Towards Integrating The Sciences in Solving Problems 
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Dr. Swadhin K. Mandal                                              
Professor and Head, 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. "Integrating Organic Lewis Acid and Redox Catalysis: The Phenalenyl Cation in Dual Role" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 8330-8339. (This work was highlighted by Nature India, Chemistryworld.)
  • Vardhanapu et al. "Phenalenyl based Aluminum Compound for Catalytic C-H Arylation of Arene and Heteroarenes at Room Temperature" J. Org. Chem., 2018​, (Just accepted).
  • Sau et al. "Transforming Atmospheric CO2 into Alternative Fuels: a Metal-Free Approach under Ambient Conditions" Chemical Science, 2018, (Just accepted). 
  • Hota et al. "Metal-Free Catalytic Formylation of Amides Using CO2 under Ambient Conditions" ACS Catal., 2018, (Just accepted). 
  • Singh et al. "Graphene Oxide-Phenalenyl Composite: Transition Metal Free Recyclable and Catalytic C-H Functionalization" Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 13220-13223.  
  • Chakraborty et al. "Iron Based Long-Lived Catalyst for Direct C-H Arylation of Arenes and Heteroarenes" Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24,1–6.
  • Sreejyothi P. et al. "A Halobridged Abnormal NHC Palladium(II) Dimer for Catalytic Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling Reactions of Heteroarenes" J. Org. Chem., 2018, 83, 9403–9411
  • Vardhanapu et al. "Cyclic (Alkyl)amino Carbene Complex of Aluminum(III) in Catalytic Guanylation Reaction of Carbodiimides" Organometallics, 2018, 37, 2602–2608.​​​​
  • Vijaykumar et al. "Tuning Redox Non-innocence of Phenalenyl Ligand toward Efficient Nickel-Assisted Catalytic Hydrosilylation" Chemical Science, 2018, 9, 2817-2825​.
  • Banik et al. "Accessing Heterobiaryls through A Transition Metal-Free C-H Functionalization." J. Org. Chem, 2018, 83, 3236–3244.
  • 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, 2017, 8, 7798-7806.
  • Mukherjee et al. “Exploring Closed-Shell Cationic Phenalenyl: From Catalysis to Spin Electronics” Acc. Chem. Res. 2017, 50, 1679–1691.
  • Gupta et al. “Development of an antibody-drug conjugate platform using platinum as a linker” Chemical Science, 2017, 8, 2387-2395.
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • 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.)
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Chemical Sciences-2018
  • Invited to join Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal 'Inorganic Chemistry' published by American Chemical Society 2019-2022.
  • CRSI Bronze medal -2019
  • Royal Society of Chemistry, UK has identified Dr Swadhin Mandal as an outstanding researcher in the area of chemical sciences and has invited to become a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) under the "Leaders in the Field" category.
  • Awarded with SERB Distinguished Investigator Award -2018
  • "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.