Assistant Professor
(1) M. Zubair, M. Sirajuddin, A. Badshah, A. Haider, M. N. Tahir, S. Bhattacharya, U. Kortz, S. Ali, A. AlObaid, A. Bari, “Sustainable biodiesel production via castor oil transesterification using organotin(IV) compounds as catalysts”, J. Mol. Struct. 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.139182. [Link]
(2) J. Zhang, S. Bhattacharya, T. Nisar, V. Wagner, U. Kortz, “Discrete Platinum(II/IV)–Arsenito Clusters with Pt–As and Pt–O Bonding: [PtIV(As3O6)2]2–, [Pt4II(H2AsO3)6(HAsO3)2]2–, and [Pt2IIAs6W4O28]10–”, Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 19603–19611. [Link]
(3) J. Zhang, S. Bhattacharya, B. E. Khsara, T. Nisar, A. B. Müller, M. Besora, J. M. Poblet, V. Wagner, N. Kuhnert, U. Kortz, “PtIV-Containing Hexaplatinate(II) [PtIVPtII6O6(AsO2(CH3)2)6]2– and Hexapalladate(II)[PtIVPdII6O6(AsO2(CH3)2)6]2–”, Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 13184–13194. [Link]
(4) A. Sarkar, S. Mistry, S. Bhattacharya, S. Natarajan, "Multistep Cascade Catalytic Reactions Employing Bifunctional Framework Compounds", Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 11142–11151. [Link]
(5) J. Zhang, S. Bhattacharya, A. B. Müller, L. Kiss, C. Silvestru, N. Kuhnert, U. Kortz, “Mixed noble metal–oxo clusters: platinum(IV)–gold(III) oxoanion [PtIV2AuIII3O6((CH3)2AsO2)6]−”, Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 5918. [Link]
(6) X. Ma, S. Bhattacharya, T. Nisar, A. B. Müller, V. Wagner, N. Kuhnert, U. Kortz, “Mixed-Valent, Palladium(IV/II)-Oxoanion, [PdIVO6PdII6((CH3)2AsO2)6]2-”, Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 904-907. [Link]
(7) A. Rajan, M. E. Mahmoud, F. Wang, S. Bhattacharya, A. S. Mougharbel, X. Ma, A. B. Müller, T. Nisar, D. H. Taffa, J. M. Poblet, N. Kuhnert, V. Wagner, M. Wark, U. Kortz, “Discovery of Polythioplatinate(II) [Pt3S2(SO3)6]10– and Study of Its Solution and Catalytic Properties”, Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 11529 – 11538. [Link]
(8) A. Sundar, S. Bhattacharya, J. Oberstein, X. Ma, B. S. Bassil, T. Nisar, D. H. Taffa, M. Wark, V. Wagner, U. Kortz, “Organically Functionalized Mixed-Valent Polyoxo-30-molybdate Wheel and Neutral Tetramolybdenum(V) Oxo Cluster”, Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 11524 – 11528. [Link]
(1) X. Ma, S. Bhattacharya, D. H. Taffa, T. Nisar, M. Wark, V. Wagner, U. Kortz, “Discrete Arsonate-Grafted Inverted-Keggin 12-Molybdate Ion [Mo12O32(OH)2(4-N3C2H2-C6H4AsO3)4]2– and Formation of a Copper(II)-Mediated Metal–Organic Framework”, Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 1813-1819. [Link]
(2) S. Bhattacharya, A. Barba-Bon, T. A. Zewdie, A. B. Müller, T. Nisar, A. Chmielnicka, I. A. Rutkowska, C. J. Schürmann, V. Wagner, N. Kuhnert, P. J. Kulesza, W. M. Nau, U. Kortz, “Discrete, Cationic Palladium(II)-Oxo Clusters via f-Metal Ion Incorporation and their Macrocyclic Host-Guest Interactions with Sulfonatocalixarenes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202203114 (Hot Paper). [Link]
(3) A. S. Mougharbel, S. Ahmedi, S. Bhattacharya, A. Rajan, U. Kortz, “Organorhodium(III)- and Iridium(III)-Substituted 20-Tungstobismuthates(III) and -Antimonates(III), [(MCp*)2X2W20O70]10– (M = RhIII and IrIII; X = BiIII and SbIII)”, ACS Omega 2021, 6, 34494–34500. [Link]
(4) M. Gil-Moles, S. Türck, U. Basu, A. Pettenuzzo, S. Bhattacharya, A. Rajan, X. Ma, R. Büssing, J. Wölker, H. Burmeister, H. Hoffmeister, P. Schneeberg, A. Prause, P. Lippmann, J. Kusi-Nimarko, S. Hassell-Hart, A. McGown, D. Guest, Y. Lin, A. Notaro, R. Vinck, J. Karges, K. Cariou, K. Peng, X. Qin, X. Wang, J. Skiba, Ł. Szczupak, K. Kowalski, U. Schatzschneider, C. Hemmert, H. Gornitzka, E. R. Milaeva, A. A. Nazarov, G. Gasser, J. Spencer, L. Ronconi, U. Kortz, J. Cinatl, D. Bojkova, I. Ott, “Metallodrug Profiling against SARS-CoV-2 Target Proteins Identifies Highly Potent Inhibitors of the Spike/ACE2 interaction and the Papain-like Protease PLpro”, Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 17928 – 17940. [Link]
(5) S. Bhattacharya, X. Ma, A. S. Mougharbel, M. Haouas, P. Su, M. F. Espenship, D. H. Taffa, H. Jaensch, A.-J. Bons, T. Stuerzer, M. Wark, J. Laskin, E. Cadot, U. Kortz, “Discovery of a Neutral 40-PdII-Oxo Molecular Disk, [Pd40O24(OH)16{(CH3)2AsO2}16]: Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Catalytic Studies”, Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 17339−17347. [Link]
(6) P. Manna, S. Bhattacharya, U. Korz, “Arylarsonate- and Phosphonate-Capped Polyoxomolybdates, [(RC6H4As)2Mo6O24]n- and [(R’C6H4P)2Mo5O21]n-“, Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 7161-7167. [Link]
(7) S. Bhattacharya, U. Basu, M. Haouas, P. Su, M. F. Espenship, F. Wang, A. Solé-Daura, D. H. Taffa, M. Wark, J. M. Poblet, J. Laskin, E. Cadot, U. Kortz, “Discovery and Supramolecular Interactions of Neutral Palladium‐Oxo Clusters Pd16 and Pd24”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 3632-3639. [Link]
(8) P. Manna, D. Szücs, T. Csupász, A. Fekete, D. Szikra, Z. Lin, A. Gáspár, S. Bhattacharya, A. Zulaica, I. Tóth, U. Kortz, “Shape and Size Tuning of BiIII-Centered Polyoxopalladates: High Resolution 209Bi NMR and 205/206Bi Radiolabeling for Potential Pharmaceutical Applications”, Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59 (23), 16769–16782. [Link]
(9) A. Rajan, A. S. Mougharbel, S. Bhattacharya, T. Nisar, V. Wagner, U. Kortz, “Palladium(II)-Containing Tungstoarsenate(V), [PdII4(As2W15O56)2]16–, and Its Catalytic Properties”, Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 13042-13049. [Link]
(10) S. Bhattacharya, W. W. Ayass, D. H. Taffa, T. Nisar, T. Balster, A. Hartwig, V. Wagner, M. Wark, U. Kortz, “Polyoxopalladate-Loaded Metal–Organic Framework (POP@MOF): Synthesis and Heterogeneous Catalysis”, Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59 (15), 10512-10521. [Link]
(11) A. S. Mougharbel, S. Bhattacharya, B. S. Bassil, A. Rubab, J. van Leusen, P. Kögerler, J. Wojciechowski, U. Kortz, “Lanthanide-Containing 22-Tungsto-2-germanates [Ln(GeW11O39)2]13–: Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetic Properties”, Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59 (7), 4340-4348. [Link]
(12) H. H. Hammud, U. Kortz, S. Bhattacharya, S. Demirdjian, E. Hariri, S. Isber, E. Sang Choi, B. Mirtamizdoust, M. Mroueh, C. F. Daher, “Structure, DFT studies, magnetism and biological activity of bis[(µ-azido)-chloro-(1,10-phenanthroline)-copper(II)] complex”, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2020, 506, 119533. [Link]
(13) H. M. Qasim, W. W. Ayass, P. Donfack, A. S. Mougharbel, S. Bhattacharya, T. Nisar, T. Balster, A. Solé-Daura, I. Römer, J. Goura, A. Materny, V. Wagner, J. M. Poblet, B. S. Bassil, U. Kortz, “Peroxo-Cerium(IV)-Containing Polyoxometalates: [CeIV6(O2)9(GeW10O37)3]24-, a Recyclable Homogeneous Oxidation Catalyst”, Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 11300. [Link]
(14) S. Bhattacharya, W. W. Ayass, D. H. Taffa, A. Schneemann, A. L. Semrau, S. Wannapaiboon, P. J. Altmann, A. Pöthig, T. Nisar, T. Balster, N. C. Burtch, V. Wagner, R. A. Fischer, M. Wark, U. Kortz, “Discovery of Polyoxo-Noble-Metalate-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 3385. [Link]
(15) N. Ncube, S. Bhattacharya, D. Thiam, J. Goura, A. S. Mougharbel, U. Kortz, “Bismuth(III)‐Containing Heteropolytungstates [Bi(XW11O39)2]n– (X = Si, Ge, n = 13; X = P, n = 11) and [Bi(P2W17O61)2]17–”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 363-366. [Link]
(16) B. S. Bassil, A. Haider, M. Ibrahim, A. S. Mougharbel, S. Bhattacharya, J. H. Christian, J. K. Bindra, N. S. Dalal, M. Wang, G. Zhang, B. Keita, I. A. Rutkowska, P. J. Kulesza, U. Kortz, “15-Copper(II)-containing 36-tungsto-4-silicates(IV) [Cu15O2(OH)10X(A-α-SiW9O34)4]25- (X = Cl, Br): synthesis, structure, magnetic properties, and electrocatalytic CO2 reduction”, Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 12439- 12448. [Link]
(17) W. W. Ayass, T. Fodor, E. Farkas, Z. Lin, H. M. Qasim, S. Bhattacharya, A. S. Mougharbel, K. Abdallah, M. S. Ullrich, S. Zaib, J. Iqbal, S. Harangi, G. Szalontai, I. Bányai, L. Zékány, I. Tóth, U. Kortz, “Dithallium(III)-Containing 30-Tungsto-4-phosphate, [Tl2Na2(H2O)2(P2W15O56)2]16–: Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Biological Studies”, Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 7168-7179. [Link]
(1) S. Bhattacharya, S. Pal, S. Natarajan, “Switchable Room‐Temperature Ferroelectric Behavior, Selective Sorption and Solvent‐Exchange Studies of [H3O][Co2(dat)(sdba)2]⋅H2sdba⋅5 H2O”, ChemPlusChem 2016, 81, 733-742 (Frontispiece article). [Link]
(2) S. Bhattacharya, A. J. Bhattacharyya, S. Natarajan, “High Proton Mobility, Solvent Induced Single Crystal to Single Crystal Structural Transformation, and Related Studies on a Family of Compounds Formed from Mn3 Oxo-Clusters”, Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 1254-1271. [Link]
(3) D. K. Singha, S. Bhattacharya, P. Majee, S. K. Mondal, M. Kumar, P. Mahata, “Optical detection of submicromolar levels of nitro explosives by a submicron sized metal–organic phosphor material”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2014, 2, 20908-20915. [Link]
(4) K. S. Bejoymohandas, T. M. George, S. Bhattacharya, S. Natarajan, M. L. P. Reddy, “AIPE-active green phosphorescent iridium(III) complex impregnated test strips for the vapor-phase detection of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT)”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2014, 2, 515-523. [Link]
(5) S. Bhattacharya, S. Natarajan, “Stabilization of Co3 – Oxoclusters in a pcu Net: Synthesis, Structure, Solvent Exchange (Single Crystal to Single Crystal) and Magnetic Studies”, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2014, 640, 2922-2930. [Link]
(6) S. Bhattacharya, M. Gnanavel, A. J. Bhattacharyya, S. Natarajan, “Organization of Mn-Clusters in pcu and bcu Networks: Synthesis, Structure, and Properties”, Cryst. Growth Des. 2014, 14, 310-325. [Link]
(7) Y. Kim, S. Das, S. Bhattacharya, S. Hong, M. G. Kim, M. Yoon, S. Natarajan, K. Kim, “Metal‐Ion Metathesis in Metal–Organic Frameworks: A Synthetic Route to New Metal–Organic Frameworks”, Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 16642-16648. [Link]
(8) S. Bhattacharya, K. V. Ramanujachary, S. E. Lofland, T. Magdaleno, S. Natarajan, “Stabilization of O–Mn–O clusters (Mn5) in three dimensionally extended MOF structures: synthesis, structure and properties”, CrystEngComm 2012, 14, 4323-4334. [Link]
(9) S. Bhattacharya, U. Sanyal, S. Natarajan, “Liquid−Liquid Interphase (Biphasic) as the Reaction Medium in the Assembly of a Hierarchy of Structures of 4,4′-Azodibenzoic Acid with Zinc and Cadmium”, Cryst. Growth Des. 2011, 11, 735-747. [Link]