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SUMMARY:Lecture on Sustainable Catalysis for Molecular Complexity
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Chemistry is organising a Guest Lecture on “Sustainable Catalysis for Molecular Complexity: From Selective C–H Functionalization to Biomolecular Modification” on April 07\, 2026. The lecture will be delivered by Dr Suman Dana\, Department of Chemistry\, University of Basel\, Switzerland. The talk will be convened by Dr Sabyasachi Chakrabortty\, Associate Professor & HoD\, Department of Chemistry\, Faculty Advisor\, Energy\, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research (CIDR). \nAbstract \nCatalysis remains central in organic synthesis\, enabling selective synthetic transformations under relatively milder conditions. Today’s global challenges demand not only efficient synthetic methodologies but also approaches that address resource-economy\, waste minimization\, energy efficiency\, and overall sustainability. Thus\, devising novel catalytic tools to enable precise synthesis of complex organic architectures\, without compromising the reactivity and selectivity\, is highly desirable. In this presentation\, I will reflect on my decade-long journey dedicated to the development of these cutting-edge synthetic tools. First\, the significance of transition-metal catalyzed C−H activations will be discussed as an alluring retrosynthetic tool for diversifying simple progenitors into value-added organic molecules. Specific highlight of this topic will be the development of Ru(II)-catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative dimerization of aromatic carboxylic acids\, harnessing non-covalent interactions. Subsequently\, the importance of metallaelectro-catalyzed C−H activations and asymmetric organic electrosynthesis will be emphasized. Then the pioneering contributions in the realm of enantioselective 3d metallaelectro-catalyzed C−H activation reactions and chiral oxazoline ligand development will be deliberated. The discussion will then shift towards the strategic application of C–H activation strategies for the asymmetric synthesis of novel chiral molecules. Finally\, I will provide a glimpse of how catalysis can enable translational applications for the modification of DNA/RNA backbones\, thereby advancing the discovery of novel nucleic acid therapeutics. Throughout this journey\, key mechanistic features and the sustainability aspects will be elaborated.
URL:https://events.srmap.edu.in/event/lecture-on-sustainable-catalysis-for-molecular-complexity/
LOCATION:Tiered Classroom\, 5th Floor\, Admin Block
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SUMMARY:Guest Lecture on Sustainable Energy Materials
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Chemistry is organising a Guest Lecture titled “A journey towards the development of sustainable energy materials: Bioinspired to hierarchical coordination molecules” on April 10\, 2026. Prof. Bhaskar Biswas\, Laboratory for Structural Engineering\, Department of Chemistry\, University of North Bengal will deliver the lecture. \nAbstract \nBioinspired coordination compounds hold great promise for unveiling mechanistic insights into biological functions. Contextually\, the active site of metalloproteins and metalloenzymes may provide a foundation for the rational design of sustainable energy materials. However\, such bioinspired small coordination compounds impose a huge barrier for the pilot-scale production of green energy. This limitation triggers the aim to design hierarchical coordination compounds\, specially metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Nowadays\, MOFs have marked their footprints as the “Holy Grail” in the design and development of advanced energy materials. Evidently\, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 to Susumu Kitagawa\, Richard Robson\, and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks”\, fueling the rigorous application of pristine MOFs\, MOFs-based composites as well as electrochemically-triggered active species. 3 Additionally\, the upsurging of cost-effective de novo electrocatalysts through the operando electro-oxidation approaches holds great promise for the scalable production of green energy in the pursuit of energy sustainability. This talk summarizes the journey of small coordination compounds to hierarchical molecules and an operando electro-oxidation reconstitution strategy in producing a smart electrocatalyst cobalt “oxyhydroxide “derived from a newly designed 2D cobalt (II) metal-organic framework\, NBU-4\, directly grown on nickel foam\, NBU-4/NF@CoOOH. \nThe guest lecture is organised by Dr Sabyasachi Chakrabortty\, Associate Professor & HoD\, Department of Chemistry\, Faculty Advisor\, Energy\, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research (CIDR).
URL:https://events.srmap.edu.in/event/guest-lecture-on-sustainable-energy-materials/
LOCATION:ALC 1\, Homi J Bhabha Block
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