Publications

Publications & Patents

Peer-reviewed publications, review articles, and patent applications spanning organometallic chemistry, molecular catalysis, electrocatalysis, immobilized catalysts, and bioactive coordination chemistry.

The list below summarizes selected publications from 2011 onward, followed by intellectual-property outputs. For the most current citation record and complete indexing details, please use the Google Scholar and ORCID links.

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Research output themes

  • Organometallic and molecular catalysis
  • Hydrogen-transfer and sustainable transformations
  • Molecular electrocatalysis and catalyst immobilization
  • Bioactive coordination compounds and structure–activity relationships

Review Articles

Reviews cover immobilized molecular catalysts, transition-metal-catalyzed acceptorless dehydrogenation, and related areas of sustainable molecular catalysis.

Primary Research

Research papers span synthesis, structure, mechanisms, reactivity, electrochemistry, biological activity, and catalyst design.

Intellectual Property

Patent applications include chemistry decision-support systems, electrochemical tools, safety protocols, environmental screening, and applied chemical workflows.

Peer-reviewed work

Selected Publications

Selected papers are listed in reverse chronological order.

thumbnail for Divergence between activity metrics and mechanistic interpretability in anchored molecular electrocatalysts
2026

Divergence between activity metrics and mechanistic interpretability in anchored molecular electrocatalysts

A. P. Nedumthuruthiyil, A. Rajendran, D. Dhiman, B. Pavithra, T. Ghatak, B. Saha, K. Singh, S. Ghosh, A. Sarbajna
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026
DOI: 10.1039/D6TA02884E
thumbnail for Metal-directed structural divergence governing cytotoxic and antimicrobial activity in multinuclear quinoline complexes
2026

Metal-directed structural divergence governing cytotoxic and antimicrobial activity in multinuclear quinoline complexes

D. Dhiman, V. Radhakrishnan, A. Sarbajna
Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2026, 188, 116534
DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2026.116534
thumbnail for Surface immobilization of base-metal molecular catalysts for (photo)electrochemical hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions
2026

Surface immobilization of base-metal molecular catalysts for (photo)electrochemical hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions

T. Singh, T. S. Ghosh, A. Sarbajna
Coord. Chem. Rev., 2026, 546, 217071
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2025.217071
thumbnail for Recent developments in transition metal catalyzed acceptorless dehydrogenation of amines and N-heterocycles
2026

Recent developments in transition metal catalyzed acceptorless dehydrogenation of amines and N-heterocycles

P. K. Raziya Shaheen, A. Sarbajna
Coord. Chem. Rev., 2026, 547, 217095
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2025.217095
thumbnail for Efficient dinuclear Co(II) and Ni(II) catalysts: Enhancing azide–nitrile cycloaddition and catalytic insights for the synthesis of mono-, bis-, and poly-tetrazoles
2025

Efficient dinuclear Co(II) and Ni(II) catalysts: Enhancing azide–nitrile cycloaddition and catalytic insights for the synthesis of mono-, bis-, and poly-tetrazoles

S. Revathi, T. K. Ghatak, B. Karthick, A. Sarbajna, A. R. Maity, N. Fridman
J. Mol. Struct., 2025, 1348, 143419
DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2025.143419
thumbnail for Influence of Ylide Functionalization on the Catalytic Performance of Ferrocenyl Diphosphines in Au(I)-Catalyzed Hydroaminations and Hydrohydrazinations
2024

Influence of Ylide Functionalization on the Catalytic Performance of Ferrocenyl Diphosphines in Au(I)-Catalyzed Hydroaminations and Hydrohydrazinations

P. Duari, A. Sarbajna, C.-H. Yu, V. S. V. S. N. Swamy, K.-S. Feichtner, J. Handelmann, V. H. Gessner
ChemCatChem, 2024, 16, e202400196
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202400196
equal contribution
thumbnail for A novel Fe(III) and 2-amino-perimidinium based hybrid material catalyzed Friedel–Crafts type hydroarylation of alkynes: Scope and mechanism
2024

A novel Fe(III) and 2-amino-perimidinium based hybrid material catalyzed Friedel–Crafts type hydroarylation of alkynes: Scope and mechanism

R. P. Velmurugan, C. V. S. Sivaraman, A. Sarbajna, A. R. Maity, S. Dutta, S. Garai, A. K. Mishra, D. Mandal, T. Ghatak
J. Mol. Struct., 2024, 1314, 138750
DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.138750
thumbnail for Utility of a ferrocene unit in a cyclometalated Cp*Ir(III) catalyst during water oxidation: Exploring bimetallic cooperativity
2023

Utility of a ferrocene unit in a cyclometalated Cp*Ir(III) catalyst during water oxidation: Exploring bimetallic cooperativity

G. F. Bora, D. Mallick, A. Sarbajna, S. Ghosh, A. Jurgula, J. Saha
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2023, e202300462
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202300462
thumbnail for Single and double deprotonation/dearomatization of N,S-donor pyridinophane ligand in ruthenium complexes
2022

Single and double deprotonation/dearomatization of N,S-donor pyridinophane ligand in ruthenium complexes

H. M. Dinh, T. Gridneva, A. Karimata, A. Garcia-Roca, J. Pruchyathamkorn, P. H. Patil, A. Petrov, A. Sarbajna, S. Lapointe, E. Khaskin, R. R. Fayzullin, J. R. Khusnutdinova
Dalton Trans., 2022, 51, 14734
DOI: 10.1039/D2DT02219B
thumbnail for Formation of exceptional monomeric YPhos–PdCl₂ complexes with high activities in coupling reactions
2022

Formation of exceptional monomeric YPhos–PdCl₂ complexes with high activities in coupling reactions

I. Rodstein, L. Kelling, J. Löffler, T. Scherpf, A. Sarbajna, D. M. Andrada, V. H. Gessner
Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 13552
DOI: 10.1039/D2SC04523K
thumbnail for Tritiation gets selective
2022

Tritiation gets selective

A. Sarbajna, V. H. Gessner
Nat. Synth., 2022, 1, 16
DOI: 10.1038/s44160-021-00009-w
thumbnail for Ylide-substituted phosphines: A platform of strong donor ligands for gold catalysis and palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions
2022

Ylide-substituted phosphines: A platform of strong donor ligands for gold catalysis and palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions

S. Lapointe, A. Sarbajna, V. H. Gessner
Acc. Chem. Res., 2022, 55, 770
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00797
equal contribution
thumbnail for C–C bond elimination from high-valent Mn aryl complexes
2021

C–C bond elimination from high-valent Mn aryl complexes

Y.-T. He, A. Karimata, O. Gladkovskaya, E. Khaskin, R. R. Fayzullin, A. Sarbajna, J. R. Khusnutdinova
Organometallics, 2021, 40, 2320
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00047
thumbnail for Phosphorus-ylides: Powerful substituents for the stabilization of reactive main-group compounds
2021

Phosphorus-ylides: Powerful substituents for the stabilization of reactive main-group compounds

A. Sarbajna, V. S. V. S. N. Swamy, V. H. Gessner
Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 2016
DOI: 10.1039/D0SC03278F
thumbnail for Aryl–X bond-forming reductive elimination from high-valent Mn–aryl complexes
2019

Aryl–X bond-forming reductive elimination from high-valent Mn–aryl complexes

A. Sarbajna, Y.-T. He, M. H. Dinh, O. Gladkovskaya, S. M. W. Rahaman, A. Karimata, E. Khaskin, S. Lapointe, R. R. Fayzullin, J. R. Khusnutdinova
Organometallics, 2019, 38, 4409
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00494
thumbnail for Facile and reversible double dearomatization of pyridines in non-phosphine Mn(I) complexes with N,S-donor pyridinophane ligand
2019

Facile and reversible double dearomatization of pyridines in non-phosphine Mn(I) complexes with N,S-donor pyridinophane ligand

A. Sarbajna, P. H. Patil, M. H. Dinh, O. Gladkovskaya, R. R. Fayzullin, S. Lapointe, E. Khaskin, J. R. Khusnutdinova
Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 3282
DOI: 10.1039/C9CC00424F
thumbnail for Bifunctional organometallic catalysts for selective hydration of nitriles to amides
2018

Bifunctional organometallic catalysts for selective hydration of nitriles to amides

K. Singh, A. Sarbajna, J. K. Bera
J. Indian Chem. Soc., 2018, 95, 853
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5642076
thumbnail for Acceptorless and oxidant-free double dehydrogenation of primary amines to nitriles by a ruthenium complex featuring pyrazolato functionality
2018

Acceptorless and oxidant-free double dehydrogenation of primary amines to nitriles by a ruthenium complex featuring pyrazolato functionality

I. Dutta, S. Yadav, A. Sarbajna, S. De, M. Hölscher, W. Leitner, J. K. Bera
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 8662
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b05009
thumbnail for Catalytic conversion of alcohols to carboxylic acid salts and hydrogen with alkaline water
2017

Catalytic conversion of alcohols to carboxylic acid salts and hydrogen with alkaline water

A. Sarbajna, I. Dutta, P. Daw, S. Dinda, A. Sarkar, S. M. W. Rahaman, J. K. Bera
ACS Catal., 2017, 7, 2786
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b03259
thumbnail for A triflamide-tethered NHC–Rh(I) catalyst for hydroalkoxylation reactions: Ligand-promoted nucleophilic activation of alcohols
2017

A triflamide-tethered NHC–Rh(I) catalyst for hydroalkoxylation reactions: Ligand-promoted nucleophilic activation of alcohols

A. Sarbajna, P. Pandey, S. M. W. Rahaman, K. Singh, A. Tyagi, P. H. Dixneuf, J. K. Bera
ChemCatChem, 2017, 9, 1397
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201601667
thumbnail for Hemilability-driven water activation: A Ni(II) catalyst for base-free hydration of nitriles to amides
2017

Hemilability-driven water activation: A Ni(II) catalyst for base-free hydration of nitriles to amides

K. Singh, A. Sarbajna, I. Dutta, P. Pandey, J. K. Bera
Chem. Eur. J., 2017, 23, 7761
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201700816
thumbnail for Acceptorless dehydrogenation of alcohols on a diruthenium(II,II) platform
2016

Acceptorless dehydrogenation of alcohols on a diruthenium(II,II) platform

I. Dutta, A. Sarbajna, P. Pandey, S. M. W. Rahaman, K. Singh, J. K. Bera
Organometallics, 2016, 35, 1505
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00085
thumbnail for A highly efficient catalyst for selective oxidative scission of olefins to aldehydes: Abnormal-NHC-Ru(II) complex in oxidation chemistry
2014

A highly efficient catalyst for selective oxidative scission of olefins to aldehydes: Abnormal-NHC-Ru(II) complex in oxidation chemistry

P. Daw, R. Petakamsetty, A. Sarbajna, S. Laha, R. Ramapanicker, J. K. Bera
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 13987
DOI: 10.1021/ja5075294
thumbnail for Bulky, spherical and fluorinated anion BArF induces “on-water” activity of silver salt for the hydration of terminal alkynes
2014

Bulky, spherical and fluorinated anion BArF induces “on-water” activity of silver salt for the hydration of terminal alkynes

S. Saha, A. Sarbajna, J. K. Bera
Tetrahedron Lett., 2014, 55, 1444
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.01.045
thumbnail for Amide synthesis from alcohols and amines catalyzed by a Ru(II) N-heterocyclic carbene carbonyl complex
2014

Amide synthesis from alcohols and amines catalyzed by a Ru(II) N-heterocyclic carbene carbonyl complex

B. Saha, G. Sengupta, A. Sarbajna, I. Dutta, J. K. Bera
J. Organomet. Chem., 2014, 771, 124
DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.12.051
thumbnail for Ferrocene-appended anionic N-heterocyclic carbene and its silver complex: Synthesis, structure and catalytic evaluation
2013

Ferrocene-appended anionic N-heterocyclic carbene and its silver complex: Synthesis, structure and catalytic evaluation

A. Sarbajna, N. Sadhukhan, S. Saha, J. K. Bera
Indian J. Chem., Sect. A, 2013, 52, 1072
thumbnail for A Rh(III)–NHC complex from a metal–metal singly bonded [Rh(II)–Rh(II)] precursor
2011

A Rh(III)–NHC complex from a metal–metal singly bonded [Rh(II)–Rh(II)] precursor

A. Sinha, A. Sarbajna, S. Dinda, J. K. Bera
J. Chem. Sci., 2011, 123, 799
DOI: 10.1007/s12039-011-0161-9

Intellectual Property

Patent Applications and Intellectual Property

Selected published Indian patent applications are listed below.

1.A. Sarbajna. System and Method for SEI Electrolyte Additive Selection and Safety-Controlled Protocol Generation.
Indian Patent Application No. 202541103100, filed 26 Oct 2025, published 28 Nov 2025.
Applicant: Vellore Institute of Technology, India.
Status: Published.
2.A. Sarbajna, Dhruv. System and Method for Deterministic Offline Biodegradation Mapping and Compliance Evidence Generation.
Indian Patent Application No. 202541103113, filed 26 Oct 2025, published 28 Nov 2025.
Applicant: Vellore Institute of Technology, India.
Status: Published.
3.A. Sarbajna, J. George. Offline Decision-Support Tool for Hazard-Based Material Ranking and Standards-Aware Emergency Response.
Indian Patent Application No. 202541094878, filed 02 Oct 2025, published 31 Oct 2025.
Applicant: Vellore Institute of Technology, India.
Status: Published.
4.A. Sarbajna, S. Ghosh. Offline Electrochemical Effluent Analyzer with Hardware Integration and Compliance.
Indian Patent Application No. 202541094493, filed 02 Oct 2025, published 31 Oct 2025.
Applicant: Vellore Institute of Technology, India.
Status: Published.
5.A. Sarbajna, P. Naik, D. Dutta, A. P. Nedumthuruthiyil. Integrated Chemical Methods for Electrolyte Property Prediction and Risk Assessment.
Indian Patent Application No. 202541094580, filed 01 Oct 2025, published 31 Oct 2025.
Applicant: Vellore Institute of Technology, India.
Status: Published.
6.A. Sarbajna, Dhruv. Offline Climate Aware Construction Material Selection and Risk Analysis System.
Indian Patent Application No. 202541093175, filed 30 Sep 2025, published 31 Oct 2025.
Applicant: Vellore Institute of Technology, India.
Status: Published.
7.A. Sarbajna, T. Ghatak. System and Method for Chemical Waste Segregation and Hazard Classification.
Indian Patent Application No. 202541081113, filed 28 Aug 2025, published 19 Sep 2025.
Applicant: Vellore Institute of Technology, India.
Status: Published.
8.A. Sarbajna, T. Ghatak. System and Method for Offline Evaluation of Green-Chemistry Metrics and Regulatory Standards in Chemical Synthesis.
Indian Patent Application No. 202541081114, filed 27 Aug 2025, published 19 Sep 2025.
Applicant: Vellore Institute of Technology, India.
Status: Published.