Publications

Journal Publications

1. Chayanika Pathak and Saona Seth* “A fluorescent zirconium metal-organic framework as an efficient versatile sensor for nitroaromatic compounds, dichromate and ferric ions” Polyhedron 2026, 283, 117857. 

2. Chayanika Pathak, Abinash Gogoi, Sarbani Das, Hima Barman and Saona Seth* J. Mater. Chem. C 2025,doi.org/10.1039/D5TC03207E

3. Chayanika Pathak, Priti Bera, Biswajit Saha, Shyam Biswas* and Saona Seth* “A Dual-Functional Zirconium-Based Metal-Organic Framework for Catalytic Carbon Dioxide Fixation into Cyclic Carbonates” J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 2025, 13, 118405. 

4. Chayanika Pathak, Subhradeep Mistry and Saona Seth* “Morphological variation of metal-organic frameworks and its impacts on their functional properties” Coord. Chem. Rev. 2025, 543, 216928. 

5. Chinmay Thakkar, Seemantini Kale, Mohammad Amir Ahemad, Monalisa Debnath, Anjali Tripathi, Saona Seth, Purav Badani, Rohit Srivastava, Sangita Bose and Satyajit Saha “Balancing the molecular twist and conformational rigidity in imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines to achieve dual-state emissive (DSE) luminogens for applications in OLEDs and cell-imaging” J. Mater. Chem. C 2025, Advance Article

6. Gauravi Yashwantrao, Prajakta Gosavi, Vaishnavi Naik, Monalisha Debnath, Saona Seth, Purav Badani, Rohit Srivastava, Satyajit Saha “Engineering of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine into multifunctional dual-state emissive (DSE) luminogens for hydrazine sensing and cell-imaging” J. Mater. Chem. C 2025, 13, 3955-3968.  

7. Gauravi Yashwantrao, M Sanjai, Monalisha Debnath, Arati Gavali, Saona Seth, Purav Badani, Rohit Srivastava, Satyajit Saha "Isomer engineering of benzofuran derived AIE luminogens: Synthesis, mechanochromism, pH responsive fluorescent switching, cell-imaging and Fe3+ sensing" Dyes and Pigments doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112462. 

8. Gauravi Yashwantrao, Anjali Tripathi, Saona Seth, Purav Badani, Satyajit Saha “Designing novel benzofuran derived AIE-probes: dual-mode fluorescence turn-off and naked-eye color change for hydrazine detection” New J. Chem. 2024, 59, 14586–14594. 

9. Ankana Roy, Hannah E. Holmes, Lisa Saunders Baugh, David C. Calabro, Johannes Leisen, Saona Seth, Yi Ren, Simon C. Weston, Ryan P. Lively, M.G. Finn "Guanidine-Functionalized PIM-1 as a High-Capacity Polymeric Sorbent for CO2 Capture" Chem. Mater. 2024, 36, 9, 4393–4402 . 

10. Abinash Gogoi, Hima Barman, Susovan Mandal, Saona Seth* "Removal of dyes using polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs): a recent approach" Chem. Commun. 2023, doi.org/10.1039/D3CC03248E. featured in Chem. Commun. Emerging Investigators collection 2023.

11. Chayanika Pathak, Abinash Gogoi, Arpita Devi, Saona Seth* "Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity Based on Dibenzodioxin Linkage: Design, Synthesis, Properties, and Applications" Chem. Eur. J. 2023, e202301512.

12. Saona Seth*, Chayanika Pathak “4,4′-Azobis(1,2,4-triazole): A Versatile Molecular Scaffold to Develop Tailor-Made Energetic Materials” Cryst. Growth Des. 2023, 23, 6, 4669–4679.

13. Saona Seth* and Samik Jhulki* “Porous Flexible Frameworks: Origin of Flexibility and Applications” Mater. Horiz. 2021, 8, 700-727. 

14. Alauddin Ahmed†, Saona Seth†, Justin Purewal, Antek G. Wong-Foy, Mike Veenstra, Adam J. Matzger, Donald J. Siegel  “Exceptional H2 Storage Achieved by Screening Nearly Half a Million Metal-Organic Frameworks” Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 1568–1576. 

     †contributed equally

15. Saona Seth, Thomas P. Vaid, Adam J. Matzger “Salt loading in MOFs: Solvent-free and Solvent-Assisted Loading of NH4NO3 and LiNO3 in UiO-66” Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 13483–13490. 

16. Justin Purewal, MikeVeenstra, David Tamburello, Alauddin Ahmed, Adam J. Matzger, Antek G. Wong-Foy, Saona Seth, Yiyang Liu, Donald J. Siegel “Estimation of System-Level Hydrogen Storage for Metal-Organic Frameworks with High Volumetric Storage Density” Int. J. Hydrog. Energy 2019, 44, 15135-15145.

17. Saona Seth, Kyle A. McDonald, Adam J. Matzger “Metal Effects on the Sensitivity of Isostructural Metal-Organic Frameworks Based on 5-Amino-3-nitro-1H-1,2,4-triazole” Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 10151–10154.  

18. Saona Seth, Adam J. Matzger “Metal-Organic Frameworks: Examples, Counterexamples, and an Actionable Definition” Cryst. Growth Des. 2017, 17, 4043–4048.

19. Saona Seth, Adam J. Matzger “Coordination Polymerization of 5,5′-Dinitro‑2H,2H′‑3,3′-bi-1,2,4-triazole Leads to a Dense Explosive with High Thermal Stability” Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 561–565. 

20. Kyle A. McDonald, Saona Seth, Adam J. Matzger “Coordination Polymers with High Energy Density: An Emerging Class of Explosives” Cryst. Growth Des. 2015, 15, 5963–5972. 

21. Saona Seth, Savitha Govardhan, Jarugu N. Moorthy “Metal-Mediated Self-Assembly of a Twisted Biphenyl-Tetraacid Linker with Semi-Rigid Core and Peripheral Flexibility: Concomitant Formation of Compositionally-Distinct MOFs” Cryst. Growth   Des. 2018, 18, 2129–2137. 

22. Saona Seth, Savitha Govardhan, Samik Jhulki, Jarugu N. Moorthy “Diverse Metal–Organic Materials (MOMs) Based on 9,9′-Bianthryl-Dicarboxylic Acid Linker: Luminescence Properties and CO2 Capture” Cryst. Growth Des. 2016, 16, 2024–2032. 

23. Samik Jhulki, Saona Seth, Avijit Ghosh, Tahsin J. Chow, Jarugu N. Moorthy “Benzophenones as Generic Host Materials for Phosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diodes” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 1527–1535. 

24. Samik Jhulki, Saona Seth, Shahnawaz Rafiq, Avijit Ghosh, Tahsin J. Chow, Jarugu N. Moorthy “A Nitrogen-Free Bifunctional Bianthryl Leads to Stable White Light Emission in Bilayer and Multilayer OLED Devices” ACS Omega 2018, 3, 1416–1424. 

25. Saona Seth, Savitha Govardhan, Jarugu N. Moorthy “Diverse Isostructural MOFs by Promiscuous Postsynthetic Metal Node Metathesis: Anionic-to-Cationic Framework Conversion, Luminescence and Separation of Dyes” J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3, 22915–22922. 

26. Saona Seth, Savitha Govardhan, Jarugu N. Moorthy “Metal-Organic Framework with Nitrogen Decorated Pores Based on Rationally Designed Triazole Functionalized Linker for Carbon Dioxide Capture” Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 6829–6835. 

27. Saona Seth, Venugopalan Paloth, Jarugu N. Moorthy “Porous Coordination Polymers of Diverse Topologies Based on a Twisted Tetrapyridylbiaryl: Application as Nucleophilic Catalysts for Acetylation of Phenols” Chem. ‒Eur. J. 2015, 21, 2241–2249. 

28. Samik Jhulki, Saona Seth, Manas Mondal, Jarugu N. Moorthy “Facile Organocatalytic Cascade Oxidation of Diols to Lactones by In Situ-Generated TetMe-IBX Catalyst” Tetrahedron 2014, 70, 2286-2293. 

29. Saona Seth, Samik Jhulki, Jarugu N. Moorthy “Catalytic and Chemoselective Oxidation of Activated Alcohols and Direct Conversion of Diols to Lactones with In Situ-Generated Modified Hypervalent Iodine Catalyst” Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 33, 2445–2452. 

30. Satyajit Saha, Saona Seth, Jarugu N. Moorthy “Functionalized Proline with Double Hydrogen Bonding Potential: Highly Enantioselective Michael Addition of Carbonyl Compounds to -nitrostyrenes in Brine” Tetrahedron Lett. 2010, 51, 5281–5286. 

Patent

Lisa Saunders Baugh, Simon C Weston, David C Calabro, MG Finn, Saona Seth, Srinivas Tekkam, Ryan P Lively, Fengyi Zhang, Ankana Roy, Hannah E Holmes "Guanidine and mixed-base functionalized polymers" US Patent no. US22024307849A1.

Book Chapter

Saona Seth "High-Energy Metal-Organic Frameworks: A Recent Approach to Energetic Materials" in "Recent Progression in Metal-Organic Frameworks Properties and Applications" Edited by Dr. Tapan K. Pal Dr. Prem Lama (ISBN (print): 978-1-922617-46-0) © 2023 Central West Publishing, Australia