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Ravi Yadav
Assistant Professor
ravi.yadav[at]cy.iitr.ac.in
+91133285953
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Research Interests
Main Group Chemistry, Organometallics, Functionalized Carbenes, Structurally Constrained Compounds, Small Molecule Activation and Catalysis
BioSketch
Educational Details
Ramjas College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
2014
BSc, Chemistry Honors
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
2019
PhD, Organometallic Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
2016
MSc, Main Group Chemistry
Professional Background
Assistant Professor
19 Jun 2025 - Present
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
Assistant Professor
16 Oct 2023 - 17 Jun 2025
IISER TVM, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Assistant Professor
07 Aug 2023 - 13 Oct 2023
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
Postdoctoral Associate
01 Oct 2021 - 31 Jul 2023
University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Postdoctoral Associate
01 Nov 2019 - 31 Dec 2020
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Structurally constrained group 15 compounds for bond activation and catalysis 04 Jul 2025 Main Group Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry 70 Lakhs ANRF, India
Element-Ligand cooperativity with pnictogen elements for small molecule activation and catalysis 17 Sep 2025 Main group organometallic Chemistry 20 Lakhs SRIC IIT Roorkee, India




Publications
25) Supramolecular Trapping of a Cationic All-Metal-sigma-Aromatic {Bi4} Ring
2024
Ravi Yadav, A. Maiti, M. Schropp, J Graf, F. Weigend, L. Greb | Springer Nature
Journal: Nature Chemistry Pages: 1523-1530 , Volumes: 16 ,
24) Regioselective insertion of aluminium(I) in the cyclo-P5 ring of pentaphosphaferrocene
2020
Ravi Yadav, T. Simler, B. Goswami, C. Schoo, R. Köppe, S. Dey and P. W. Roesky | Wiley
Journal: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, Pages: 9443–9447 , Volumes: 59 ,
23) Calix[4]pyrrolato Stibenium: Lewis Superacidity by Antimony(III)-Antimony(V) Electromerism
2022
Ravi Yadav, M. Schropp, D. Roth, L. Greb | Wiley
Journal: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Pages: e202207963 , Volumes: 61 ,
22) Calix[4]pyrrolato-germane-(thf)2: Unlocking the Anti-Van’t-Hoff-Le-Bel Reactivity of Germanium(IV) by Ligand Dissociation
2023
Ravi Yadav, P. Janßen, M. Schropp, L. Greb | ACS
Journal: J. Am. Chem. Soc. Pages: 17746-17754 , Volumes: 145 ,
21) 3d-4f Heterometallic Complexes by the Reduction of Transition Metal Carbonyls with Bulky LnII Amidinates
2020
Ravi Yadav, Md E. Hossain, R. P. Paramban, T. Simler, C. Schoo, J. Wang, G. B. Deacon, P. C. Junk and P. W. Roesky | RSC
Journal: Dalton Trans. Pages: 7701-7707. , Volumes: 49 ,
20) Stimuli responsive silylene: Electromerism induced reversible switching between mono- and bis-silylene
2022
Ravi Yadav, X. Sun, R. Köppe, M. T. Gamer, F. Weigend, and P. W. Roesky | Wiley
Journal: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, Pages: e202211115 , Volumes: 134 ,
19) Nonanuclear zinc-gold [Zn3Au6] heterobimetallic complexes
2021
Ravi Yadav, M. Dahlen, A. K Singh, X. Sun, M. T. Gamer, P. W Roesky | RSC
Journal: Dalton Trans. Pages: 8558-8566 , Volumes: 50 ,
18) A Structural Diversity of Molecular Alkaline‐Earth‐Metal Polyphosphides: From Supramolecular Wheel to Zintl Ion
2021
Ravi Yadav, M. Weber, A. K Singh, L. Münzfeld, J. Gramüller, R. M Gschwind, M. Scheer, P. W Roesky | Wiley
Journal: Chem Eur. J. Pages: 14128-14137 , Volumes: 56 ,
17) Highly selective substitution and insertion reactions of silylenes in a metal-coordinated polyphosphide
2020
Ravi Yadav, T. Simler, S. Reichl, B. Goswami, C. Schoo, R. Köppe, M. Scheer and P. W. Roesky | ACS
Journal: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 3, Pages: 1190–1195 , Volumes: 142 ,
16) A bis(germylene) functionalized metal-coordinated polyphosphide and its isomerization
2020
Ravi Yadav, B. Goswami, T. Simler, C. Schoo, S. Reichl, M. Scheer and P. W. Roesky | RSC
Journal: Chem. Commun. Pages: 10207-10210 , Volumes: 70 ,
15) Base-stabilized formally zero-valent mono and diatomic molecular main group compounds
2020
Ravi Yadav,* S. Sinhababu, R. Yadav, S. Kundu | RSC
Journal: Dalton trans. Pages: 2170-2202 , Volumes: 51 ,
14) Rhenium is different: CO tetramerization induced by a divalent lanthanide complex in rhenium carbonyls
2019
Ravi Yadav, T. Simler, M. T. Gamer, R. Köppe and P. W. Roesky | RSC
Journal: Chem. Commun. Pages: 5765-5768 , Volumes: 55 ,
13) Neutral and cationic enantiopure group 13 iminophosphonamide complexes
2020
B. Goswami, Ravi Yadav, C. Schoo and P. W. Roesky | RSC
Journal: Dalton Trans. Pages: 675-681 , Volumes: 49 ,
12) Zirconium and Hafnium Complexes of Enantiopure Iminophosphonamides
2025
B. Goswami, Ravi Yadav, H. Joshi, P. Roy | Wiley
Journal: Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. Pages: e202400627 , Volumes: 28 ,
11) Reactivity of [Cp*Fe(η5-As5)] towards Carbenes, Silylenes and Germylenes
2024
S. Reichl, C. Riesinger, Ravi Yadav, A. Timoshkin, P. W. Roesky, M. Scheer | Wiley
Journal: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Pages: e202316117 , Volumes: 63 ,
10) Reactivity of E4 (E4 = P4, As4, AsP3) towards low-valent Al(I) and Ga(I) compounds
2023
M. Haimerl, M. Piesch, Ravi Yadav, P. W. Roesky, M. Scheer | Wiley
Journal: Chem. Eur. J. Pages: e202202529 , Volumes: 29 ,
9) Triple-decker complexes incorporating three distinct deck architectures
2022
X. Sun, A. K. Singh, Ravi Yadav, D. Jin, M. Haimerl, M. Scheer, P. W Roesky | RSC
Journal: Chem. Commun. Pages: 673-676 , Volumes: 58 ,
8) d/f‐Polypnictides Derived by Non‐Classical Ln2+ Compounds: Synthesis, Small Molecule Activation and Optical Properties
2021
N. Reinfandt, N. Michenfelder, C. Schoo, Ravi Yadav, S. Reichl, S. N Konchenko, A. N Unterreiner, M. Scheer, P. W Roesky | Wiley
Journal: Chem. Eur. J Pages: 7862-7871 , Volumes: 27 ,
7) Enantiopure Calcium Iminophosphonamide Complexes: Synthesis, Photoluminescence, and Catalysis
2021
B. Goswami, T. J Feuerstein, Ravi Yadav, R. Köppe, S. Lebedkin, M. M Kappes, P. W Roesky | Wiley
Journal: Chem. Eur J. Pages: 4401-4411 , Volumes: 27 ,
6) Application of the Redox‐Transmetalation Procedure to Access Divalent Lanthanide and Alkaline‐Earth NHC Complexes
2021
N. Schwarz, X. Sun, Ravi Yadav, R. Köppe, T. Simler, P. W Roesky | Wiley
Journal: Chem. Eur. J. Pages: 12857-12865 , Volumes: 27 ,
5) Thermally activated delayed fluorescence and phosphorescence quenching in iminophosphonamide copper and zinc complexes
2021
B. Goswami, T. J Feuerstein, Ravi Yadav, S. Lebedkin, P. J Boden, S. T Steiger, G. Niedner‐Schatteburg, M. Gerhards, M. M Kappes, P. W Roesky | Wiley
Journal: Chem. Eur. J. Pages: 15110-15119 , Volumes: 27 ,
4) Access to divalent lanthanide NHC complexes by redox-transmetallation from silver and CO2 insertion reactions
2019
T. Simler, T. J. Feuerstein, Ravi Yadav, M. T. Gamer, R. Köppe and P. W. Roesky | RSC
Journal: Chem. Commun. Pages: 222-225 , Volumes: 55 ,
3) Reaction of an arsinoamide with chloro tetrylenes: substitution and As –N bond insertion
2019
X. Chen, T. Simler, Ravi Yadav, M. T. Gamer, R. Köppe and P. W. Roesky | RSC
Journal: Chem. Commun. Pages: 9315-9318 , Volumes: 55 ,
2) A stable aromatic tetrasilacyclobutadiene dication
2019
X. Sun, T. Simler, Ravi Yadav, R. Köppe and P. W. Roesky | ACS
Journal: J. Am. Chem. Soc. Pages: 14987-14990 , Volumes: 141 ,
1) Catalytic cyanosilylation using germylene stabilized platinum(II) dicyanide
2018
M. K. Sharma, D. Singh, P. Mahawar, Ravi Yadav and S. Nagendran | RSC
Journal: Dalton Trans. Pages: 5943-5947 , Volumes: 47 ,
Books
Structural constraint effects on p-block elements: Recent advances
Year: 2023 ,
Ravi Yadav, A. Maiti, L. Greb | Elsevier
Contribution: First author , Pages: 261-299 , Volumes: 82
Honors And Awards
Honors
IITs/IISC, India
2016
GATE
CSIR, Government of India, India
2015
Junior Research Fellowship
IITs, India
2014
JAM Chemistry
MemberShips
Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), India
28 Dec 2023 - Present
Life Member
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Main group and cluster chemistry ( CYC-203 )
Autumn
Inorganic Laboratory ( CYC-305 )
Autumn
Students
SuperVisions
Non-VSEPR compounds, India
30 Jul 2025 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Asif Husain