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Ramachandran C.N.
Associate Professor
ramcn[at]cy.iitr.ac.in
01332284773
Research Interests

Biosketch
Educational Details
Professional Background

Research
Projects
Publications
Patents
Books
Collaborations

Honours and Awards
Honors
Memberships

Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements

Students
Supervisions
Associate Scholars

Miscellaneous
Events
Visits
Administrative Positions
Miscellaneous
Research Interests
Theoretical Chemistry,Computational Chemistry, Gas hydrates, Interstellar Chemistry, Computational Designing of Materials,Molecular Dynamics Simulations
BioSketch
Educational Details
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
2008
Ph.D, Chemistry
University of Calicut
2002
M.Phil, Chemistry
University of Calicut
1999
M.Sc, Chemistry
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Computational Designing of Stimuli Responsive Complexes Based on Carbon Nanostructures 01 Jan 2018 Computational Designing of Stimuli Responsive Complexes Based on Carbon Nanostructures 43.24 Lakhs SERB ---
Structure, Stability and Properties of Carbon Intercalated Gold, Palladium and Platinum Clusters 01 Jan 2017 Structure, Stability and Properties of Carbon Intercalated Gold, Palladium and Platinum Clusters - CSIR
Formation, Structure, Stability and the Thermodynamic Properties of Mixed Gashydrates 01 Jan 2013 Formation, Structure, Stability and the Thermodynamic Properties of Mixed Gashydrates 28.75 SERB
Effect of cage substitution and endohedral doping on the alignment and the properties of fullerenes 01 Jan 2013 Effect of cage substitution and endohedral doping on the alignment and the properties of fullerenes 9.0 SRIC




Publications
Optical and Magnetic Induced Properties of the Multiple Helicene-Fused Porphyrins: A DFT Study
2025
M. Kalavadia and C. N. Ramachandran | ACS
Journal: J. Phys. Chem. A Pages: 8900 , Volumes: 129 ,
Monomers Versus Prenucleation Clusters En Route to Polymorphism of Supramolecular Polymers
2025
D. Elizebath, S. Sharma, S. Varughese, C. N. Ramachandran, and V. K. Praveen | Wiley
Journal: Small Pages: 2405305 , Volumes: 21 ,
Staircase Alignment of Phosphacoumarin Dimers as Alternate n- and p-Type Organic Semiconductors for Photocurrent Generation
2025
M. A. Sk, M. Kumar, Vivek, C. N. Ramachandran, M. Bag and K. K . Sadhu | ACS
Journal: ACS Applied Electronic Materials Pages: 6960 , Volumes: 7 ,
Hydroxyl Radical− π Interaction in a Single Crystal
2025
Mohit Kulshrestha, Abhijit Nandy, Shibdas Banerjee, Srinu Tothadi, CN Ramachandran, Kalyan K Sadhu | ACS
Journal: JACS Au Pages: 61 , Volumes: 5 ,
Computational Studies of the Optoelectronic and Charge Transport Properties of Porphyrin and Corrole‐Based Molecules
2025
A. Dhiman and C. N. Ramachandran | Wiley
Journal: J. Phys. Org. Chemistry Pages: 4673 , Volumes: 38 ,
Effect of Electron-Donating Substituents and an Electric Field on the ∆EST of Selected Imidazopyridine Derivatives: A DFT Study
2024
Paras, Vivek, S. Sharma and C. N. Ramachandran | ACS
Journal: J. Phys. Chem. A Pages: 8428 , Volumes: 128 ,
Spontaneous curvature induction in an artificial bilayer membrane
2024
D. Elizebath, B. Vedhanarayanan, A. Dhiman, R. K. Mishra, C. N. Ramachandran, T. W. Lin, and V. K. Praveen | Wiley
Journal: Angew. Chem. Int. Edn. Pages: 63 , Volumes: 202403900 ,
Water-assisted absorption of CO2 by 3-amino-1-propanol: a mechanistic insight
2024
S. Rawat and C. N. Ramachandran | RSC
Journal: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. Pages: 19845 , Volumes: 26 ,
Tuning the electronic and optical properties of phenoxaborin based thermally activated delayed fluorescent materials: A DFT study
2024
Paras and C. N. Ramachandran | Springer
Journal: J. Fluoresc. Pages: 769 , Volumes: 35 ,
One pot oxygen mediated syntheses of stable radicals
2024
M. Kulshrestha, C. N. Ramachandran, R. G. Gonnade and K. K. Sadhu | RSC
Journal: Materials Adv. Pages: 1523 , Volumes: 5 ,
Tuning of the singlet–triplet energy gap of donor-linker-acceptor based thermally activated delayed fluorescent emitters
2024
Paras and C. N. Ramachandran | Springer
Journal: J. Fluoresc. Pages: 1343 , Volumes: 34 ,
Stacking interaction and opto-electronic properties of star-shaped benzotrithiophene and its extended derivatives
2024
A. Dhiman and C. N. Ramachandran | Elsevier
Journal: Chem. Phys. Lett. Pages: 852 , Volumes: 141503 ,
Substitution-induced band shifts and relative population of cis–trans azobenzene
2024
A. Aggarwal, A. Rajyan and C. N. Ramachandran | Springer
Journal: Theor. Chem. Acc. Pages: 62 , Volumes: 143 ,
Conversion of the greenhouse gases CH4 and CO2 to CH3COOH using transition metal Clusters: Two birds with one stone
2024
P. Gangwar and C. N. Ramachandran | Elsevier
Journal: Chem. Phys. Lett. Pages: 141339 , Volumes: 846 ,
Probing the interaction of NO with C60: Comparison between endohedral and exohedral complexes
2024
H. M. Abdulla, P. Gangwar, P. K. Sajith and C. N. Ramachandran | ACS
Journal: J. Phys. Chem. A Pages: 3598 , Volumes: 127 ,
Behavior of HF and (HF)2 inside a fullerene cage: An in silico study using different density functionals
2024
A. Poddar, C. N. Ramachandran and P. K Chattaraj | Wiley
Journal: Int. J. Quant. Chem. Pages: 27067 , Volumes: 123 ,
Honors And Awards
Honors
European Physical Journal-D
2021
Guest Editor
IIT Roorkee
2019
Outstanding Teacher Award
MemberShips
Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI)
01 Jan 2020 - Present
Life Member
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Computer Programming ( CYC-101 )
Autumn
Quantum Chemistry and Chemical Binding ( CYC-207 )
Autumn
Instrumental Methods in the Exploration of Space ( SSC-503 )
Autumn
Symmetry, Group Theory and Spectroscopy ( CYC-208 )
Spring
Physical Chemistry-I ( CYB-103 )
Spring
Quantum Chemistry Group Theory and Symmetry ( CYN-501 )
Autumn
Students
SuperVisions
Computational Studies of Selected Gas Hydrates and Hydrate Melts
01 Jul 2013 - 30 Jun 2018
Other Supervisors: NIL, Scholar: Surinder Pal Kaur
Molecular Dynamics Studies of Mixed Gas Hydrate Melts and Aqueous Interfaces
01 Jan 2014 - 30 Jun 2018
Other Supervisors: NIL, Scholar: Sujith K S
Structure, stability and properties of the Pi-Pi stacking complexes of carbon nanotubes
01 Jul 2014 - 01 Dec 2019
Other Supervisors: NIL, Scholar: Ankita Joshi
Computational Studies of the Endohedral and Exohedral Complexes of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes
01 Jul 2014 - 01 Jan 2020
Other Supervisors: NIL, Scholar: Vinit
Computational studies of carbon intercalated gold clusters
01 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2021
Other Supervisors: NIL, Scholar: Mohan Tiwari
Charge transport properties of selected molecules sandwiched between electrodes
17 Jul 2018 - 16 Jul 2024
Other Supervisors: NIL, Scholar: Angat Dhiman
Density functional studies of the mitigation of some environmentally hazardous gases
17 Jul 2018 - 11 Jul 2024
Other Supervisors: NIL, Scholar: Peaush Gangwar
Computational Designing of Donor-Linker-Acceptor Based Thermally Delayed Fluorescent Molecules
15 Apr 2019 - 10 Jul 2024
Other Supervisors: NIL, Scholar: Paras
Modelling of CO2 Absorption by Aqueous Amines
12 Jul 2019 - Present
Other Supervisors: NIL, Scholar: Shivam Rawat
Computational Studies of Clustering of Water and Gas Molecules in Presence of Aminoacids in
26 Dec 2019 - Present
Other Supervisors: NIL, Scholar: Aashu
Modeling of Supramolecular Materials for Various Applications
18 Jul 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: NIL, Scholar: Sanjay Sharma
Computational Designing of Materials for Biomedical Applications
18 Jul 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: NIL, Scholar: Vivek
Molecules in Excited States
17 Jul 2024 - Present
Other Supervisors: NIL, Scholar: Abhishek Raman
Gas Hydrates
17 Jul 2024 - Present
Other Supervisors: NIL, Scholar: Nitin Chauhan
Molecules in Space
17 Jul 2024 - Present
Other Supervisors: NIL, Scholar: Manisha Singh
Molecules in Space, India
15 Jul 2025 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Santosh Kumar
Miscellaneous
Events
3rd North West Meeting on Spectroscopy, Structure and Dynamics (SSD-2019)
04 Aug 2020 - Present
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Advanced Simulation Methods (ASM-2019)
01 Jan 2019 - Present
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Faculty Development Program
21 Sep 2022 - 21 Sep 2022
UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Panjab University
16th Theoretical Chemistry Symposium (TCS-2019)
01 Jan 2019 - Present
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Theoretical Chemistry and Biology Symposium
15 Oct 2022 - 15 Oct 2022
NIPER Mohali
Effect of Hydrate Inhibitors in the Bubble Formation of CO2-CH4 Mixed Gas Hydrates
01 Jan 2018 - Present
Endohdral and Exohedral Complexes of Indigo with Carbon Nanotubes
01 Jan 2018 - Present
International Conference on Physics and Chemistry of Materials (ICCPM-2019)
01 Jan 2018 - Present
DST-KCSTE-ACS-RSC
National Seminar on Material Science and Technology for Sustainable Future
01 Jan 2018 - Present
Malabar Christian College, Calicut, Kerala
Modeling of Weakly Interacting Systems
01 Jan 2018 - Present
North West Meeting on Spectroscopy, Structure and Dynamics SDD-2018
01 Jan 2018 - Present
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Endohedral and Exohedral Complexes of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes
01 Jan 2017 - Present
Structure, Stability and Properties of Mixed Gas Hydrates and Their Melts
01 Jan 2019 - Present
Spectroscopy, Dynamics and Molecular Clusters (SDMC-2018)
01 Jan 2018 - Present
IISER Kolkota, SINP Kolkota, IACS Kolkota
Modeling of Gas Hydrates and Their Melts
01 Jan 2018 - Present
8th Asia Pacific Conference on Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
01 Jan 2017 - Present
IIT Mumbai
Workshop on Computational Chemistry
01 Jan 2017 - Present
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North West Meeting on Spectroscopy, Structure and Dynamics SDD-2018
01 Jan 2017 - Present
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Theoretical Chemistry Symposium
01 Jan 2016 - Present
Hyderabad Central University and IICT Hyderabad
Asian Academic Seminar
01 Jan 2015 - Present
JSPS-DST
Theoretical Chemistry Symposium
01 Jan 2014 - Present
NCL PUNE & IISER PUNE
Administrative Positions
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (Curriculum)
01 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2023
IIT Roorkee
Associate Professor
17 Dec 2019 - Present
IIT Roorkee
Assistant Professor
29 Nov 2012 - 16 Dec 2019
IIT Roorkee
Comments

Congratulations to Sanjay Sharma for receiving the Best Poster Award in M2CHEMSF-2025