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Rakesh Ganguly is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with notable contributions in Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. Their work also intersects with subfields such as Oncology, Inorganic Chemistry, and Molecular Biology.

The research topics covered by Ganguly include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Ferrocene Chemistry and Applications

Ganguly's publication record features a substantial number of papers in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Inorganica Chimica Acta
  • Journal of Molecular Structure
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Polyhedron

Some recent publications include:

  • Mechanosynthesis of Higher-Order Cocrystals: Tuning Order, Functionality and Size in Cocrystal Design, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Synthesis, characterization, DNA binding ability, in vitro cytotoxicity, electrochemical properties and theoretical studies of copper(II) carboxylate complexes, 2020, Inorganica Chimica Acta
  • Role of zeolite encapsulated Cu(II) complexes in electron transfer as well as peroxy radical intermediates formation during oxidation of thioanisole, 2020, Journal of Catalysis
  • Carbonylative Suzuki coupling reactions catalyzed by ONO pincer-type Pd(II) complexes using chloroform as a carbon monoxide surrogate, 2020, Applied Organometallic Chemistry
  • Pyrene-based fluorescent Ru(ii)-arene complexes for significant biological applications: catalytic potential, DNA/protein binding, two photon cell imaging and in vitro cytotoxicity, 2022, Dalton Transactions

Frequent collaborators in their research include Weng Kee Leong, Felipe García, Chandan Kr Barik, Davin Tan, and Sharmarke Mohamed. These collaborators have jointly contributed to several publications, reflecting ongoing partnerships in various research projects.

The scope of Ganguly's research encompasses techniques such as X-ray diffraction and crystallographic studies alongside synthetic approaches for metal complexes. Their investigations cover both fundamental material behavior and applications relevant to biological systems and catalysis.

Best Publications

  • Morphology-Independent Stable White-Light Emission from Self-Assembled Two-Dimensional Perovskites Driven by Strong Exciton–Phonon Coupling to the Organic Framework

    Krishnamoorthy Thirumal;Wee Kiang Chong;Wei Xie;Rakesh Ganguly

  • Controlling Supramolecular Chirality of Two-Component Hydrogels by J- and H-Aggregation of Building Blocks.

    Guofeng Liu;Jianhui Sheng;Jianhui Sheng;Hongwei Wu;Chaolong Yang

  • Amino acid-containing reduced Schiff bases as the building blocks for metallasupramolecular structures

    Rakesh Ganguly;Bellam Sreenivasulu;Jagadese J. Vittal

  • Versatile bimetallic lanthanide metal-organic frameworks for tunable emission and efficient fluorescence sensing

    Yan Su;Junhong Yu;Youbing Li;Soo Fiona Zeng Phua

  • Selective photocatalytic C-C bond cleavage under ambient conditions with earth abundant vanadium complexes.

    Sarifuddin Gazi;Wilson Kwok Hung Ng;Rakesh Ganguly;Adhitya Mangala Putra Moeljadi

  • A Rationally Designed Nitrogen-Rich Metal-Organic Framework and Its Exceptionally High CO 2 and H 2 Uptake Capability

    Xiao-Jun Wang;Pei-Zhou Li;Yifei Chen;Quan Zhang

  • Halogen-Assisted Piezochromic Supramolecular Assemblies for Versatile Haptic Memory.

    Linyi Bai;Purnandhu Bose;Qiang Gao;Yongxin Li

  • Isolation of a Bis(oxazol-2-ylidene)–Phenylborylene Adduct and its Reactivity as a Boron-Centered Nucleophile†

    Ling Bing Kong;Yongxin Li;Rakesh Ganguly;Dragoslav Vidović

  • Isolation of 1,2,4,3-Triazaborol-3-yl-metal (Li, Mg, Al, Au, Zn, Sb, Bi) Derivatives and Reactivity toward CO and Isonitriles

    Wei Lu;Haitao Hu;Yongxin Li;Rakesh Ganguly

  • A surfactant-thermal method to prepare four new three-dimensional heterometal-organic frameworks.

    Junkuo Gao;Mi He;Zhi Yi Lee;Wenfang Cao

  • The First Synthesis of the Sterically Encumbered Adamantoid Phosphazane P4(NtBu)6: Enabled by Mechanochemistry

    Yan X. Shi;Kai Xu;Jack K. Clegg;Rakesh Ganguly

  • Carbon–carbon bond activation of cyclobutenones enabled by the addition of chiral organocatalyst to ketone

    Bao-Sheng Li;Yuhuang Wang;Zhichao Jin;Pengcheng Zheng

  • Alkene–Carbene Isomerization induced by Borane: Access to an Asymmetrical Diborene

    Wei Lu;Yongxin Li;Rakesh Ganguly;Rei Kinjo

  • Hydrophobic metal halide perovskites for visible-light photoredox C-C bond cleavage and dehydrogenation catalysis

    Zonghan Hong;Wee Kiang Chong;Andrew Yun Ru Ng;Mingjie Li

  • Substituent dependent sensing behavior of Schiff base chemosensors in detecting Zn2+and Al3+ ions: Drug sample analysis and living cell imaging

    Bidyut Kumar Kundu;Poulami Mandal;Bhaswati Ghosh Mukhopadhyay;Ritudhwaj Tiwari

  • 4-Diphenylamino-phenyl substituted pyrazine: nonlinear optical switching by protonation

    Liang Xu;Hai Zhu;Guankui Long;Jun Zhao

  • Metal-free σ-bond metathesis in ammonia activation by a diazadiphosphapentalene.

    Jingjing Cui;Yongxin Li;Rakesh Ganguly;Anusiya Inthirarajah

  • 1,5,9-Triaza-2,6,10-triphenylboracoronene: BN-embedded analogue of coronene.

    Gang Li;Wei-Wei Xiong;Pei-Yang Gu;Jun Cao

  • 1,3,2,5-Diazadiborinine featuring nucleophilic and electrophilic boron centres

    Di Wu;Lingbing Kong;Yongxin Li;Rakesh Ganguly

  • Switching charge-transfer characteristics from p-type to n-type through molecular "doping" (co-crystallization).

    Jing Zhang;Peiyang Gu;Guankui Long;Rakesh Ganguly

  • Ambiphilic boron in 1,4,2,5-diazadiborinine

    Baolin Wang;Yongxin Li;Rakesh Ganguly;Hajime Hirao

  • Enantioselective intramolecular formal [2 + 4] annulation of acrylates and α,β-unsaturated imines catalyzed by amino acid derived phosphines.

    Zhichao Jin;Ruojie Yang;Yu Du;Bhoopendra Tiwari

  • Diverse reactivity of a tricoordinate organoboron L2PhB: (L = oxazol-2-ylidene) towards alkali metal, group 9 metal, and coinage metal precursors.

    Lingbing Kong;Rakesh Ganguly;Yongxin Li;Rei Kinjo

  • N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Homoenolate‐Addition Reaction of Enals and Nitroalkenes: Asymmetric Synthesis of 5‐Carbon‐Synthon δ‐Nitroesters

    Biswajit Maji;Li Ji;Siming Wang;Seenuvasan Vedachalam

  • Broadband‐emitting 2 D hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite based on cyclohexane‐bis(methylamonium) cation

    Ishita Neogi;Annalisa Bruno;Damodaran Bahulayan;Teck Wee Goh

Frequent Co-Authors

Yongxin Li
Yongxin Li Nanyang Technological University
Qichun Zhang
Qichun Zhang City University of Hong Kong
Hajime Hirao
Hajime Hirao City University of Hong Kong
Ling Bing Kong
Ling Bing Kong Nanyang Technological University
Yanli Zhao
Yanli Zhao Nanyang Technological University
Richard D. Webster
Richard D. Webster Nanyang Technological University
Laura Falivene
Laura Falivene University of Salerno
Guankui Long
Guankui Long Nankai University
Alexander M. Kirillov
Alexander M. Kirillov Instituto Superior Técnico
Denis Fichou
Denis Fichou Sorbonne University

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