School of Applied Sciences
Organic synthesis, Inorganic synthesis, Molecular Switches, Antimicrobial drugs, Self-assembly and Supramolecular chemistry
M.Sc, M.Phil and PhD. Post doctoral research (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, JNCASR Bangalore, Dublin City University Ireland)
2011
15 Years (Total experience both Industry and Academic)
Awards & Recognitions:
First Prize in B.Sc chemistry, Arignar Anna Arts College, University of Madras, India
First Rank in M.Phil, MGAC College, University of Madras, India
IRCSET PhD Scholarship Award, University College Dublin, Ireland. (Global competition, Won Chemistry Award, 2007)
International Visits:
Suntec City, Singapore
Queen‘s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
University of Toulouse, France
University of Grenoble, France
European Commission, Belgium
Aston University, Birmingham, UK
0000-0001-9551-9873
https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/myprofile
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| Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co-Investigator (if applicable) | Name of the Funding agency | Type (Government/Non-Government) | Department | Year of Award | Funds provided (INR in lakhs) | Year Of Sanction | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Thorfinnur Gunlaugsson | SFI | IRISH GOVERNMENT | CHEMISTRY | 2012 | 150,000 euros | 2012 | x |
| Dr. Thorfinnur Gunlaugsson | SFI | IRISH GOVERNMENT | CHEMISTRY | 2012 | 10,000 euros | 2012 | x |
| Dr. Thorfinnur Gunlaugsson | SFI | IRISH GOVERNMENT | CHEMISTRY | 2012 | 10,000 euros | 2012 | x |
Key Publications (Only Q1 & Q2 rated):
P. De, K. Pandurangan, U. Maitra, S. Wailes, CuI-Mediated Cross-Coupling of Aryl Halides with Oximes: A Direct Access to O-Aryloximes, Org. Lett., 2007, 9, 2767−2770 (this work was developed in collaboration with Syngenta and implemented industrially).
K. Pandurangan, S. Gallagher, G. G. Morgan, H. Müller-Bunz, F. Paradisi, Structure and Antibacterial Activity of the Silver(I) Complex of 2-Aminophenoxazine-3-one, Metallomics, 2010, 2, 530−534 (front cover article).
K. Pandurangan, K. D. Murnaghan, A. Walshe, H. Müller-Bunz, F. Paradisi, G. G. Morgan, Design, Synthesis and Structure of Novel Para-Quinones and their Antibacterial Activity, Chem. Biol. Drug Des., 2011, 78, 787–799.
K. Pandurangan, B. Gildea, C. Murray, C. J. Harding, H. Müller-Bunz and G. G. Morgan, Effects on the Spin-Crossover Profile of a Mononuclear Manganese(III) Cation, Chem. Eur. J., 2012, 18, 2021–2029.
K. Pandurangan, J. A. Kitchen, T. McCabe, T. Gunnlaugsson, Hydrogen Bonding Interactions and Supramolecular Networks of Pyridine-Aryl Based Thiosemicarbazides and Their Zn(II) Complexes, Cryst. Eng. Comm., 2013, 15, 1421–1431.
K. Pandurangan, J. A. Kitchen, T. Gunnlaugsson, Colorimetric 'Naked Eye' Sensing of Anions Using a Thiosemicarbazide Receptor: a Case Study of Recognition Through Hydrogen Bonding versus Deprotonation,Tetrahedron Lett., 2013, 54, 2770–2775.
K. Pandurangan, J. A. Kitchen, S. Blasco, F. Paradisi, T. Gunnlaugsson, Supramolecular Pyridyl Urea Gels as Soft Matter with Antibacterial Properties Against MRSA and/or E. coli, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 10819–10822.
K. Pandurangan, J. A. Kitchen, S. Blasco, E. M. Boyle, B. Fitzpatrick, M. Feeney, P. E. Kruger, T. Gunnlaugsson, Unexpected self-sorting self-assembly formation of a [4:4] sulfate:ligand cage from a preorganized tripodal urea ligand, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 54, 4566−4570.
K. Pandurangan, A. B. Aletti, D. Montroni, J. A. Kitchen, M. Martínez-Calvo, S. Blasco, T. Gunnlaugsson, E. M. Scanlan, Anion Recognition Mediates One-Pot Synthesis of 3-Amino-[1,2,4]-triazolo Pyridines from Thiosemicarbazides, Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 1068−1071.
O. Kotova, S. Comby, K. Pandurangan, F. Stomeo, J. E O'Brien, M. Feeney, R D Peacock, C. P McCoy, T. Gunnlaugsson, Dalton Trans, 2018, 47, 2308-12317.
K. Pandurangan, K. Rajasekhar, Y.V. Susheela, A. Chaturvedi. U., N. Prachitha, Upadrasta R. Satwick, N. Arul Murugan, U. Ramamurthy and T. Govindaraju. Molecular Architectonics of Cyclic Dipeptide Amphiphiles and their Application in drug delivery, ACS Appl. Bio Mater., 2020, 5, 3413-3422.
D. E. Barry, J. A. Kitchen, K. Pandurangan, A. J. Savyasachi, R. D. Peacock, T. Gunnlaugsson, Inorg. Chem., 2020, 59, 2646-2650.
K. Pandurangan, R. Barrett, D. Diamond and M. MacCaul, Fluidic platforms incorporating Photo-responsive soft polymers based on spiropyran: From Green synthesis to precision flow control, Front. Mater., 2021, 7, 615021.
Other Publications:
K. Pandurangan, A. B. Carter, P. N. Martinho, B. Gildea, T. Lemma, S. Shi, A. Sultan, T. E. Keyes, H. Müller-Bunz and G. G. Morgan, Steric Quenching of Mn(III) Thermal Spin Crossover: Dilution of Spin Centers in Immobilized Solutions, Magnetochemistry, 2022, 1-20.
K. Pandurangan, C. Murray, F. Paradisi, H. Müller-Bünz, V. McKee and G. G. Morgan. Novel Synthesis, Structure and Biological activity of Redox active Silver(I)clusters., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, (submitted to Principal investigator for submission)
K. Pandurangan, Helge Müller-Bunz, Francesca Paradisi and Grace G. Morgan., Redox active Hydroquinone based Salicylaldamines and their Anti-Bacterial Properties, Chem. Biol. Drug Des., 2025, to be submitted.
K. Pandurangan, R. Barret, D. Diamond, M. McCaul, Facile Synthesis of Spiropyran for scalable Photovalves., Chem Commun, 2025, to be submitted.
K. Pandurangan, Anna Aletti, Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson, Tripodal Receptors: Ideal pre-organised design for encapsulation of anions Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025, to be submitted.
Khaja Mohiddin Shaik, Komala Pandurangan, Tejeswara Rao Allaka, Mohammad Z. Ahmed, Shravan Kumar Gunda, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Benzo[d]imidazole Bearing Oxadiazolyl-Triazole Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Agents: A Computational Docking Techniques, Next research, 2025, 2, 100145.
Khaja Mohiddin Shaik, Komala Pandurangan, Tejeswara Rao Allaka, Seshadri Nalla, Mohd Afzal, Srinivasadesikan Venkatesan and Pilli Veera Venkata Nanda Kishore, Novel Purine Linked 1,2,3-Triazoleacetamide Scaffolds as Potent Anticancer Agents: Design, Synthesis, Docking Interactions, DFT Calculations and ADME-T Studies,Scientific reports, 2025, accepted.
Patents Granted:
Synthesis and characterization of Imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole-piperidine and 2, 3- dihydrothiophene- 1, 1-dioxides - imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole derivatives, I.J. Gopikumar, Dr. P.Komala, Dr. Madhusudana Reddy, Dr. Nagarajaiah H, 2024, Application Number, 202441060217, Indian Patent Office.
Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Benzo[d]imidazole Bearing Oxadiazolyl-Triazole Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Agents: A Computational Docking Techniques, Khaja Mohiddin Shaik, Dr. P. Komala, 2024, Application Number, 202441064567, Indian Patent Office.
Novel Purine Linked 1,2,3-Triazoleacetamide Scaffolds as Potent Anticancer Agents: Design, Synthesis, Docking Interactions, DFT Calculations and ADME-T Studies, Khaja Mohiddin Shaik, Application Number, 202541065397, Dr. P. Komala, 2025, Indian Patent Office.
Novel Purine Linked 1,2,3-Triazoleacetamide Scaffolds as PotentAnticancer Agents: Design, Synthesis, Docking Interactions, DFTCalculations and ADME-T Studies, , Khaja Mohiddin Shaik, Dr. P. Komala, Application Number, 202541065400, 2025,
Novel Synthesis of Diazepine analogs with electron donating substituents, filed 16/9/25, Dr. P. Komala, Mr. Hari Madaka, 2025, Indian Patent Office
Novel Synthesis of Diazepine analogs with electron withdrawing substituents, , filed 16/9/25, Dr. P. Komala, Mr. Hari Madaka, 2025, Indian Patent Office
Novel Synthesis of Diazepine analogs with heterocyclic structures, , filed 16/9/25, Dr. P. Komala, 2025, Mr. Hari Madaka, Indian Patent Office
Doctoral thesis Research: Spin crossover phenomenon of Mn(III) complexes and their potential application as Molecular switches. Antimicrobial properties of novel Para quinones and Crystal engineering. Postdoctoral Research: Heterocyclic synthesis, Antimicrobial hydrogels, Lanthanide self-assembly, Chemo sensors, Cyclic dipeptide based drug delivery vehicles, Spiropyran based Photo valves.
