Name : Dr.C.Balraj
Designation : Assistant Professor (Sl.G)
Department : Chemistry
Qualification : M.Sc, Ph.D, SET, NET
Area of Specialization : Charge Transfer Complexes
Date of Joining KEC : 10-06-2013
Experience in (Years) : 12 Y
Number of Papers Published : 15 (International Journal)
Contact Details : Email: balraj@kongu.ac.in
Mobile: 9095103500
Office: 04294-226614 Intercom: 401
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Journals Published (International)
C. Balraj, K. Ganesh, K. P. Elango "Structural characterization of molecular complexes formed by trimethoprim and cimitidine with 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone", Journal of Molecular Structure, Vol.998, pp.110-118 (2011).
C. Balraj, K. Ganesh, K. P. Elango "Molecular complexes of ketaconazole and oxatomide with p-chloranil: Spectroscopic and spectrofluorimetric studies",Spectrochimica Acta part A, Vol.79, pp.1137-1144 (2011).
K. Ganesh, C. Balraj, K. P. Elango "Spectroscopic and spectrofluorimetric studies on the interaction of irbesartan with 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone and iodine",Spectrochimica Acta part A, Vol.79, pp.1621-1629 (2011).
C. Balraj, A. Satheshkumar, K. Ganesh, K. P. Elango "Spectral, electrochemical and theoretical studies on the charge transfer complexes of azacyclonol with novel substituted 1,4-benzoquinones possessing tunable electron acceptor properties",RSC Advances, Vol.2, pp.12384-12391 (2012).
C. Balraj, K. P. Elango"Spectroscopic studies on the intermolecular charge transfer interaction of Fe(II)- and Fe(III)-phthalocyanines with 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone and its application in colorimetric sensing of amino acids and amines",Spectrochimica Acta part A, Vol.86, pp.44-50 (2012).
K. Ganesh, C. Balraj, A. Satheshkumar, K. P. Elango"Spectroscopic investigation on the mechanism of formation of molecular complexes of albendazole and trimethoprim with 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone",Spectrochimica Acta part A, Vol.92, pp.46-55 (2012).
C. Balraj, K. Ganesh, A. Satheshkumar, K. P. Elango"Charge transfer complexes of quinones in aqueous medium: Spectroscopic and theoretical studies on interaction of cimetidine with novel substituted 1,4-benzoquinones and its application in colorimetric sensing of anions",Spectrochimica Acta part A, Vol.114, pp.256-266 (2013).
C. Balraj, A. Satheshkumar, K. Ganesh, K. P. Elango "Spectral and theoretical studies on the molecular complexes of azacyclonol with new π-acceptors, alkoxy substituted 1,4-benzoquinones", Journal of Molecular Structure, Vol.1035, pp.157-164 (2013).
K. Ganesh, A. Satheshkumar, C. Balraj, K. P. Elango"Substituent effect on the electron acceptor property of 1,4-benzoquinone towards the formation of molecular complex with sulfamethoxazole",Spectrochimica Acta part A, Vol.107, pp.156-166 (2013).
K. Ganesh, C. Balraj, A. Satheshkumar, K. P. Elango "Spectroscopic studies on the formation of molecular complexes of sulfamethoxazole with novel 2,3,5-trichloro-6-alkoxy-1,4-benzoquinones", Journal of Molecular Structure, Vol.1033, pp.312-320 (2013).
C. Balraj, A. Satheshkumar, K. Ganesh, E. H. El-Mosssalamy, K. P. Elango "Synthesis and characterization of molecular complexes of cimetidine with water soluble 1,4-benzoquinones", Journal of Molecular Structure, Vol.1050, pp.166-173 (2013).
K. Ganesh, E. H. El-Mosssalamy, A. Satheshkumar, C. Balraj, K. P. Elango"Substituent effect on the electron acceptor property of 1,4-benzoquinone towards the formation of molecular complex with sulfamethoxazole",Spectrochimica Acta part A, Vol.116, pp.301-310 (2013).
K. Ganesh, C. Balraj, A. Satheshkumar, K. P. Elango"Spectroscopic studies on the formation of charge transfer complexes of L-phenylalanine with 2,3,5-trichloro-6-alkoxy-1,4-benzoquinones in aqueous Medium",Arabian Journal of Chemistry, Vol.12. pp.503-514 (2019).
M.Karthikeyan1, J.Dominc, P.Krishnamoorthy, C.Balraj, K.K.Satheesh Kumar, OXIDATIVE SOLID STATE SYNTHESIS OF POLYANILINE/PB COMPOSITE BY USING LEAD NITRATE, Journal of Critical Reviews, Vol.7. pp-2151-2157 (2020)
C. Balraj, S. Balaji, M. Karthikeyan, Systematic measurements of charge transfer complexes caused from 1-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline and 4-aminoacetanilide with series of π-acceptors (BQ, DDQ, TCNQ), Spectrochimica Acta part A, Vol.245, pp.118931 (2021).
P Sakthivel, K Ramachandran, C Balraj, TS Senthil and P Manivel, Low content of Ni-Pt nanoparticles decorated carbon nanofibers as efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction, J Chem Technol Biotechnol,99, 852–862 (2024).
Paper Presented in National Conferences
C. Balraj, K. Ganesh, K.P. Elango “Spectro-kinetic studies on the molecular complexes of ketaconazole with p-chloranil”,CNMD-2010, Dec 30 & 31, 2010.
K. Ganesh, C. Balraj, K.P. Elango “Spectroscopic and spectrofluorimetric Studies on the interaction of irbesartan with 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone and iondine ”,CNMD-2010, Dec 30 & 31, 2010.
A. Satheshkumar, C.Balraj, K.P. Elango, "Simple and selective colorimetric sensing of fluoride ions by thiourea based system with novel signaling unit”14th CRSI National symposium, Feb 02 - 05, 2012.
C. Balraj, K.P. Elango, "Spectrophotometric and spectrofluorimetric studies of the interaction of Atenolol with p-Chloranil",National conference on Frontiers In Spectroscopy, April 02 & 03, 2012.
C. Balraj, G. Nandhini, K.P. Elango, "Anion sensing properties of molecular complex of Imidazole-chloranil charge transfer adduct: Spectroscopic and theoretical investigation",Recent Advances in Nanomaterials, Chemistry and Environmental Research (RANCER-2014), Dec11-12, 2014.
C.Balraj, "Spectroscopic and theoretical investigation of molecular complexes of TCNQ with 4-aminophenol, 4-aminoacetanilide and p-nitroaniline" , Recent Advances in the Applications of Macromolecular Materials (RAAM-2017), March 2-3, 2017
Paper Presented in International Conferences
C. Balraj, K.P. Elango, "Spectroscopic and spectrofluorimetric studies on the interaction of cimetidine with 2,3,5,6- Tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone",International Conference on Synthetic and Structural Chemistry, Dec 8-10, 2011.
C. Balraj, K.P. Elango, "Molecular compleces of 4-amino acetanilide with series of 1,4-benzoquinones : Spectral and theretical investigation", International Conference on ICRAMCS-2015, Dec 14-15, 2015.
C.Balraj, R.Karpagarajan, K.Ganesh, "Spectroscopic Investigation of Charge transfer complexes of 4-Aminoacetanilide with series of substituted 1,4-Benzoquinones", International Conference on Advances & Challenges in Interdisciplinary Engineering and Management (ICACIEM 2017), Feb 11-12, 2017.
C.Balraj, K.Ganesh, "Spectral and theoretical investigation of molecular complexes of 4-aminoacetanilide with series of acceptors (BQ, CHL, DDQ)", International Conference on Energy, Environment and Advanced Materials for Sustainable Future (ICEEAMSF-2017), May 23-24, 2017.
Number of Consultancy Project: 04 ( MSc Project Guided)
Funded Programmes Organized (Seminar/Conference/Workshop/FDP/STTP/Other)
Achievements
Awards
Software Proficiency
Gaussian03, Chemcraft, ChemDraw Ultra8.0
Subjects Handled
24CYT12-Chemistry for Mechanical Systems: Water Technology Energy Storage Devices Electrochemistry & Corrosion Fuels and Combustion Chemistry of Engineering Materials
24CYT13-Chemistry for Electronics and Computer Systems: Water Technology Energy storage Devices Organic Electronic Materials Insulating Materials E-waste
22CYT12-Chemistry for Computer Systems: Unit-I: Electrochemistry , Unit-III: Corrosion and its control methods, Unit-III: Electrochemical Storage Devices
20CYO06-Waste and Hazardous Waste Management: Unit-1 , Unit-2 , Unit-3 , Unit-4 , Unit-5
Chemisgtry for ECE: Organic Electronic Materials , Organic Field Effect Transistors & Organic Solar Cells , Insulating Materials , Fuels & Combustion , E-waste and Management
Heritage of Tamils : Unit-I , Unit-2-PPT , Unit-4 PPT , Unit-5 PPT
Waste and hazardous Waste management : Solid waste management , Hazardous Waste Management , E-Waste and Biomedical Waste Management , Pollution from major industries , Solid waste management rules
Applied Chemistry Unit-1 (Water Technology), Unit-II (Electrochemistry), Unit-III (Corrosion & Its Control), Unit-IV (Fuels & Combustion), Unit-V (Polymers)
Environmental Science (20 & 22 Regulation): Natural Resources , Ecosystem & Biodiversity , Environmental pollution .
Environmental Monitoring , Introduction to Biological Science
Other Responsibilities
Time Table Coordinator
Department NAAC Coordinator
M.Sc Project Guidance
Class Advisor
Course Coordinator (24CYT21)