Title Prof. First Name Rajeev Last Name Gupta
Designation Senior Professor
Department Department of Chemistry
Email rgupta@chemistry.du.ac.in
Webpage http://people.du.ac.in/~rgupta/
Phone.no 9810001819
Employement Info
Employee Type Nature Of Employment
Teaching Permanent
Educational Qualifications
Degree/Certification Name Institution Year of Completion
PG Kanpur University 1994
UG Kanpur University 1992
Ph.D. - Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology - Kanpur
Qualifications
Examination Name Conducting Body Date of Passing
NET Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) New Delhi 20-12-1994
Fellowship Details
Name Of Fellowship Awarding Body Fellowship Level
Junior Research Fellowship Council of Scientific & Industrial Research National
Senior Research Fellowship Council of Scientific & Industrial Research National
Research Associate Indian Institute of Technology – Kanpur National
Teaching Experience (Within Institution)
Designation Duration
Reader 26-05-2003 To 25-05-2006 (2 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Associate Professor 26-05-2006 To 25-05-2009 (2 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Professor 26-05-2009 To 25-05-2019 (9 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Senior Professor 26-05-2019 To 31-03-2022 (2 years, 10 months, 5 days)
Administrative Experience (Within Institution)
Designation Duration
Chairman - Special Taskforce on Global Ranking 27-12-2021 To 31-08-2022 (8 months, 4 days)
Dean Students Welfare 01-10-2018 To 15-12-2021 (3 years, 2 months, 14 days)
Chairperson - Admissions 01-01-2021 To 15-12-2021 (11 months, 14 days)
Chairperson - Admissions 01-01-2020 To 31-12-2020 (11 months, 30 days)
Chairperson - Admissions 01-01-2019 To 31-12-2019 (11 months, 30 days)
Chairperson - FSR Admission Committee 01-08-2021 To 31-07-2022 (11 months, 30 days)
Chairperson - FSR Admission Committee 01-08-2020 To 31-07-2021 (11 months, 30 days)
Chairperson, Non-Collegiate Women Education Board 18-05-2018 To 30-06-2021 (3 years, 1 months, 12 days)
Provost - International Students House 01-01-2016 To 31-05-2021 (5 years, 4 months, 30 days)
Warden - International Students House 01-08-2005 To 31-12-2015 (10 years, 4 months, 30 days)
Member, Governing Body, School of Open Learning 01-07-2017 To 31-08-2021 (4 years, 1 months, 30 days)
Member, Governing Body, Gargi College 01-03-2016 To 30-06-2018 (2 years, 3 months, 29 days)
Research Supervision Overview
PhD Scholars Supervised PhD Degrees Awarded Theses Submitted
7 16 0
M.Phil Scholars Supervised M.Phil Degrees Awarded M.Phil Theses Submitted
0 3 0
Research Publications
Title of Article Type of Publication Name of Journal ISSN Journal Volume Year Link to Article DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
Encapsulation-Led Adsorption of Neutral Dyes and Complete Photodegradation of Cationic Dyes and Antipsychotic Drugs by Lanthanide-Based Macrocycles Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Inorganic Chemistry 61 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00688

Turn-on fluorescent detection of nickel and zinc ions by two related chemosensors containing naphthalimide ring(s) Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Journal of Molecular Structure 1261 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132901

Molecular Assemblies Offering Hydrogen Bonding Cavities: Influence of Macrocyclic Cavity and Hydrogen Bonding on Dye Adsorption Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Inorganic Chemistry 61 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03747

Selective Detection of Picric Acid and Pyrosulfate Ion by Nickel Complexes Offering a Hydrogen-Bonding-Based Cavity Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Inorganic Chemistry 60 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02479

Supramolecular catalysis: the role of H-bonding interactions in substrate orientation and activation Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Dalton Transactions 50 10.1039/D1DT02131A

Ruthenium complexes of N/O/S based multidentate ligands: Structural diversities and catalysis perspectives Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 954-955 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2021.122081

Selective turn-on sensing of fluoroquinolone drugs by zinc complexes of amide-based ligands Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Chemical Sciences 133 10.1007/s12039-021-01956-9

Turn-on detection of assorted phosphates by luminescent chemosensors Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 8 10.1039/D1QI00032B

Bis(μ-thiolato)-dicopper Containing Fully Spin Delocalized Mixed Valence Copper–Sulfur Clusters and Their Electronic Structural Properties with Relevance to the CuA Site Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Inorganic Chemistry 60 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00075

Ruthenium complexes of phosphine-amide based ligands as efficient catalysts for transfer hydrogenation reactions Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Dalton Transactions 50 10.1039/D0DT04401F

Half-Sandwich Ruthenium Complexes of Amide-Phosphine Based Ligands: HBonding Cavity Assisted Binding and Reduction of Nitrosubstrates Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Inorganic Chemistry 60 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03505

Cobalt mediated N-alkylation of amines by alcohols: role of hydrogen bonding pocket Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 8 10.1039/D0QI01374A

Architectural and catalytic aspect of designer materials build using metalloligands of pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide based ligands Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Dalton Transactions 49 10.1039/D0DT03058A

Effect of pyridyl donors from organic ligands versus metalloligands on material design Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 8 10.1039/D0QI00768D

Design and synthesis of new functionalized 8-(thiophen-2-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines as turn-off chemosensors for selective recognition of Pd2+ ions Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals New Journal of Chemistry 44 10.1039/D0NJ02272A

Systematic Design of A Low Molecular Weight Gelator and Its Application in the Sensing and Retention of Residual Antibiotics Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Crystal Growth & Design 20 10.1021/acs.cgd.0c00820

Detection of Al3+ and Fe3+ ions by nitrobenzoxadiazole bearing pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamiade based chemosensors: Effect of solvents on detection Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals New Journal of Chemistry 44 10.1039/D0NJ00517G

Dipicolinamide and isophthalamide based fluorescent chemosensors: Recognition and detection of assorted analytes Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Dalton Transactions 49 10.1039/D0DT01508C

Synthesis, spectral, structure and computational studies of novel transition Metal(II) complexes of (Z)-((dimethylcarbamothioyl)thio)((1,1,1-trifluoro-4-(naphthalen-2-yl)-4-oxobut-2-en-2-yl)oxy) Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Molecular Structure 1211 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128057

Zn- and Cd-based Coordination Polymers Offering H-Bonding Cavities: Highly Selective Sensing of S2O72- and Fe3+ Ions Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Chemistry – An Asian Journal 14 10.1002/asia.201901142

Ruthenium(II) Complexes of Pyridine-carboxamide Ligands Bearing Appended Benzothiazole/Benzimidazole Rings: Structural Diversity and Catalysis Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Inorganica Chimica Acta 502 10.1016/j.ica.2019.119285

Two Hg(II)-based Macrocycles Offering Hydrogen Bonding Cavities: Influence of Cavity Structure on Heterogeneous Catalysis Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Crystal Growth & Design 19 10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00999

Selective Sensing of ATP by Hydroxide-bridged Dizinc(II) Complexes Offering a Hydrogen Bonding Cavity Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Dalton Transactions 48 10.1039/C9DT02404B

Turn-on Fluorescent Sensors for the Selective Detection of Al3+ (and Ga3+) and PPi Ions Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Inorganic Chemistry 58 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01550

Oxo-bridged trinuclear and tetranuclear manganese complexes supported with nitrogen donor ligands: syntheses, structures and properties Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Dalton Transactions 48 10.1039/C9DT00966C

Postfunctionalized Metalloligand-Based Catenated Coordination Polymers: Syntheses, Structures, and Effect of Labile Sites on Catalysis Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Crystal Growth & Design 19 10.1021/acs.cgd.8b01848

Copper based coordination polymers based on metalloligands: Utilization as heterogeneous catalysts Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Dalton Transactions 47 10.1039/C8DT03836H

Polymerization led selective detection and removal of Zn2+ and Cd2+ ions: Isolation of Zn- and Cd-MOFs and reversibility studies Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Dalton Transactions 47 10.1039/C8DT01956H

Ag-Based Coordination Polymers Based on Metalloligands and Their Catalytic Performance in Multicomponent A3-Coupling Reactions Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Crystal Growth & Design 18 10.1021/acs.cgd.8b00833

Coordination Driven Architectures Based on Metalloligands Offering Appended Carboxylic Acid Groups Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Chemical Sciences 130 10.1007/s12039-018-1491-7

Detection of Sulfide Ion and Gaseous H2S Using a Series of Pyridine-2,6-Dicarboxamide Based Scaffolds Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Dalton Transactions 47 10.1039/C8DT01351A

A metalloligand appended with benzimidazole rings: Tetranuclear [CoZn3] and [CoCd3] complexes and their catalytic applications Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals New Journal of Chemistry 42 10.1039/C8NJ00734A

Fluorescence Quenching of CdTe Quantum Dots with Co(III) Complexes via Electrostatic Assembly Formation Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie 232 10.1515/zpch-2018-1138

Heterogeneous ring-opening reactions and Knoevenagel condensation reactions with cobalt complexes: Effect of CoII versus CoIII states on catalysis Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of the Indian Chemical Society 95 No DOI

Size-Selective Detection of Picric Acid by Florescent Palladium Macrocycles Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Inorganic Chemistry 57 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02813

Research Projects
Project Title Project Type Year Of Sanction Outcome/Output Duration
Tuning Catalytic and Sensing Applications of Designer Architectures by the Judicious Introduction of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Functional Groups Major 2021 Ongoing since 21-01-2022 (2 years, 10 months)
Molecular Assemblies and Coordination Polymers Decorated with Hydrogen Bonds: Recognition, Binding, and Activation of Analytes/Substrates Major 2016 26-12-2016 To 25-12-2020 (3 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Metal Complexes with Secondary Coordination Sphere: Recognition and Binding of Analytes and Activation of Substrates Major 2016 01-06-2016 To 31-05-2019 (2 years, 11 months, 30 days)
Coordination Complexes as the Building Blocks: Supramolecular Organization and Catalysis Major 2012 01-04-2012 To 31-12-2015 (3 years, 8 months, 30 days)
Studies on Coordination Complexes of Macrocyclic Ligands and their Open-Chain Analogues: Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry Perspectives Major 2012 24-02-2012 To 28-02-2015 (3 years, 4 days)
Development of indicators for anthropogenic, environmental and chemical stress on urban ecosystem: A study of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems of Yamuna River catchment from National Capital Region (Delhi) Major 2010 01-01-2010 To 31-12-2013 (3 years, 11 months, 30 days)
Development of Coordination Complexes as the Building Blocks to Generate Novel Heterometallic Complexes Major 2008 01-09-2008 To 31-08-2011 (2 years, 11 months, 30 days)
Synthesis and Characterization of Iron Complexes with Synthetically Designed Nitrogen Donor Ligands: Emphasis to the Development of Biomimetic Oxidation Catalysts Major 2006 01-05-2006 To 30-04-2009 (2 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Coordination and Oxidation Chemistry with Synthetically Designed Mono-functionalized Macrocyclic Ligands Major 2004 01-12-2004 To 30-11-2007 (2 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Controlling Substrate Binding and Activation by Ligand Architecture Minor 2020 01-08-2020 To 31-03-2021 (7 months, 30 days)
Controlling Catalysis Outcome by Ligand Architecture Minor 2021 16-08-2021 To 31-03-2022 (7 months, 15 days)
Honors and Awards
Name of the Award Awarding Body Award Category Level Award Date
Leelavati N. Modi Scholarship Christ Church College, Kanpur University Academic State/University Level 04-12-1992
Indo – US Research Fellowship Indo – US Science & Technology Forum Research National 20-10-2009
Science Flame Award World Science Congress Research International 20-07-2015
Bronze Medal Chemical Research Society of India Research National 15-07-2016
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