Publications

1. 1. Rajput, S.; Padhan, S.; Thilakan, N. M.; Mukhopadhyay, S.; Nembenna, S. Nickel-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Zn–Zn Coupling to a Zn(I) Dimer and Its Reactivity. Chem. Commun. 2026, 62, 534–538. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc06233k.  

   2. Rajput, S.; Nembenna, S. C–F Bond Activation and C–H Bond Zincation of Fluoroarenes with Bis-Guanidinate Zinc Hydrides. Inorg. Chem. 2026, 65, 14000-14013. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c01284.  

   3. Rajput, S.; Nembenna, S. Bis-Guanidinate Scaffold for the Construction of Unique Zr(IV)–Li(I) Heterobimetallic Complexes. Chem. Eur. J. 2025, 31, e03086. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202503086.  

   4. Rajput, S.; Sahoo, R. K.; Thilakan, N. M.; Nembenna, S. Zinc-Catalyzed Chemoselective Hydrofunctionalization of Cyanamides. Chem. Commun. 2024, 60 (79), 11148–11151. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc03972f. 

   5. Rajput, S. Padhan, S.; Mukhopadhyay, S.; Nembenna, S. Neutral and Cationic Bis(Guanidinate) Digallanes and Gallium-Catalyzed Alkene Hydroboration. Inorg. Chem. 2026, 65, 23121–23134. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c03265.

   6. Rajput, S.; Sahoo, R. K.; Sarkar, N.; Nembenna, S. Gallium Hydride-Catalyzed Selective Hydroboration of Unsaturated Organic Substrates. ChemPlusChem 2024, 89 (7), e202300737. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202300737. 

   7. Rajput, S.; Rani, D.; Nembenna, S. Bis(Guanidinate)-Supported Thioxo- and Selenoxoboranes: Structural Insights and Reactivity Studies. Dalton Trans. 2026, 55 (38), 13922–13930. DOI: 10.1039/D6DT01776B.

   8. Rajput, S.; Thilakan, N. M.; Dhala, S.; Venkatasubbaiah, K.; Nembenna, S. Exploring Tetracoordinate Bis-guanidinate-Supported Boron Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photophysical Properties. New J. Chem. 2025, 49 (16), 6731–6740. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nj00446b. 

   9. Padhan, S.; Rajput, S.; Mukhopadhyay, S.; Sabharwal, G.; Nembenna, S., Bis-Guanidinate Aluminum Complexes: Synthesis and Catalytic Application in Three-Component Aminophosphorylation of Aldehydes. Organometallics 2026; 45, 12, 1384–1394. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.6c00090. 

   10. Sahoo, R. K.; Rajput, S.; Dutta, S.; Sahu, K.; Nembenna, S. Zinc Hydride-Catalysed Dihydroboration of Isonitriles and Nitriles: Mechanistic Studies with Structurally Characterised Zinc Intermediates. Organometallics 2023, 42 (16), 2293–2303. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.3c00281. 

   11. Sahoo, R. K.; Rajput, S.; Patro, A. G.; Nembenna, S. Synthesis of Low-Oxidation-State Zinc(I) Complexes and Their Catalytic Studies in the Dehydroborylation of Terminal Alkynes. Dalton Trans. 2022, 51 (41), 16009–16016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d2dt02846h.  

   12. Thilakan, N. M.; Rajput, S.; Mukhopadhyay, S.; Nembenna, S. Zinc-Mediated C–H Borylation of Terminal Alkynes: Mechanistic Insights. Asian J. Org. Chem., 2026; 15:e00637. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202500637.   

   13. Mukhopadhyay, S.; Rajput, S.; Sahoo, R. K.; Nembenna, S. Insights into the Magnesium-Catalyzed C–C Coupling of Terminal Alkynes with Carbodiimides. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2024, 27 (44), e202400702.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202400702. 

   14. Sahoo, R. K.; Mukhopadhyay, S.; Rajput, S.; Jana, A.; Nembenna, S. Bulky Bis-guanidine Ligand-Based Neutral and Cationic Zinc Alkyl, Halide, and Hydride Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Application. Dalton Trans. 2025, 54 (41), 15554–15560. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1039/d4dt02907k.  

   15. Das, A.; Mukhopadhyay, S.; Rajput, S.; Nembenna, S. Magnesium-Catalyzed Hydroamination of Carbodiimides and Hydroboration of Cyanamides. Dalton Trans. 2025, 54, 17553-17563. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1039/d5dt02335a.  

   16.  Das, A.; Mukhopadhyay, S.; Rajput, S.; Nembenna, S. Catalytic Hydroboration of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones Using β-Diketiminate Magnesium Hydride and Mechanistic Insights. Dalton Trans. 2026, 55 (15), 6056-6066. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d6dt00286b.  

   17. Mukhopadhyay, S.; Das, A.; Rajput, S.; Prajapati, D.; Nembenna, S. Reactivity of Bis(Guanidinate) Magnesium Hydride and Alkyl Complexes: Mg–E (E = S, Se, Te) Bond Formation and Structural Diversification. Inorg. Chem. 2026, 65, 20064–20077. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c03268.  

   18. Mukhopadhyay, S.; Rajput, S.; Sahoo, R. K.; Nembenna, S. Mechanistic Studies of Bis(Guanidinate) Magnesium Hydride as a Precatalyst for the Hydroboration of Organic Carbonates and Carbon Dioxide. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2026, 16 (19), 6379–6387. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cy00898d.

   19. Mukhopadhyay, S.; Rajput, S.; Nembenna, S. Guanidinate Ligand-Stabilized Alkaline Earth Metal Complexes: Synthesis, Reactivity, and Catalytic Applications. Encycl. Inorg. Bioinorg. Chem. Wiley: 2023; pp 1–21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119951438.eibc2852.  

Manuscript In Preparation

1. 20. Rajput, S.; Sahu, S. S.; Mukhopadhyay, S.; Lourderaj, U.; Nembenna, S. A Hydride-Rich B3 Ring Stabilized by a Bis(Guanidinate) Boron Hydride. Manuscript in preparation.