Research Interest of TKP Research Group

 

Atom Economic Selective Hydroboration of C-X Unsaturated Bonds as Green Method for Organic Synthesis.

The objective of TKP group’s research is to develop the Al-catalyst for regio-selective hydroboration reaction of alkene and alkynes. Hydroboration of alkenes or alkynes demands of high interest as these borylated structural motifs are key building blocks for various organic syntheses. It is noteworthy to mention that; alkenes and alkynes are of special interest as multiple products can be generated from the hydroboration reaction due to the lack of polarity of the unsaturated bonds. Hence, a suitable catalytic condition is required to obtain a certain product selectively. Notably, aluminum complexes are potentially useful in terms of selectivity issues for hydroboration of alkenes and alkynes by following anti-Markovnikov addition to produce predominantly the β-addition product.

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Development of Organometallic Catalysts for ROP and Copolymerization of Cyclic Esters.

TKP research group is working to develop homogeneous catalysts immobilized at the surface (silica) for the ring-opening polymerization and copolymerization of cyclic esters employing earth-abundant metals. In our group, several organometallic catalysts have been developed for the ROP of cyclic esters in homogeneous medium producing polymers having low polydispersity values. These catalysts employ metals like Li, Na, K, Cs, Mg, Ca, Sr,  and Ba which are readily available with comparatively low toxicity. Also, these catalysts follow a mild synthetic route and are environment-friendly.

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Design and Synthesis of Photostable Triphenylamine Based Neutral AIE Nano Luminogens.

TKP research group also working on a topic with the increasing dependence on fluorescence bioimaging, luminogens with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) properties have gained significant attention due to their excellent photo-stabilization, minimal photobleaching, high reliability, and superior biocompatibility. Since mitochondria are crucial subcellular organelles in eukaryotic cells with important biological functions, organelle-specific AIE emitters with distinct functions have been highly sought after, but with limited success using simple synthetic methods.

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