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Ajai K. Singh is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in India. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry with a particular focus on materials chemistry and organic chemistry.

The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields such as materials chemistry, organic chemistry, toxicology, inorganic chemistry, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment. Their work covers several specialized topics, including:

  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Organoselenium and Organotellurium Chemistry
  • Nanomaterials for Catalytic Reactions

Ajai K. Singh has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Preeti Oswal, Gyandshwar Kumar Rao, Arun Kumar, Aayushi Arora, and Sushil Kumar, reflecting an active engagement in collaborative research networks.

Their recent scholarly publications include:

  • "Catalytically active nanosized Pd9Te4(telluropalladinite) and PdTe (kotulskite) alloys: first precursor-architecture controlled synthesis using palladium complexes of organotellurium compounds as single source precursors," 2021, RSC Advances
  • "Organoselenium ligand-stabilized copper nanoparticles: Development of a magnetically separable catalytic system for efficient, room temperature and aqueous phase reduction of nitroarenes," 2021, Inorganica Chimica Acta
  • "Catalysis with magnetically retrievable and recyclable nanoparticles layered with Pd(0) for C-C/C-O coupling in water," 2020, RSC Advances
  • "Easily synthesizable benzothiazole based designers palladium complexes for catalysis of Suzuki coupling: Controlling effect of aryl substituent of ligand on role and composition of insitu generated binary nanomaterial (PdS or Pd16S7)," 2020, Catalysis Communications
  • "Click chemistry in the synthesis of catalytically relevant organoselenium compounds: development and applications of catalysts for organic synthesis," 2022, New Journal of Chemistry

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • New Journal of Chemistry
  • RSC Advances
  • ChemistrySelect
  • Inorganica Chimica Acta

Best Publications

  • Amberlite XAD-2 functionalized with o-aminophenol: synthesis and applications as extractant for copper(II), cobalt(II), cadmium(II), nickel(II), zinc(II) and lead(II).

    Manjeet Kumar;D.P.S Rathore;Ajai K Singh

  • Preconcentration of lead with Amberlite XAD-2 and Amberlite XAD-7 based chelating resins for its determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry.

    P K Tewari;Ajai K Singh

  • Metal ion enrichment with Amberlite XAD-2 functionalized with Tiron: analytical applications

    Manjeet Kumar;D. P. S. Rathore;Ajai K. Singh

  • Synthesis, characterization and applications of pyrocatechol modified amberlite XAD-2 resin for preconcentration and determination of metal ions in water samples by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS).

    Pankaj Kumar Tewari;Ajai Kumar Singh

  • Silica gel functionalized with resacetophenone: synthesis of a new chelating matrix and its application as metal ion collector for their flame atomic absorption spectrometric determination

    Anupama Goswami;Ajai K Singh

  • Amberlite XAD-7 impregnated with Xylenol Orange: a chelating collector for preconcentration of Cd(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), Zn(II) and Fe(III) ions prior to their determination by flame AAS.

    Pankaj Kumar Tewari;Ajai Kumar Singh

  • Recent developments in the ligand chemistry of tellurium

    Ajai K. Singh;Shivadhar Sharma

  • Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones and Catalytic Oxidation of Alcohols with Half-Sandwich Complexes of Ruthenium(II) Designed Using Benzene and Tridentate (S, N, E) Type Ligands (E = S, Se, Te)

    Pradhumn Singh;Ajai K. Singh

  • Organoselenium ligands in catalysis.

    Arun Kumar;Gyandshwar K. Rao;Fariha Saleem;Ajai K. Singh

  • Formation and Role of Palladium Chalcogenide and Other Species in Suzuki–Miyaura and Heck C–C Coupling Reactions Catalyzed with Palladium(II) Complexes of Organochalcogen Ligands: Realities and Speculations

    Arun Kumar;Gyandshwar Kumar Rao;Satyendra Kumar;Ajai K. Singh

  • 8-Hydroxyquinoline anchored to silica gel via new moderate size linker: synthesis and applications as a metal ion collector for their flame atomic absorption spectrometric determination

    Anupama Goswami;Ajai K. Singh;B. Venkataramani

  • Cellulose functionalized with 8-hydroxyquinoline: new method of synthesis and applications as a solid phase extractant in the determination of metal ions by flame atomic absorption spectrometry

    Vibha Gurnani;Ajai K Singh;B Venkataramani

  • Thiosalicylic acid-immobilized Amberlite XAD-2: metal sorption behaviour and applications in estimation of metal ions by flame atomic absorption spectrometry

    Pankaj Kumar Tewari;Ajai Kumar Singh

  • Pyrocatechol Violet immobilized Amberlite XAD-2: synthesis and metal-ion uptake properties suitable for analytical applications

    Reena Saxena;Ajai K. Singh

  • Palladacycle containing nitrogen and selenium: highly active pre-catalyst for the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction and unprecedented conversion into nano-sized Pd17Se15.

    Gyandshwar Kumar Rao;Arun Kumar;Jahangeer Ahmed;Ajai Kumar Singh

  • 1,8-Dihydroxyanthraquinone anchored on silica gel: synthesis and application as solid phase extractant for lead(II), zinc(II) and cadmium(II) prior to their determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry

    Anupama Goswami;Ajai K Singh

  • Palladium(II), platinum(II), ruthenium(II) and mercury(II) complexes of potentially tridentate Schiff base ligands of (E, N, O) type (E = S, Se, Te): Synthesis, crystal structures and applications in Heck and Suzuki coupling reactions

    Arun Kumar;Monika Agarwal;Ajai K. Singh;R.J. Butcher

  • Pyrogallol immobilized Amberlite XAD-2: A newly designed collector for enrichment of metal ions prior to their determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry

    Manjeet Kumar;D. P. S. Rathore;Ajai K. Singh

  • Synthesis of a chelating polymer matrix by immobilizing Alizarin Red-S on Amberlite XAD-2 and its application to the preconcentration of lead(II), cadmium(II), zinc(II) and nickel(II)

    Reena Saxena;Ajai K. Singh;S.S. Sambi

  • Amberlite XAD-2 functionalized with chromotropic acid: synthesis of a new polymer matrix and its applications in metal ion enrichment for their determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry

    Pankaj Kumar Tewari;Ajai Kumar Singh

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark E. Light
Mark E. Light University of Southampton
Michael B. Hursthouse
Michael B. Hursthouse University of Southampton
Ray J. Butcher
Ray J. Butcher Howard University
Jahangeer Ahmed
Jahangeer Ahmed King Saud University
Karl W. Törnroos
Karl W. Törnroos University of Bergen
Ashok K. Ganguli
Ashok K. Ganguli Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Satyendra Kumar
Satyendra Kumar University at Albany, State University of New York
Anil K. Mishra
Anil K. Mishra Defence Research and Development Organisation
Anjali Goswami
Anjali Goswami Natural History Museum

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