Publications from IIT Mandi
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Publications from IIT Mandi
24. T. Sharma, N. Thakur, N. Kumar, N. Sinha*
Photoluminescent Linear Carbene-Silver-Amide Complexes
Inorg. Chem. 2025, 64, 15914–15922. [Link]
23. N. Kumar,+ T. Sharma,+ N. Thakur, R. Jain, N. Sinha*
(+Both contributed equally)
Abundant Transition Metal Based Photocatalysts for Red Light Driven Photocatalysis
Chem. Eur. J. 2025, 31, e202500365. [Link]
22. T. Jin, N. Sinha, D. S. Wagner, A. Prescimone, D. Häussinger, O. S. Wenger
Making Mo(0) a competitive alternative to Ir(III) in phosphors and photocatalysts
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 4587–4594 . [Link] (open access)
21. E. H. Doeven, T. U. Connell, N. Sinha, O. S. Wenger, P. S. Francis
Electrochemiluminescence of a First-Row d6 Transition Metal Complex
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202319047. [Link] (open access)
20. J. Wellauer, F. Ziereisen, N. Sinha,* A. Prescimone, A. Velić, F. Meyer, O. S. Wenger
Iron(III) Carbene Complexes with Tunable Excited-State Energies for Photoredox and Upconversion
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 11299–11318. [Link] (open access)
19. N. Sinha,* J. Wellauer, T. Maisuradze, A. Prescimone, S. Kupfer, O. S. Wenger
Reversible Photoinduced Ligand Substitution in a Luminescent Chromium(0) Complex
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 10418–10431. [Link] (open access)
Publications from M.Sc., Ph.D., and Postdocs
18. N. Sinha, C. Wegeberg, D. Häussinger, A. Prescimone, O.
S. Wenger
Photoredox-Active Cr(0) Luminophores Featuring Photophysical Properties Competitive with Ru(II) and Os(II) Complexes
Nat. Chem. 2023, 15, 1730–1736. [Link] (open access)
Highlighted by 33 online science news outlets and with a press release by University of Basel, Switzerland (> link to the press release)
17. B. Mondal, R. Naskar, A. Dey, N. Sinha, F. E. Hahn, R. Maity
Trinuclear Pd(II) Complexes Bearing a C3-Symmetric Triethynylbenzene-Based Tris-NHC Ligand: Catalytic Benefits
Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202300548. [Link]
16. N. Sinha, P. Yaltseva, O. S. Wenger,
The Nephelauxetic Effect Becomes an Important Design Factor for Photoactive First-Row Transition Metal Complexes
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202303864. [Link] (open access)
15. H. Li, C. Wang, F. Glaser, N. Sinha, O. S. Wenger,
Metal-Organic Bichromophore Lowers the Upconversion Excitation Power Threshold and Promotes UV Photoreactions
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 11402–11414. [Link] (open access)
14. B. Dietzek-Ivanšić, S. Tschierlei, M. Schulz, M. Karnahl, N. Sinha, L. Thomisch, O. S. Wenger, K. Heinze
Trendbericht: Photochemie (Trend Report: Photochemistry)
Nachrichten aus der Chemie 2023, 71, 56-63. [Link] (open access)
13. N. Sinha, O. S. Wenger,
Photoactive Metal-to-Ligand Charge Transfer Excited States in 3d6 Complexes with Cr(0), Mn(I), Fe(II), and Co(III)
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 4903−4920. [Link] (open access)
12. T. Ogawa, N. Sinha, B. Pfund, A. Prescimone, O. S. Wenger,
Molecular Design Principles to Elongate the Metal-to-Ligand Charge Transfer Excited-State Lifetimes of Square-Planar Nickel(II) Complexes
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 21948−21960. [Link] (open access)
11. N. Sinha, B. Pfund, C. Wegeberg, A. Prescimone, O. S. Wenger,
Cobalt(III) Carbene Complex With an Electronic Excited State Structure Similar to Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Compounds
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 9859−9873. [Link] (open access)
10. N. Sinha, J.-R. Jiménez, B. Pfund, A. Prescimone, C. Piguet, O. S. Wenger,
A Near-Infrared-II Emissive Cr(III) Complex
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 23722-23728. [Link]
Angew. Chem. 2021, 133, 23915-23921.
Selected as a VIP article (open access).
Highlighted by Angewandte Chemie through a press release. [Link]
Highlighted by EurekAlert! [Link]
Highlighted by ChemistryViews. [Link]
Highlighted by PhysOrg.com. [Link]
Highlighted by MIRAGE. [Link]
Highlighted by Scienmag. [Link]
Highlighted by ScienceDaily. [Link]
Highlighted by CHEMEUROPE.COM. [Link]
One of the most downloaded articles during its first 12 months of publication in ACIE
Highlighted as a back cover Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 23920. [Link]
8. N. Sinha, P. A. Champagne, M. J. Rodriguez, Y. Lu, M. E. Kopach, D. Mitchell, M. G. Organ
One-Pot Sequential Kumada–Tamao–Corriu Couplings of (Hetero)Aryl Polyhalides in the Presence of Grignard-Sensitive Functional Groups Using Pd-PEPPSI-IPent-Cl
Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 6508-6512. [Link]
7. L.-Y. Sun§, N. Sinha§, T. Yan, Y.-S. Wang, T. T. Y. Tan, L. Yu, Y.-F. Han, F. E. Hahn
Template Synthesis of Three-Dimensional Hexakisimidazolium Cages
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 5161-5165. [Link]
Angew. Chem. 2018, 130, 5256-5261.
6. N. Sinha, F. E. Hahn
Metallosupramolecular Architectures Obtained from Poly-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands
Acc. Chem. Res. 2017, 50, 2167-2184. [Link]
5. N. Sinha, T. T. Y. Tan, E. Peris, F. E. Hahn
High-Fidelity Narcissistic Self-Sorting in the Synthesis of Organometallic Assemblies from Poly-NHC Ligands
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 7393-7397. [Link]
Angew. Chem. 2017, 129, 7499-77503.
4. N. Sinha, F. Roelfes, A. Hepp, F. E. Hahn
Single-Step Synthesis of Organometallic Molecular Squares from NR,NR',NR'',NR'''-Substituted Benzobiscarbenes
Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 5939 – 5942. [Link]
3. N. Sinha, L. Stegemann, T. T. Y. Tan, N. L. Doltsinis, C. A. Strassert, F. E. Hahn
Turn-on Fluorescence in Tetra-NHC Ligands by Rigidification via Metal Complexation: An Alternative to Aggregation-Induced Emission
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 2785–2789. (selected as "HOT PAPER"). [Link]
Angew. Chem. 2017, 129, 2829–2833.
2. N. Sinha, F. Roelfes, A. Hepp, C. Mejuto, E. Peris, F. E. Hahn
Synthesis of Nanometer-Sized Cylinder-Like Structures from a 1,3,5-Triphenylbenzene-Bridged Tris-NHC Ligand and Ag(I), Au(I), and Cu(I)
Organometallics 2014, 33, 6898–6904. [Link]
HIGHLIGHTED IN THE 7TH ACS VIRTUAL ISSUE (LIGAND DESIGN) ON INORGANIC CHEMISTRY [Link]
1. N. Mamidi, R. Borah, N. Sinha, C. Jana, and D. Manna
Effects of Ortho-Substituent Groups of Protocatechualdehyde Derivatives on Binding to the C1 Domain of Novel Protein Kinase C
J. Phys. Chem. B 2012, 116, 10684–10692. [Link]