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)

Title	Duration	Funding Agency	Amount Funded
Photoactivation of dioxygen molecule using Fe-TPA complexes linked with ruthenium-based photosensitizer	5 years	Department of Science and Technology (DST) (Govt of India)	35.0 lacs

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: