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10). Motahar Sk, Shadab Saifi, Sourajit Bera, Adrija Ghosh, Debasis Banerjee, and Arshad Aijaz* Reusable Ni-immobilized MOF Catalyst for Dehydrogenation of N-heterocycles Under Milder Conditions  Chem. Eur. J. 2024, e202404219. 

DOI: 10.1002/chem.202404219

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9). Gargi Dey, Shadab Saifi, Ashish Kumar Yadav, Shalini Awasthi, A.S.K. Sinha, and Arshad Aijaz* Yolk-shell α-/β-Ni(OH)2/Carbon Nanostructure for an Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction   Cryst. Growth Des. 2024, 24, 8310-8318. 

DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00747

8). Shadab Saifi, Gargi Dey, Renna Shakir, Jeyakumar Karthikeyan, Ravi Kumar, D Bhattacharyya, A.S.K. Sinha, and Arshad Aijaz* Single-Atomic Co–N4 Sites with CrCo Nanoparticles for Metal–Air Battery-Driven Hydrogen Evolution  Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 16, 7218–7232. 

DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04443

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7). Gargi Dey, Rajkumar Jana, Shadab Saifi, Ravi Kumar, D. Bhattacharyya, Ayan Datta, A.S.K. Sinha, and Arshad Aijaz* Dual Single-Atomic Co-Mn Sites in Metal-Organic Frameworkderived N-doped Nanoporous Carbon for Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction  ACS Nano 2023, 17, 19, 19155–19167.

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c05379

The cover shows an electronic device based on a single, bottom-up-synthesized graphene nanoribbon encapsulated between hexagonal boron nitride layers and contacted from the side by metal electrodes
Dual Single-Atomic Co-Mn Sites in Metal-Organic Frameworkderived N-doped Nanoporous Carbon for Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction 
The complexes trans-[MnH(CO)(dmpe)2]+ and trans-[MnH(C2H4)(dmpe)2]+ are unstable at room temperature while trans-[MnH(PMe3)(dmpe)2]+ can be isolated
Coupling Single-Ni-Atom with Ni−Co Alloy Nanoparticle for Synergistically Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction

First SACs Paper!

The cover art shows electrodeposited zinc nanohexagons (Nhexs; ~300 nm in diameter and ~10–20 nm in thickness). The high surface area zinc NHexs can enhance the electrocatalytic properties of the electrodes
Carbon Nanofibers Coated with MOF-Derived Carbon Nanostructures for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries with Enhanced Electrochemical Activity and Power Density 
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Immobilizing a homogeneous manganese catalyst into MOF pores for α-alkylation of methylene ketones with alcohols,

4). Gargi Dey, Shadab Saifi, Motahar Sk, A.S.K. Sinha, Debasis Banerjee, and Arshad Aijaz* Immobilizing a homogeneous manganese catalyst into MOF pores for α-alkylation of methylene ketones with alcohols Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 17973-17977.

DOI: 10.1039/D2DT02629E

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Nanocatalysis Laboratories

Sustainable Energy & Catalysis

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) 

Jais, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh

An Institution of National Importance, Goverment of India  

5). Gargi Dey, Shadab Saifi, Harsh Sharma, Milan Kumar, and Arshad Aijaz* Carbon Nanofibers Coated with MOF-Derived Carbon Nanostructures for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries with Enhanced Electrochemical Activity and Power Density ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2023, 6, 10, 8192–8201.

DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.3c00347

6). Shadab Saifi, Gargi Dey, J. Karthikeyan, Ravi Kumar, D. Bhattacharyya, A.S.K. Sinha, and Arshad Aijaz* Coupling Single-Ni-Atom with Ni−Co Alloy Nanoparticle for Synergistically Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 21, 8200–8209.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00584

3). Shadab Saifi, Gargi Dey, Jeyakumar Karthikeyan, A.S.K. Sinha, and Arshad Aijaz* MoS2 and WS2 Nanosheets Decorated on Metal−Organic Framework-Derived Cobalt/Carbon Nanostructures as Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2022, 5, 8, 10696–10703.

DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c02028

Au-MoS2 top contact in a two-dimensional nanodevice. Defects in MoS2 arising from growth and/or transfer processes have a non-negligible impact on the properties of the metal contact. For instance, antisite Mo atoms act as “conductive bridges” between MoS2 and the Au electrode, enhancing the electron injection from the metal electrode to the 2D material
MoS2 and WS2 Nanosheets Decorated on Metal−Organic Framework-Derived Cobalt/Carbon Nanostructures as Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution,

2). Shadab Saifi, Gargi Dey, Motahar Sk, Debasis Banerjee, and Arshad Aijaz* Heterogenizing a Homogeneous Nickel Catalyst Using Nanoconfined Strategy for Selective Synthesis of Mono- and 1,2-Disubstituted Benzimidazoles Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 21, 16042–16047. 

DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02017

The Forum on Renaissance in NO Chemistry presents 14 contributions, of which a few focus on NO chemistry itself and the remaining papers focus on the interaction of metal complexes with NO. The broad scope of topics presented in this Forum illustrates NO's rich chemistry, in which inorganic and bioinorganic chemists are taking the field to new and exciting levels
Heterogenizing a Homogeneous Nickel Catalyst Using Nanoconfined Strategy for Selective Synthesis of Mono- and 1,2-Disubstituted Benzimidazoles,

Communication!

1). Gargi Dey, Shadab Saifi, and Arshad Aijaz* Metal-Organic Framework Derived Nanostructured Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting ChemElectroChem 2021, 8, 3782–3803.

DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100687

First Paper!

The Front Cover illustrates the anodic oxidation of 4-methoxybenzyl alcohol catalyzed by TEMPO-modified polymethacrylate, one of the model reactions that was used to study the catalytic behavior of the polymediator. Two transformations are shown, one proceeding at the electrode surface (left) and one in solution (right), indicating that the electrocatalytic process comprises both homogeneous and heterogeneous contributions
Metal-Organic Framework Derived Nanostructured Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting

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PUBLICATIONS 
(Before Joining The RGIPT)

27. MOF-Templated Assembly Approach for Fe3C Nanoparticles Encapsulated in Bamboo-Like N-Doped CNTs: Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction under Acidic and Basic ConditionsA. Aijaz, J. Masa, C. Rösler, P. Weide, W. Xia, R. A. Fischer, W. Schuhmann and M. Muhler, Chem.-Eur. J. 2017, 23, 12125.

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26. Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Carbon Nanotube-Grafted Cobalt/Carbon Polyhedra Grown on Nickel Foam: An Efficient 3D Electrode for Full Water Splitting A. Aijaz, J. Masa, C. Rösler, P. Weide, W. Xia, R. A. Fischer, W. Schuhmann and M. Muhler, ChemElectroChem, 2017, 4, 188

 

25. Co@Co3O4 Encapsulated in Carbon Nanotube-Grafted Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Polyhedra as an Advanced Bifunctional Oxygen Electrode A. Aijaz, J. Masa, C. Rösler, W. Xia, P. Weide, A. Botz, R. A. Fischer, W. Schuhmann and M. Muhler, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 4087

 

24. Hollow Zn/Co Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework and Yolk-Shell Metal@Zn/Co ZIF Nanostructures C. Rösler, A. Aijaz, S. Turner, M. Filippousi, A. Shahabi, W. Xia, G. V. Tendeloo, M. Muhler and R. A. Fischer, Chem.-Eur. J. 2016, 22, 3304.

 

23. From Metal-Organic Framework to Hierarchical High Surface-Area Hollow Octahedral Carbon Cages A. Aijaz, J.-K. Sun, P. Pachfule, T. Uchida and Q. Xu, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 13945.

 

22. Surfactant-Free Pd Nanoparticles Immobilized to a Metal-Organic Framework with Size- and Location-Dependent Catalytic SelectivityA. Aijaz, Q.-L. Zhu, N. Tsumori, T. Akita and Q. Xu, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 2577.

 

21. A Three-Dimensional Pillared-Layer Metal-Organic Framework: Synthesis, Structure and Gas Adsorption StudiesJ. Sahu, A. Aijaz, Q. Xu and P. K. Bharadwaj, Inorg. Chem. Acta 2015, 430, 193.

 

20. Construction of Non-Interpenetrated Charged Metal-Organic Frameworks with Doubly-Pillared Layers: Pore Modification and Selective Gas AdsorptionS. Sen, S. Neogi, A. Aijaz, Q. Xu and P. K. Bharadwaj, Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 7591.

 

19. From Ionic-Liquid@Metal-Organic Framework Composites to Heteroatom-Decorated Large-Surface Area Carbons: Superior CO2 and H2 Uptakes. A. Aijaz, T. Akita, H. Yang and Q. Xu, Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 6498.

 

18. From Metal-Organic Framework to Nitrogen-Decorated Nanoporous Carbons: High CO2 Uptake and Efficient Catalytic Oxygen Reduction.A. Aijaz, N. Fujiwara and Q. Xu, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 6790.

 

17. Catalysis with Metal Nanoparticles Immobilized within the Pores of Metal-Organic Frameworks.A. Aijaz and Q. Xu, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2014, 5, 1400.

 

16. Structural Variation in Zn(ii) Coordination Polymers Built with a Semi-Rigid Tetracarboxylate and Different Pyridine Linkers: Synthesis and Selective CO2 Adsorption Studies.S. Sen, S. Neogi, A. Aijaz, Q. Xu and P. K. Bharadwaj, Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 6100.

 

15. Metal-Organic Framework-Immobilized Polyhedral Metal Nanocrystals: Reduction at Solid-Gas Interface, Metal Segregation, Core-Shell Structure and High Catalytic Activity.A. Aijaz, T. Akita, N. Tsumori and Q. Xu, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 16356.

 

14. Gas Adsorption and Magnetic Properties in Isostructural Ni(II), Mn(II) and Co(II) Coordination Polymers.R. A. Agarwal, A. Aijaz, C. Sañudo, Q. Xu and P. K. Bharadwaj, Cryst. Growth Des. 2013, 13, 1238.

 

13. Highly Catalically Active Palladium Nanoparticles Incorporated Inside Metal-Organic Framework Pores By Double Solvents Method. M. Yadav, A. Aijaz and Q. Xu, Funct. Mater. Lett. 2012, 5, 1250039.

 

12. Immobilizing Highly Catalytically Active Pt Nanoparticles inside the Pores of Metal-Organic Framework: A Double Solvents Approach.A. Aijaz, A. Karkamkar, Y. J. Choi, N. Tsumori, E. C. Rönnebro, T. Autrey, Hiroshi Shioyama and Q. Xu, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 13926.

 

11. Highly Dispersed Surfactant-Free Nickel Nanoparticles and their Remarkable Catalytic Activity in Hydrolysis of Ammonia Borane for Hydrogen Generation.P.-Z. Li, A. Aijaz and Q. Xu, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 6753.

 

10. Two New Coordination Polymers with Co(II) and Mn(II): Selective Gas Adsorption and Magnetic Studies.R. A. Agarwal, A. Aijaz, M. Ahmad, E. C. Sañudo, Q. Xu and P. K. Bharadwaj, Cryst. Growth Des. 2012, 12, 2999.

 

9. Direct Crystallographic Observation of Catalytic Reactions inside the Pores of a Flexible Coordination Polymer.R. K. Das, A. Aijaz, M. K. Sharma, P. Lama and P. K. Bharadwaj, Chem.-Eur. J. 2012, 18, 6866.

 

8. Construction of Coordination Polymers with a Bifurcating Ligand: Synthesis, Structure, Photoluminescence and Magnetic Properties.A. Aijaz, E. C. Sañudo and P. K. Bharadwaj, Cryst. Growth Des. 2011, 11, 1122.

 

7. Coordination Polymers of Various Architectures Built with Mixed Imidazole/Benzimidazole and Carboxylate Donor Ligands and Different Metal Ions: Syntheses, Structural Features and Magnetic Properties.A. Aijaz, P. Lama, E. C. Sañudo and P. K. Bharadwaj, New J. Chem. 2010, 34, 2502.

 

6. A Dynamically Entangled Coordination Polymer: Synthesis, Structure, Luminescence, Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Reversible Guest Inclusion and Structural Transformation.A. Aijaz, P. Lama and P. K. Bharadwaj, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 24, 3829.

 

5. Microporous La(III) Metal-Organic Framework Using a Semi-rigid Tricarboxylic Ligand: Synthesis, Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal Sorption Properties and Gas Adsorption Studies.P. Lama, A. Aijaz, S. Neogi, L. J. Barbour and P. K. Bharadwaj, Cryst. Growth Des. 2010, 10, 3410.

 

4. Two-Dimensional Coordination Polymer with a Non-interpenetrated (4,4) Net Showing Anion Exchange and Structural Transformation in Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal Fashion.A. Aijaz, P. Lama and P. K. Bharadwaj, Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 5883.

 

3. Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Properties of Co(II) Coordibnatiopn Polymers from a New Tripodal Carboxylate Ligand: Weak Ferromagnetism and Metamagnetism.P. Lama, A. Aijaz, E. C. Sañudo and P. K. Bharadwaj, Cryst. Growth Des. 2010, 10, 283.

 

2. A Dicarboxylate with Asymmetric Coordination Ability: Characterization of a Two Dimensional Coordination Polymer of Copper(II) Exhibiting Spin Canting.A. Aijaz, E. C. Sañudo and P. K. Bharadwaj, Inorg. Chem. Acta 2009, 362, 4246.

 

1. A Diamondoid Three-Dimensional Metal-Organic Framework Showing Structural Transformation with Guest Molecules.A. Aijaz, E. Barea and P. K. Bharadwaj, Cryst. Growth Des. 2009, 9, 4480.

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