1. Coordination cluster synthesis.
2. Exploration for new ligands suitable for multimetallic coordination aggregate formation.
3. Solution studies using spectroscopy.
4. Reactivity, functional behavior, catalytic and protein binding studies.
5. Evaluation in solid state: single crystal X-ray structure determination, PXRD studies, variable temperature magnetic studies and FT-IR evaluation.
6. Theoretical justifications from DFT based calculation.
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Coordination Reactivity of a Tautomeric Thiosemicarbazone Schiff Base for Open-Dicubane Cu4 Complexes: Synthesis, Structures, Catalytic Functions, and Magnetic Behavior by Manna A., Jagli i Z., Ray D. Chemistry - An Asian Journal 21 - (2026)
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Synthesis, crystal structure, theoretical investigation and catalytic activity study of mononuclear nickel(II) complex by Das M., Ray D. Transition Metal Chemistry - (2024)
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Phenoxido-bridged open-cubane [Cu4( 3-OH)2] and stepped-cubane [Cu4( 3-OMe)2] complexes from a semicarbazone Schiff base: synthesis, anion-coordination-tunable structures, biomimicking functions, DNA binding, magnetic behavior and theoretical support by Manna A., Ansari M.F., Arjmand F., Jagli i Z., Herchel R., Ray D. Dalton Transactions 55 3750-3767 (2026)
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New Family of Dinuclear Ni-Ln Complexes from Ternary Coordination by -Diketonates around the Lanthanoids: Synthesis, Structures, and Magnetic Behavior with Theoretical Supports by Dutta B., Guizouarn T., Gharu A., Pointillart F., Vignesh K.R., Ray D. Crystal Growth and Design 25 143-157 (2025)
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Tuning Self-Aggregation and Nuclearity in Multinuclear CoIIComplexes: Synthesis, Structural Diversity, and Changes in Magnetic Anisotropy and Relaxation Behavior by Dutta B., Guizouarn T., Kotrle K., Pointillart F., Herchel R., Ray D. Crystal Growth and Design 25 3915-3927 (2025)
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Varying anion coordination in new families of dinuclear NiIILnIII complexes: zero-field slow relaxation of magnetization and theoretical validations by Dutta B., Tarannum I., Jagli?i? Z., Singh S.K., Ray D. Dalton Transactions 54 13166-13183 (2025)
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Chinese-Lantern shaped [MnII2MnIII6NaI3] cluster assembled from Schiff base and azide bridges: Synthesis, magnetic study and catecholase-like activity by Chattopadhyay K., Dutta B., Dutta S., Manna A., Craig G.A., Mandal M., Murrie M., Ray D. Inorganica Chimica Acta 572 - (2024)
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Facile synthesis of imidazolidinyl phenolate supported Dicopper(II/II) Complexes: Activation and fixation of atmospheric CO2 as MeOCO2 showing exogenous bridge modulating magnetic exchange coupling by Mandal D., Bertolasi V., Aromí G., Giri S., Ray D. Inorganica Chimica Acta 572 - (2024)
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New Candy-Shaped Hexanuclear CoII2CoIII2Gd2 Aggregate: Synthesis, Structures, and Magnetic Performance for Magnetocaloric Effect and Theoretical Understanding by Dutta B., Jagli i Z., Fitta M., Herchel R., Ray D. Crystal Growth and Design 24 3899-3909 (2024)
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Structures and magnetic properties of a trinuclear angular [Ni3] and a heptanuclear wheel-like [Ni7] complexes with a Schiff base ligand by Singha Mahapatra T., Roy B.C., Dutta B., Lengyel J., Shatruk M., Ray D. Polyhedron 249 - (2024)
- Co-Principal Investigator
Ph. D. Students
Anupama Manna
Area of Research: Synthetic coordination chemistry and properties
Moumita Pait
Area of Research: Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry
Shyamali Dutta
Area of Research: Synthetic coordination chemistry and studies on the coordination aggregates
