.)
  • Raha Roy et al.“Chemoselective Reduction of the Carbonyl Functionality through Hydrosilylation: Integrating Click Reaction with Hydrosilylation in One Pot ”  J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 9150-9160. 
  • Raman et al.“Interface-engineered templates for molecular spin memory devices.”  Nature , 2013., 493, 509-513 ( This work was selected for Press Release coverage by Nature, see some links Telegraph, Deccan Herald, Nature India, please see Press Release for more news coverage on this work for further details)
  • Santra et al.“Palladium Nanoparticles on Graphite Oxide: Highly Recyclable Catalyst for the Synthesis Biaryl Cores”.  ACS Catalysis  2013, 3, 2776−2789.
  • Mukherjee et al.“Organozinc Catalyst on Phenalenyl Scaffold for Intramolecular Hydroamination of Aminoalkenes” , Organometallics  2013, 32, 7213-7224
  • Sau et al.“An Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Copper(I) Complex in Versatile Click Chemistry” Adv. Synth. Cat.  2013, 355, 2982-2991.
  • Mukherjee et al. “Phenalenyl Based Organozinc Catalysts for Intramolecular Hydroamination Reactions: A Combined Catalytic, Kinetics and Mechanistic Investigation on the Catalytic Cycle”,  Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 10530-10545 (Highlighted with  Frontispiece Graphics)
  • Sen et al.“Phenalenyl Based Molecules: Tuning the  Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital to Design Catalyst”, Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 54-58.
  • Sau et al. “Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Carbene Palladium Complex: Living Catalyst for Activation of Aryl Chlorides in Suzuki–Miyaura Cross Coupling.”, Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 555-557.
  • Sen et al. “Introduction of Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Carbene as an Efficient Organocatalyst: Ring Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters.”, Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 11972–11974
  • Mukherjee et al. “Assembling Zirconium and Calcium Moieties through an Oxygen Center for Intramolecular Hydroamination Reaction: A Single System for Double Activation”,  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 3968–3972  (Hot Paper)

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Professional Recognitions
  • "SKM delivers Physics Colloquium at University of Greifswald, Germany", 2016.
  • Selected  and presented work as one of the six speakers in “Organometallics Fellowship Symposium” organized at San Francisco during 10-14th August, USA by the ACS Journal Organometallics.
  • Joined Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal 'Organometallics' published by American Chemical Society 2013-2015
  • Recipient of YIM-Young Scientist Award -2012 by YIM-Boston held during 6-8th October, 2012 at MIT, Boston, USA for his contribution in the area of Organometallic Chemistry. He is one of the two recipients of this award for the year 2012.
  • Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship during 2006-2007 at University of Goettingen, Germany.