Publications

2017

Hydroxide-bridged dicopper complexes: The influence of secondary coordination sphere on structure and catecholase activity, D. Bansal, R. Gupta, Dalton Trans., 2017,46, 4617. [PDF]
Cobalt complexes of pyrrolecarboxamide ligands as catalysts in nitro reduction reactions: Influence of electronic substituents on catalysis and mechanistic insights, S. Yadav, S. Kumar, R. Gupta, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2017, 4, 324. [PDF]
Selective Fluorescent Turn-off Sensing of Pd²⁺ Ion: Applications as Paper Strips, Polystyrene Films, and in Cell Imaging, P. Kumar, V. Kumar, R. Gupta, RSC Advances, 2017, 7, 7734. [PDF]

2016

Metalloligands to material: design strategies and network topologies, S. Srivastava, Rajeev Gupta, CrystEngComm, 2016, 18, 9185.[Invited Article] [PDF]
The wonderful World of Pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide Based Scaffolds, P. Kumar, Rajeev Gupta, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 18769. [PDF]
Cobalt Complexes Offering Aryldicarboxylic Acid Groups: Hydrogen Bonding Assemblies and the Resultant Topologies, S. Srivastava, Rajeev Gupta, Chemistry Select., 2016, 1, 6167. [PDF]
A Carboxylate-Rich Metalloligand and Its Heterometallic Coordination Networks: Syntheses, Structures, Topologies and Heterogeneous Catalysis, S. Srivastava, Rajeev Gupta, Cryst. Growth Des., 2016, 16, 2874. [PDF]
Chemosensors Containing Appended Benzothiazole group(s): Selective Binding of Cu²⁺ and Zn²⁺ Ions by Two Related Receptors, D. Bansal, Rajeev Gupta, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 502. [PDF]
Lanthanide-based coordination polymers as the promising heterogeneous catalysts for ring-opening reactions, G. Kumar, G. Kumar, Rajeev Gupta, RSC Advances., 2016, 6, 21352. [PDF]

2015

Nickel and copper complexes of a pyridyl-appended tetra-amide ligand: Syntheses and characterization, D. Bansal, Rajeev Gupta, J. Ind. Chem. Soc., 2015, 92, 1823.[Invited Article: Special Issue in honor of Professor Animesh Chakravorty on the occasion of his 80th birthday]
Three-dimensional Heterometallic Coordination Networks: Syntheses, Crystal Structures, Topologies and Heterogeneous Catalysis, S. Srivastava, H. Aggarwal, Rajeev Gupta, Cryst. Growth Des., 2015, 15, 4110. [PDF]
Manganese complexes of pyrrole- and indolecarboxamide ligands: Syntheisis, structure, electrochemistry, and application in oxidative and Lewis-acid-assisted catalysis, S. Yadav, S. Kumar, R. Gupta, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2015, 5534. [PDF]
Trinuclear {Co²⁺-M³⁺-Co²⁺} Complexes Catalyze Reduction of Nitro Compounds, S. Srivastava, M. S. Dagur, A. Ali, Rajeev Gupta Dalton Trans., 2015, 44, 17453.
Arene-based fluorescent probes for the selective detection of iron, P. Kumar, V. Kumar, R. Gupta, RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 97874.
Probing the Mechanism of Florescence Quenching of QDs by Co(III)-Complexes: Size of QD and Nature of the Complex Both Dictate Energy and Electron Transfer Processes, A. Pal, S. Srivastava, P. Saini, S. Raina, P. P. Ingole, Rajeev Gupta, S. Sapra, J. Phys. Chem. – C, 2015, 119, 22690.
Heterometallic Coordination Polymers: Syntheses, Structures and Heterogeneous Catalytic Applications, D. Bansal, S. Pandey, G. Hundal, Rajeev Gupta, New J. Chem., 2015, 39, 9772.
Manganese- and Cobalt-based coordination networks as promising heterogeneous catalysts for olefin epoxidation reactions, G. Kumar, G. Kumar, R. Gupta, Inorg. Chem., 2015, 54, 2603. [PDF]
A metalloligand appended with thiazole rings: Heterometallic {Co³⁺–Zn²⁺} and {Co³⁺–Cd²⁺} complexes and their heterogeneous catalytic applications, D. Bansal, G. Hundal, R. Gupta, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2015, 1022. [PDF]
Pd(II) complexes with amide-based macrocycles: Synthesis, properties and applications in cross-coupling reactions. S. Kumar, R. R. Jha, S. Yadav, R. Gupta, New J. Chem., 2015, 39, 2042. [PDF]
Asymetrical metalloligands based {Co³⁺-Cd²⁺} and {Co³⁺-Ag⁺} coordination polymers: Synthesis and characterization, G. Kumar, G. Kumar, R. Gupta, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2015, 425, 260. [PDF]

2014

Endogenous and exogenous ligand dependent formation of a superoxide-bridged dicobalt(III) complex and few mononuclear Co(III) complexes with amide-based macrocyclic ligands, S. Kumar, R. Gupta, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 5567. [PDF]
Nickel and copper complexes of pyrrolecarboxamide ligands- Stabilization of M³⁺ species and isolation of Ni³⁺ complexes, S. Kumar, M. Munjal, J. Singh, R. Gupta, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2014,4957. [PDF]
Two-dimensional {Co³⁺-Co²⁺} and {Fe³⁺-Co²⁺} networks and their heterogeneous catalytic activities, S. Srivastava, M. S. Dagur, R. Gupta, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2014,4966. [PDF]
Synthesis, characterization and self-assembly of Co3+ complexes appended with phenol and catechol groups, A. Ali, D. Bansal, R. Gupta, J. Chem. Sci., 2014, 1535.
Mononucelar complexes of amide-based ligands containing appended functional groups: Role of secondary coordination sphere on catalysis. D. Bansal, G. Kumar, G. Hundal, R. Gupta, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 14865. [PDF]
Supramolecular architectures with pyridine-amide based ligands: Discrete molecular assemblies and their applications, A. Mishra, R. Gupta, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 7668. [PDF]
{Cu²⁺-Co³⁺-Cu²⁺} and {Cu²⁺-Fe³⁺-Cu²⁺} heterobimetallic complexes and their catalytic properties, S. Srivastava, A. Ali, A. Tyagi, R. Gupta, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2014, 2113. [PDF]
Synthesis, characterization, and anticancer activities of pyridine-amide based compounds containing appended phenol or catechol groups, A. Ali, D. Bansal, N. K. Kaushik, N. Kaushik, E. Ha Choi, R. Gupta, J. Chem. Sci., 2014, 126, 109.

2013

Molecularly designed architectures - The metalloligand way, G. Kumar, R. Gupta, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013, 42, 9403. [PDF]
Three dimensional {Co³⁺-Zn²⁺} and {Co³⁺-Cd²⁺} networks originated from carboxylate-rich building blocks: Syntheses, structures, and heterogeneous catalysis, G. Kumar, R. Gupta, Inorg. Chem., 2013, 52, 10773. [PDF]
Electron transfer from CdSe-ZnS core-sell quantum dots to cobalt(III) complexes, A. Pal, S. Srivastava, R. Gupta, S. Sapra, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 15888. [PDF]
Cobalt complexes appended with para- and meta-arylcarboxylic acids: Influence of cation, solvent, and symmetry on hydrogen-bonded assemblies, G. Kumar, H. Aggarwal, R. Gupta, Cryst. Growth, Des., 2013, 13, 74. [PDF]

2012

Synthesis and properties of dinuclear u-oxodiiron(III) complexes of amide-based macrocyclic ligands, S. Kumar, S. Vaidya, M. Pissas, Y. Sanakis, R. Gupta, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 5525. [PDF]
Synthesis, characterization, antibacterial and anticancer screening of {M²⁺-Co³⁺-M²⁺} and {Co³⁺-M²⁺} (M = Zn, Cd, Hg) heterometallic complexes, A. Mishra, N. K. Kaushik, A. Ali, A. K. Verma, J. S. Adhikari, Rajeev Gupta, J. Biol. Inorg. Chem., 2012, 17, 1217. [PDF]
Cobalt complexes appended with p- and m-carboxylates: Two unique {Co³⁺-Cd²⁺} networks and their regioselective and size-selective heterogeneous catalysis, G. Kumar, R. Gupta, Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 5497. [PDF]
A Novel Co³⁺-based asymmetrical building block: Heterobimetallic metallacycles versus coordination networks, G. Kumar, R. Gupta, Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2012, 23, 103. [PDF]
Co³⁺-based building blocks with appended phenol and catechol groups: Examples of placing hydrogen-bond donors and acceptors in a single molecule, A. Ali, G. Hundal, R. Gupta, Cryst. Growth Des., 2012, 12, 1308. [PDF]
Coordination compounds as building blocks: Complexes Networks, R. Gupta, A. P. Singh, A. Mishra, 2012, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH Co. Saarbruken, Germany, ISBN: 978-3-8433-5840-8.

2011

Two-dimensional {Co³⁺-Zn²⁺} and {Co³⁺-Cd²⁺} networks and their applications in heterogeneous and solvent-free ring opening reactions, A. P. Singh, G. Kumar, R. Gupta, Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 12454. [PDF]
Copper(II) complexes of 13-membered amide-based macrocyclic ligands: Effect of electronic substituents on redox properties, S. Kumar, R. Gupta, Ind. J Chem. 2011, 50A, 1369. [PDF]
Mononuclear nickel and copper complexes with indolecarboxamide ligands: Synthesis, properties and electrochemisry, M. Munjal, R. Gupta, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2011, 372, 266. [PDF]
Nickel and copper complexes with few amide-based macrocyclic and open-chain ligands, M. Munjal, S. Kumar, S. K. Sharma, R. Gupta, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2011, 377, 144. [PDF]
Studies on the structure and properties of nickel complexes in a set of amide-based 13-membered macrocyclic ligands, S. K. Sharma, R. Gupta, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2011, 376, 95. [PDF]
Synthesis, Structure and anticancer activity of copper(II) complexes of N-benzyl-2-(diethylamino)acetamide and 2-(diethylamino)-N-phenylethylacetamide, A. P. Singh, N. K. Kaushik, A. K. Verma, R. Gupta, Ind. J. Chem.2011, 50A, 474.

2010

Cobalt Complexes as the Building Blocks: {Co³⁺–Zn²⁺} Heterobimetallic Networks and their Properties, A. P. Singh, A. Ali, Rajeev Gupta, Dalton Transactions, 2010, 39, 8135 – 8138 (Communication). [Top ten most – read article for August 2010]
Synthesis, structures and heterogeneous catalytic applications of {Co³⁺-Eu³⁺} and {Co³⁺-Tb³⁺} heterodimetallic coordination polyners, G. Kumar, A. P. Singh, R. Gupta, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 5103.
Copper(I) in the cleft: Syntheses, structures and catalytic properties of {Cu⁺-Co³⁺-Cu⁺} and {Cu⁺-Fe³⁺-Cu⁺} heterobimetallic complexes, A. P. Singh, R. Gupta, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2010, 4546.
Dinuclear Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes with indolecarboxamide ligand: Synthesis, structure and properties, M. Munjal, R. Gupta, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2010, 363, 2734.
The effect of ligand architecture on the structure and properties of square-planar nickel(II) complexes of amide-based macrocycles, S. K. Sharma, G. Hundal, R. Gupta, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2010, 621
Lewis acidic metal catalyzed organic transformations by designed multi-component structures and assemblies, A. Ali, A. P. Singh, R. Gupta, J. Chem. Sci., 2010, 122, 311.

2009

Cobalt complexes as building block: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic application of {Cd²⁺-Co³⁺-Cd²⁺} and {Hg²⁺-Co³⁺-Hg²⁺} heterobimetallic complexes, A. Mishra, A. Ali, S. Upreti, M. S. Whittingham, R. Gupta, Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, 5234.
Mononuclear and dinuclear NiII and CuII complexes with a pyrrolecarboxamide ligand: Core conversions and unusual presence of a dimer and two monomers in the same unit cell, J. Singh, G. Hundal, R. Gupta, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2009, 3259.
Synthesis, structure and biological activity of copper(II) complexes of 4-(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-trazonane-2,6-dione and 4-(2-pyridylethyl)-1,7-dimethyl-1,4,7-triazonane-2,6-dione, A. P. Singh, N. K. Kaushik, A. K. Verma, G. Hundal, R. Gupta, Eur. J. Med. Chem., 2009, 44, 1607.

2008

Studies on nickel(II) complexes with amide-based ligands: Synthesis, structures, electrochemistry and oxidation chemistry, J. Singh, G. Hundal, R. Gupta, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2008, 2052.
Cobalt coordinaiton induced functionalized molecular clefts: Isolation of {Co^III-Zn^II} heterometallic complexes and their applications in beckmann rearrangement reactions, A. Mishra, A. Ali, S. Upreti, R. Gupta, Inorg. Chem., 2008, 47, 154.
Synthesis, characterization and anti-bacterial activity of cobalt(III) complexes with pyridine-amide ligands, A. Mishra, N. K. Kaushik, A. K. Verma, R. Gupta, Eur. J. Med. Chem., 2008, 43, 2189.

2007

Effect of ligand architecture on the structure and properties of square-planar nickel(II) complexes of amide-based macrocycles, S. K. Sharma, S. Upreti, R. Gupta, Eur.J. Inorg. Chem., 2007, 3247.
Synthesis, characterization and structures of copper(II) complexes with amide-based ligands: Unusual formation of a linear trimer and a zig-zag chain and their contrast magnetic behaviour, J. Singh, G. Hundal, M. Corbella, R. Gupta, Polyhedron, 2007, 26, 3893.
Synthesis, characterization and reactivity of copper complexes with tridentate N-donor lignds, J. Astner, M. Weitzer, S. P. Foxon, S. Schindler, F. W. Heinemann, J. Mukherjee, R. Gupta, V. Mahadevan, R. Mukherjee, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2007, 361, 279.

2006

Characterization of the particulate methane monooxygenase metal centers in multiple redox states by X-ray absorption spectroscopy, R. L. Liberman, K. C. Kondipalli, D. B. Shrestha, A. S. Hakemian, S. M. Smith, T.Joshua, J. Kuzelka, R. Gupta, A. S. Borovik, S. J. Lippard, B. M. Hoffman, A. C. Rosenzweig, T. L. Stemler, Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 8372.

2005

A new (u3-carbonato)tricopper(II) complex with symmetry related equilateral triangular array of metal centers, strucure and magnetism, J. Mukherjee, R. Gupta, T. Mallah, R. Mukherjee, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2005, 358, 2711.

2004

Utilization of hydrogen bonds to stabilize M-O(H) units: Synthesis and properties of monomeric iron and manganese complexes with terminal oxo and hydroxo ligands, C. E. MacBeth, R. Gupta, K. R. Mitchell-Koch, V. G. Young Jr., G. H. Lushington, W. H. Thompson, M. P. Hendrich, A. S. Borovik, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 2556.
Chalcogens as terminal ligands to iron: Synthesis and structure of complexes with FeIII-S and FeIII-Se motifs, P. L. Larsen, R. Gupta, D. R. Powell, A. S. Borovik, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 6522.

2003

Monomeric MnIII/II and FeIII/II complexes with terminal hydroxo and oxo ligands: Probing reactivity via O-H bond dissociation energies, R. Gupta, A. S. Borovik, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 13234.
Synthesis and Properties of FeIII and CoIII Complexes: Structures of [(L2)Fe(N₃)₃], [(L2)₂Fe₂(µ-O)(µ-O₂CMe)₂][ClO₄]₂.2H₂O and [(L2)₂Co₂(µ-OH)₂(µ-O₂CMe)][ClO₄]₃.MeCN [L2 = methyl[2-(2-pyridyl)ethyl](2-pyridylmethyl)amine], J. Mukherjee, V. Balamurugan, Rajeev Gupta, R. Mukherjee, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2003, 3686.

2002

Isolation of Monomeric MnIII/II¾OH and MnIII¾O Complexes from Water: Evaluation of O¾H Bond Dissociation Energies, R. Gupta, C. E. MacBeth, V. G. Young Jr., A. S. Borovik, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 1136.
Synthesis and characterization of completely delocalized mixed valent dicopper complexes, R. Gupta, Z. H. Zhang, D. Powell, M. P. Henrich, A. S. Borovik, Inorg. Chem., 2002, 41, 5100.
Synthesis and Properties of [Cu(L5)2][ClO4]2.H2O having Square Planar and Pseudo-octahedral Geometries in the Same Unit Cell, and Anion-bound Complexes [Cu(L5)2X][ClO4] (X = Cl-, NCS-, N3-) [L5=2-(3,5-dimethyl-pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)pyridine], R. Gupta, T. K. Lal, R. Mukherjee, Polyhedron, 2002, 21, 1245.

2001

Five-coordinate Anion-bound Copper(II) Complexes with Non-planar Tridentate Ligands. X-ray Structures of [Cu(L3)(N3)2] and [Cu(L3)(ONO)(OClO3)] (L3=2,6-bis(3,5-dimethyl-pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)pyridine), R. Gupta, R. Mukherjee, Polyhedron, 2001, 20, 2545.
Five-coordinate anion-bound copper(II) complexes with non-planar tridentate ligands. X-ray structures of [Cu(L3)(N3)2] and [Cu(L3)(ONO)(OClO3)] (L3 = 2,6-bis(3,5-dimethyl-pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)pyridine, R. Gupta, R. Mukherjee, Polyhedron, 2001, 20, 2545.

2000

Catalytic oxidation of hindered phenols by a copper(I) complex and dioxygen, R. Gupta, R. Mukherjee, Tetrahedron Lett., 2000, 41, 7763.
Magnetic interactions in dicopper(II) complexes of a new endogenous alkoxo bridging ligand with exogenous pyrazolate, azide, and acetate bridges. X-ray structure of [Cu2L(u-C3H3N2)(OClO3)(H2O)](ClO4).H2O (HL = 1,3-bis[N-mehtyl-N-(2-pyridylethyl)amino]-propan-2-ol). r. Gupta, R. Hotchandani, R. Mukherjee, Polyhedron, 2000, 19, 1429.
Synthesis and properties of [CuLCl2] and [CuL(N3)(OClO3)].H2O (L = a,a'-bis(pyrazolyl)-m-xylene): X-ray structure of [CuLCl2]2, R. Gupta, R. Mukherjee, Polyhedron, 2000, 19, 719.
Modelling tyrosinase monooxygenase activity. Activation of dioxygen by dicopper(I) complexex and characterization of dicopper(II) complexes, R. Gupta, D. Ghosh, R. Mukherjee, Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Chem. Sci.), 2000, 112, 179.

1999

Synthesis, Magnetism, ¹H NMR and redox activity of dicopper(II) complexes having a discrete {Cu₂(u-phenoxide)₂}²⁺ unit supported by a non-macrocyclic ligand environment. Crystal structure of [Cu₂(L)₂(OClO₃)₂] [HL = 4-methyl-2,6-bis(pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)phenol], R. Gupta, S. Mukherjee, R. Mukherjee, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1999, 4025.
Synthesis, structure and properties of a dicopper(II) complex, N. R. Sangeetha, K. Baradi, R. Gupta, C. K. Pal, V. Maivannan, S. Pal, Polyhedron 1999, 18, 1425.
Synthesis, spectra and redox properties of mononuclear five-ccordinate copper(II) complexes with non-communicable pyrazole/pyridyl containing ligands. X-ray structure of [2,6-bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-ylmethyl)pyridine] [2-(2,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-ylmethyl)pyridine]copper(II)diperchlorate, T. K. Lal, R. Gupta, S. Mahapatra, R. Mukherjee, Polyhedron, 1999, 18, 1743.

1997

A new tyrosinase model system: Formation of a phenoxy- and hydroxy-bridged copper(II) complex with partial hydrolysis of a tetraaza macrocyclic schiff base ligand, R. Gupta, R. Mukherjee, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 1997, 263, 133.

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