Publications
Welcome to Bimetallic Catalysis Lab
'Bimetallic Cooperativity of a Ferrocene-based Iridium NHC Complex in Water Oxidation Catalysis: A New Frontier for Efficient Oxygen Evolution' D. Bora, H. P. Bhattacharyya, F. R. Gayen, S. Baguli, P. Patel, M. Sarma, Biswajit Saha Chemistry Asian Journal 2025, ASAP DOI: doi.org/10.1002/asia.202401357
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'Photosensitization of Ir-dye on TiO2 for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution: Presence of Ferrocene Matters' S. Shelake, D. Bora, S. Kshirsagar, F. R. Gayen, N. Karmodak, D. Mallick, A. V. S. Sainath, Biswajit Saha, U Pal The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2024, 128, 37, 15319-15329 doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c04572 Link.​​​​​
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'Boosting photocatalytic efficiency of iridium polypyridyl complex in coupling reaction through induction of ferrocene: Insights into bimetallic catalysis' F. R. Gayen, S. Chawla, D. Bora, L. Borkotoky, S. Gazi, D. Mallick, R. A. Maurya, A. K. De. Biswajit Saha, Catalysis Science & Technology, 2024, 14, 3618–3628 (doi: 10.1039/D3CY01418E). Link
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'Redox switchable ferrocene decorated n-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) palladium catalyst for cross coupling of arylboronic acid and acetic anhydride in phosphine, base and additive free conditions' D. Bora, A. A. Ali, Biswajit Saha New Journal of Chemistry, 2024, 48, 615-620 (doi: 10.1039/D3NJ04997C). Link
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'A Review on Modification of Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Using Different types of Blends/Composites and Its Advanced Uses' D. Bora, Biswajit Saha, A. K. Reddy, H. Dutta, P. Selvam, R. Sadiku, R. Patel, S. K. Verma, J. Jarugala Materials Today Communications, 2023, 37 107304 (doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.107304). Link
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'Metal catalyst-free selective acetosyringone synthesis from rice straw lignin' A. Saikia, K. Dutta, D. Bora, Biswajit Saha, A. Singh Environ. Sci. Poll. Res. 2023, 40, 1-12 (doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-29349-0). Link
'Utility of a ferrocene unit in a cyclometallated Cp*Ir(III) catalystduring water oxidation: exploring bimetallic cooperativity' F. R. Gayen, D. Bora, D. Mallick, A. Sarbajna, S. Ghosh, J. Jarugala, Biswajit Saha Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2023, e202300462 (doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202300462). Link
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​'An Inbuilt Electronic Pawl Gates the Orbital Information Processing, Controls the Rotation of a Double Ratchet Rotary Motor' A. Singhania, S. Chatterjee, S. Kalita , S. Saha, P. Chettri , F. R. Gayen, Biswajit Saha, P. Sahoo, A. Bandyopadhyay, S. Ghosh ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2023, 15, 12, 15595–15604 (doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c01103). Link
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'Multifunctional CdS Nanoparticles Decorated CeO2 as Efficient Visible Light Photocatalysts and Toxic Cr(VI) Sensor' L. Kalita, K. Sonowal, P. Basyach, Biswajit Saha, L. Saikia ACS Omega 2023, 8, 13, 11768–1178 (doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c05811). Link
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'Ammonia from dinitrogen at ambient conditions by organometallic catalysts' Debashree Bora, Firdaus Rahaman Gayen, Biswajit Saha RSC Advances 2022, 12, 33567-33583 (DOI: doi.org/10.1039/D2RA06156B). Link
'Selective recognition and extraction of arsenate by a urea-functionalized tripodal receptor from competitive aqueous media' S. K. Dey, B. Gil-Hernández, V. Gobre, D. Woschko, S. Harmalkar, F. R. Gayen, Biswajit Saha, R. L. Goswamee, C. Janiak, Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 15239 - 15245. (DOI: org/10.1039/D2DT02281H). Link
'Valorization and Physicochemical Characterization of Crude Plant Kernel Wax Obtained from Endocomia macrocoma (Miq.) W. J. de Wilde subsp. prainii (King) W. J. de Wilde’ R. Barman, J. Saikia, F. R. Gayen, Biswajit Saha, P. Manna, S. Haldar, P. Pahari, S. P. Saikia, D. Banik, Waste and Biomass Valorization 2022, 13, 3359–3370 (DOI: org/10.1007/s12649-022-01729-6). Link
'A new PEPPSI type N-heterocyclic carbene palladium(II) complex and its efficiency as a catalyst for Mizoroki-Heck cross-coupling reactions in water' D. Borah, Biswajit Saha, B. Sarma and P. Das, J. Chem. Sci. 2020, 132, 51(DOI: .org/10.1007/s12039-020-1754-y). Link
'Cyclometalated Ir(III)–NHC complex as a recyclable catalyst for acceptorless dehydrogenation of alcohols to carboxylic acids' D. Borah, Biswajit Saha, B. Sarma and P. Das, Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 16866-16876; (DOI: doi.org/10.1039/D0DT02341H). Link
'A ferrocene functionalized Schiff base containing Cu(II) complex: synthesis, characterization and parts-per-million level catalysis for azide alkyne cycloaddition' F. R. Gayen, A. A. Ali, D. Bora, S. Roy, S. Saha, L. Saikia, R. L. Goswameea, and Biswajit Saha Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 6578 (DOI: 10.1039/d0dt00915f). COVER PAGE Link
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Before Joining CSIR-NEIST
'Metal–Ligand Cooperation on Diruthenium Platform: Catalytic Activity in Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling of Alcohols with Amines' Biswajit Saha, S. M. W. Rahaman, P. Daw, G. Sengupta, and J. K. Bera, Chem Eur. J. 2014, 20, 6542 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201304403). Link
'Site-Directed Anchoring of N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) on Dimetal Platform: Evaluation of a Pair of Diruthenium(I) Catalysts for Carbene-Transfer Reactions from Ethyl Diazoacetate' Biswajit Saha, T. Ghatak, A. Sinha, S. M. W. Rahaman and J. K. Bera, Organometallics 2011, 30, 2051 (DOI: 10.1021/om200142p). Link
'Amide Synthesis from Alcohols and Amines Catalyzed by a RuII -N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-Carbonyl Complex' Biswajit Saha, G. Sengupta, A. Sarbajna, I. Dutta and J. K. Bera, J. Organomet. Chem. 2014, 771, 124 (DOI: org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.12.051). Link
'Contrasting Reactivity of 2-Mesityl-1,8-Naphthyridine (Mes-NP) with Singly-Bonded [RhII–RhII] and [RuI–RuI] Compounds' Biswajit Saha, S. M. W. Rahaman, A. Sinha and J. K. Bera, Aus. J. Chem. 2011, 64, 583 (DOI: org/10.1071/CH11060). Link
'Bimetallic Catalysis Involving Dipalladium(I) and Diruthenium(I) Complexes' Raj Kumar Das, Biswajit Saha, S. M. Wahidur Rahaman and Jitendra. K. Bera, Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 14459 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201001960). Link
'Steric Control at the Wingtip of a Bis-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand: Coordination Behavior and Catalytic Responses of its Ruthenium Compounds' S. Saha, T. Ghatak, Biswajit. Saha, H. Doucet and J. K. Bera, Organometallics 2012, 31, 5500 (DOI: 10.1021/om300469n). Link
'A RuII–N-heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Complex from Metal–Metal Singly Bonded Diruthenium(I) Precursor: Synthesis, Structure and Catalytic Evaluation' A. Sinha, P. Daw, S. M. W. Rahaman, Biswajit Saha and J. K. Bera, J. Organomet. Chem. 2011, 696, 1248 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2010.11.003). Link
'Multifaceted Coordination of Naphthyridine-Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbene: A Novel “IrIII(C∧N)(C∧C)” Compound and Its Evaluation as Transfer Hydrogenation Catalyst' A. Sinha, S. M. W. Rahaman, M. Sarkar, Biswajit Saha, P. Daw and J. K. Bera, Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 11114 (DOI: 10.1021/ic901502n). Link
Book Chapter
'Ferrocene functionalized copper complex as catalyst: a lesser-known story' F. R. Gayen, D. Bora, S. K. Dey, Biswajit Saha, 2022, Advances in Chemistry Research; Editor: James C. Taylor Volume 74, Chapter 5; 215 - 242 Nova Science Publishers. Link
'Molecular Metal-Metal Bonds. Compounds, Synthesis, Properties' Ed. Stephen Liddle (Willey-VCH) Chapter 9 – Group 9 Metal–Metal Bonds, H. T. Chifotides, Biswajit Saha, N. J. Patmore, K. R. Dunbar, J. K. Bera, (DOI: 10.1002/9783527673353.ch9) (Online ISBN: 9783527673353). Link
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