Dr. C. M. Nagaraja
Assistant professor, Department of Chemistry,
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Nagpal Road, Rupnagar - 140001, Punjab, India
Email: [email protected], [email protected],
http://www.iitrpr.ac.in/chemistry/nagaraja
Education
Ph.D. (2007): Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Supervisor – Prof. B. R. Jagirdar)
M.Sc. (2000), Chemistry: Central College campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India
Work Experience
Assistant Professor: Indian Institute of Technology-Ropar, Sep 2012-present
Assistant Professor: Indian Institute of Technology-Rajasthan, Jodhpur, May 2011-Aug 2012 Research Scientist: Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, India, (Apr 2010- May 2011)
Research Associate: JNCASR, Bangalore, India, (2009-2010)
Post-doctoral Research Staff: Brandeis University, MA, USA, (2007-2008)
Lecturer: Bangalore College of Engineering and Technology, Bangalore, India (2000-2001)
Research Interests
• Inorganic, Organometallic synthesis and catalysis
• Multifunctional metal-organic coordination polymers
• Hydrogen production and storage
• Activation and functionalization of green house gases (CO2, CH4, etc).
• Ferroelectric and multiferroic coordination polymers
Research Projects
Sl. No. Funding Agency Total Cost
(approx) 1 Fast track proposal, Department of Science and Technology
(DST), New Delhi
23 Lakhs
2 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi
19 Lakhs
3 Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (ISRD grant) 36 Lakhs
List of Publications
1) C. M. Nagaraja, T. K. Maji, C. N. R. Rao, “Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Properties of Two Organically-Templated Coordination Polymers, {[EDAH2][M2F2(SO4)2(H2O)2]}n (M2 = Ni2II
and CoII/NiII)” Inorg. Chem. Acta. 389, 2012, 85.
2) C. M. Nagaraja, R. Haldar T. K. Maji, C. N. R. Rao, “Chiral, porous, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs): selective CO2 adsorption and interesting magnetic properties” Crystal Growth & Design, 12, 2012, 975.
3) C. M. Nagaraja, Nitesh Kumar, T. K. Maji, C. N. R. Rao, “Amine-templated Coordination Polymers of CoII and NiII exhibiting Novel Magnetic Properties: Effect of Dehydration” E. J.
Inorg. Chem. 2011, 2057.
4) C. M. Nagaraja, J. N. Behera, T. K. Maji, S. K. Pati, C. N. R. Rao, “Organically-Templated Kagomé Compounds Containing Two Transition Metal Ions” Dalton. Trans. 2010, 39, 6947.
5) C. M. Nagaraja, T. K. Maji, C. N. R. Rao “Synthesis and structures of CoII, NiII and CuII coordination frameworks formed by a flexible 1, 3-phenylenediacetic acid ligand” J. Mol.
Struc. 976, 2010, 168.
6) C. Douvris, C. M. Nagaraja, C. -H. Chen, B. M. Foxman, O. V. Ozerov,
“Hydrodefluorination and Other Hydrodehalogenation of Aliphatic Carbon- Halogen Bonds Using Silylium Catalysis”. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132, 2010, 4946.
7) C. M. Nagaraja, M. Nethaji, B. R. Jagirdar, “Synthesis and structural characterization of a new ruthenium hydride ethylene complex” Indian Journal of Chemistry 49A, 2010, 167- 170.
8) C. M. Nagaraja, K. S. Naidu, M. Nethaji, B. R. Jagirdar, “Reactivity Studies of Highly Electrophilic Ruthenium Complexes” Inorg. Chem. Acta. 2010, 363, 3017.
9) C. M. Nagaraja, M. Nethaji, B. R. Jagirdar, “Tris(pyrazolyl)methane sulfonate complexes of iridium: catalytic hydrogenation of 3,3-dimethyl-1-butene” Organometallics 26, 2007, 6307.
10) C. M. Nagaraja, P. Parameswaran, E. D. Jemmis, B. R. Jagirdar, “Heterolytic activation of H−X (X = H, Si, B and C) bonds: An experimental and Theoretical Investigation” J. Am.
Chem. Soc. 129, 2007, 5587.
11) C. M. Nagaraja, M. Nethaji, B. R. Jagirdar, “Highly electrophilic, 16-electron [Ru(P(OMe)(OH)2)(dppe)2]2+ complex turns H2 (g) into a strong acid and splits a Si-H bond heterolytically. Synthesis and structure of the novel phosphorous acid complex [Ru(P(OH)3)(dppe)2]2+” Inorg. Chem. 44, 2005, 4145.
12) C. M. Nagaraja, M. Nethaji, B. R. Jagirdar, “Novel double dealkylation of trialkyl phosphite in the presence of an acid: synthesis and characterization of a 16-electron ruthenium complex bearing P(OH)2(OMe) ligand” Inorg. Chem. Commun. 7, 2004, 654…… Conference proceedings
13) C. M. Nagaraja, C. Douvris, O. V. Ozerov, “Catalytic conversion of C-F bonds to C-X (X = H, C) bonds” Abstracts of papers 236Th ACS National meeting of the American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, USA. August 17-21 2008.
14) O. V. Ozerov, C. Douvris, W. Gu, C. M. Nagaraja, B. M. Foxman, C. –H. Chen, “Catalytic carbon-fluorine bond activation with main group compounds” Abstracts of papers 236Th ACS National meeting of the American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, USA. August 17-21 2008.
Poster/Oral presentations
Hydrogen Storage and production, a research seminar given under chemical society lecture series on 25th May 2012 in the Department of Chemistry, Tumkur University, India.
"Multifuctional Metal-Organic Coordination Polymers" an invited presentation given in the National Conference of Material Science & Technology: Current Trends & Future Prospects”
during 6-7 Feb, 2012 at Lachoo Memorial College of Science and Technology, Jodhpur.
C. M. Nagaraja, R. Halder, T. K. Maji, C. N. R. Rao, “Chiral Porous Metal-Organic Frameworks of CoII/NiII Based on Mixed ligand System" Oral/poster presentation in the
“National Symposium on Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC−XIV)” during December 10-13, 2011 at University of Hyderabad, India.
C. M. Nagaraja, T. K. Maji, S. K. Pati, C. N. R. Rao, “Organically-Templated Kagomé Compounds" poster presentation in the Sixth Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) Conference on Chemistry of Materials during Oct 2-4, 2010 at Cochin, Kerala, India.
C. M. Nagaraja, J. N. Behera, T. K. Maji, S. K. Pati, C. N. R. Rao, “Organically-Templated Kagomé Compounds Containing Two Transition Metal Ions" poster presentation in the JNCASR-Purdue Workshop on “Basics of Nanomaterials and Applications in Energy Conversion, Transport and Storage" during Aug 2-4, 2010 at JNCASR, Bangalore, India.
C. M. Nagaraja, C. Douvris, O. V. Ozerov “Catalytic activation of C-F bonds using main group compounds" poster presentation in the “ Emerging trends in inorganic chemistry” at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, INDIA during July 2009.
C. M. Nagaraja and B. R. Jagirdar, “Activation of unreactive chemical bonds in small molecules” presentation under chemical society lectures series, Department of chemistry, Central college campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore, April 3, 2009.
C. M. Nagaraja, C. Douvris, O. V. Ozerov “Catalytic conversion of carbon-fluorine bonds”
presentation in the state level conference on Emerging trends in medicinal chemistry and
C. M. Nagaraja, C. Douvris, O. V. Ozerov, “Catalytic conversion of C-F bonds to C-X (X = H, C) bonds” presented a poster in the 236Th American Chemical Society National meeting Philadelphia, USA, august 17-21 2008.
C. M. Nagaraja, P. Parameswaran, E. D. Jemmis, B. R. Jagirdar, “Heterolytic activation of H−X (X = H, Si, B and C) bonds in small molecules” presented a poster in the “Gordon Research Conference on Organometallic Chemistry at Salve Regina University, New Port, Rhode Island, USA from 6-13 July 2007.
C. M. Nagaraja, M. Nethaji, B. R. Jagirdar, “Heterolytic activation of H−X (X = H, C, B and Si) bonds using a highly electrophilic ruthenium complex ” poster presentation in the
“Division of Chemical Sciences Day” at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, INDIA on Jan 28, 2006.
C. M. Nagaraja, M. Nethaji, B. R. Jagirdar, “Approaches Towards The Heterolytic Activation And Functionalization Of Methane” presented a poster in the “National Symposium on Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC−XI)” at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, INDIA during Dec 8−10, 2005.
B. R. Jagirdar, C. M. Nagaraja, “Approaches Towards The Heterolytic Activation And Functionalization Of Methane” presentation in “Pacifichem 2005”at Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Dec 2005.
C. M. Nagaraja, M. Nethaji, B. R. Jagirdar, “Synthesis and reactivity studies of a electrophilic, 16−electron ruthenium diphosphine complex” presented a poster in the “In- house symposium−2004” at the IPC Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
C. M. Nagaraja, M. Nethaji, B. R. Jagirdar, “A novel case of Arbuzov-type double dealkylation in a ruthenium complex” presented a poster in “National Symposium on Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC−X)” at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, INDIA during Dec 15−17, 2003.
Membership of professional organizations
• Member of American Chemical Society (ACS).
• Life member Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI)
