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Dr. Chandrakanta Dash

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry

Ph.D. at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India (2010); Post-doctoral Research: The University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, USA (2010-2013);Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore (2013-2014).

ckdash@curaj.ac.in

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Broad Research Interest:

  • Organometallic Chemistry
  • Green Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Metal catalyzed Organic synthesis
  • C-H bond Functionalization
  • B.Sc.: A. B. College Basudevpur, Bhadrak, Odisha, India (1995-1998)
  • M.Sc.: Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Odisha, India (1998-2000)
  • M. Tech.: NIT Durgapur, West Bengal, India (2001-2003)
  • Ph.D.: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai, India (2005-2010); Supervisor: Prof. Prasenjit Ghosh
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow: University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, USA (2010-2013); Supervisor: Prof. Rasika Dias
  • Research Fellow: Department of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore (2013-2014); Supervisor: Prof. Rei Kinjo
  • Assistant Professor (UGC-FRP): Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, India (May 2014-May2023).
  • Assistant Professor: Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, India (Since May2023).
  • Designing and Development of new catalysts for organic transformations, mechanistic study and kinetic study of catalytic processes
  • Development of Chemistry of N-heterocyclic carbenes and other related strong donor ligands
  • Developement of visible-light induced transition metal catalysis for challenging organic trransformations
S. No. Authors Title of Article Journal/Conference Details Journal/Conference Publication Year
1 J Dey, S Yadav, R Raj Lakshkar, A Singh, S Ray, C Dash* Zinc‐bis(imino)pyridine Complexes as Catalysts for Azide‐Alkyne Cycloaddition in Water ChemistrySelect Journal 2022

Book Chapter

1. S. Yadav; C. Dash* “Gold-Phosphine Catalysts for C-C and C-Heteroatom Bond Formation Reactions.” in the book entitled “Advances in Chemistry Research” 2021, Volume 69, page 131–187; Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York. 

2. S. Yadav; C. Dash* “Transition Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions on Heterocycles Synthesis Using Tandem/Domino Synthetic Approaches” in the book entitled “Cross-Coupling Reactions: An Overview” 2020, page 61–112; Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York. 

3. C. Dash; H. V. R. Dias “Synthesis and Reactivity of Gold-Olefin Complexes” in the book entitled “The Chemistry of Organogold Compounds” 2014, page 527–630; John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Chichester, United Kingdom. 

4. C. Dash; P. Ghosh “Palladium complexes of N-heterocyclic carbenes in homogeneous catalysis and biomedical applications” in the book entitled “Palladium: Compounds, Production and Applications” 2010, page 105–164; “Homogeneous Catalysts: Types, Reactions and Applications” 2010, page 403–462. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York. 

Refereed Journals

1. J. Dey, S. Yadav, R. Raj Lakshkar, A. Singh, S. Ray, C. Dash* “Zinc-bis(imino)pyridine complexes as catalysts for azide-alkyne cycloaddition in water” ChemistrySelect, 2022, 7, e202002239.

2. R. S. Chauhan, D. Oza, S. Nigam, A. Tyagi, S. Ansari, R. J Butcher, S. Yadav, C. Dash “Reactivity of hemilabile 2-pyridylselenolate ligand towards [NiCl2(dppe)]: Combined experimental and theoretical study” J. Mol. Struc. 2022, 1248, 131368.

3. C. Dash*; A. Das; H. V. R. Dias*, “Mercury(II) complexes of anionic N-heterocyclic carbene ligands: Steric effects of the backbone substituent” Molecules, 2020, 25, 3741.

4. S. Yadav; S. Ray; A. Singh; S. M. Mobin; T. K. Roy; C. Dash* “Dinuclear gold(I)-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic application for hydrohydrazidation of terminal alkynes” Appl. Organomet. Chem. 2020, 34, e5942.

5. S. Yadav; C. Dash* “One-Pot Tandem Heck Alkynylation/Cyclization Reactions Catalyzed by Bis(Pyrrolyl)pyridine based Palladium Pincer Complexes” Tetrahedron 2020, 76, 131350.

6. C. Dash; G. Wang; A. Munoz-Castro; T. T. Ponduru; A. O. Zacharias; M. Yousufuddin; H. V. R. Dias “Organic azide and auxiliary-ligand-free complexes of coinage metals supported by N-heterocyclic carbenes”; Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 2188–2199.

7. S. Yadav; A. Singh; I. Mishra; S. Ray; S. M. Mobin; C. Dash* “Well‐Defined N‐Heterocyclic Carbene‐Palladium Complexes as Efficient Catalysts for Domino Sonogashira Coupling/Cyclization Reaction and C‐H bond Arylation of Benzothiazole” Appl. Organomet. Chem. 2019, 33, e4936.

8. R. S. Chauhan; D. Oza; S. Yadav; C. Dash*; A. Slawin; N. Shivran " Copper complexes of arylselenolate based ligands: Synthesis and catalytic activity in azide-alkyne cycloaddition reactions" New J. Chem. 2019, 43, 2381–2388.

9. S. Yadav; A. Singh; N. Rashid; M. Ghotia; T. K. Roy; P. P. Ingole; S. Ray; S. M. Mobin; C. Dash* “Phosphine-free bis(pyrrolyl)pyridine based NNN-pincer palladium(II) complexes as efficient catalysts for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions of aryl bromides in aqueous medium” ChemistrySelect, 2018, 3, 9469–9475.

10. R. S. Chauhan; D. B. Cordes; A.M.Z. Slawin; S. Yadav; C. Dash “Reactivity of hemilabile pyridyl- and methyl-substituted pyrimidylselenolates with [MCl2(dppf)] (M = Pd, Pt; dppf = bis(diphenylposhpino)ferrocene)” Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2018, 478, 125–129.

11.  N. V. Kulkarni; C. Dash; N. B. Jayaratna; S. G. Ridlen; S. K. Khani; A. Das; X. Kou; M. Yousufuddin; T. R. Cundari; H. V. R. Dias “Zinc(II)-mediated carbene insertion into C-H bonds in alkanes” Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 11043–11045.

12. A. Das; C. Dash; M. Yousufuddin; H. V. R. Dias “Coordination and ligand substitution chemistry of bis(cyclooctyne)-copper(I)” Organometallics 2014, 33, 1644–1650.

13.  C. Dash; M. Yousufuddin; T. R. Cundari; H. V. R. Dias “Gold mediated expulsion of dinitrogen from organic azides” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 15479–15488.

14.  A. Das; C. Dash; M. Yousufuddin; M. A. Celik; G. Frenking; H. V. R. Dias “Tris(alkyne) and bis(alkyne) complexes of coinage metals: synthesis and characterization of (cyclooctyne)3M+ (M = Cu, Ag) and (cyclooctyne)2Au+ and coinage metal (M = Cu, Ag, Au) family group trends” Organometallics 2013, 32, 3135–3144. Highlighted on the Organometallics Cover, June 10, 2013.

15.  C. Dash; A. Das; M. Yousufuddin; H. V. R. Dias “Isolable, copper(I) dicarbonyl complexes supported by N-heterocyclic carbenes” Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 1584–1590.

16.  M. A. Celik; C. Dash; V. A. K. Adiraju; A. Das; M. Yousufuddin; G. Frenking; H. V. R. Dias “End-on and side-on p-acid ligand adducts of gold(I): carbonyl, cyanide, isocyanide and cyclooctyne gold(I) complexes supported by N-heterocyclic carbenes and phosphines” Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 729–742.

17.  A. Das; C. Dash; M. Yousufuddin; M. A. Celik; G. Frenking; H. V. R. Dias “Isolable tris(alkyne) and bis(alkyne) complexes of gold(I)” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 3940–3943.

18.  H. V. R. Dias; C. Dash; M. Yousufuddin; M. A. Celik; G. Frenking, “Cationic gold carbonyl complex on a phosphine support” Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 4253–4255.

19.  C. Dash; P. Kroll; M. Yousufuddin; H. V. R. Dias “Isolable, gold carbonyl complexes supported by N-heterocyclic carbenes” Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 4478–4480. (Highlighted in Chemical and Engineering News, April 4, 2011, "Gold carbonyl proliferates" in Science & Technology Concentrates, page 31).

20.  C. Dash; M. M. Shaikh; P. Ghosh “Silver complexes of 1,2,4-triazole derived N-heterocyclic carbenes: synthesis, structure and reactivity studies” J. Chem. Sci. 2011, 123, 97–106.

21.  M. K. Samantray; C. Dash; M. M. Shaikh,; K. Pang; R. J. Butcher; P. Ghosh “Gold(III) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes mediated synthesis of b–enaminones from 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and aliphatic amines” Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 1840–1848.

22.  C. Dash; M. M. Shaikh; R. J. Butcher; P. Ghosh, “Highly convenient regioselective intermolecular hydroamination of alkynes yielding ketimines catalyzed by gold(I) complexes of 1,2,4-triazole based N-heterocyclic carbenes” Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 4972–4983.

23.  C. Dash; M. M. Shaikh; R. J. Butcher; P. Ghosh “A comparison between nickel and palladium precatalysts of 1,2,4-triazole based N-heterocyclic carbenes in hydroamination of activated olefins” Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 2515–2524.

24.  C. Dash; M. M. Shaikh; P. Ghosh “Fluoride-free Hiyama and copper- and amine-free Sonogashira coupling in air in a mixed aqueous medium by a series of PEPPSI-themed precatalysts” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2009, 1608–1618.

  • Designing novel late transition metal catalysts for atom/group transfer reactions. Grant Rs. 25,74,000/-. Principal Investigator: Chandrakanta Dash. Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science & Technology (DST), India (22nd Sept. 2015 to 21st Sept. 2018).
  • Activation of small molecules by transition metal ions. Grant Rs. 6,00,000/-. Principal Investigator: Chandrakanta Dash. University Grants Commission, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India (1st July 2016 to 30th June 2018).

Attended

Symposia/Conferences 

1. Poster presentation: C. Dash; H. V. Rasika Dias “Synthesis and catalytic application of cationic zinc(II) complexes supported by fluorinated tris(pyrazolyl)borates” 18th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry, Punjab University, Chandigarh, February 5-7, 2016.

2. Poster presentation: C. Dash; S. Yadav; H. V. Rasika Dias “Novel Hg(II) complexes supported by anionic N-heterocyclic carbene ligands: Synthesis and structural studies” 20th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, February 2-5, 2017.

3. Poster presentation: C. Dash; S. Yadav; J. Dey “Synthesis and catalytic application of N-heterocyclic carbene based zinc(II) complexes in hydrohydrazination of alkynes” 3rd International conference on Frontiers at the Chemistry-Allied Sciences Interface (FCASI-2017), Rajasthan University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, July 22-23, 2017.

4. Poster presentation: C. Dash; S. Yadav “Bis(pyrrolyl)pyridine based NNN-pincer palladium(II) complexes for catalyzing Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction in aqueous medium” 24th ISCB International Conference (ISCBC-2018) on “Frontier Research in Chemistry & Biology Interface”, Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, January 11-13, 2018.

5. Poster presentation: C. Dash; S. Yadav “New Bis-N-heterocyclic Carbene based Gold(I) Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Application” 23rd CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry (CRSI-NSC-23), IISER Bhopal, July 13-15, 2018

6. Invited Talk: C. Dash “Development of Well-defined Transition Metal-based Catalysts for C-C and C-heteroatom Bond Forming Reactions” International conference on Chemical & Biological Sciences in Drug Discovery-2019 (IC-CBSDD-2019), Berhampur University, Odisha, March 08-10, 2019.

7. Invited Talk: C. Dash “Efficient zinc and copper catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction in aqueous medium” National Conferences on Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences (ETCS-2019), Central University of Jammu, Samba (J&K), March 14-15, 2019. 

8. Poster presentation: C. Dash; S. Yadav “Well-defined bis(pyrrolyl)pyridine based palladium catalysts for domino Sonogashira coupling/cyclization reaction” 25th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry (CRSI-NSC-25), IIT Kanpur, July 19-21, 2019.

Workshop/Training Program

1. Participated in faculty development program on “Frontiers of NMR Spectroscopy: Nucleus to Nucleotides” held at Center of Excellence, NFDD complex, Department of Chemistry, Saurashtra university, Rajkot, Gujrat, during January 15-21, 2016. 

2. Participated in GIAN course on “Bioinorganic Chemistry” conducted at Central University of Rajasthan, during December 05-09, 2016. 

3. Participated in “Four weeks induction training program” conducted during May 01-26, 2018 by Teaching Learning Center @ Central University of Rajasthan.

4. Attended 2nd ACS-CRSI meeting at IIT Kanpur on July 18, 2019.

5. Participated in the “Ten days workshop on teaching-learning & evaluation for faculty members of HEIs” conducted during November 04-14, 2019 by Teaching Learning Center @ Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, Rajasthan.

6. Participated in the “Online refresher course in chemistry for higher education” conducted during February 16, 2020 by Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, University of Delhi.

7. Participated in the Faculty Development Program on “Four-quadrant model for development of E-content, MOOCs and Teacher’s e-kit” conducted during 29th September-05th October, 2021 by Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, University of Delhi.

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