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Dheeraj Kumar
Associate Professor
dheeraj.kumar[at]cy.iitr.ac.in
Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee
+91-1332-285439
https://www.dkresearchlab.in/
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Professional Background

Research
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Publications
Patents
Books
Collaborations

Honours and Awards
Honors
Memberships

Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements

Students
Supervisions
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Miscellaneous
Events
Visits
Administrative Positions
Miscellaneous
Research Interests
High Energy Density Materials, Design and synthesis of green, nitrogen-rich high energy density materials , Inorganic chemistry, Main Group Chemistry: Organophosphorus and organoboron compounds, Organometallic Chemistry, Design and synthesis of chiral and achiral catalysts based on metal sandwich compounds, Agents Defeat Weapons, Polyiodo compounds for biocidal applications
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Educational Details
IIT Delhi
2014
Ph.D, Chemistry
IIT Delhi
2009
M.Sc, Chemistry
Delhi University
2007
B.Sc(Hons), Chemistry
Professional Background
Postdoctoral fellow
01 Jan 2017 - 01 Jan 2018
Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Postdoctoral fellow
01 Jan 2015 - 01 Jan 2017
University of Idaho, USA
INSPIRE Faculty Fellow
15 Jan 2018 - 30 Nov 2018
IIT Kanpur
Assistant Professor
10 Dec 2018 - 08 Aug 2024
IIT Roorkee
Associate Professor
09 Aug 2024 - Present
IIT Roorkee
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Mixed azoles based green high energy density materials with fine-tuned properties 01 Jan 2018 Mixed azoles based green high energy density materials with fine-tuned properties 35 Lakhs DST, Govt of India none
Nitrogen-Rich High Energy Density Materials 01 Jan 2019 Nitrogen-Rich High Energy Density Materials 46.72 Lakhs SERB None
Pyrazine based energetic materials 01 Jan 2019 Pyrazine based energetic materials 20 Lakhs SRIC, IIT Roorkee None




Publications
Engaging Two Anions with Single Cation in Energetic Salts: Approach for Optimization of Oxygen Balance in Energetic Materials
2024
Prachi Bhatia, Priyanka Das, Dheeraj Kumar | ACS
Journal: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Pages: 64846-64857 , Volumes: 16 ,
Systematic Synthesis of Thermally Stable Zwitterionic Energetic Materials Based on 4-Hydroxy-3,5-dinitropyrazole
2024
Prachi Bhatia, Priyanka Das, Amit Bijlwan, Dheeraj Kumar | ACS
Journal: Organic Letters Pages: 9781-9786 , Volumes: 26 ,
Synthesis and Characterization of N-Methylene-C-Bridged 4-Substituted-3,5-dinitropyrazoles and 1,2,4-Triazolone
2024
Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Das, Prachi Bhatia, Dheeraj Kumar | RSC
Journal: Dalton Transactions Pages: 17179-17189 , Volumes: 53 ,
4-Carboxylic-3,5-dinitropyrazole: An underestimated compound out-performed all other 3,5-dinitropyrazole derivatives
2024
Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Das, Prachi Bhatia, Dheeraj Kumar | ACS
Journal: Crystal Growth & Design Pages: 6790-6799 , Volumes: 24 ,
Combination of N-Amino-1,2,4-triazole and 4-Hydroxy-3,5-dinitropyrazole for the Synthesis of High Performing Explosives
2024
Prachi Bhatia, Pooja, Vikas D Ghule, Dheeraj Kumar | Wiley
Journal: Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry Pages: 1299-1305 , Volumes: 61 ,
Time for Mixing: Mixed Dicationic Energetic Salts Based on Methylene Bridged 4-Hydroxy-3,5-dinitropyrazole and Tetrazole for Tunable Performance
2024
Prachi Bhatia, Vikas D Ghule, Dheeraj Kumar | Elsevier
Journal: Energetic Materials Frontiers Pages: 105-111 , Volumes: 5 ,
Benzofuroxan-Based Energetic Materials with Alternating Nitro and Hydroxyl Groups: Synthesis, Characterization, and Energetic Properties
2024
Atharva Tiwari, Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Das, Vikas D. Ghule, Dheeraj Kumar | Wiley
Journal: European Journal of Organic Chemistry Pages: e202400794 ,
Zwitterionic Energetic Materials: Synthesis, Structural Diversity and Energetic Properties
2024
Prachi Bhatia, Krishna Pandey, Dheeraj Kumar | Wiley
Journal: Chemistry-An Asian Journal Pages: e202400481 , Volumes: 19 ,
Pushing the Limit of Oxygen Balance on a Benzofuroxan Framework: K2DNDP as an Extremely Dense and Thermally Stable Material as a Substitute for Lead Azide
2024
Krishna Pandey, Atharva Tiwari, Jatinder Singh, Prachi Bhatia, Krishna Pandey, Dheeraj Kumar, J M Shreeve | ACS
Journal: Organic Letters Pages: 1952−1958 , Volumes: 26 ,
N-Acetonitrile functionalized 3-nitrotriazole: Precursor to nitrogen rich stable and insensitive energetic materials
2024
Prachi Bhatia, Peddapothula Sahithi Priya, Priyanka Das, Dheeraj Kumar | Elsevier
Journal: Energetic Materials Frontiers Pages: 171-182 , Volumes: 5 ,
Taming of 4-azido-3,5-dinitropyrazole based energetic materials
2024
P. Das, P. Bhatia, K. Pandey, D. Kumar | RSC
Journal: Materials Advances Pages: 171-182 , Volumes: 5 ,
Bis(dinitropyrazolyl)methanes spruced up with hydroxyl groups: high performance energetic salts with reduced sensitivity
2023
P. Bhatia, K. Pandey, P. Das, D. Kumar | RSC
Journal: Chemical Communications Pages: 14110-14113 , Volumes: 59 ,
Controlling the Energetic Properties of N-Methylene-C-Linked 4-Hydroxy-3,5-dinitropyrazole- and Tetrazole-Based Compounds via a Selective Mono- and Dicationic Salt Formation Strategy
2023
P. Bhatia, K. Pandey, B. Avasthi, P. Das, V. D. Ghule, D. Kumar | ACS
Journal: Journal of Organic Chemistry Pages: 15085-15096 , Volumes: 88 ,
Polynitro Functionalized 4-Phenyl-1H-pyrazoles as Heat-Resistant Explosives
2023
Krishna Pandey, Prachi Bhatia, Khwaja Mohammad, Vikas Ghule and Dheeraj Kumar | RSC
Journal: Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry Pages: 6604-6616 , Volumes: 21 ,
Connecting Energetic Nitropyrazole and Nitrobenzene Moieties with C-C Bonds using Suzuki Cross?Coupling Reaction: A Novel Route to Thermally Stable Energetic Materials
2022
Krishna Pandey, Prachi Bhatia, Pritam Dolui, Vikas D. Ghule, Dr. Dheeraj Kumar | Wiley
Journal: Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry Pages: 201-210 , Volumes: 11 ,
Honors And Awards
Honors
IIT Roorkee
2024
Institute Research Fellowship and Outstanding Young Faculty 2024
DST, Government of India
2017
INSPIRE Faculty Award
NIT Kurukshetra
2014
Best Oral Presentation award
IIT Delhi
2012
Best poster award
CSIR, INDIA
2014
Junior and Senior Research Fellow (SRF)
St. Stephen's College, Delhi University
2007
Shri Bhikha Mal Memorial Prize
MemberShips
Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI)
20 Jun 2019 - Present
Life Member
High Energy Materials Society of India (HEMSI)
30 Sep 2020 - Present
Life Member
Society for Materials Chemistry, India
18 Nov 2024 - Present
Life Member
Material Research Society of India (MRSI)
21 Sep 2020 - Present
Life Member
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Main Group and Cluster Chemistry ( CY-203 )
Autumn
Seminar ( CYN-699 )
Autumn
Physical Chemistry Lab ( CYN-001 )
Autumn
Organic and Inorganic Chemistry ( CYN-002 )
Spring
General Chemistry-III ( CYN-008 )
Spring
General Organic and Inorganic Chemistry ( CYN-104 )
Spring
Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics ( CYN-203 )
Autumn
Organic Chemistry II ( CYN-204 )
Spring
Advanced Coordination Chemistry ( CYN-303 )
Autumn
Laboratory 1-Inorganic ( CYN-311 )
Autumn
Laboratory 1-Organic ( CYN-311 )
Autumn
Laboratory II ( CYN-312 )
Spring
Advanced Organometallic Chemistry ( CYN-502 )
Spring
Laboratory II ( CYN-510 )
Spring
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry ( CYN-902 )
Autumn
Students
SuperVisions
Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Thermally Stable Energetic Materials Based on Versatile Functionalization of 3,5-Dinitropyrazoles, India
01 Jan 2019 - 23 Apr 2024
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: KRISHNA PANDEY
Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Insensitive Energetic Materials Based on N-functionalization of 4- Hydroxy-3,5-dinitropyrazole, India
01 Jan 2019 - 20 Jan 2025
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: PRACHI BHATIA
Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Energetic Materials Based on N-Methylene-C Bridged Azoles, India
10 Feb 2021 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Priyanka Das
Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Fused Ring Energetic Materials, India
18 Dec 2021 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Meera Khatri
Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Insensitive Energetic Materials Based on Polynitroarene and Azoles, India
18 Jul 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Amit Bijlwan
Insensitive Energetic Materials, India
26 Dec 2023 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Satyabrata Sahoo
Agent Defeat Weapons, India
11 Jul 2024 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Priyanka Kumari
High Energy Density Materials, India
13 Jan 2025 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Sakshi Saini
Miscellaneous
Events
3rd International Workshop on Advanced Energetic Materials
01 Jan 2018 - Present
Institute of Chemical Materials
Invited to give an oral presentation in the 3rd International Workshop on Advanced Energetic Materials in Beijing, China.
01 Jan 2018 - Present
Mastering in Molecules and Materials, M3
01 Jan 2014 - Present
Department of chemistry, NIT Kurukshetra
New Horizons of Chemical Sciences” (NHCS)
01 Jan 2013 - Present
Department of chemistry, IIT Delhi
Modern Trends In Inorganic Chemistry”(MTIC-XV)
01 Jan 2013 - Present
Department of chemistry, IIT Roorkee
New Directions in Chemical Sciences (NDCS)
01 Jan 2012 - Present
Department of chemistry, IIT Delhi
Asian conference on coordination chemistry (ACCC-3)
01 Jan 2011 - Present
IIT Delhi and IIT Kanpur
Modern Trends In Inorganic Chemistry”(MTIC-XIII)
01 Jan 2009 - Present
Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore
Administrative Positions
Departmental Faculty Coordinator of Cognizance
01 Jan 2019 - 01 Jan 2020
IIT Roorkee
Member DFSC
01 Jan 2019 - 01 Jan 2020
IIT Roorkee
Office Incharge NMR Lab
01 Jan 2020 - Present
IIT Roorkee
Office Incharge Library
01 Jan 2021 - Present
IIT Roorkee
Member, Library Advisory Committee (LAC)
01 Jun 2022 - Present
IIT Roorkee
Member, Departmental Administrative Committee
01 Jul 2022 - Present
IIT Roorkee
Comments
- Currently looking for Ph.D. students. Interested and highly motivated NET-JRF/GATE qualified candidates can contact Dr. Dheeraj Kumar (dheerajk.fcy@iitr.ac.in) with their CV.
Refereed Journal Papers

1.      Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Das, Prachi Bhatia, Dheeraj Kumar*, “Synthesis and Characterization of N-Methylene-C-Bridged 4-Substituted-3,5-dinitropyrazoles and 1,2,4-Triazolone”, Dalton Transactions, 2024, 53, 17179-17189.

2.      Prachi Bhatia, Priyanka Das, Dheeraj Kumar*, “Engaging Two Anions with Single Cation in Energetic Salts: Approach for Optimization of Oxygen Balance in Energetic Materials”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024, 16, 64846-64857.

3.      Prachi Bhatia, Priyanka Das, Amit Bijlwan, Dheeraj Kumar*, “Systematic Synthesis of Thermally Stable Zwitterionic Energetic Materials Based on 4-Hydroxy-3,5-dinitropyrazole”, Organic Letters, 2024, 26, 9781-9786.

4.      Priyanka Das, Prachi Bhatia, Krishna Pandey, Dheeraj Kumar*, “Taming of 4-azido-3, 5- dinitropyrazole based energetic materials”, Materials Advances, 2024, 5 (1), 171-182.

5.      Krishna Pandey, Atharva Tiwari, Jatinder Singh, Prachi Bhatia, Krishna Pandey, Dheeraj Kumar*, J M Shreeve*, “Pushing the limit of oxygen balance on a benzofuroxan framework: K2DNDP as an extremely dense and thermally stable material as a substitute for lead azide”, Organic Letters, 2024, 26 (9), 1952-1958.

6.      Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Das, Prachi Bhatia, Dheeraj Kumar*, “4-Carboxylic-3,5-dinitropyrazole: An underestimated compound out-performed all other 3,5-dinitropyrazole derivatives”, Crystal Growth & Design, 2024, 24 (16), 6790-6799.

7.      Prachi Bhatia, Krishna Pandey, Dheeraj Kumar*, “Zwitterionic Energetic Materials: Synthesis, Structural Diversity and Energetic Properties” Chemistry-An Asian Journal, 2024, 19, e202400481.

8.      Atharva Tiwari, Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Das, Vikas D. Ghule, Dheeraj Kumar*, “Benzofuroxan-Based Energetic Materials with Alternating Nitro and Hydroxyl Groups: Synthesis, Characterization, and Energetic Properties”, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2024, e202400794.

9.      Prachi Bhatia, Sahithi Priya, Priyanka Das, Dheeraj Kumar*, “N-Acetonitrile Functionalized 3-Nitrotriazole: Precursor to Nitrogen Rich Stable and Insensitive Energetic Materials”, Energetic Materials Frontiers, 2024, 5, 8-16.

10.  Prachi Bhatia, Vikas D Ghule, Dheeraj Kumar*, “Time for Mixing: Mixed Dicationic Energetic Salts Based on Methylene Bridged 4-Hydroxy-3,5-dinitropyrazole and Tetrazole for Tunable Performance”, Energetic Materials Frontiers, 2024, 5(2), 105-111.

11.  Prachi Bhatia, Pooja, Vikas D Ghule, Dheeraj Kumar*, “Combination of N-Amino-1,2,4-triazole and 4-Hydroxy-3,5-dinitropyrazole for the Synthesis of High Performing Explosives”, Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 2024, 61, 1299-1305.

12.  Prachi Bhatia, Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Das, Dheeraj Kumar*, “Bis (dinitropyrazolyl) methanes spruced up with hydroxyl groups: high performance energetic salts with reduced sensitivity”, Chemical Communications, 2023, 59 (95), 14110-14113.

13.  Prachi Bhatia, Krishna Pandey, Badal Avasthi, Priyanka Das, Vikas D. Ghule, Dheeraj Kumar*, “Controlling the Energetic Properties of N-Methylene-C-Linked 4-Hydroxy-3,5-dinitropyrazole- and Tetrazole-Based Compounds via a Selective Mono- and Dicationic Salt Formation Strategy”, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2023, 88 (21), 15085-15096.

14.  Krishna Pandey, Prachi Bhatia, Khwaja Mohammad, Vikas D. Ghule, Dheeraj Kumar*, “Polynitro Functionalized 4-Phenyl-1H-pyrazoles as Heat-Resistant Explosives”, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2023, 21, 6604 – 6616.

15.  Krishna Pandey, Prachi Bhatia, Khwaja Mohammad, Vikas D. Ghule, Dheeraj Kumar*, “Connecting Energetic Nitropyrazole and Nitrobenzene Moieties with C− C Bonds using Suzuki Cross‐Coupling Reaction: A Novel Route to Thermally Stable Energetic Materials”, Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2022, 11 (11), 202-210.

16.  Dheeraj Kumar, Anil J. Elias, “The Explosive Chemistry of Nitrogen: A Fascinating Journey From 9th Century to the Present”, 2019, Resonance, 24, 1253-1271.

17.  Pengcheng Zhang, Dheeraj Kumar*, Siping Pang, Michael Gozin*, “Energetic Butterfly: Heat-Resistant Diaminodinitro trans-Bimane”, Molecules, 2019, 24 (23), 4324.

18.  Gang Zhao, Chunlin He, Dheeraj Kumar, J P Hooper, GH Imler, D A Parrish, J M Shreeve, “1, 3, 5-Triiodo-2, 4, 6-trinitrobenzene (TITNB) from benzene: Balancing performance and high thermal stability of functional energetic materials”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019, 378, 122119.

19.  Gang Zhao, Ping Yin, Dheeraj Kumar, GH Imler, DA Parrish, J M Shreeve, “Bis(3-nitro-1-(trinitromethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)methanone: An Applicable and Very Dense Green Oxidizer”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019, 141 (50), 19581-19584.

20.  Gang Zhao, Dheeraj Kumar, Lu Hu, J M Shreeve, “A Safe and Scaled-Up Route to Inert Ammonia Oxide Hydroxylammonium Azide (H7N5O2), Hydrazinium Azide (H5N5), and Ammonium Azide (H4N4)”, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2019, 2, 6919-6923.

21.  Srinivas Dharavath, Dheeraj Kumar, L A Mitchell, D A Parrish, J M Shreeve, “A Halogen‐Free Green High Energy Density Oxidizer from H‐FOX” European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2019,  (20), 3142-3145.

22.  Gang Zhao, Chunlin He, Dheeraj Kumar, JP Hooper, G H Imler, D A Parrish, J M Shreeve, “Functional energetic biocides by coupling of energetic and biocidal polyiodobuilding blocks”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019, 244-251.

 

23.  Gang Zhao, Dheeraj Kumar, P Yin, C He, GH Imler, DA Parrish, JM Shreeve, “Construction of Polynitro Compounds as High-Performance Oxidizers via a Two-Step Nitration of Various Functional Groups”, Organic Letters, 2019, 1073−1077.

24. Dheeraj Kumar, Y Tang, C He, G H Imler, DA Parrish, J M Shreeve, “Multipurpose Energetic Materials by Shuffling Nitro Groups on a 3,3′‐Bipyrazole Moiety”, Chemistry – A European Journal, 2018, 24 (65), 17220-17224.

25. Michael Gozin Ajay Kumar Chinnam, Avital Shlomovich, Olga Shamis, Nathan Petrutik, Dheeraj Kumar, Kangcai Wang, Eswaravara Prasadarao Komarala, Daniel Shem Tov, Muhamed Suceska, Qi Long Yan, “Combustion of Energetic Iodine-rich Coordination Polymer – Engineering of New Biocidal Materials”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018, 350, 1084-1091.

26. G Zhao, Dheeraj Kumar, C He, JP Hooper, GH Imler, DA Parrish, JM Shreeve, “New Generation Agent Defeat Weapons: Energetic N,N′‐Ethylene‐Bridged Polyiodoazoles”, Chemistry–A European Journal, 2017, 23 (66), 16753-16757.

27. Y Tang, Dheeraj Kumar, J M Shreeve, “Balancing excellent performance and high thermal stability in a dinitropyrazole fused 1, 2, 3, 4-tetrazine”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139 (39), 13684-13687, 2017.

28. Dheeraj Kumar, G H Imler, DA Parrish, J M Shreeve, “N‐Acetonitrile Functionalized Nitropyrazoles: Precursors to Insensitive Asymmetric N‐Methylene‐C Linked Azoles”, Chemistry–A European Journal, 2017, 23 (33), 7876-7881.

29. Dheeraj Kumar, G H Imler, D A Parrish, J M Shreeve, “A Highly Stable and Insensitive Fused Triazolo–Triazine Explosive (TTX)”, Chemistry–A European Journal, 2017, 23 (8), 1743-1747.

30. Dheeraj Kumar, G H Imler, D A Parrish, J M Shreeve, “Aminoacetonitrile as precursor for nitrogen rich stable and insensitive asymmetric N-methylene-C linked tetrazole-based energetic compounds”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5 (32), 16767-16775.

31. Dheeraj Kumar, G H Imler, D A Parrish, J M Shreeve, “3, 4, 5-Trinitro-1-(nitromethyl)-1 H-pyrazole (TNNMP): a perchlorate free high energy density oxidizer with high thermal stability”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5 (21), 10437-10441, 2017.

32. Dheeraj Kumar, G H Imler, DA Parrish, J M Shreeve, “Resolving synthetic challenges faced in the syntheses of asymmetric N, N′-ethylene-bridged energetic compounds”, New Journal of Chemistry, 2017, 41 (10), 4040-4047.

33. M Deb, Dheeraj Kumar, J Singh, A J Elias, “Unprecedented Formation of π-Copper Complexes during Sonogashira Coupling: Synthesis of a Unique, Recyclable, Ethynyl Ferrocene Derived Cu (I) Specific Ligand”, Organometallics, 2016, 35 (8), 1086-1091.

34. Dheeraj Kumar, LA Mitchell, DA Parrish, J M Shreeve, “Asymmetric N, N′-ethylene-bridged azole-based compounds: Two way control of the energetic properties of compounds”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4 (25), 9931-9940.

35. Dheeraj Kumar, C He, LA Mitchell, DA Parrish, J M Shreeve, “Connecting energetic nitropyrazole and aminotetrazole moieties with N, N′-ethylene bridges: A promising approach for fine tuning energetic properties”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4 (23), 9220-9228.

36. Dheeraj Kumar, M Deb, J Singh, N Singh, K Keshav, A J Elias, “Chemistry of the highly stable hindered cobalt sandwich compound (η5-Cp) Co (η4-C4Ph4) and its derivatives”, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2016, 306, 115-170.

37. R Biswas, K Keshav, Dheeraj Kumar, A J Elias, “Reactions of allylzinc bromide with ethynylferrocene derived fluorinated cyclophosphazenes”, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2014, 768, 157-162.

38. Dheeraj Kumar, A J Elias, “Reduction reactions of alkyne and butadiyne derived fluorinated cyclophosphazenes”, Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 2014, 166, 69-77.

39. Dheeraj Kumar, N Singh, A J Elias, P Malik, C W Allen, “Reactions of Alkyne-and Butadiyne-Derived Fluorinated Cyclophosphazenes with Diiron and Dimolybdenum Carbonyls”, Inorganic chemistry, 2014, 53 (19), 10674-10684.

40. J Singh, Dheeraj Kumar, N Singh, A J Elias, “New Chiral Palladacycles from an Unprecedented Cyclopalladation of Cyclobutadiene-Bound Phenyl Groups of Cobalt Sandwich Compounds”, Organometallics, 2014, 33 (4), 1044-1052.

41. Dheeraj Kumar, J Singh, A J Elias, “Chiral multidentate oxazoline ligands based on cyclophosphazene cores: synthesis, characterization and complexation studies”, Dalton Transactions, 2014, 43 (37), 13899-13912.

42. K Keshav, Dheeraj Kumar, A J Elias, “Synthesis, Spectral, and Structural Studies of Porphyrins Having Sterically Hindered [η5-CpCo (η4-C4Ph4)] Cobalt Sandwich Units at the Meso Positions”, Inorganic chemistry, 2013, 52 (21), 12351-12366.

43. Dheeraj Kumar, N Singh, K Keshav, A J Elias, “Synthesis and structural characterization of the first examples of butadiynyl derived cyclic fluorinated phosphazenes”, Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2013, 153, 48-56.

44. P Mandapati, N Singh, Dheeraj Kumar, A J Elias, “Synthesis and characterization of difunctionalized derivatives of the cyclobutadiene linked dimeric cobalt sandwich compound [(η5-Cp) Co (η4-C4Ph3)]2”, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2012, 716, 208-215.

45. M S Kumar, Dheeraj Kumar, A J Elias, “Synthesis of (β-phenylethynyl)-gem-diphenyltrifluorocyclotriphosphazene and its reaction with RCpCo (PPh3)2 [R= MeOC(O)]”, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2011, 372 (1), 175-182.

46. Dheeraj Kumar, N Singh, K Keshav, AJ Elias, “Ring-closing metathesis reactions of terminal alkene-derived cyclic phosphazenes”, Inorganic chemistry, 2011, 50 (1), 250-260.