Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journals 

67.  A. Rawat, S. Dhakla, S. K. Maity and P. Lama*, Fuel 2024, doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130433. (CSIR-IIP)

Mechanistic insight into the coke formation tendency during upgradation of crude oil in slurry phase batch reactor using MoS2 and its various oil soluble catalysts 

66.  P. Shukla, I. Tarannum, S. Roy, A. Rajput, P. Lama, S. K. Singh*, J. Kłak*, J. Lee* and S. Das*, Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 7053-7066. (CSIR-IIP)

Effect of diamagnetic Zn(II) ions on the SMM properties of a series of trinuclear ZnDy2 and tetranuclear Zn2Dy2 (LnIII = Dy, Tb, Gd) complexes: combined experimental and theoretical studies 

65.  S. Birara, S. Saini, M. Majumder*, P. Lama, S. P. Tiwari* and R. K. Metre*, Dalton Trans. 2023, 52, 18429-18441. (CSIR-IIP)

Design and Synthesis of Solution-Processed Redox-Active Bis(Formazanate) Zinc Complex for Resistive Switching Applications

64. J. K. Yadav,   A. Mishra,   G. K. Mishra,   S. K. Pal,   K. U. Narvekar,   A. Rahaman,   N. Singh,   P. Lama* and  K. Kumar *, New J. Chem. 2023, 47, 20583-20593. (CSIR-IIP)

Isonicotinate-Zn(II)/Cd(II) bridged Dicobaloximes: Synthesis, Characterization and Electrocatalytic Proton Reduction Studies

63. N. Kamboj, A. Dey, P. Lama, M. Majumder,* S. Sengupta,* and R. K. Metre*, Dalton Trans. 2023, 52, 17163-17175. (CSIR-IIP)

Closed-shell Phenalenyl-based Dinuclear Iron(III) Complex as a Robust Cathode for One-Compartment H2O2 Fuel Cell 

62. A. Rawat, D.B. Kanzariya, P. Lama* and T.K. Pal*, Cryst. Growth Des. 2023, 23, 7763–7776. (CSIR-IIP)

Colorimetric response and real-field recognition of organo-toxins and antibiotics in aqueous medium using 2D coordination polymer

61. D. Dutta, A. Gogoi, R. Dutta, S. S. Harmalkar, P. Lama* and S. K. Dey*, CrystEngComm 2023, 25, 5650-5659. (CSIR-IIP)

 C-H hydrogen bond and halogen bond directed self-assembly of ethereal podands and C-X∙∙∙F−/HF2− halogen bonding in solution 


60. A. Mishra,   S. Chaudhary,   N. Kamboj,   P. Lama,   M. Majumder*  and  Ramesh K. Metre*, New J. Chem. 2023, 47, 17129-17141. (CSIR-IIP)

Stabilization of Unusual Discrete Diorganotin Carboxylates Using Intramolecular Coordination Approach: Synthesis, Structure, TD-DFT, and Hirshfeld Surface Analyses

59. D. Gupta, V. N. Vikram, P. Lama, U. K. Patil, S. K. Jain, M. K. Chourasia and T. Narender*, Nat. Prod. Res. 2023, doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2023.2228985. (CSIR-IIP)

Isolation of Arbortristoside-A from Nyctanthes arbor-tristis seeds and its structural validation by X-ray crystallographic analysis

58. D. K. Waiker, A. Verma, Akhilesh, Gajendra T.A., N Singh, A. Roy, H. Dilnashin, V. Tiwari, S. K. Trigun, S. P. Singh, S. Krishnamurthy, P. Lama, V. Jo Davisson and S. K. Shrivastava*, ACS Chem. Neurosci. 2023, 14, 2217−2242. (CSIR-IIP)

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Piperazine and N-Benzylpiperidine Hybrids of 5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-thiol as Potential Multitargeted Ligands for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy 

57. V. Sharma, K. A. Chavan, G. Mali, D. Sarkar, P. Lama, M. Majumder, R. D. Erande* and R. K. Metre*, J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 7448–7453. (CSIR-IIP)


A Catecholaldimine-based NiII-Complex as an Effective Catalyst for the Direct Conversion of Alcohols to trans-Cinnamonitriles and Aldehydes 

56. S. Birara, A. Betal, N. Kamboj, P. Lama, S. Sahu and R. K. Metre*, J. Mol. Struct. 2023, 1287, 135708. (CSIR-IIP)


WORM Type Memory Device Based on Ionic Organotin Complex Using 1,5-Diphenyl-3-(2-pyridyl)formazan Ligand 

55. P. S. Gahlaut, D. Gautam, P. Lama and B. Jana*, New J. Chem. 2023, 47, 6871-6879. (CSIR-IIP)


Unusual coordination of a 1,2,3-triazolyl-pyridine ligand in a Pd(II) complex: application in the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction

54. A. Rawat, D.B. Kanzariya, P. Lama* and T.K. Pal*, Spectrochim. Acta A Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc. 2023, 295, 122579. (CSIR-IIP)


A Zn (II) coordination polymer as a dual sensor for ppb level detection of antibiotics and organo-toxins in a green solvent

53. S.-M. Wang, M. Shivana, P. Lama, Q.-Y. Yang*, L. J. Barbour and M. J. Zaworotko*, Chemsuschem 2023,16, e202300069(1-7).


Metal doping to control gate opening and increase methane working capacity in isostructural flexible diamondoid networks

52. J. K. Yadav, B. Singh, S. K. Pal, N. Singh, P. Lama*, A. Indra* and K. Kumar*, Dalton Trans. 2023, 52, 936-946. (CSIR-IIP)


Chlorocobaloxime Containing N-(4-pyridylmethyl)-1,8-naphthalamide Peripheral Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Enhanced Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution in Alkaline Medium

51. A. Rawat, S. Dhakla, L. Tyagi, S. K. Maity and P. Lama*, Fuel 2022, 330, 125448. (CSIR-IIP)


Direct slurry-phase hydrocracking of crude oil using trimetallic nanocatalyst

50. S. K. Dey,* S. S. Harmalkar, R. K. H. O. Yadav and P. Lama*, CrystEngComm 2022,  24, 4063-4073. (CSIR-IIP)


Structure directing roles of weak noncovalent interactions and charge-assisted hydrogen bonds in the self-assembly of solvated podands: Example of an anion-assisted dimeric water capsule

49. A. Mishra, A. Betal, P. Lama, S. Sahu* and R. K.Metre*, J. Mol. Struct. 2022, 1265, 133345. (CSIR-IIP)


A Non-Football Cage Type Dodecanuclear Organostannoxane: Synthesis, Structure and NDR Behaviour

48. D. B. Kanzariya, T. S. Khan, S. Das, P. Lama*, R. Bandyopadhyay and T. K. Pal*, Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 7436-7454. (CSIR-IIP)


Highly regenerative, fast colorimetric response for organo-toxin and oxo-anions in aqueous medium using discrete luminescent Cd(II) complex in heterogeneous manner with theoretical revelation

47. N. Patel, P. Shukla, P. Lama*, S. Das* and T. K. Pal*, Cryst. Growth Des. 2022, 22, 3518–3564. (CSIR-IIP)


Engineering of metal organic frameworks as ratiometric sensors (Review Article)

46. P. Lama*, A. Rawat, P. Sikiti and T. K. Pal, Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 939-943. (CSIR-IIP)


Significance of an Environmental Gas Cell to Obtain a Fully Dehydrated Form and CO2-Pressurized Structure of a Metal–Organic Framework Using In Situ Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction at 298 K

45. A. Rawat, S. Dhakla, P. Lama* and T. K. Pal*, J. CO2 Util. 2022, 59, 101939. (CSIR-IIP)


Fixation of carbon dioxide to aryl/aromatic carboxylic acids (Review Article)

44. N. Kamboj, G. Mali, P. Lama, R. Erande* and R. K. Metre*, ACS Omega  2022, 10,  8789-8797. (CSIR-IIP)


Designing a Redox Non-innocent Phenalenyl-based Copper(II) Complex: An Auto-Tandem Catalyst for the Selective Oxidation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

43. A. Mishra, A. Betal, N. Kamboj, P. Lama, R. ShyamJi, S. Sahu and R. K. Metre*, J. Mol. Struct.  2022, 1255, 132478. (CSIR-IIP)


Diorganostannoxanes Stabilized by Intramolecular N→Sn Coordination Approach: Synthesis, Structure, TD-DFT and Hirshfeld Surface Analysis 

42. A. Mishra, A. Batar, R. Kumar, A. Khandelwal, P. Lama, M. Chhabra and R. K. Metre*, Polyhedron 2021, 209, 115487. (CSIR-IIP)


Assembly of Di-, Tetra- and Hexanuclear Organostannoxanes Using Hemilabile Intramolecular N→Sn Coordination: Synthesis, Structure, DFT and Antibacterial Studies

41. Somnath, L. Tyagi, R. Singh, P. Lama* and K. A. Siddiqui*, J. Coord. Chem. 2021,  74,  2227-2238. (CSIR-IIP)


Gas sorption and luminescence properties of activated forms of a cd(II)-coordination polymer 



40. A. Mishra, R. Kumar, A. Khandelwal, P. Lama, M. Chhabra and R. K. Metre*, Polyhedron 2021, 205, 115302.  (CSIR-IIP)


Hemi Labile Intramolecular N→ Sn Coordination in a Diorganotin (IV) Sulfide [R2Sn (µ-S)]2 (R= 2-phenylazophenyl) Complex: Synthesis, Structure, DFT-NBO and Antibacterial Studies 



39. A. Mishra, R. Kumar, P. Lama, and R. Metre*,  J. Mol. Struct. 2021,  1239, 130458, 130458.  (CSIR-IIP)


Octanuclear Organotin Copper Sulfide Cage [(RSnCu)4(μ3-S)8]∙2CHCl3 (R = 2-phenylazophenyl) Assembled using Intramolecular Coordination Approach: Synthesis, Structure and DFT-NBO-AIM Analysis 

38. I. Al-Qadsy, A.-B. Al-Odayni*, W. S. Saeed, A. Alrabie, A. Al-Adhreai, L. A. S. Al-Faqeeh, P. Lama, A. A. Alghamdi and M. Farooqui*, Crystals 2021, 11(2), 110, doi.org/10.3390/cryst11020110.  (CSIR-IIP)


Synthesis, Characterization, Single-Crystal X-ray Structure and Biological Activities of [(Z)-N′-(4-Methoxybenzylidene)benzohydrazide–Nickel(II)] Complex 

36. S. Kamaal, M. Usman, M. Afzal, A. Alarifi, A. Alia, R. Das, P. Lama* and M. Ahmad*, Polyhedron, 2021, 193, 114881. (CSIR-IIP

A new copper(II)-based layered coordination polymer: crystal structure, topology, QTAIM analysis, experimental and theoretical magnetic properties based on DFT combined with broken-symmetry formalism (BS-DFT)


35. A. K. Bharati, P. Lama, D. Bieńko* and K. A. Siddiqui*, J. Mol. Struct.  2021, 1223, 128964. (CSIR-IIP)

Synthesis and Magneto-structural Analysis of H-bonded Cu/Ni-Orotato Coordination Polymers 

34. A. K. Bharati, Somnath, P. Lama* and K. A. Siddiqui*, Inorga. Chim. Acta 2020, 500, 119219.  (CSIR-IIP)

A Novel Mixed Ligand Zn-Coordination Polymer: Synthesis, Crystal structure, Thermogravimetric analysis and Photoluminescent Properties

33. K. A. Siddiqui*, A. K. Bharati and P. Lama, SN Appl. Sci.  2020,  2,  392. (CSIR-IIP)

Zinc‑orotate coordination polymer: synthesis, thermogravimetric analysis and luminescence properties 

32. A. Mishra, A. Betal, N. Pal, R. Kumar, P. Lama, S. Sahu* and R. K. Metre*, ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 2019, 2, 220-229. (CSIR-IIP)

Molecular Memory Switching Device Based on a Tetranuclear Organotin Sulfide Cage [(RSnIV)4(μ-S)6]·2CHCl3·4H2O (R = 2‑(Phenylazo)phenyl): Synthesis, Structure, DFT Studies, and Memristive Behavior 

31. P. Lama*, A. Hazra and L. J. Barbour*, Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 12048-12051. (Goa University)

Accordion and layer-sliding motion to produce anomalous thermal expansion behaviour in 2D-coordination polymers 


30. S. S. Harmalkar, D. D. Narulkar, R. J. Butcher, M. S. Deshmukh, A. K. Srivastava, M. Mariappan, P. Lama and S. N. Dhuri*, Inorga. Chim. Acta 2019, 486, 425-434. (Goa University)

Dual-site aqua mononuclear nickel(II) complexes of non-heme tetradentate ligands: Synthesis, characterization and reactivity

Post-doctoral Publications:

29. A. Hazra, D. P. van Heerden, S. Sanyal, P. Lama, C. Esterhuysen and L. J. Barbour*, Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 10018-10024

CO2-induced single-crystal to single-crystal transformations of an interpenetrated flexible MOF explained by in situ crystallographic analysis and molecular modelling

28. H. Yang, F. Guo, P. Lama, W.-Y. Gao, H. Wu, L. J. Barbour*, W. Zhou*, J. Zhang*, B. Aguila and S. Ma*, ACS Cent. Sci. 2018, 4, 1194-1200

Visualizing Structural Transformation and Guest Binding in a Flexible Metal–Organic Framework under High Pressure and Room Temperature

27. L. O. Alimi, D. P. van Heerden, P. Lama, V. J. Smith and L. J. Barbour*, Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 6208-6211

Reversible Thermosalience of 4-Aminobenzonitrile

26. P. Lama and L. J. Barbour*,  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 2145-2150

Distinctive Three-Step Hysteretic Sorption of Ethane with In Situ Crystallographic Visualization of the Pore Forms in a Soft Porous Crystal (Accepted as ACS Editors' Choice Article with Cover Page)

25. Q.-Y. Yang, P. Lama, S. Sen, M. Lusi, K.-J. Chen, W.-Y. Gao, M. Shivanna, T. Pham, N. Hosono, S. Kusaka, J. J. Perry IV, S. Ma, B. Space, L. J. Barbour, S. Kitagawa, and M. J. Zaworotko*, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 5684-5689

Reversible switching between highly porous and non-porous phases of an interpenetrated diamondoid coordination network that exhibits gate-opening at methane storage pressures

24. K. A. Siddiqui*, A. K. Bharati and P. Lama, J. Iran. Chem. Soc. 2018, 15, 2315-2324

Coordination polymers based on μ2η11 and μ2η22 bridging mode of pyridyl carboxylate: ionic liquid-induced hydrothermal synthesis, structural and thermogravimetric analysis

23. L. O. Alimi, P. Lama, V. J. Smith and L. J. Barbour*, Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 2994-2997

Hand-twistable Plastically Deformable Crystals of a Rigid Small Organic Molecule 

22. L. O. Alimi, P. Lama, V. J. Smith and L. J. Barbour*, CrystEngComm 2018, 20, 631-635.

Large volumetric thermal expansion of a novel organic cocrystal over a wide temperature range

21. K. A. Siddiqui*, S. S. Rajput and P. Lama, J. Iran. Chem. Soc. 2018, 15, 93-99

2D hydrogen-bonded manganese-picolinate coordination network: ionic liquid-induced synthesis, crystal structure and thermogravimetric analysis

20. A. Yadav, P. Lama, A. Bieńko, D. Bieńko, K. A. Siddiqui*, Polyhedron 2018, 141, 247-261.

H-bonded supramolecular synthon induced magnetic super exchange phenomenon results weak ferromagnetic and strong antiferromagnetic interactions in two new copper-orotate coordination network  

19. K. A. Siddiqui* and P. Lama, J. Struct. Chem. 2018, 59, 166-171

First Orotic acid and Isonicotinic acid based Zn-complex: Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Thermogravimetric Analysis

18. A. K. Bharati, P. Lama, J. Trojan–Piegza, A. Bieńko and K. A. Siddiqui*, J. Coord. Chem. 2017, 70, 3959-3970.  

A blue luminescent binuclear cadmium-orotate coordination polymer: Synthesis, crystal structure, and thermogravimetric analysis

17.  P. Lama, H. Aggarwal, C. X. Bezuidenhout and L. J. Barbour*, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 13271-13275

Giant Hysteretic Sorption of CO2: In situ Crystallographic Visualization of Guest Binding within a Breathing Framework at 298 K

16.  P. Lama, L. O. Alimi, R. K. Das and L. J. Barbour*, Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 3231-3234

Hydration-dependent anomalous thermal expansion behaviour in a coordination polymer

15.  P. Pal, S. Konar*, P. Lama, K. Das*, A. Bauza, A. Frontera* and S. Mukhopadhyay,  J. Phys. Chem. B 2016, 120, 6803-6811.

On the Importance of Noncovalent Carbon Bonding Interactions in the Stabilization of a 1D Co(II) Polymeric Chain as Precursor of a Novel 2D Coordination Polymer

14.  K. A. Siddiqui*, P. Lama, A. Bieńko and D. Bieńko, Polyhedron 2016, 111, 53-63

Magneto-structural Analysis of Metal-Orotato Coordination Complexes Based on N–H…O and O–H…O Supramolecular Synthon

13.  H. Aggarwal, P. Lama and L. J. Barbour*, Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 14543-14546

Transformation from non- to double-interpenetration in robust Cd(II) doubly-pillared-layered metal–organic frameworks

12.  P. Lama, R. K. Das, V. J. Smith and L. J. Barbour*, Chem. Commun. 2014,50, 6464-6467   (CORRECTIONS).           

A combined stretching–tilting mechanism produces negative, zero and positive linear thermal expansion in a semi-flexible Cd(II)-MOF

Ph. D Publications:

11.  M. Ahmad, R. Das, P. Lama, P. Poddar and P. K. Bharadwaj*, Cryst. Growth Des. 2012, 12, 4624-4632.  

Synthesis, Characterization, and Magnetic Studies of Coordination Polymers with Co(II) and Mn(II) Ions

10.  P. Lama, J. Mrozinski and P. K. Bharadwaj*, Cryst. Growth Des. 2012, 12, 3158-3168

Co(II) Coordination Polymers with Co-ligand Dependent Dinuclear to Tetranuclear Core: Spin-Canting, Weak Ferromagnetic and Antiferromagnetic Behavior

9.  R. Das, A. Aijaz, M. K. Sharma, P. Lama and P. K. Bharadwaj*, Chem.-Eur. J. 2012, 18, 6866-6872

Direct Crystallographic Observation of Catalytic Reactions Inside the Pores of a Flexible Coordination Polymer

8.  P. Lama, E. C. Sañudo and P. K. Bharadwaj*, Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 2979-2985

Coordination polymers of Mn2+ and Dy3+ ions built with a bent tricarboxylate: metamagnetic and weak anti-ferromagnetic behavior

7.  P. Lama and P. K. Bharadwaj*, Cryst. Growth Des. 2011, 11, 5434-5440

Three New Isostructural Coordination Polymers with Cd(II) Clusters as the SBU: Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Luminescence Properties

6.  M. K. Sharma, P. Lama and P. K. Bharadwaj*, Cryst. Growth Des. 2011, 11, 1411-1416

Reversible Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal Exchange of Guests in a Seven-Fold Interpenetrated Diamondoid Coordination Polymer

5.  A. Aijaz, P. Lama, E. C. Sañudo and P. K. Bharadwaj*, New J. Chem. 2010, 34, 2502-2514

Coordination Polymers of Various Architectures Built with Imodazole/ Benzimidazole and Carboxylate Donor Ligands and Different Metal Ions: Synthesis, Structural Features and Magnetic Properties

4.  A. Aijaz, P. Lama and P. K. Bharadwaj*, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 3829-3834

A Dynamically Entangled Coordination Polymer: Synthesis, Structure, Luminescence, Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Reversible Guest Inclusion and Structural Transformation

3.  P. Lama, A. Aijaz, S. Neogi, L. J. Barbour and P. K. Bharadwaj*, Cryst. Growth Des. 2010, 10, 3410-3417

Microporous La(III) Metal-Organic Framework Using a Semi-rigid Tricarboxylic Ligand: Synthesis, Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal Sorption Properties and Gas Adsorption Studies

2.  A. Aijaz, P. Lama and P. K. Bharadwaj*, Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 5883-5889

Two-Dimensional Coordination Polymer with a Non-interpenetrated (4,4) Net Showing Anion Exchange and Structural Transformation in Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal Fashion

1.  P. Lama, A. Aijaz, E. C. Sañudo and P. K. Bharadwaj*, Cryst. Growth Des. 2010, 10, 283-290

Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Properties of Co(II) Coordibnatiopn Polymers from a New Tripodal Carboxylate Ligand: Weak Ferromagnetism and Metamagnetism