

Group Members
PhDs

Mr. Amiya Kumar Sahoo; M.Sc Chemistry
Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology
B.Sc; Utkal University
email: amiyaks@iiserbpr.ac.in; room No. 403
Awards and Achievements
Qualified Gate 2019
Qualified CSIR-NET
Research Interests; Design, synthesis of unusual carbene-phosphorus compounds and, organometallic complexes and their applications in catalysis and small molecule activation
Publications
1).Dicationic Copper(I) Complexes Bearing ENE (E = S, Se) Pincer Ligands; Catalytic Applications in Regioselective Cyclization of 1,6-diynes., B. Das, A. K. Sahoo, S. K. Banjare, S. J. Panda, C. S. Purohit, and A. Doddi*; Dalton Trans. 2023., DOI; 10.1039/D3DT01989; Cover Picture Contribution
2).New Cationic Coinage Metal Complexes Featuring Silyl Group Functionalized Phosphine; Syntheses, Structures and Catalytic Studies in Alkyne-Azide Cycloaddition Reactions1,6-diynes., A. K. Sahoo, A. K. Sahoo, B. Das, S. J. Panda, C. S. Purohit, and A. Doddi*., Dalton Trans., 2023, DOI: 10.1039/D3DT01692G. Advanced Article
Research Associate

Ms. Bhagyashree Das
M.Sc Chemistry (2018) North Orissa University, Baripada
email: bhagyashreed@iiserbpr.ac.in; room No. 403
Awards and Achievements
Qualified; GATE-2020, and CSIR-NET
Research Interests: Design, synthesis of unusual pincer ligands and their application in organometallic synthesis and metal catalyzed reactions & Copper Catalysis
Publications
1).Dicationic Copper(I) Complexes Bearing ENE (E = S, Se) Pincer Ligands; Catalytic Applications in Regioselective Cyclization of 1,6-diynes.
B. Das, A. K. Sahoo, S. K. Banjare, S. J. Panda, C. S. Purohit, and A. Doddi*; Dalton Trans. 2023., DOI; 10.1039/D3DT01989; Cover Picture Contribution

Ms. Aiswarya Moharana
M.Sc Chemistry, Lovely Professional University
email: aiswaryam@iiserbpr.ac.in; Lab no. 403
Awards and Achievements
Qualified; CSIR-JRF, and GATE-2020
ResearchTopic; N-heterocyclic carbene and their applications in small molecule activations and homogeneous catlysis
Publications
1). A. Moharana, D. Kumar, and A. Kumar; J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1531 (2020) 012113.
2) A. Moharana, and A. Kumar; Mater. Today Chem., 17 (2020) 100346.
Book Chapter
Contributed to a book chapter in titled “Nanostructured Photocatalysts; From Fundamental to Practical Applications; Edited by Van-Huy Nguyen, Dai-Viet N. Vo and Sonil Nanda, Elsevier, 2021: Title of the chapter; Role of nanostructured metal oxides in photocatalysis: An overview, p 145-167.
A. Moharana, A. Kumar, A. Thakur, D. Viet N. Vo, A. Sharma, and D. Kumar

Maksood Alam
M.Sc Chemistry, Aligarh University, UP
DST INSPIRE PhD fellow
Gold Medalist, 2021
Lab no. 403
Awards and Achievements
Qualified; DST INSPIRE
Research Topic; Pincer ligands of N-heterocyclic carbene and their applications transition metal in small molecule activations

Rageshree Dash
M.Sc Chemistry, Central University of Punjab
Lab no. 403
Awards and Achievements
Qualified; Gate 2023; IIT JAM 2021
CUCET 2021
Research Topic; Development of novel ligands and their metal complexes for CO2 activation and utilization reactions

Ms. Jyotikiran Sahoo,
MSc from MSCB University, Baripada
UGC-JRF qualified
GATE qualified
MSc and BSc Gold Medalist
Research Topic; Novel metal carbene pincer complexes and their utility in catalysis
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Mr. Santanu K Maharana
MSc from IIT Hyderabad
CSIR-JRF, and UGC-JRF qualified
GATE qualified
Research Topic; Main Group Complexes of (NHO)Phosphines and Use in CO2 and small molecule activation reactions.

Ms. Aniana S
BS-MS 2020; Dual Degree
IISER Berhampur

Ms. Reshma T S
BS-MS 2020; Dual Degree
IISER Berhampur
MS and internship students

Ms. Asritha Arika
MS project work student
Central Tribal University, AP
Mr. Lapislazuli C V
BS-MS 2019; Dual Degree
MS thesis work
IISER Berhampur



Saiprada Sourav Dehuri
BS-MS 2019; Dual Degree
Topic; NNN-pincer ligands and their reactivity studies
MS thesis work
IISER Berhampur
