Publications
From IISER Bhopal
2024-
82. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 6, 3603–3608
Rana, S. S., Choudhury, J*
Unveiling N-Fused Nitreniums as Potent Catalytic Photooxidants
81. ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 3, 2058–2070
Mandal, S. K., Sunil C., Choudhury, J.*
[Fe]-Hydrogenase-Inspired Proton-Shuttle Installation in a Molecular Cobalt Complex for High-Efficiency H2 Evolution Reaction
80. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202314451
Mandal T., Kumar A., Panda J., Dutta T. K., Choudhury, J.*
Directly-Knitted Hierarchical Porous Organometallic Polymer-Based Self-Supported Single-Site
Catalyst for CO2 Hydrogenation in Water
2023-
79. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202310603
Karak P., Sreelakshmi P. A., Chakraborty B., Pal M., Khatua B., Koner A. L.*, Choudhury, J.*
Annulation-Induced Hidden Reactivity of the 1,2,4-Triazole Backbone
78. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2023, e202300411
Kumar, R.; Pandey, M. K.; Pandey, I. K.; Kumar, A.; Choudhury, J.*
An Imidazolylidene-Based Mesoionic Carbene–Mn(I) Complex and Its Catalytic Potential in N-Heteroarene Hydrogenation
(Special Issue: NHC Ligands in Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis)
77. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 31, 17321–17328
Karak, P.; Mandal, S. K.; Choudhury, J.*
Exploiting NADP+/NADPH-Like Hydride-Transfer Redox Cycle with Bis-Imidazolium-Embedded Heterohelicene for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
76. ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 7, 4824–4834
Kumar, R.; Pandey, M. K.; Bhandari, A.; Choudhury, J.*
Balancing the Seesaw in Mn-Catalyzed N‐Heteroarene Hydrogenation: Mechanism-Inspired Catalyst Design for Simultaneous Taming of Activation and Transfer of H2
75. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 13, 7230–7241
Karak, P.; Mandal, S. K.; Choudhury, J.*
Bis-Imidazolium-Embedded Heterohelicene: A Regenerable NADP+ Cofactor Analogue for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction
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74. ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 2, 927–933
Kumar, A.; Bhardwaj, R.; Choudhury, J.*
Integrated CO2-Capture and Conversion to Methanol Leveraged by Transfer Hydrogenation Approach
(Selected as an ACS Editors' Choice Article)
2022
73.Organometallics, 2022, 41, 23, 3589–3599
Maji, B.; Kumar, A; Bhattacherya, A; Bera, J*; Choudhury, J.*
Cyclic Amide-Anchored NHC-Based Cp*Ir Catalysts for Bidirectional Hydrogenation-Dehydrogenation
with CO2/HCO2H Couple
72. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2022, 4, 12, 9052–9064
Jena, S. R.; Mandal, T.; Choudhury, J.*
3D Metallo-Supramolecular Polymer for Fast and Efficient Removal of Anionic Dyes from Water
71. Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 11531-11534
Bhardwaj, R.; Kumar, A.; Choudhury, J.*
An all-aqueous and phosphine-free integrated amine-assisted CO2 capture and catalytic conversion to
formic acid
70. Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 11163-11173
Karak, P. and Choudhury, J.*
Conformationally Flexible Heterohelicenes as Stimuli-Controlled Soft Molecular Springs
69. Chem. Rec. 2022, e202200165 (Personal Account)
Jena, S. R.; Mandal, T.; Choudhury, J.*
Metal-Terpyridine Assembled Functional Materials for Electrochromic, Catalytic and Environmental Applications
68. ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 15, 8886-8903 (Perspective)
Kumar, A.; Bhardwaj, R.; Mandal, S.K.; Choudhury, J.*
Transfer Hydrogenation of CO2 and CO2 Derivatives using Alcohols as Hydride Sources: Boosting an H2‒Free
Alternative Strategy
67. Organometallics, 2022, 41, 13, 1609–1620
Maji, B.; Bhandari, A.; Bhattacharya, D.; Choudhury, J.*
Reusable Single Homogeneous Ir(III)–NHC Catalysts for Bidirectional Hydrogenation-Dehydrogenation of N-Heteroarenes
in Water
(Most read article (top 20) for the month of June-July 2022)
66. Appl Organomet Chem, 2022, e6720
Maji, B.; Choudhury, J.*
Reusable Water-Soluble Homogeneous Catalyst in Aqueous-Phase Transfer Hydrogenation of N-Heteroarenes with
Formic Acid: Uracil–Based Bifunctional Ir–NHC Catalyst is the Key
(Invited contribution for the Special Issue on "Applications of NHC-Metal Complexes")
65. Dalton Trans., 2022, 51, 8258-8265
Maji, B.; Bhandari, A.; Sadhukhan, R.; Choudhury, J.*
Water-soluble and reusable Ru–NHC catalyst for aqueous-phase transfer hydrogenation of quinolines with formic acid
(Dalton Transactions HOT articles)
64. Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 2022, 239, 111660
Jena, S. R.; Choudhury, J.*
and On-Demand Usage
63. Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 133-154 (Invited Featured Review Article)
Karak, P.; Rana Sohel. S; Choudhury, J.*
(Featured in "ChemComm Community - Dedicated Authors" Collection) (Chemical Communications HOT articles)
Selected as Front Cover Art (January 2022, Issue 2)
2021
62. Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 10182-10185 (Invited Article)
Mandal, T.; Dutta, T. K.; Mohanty S.; Choudhury, J.*
(Special Issue: Functionalization of Unreactive C-H Bonds)
61. J. Organomet. Chem. 2021, 953, 122047 (Invited Article)
Mandal, T.; Yadav, Sudha; Choudhury, J.*
Steric effect of NHC ligands in Pd(II)–NHC-catalyzed non-directed C–H acetoxylation of simple arenes
(Special Issue: Prof. Pradeep Mathur's (IIT Bombay) 65th Birthday)
60. Organometallics 2021, 40, 2443–2449
Mandal, T.; Mondal, M.; Choudhury, J.*
Hypercrosslinked Polymer Platform-Anchored Single-Site Heterogeneous Pd–NHC Catalysts for Diverse C–H Functionalization
59. Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 11684–11692
Kumar, A.; Eyyathiyil, J.; Choudhury, J.*
Reduction of Carbon Dioxide with Ammonia-Borane under Ambient Conditions: Maneuvering a Catalytic Way
58. Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 5842 –5857 (Invited Mini-Review Article)
Kumar, A.; Semwal, S.; Choudhury, J.*
Emerging Implications of the Concept of Hydricity in Energy-Relevant Catalytic Processes
[Link]
57. J. Hazard. Mater. 2021, 405, 124242
Jena, S. R.; Choudhury, J.*
3D Metallo-organic coordination assembly-based anion-enriched supramolecular material for fast and efficient removal of Cr2O72-
(* A patent application has been submitted on this material)
Dichromate Capture
Column Regeneration
2020
56. ACS Omega 2020, 5, 30775–30786 (Invited Mini-Review Article)
Pandey, M.K.; Choudhury, J.*
Ester Hydrogenation with Bifunctional Metal–NHC Catalysts: Recent Advances.
[Link]
55. Organometallics 2020, 39, 3212–3223
Yadav, S; Dutta, I.; Saha, S.; Das, S., Pati, S.K.; Choudhury, J.; Bera, J.K.*
An Annelated Mesoionic Carbene (MIC) Based Ru(II) Catalyst for Chemo- and Stereoselective Semihydrogenation of Internal and Terminal Alkynes
54. Chem. Asian J. 2020, 15, 904-909. (Invited Article)
Pandey, I.K.; Kumar, A.; Choudhury, J.*
Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction with Half-Sandwich Cobalt Catalyst: Selectivity towards CO.
(Special Issue: "The 2nd International Conference on Organometallics and Catalysis (ICOC-2020)")
53. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 559-562.
Jena, S. R.; Choudhury, J.*
A Fast-switching Electrochromic Device with a Surface-Confined 3D Metallo-Organic Coordination Assembly.
52. Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2020, 500, 119195. (Invited Article)
Gupta, S. K.; Mandal, T.; Gangber, T.; Singh, V.; Choudhury, J.*
Ancillary Ligands Switch the Activity of Ru-NHC based Oxidation Precatalysts.
(Special Issue: Prof. G.K. Lahiri's (IIT Bombay) 60th Birthday)
2019
51. ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 10674-10679.
Dutta, C.; Rana Sohel. S; Choudhury, J.*
Leveraging Metallotropism-Enabled Substrate Activation in Cobalt Catalyzed Annulation Chemistry : Protic NHC Template is the Key.
50. Chem. Asian J. 2019, 14, 4774-4779 (Invited Article)
Mandal, T.; Singh, V.; Choudhury, J.*
Coordination Booster-Catalyst Assembly: Remote Os Outforms Ru in Boosting Catalytic Activity.
(Special Issue on the Occasion of Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) )
49. Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 6791-6794.
Karak, P.; Dutta, C.; Dutta, T.; Koner, A. L.*; Choudhury, J.*
Orchestrated Catalytic Double Rollover Annulation: Rapid Access to N-Enriched Cationic and Neutral PAHs.
48. Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 4574-4577. (Invited Article)
Maji, B.; Choudhury, J.*
Switchable Hydrogenation with Betaine–Derived Bifunctional Ir– NHC Catalyst.
(Special Thematic Issue on "Switchable Catalysis")
47. ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 2164-2168.
Kumar, A.; Semwal, S.; Choudhury, J.*
Catalytic Conversion of CO2 to Formate with Renewable Hydrogen Donors: An Ambient-Pressure and H2-Independent Strategy.
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ChemistryWorld (RSC). Read the coverage here.
46. Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 854-857.
Dutta, C.; Sainaba, A. B.; Choudhury, J.*
Annulating Thiazolium Cations via Direct Double C–H Activation Strategy: Rh–N,S-Heterocyclic Carbene is the Key.
45. Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2019, 487, 419-423. (Invited Article)
Thenarukandiyil, R.; Maji, B.; Choudhury, J.*
Remote Coordination Approach for Electronic Tuning of a Rhodium(I)-N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Complex.
(Special Issue: Prof. R. N. Mukherjee's 65th Birthday)
2018
44. Organometallics 2018, 37, 4720–4725.
Garhwal, S.; Maji, B.; Semwal, S; Choudhury, J.*
Ambient-Pressure and Base-Free Aldehyde Hydrogenation Catalyst Supported by a Bifunctional Abnormal NHC Ligand.
43. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2018, 8, 6137-6142.
Semwal, S.; Kumar, A.; Choudhury, J.*
Iridium–NHC-based Catalyst for Ambient Pressure Storage and Low-Temperature Release of H2 via the CO2/HCO2H Couple.
42. RSC Adv. 2018, 8, 27881-27891. (Invited Review Article)
Dutta, C.; Choudhury, J.*
C–H Activation-Annulation on the N-Heterocyclic Carbene Platform.
(Special Thematic Issue: A decade of “Chemical Frontiers Goa” - 2018)
41. J. Chem. Sci. 2018, 130, 1-6. (Invited Article)
Mondal, M.; Joji, J.; Choudhury, J.*
Coordination-polymer anchored single-site ‘Pd-NHC’ catalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura coupling in water
(Special Issue on Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry - 2017)
40. ACS Omega 2018, 3, 1614-1620. (Invited Article)
Dutta, C.; Ghorai, D.; Choudhury, J.*
To ‘Rollover’, or Not? Stereoelectronically Guided C–H Functionali-zation Pathways from Rhodium–Abnormal NHC
Intermediates.
39. Tetrahedron Lett. 2018, 59, 487-495. (Invited "Digest" Review Article)
Choudhury, J.*
Recent Developments on Artificial Switchable Catalysis.
38. Synlett 2018, 29, 141-147. (Invited "Synpact" Review Article)
Choudhury, J.*; Semwal, S.
Emergence of Stimuli-Controlled Switchable Bifunctional Catalysts.
2017
37. Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 15529-15533.
Thenarukandiyil, R.; Dutta, C.; Choudhury, J.*
Switching of Reaction Pathway from C–C Rollover to C–N Ring- Extension Annulation.
36. Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 15012-15016.
Kumar, R.; Semwal, S.; Choudhury, J.*; Srivastava, A.*
Heli(aza)cene: A Helical Molecular Tweezer with Tunable Intra‐and Intermolecular Charge Transfer.
Selected as HOT Paper.
35. Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 13051-13057.
Semwal, S.; Mukkatt, I.; Thenarukandiyil, R.; Choudhury, J.*
Small 'Yaw', Large 'Bite' and Electron-Rich Metal: Revealing a Stereoelectronic Synergy to Enhance Hydride Transfer Activity.
Selected as HOT Paper.
Selected as Frontispiece Cover Art to highlight the article.
34. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 5556-5560.
Semwal, S.; Choudhury, J.*
Switch in Catalyst State: Single Bifunctional Bi-State Catalyst for Two Different Reactions.
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33. ChemCatChem 2017, 9, 1979-1984.
Gupta, S. K.; Choudhury, J.*
A Mixed NHC/2,2’-Bipyridine-Supported Robust Ruthenium(II) Oxidation Precatalyst for Benzylic C–H Oxidation.
32. Chem. -Eur. J. 2017, 23, 4770-4773.
Gupta, S. K.; Haridas, A.; Choudhury, J.*
Remote Terpyridine Integrated NHC–Ir(III) Luminophores as Potential Dual-Emissive Ratiometric O2 Probes.
31. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 3185-3188.
Mondal, M.; Joji, J.; Choudhury, J.*
Designing a Heterogeneous Pd(II)–NHC-based C–H Activation Catalyst on Self-Supported Coordination Polymer
Platform. (Selected as Inside Front Cover Page)
30. J. Mol.Catal. A 2017, 426, 451-457.
Mondal, M.; Choudhury, J.*
Structure–Activity Comparison in Palladium–N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Catalyzed Arene
C-H Activation-Functionalization.
Invited article to the Special Issue on C-H Functionalization in honor of one of the
pioneers in C-H activation research, Prof. Georgiy B. Shul'pin on the occasion of
his 70th birthday.
2016
29. Organometallics 2016, 35, 3007-3013.
Thenarukandiyil, R.; Thrikkykkal, H.; Choudhury, J.*
Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Non-aromatic sp2 C‒H Activation/Annulation using NHC as a Directing
and Functionalizable Group.
Most read article (top 6) for the month of Aug-Sep 2016.
Most read article (top 7) for the month of July-Aug 2016.
28. Organometallics 2016, 35, 2462-2466.
Gupta, S. K.; Sahoo, S. K.; Choudhury, J.*
Dramatic Effect of Ancillary NHC Ligand in the Highly Selective Catalytic OxidativeCarbon–Carbon
Multiple Bond Cleavage.
27. ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 5132-5137.
Thenarukandiyil, R.; Gupta, S. K.; Choudhury, J.*
Unraveling the Competition of Two C–H and Two M–C Bonds in Guiding the Mechanism of Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C–H Activation-Annulation.
26. ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 2424-2428
Semwal, S.; Choudhury, J.*
Molecular Coordination–Switch in a New Role: Controlling Highly Selective Catalytic Hydrogenation
with Switchability Function.
25. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 3384-3387
Gupta, S. K.; Choudhury, J.*
A Remote Coordination Booster Enhances Catalytic Efficiency by Accelerating the Generation of Active Catalyst.
ACS AuthorChoice OPEN ACCESS
24. ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 709-713
Ghorai, D.; Dutta, C.; Choudhury, J.*
Switching of “Rollover Pathway” in Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C–H Activation of Chelating Molecules.
2015
23. Organometallics 2015, 34, 2731-2736
Desai, S. P.; Mondal, M.; Choudhury, J.*
Chelating Bis-N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)–Pd(II)
Complexes for Oxidative Arene C–H Functionalization.
Most read article (top 2) for the month of June-July 2015!
and highlighted in Organometallics 10 selected excerpts!
22. Organometallics 2015, 34, 1890-1897
Thenarukandiyil, R.; Choudhury, J.*
Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Activation and Functionalization of Pyridine C–H
Bond by Exploring a Unique Double-Role of ‘N-Heterocyclic Carbene–Pyridyl’
Ligand Platform.
ACS AuthorChoice OPEN ACCESS
Most read article (top 7) for the month of May-June 2015!
and highlighted in Organometallics 10 selected excerpts!
21. ACS Catal. 2015, 5, 2692-2696
Ghorai, D.; Choudhury, J.*
Rhodium(III)–N-Heterocyclic Carbene–Driven Cascade C–H Activation Catalysis.
20. Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 1233-1239
Gupta, S. K.; Choudhury, J.*
Templating an N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-Cyclometalated Cp*Ir(III)-Based Oxidation Precatalyst on a Pendant Coordination Platform: Assessment of the Oxidative Behavior via Electrochemical, Spectroscopic and Catalytic Probes.
2014
19. Organometallics 2014, 33, 7118-7124
Semwal, S; Ghorai, D.; Choudhury, J.*
Wingtip–Dictated Cyclometalation of N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Ligand Framework and its Implication toward Tunable Catalytic Activity.
18. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 15159-15162
Ghorai, D.; Choudhury, J.*
Exploring a Unique Reactivity of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHC) in Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Intermolecular C–H Activation/Annulation.
17. Organometallics 2014, 33, 3215–3218
Gupta, S. K.; Ghorai, D; Choudhury, J.*
A New Type of Palladium–Pincer Complexes Generated via Hydrolytic Ring-Opening of Imidazole-2-ylidenes.
Most read article (top 20) for the month of June-July 2014!
16. Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 9356-9362
Mondal, M.; K, R. T.; Gupta, S. K.; Choudhury, J.*
Labile Coordination Approach for Modulation of Electronic Properties in Ruthenium(II) and Iridium(III) Complexes within 'N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-Pyridyl' Dynamic Platform.
2012
15. ChemCatChem 2012, 4, 609-611
(Highlight Article)
Choudhury, J.*
New Strategies for CO2-to-Methanol Conversion.
2011
14. Angew. Chem,. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 10772-10774
(Highlight Article)
Choudhury, J.*
N-Heterocyclic Nitrenium Ligands: A Missing Link Explored.
From Postdoctoral Studies
13. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 8154-8156
Morozov, M.; Motiei, L.; Choudhury, J.; Gulino, A.; Lahav, M.; van der Boom, M. E.*
Interfacial Mass Transfer by Controlled Multilayer Disassembly.
12. Organometallics 2012, 31, 1271-1274
Orbach, M.; Choudhury, J.; Lahav, M.; Zenkina, O. V.; Diskin-Posner, Y.; Leitus, G.; Iron, M. A.; van der Boom, M. E.*
Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions with Fluorinated Substrates: Mechanistic Insights into the Undesired Hydrodehalogenation of Aryl-Halides.
11. Angew. Chem,. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 4780-4783
de Ruiter, G.; Motiei, L.; Choudhury, J.; Oded, N.; van der Boom, M. E.*
Electrically Addressable Multistate Volatile Memory with Flip-Flop and Flip-Flap-Flop Logic Circuits on a Solid Support.
10. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 9295-9297
Choudhury, J.; Kaminker, R.; Motiei, L.; de Ruiter, G.; Morozov, M.; Lupo, F.; Gulino, A.; van der Boom, M. E.*
Linear vs Exponential Formation of Molecular-Based Assemblies.
9. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 12528-12530
Motiei, L.; Yao, Y.; Choudhury, J.; Yan, H.; Marks, T. J.*; van der Boom, M. E.*; Facchetti, A.*
Self-Propagating Molecular Assemblies as Interlayers for Efficient Inverted Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells.
From Doctoral Studies
8. Can. J. Chem. 2009, 87, 183-187
(Invited Article of a Special Issue dedicated to Prof. Richard J. Puddephatt)
Choudhury, J.; Pratihar, S.; Maity, A. K.; Roy, S.*
Reactivity of IrCl(PPh3)3 with Diphenylacetylene: A Direct Route to 1-Iridaindene.
7. Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements 2008, 183, 2943-2955
Choudhury, J.; Sinha, P.; Prabhakar, S.; Vairamani, M.; Roy, S.
Selenophilicity of Copper in Selenium-Carbon Bond Formation from Selenous Acid Using Cu(II)/Sn(II) Reagent.
6. J. Chem. Sc. 2008, 120, 429-439
(Selected as Cover Page)
Roy, S.*; Podder, S.; Choudhury, J.
Ir/Sn Dual-Reagent Catalysis towards Highly Selective Alkylation of Arenes and Heteroarenes with Benzyl Alcohols.
5. J. Mol. Catal. A 2008, 279, 37-46
Choudhury, J.; Roy, S.*
Ir/Sn Dual-Reagent Catalysis for the Alkylation of Arenes with Benzyl Alcohols: Kinetic Evidence for an Electrophilic Pathway and a Guide towards Electronic Tuning of Catalyst Efficiency.
4. J. Organomet. Chem. 2007, 692, 5614-5620.
Choudhury, J.; Kumar, D. K.; Roy, S.*
Generation of Ir-Sn and Rh-Sn Bonds from the Oxidative Addition of Tin(IV) Halides to [Ir(μ-Cl)(1,5-COD)]2 and [Rh(μ-Cl)(1,5-COD)]2.
3. J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 3100-3103
Podder, S.; Choudhury, J.; Roy, U. K.; Roy, S.*
Dual-Reagent Catalysis within Ir-Sn Domain: Highly Selective Alkylation of Arenes and Heteroarenes with Aromatic Aldehydes.
2. J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 3129-3132
Podder, S.; Choudhury, J.; Roy, S.*
Secondary Benzylation with Benzyl Alcohols Catalyzed by A High-Valent Heterobimetallic Ir-Sn Complex.
1. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 6162-6163
Choudhury, J.; Podder, S.; Roy, S.*
Cooperative Friedel-Crafts Catalysis in Heterobimetallic Regime: Alkylation of Aromatics by pi-Activated Alcohols.