*Applications are welcome from excellent candidates for SERB NPDF Position 
          Research Highlight
                      by
          Dr. Samaresh Ch. Sau
                 Air To Fuel
Research Highlight by
Dr. Mrinal Bhunia
​​Mimicking Biological Reduction

 One day Symposium on Frontiers in Inorganic Chemistry: Catalytic and Biomedical Applications   
at IISER Kolkata on 3rd January, 2020
Dr. Swadhin K. Mandal, FRSC  
Professor and Head, Department of Chemical Sciences,
Indian institute of Science Education and Research - Kolkata.
Office Address: TRC Room No 316, Research Complex, IISER-Kolkata
Email: swadhin.mandal@iiserkol.ac.in
SHORT CV 
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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.
XXIX International Conference in Organometallic Chemistry
ICOMC-2020, 19th July-24th July, Shanghai , China
http://www.icomc2020.cn/dct/page/1


Green Cat 2020
4th International Green Catalysis Symposium
March 30-2nd April, Rennes, France
https://igcs2020.sciencesconf.org/


2020 Goa Conference on Organometallics and catalysis
https://www.catalysis-india.com/


Prof Swadhin Mandal Delivered a lecture on Mimicking Transition Metals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_09JRWYo1-A
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POSITION AVAILABLE
SERB-NPDF Positions available. Please contact Prof. Mandal directly through mail.
Significant Publications*​
  • Sau et al. "Stable Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Carbenes and their Applications in Catalysis" Chem. Soc. Rev. 2020 in press
  • Bhunia et al. "Transition Metal-Free Catalytic Reduction of Primary Amides Using an Abnormal NHC based Potassium Complex: Integrating Nucleophilicity with Lewis Acidic Activation" Chemical Science, 2020, ASAP
  • Bhunia et al. "Earth-abundant metal catalyzed hydrosilylative reduction of various functional groups" Coord. Chem. Rev., 405, 2020 (Dedicated to Prof. G. K. Lahiri on the occasion of his 60th birthday)
  • Gupta et al. "Computationally designed antibody–drug conjugates self-assembled via affinity ligands" Nature Biomed. Eng., 3, 917–929 (2019)
          (Covered by Nature Biomed. Eng. as News and Views, see link for details: ​                                               https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-019-0478-0)​
  • Ahmed et al. "A K-Arylacetylide Complex for Catalytic Terminal Alkyne Functionalization using KOtBu as a Precatalyst" Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 13860-13863
  • Bhunia et al. "Storing redox equivalent in the phenalenyl backbone towards catalytic multi-electron reduction" Chemical Science, 2019,10, 7433-7441
  • Sau et al. "Transforming Atmospheric CO2 into Alternative Fuels: a Metal-Free Approach under Ambient Conditions" Chemical Science, 2019,10, 1879-1884 
  • 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.)
  • Hota et al. "Metal-Free Catalytic Formylation of Amides Using CO2 under Ambient Conditions" ACS Catal., 2018, 8, 12,  11999-12003.
  • Vijaykumar et al. "Tuning Redox Non-innocence of Phenalenyl Ligand toward Efficient Nickel-Assisted Catalytic Hydrosilylation" Chemical Science, 2018, 9, 2817-2825​.
  • 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.​
  • 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 for 2018
♦ Professor Swadhin Mandal delivered German Chemical Society Colloquium at TU Braunschweig, Germany on June 3, 2019.
♦ Invited as Editorial Advisory Board member of the journal ‘Inorganic Chemistry’ published by the American Chemical Society during 2019-2022
♦ Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) under the "Leaders in the Field" category.
♦ Awarded with SERB Distinguished Investigator Award-2018.
♦ CRSI bronze medal, 2019
♦ Editorial advisory board member J. Chem Sci. since 2018
♦ Delivered Physics Colloquium at University of Greifswald, Germany
♦ YIM-Young Scientist Award -2012 by YIM-Boston held during 6-8th October, 2012 at MIT, Boston, USA
♦ Served as Editorial Advisory Board member of the journal ‘Organometallics’ published by the American Chemical Society during 2013-2015
♦ Alexander von Humboldt fellowship (2006)