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Karuppannan Natarajan

Karuppannan Natarajan

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Chemistry

D-Index
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13163
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221

Overview

Karuppannan Natarajan is affiliated with Bharathiar University in India and primarily works in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their research contributions focus extensively on Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, with additional work in Oncology, Inorganic Chemistry, and Food Science.

Their main research topics encompass crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, synthesis and properties of metal complexes, and crystal structures of chemical compounds. Other areas include organometallic compounds synthesis and characterization, synthesis and biological activity, and the synthesis and characterization of heterocyclic compounds.

The scientist has published numerous papers in various reputable journals. Recent papers include:

  • "N-substitution in isatin thiosemicarbazones decides nuclearity of Cu(II) complexes - Spectroscopic, molecular docking and cytotoxic studies" (2020) in Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
  • "Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Activity of Novel Cu(II) Complexes of 6-Methyl-2-Oxo-1,2-Dihydroquinoline-3-Carbaldehyde-4n-Substituted Thiosemicarbazones" (2020) in Molecules
  • "A study on the applications of 3-amino quinoline complexes of Pd(II) as catalysts for the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of aryl halides in aqueous and organic media" (2022) in Polyhedron
  • "Hydrazone complexes of ruthenium(II): Synthesis, crystal structures and catalytic applications in N-alkylation reactions" (2020) in Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
  • "Synthesis, structural and computational study, DNA binding and cytotoxic activity of Cu(II) complexes of 6- and 7-chloro-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde-2-furoyl-hydrazones" (2024) in Inorganica Chimica Acta

Their frequent co-authors include Thangavel Thirunavukkarasu, E. Ramachandran, Saud I. Al-Resayes, Mohammad Azam, and Hazel A. Sparkes. This collaboration network reflects interdisciplinary work in related chemical and material science domains.

Their publications often appear in venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database, Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, Molecules, Polyhedron, and Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. The Cambridge Structural Database is a notable recurring publication venue in their work.

Best Publications

  • Ruthenium(II) complexes containing bidentate Schiff bases and their antifungal activity

    Nallasamy Dharmaraj;Periasamy Viswanathamurthi;Karuppannan Natarajan

  • A novel water soluble ligand bridged cobalt(II) coordination polymer of 2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde (isonicotinic) hydrazone: evaluation of the DNA binding, protein interaction, radical scavenging and anticancer activity.

    Duraisamy Senthil Raja;Nattamai S. P. Bhuvanesh;Karuppannan Natarajan

  • Effect of N(4)-phenyl substitution in 2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde semicarbazones on the structure, DNA/protein interaction, and antioxidative and cytotoxic activity of Cu(II) complexes.

    Duraisamy Senthil Raja;Nattamai S. P. Bhuvanesh;Karuppannan Natarajan

  • Effect of terminal N-substitution in 2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde thiosemicarbazones on the mode of coordination, structure, interaction with protein, radical scavenging and cytotoxic activity of copper(II) complexes

    Duraisamy Senthil Raja;Ganesan Paramaguru;Nattamai S. P. Bhuvanesh;Joseph H. Reibenspies

  • Biological evaluation of a novel water soluble sulphur bridged binuclear copper(II) thiosemicarbazone complex.

    Duraisamy Senthil Raja;Nattamai S.P. Bhuvanesh;Karuppannan Natarajan

  • DNA, protein binding, cytotoxicity, cellular uptake and antibacterial activities of new palladium(II) complexes of thiosemicarbazone ligands: effects of substitution on biological activity.

    P. Kalaivani;R. Prabhakaran;R. Prabhakaran;F. Dallemer;P. Poornima

  • Influence of terminal substitution on structural, DNA, Protein binding, anticancer and antibacterial activities of palladium(II) complexes containing 3-methoxy salicylaldehyde-4(N) substituted thiosemicarbazones

    P. Kalaivani;R. Prabhakaran;R. Prabhakaran;E. Ramachandran;F. Dallemer

  • Shvo's diruthenium complex: a robust catalyst

    R. Karvembu;R. Prabhakaran;K. Natarajan

  • Synthesis, characterization, EXAFS investigation and antibacterial activities of new ruthenium(III) complexes containing tetradentate Schiff base.

    R. Prabhakaran;A. Geetha;M. Thilagavathi;R. Karvembu

  • Ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes with tridentate Schiff bases and their antibacterial activity

    Chinnasamy Jayabalakrishnan;Karuppannan Natarajan

  • SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF RUTHENIUM(II) CARBONYL COMPLEXES CONTAINING BIFUNCTIONAL TRIDENTATE SCHIFF BASES

    C. Jayabalakrishnan;K. Natarajan

  • Ruthenium(II)/(III) complexes of 4-hydroxy-pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid with PPh3/AsPh3 as co-ligand: impact of oxidation state and co-ligands on anticancer activity in vitro

    Thangavel Sathiya Kamatchi;Nataraj Chitrapriya;Hyosun Lee;Chris F. Fronczek

  • Mixed ligand palladium(II) complexes of 6-methoxy-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde 4N-substituted thiosemicarbazones with triphenylphosphine co-ligand: synthesis, crystal structure and biological properties.

    Eswaran Ramachandran;Duraisamy Senthil Raja;Nattamai S. P. Bhuvanesh;Karuppannan Natarajan

  • Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activities of ruthenium complexes containing triphenylphosphine/triphenylarsine and tetradentate Schiff bases ☆

    R Karvembu;S Hemalatha;R Prabhakaran;K Natarajan

  • Synthesis, structure and in vitro pharmacological evaluation of a novel 2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde (2'-methylbenzoyl) hydrazone bridged copper(II) coordination polymer.

    Duraisamy Senthil Raja;Eswaran Ramachandran;Nattamai S.P. Bhuvanesh;Karuppannan Natarajan

  • Versatile Coordination Behavior of Salicylaldehydethiosemicarbazone in Ruthenium(II) Carbonyl Complexes: Synthesis, Spectral, X-ray, Electrochemistry, DNA Binding, Cytotoxicity, and Cellular Uptake Studies

    P. Kalaivani;R. Prabhakaran;P. Poornima;F. Dallemer

  • Biological evaluation of new nickel(II) metallates: Synthesis, DNA/protein binding and mitochondrial mediated apoptosis in human lung cancer cells (A549) via ROS hypergeneration and depletion of cellular antioxidant pool.

    P. Kalaivani;S. Saranya;P. Poornima;R. Prabhakaran

  • Synthesis, crystal structure and pharmacological evaluation of two new Cu(II) complexes of 2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde (benzoyl) hydrazone: a comparative investigation.

    Duraisamy Senthil Raja;Nattamai S.P. Bhuvanesh;Karuppannan Natarajan

  • Structural and biological studies of mononuclear palladium(II) complexes containing N-substituted thiosemicarbazones

    R. Prabhakaran;S.V. Renukadevi;R. Karvembu;R. Huang

  • Formation of structurally different solvated and non-solvated [Ni(PTSC)(PPh3)] (PTSC = salicylaldehyde-N-phenylthiosemicarbazide anion) crystals from single pot

    R. Prabhakaran;R. Karvembu;T. Hashimoto;K. Shimizu

Frequent Co-Authors

Nattamai Bhuvanesh
Nattamai Bhuvanesh Texas A&M University
Frank R. Fronczek
Frank R. Fronczek Louisiana State University
Matthias Zeller
Matthias Zeller Purdue University West Lafayette
Venkata Krishnan
Venkata Krishnan Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Wolfgang Kaim
Wolfgang Kaim University of Stuttgart
Nigam P. Rath
Nigam P. Rath University of Missouri–St. Louis
Heinrich Lang
Heinrich Lang Chemnitz University of Technology
Cristina Marzano
Cristina Marzano University of Padua
Gottfried Huttner
Gottfried Huttner Heidelberg University
Rudolf Holze
Rudolf Holze Chemnitz University of Technology

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