Dr. Sushil Kumar

Assistant Professor
Papers published in journals: 25
Papers presented in conferences: 10
Citations: 180
Academic Background

• Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, India (2008-2013).
• M.Sc.  in Organic Chemistry, Ch. Charan Singh University Meerut, India (2006).
• B.Sc. in Physics/Chemistry/Maths, Ch. Charan Singh University Meerut, India (2004).

Career Graph:
His research background includes five years of experience at the Ph.D. level in IIT Roorkee, India in the field of Light-Sensitive Organometallic Ruthenium Nitrosyl Complexes. He has three years of experience as a postdoctoral fellow at UFC, Besancon, France and UBO, Brest, France. These experiences allowed him to acquire a solid knowledge of the photophysical, photochemical and electrochemical properties of ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes. In his research career, he disseminated the research findings in 25 international peer-reviewed journals and participated in 10 national and international conferences.

Honours and Achievements:

• Awarded prestigious INSPIRE Faculty Award from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India (2016-present).
• Awarded Junior & Senior Research Fellowship by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India during the Ph.D. program at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (2008-2013).

Research:

• Contribution: 25 articles have been published in international peer-reviewed journals
• Interests: The research focus is emphasized to develop transition metal complexes as a model of the active site of metalloenzymes and use of those metal complexes in bioinspired catalyses such as selective functionalization of a particular chemical bond in an organic molecule. Selective functionalization of a chemical bond in a molecule with high yield is a major challenge in synthetic chemistry. In particular, the aim is to promote the catalytic cycle of dioxygen activation by iron(II) complexes using light and a photo-sensitizer.

Recent Publications (Since the year 2016):

• P. Oswal, A. Arora, S. Singh, D. Nautiyal, S. Kumar, G.K. Rao, A. Kumar* “Organochalcogen ligands in catalysis of oxidation of alcohols and transfer hydrogenation” Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 12503-12529.
• P. Kumar*, S. Kumar* “Copper ion luminescence on/off sensing by a quinoline-appended ruthenium(II)-polypyridyl complex in aqueous media” J. Mol. Struct. 2020, 1202, 127242.
• A. Arora, P. Oswal, G.K. Rao, J. Kaushal, S. Kumar, A.K. Singh, A. Kumar* “Chalcogen (S/ Se) ligated palladium(II) complexes of bulky ligands: Application in O-arylation of phenol” ChemistrySelect 2019, 4, 10765-10769.
• S. Kumar*, J. Kaushal, S. Singh, V. Sharma, A. Kumar, K. Tomar “A bispyrazole based porous 2D luminescent MOF for the turn-off detection of Pd(II) ions” Chemistry Select 2019, 4, 9578-9582.
• S. Kumar*, A. Arora, J. Kaushal, P. Oswal, A. Kumar, P. Kumar “Developing a simple and water-soluble thiophene-functionalized Ru(II)-polypyridyl complex for ferric ion detection” Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2019, 107, 107500.
• P. Sharma, A. Arora, P. Oswal, G.K. Rao, J. Kaushal, S. Kumar, S. Kumar, M.P. Singh, A.K. Singh, A. Kumar* “Bidentate organochalcogen ligands (N, E; E = S / Se) as stabilizers for recyclable palladium nanoparticles and their application in Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions” Polyhedron 2019, 171, 120-127.
• P. Oswal, A. Arora, J. Kaushal, G.K. Rao, S. Kumar, A. K. Singh, A. Kumar* “Ultra-small palladium nano-particles synthesized using bulky S/Se and N donor ligands as a stabilizer: Application as catalysts for Suzuki-Miyaura coupling” RSC Adv. 2019, 9, 22313-22319.
• A. Arora, J. Kaushal, A. Kumar, P. Kumar,* S. Kumar* “Ruthenium(II) polypyridyl based sensor bearing a DPA unit for selective detection of Cu(II) ion in aqueous medium” ChemistrySelect 2019, 4, 6140-6147.
• S. Kumar*, A. Arora, J. Kaushal, P. Oswal, A. Kumar, K. Tomar “Room-temperature synthesis of Fe(II) based porous MOF with multiple open metal sites for high gas adsorption property” New J. Chem. 2019, 43, 4338-4341.
•  S. Kumar*, A. Arora, A. Kumar, K. Tomar “An unsymmetrical tritopic pyrazole carboxylate ligand- based porous Cd(II) MOF sensor for acetone molecule” Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2018, 96, 16-19.
•  R. Kumar, S. Kumar, M. Bala, A. Ratnam, U.P. Singh, K. Ghosh* "Unprecedented oxidation of aldimine to carboxamido function during reactivity studies on ruthenium complex with acidified nitrite solution: Synthesis of ruthenium nitrosyl complex having {RuNO}6 moiety and photo release of coordinated NO" J. Organomet. Chem. 2018, 863, 77-83.
• R. Kumar, A. Yadav, A. Ratnam, S. Kumar, M. Bala, D. Sur, S. Narang, U.P. Singh, P.K. Mandal, K. Ghosh* "Organometallic ruthenium nitrosyl obtained by C-H bond activation: Photoinduced delivery of nitric oxide (NO) and NO-mediated anti-proliferation activity studies" Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 5334-5343.
• S. Kumar, F. Guyon*, M. Knorr, S. Labat, K. Miqueu, C. Golz, C. Strohmann “Experimental and theoretical studies on the mechanism of the C−S bond activation of PdII thiolate/thioether complexes” Organometallics 2017, 36 (7), 1303-1321.
•  R. Kumar, S. Kumar, M. Bala, A. Ratnam, U.P. Singh, K. Ghosh* “Site-specific orthometallation via C–H bond activation and syntheses of ruthenium (III) organometallics: Studies on nitric oxide (NO) reactivity and photorelease of coordinated NO” RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 72096-72106.

Projects or Ph.D.s guided: 1 ongoing project (DST-Inspire project)

Books Published: 02 book chapters have been published

• P. Oswal, A. Arora, G.K. Rao, S. Kumar, A. Kumar and A. K. Singh “Pyrazole: Preparation and Uses” (Chapter 3: Pyrazole Based Ligands: Versatile Building Blocks) Editor: Dilipkumar Pal, Nova Science Publishers, New York 2020 (ISBN: 978-1-53618-250-7).
• Arora, P. Oswal, G.K. Rao, S. Singh, D. Nautiyal, N. Kala, S. Kumar, A. Kumar and A. K. Singh “Advances in Chemistry Research” (Chapter 3: Chalcogenated Ligands/Nanoparticles and Transfer Hydrogenation) Editor: James, C. Taylor, Nova Science Publishers, New York 2020 (ISBN: 978-1-53617-112-9).

Professional Memberships/Fellowship:
Member of the Indian Society of Analytical Sciences (ISAS)-Delhi chapter.

Personal interests:

• Organising events in the community
• Being involved with charities
• Volunteering at organisations
• Participating in fundraising events