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Vimal K. Jain

Vimal K. Jain

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Chemistry

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47
Citations
8709
World Ranking
15573
National Ranking
297

Overview

Vimal K. Jain is affiliated with the University of Mumbai in India and has contributed extensively to the field of Materials Science, with a particular focus on Materials Chemistry. Their research portfolio includes topics such as Organoselenium and organotellurium chemistry, Selenium in Biological Systems, and Crystallization and Solubility Studies. Other notable areas of study encompass X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties, Trace Elements in Health, and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films.

The scientist has published research in several venues, with multiple contributions to The Cambridge Structural Database, New Journal of Chemistry, and Dalton Transactions. Other publication outlets include the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports and Coordination Chemistry Reviews.

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Vimal K. Jain has coauthored papers with G. Kedarnath, K. Indira Priyadarsini, Amey Wadawale, Adish Tyagi, and Gourab Karmakar.

Key recent publications include:

  • "Cyclometalated group-16 compounds of palladium and platinum: Challenges and opportunities," 2020, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • "Selenium compounds as promising antiviral agents," 2024, New Journal of Chemistry
  • "Internally functionalized multifaceted organochalcogen compounds," 2020, Dalton Transactions

Additional cited work related to the broader research community includes:

  • "3,3'-Diselenodipropionic acid (DSePA): A redox active multifunctional molecule of biological relevance," 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects
  • "Di-tert-butyltin(IV) 2-pyridyl and 4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidyl thiolates: versatile single source precursors for the preparation of SnS nanoplatelets as anode material for lithium ion batteries," 2021, Dalton Transactions

Best Publications

  • The chemistry of binuclear palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes

    Vimal K. Jain;Leela Jain

  • Pyridyl and pyrimidyl chalcogen (Se and Te) compounds: A family of multi utility molecules

    G. Kedarnath;Vimal K. Jain

  • Platinum group metal chalcogenides: Their syntheses and applications in catalysis and materials science

    Sandip Dey;Vimal K. Jain

  • Structural chemistry of organotin carboxylates: II. The crystal structure of the dicarboxylato tetraorganodistannoxane:{sunBu2Sn(O2CC5H4N)]2O}2

    C.S. Parulekar;V.K. Jain;T.K. Das;A.R. Gupta

  • Chemistry of arsenic, antimony and bismuth compounds derived from xanthate, dithiocarbamate and phosphorus based ligands

    Shivram S. Garje;Vimal K. Jain

  • The chemistry of tri- and high-nuclearity palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes

    Vimal K. Jain;Leela Jain

  • 3,3'-diselenodipropionic acid, an efficient peroxyl radical scavenger and a GPx mimic, protects erythrocytes (RBCs) from AAPH-induced hemolysis.

    Amit Kunwar;Beena Mishra;Atanu Barik;Liladhar B Kumbhare

  • 2-(Dimethylamino)ethaneselenolates of palladium(II): synthesis, structure, spectroscopy and transformation into palladium selenide

    Sandip Dey;Vimal K. Jain;Satyajeet Chaudhury;Axel Knoedler

  • Complex Reduction Chemistry of (abpy)PtCl2, abpy = 2,2‘-Azobispyridine: Formation of Cyclic [(μ,η2:η1-abpy)PtCl]22+ with a New Coordination Mode for abpy and a Near-Infrared Ligand-to-Ligand Intervalence Charge Transfer Absorption of the One-Electron Reduced State

    Akbey Dogan;Biprajit Sarkar;Axel Klein;Falk Lissner

  • Phenylarsenic(III) and phenylantimony(III) bis(dialkyl dithiophosphates): synthesis and multinuclear (proton, carbon-13, phosphorus-31) NMR and mass spectral studies. Crystal and molecular structures of C6H5M[S2P(OCHMe2)2]2 [M = Sb(III) and As(III)]

    Rajesh K. Gupta;Audhesh K. Rai;Ram C. Mehrotra;Vimal K. Jain

  • Selenium-containing amino acids are targets for myeloperoxidase-derived hypothiocyanous acid: determination of absolute rate constants and implications for biological damage

    Ojia Skaff;Ojia Skaff;David I. Pattison;David I. Pattison;Philip E. Morgan;Philip E. Morgan;Rushad Bachana

  • Structural chemistry of organotin carboxylates IV. Synthesis and spectroscopic properties of diorganotin(IV) complexes with o-anisic acid. The crystal and molecular structure of [nBu2Sn(2-MeOC6H4COO)]2O2

    C.S. Parulekar;V.K. Jain;T. Kesavadas;E.R.T. Tiekink

  • Synthesis, characterization, structures and antioxidant activity of nicotinoyl based organoselenium compounds

    C. Parashiva Prabhu;Prasad P. Phadnis;Amey P. Wadawale;K. Indira Priyadarsini

  • Tin-119, phosphorus-31, carbon-13 and proton nuclear magnetic resonance and Mössbauer studies of mono-, di- and tri-organotin(IV) dialkyldithiophosphates

    H.C. Clark;V.K. Jain;R.C. Mehrotra;B.P. Singh

  • Synthetic, spectroscopic and structural aspects of triphenylantimony(V) complexes with internally functionalized oximes: crystal and molecular structure of [Ph3Sb{ONC(Me)C5H4N-2}2]

    Anjali Gupta;Rajnish K Sharma;Rakesh Bohra;Vimal K Jain

  • Structural chemistry of organotin carboxylates: XII. Synthesis and characterization of diorganotin(IV) carboxylates containing 2-thiophene- or 2-furan-carboxylic acid. Crystal structure of [Et2Sn(O2CC4H3S)2]

    Charu Vatsa;Vimal K. Jain;T. Kesavadas;Edward R.T. Tiekink

  • Triorganoantimony(V) complexes with internally functionallized oximes: synthetic, spectroscopic and structural aspects of [R3Sb(Br)L], [R3Sb(OH)L] and [R3SbL2], crystal and molecular structures of [Me3Sb{ONC(Me)C4H3O}2], [Me3Sb{ONC(Me)C4H3S}2], 2-OC4H3C(Me)NOH and 2-SC4H3C(Me)NOH

    Anjali Gupta;Rajnish K Sharma;Rakesh Bohra;Vimal K Jain

  • Copper(I) 2-pyridyl selenolates and tellurolates: synthesis, structures and their utility as molecular precursors for the preparation of copper chalcogenide nanocrystals and thin films.

    Rakesh K. Sharma;G. Kedarnath;Vimal K. Jain;Amey Wadawale

  • 15N, 13C and 119Sn NMR and other spectroscopic studies of 8-quinolinol, its O- and N-methyl derivatives, and chelate di- and tri-organotin(IV) complexes

    Vimal K. Jain;Joan Mason;Bhim Sen Saraswat;Ram C. Mehrotra

  • The chemistry and applications of organotin(IV) complexes of phosphorus-based acids

    Vimal K. Jain

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Munirathinam Nethaji
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Michael B. Hursthouse
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