Inorganic Chemistry Research Group investigate kinetics and mechanisms of inorganic reactions as well as
synthesis of nanomaterials, ceramics and metals complexes of industrial and biological importance.
Our research focus is to promote understanding of electronic structure of metal complexes and other
inorganic materials with a view to harnessing their enormous potentials in the field of textile sciences,
biochemical sciences and industry.
Our research interest addresses:
- phenomenological studies of dynamics of redox reactions involving mononuclear and binuclear transition metal
complexes, halogens and oxo anions. The study of the oxo-bridged complexes of transition metals like Ru, Mn,
Co and Fe has been receiving widespread attention owing to their relevance in the chemistry of oxygen transport
and catalytic activation in biological oxygen carriers, oxygenases, peroxidases and hydroxylases. Most of these
investigations have also been directed at attempt to contribute to the conceptual development of inorganic
reaction mechanisms.
- investigating the electron transfer properties of some dyes like 3, 7-bismethylamino phenazothinium chloride
(methylene blue), malachite green, pararosaniline, indigo carmine, pyrocatechol, naphthol green, toluidine blue,
neutral red and rosaniline which are of immense medicinal, analytical and biochemical use, with the aim of
proposing plausible mechanisms for their reactions. We expect that the studies would throw more light on
the staining properties, dye fastness and electron transfer properties of these dyes towards improving
their physico-chemical properties.
- synthesis and characterization of metal complexes of biological and industrial interests.
It also involves the investigation of perovskite oxide synthesis, functional inorganic nanomaterials,
ceramics, magnetic and photo-catalytic properties of nanomaterials.