Publications

28. C. Hu, L. Demonti, P. Pandey, T. Rajeshkumar, A. Sienkiewicz, I. Zivkovic, R. Scopelliti, L. Maron, M. Mazzanti, Synthesis and properties of stable oxo-bridged dinuclear Pr(IV) complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, XX, XX, XXXX–XXXX. doi.org/ 10.1021/jacs.6c07710

27. H. Gupta; E. P. Shapera; X. Yu; X Wang; P. W. Smith; P. Pandey; M. R. Gau; S. G. Minasian; E. Zurek; J. Autschbach; J. M. Kikkawa; E. J. Schelter, Leveraging the redox activities of cerium and dibenzotetrathiafulvalene to discover a photo-responsive magnetic material. Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance article. doi.org/10.1039/D5SC08870D

26. P. Pandey, M. Keener, T. Rajeshkumar, R. Scopelliti, A. Sienkiewicz, I. Zivkovic, L. Maron, M. Mazzanti, Accessing homoleptic neutral and anionic five-coordinate Pr (IV) siloxide complexes. Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 21056-21067.doi.org/10.1039/D5SC05500H

25. Q. Yang, X. Yu, E. Lapsheva, P. Pandey, P. W. Smith, H. Gupta, M. R. Gau, P. J. Carroll, S. G Minasian, J. Autschbach, E. J. Schelter, Comparison of Ce(IV)/Th(IV)-alkynyl complexes and observation of a trans-influence ligand series for Ce(IV). Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 16597-16609. doi.org/10.1039/D5SC03222A

24. Y. Rao, D. Gioffrè, M. Levien, M. Wörle, P. Pandey, M. Mazzanti, C. Copéret, L. Emsley, Surface Enhanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy at Solid–Liquid Interfaces Using Overhauser Dynamic Nuclear Polarization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025 147, 25, 21297–21301. doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c04452

23. B. D. Vincenzini, X. Yu, S. Paloc, P. W. Smith, H. Gupta, P. Pandey, G. T. Kent, O. Ordonez, T. Keller, M. R. Gau, A. M. Bacon, P. J. Carroll, S.G. Minasian, T. W. Hayton, J. Autschbach, and E. J. Schelter, 4f-orbital Covalency Uniquely Enables a Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Reaction in a CeIV-Cyclopropenyl Complex. Nature Chemistry, 2025, 17, 961-967.  DOI: 10.1038/s41557-025-01791-2

22. P. Pandey, A. Zaichenko, P. W. Smith, D. R. Russo, M. R. Gau, P. J. Carroll, T. M. Keller, A. M. Bacon, S. G. Minasian, J. Autschbach, E. J. Schelter, Synthesis and Characterization of Solvated and Base Free Cerium(III) Mixed Sandwich Complexes. Inorg. Chem., 2025, 64, 3346-3359. DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c04840

21. P. Pandey, X. Wang, H. Gupta, P. W. Smith, E. Lapsheva, P. J. Carroll, A. M. Bacon, C. H. Booth, S. G. Minasian, J. Autschbach, E. Zurek, and E. J. Schelter, Realization of Organocerium-Based Fullerene Molecular Materials Showing Mott Insulator-Type Behavior. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 14, 17857–17869. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18766

20. C. Uruburo, D. M. R. Y. P. Rupasinghe, H. Gupta, R. M. Knieser, L. M. Lopez, M. H. Furigay, R. F. Higgins, P. Pandey, M. R. Baxter, P. J. Carroll, M. Zeller, S. C. Bart, and E. J. Schelter, Metal-Ligand Redox Cooperativity in Cerium Amido-Phenolate-Type Complexes. Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 21, 9418–9426. DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02411

19. M. H. Furigay, S. Chaudhuri, C. Li, J. Zhou, P. Pandey, R. F. Higgins, H. Gupta, P. J. Carroll, M. R. Gau, J. M. Anna, G. C. Schatz, and E. J. Schelter. Observing Similarities and Differences in the Properties of Isostructural Niobium(V)/Tantalum(V) Coordination Compounds with Strong Pi-Donor Ligands. Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 47, 19238–19247. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02514

18. K. P. Ruoff, M. K. Gish, E. Song, I. Douair, P. Pandey, M. Steger, J. C. Johnson, P. J. Carroll, M. Gau, C. H. Chang, R. E. Larsen, A. J. Ferguson, and E. J. Schelter. Mediating Photochemical Reaction Rates at Lewis Acidic Rare Earths by Selective Energy Loss to 4f-Electron States. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145,30, 16374–16382. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01675

17. P. Pandey, Q. Yang, M. R. Gau and E. J. Schelter. Evaluating the photophysical and photochemical characteristics of green-emitting cerium(III) mono-cyclooctatetraenide complexes. Dalton Trans, 2023,  52, 5909–5917. DOI: 10.1039/d3dt00351e

16. E. Lapsheva, Q. Yang, T. Cheisson, P. Pandey, P. J. Carroll, M. Gau, and E. J. Schelter. Electronic Structure Studies and Photophysics of Luminescent Th(IV) Anilido and Imido Complexes. Inorg. Chem., 2023, 62, 15, 6155–6168. DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00375

15. H. H. Wilson, X. Yu, T. Cheisson, P. W. Smith, P. Pandey, P. J. Carroll, S. G. Minasian, J. Autschbach and E. J. Schelter. Synthesis and Characterization of a Bridging Cerium(IV) Nitride Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 2, 781–786. DOI:10.1021/jacs.2c12145

14. P. Pandey, X. Yu, G. B. Panetti, M. R. Gau, P. J. Carroll, J. Autschbach and E. J. Schelter, Synthesis characterization and electrochemical studies of new organocerium(III) complexes with stable Ce-aryl s-bonds.,Organometallics, 2023, 42, 1267−1277. doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00384 This article has been selected as ACS Editors choice as well as featured on the front cover of the journal

13. A. Kumar, P. Pandey, M. R. Gau, P. J. Carroll, and E. J. Schelter, Metalating ROY: Understanding the Denticity and Speciation of Complexes of the ROY anion. Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 51, 20785–20792. DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02629 Featured on front cover of the journal.

12. A. B. Weberg, S. Chaudhuri, T. Cheisson, C. Uruburo, E. Lapsheva, P. Pandey, M. R. Gau, P. J. Carroll, G. C. Schatz and E. J. Schelter, Tantalum, Easy as Pi: Understanding Differences in Metal-Imido Bonding Towards Improving Ta/Nb Separations. Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 6796–6805. DOI:10.1039/d2sc01926d Selected for 2022 Anders Gustaf Ekeberg Tantalum Prize and featured on front cover of the journal.

11. M. H. Furigay, S. Chaudhuri, S. M. Deresh, A. B. Weberg, P. Pandey, P. J. Carroll, G. C. Shatz, E. J. Schelter, Selective Reduction of Niobium (V) Species to Promote Molecular Niobium/Tantalum Separation. Inorg. Chem. 2022 61, 23-27. DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02976

10. S. De, P. Ranjan, V. Chaurasia, S. Pal, S. Pal, P. Pandey, J. K. Bera, Synchronous Proton-Hydride Transfer by a Pyrazole-Functionalized Protic Mn(I) Complex in Catalytic Alcohol Dehydrogenative Coupling. Chem. Eur. J., 2023, e202301758. DOI:10.1002/chem.202301758

9. P. Pandey, and J. K. Bera, Hydrosilylative reduction of primary amides to primary amines catalyzed by a terminal [Ni–OH] complex. Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 9204-9207. DOI:10.1039/d1cc03537a Featured on the back cover of the journal.

8. P. Pandey, P. Daw, N. U. D. Reshi, K. R. Ehmann, M. Hölscher, W. Leitner and J. K. Bera, A Proton-Responsive Annulated Mesoionic Carbene (MIC) Scaffold on Ir Complex for Proton/Hydride Shuttle: An Experimental and Computational Investigation on Reductive Amination of Aldehyde. Organometallics, 2020, 39, 3849-3863. DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00568

7. C. Ravi, P. Pandey, and J. K. Bera, Status of Organometallics and Catalysis Research in India: N–Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Ligands for Organometallic Catalysis. Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad., 2020, 86, 941-962 DOI:10.16943/ptinsa/2019/49731

6. M. Sarkar, P. Pandey and J. K. Bera, Chiral 1,8-Naphthyridine Based Ligands: Syntheses and Characterization of Di- and Tetranuclear Copper (I) and Silver (I) Complexes. Inorg. Chim. Acta., 2019, 486, 518-528. DOI:10.1016/j.ica.2018.11.014

5. P. Pandey, G. Sen, S. De, R. Ramapaniker and J. K. Bera, A Bromo-Capped Diruthenium(I,I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Compound for in situ Bromine Generation with NBS: Catalytic Olefin Aziridination Reactions. G. Sengupta, Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 11917-11924. DOI:10.1039/c8dt01851k

4. A. Sarbajna, P. Pandey, S. M. W. Rahaman, K. Singh, A. Tyagi, P. H. Dixneuf and J. K. Bera, Triflamide-tethered NHC‒Rh(I) Catalyst for Hydroalkoxylation Reactions: Ligand Promoted Nucleophilic Activation of Alcohols. ChemCatChem, 2017, 9, 1397-1401. DOI:10.1002/cctc.201601667

3. K. Singh, A. Sarbajna, I. Dutta, P. Pandey and J. K. Bera, Hemilability Driven Water Activation: A Ni(II) Catalyst for Base-Free Hydration of Nitriles to Amides. Chem. Eur. J., 2017, 23, 7761-7771. DOI:10.1002/chem.201700816

2. P. Pandey, I. Dutta, and J. K. Bera, Acceptorless Alcohol Dehydrogenation: A Mechanistic Perspective. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. A Phys. Sci, 2016, 86, 561-579. DOI:10.1007/s40010-016-0296-7

1. I. Dutta, A. Sarbajna, P. Pandey, S. M. W. Rahaman, K. Singh, and J. K. Bera, Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of Alcohols on a Diruthenium(II,II) Platform. Organometallics, 2016, 35, 1505-1513. DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00085