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Saurav Bhattacharya, PhD

Assistant Professor

Heterogeneous Catalysis, Inorganic Chemistry, Inorganic materials, Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Metal-organic hybrid materials
Office No. CEX-8, Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus, NH 17B Bypass Road, Zuarinagar, Goa – 403726, India
Saurav Bhattacharya-BITS Goa

Publications After Joining BITS Pilani Goa (2022 – Present)

(1)  A. Pal, S. Bhattacharya, X. Ma, A. B. Kiran, C. Silvestru, U. Kortz, “Fluorinated Arylarsonate-Containing Polyoxomolybdates: pH-Dependent Formation of Mo6 vs Mo12 Species and Their Solution Properties”, Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 18838−18846. [Link]

(2) M. Zubair, M. Sirajuddin, A. Badshah, A. Haider, M. N. Tahir, S. Bhattacharya, U. Kortz, S. Ali, A. AlObaid, A. Bari, “Sustainable biodiesel production via castor oil transesterification using organotin(IV) compounds as catalysts”, J. Mol. Struct. 2024, 1318, 139182. [Link]

(3) J. Zhang, S. Bhattacharya, T. Nisar, V. Wagner, U. Kortz, “Discrete Platinum(II/IV)–Arsenito Clusters with Pt–As and Pt–O Bonding: [PtIV(As3O6)2]2–, [Pt4II(H2AsO3)6(HAsO3)2]2–, and [Pt2IIAs6W4O28]10–”, Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 19603–19611. [Link]

(4) J. Zhang, S. Bhattacharya, B. E. Khsara, T. Nisar, A. B. Müller, M. Besora, J. M. Poblet, V. Wagner, N. Kuhnert, U. Kortz, “PtIV-Containing Hexaplatinate(II) [PtIVPtII6O6(AsO2(CH3)2)6]2– and Hexapalladate(II)[PtIVPdII6O6(AsO2(CH3)2)6]2–”, Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 13184–13194. [Link]

(5) A. Sarkar, S. Mistry, S. Bhattacharya, S. Natarajan, "Multistep Cascade Catalytic Reactions Employing Bifunctional Framework Compounds", Inorg. Chem. 202362, 11142–11151. [Link]

(6) J. Zhang, S. Bhattacharya, A. B. Müller, L. Kiss, C. Silvestru, N. Kuhnert, U. Kortz, “Mixed noble metal–oxo clusters: platinum(IV)–gold(III) oxoanion [PtIV2AuIII3O6((CH3)2AsO2)6]”, Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 5918. [Link]

(7) X. Ma, S. Bhattacharya, T. Nisar, A. B. Müller, V. Wagner, N. Kuhnert, U. Kortz, “Mixed-Valent, Palladium(IV/II)-Oxoanion, [PdIVO6PdII6((CH3)2AsO2)6]2-”, Chem. Commun. 202359, 904-907. [Link]

(8) A. Rajan, M. E. Mahmoud, F. Wang, S. Bhattacharya, A. S. Mougharbel, X. Ma, A. B. Müller, T. Nisar, D. H. Taffa, J. M. Poblet, N. Kuhnert, V. Wagner, M. Wark, U. Kortz, “Discovery of Polythioplatinate(II) [Pt3S2(SO3)6]10– and Study of Its Solution and Catalytic Properties”, Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 11529 – 11538. [Link]

(9) A. Sundar, S. Bhattacharya, J. Oberstein, X. Ma, B. S. Bassil, T. Nisar, D. H. Taffa, M. Wark, V. Wagner, U. Kortz, “Organically Functionalized Mixed-Valent Polyoxo-30-molybdate Wheel and Neutral Tetramolybdenum(V) Oxo Cluster”, Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 11524 – 11528. [Link]


Publications During Postdoctoral Research Work

(1) X. Ma, S. Bhattacharya, D. H. Taffa, T. Nisar, M. Wark, V. Wagner, U. Kortz, “Discrete Arsonate-Grafted Inverted-Keggin 12-Molybdate Ion [Mo12O32(OH)2(4-N3C2H2-C6H4AsO3)4]2– and Formation of a Copper(II)-Mediated Metal–Organic Framework”, Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 1813-1819. [Link]

(2) S. Bhattacharya, A. Barba-Bon, T. A. Zewdie, A. B. Müller, T. Nisar, A. Chmielnicka, I. A. Rutkowska, C. J. Schürmann, V. Wagner, N. Kuhnert, P. J. Kulesza, W. M. Nau, U. Kortz, “Discrete, Cationic Palladium(II)-Oxo Clusters via f-Metal Ion Incorporation and their Macrocyclic Host-Guest Interactions with Sulfonatocalixarenes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202203114 (Hot Paper). [Link]

(3) A. S. Mougharbel, S. Ahmedi, S. Bhattacharya, A. Rajan, U. Kortz, “Organorhodium(III)- and Iridium(III)-Substituted 20-Tungstobismuthates(III) and -Antimonates(III), [(MCp*)2X2W20O70]10– (M = RhIII and IrIII; X = BiIII and SbIII)”, ACS Omega 2021, 6, 34494–34500. [Link]

(4) M. Gil-Moles, S. Türck, U. Basu, A. Pettenuzzo, S. Bhattacharya, A. Rajan, X. Ma, R. Büssing, J. Wölker, H. Burmeister, H. Hoffmeister, P. Schneeberg, A. Prause, P. Lippmann, J. Kusi-Nimarko, S. Hassell-Hart, A. McGown, D. Guest, Y. Lin, A. Notaro, R. Vinck, J. Karges, K. Cariou, K. Peng, X. Qin, X. Wang, J. Skiba, Ł. Szczupak, K. Kowalski, U. Schatzschneider, C. Hemmert, H. Gornitzka, E. R. Milaeva, A. A. Nazarov, G. Gasser, J. Spencer, L. Ronconi, U. Kortz, J. Cinatl, D. Bojkova, I. Ott, “Metallodrug Profiling against SARS-CoV-2 Target Proteins Identifies Highly Potent Inhibitors of the Spike/ACE2 interaction and the Papain-like Protease PLpro”, Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 17928 – 17940. [Link]

(5) S. Bhattacharya, X. Ma, A. S. Mougharbel, M. Haouas, P. Su, M. F. Espenship, D. H. Taffa, H. Jaensch, A.-J. Bons, T. Stuerzer, M. Wark, J. Laskin, E. Cadot, U. Kortz, “Discovery of a Neutral 40-PdII-Oxo Molecular Disk, [Pd40O24(OH)16{(CH3)2AsO2}16]: Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Catalytic Studies”, Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 17339−17347. [Link]

(6) P. Manna, S. Bhattacharya, U. Korz, “Arylarsonate- and Phosphonate-Capped Polyoxomolybdates, [(RC6H4As)2Mo6O24]n- and [(R’C6H4P)2Mo5O21]n-“, Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 7161-7167. [Link]

(7) S. Bhattacharya, U. Basu, M. Haouas, P. Su, M. F. Espenship, F. Wang, A. Solé-Daura, D. H. Taffa, M. Wark, J. M. Poblet, J. Laskin, E. Cadot, U. Kortz, “Discovery and Supramolecular Interactions of Neutral Palladium‐Oxo Clusters Pd16 and Pd24”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 3632-3639. [Link]

(8) P. Manna, D. Szücs, T. Csupász, A. Fekete, D. Szikra, Z. Lin, A. Gáspár, S. Bhattacharya, A. Zulaica, I. Tóth, U. Kortz, “Shape and Size Tuning of BiIII-Centered Polyoxopalladates: High Resolution 209Bi NMR and 205/206Bi Radiolabeling for Potential Pharmaceutical Applications”, Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59 (23), 16769–16782. [Link]

(9) A. Rajan, A. S. Mougharbel, S. Bhattacharya, T. Nisar, V. Wagner, U. Kortz, “Palladium(II)-Containing Tungstoarsenate(V), [PdII4(As2W15O56)2]16–, and Its Catalytic Properties”, Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 13042-13049. [Link]

(10) S. Bhattacharya, W. W. Ayass, D. H. Taffa, T. Nisar, T. Balster, A. Hartwig, V. Wagner, M. Wark, U. Kortz, “Polyoxopalladate-Loaded Metal–Organic Framework (POP@MOF): Synthesis and Heterogeneous Catalysis”, Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59 (15), 10512-10521. [Link]

(11) A. S. Mougharbel, S. Bhattacharya, B. S. Bassil, A. Rubab, J. van Leusen, P. Kögerler, J. Wojciechowski, U. Kortz, “Lanthanide-Containing 22-Tungsto-2-germanates [Ln(GeW11O39)2]13–: Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetic Properties”, Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59 (7), 4340-4348. [Link]

(12) H. H. Hammud, U. Kortz, S. Bhattacharya, S. Demirdjian, E. Hariri, S. Isber, E. Sang Choi, B. Mirtamizdoust, M. Mroueh, C. F. Daher, “Structure, DFT studies, magnetism and biological activity of bis[(µ-azido)-chloro-(1,10-phenanthroline)-copper(II)] complex”, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2020, 506, 119533. [Link]

(13) H. M. Qasim, W. W. Ayass, P. Donfack, A. S. Mougharbel, S. Bhattacharya, T. Nisar, T. Balster, A. Solé-Daura, I. Römer, J. Goura, A. Materny, V. Wagner, J. M. Poblet, B. S. Bassil, U. Kortz, “Peroxo-Cerium(IV)-Containing Polyoxometalates: [CeIV6(O2)9(GeW10O37)3]24-, a Recyclable Homogeneous Oxidation Catalyst”, Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 11300. [Link]

(14) S. Bhattacharya, W. W. Ayass, D. H. Taffa, A. Schneemann, A. L. Semrau, S. Wannapaiboon, P. J. Altmann, A. Pöthig, T. Nisar, T. Balster, N. C. Burtch, V. Wagner, R. A. Fischer, M. Wark, U. Kortz, “Discovery of Polyoxo-Noble-Metalate-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 3385. [Link]

(15) N. Ncube, S. Bhattacharya, D. Thiam, J. Goura, A. S. Mougharbel, U. Kortz, “Bismuth(III)‐Containing Heteropolytungstates [Bi(XW11O39)2]n (X = Si, Ge, n = 13; X = P, n = 11) and [Bi(P2W17O61)2]17–”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 363-366. [Link]

(16) B. S. Bassil, A. Haider, M. Ibrahim, A. S. Mougharbel, S. Bhattacharya, J. H. Christian, J. K. Bindra, N. S. Dalal, M. Wang, G. Zhang, B. Keita, I. A. Rutkowska, P. J. Kulesza, U. Kortz, “15-Copper(II)-containing 36-tungsto-4-silicates(IV) [Cu15O2(OH)10X(A-α-SiW9O34)4]25- (X = Cl, Br): synthesis, structure, magnetic properties, and electrocatalytic CO2 reduction”, Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 12439- 12448. [Link]

(17) W. W. Ayass, T. Fodor, E. Farkas, Z. Lin, H. M. Qasim, S. Bhattacharya, A. S. Mougharbel, K. Abdallah, M. S. Ullrich, S. Zaib, J. Iqbal, S. Harangi, G. Szalontai, I. Bányai, L. Zékány, I. Tóth, U. Kortz, “Dithallium(III)-Containing 30-Tungsto-4-phosphate, [Tl2Na2(H2O)2(P2W15O56)2]16–: Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Biological Studies”, Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 7168-7179. [Link]


Publications During PhD Research Work

(1) S. Bhattacharya, S. Pal, S. Natarajan, “Switchable Room‐Temperature Ferroelectric Behavior, Selective Sorption and Solvent‐Exchange Studies of [H3O][Co2(dat)(sdba)2]⋅H2sdba⋅5 H2O”, ChemPlusChem  2016, 81, 733-742 (Frontispiece article). [Link]

(2) S. Bhattacharya, A. J. Bhattacharyya, S. Natarajan, “High Proton Mobility, Solvent Induced Single Crystal to Single Crystal Structural Transformation, and Related Studies on a Family of Compounds Formed from Mn3 Oxo-Clusters”, Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 1254-1271. [Link]

(3) D. K. Singha, S. Bhattacharya, P. Majee, S. K. Mondal, M. Kumar, P. Mahata, “Optical detection of submicromolar levels of nitro explosives by a submicron sized metal–organic phosphor material”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2014, 2, 20908-20915. [Link]

(4) K. S. Bejoymohandas, T. M. George, S. Bhattacharya, S. Natarajan, M. L. P. Reddy, “AIPE-active green phosphorescent iridium(III) complex impregnated test strips for the vapor-phase detection of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT)”, J. Mater. Chem. C 2014, 2, 515-523. [Link]

(5) S. Bhattacharya, S. Natarajan, “Stabilization of Co3 – Oxoclusters in a pcu Net: Synthesis, Structure, Solvent Exchange (Single Crystal to Single Crystal) and Magnetic Studies”, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2014, 640, 2922-2930. [Link]

(6) S. Bhattacharya, M. Gnanavel, A. J. Bhattacharyya, S. Natarajan, “Organization of Mn-Clusters in pcu and bcu Networks: Synthesis, Structure, and Properties”, Cryst. Growth Des. 2014, 14, 310-325. [Link]

(7) Y. Kim, S. Das, S. Bhattacharya, S. Hong, M. G. Kim, M. Yoon, S. Natarajan, K. Kim, “Metal‐Ion Metathesis in Metal–Organic Frameworks: A Synthetic Route to New Metal–Organic Frameworks”, Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 16642-16648. [Link]

(8) S. Bhattacharya, K. V. Ramanujachary, S. E. Lofland, T. Magdaleno, S. Natarajan, “Stabilization of O–Mn–O clusters (Mn5) in three dimensionally extended MOF structures: synthesis, structure and properties”, CrystEngComm 2012, 14, 4323-4334. [Link]

(9) S. Bhattacharya, U. Sanyal, S. Natarajan, “Liquid−Liquid Interphase (Biphasic) as the Reaction Medium in the Assembly of a Hierarchy of Structures of 4,4′-Azodibenzoic Acid with Zinc and Cadmium”, Cryst. Growth Des. 2011, 11, 735-747. [Link]