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2014
1. Hydroxide-Free Cubane-Shaped Tetranuclear [Ln4] Complexes

S. Das, A. Dey, S. Biswas, E. Colacio, V. Chandrasekhar

Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 3417-3426.

 

2. Synthesis, Structure and Magnetism of the Mixed-​Valent Phosphonate Cage, [MnIIMnIII12(μ4-​O)​(μ-​OH)​6(O3P-​t-​Bu)​10(OH2)​2(DMF)​4]​ ·[2MeOH·4DMF]

V. Chandrasekhar, J. Goura, K. Gopal, J. Liu, P. Goddard

Polyhedron 2014, 72, 35-42.
 

3. Multi-​Pyrene Assemblies Supported on Stannoxane Frameworks: Synthesis, Structure and Photophysical Studies

S. Kundu, R. K. Metre, R. Yadav, P. Sen, V. Chandrasekhar

Chem. Asian J. 2014, Ahead of Print

 

4. Tetranuclear Lanthanide(III) Complexes in a Seesaw Geometry: Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetism

J. Goura, J. P. S. Walsh, F. Tuna, V. Chandrasekhar

Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 3385-3391.  

 

5. Ambient Temperature Sn-​C Bond Cleavage Reaction Involving the Sn-​n-​butyl Group. Weak F···F Interactions in the Solid State Structure of [{nBu2SnO2C-C6H4-4-CF3}2O2

K. Gopal, S. Kundu, R. K. Metre, V. Chandrasekhar

 Z. Anorg. Allg. 2014, Ahead of Print.  

 

6. Assembly of Hexa- and Trinuclear Monoorganostannoxanes: Hemi-​Labile Nature of Intramolecular N → Sn Coordination in RSnCl3 (R = 2-​phenylazophenyl)

R. K. Metre, C. Mohapatra, D. Sahoo, V. Chandrasekhar

Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 3364-3371.

 

7. Syntheses and Structures of a Family Of Heterometallic Pentanuclear [MnIII3LnNa] (Ln = Dy, Tb, Gd and Nd) Complexes: H-​Bonding Reduces the Nuclearity from Nine to Five

V. Chandrasekhar, A. Dey, S. Das, S. Kundu

CrystEngComm. 2014, 16, 1304-1310.

 

9. Two-​Dimensional Homometallic- to a Three Dimensional Heterometallic Coordination Polymer: A Metalloligand Approach

C. Mohapatra, V. Chandrasekhar

Cryst. Growth Des. 2014, 14, 406-409.

 

10. Multi-​Ruthenocene Assemblies on an Organostannoxane Platform. Supramolecular Signatures and Conversion to (Ru-​Sn)​O2

S. Kundu, A. Chakraborty, K.  Mondal, V.  Chandrasekhar

Cryst. Growth Des. 2014, 14, 861-870.

 

11. Linear, Edge-​Sharing Heterometallic Trinuclear [CoII-​LnIII-​CoII| (LnIII = GdIII, DyIII, TbIII, and HoIII) Complexes: Slow Relaxation of Magnetization in the DyIII Derivative

V. Chandrasekhar, S. Das, A. Dey, S. Hossain, S. Kundu, E. Colacio

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 397-406.

 

12. Bi38 Oxocarboxylate Cages are Keplerates - Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Two Bi38 Oxocarboxylate Cages

V. Chandrasekhar, R. K.  Metre, D.  Sahoo

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 164-171.

 

13. Linear {NiII-LnIII-NiII} Complexes Containing Twisted Planar Ni(μ-​phenolate)​2Ln Fragments: Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetothermal Properties

S. Das, A. Dey, S. Kundu, S. Biswas, A. J. Mota, E. Colacio, V. Chandrasekhar

Chem. Asian J. 2014, Ahead of Print.
 

14. Reactions of RTeCl3 (R = 2-phenylazophenyl) with Diorganophosphinic Acids. Te-C Bond Cleavage and Stabilization of the Te:O Motif in an Umbrella-​Shaped Te5O11P2 Multi-metallacyclic Framework

R. K. Metre, S. Kundu, D. Sahoo, V. Chandrasekhar

Organometallics 2014, 33, 2380-2383.
 

15. A 30-Membered Nonanuclear Cobalt(II) Macrocycle Containing Phosphonate-​Bridged Trinuclear Subunits

D. Sahoo, R. Suriyanarayanan, V. Chandrasekhar

Cryst. Growth Des. 2014, Ahead of Print.
 

16. Molecular Magnets Based on Homometallic Hexanuclear Lanthanide(III) Complexes

S. Das, S. Hossain, A. Dey, S. Biswas, J. P. Sutter, V. Chandrasekhar

Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 5020-5028.
 

17. A Cyclometalated Ir(III) Complex Containing N-​naphthyl Picolinamide Ancillary Ligand

V. Chandrasekhar, B. Mahanti

Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. India, Section A: Physical Sciences 2014, 84, 115-120.
 

18. A Planar Decanuclear Cobalt(II) Phosphonate

D. Sahoo, R. K. Metre, W. Kroener, K. Gieb, P.  Mueller, V. Chandrasekhar

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 2490-2494.
 

19. Molecular and Polymeric Zinc(II) Phosphonates: Isolation of an Octanuclear Ellipsoidal Ensemble

D. Sahoo, R. Suriyanarayanan, R. K. Metre, V. Chandrasekhar

Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 7304-7313.

 

20. Assembly of Heterobimetallic NiII–LnIII (LnIII = DyIII, TbIII, GdIII, HoIII, ErIII, YIII) Complexes Using a Ferrocene Ligand: Slow Relaxation of the Magnetization in DyIII, TbIII and HoIII Analogues

A. Chakraborty, P. Bag, E. Rivičre, T. Mallah, V. Chandrasekhar  

 

Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 8921-8932.

 

21. S-Shaped Decanuclear Heterometallic [Ni8Ln2] Complexes [Ln(III) = Gd, Tb, Dy and Ho]: Theoretical Modeling of the Magnetic Properties of the Gadolinium Analogue

V. Chandrasekhar, S. Hossain, S. Das, A. Chakraborty, E. Pardo, J. Cano, F. Lloret

Dalton Trans. 2014,  43, 10164-10174.
 
22. Molecular Iron(III) Phosphonates: Synthesis, Structure, Magnetism, and Mossbauer Studies

J. Goura, P. Bag, V. Mereacre, A.K. Powell, V. Chandrasekhar

Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 8147-8154.
 

23. A Direct Three-Component Reaction for the Isolation of a Nonanuclear Iron(III) Phosphonate

J. Goura, J. Liu, P. Goddard, V. Chandrasekhar

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.  2014, Ahead of Print 
 

24. Oxalato- bridged Neutral Octanuclear Heterometallic Complexes [Ln4K4(L)4(μ-H2O)4(NO3)2(μ-Ox)] (Ln = Dy(III), Gd(III), Tb(III), Ho(III); LH3 = N[CH2CH2N=CH-C6H3-2-OH-3-OMe]3; Ox = (C2O4)2-): Synthesis, Structure, Magnetism and Photophysical Properties

P. Bag, A. Chakraborty, M. Rouzieres, R. Clerac, R. J. Butcher, V. Chandrasekhar

Cryst. Growth Des.  2014, Ahead of Print. 
 

25. Hexanuclear, Heterometallic, Ni3Ln3 Complexes Possessing O-​Capped Homo- and Heterometallic Structural Subunits: SMM Behavior of the Dysprosium Analogue

J. Goura, R. Guillaume, E. Riviere, V. Chandrasekhar

Inorg. Chem.  2014, 53, 7815-7823.

 

26. Tetranuclear [2×2] Square-Grid Lanthanide(III) Complexes: Syntheses, Structures, and Magnetic Properties

S. Biswas, S. Das, J.  van Leusen, P. Koegerler, V. Chandrasekhar

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2014, Ahead of Print.

 

27. Di-, tri- and tetranuclear molecular vanadium phosphonates: a chloride encapsulated tetranuclear bowl

D. Sahoo, R. Suriyanarayanan, V. Chandrasekhar

Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 10898-10909.
 

28. Heterometallic Pentanuclear [Ni4Ln] (LnIII = Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho) Complexes: Accidental Orthogonality Leading to Ferromagnetic Interactions

S. Das, S. Hossain, A. Dey, Atanu; S. Biswas, E. Pardo, F. Lloret, V. Chandrasekhar

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 3393-3400.
 

29. A Hexameric Hexagonal Organotin Macrocycle. Supramolecular Entrapment of an Iodide-Iodide Short Contact

C. Mohapatra, S. Tripathi, G. Anantharaman, V. Chandrasekhar

Cryst. Growth Des. 2014, 14, 3182-3185.

 

30. Pentanuclear Heterometallic {MnIII2Ln3} (Ln = Gd, Dy, Tb, Ho) Assemblies in an Open-Book Type Structural Topology: Appearance of Slow Relaxation of Magnetization in the Dy(III) and Ho(III) Analogues

P. Bag, A. Chakraborty, G. Rogez, V. Chandrasekhar

Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 6524-6533.

 

35. Cyclophosphazene-organostannoxane hybrid motifs in polymeric and molecular systems

S. Kundu, C. Mohapatra, V. Chandrasekhar

RSC Advances (2014), 4(96), 53662-53664.
 

36. Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetism of Non-planar Heptanuclear Lanthanide(III) Complexes

J. Goura, Joydeb; J. P. S. Walsh, F. Tuna, V. Chandrasekhar

Dalton Transactions (2014), DOI: 10.1039/C4DT01603C.
 
 
2013
1. Pyridyloxy cyclophosphazenes and carbophosphazenes: Inorganic ring-supported coordination platforms

V. Chandrasekhar, R. Suriya Narayanan

Chimia. 2013, 67, 64-70.

 

2. Metalation studies of 3-and 4-pyridyloxycyclophosphazenes: metallamacrocycles to coordination polymers

V. Chandrasekhar, R. Suriya Narayanan

Dalton Trans. 2013, 6619-6632.

 

3. Lipophilic bismuth phosphates: a molecular tetradecanuclear cage and a 1D-coordination polymer. Synthesis, structure and conversion to BiPO4

V. Chandrasekhar, R. K. Metre, R. Suriya Narayanan

Dalton Trans. 2013, 8709-8716.

 

4. A Hexaicosametallic Copper(II) Phosphonate

V. Chandrasekhar, D. Sahoo, R. Suriya Narayanan, R.J. Butcher, F. Lloret,  E. Pardo

Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 8192-8196.

 

5. Ferrocene-based compartmental ligand for the assembly of neutral Zn(II)/Ln(III) heterometallic complexes

V. Chandrasekhar, A. Chakraborty, E. C. Sanudo

Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 13436-13443.   

 

6. Isomorphic Co(II) and Zn(II) phosphonates: co-crystal formation of [{M2(η1-DMPzH)4(Cl3CPO3)2}{M(η1-DMPzH)2Cl2}2](toluene)2 (M = Co(II) and Zn(II))

V. Chandrasekhar, D. Sahoo, R. K. Metre

CrystEngCommun. 2013, 15,  7419-7422.  

 

7. A phosphorus-based compartmental ligand, (S)P[N(Me)N=CH-C6H3-2-O-3-OMe]3 (LH3), enables the assembly of luminescent heterobimetallic linear {L2Zn2Ln}+ [ Ln = Gd, Tb, Nd and Eu] complexes

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Bag, B. Murugesapandian

Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 15447-15456.  

 

8. Syntheses, structures, and magnetic properties of a family of heterometallic heptanuclear [Cu5Ln2] (Ln = Y(III), Lu(III), Dy(III), Ho(III), Er(III), and Yb(III)) complexes: Observation of SMM behavior for the Dy(III) and Ho(III) analogues

V. Chandrasekhar, A. Dey, S. Das, M.  Rouzičres, R. Clérac

Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52,  2588-2598.

 

9. Telluroxane-supported coordination ligands: Synthetic and structural aspects

V. Chandrasekhar, A. Kumar, M. D. Pandey, R. K. Metre

Polyhedron (Special Alfred Werner Issue)  2013, 52, 1362-1368.

 

10. Synthesis, structure, and H2/CO2 adsorption in a three-dimensional 4-connected triorganotin coordination polymer with a sqc topology

V. Chandrasekhar, C. Mohapatra, R. Banerjee, A. Mallick

Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 3579-3581.

 

11. Supramolecular signatures of adenine-containing organostannoxane assemblies

V. Chandrasekhar, S. Kundu, J. Kumar, S. Verma, K. Gopal, A. Chaturbedi, K. Subramaniam

Cryst. Growth Des. 2013, 13, 1665-1675.

 

12. Experimental characterization and theoretical modeling of a linear [CoII2TbIII] single molecule magnet

O. Reu, A. Palii, S. Ostrovsky,  W. Wallace, O.  Zaharko, V. Chandrasekhar, R.  Clerac, S. Klokishner

J. Phy. Chem. C 2013, 117, 6880-6888.

 

13. Octanuclear {LnIII8}(Ln = Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho) macrocyclic complexes in a cyclooctadiene-like conformation: Manifestation of slow relaxation of magnetization in the Dy(III) derivative

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Bag, E. Colacio

Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 4562-4570.

 

14. Slow magnetic relaxation in Co(III)-Co(II) mixed-valence dinuclear complexes with a CoIIO5X (X = Cl, Br, NO3) distorted-octahedral coordination sphere

V. Chandrasekhar, A. Dey, A. J. Mota, E. Colacio

Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 4554-61.

 

15. Synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties of a new family of tetra-nuclear {Mn2IIILn2}(Ln = Dy, Gd, Tb, Ho) clusters with an arch-type topology: Single-molecule magnetism behavior in the dysprosium and terbium analogues

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Bag, M.  Speldrich, J. Van Leusen, P. Kögerler

Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 5035-5044.

 

16. Molecular indium(III) phosphonates possessing ring and cage structures. synthesis and structural characterization of [In2(t -BuPO 3H)4(phen)2Cl2] and  [In 3(C5H9PO3)2(C 5H9PO3H)4(phen)3]·NO3·3.5H2O

V. Chandrasekhar, J. Goura, A. Duthie

 Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 4819-4824.

 

17.  Rhombus-Shaped Tetranuclear [Ln4] Complexes [Ln = Dy(III) and Ho(III)]: Synthesis, Structure, and SMM Behavior

V. Chandrasekhar, S. Hossain, S. Das, S. Biswas, J. P. Sutter

Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 6346-6353.   

 

18. Stabilizing the [RSn(µ2-O)SnR] Motif through Intramolecular N -> Sn Coordination. Synthesis and Characterization of [(RSn)2(µ2-O)( µ2-O FcCOO)2)(η-FcCOO)2)]·THF and {(RSn)2(µ2-O)[(t-BuO)2PO2]2Cl2}·THF ·2H2O (R = 2-(Phenylazo)phenyl)

V. Chandrasekhar, R. K. Metre, S. Biswas

Organometallics 2013, 32, 3419-3422.  

 

19. Organostannoxane-supported Pd(0) nanoparticles as an efficient catalytic system for alkyne dimerization

V. Chandrasekhar, R. Suriya Narayanan

Ind. J. Chem. Sec. A. 2013, 52, 1066-1071.  

 

20. Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetic Properties of a Family of Heterometallic Pentanuclear [Co4Ln] (Ln = GdIII, DyIII, TbIII, and HoIII) Assemblies

V. Chandrasekhar, S. Das, A. Dey, S. Hossain, F. Lloret, E. Pardo

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 4506-4514.   

 

21. Reactions of (E)-5-(Pyridin-4-yl-methyleneamino)isophthalic Acid (LH2) with Triorganotin Oxides and Chloride. Formation of One-Dimensional- and Two-Dimensional-Coordination Polymers

V. Chandrasekhar, C. Mohapatra, R. K. Metre

Cryst. Growth Des. 2013, 13, 4607-4614.   

 

22. Tetranuclear Lanthanide(III) Complexes Containing Dimeric Subunits: Single-Molecule Magnet Behavior for the Dy4 Analogue

V. Chandrasekhar, S. Das, A. Dey, Atanu; S. Hossain, J. P. Sutter

Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 11956-11965.   

 

23. 2D-Coordination Polymer Containing Interconnected 82-Membered Organotin Macrocycles

V. Chandrasekhar, C. Mohapatra

Cryst. Growth Des. 2013, 13, 4655-4658.  

 

24. Pentanuclear Heterometallic {Ni2Ln3} (Ln = Gd, Dy, Tb, Ho) Assemblies. Single-Molecule Magnet Behavior and Multistep Relaxation in the Dysprosium Derivative

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Bag, W. Kroener,  K. Gieb, P. Muller

Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 13078-13086.  

 

25. Heteroatomic p-Block (Main-Chain) Polymers

V. Chandrasekhar, S. Nagendran

In “Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry II: From Elements to Applications” Volume 1, Eds. J. Reedijk and K. Poeppelmeier. Elsevier, Oxford, U. K.

2013, 1, 823-860.

 
 
2012

1. Trapping Dimethyltin Cations by Bipyridine-N,N'-Dioxide Ligands

V. Chandrasekhar,  P. Singh, K. Gopal, A. Steiner

Zeitschrift fuer Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie  2012, 638, 1-8

 

 

2. Cyclo- and Carbophosphazene-Supported Ligands for the Assembly of Heterometallic (Cu2+/Ca2+, Cu2+/Dy3+, Cu2+/Tb3+) Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetism

V. Chandrasekhar, T. Senapati, A. Dey, S. Das, M. Kalisz, R. Clerac

Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 2031-2038

 

 

3. Distorted Cubic Tetranuclear Vanadium(IV) Phosphonate Cages: Double-four-ring (D4R) Containing Transition Metal Ion Phosphonate Pages

V. Chandrasekhar, A. Dey, T. Senapati, S. E. Carolina

Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 799-803

 

 

4. Ligand-Bridged Dinuclear Cyclometalated Ir(III) Complexes: From Metallamacrocycles to Discrete Dimers

V. Chandrasekhar, T. Hajra, J. K. Bera, S. M. W. Rahaman, N. Satumtira, O. Elbjeirami, M. A.  Omary

Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 1319-1329

 

 

5. Cyclophosphazene- and Cyclocarbophosphazene-Based Supported Ligands

V. Chandrasekhar, A. Dey, S. Kundu

Ind. J. Chem. Section A, 2012,  51, 118-129

 

 

6. Multicomponent Assembly of Anionic and Neutral Decanuclear Copper(II) Phosphonate Cages

V. Chandrasekhar, L. Nagarajan, S. Hossain, K. Gopal, S. Ghosh, S.Verma  

Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 5605-5616

 

 

7. Synthesis of One- and Two-Dimensional Coordination Polymers Containing Organotin Macrocycles. Reactions of (n-Bu3Sn)2O with Pyridine Dicarboxylic Acids. Structure-Directing Role of the Ancillary 4,4'-Bipyridine Ligand

V. Chandrasekhar, C. Mohapatra, R. J. Butcher

Cryst. Growth Des. 2012, 12, 3285-3295

 

 8. Bismuth-Ferrocene Carboxylates: Synthesis and Structure

V. Chandrasekhar,  R. K. Metre

Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 11684–11691

 

 

9.  Carboxylate-Free Manganese(II) Phosphonate Assemblies: Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetism

V. Chandrasekhar,  J. Goura,   E. C. Sanudo

Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 8479-8487

 

 

10.  Novel Chemosensor for the Visual Detection of Copper(II) in Aqueous Solution at the ppm Level

V. Chandrasekhar, S. Das,  R. Yadav, S. Hossain,  R. Parihar, G. Subramaniam, P. Sen

 Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 8664-8666

 

11.  Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complexes Containing Hydroxide/Chloride Ligands: Isolation of Heterobridged Dinuclear Iridium(III) Compounds Containing μ-OH and μ-Pyrazole Ligands

V. Chandrasekhar, B. Mahanti, P. Bandipalli, K. Bhanuprakash

 Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 10536-47

 

 

2011
 

1. A trinuclear Bright Red Luminophore Containing Cyclometallated Ir(III) Motifs

V. Chandrasekhar, S. M. W. Rahaman, T. Hajra,  D. Das, T. Ghatak, S. Rafiq, P. Sen, J.K. Bera

Chem. Commun. 2011,  47,  10836-10838

 

 

2. Synthesis, Structure and Photo-Physical Properties of Phosphorus-Supported Fluorescent Probes

V. Chandrasekhar, M. D. Pandey. B. Das, B. Mahanti, K. Gopal, R. Azhakar  

Tetrahedron 2011,  67,  6917-6926

 

 

3. Assembly of a Dinuclear Silver Complex Containing an Ag2S2 Motif from a Phosphorus-Supported Trishydrazone Ligand. P=S-Ag(I) Coordination

V. Chandrasekhar, M. D. Pandey, K. Gopal,  R. Azhakar

Dalton Trans. 2011,  40, 7873-7878 

 

 

4. Two-Photon-Absorption Technique for Selective Detection of Copper(II) Ions in Aqueous Solution Using a Dansyl-Pyrene Conjugate

V. Chandrasekhar, M. D. Pandey, S. K. Maurya, P. Sen, D. Goswami   

J. Asian Chem. 2011, 6, 2246-2250

 

 

5. Cyclometalated Ir(III) Complexes Containing N-aryl Picolinamide Ancillary Ligands

V. Chandrasekhar, B. Mahanti, P. Bandipalli, K. Bhanuprakash, N. N. Nair

J.Organomet. Chem. 2011,  696,  2711-2719

 

 

6. Organostannoxane-Supported Pd(0) Nanoparticles as Efficient Catalysts for Heck-Coupling Reactions

V. Chandrasekhar, R. S. Narayanan

Tetrahedron Lett. 2011,  52,  3527-3531

 

 

7. Cyclometalated Ir(III) Complexes Containing Pyrazole/Pyrazine Carboxylate Ligands

T. Hajra, J.K. Bera, V. Chandrasekhar

Aust. J. Chem. 2011, 64, 561-566

 

 

8. A Phosphorus-Supported Coumarin-Containing Ligand as a Fluorescence Probe for Detection of Cu(II) and Ag(I) Ions

V. Chandrasekhar, M. D. Pandey, B. Das, B. Mahanti, T. Senapati

Ind. J. Chem. Section A 2011,  50,  453-458

 

 

9. Multimetallic Compounds Containing Cyclometalated Ir(III) Units: Synthesis, Structure, Electrochemistry and Photophysical Properties

T. Hajra; J.K. Bera, V. Chandrasekhar

Inorg. Chim. Acta  2011,  372,  53-61

 

 

10. Professor S. S. Krishnamurthy

V. Chandrasekhar 

Inorg. Chim. Acta 2011,  372,  1

 

 

11. Molecular Transition-Metal Phosphonates

V. Chandrasekhar, T. Senapati, A. Dey, S. Hossain

Dalton Trans. 2011,  40,  5394-5418

 

 

12. Carbophosphazene-Based Multisite Coordination Ligands: Metalation Studies on the Pyridyloxy Carbophosphazene, [NC(NMe2)]2[NP(p-OC5H4N)2]

V. Chandrasekhar, T. Senapati, A. Dey, S. Hossain, K. Gopal

Cryst. Growth Des. 2011,  11,  1512-1519

 

 

13. Fluorescence Sensing of Cu2+ and Hg2+ by a Dipyrene ligand Involving an Excimer-Switch off Mechanism

V. Chandrasekhar, M. D. Pandey

Tetrahedron Lett.  2011,  52,  1938-1941

 

 

14. Carbophosphazene-Supported Ligand Systems Containing Pyrazole/Guanidine Coordinating Groups

V. Chandrasekhar, V. Krishnan, R. Azhakar, T. Senapati, A. Dey, R. S. Narayanan

Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 2568-2579

 

 

15. Rational Assembly of Soluble Copper(II) Phosphonates: Synthesis, Structure and Magnetism of Molecular Tetranuclear Copper(II) Phosphonates

V. Chandrasekhar, T. Senapati, A. Dey, E. C. Sanudo

Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 1420-1428

 

16. Reactions of in Situ Generated Hydrated Organotin Cations with Chelating O,O- or O,N-Ligands: a Possible Structure-Directing Influence of the Organic Substituent on Tin

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Singh

Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 114-123

 

 

17. Guest-Assisted Self-assembly of Organostannoxane Nanotubules on a Mica Surface

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Thilagar, A. Steiner

Cryst. Growth Des., 2011, 11, 1446–1449

 

 

18. Steric Control in the Reactions of 3-Pyrazolecarboxylic Acid with Diorganotin Dichlorides

V. Chandrasekhar, R. Thirumoorthi, R. K. Metre, B. Mahanti

J.Organomet. Chem. 2011, 696,  600-606

 

19. Cyclometalated Ir(III) Complexes Containing Ancillary  Pyrazole-Based Ligands

T. Hajra; J.K. Bera, V. Chandrasekhar

Ind. J. Chem. Section A 2011,  50 1290-1297 (Special P. C. Ray issue)

 

 

 

2010

 

1. Imine-functionalized, Fluorescent Organomercury and -Tellurium Compounds

V. Chandrasekhar, A. Kumar, M. D. Pandey

J.Organomet. Chem. 2010, 695, 74-81

 
2. Silver-Guided Excimer Emission in an Adenine-Pyrene Conjugate: Fluorescence Lifetime and Crystal Studies

M. D. Pandey, A. K. Mishra, V. Chandrasekhar, S. Verma

 Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 2020-2022

 

3. Coordination Polymers Containing Ferrocene Backbone. Synthesis, Structure and Electrochemistry

V. Chandrasekhar, R. Thirumoorthi

Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 2684 -2691

 
4. Trapping two different CdCl2 1D-layered Structures by a Cyclocarbophosphazene-Based Ligand

V. Chandrasekhar, T. Senapati

Cryst. Eng. Comm.  2010, 12, 682-684

 
5. Synthesis, Structure, and Two-Photon Absorption Studies of a Phosphorus-Based Tris Hydrazone Ligand (S)P[N(Me)N:CH-C6H3-2-OH-4-N(CH2CH3)2]3 and Its Metal Complexes

V. Chandrasekhar, R. Azhakar, B.M. Pandian,  T. Senapati, P. Bag, M. D. Pandey, S. K. Maurya, D. Goswami

 Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 4008-4016

 
6. In Situ Generated Hydrated Diorganotin Cations as Synthons for Hydrogen-Bonded and Coordination-driven 1D-, 2D-, and 3D-Assemblies

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Singh

Cryst. Growth Des. 2010, 10, 3077-3093

 

7. Dinuclear Metal Phosphonates and -Phosphates

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Sasikumar,  T. Senapati, A. Dey

Inorg. Chim. Acta  2010,  363,  2920-2928

 
8. Synthesis and Structure of Diorganotin Dibromides, R2SnBr2 (R = 2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl or 2,4,6-Trimethylbenzyl): Hydrolysis of (2,4,6-Me3C6H2CH2)2SnBr2

V. Chandrasekhar; R. Thirumoorthi

J. Chem. Sci.  2010,  122,  687-695

 

 

 

2009

 

1. First Example of a Hydrated Monoorganotin Cation: Synthesis and Structure of [{PhSn(H2O)3(m -OH)}2][{1,5-C10H6-(SO3)2}2]

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Singh

Organometallics 2009, 28, 42-44

 
2. Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetism of Heterobimetallic Trinuclear Complexes {[L2Co2Ln][X]} [Ln = Eu, X = Cl; Ln = Tb, Dy, Ho, X = NO3; LH3 = (S)P[N(Me)N=CH-C6H3-2-OH-3-OMe]3]: A 3d-4f Family of Single-Molecule Magnets

V. Chandrasekhar, B.M. Pandian,  J.J. Vittal, R. Clérac

 Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 1148-1157

 

3. Reactions of 3,5-Pyrazoledicarboxylic Acid with Organotin Chlorides and Oxides. Coordination Polymers Containing Organotin Macrocycles

V. Chandrasekhar, R. Thirumoorthi

Organometallics 2009, 28, 2096-2106

 
4. A Nonanuclear Organostiboxane Cage

V. Chandrasekhar, R. Thirumoorthi

Organometallics 2009, 28, 2637-2639

 

5. Dinuclear Copper(II) Phosphonates Containing Chelating Nitrogen Ligands: Synthesis, Structure, Magnetism and Nuclease Activity

V. Chandrasekhar,  T. Senapati, R. Clerac

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2009, 12, 1640-1646

 

6. A modular Ligand Design for Cation Sensors: Phosphorus-Supported Pyrene-Containing Ligands as Efficient Cu(II) and Mg(II) Sensors

V. Chandrasekhar, M. D. Pandey, P. Bag, S. Pandey

Tetrahedron   2009, 65, 4540-4546

 

7. Tri-, Tetra-, and Hexanuclear Copper(II) Phosphonates Containing N-Donor Chelating Ligands: Synthesis, Structure, Magnetic Properties, and Nuclease Activity

V. Chandrasekhar,  T. Senapati,  E. C. Sanudo, R. Clerac

Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 6192-6204

 

8. Tellurasiloxane Cages Containing Te6Si4O12 and Te6Si6O15 Frameworks

V. Chandrasekhar, R. Thirumoorthi

Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 6236-6241

 

9. Assembly of Diverse Structural Types of Organotellurium Compounds in the Reactions of (4-MeO-C6H4)2TeO with pyridine carboxylic acids

V. Chandrasekhar, A. Kumar

J.Organomet. Chem. 2009, 694, 2628-2635

 

10. Phosphorus-Supported Ligands for the Assembly of Multimetal Architectures.

V. Chandrasekhar, B. M. Pandian

Acc. Chem. Res. 2009, 42, 1047-1062

 

11. Self-Assembly of Organostannoxanes: Formation of Gels in Aromatic Solvents

V. Chandrasekhar, K. Gopal, P. Singh, R. S. Narayanan, A. Duthie

Organometallics 2009, 28, 4593-4601

 
12. A Pentahydrated Diorganotin Cation. Cocrystallization of [{n-Bu2Sn(H2O)5}][CF3SO3]2 and [{n-Bu2Sn(BPDO-II)2(H2O)2}][CF3SO3]2

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Singh

Organometallics 2009, 28, 4974-4978

 

13. A hexadecameric Copper(II) Phosphonate

V. Chandrasekhar, L. Nagarajan

Dalton Trans. 2009, 34, 6712 -6714

 

14. Organostannoxane-Supported Palladium Nanoparticles. Highly Efficient Catalysts for Suzuki-Coupling Reactions

V. Chandrasekhar, R. S. Narayanan, P. Thilagar

Organometallics 2009, 28, 5883-5888

 

15. Halide-Capped Tellurium-Containing Macrocycles

V. Chandrasekhar, R. Thirumoorthi

Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 10330-10337

 

16.Phosphorus-Supported Multidentate Coumarin-Containing Fluorescence Sensors for Cu2+

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Bag, M. D. Pandey

Tetrahedron   2009, 65, 9876-9883

 
 
 

2008

 

1. Synthesis, Structure and Metallation of Spiro-N3P3(O2C12H8)(OC5H4N-2)4: A Heptacoordinate Co(II) in the Molecular Structure of N3P3(O2C12H8)(OC5H4N-2)4 ·Co(NO3)2

V. Chandrasekhar, B. M. Pandian, R. Azhakar
Polyhedron  2008, 27, 255-262

 

2. Synthesis, Structure, Magnetism and Nuclease Activity of Tetranuclear Copper(II) Phosphonates Containing Ancillary 2,2′-Bipyridine or 1,10-Phenanthroline Ligands

V. Chandrasekhar, L. Nagarajan, R. Clerac, S. Ghosh, S. Verma

Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 1067-1073

 

3. Cyclophosphazene-Supported Tetranuclear Copper Assembly Containing 15 Contiguous Inorganic Rings 

V. Chandrasekhar, G. T. S. Andavan, R. Azhakar, B. M. Pandian

Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 1922-1924                                            

 

4. A Distorted Cubic Tetranuclear Copper(II) Phosphonate Cage with a Double-Four-Ring-Type Core

V. Chandrasekhar, R. Azhakar, T. Senapati, P. Thilagar, S. Ghosh, S. Verma, R. Boomishankar, A. Steiner, P. Kögerler

 Dalton Trans. 2008, 9, 1150-1160                                

 

5. Multi-Functional Architectures Supported on Organostannoxane Scaffolds

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Sasikumar, P. Singh, R. Thirumoorthi,   T. Senapati

J. Chem. Sci. 2008, 120,  105-113                                                                                       

 

6. A tunable Coordination Response of the Phosphorus-Based Hexadentate Ligand (S)P[N(Me)N=CHC6H4-o-OH]3 (LH3): Synthesis and Structure of LM (M = Sc, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ga)

 V. Chandrasekhar, R. Azhakar, B.M.Pandian, J.F.Bickley, A. Steiner

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 7, 1116-1124

 

7. Trinuclear Heterobimetallic Ni2Ln complexes [L2Ni2Ln][ClO4] (Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, and Er; LH3 = (S)P[N(Me)NCH-C6H3-2-OH-3-OMe]3): From Simple Paramagnetic Complexes to Single-Molecule Magnet Behavior

V. Chandrasekhar, B.M. Pandian, R. Azhakar, R. Boomishankar, A. Steiner ,  J.J. Vittal, A. Houri, R. Clérac

 Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 4918-4929

 

8. Barrel- and Crown-Shaped Dodecanuclear Copper(II) Cages Built from Phosphonate, Pyrazole, and Hydroxide Ligands

V. Chandrasekhar, L. Nagarajan, R. Clerac, S. Ghosh, T. Senapati, S. Verma

 Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 5347-5354

 

9. Trapping a Discrete [R2Sn(m-OH)SnR2] Motif. Synthesis and Structural Characterization of [{(Phen)(NO3)Me2Sn(m-OH)SnMe2(NO3)(Phen)}{NO3}] (Phen = 1,10-Phenanthroline)

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Singh

Organometallics 2008, 27, 4083-4087

 

10. Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetism of Hexanuclear Copper(II) Phosphonates

V. Chandrasekhar,  T. Senapati, E. C. Sanudo

Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 9553-9560

 

11. Assembly of tetra, di and mononuclear molecular cadmium phosphonates using 2,4,6-triisopropylphenylphosponic acid and ancillary ligands

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Sasikumar, R. Boomishankar

Dalton Trans. 2008, 38, 5189 - 5196

 

12. Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of linear heterobimetallic trinuclear Mn2Ln (Ln = Eu, Gd, Dy) complexes

V. Chandrasekhar, B.M. Pandian, R. Boomishankar, A. Steiner, R. Clérac

Dalton Trans. 2008, 38, 5143 - 5145

 

13.Facile, Ambient Temperature, Double Sn-C Bond Cleavage: Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemistry of Organotin and Organo­tellurium Ferrocenecarboxylates 

V. Chandrasekhar, R. Thirumoorthi

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 29, 4578-4585

 

 

 

 

2007

 

1. New Structural Forms of Organostannoxane Macrocycle Networks

V. Chandrasekhar, R. Thirumoorthi, R. Azhakar

Organometallics 2007, 26, 26-29

 

2. Click Synthesis of Fluorine-Rich Cyclotriphosphazene Hydrazones. Synthesis and Supramolecular Structures of N3P3(N(Me)N=CHC6F5)6, spiro-N3P3(C12H8O2)(N(Me)N=CHC6F5)4, and Dispiro-N3P3(C12H8O2)

V. Chandrasekhar,  P. Thilagar, V. Krishnan, J. F. Bickley, A. Steiner

Cryst. Growth Des. 2007, 7, 668-675

 

3. Cyclophosphazene-Based Multi-site Coordination Ligands

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Thilagar, B. M. Pandian

Coord. Chem. Rev. 2007, 251, 1045-1074

 

4. Transition Metal-assisted Hydrolysis of Pyrazole-appended Organooxotin Carboxylates Accompanied by Ligand Transfer   

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Thilagar, T. Senapati

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 7, 1004-1009

 

5. Direct hydrolysis of hydrated organotin cations: Synthesis and structural characterization of {[n-Bu2Sn(OH2)(Phen)(O3SC6H3-2,5-Me2)]+[2,5- Me2C6H3SO3]-...

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Singh, K. Gopal

Organometallics 2007, 26, 2833-2839

 

6. Nanodimensional organostannoxane molecular assemblies

V. Chandrasekhar, K. Gopal, P. Thilagar

Acc. Chem. Res. 2007, 40, 420-434

 

7. Chemically cross-linked polysilanes as stable polymer precursors for conversion to silicon carbide

V.Chandrasekhar, V. Krishnan, P. Sasikumar, V. S. R. Murthy

J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. Mater. 2007, 17, 439-446

 

8. Linear trinuclear mixed-metal CoII-GdIII-Co II single-molecule magnet: [L2Co2Gd][NO3]·2CHCl3 (LH3 = (S)P[N(Me)N=CH-C6H3-2-OH-3-OMe]3)

V. Chandrasekhar, B. M. Pandian, R. Azhakar, J. J. Vittal, R. Clérac

Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 5140-5142

 

9. Organotin compounds containing four-membered distannoxane [Sn(μ-OH)]2 units

V.Chandrasekhar, P. Singh, K. Gopal

 Appl. Organomet. Chem. 2007, 21, 483-503

 

10. Formation of a double-bicapped hexatin phosphate cage by a de-arylation reaction. Synthesis and structure of [(PhSn)6(μ-OH)2(μ-OEt)4{(ArO)PO3}4] (Ar = 2,6-i-Pr2C6H3)

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Sasikumar, P. Thilagar

Organometallics 2007, 26, 4386-4388

 

11. 1,1′-Ferrocenedicarboxylate-Bridged Redox-Active Oorganotin and -Tellurium-Containing 16-Membered Macrocycles: Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemistry

V. Chandrasekhar, R.Thirumoorthi

Organometallics 2007, 26, 5415-5422

 

12 .42- and 46-Membered Phosphorus-Based Macrocycles

V. Chandrasekhar, G. T. S. Andavan, R. Azhakar, B. M. Pandian

Synth.  React.  Inorg. Met-Org.  Nano-Met. Chem. 2007, 37, 725-728

 

13. Molecule Matters: High oxidation State: FeVI in an Octahedral Coordination Complex

V. Chandrasekhar

 Resonance 2007, 12, 64-73.

 

 

 

 

2006

 

1. Influence of Aromatic Substituents on the Supramolecular Architectures of Monoorganooxotin Drums

V. Chandrasekhar, K. Gopal, S. Nagendran, A. Steiner, S. Zacchini

Cryst. Growth Des. 2006, 6, 267-273

 

2. A Multi-Site Coordination Ligands Assembled on Organostannoxane Supports

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Thilagar, P. Sasikumar

J. Organomet. Chem. 2006, 691, 1681-1692

 

3. Influence of O-H---O=P Hydrogen-bonding on the Supramolecular Architectures of Phosphorus based Hydrazones: Alternate Right- and Left-handed Helical Chains in the Crystal Structure of C6H5P(O)[N(CH3)N=CHC6H4-p-OH]2

V. Chandrasekhar, R. Azhakar, J. F. Bickley, A. Steiner

Cryst. Growth Des. 2006, 6, 910-914

 

4.Assembly of Lipophilic Tetranuclear (Cu4 and Zn4) Molecular Metallophosphonates from 2,4,6-Triisopropylphenylphosponic acid and Pyrazole Ligands

V. Chandrasekhar, P. Sasikumar, R. Boomishankar, G. Anantharaman

Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 3344-3351

 

5. Di- and Trinuclear Complexes Derived from Hexakis(2-pyridyloxy)cyclotriphosphazene. Unusual P-O Bond Cleavage in the Formation of [{(LCuCl)2(Co(NO3)}Cl] (L = N3P3(OC5H4N)5(O))

V. Chandrasekhar, B.M. Pandian, R. Azhakar

Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 3510-3518

 

6. Cyclocarbophosphazene Containing Tetrameric Assemblies Formed by the Mediation of P-O-P and P-O-Cu linkages

V. Chandrasekhar, R. Azhakar, V. Krishnan, A. Athimoolam,  B.M. Pandian

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 6802-6803

 

7. Inorganic-Cored Photoactive Assemblies: Synthesis, Structure, and Photochemical Investigations on Stannoxane-Supported Multifluorene Compounds
V. Chandrasekhar, P. Thilagar,  J. F. Bickley, A. Steiner

Chem. Eur. J. 2006, 12, 8847-8861

 

8. Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of Hydrated and Dehydrated Organotin Cations
V. Chandrasekhar, R. Boomishankar, K. Gopal, P. Sasikumar, P. Singh, A. Steiner, S. Zacchini
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 20, 4129-4136

 

9. Stannoxanes and phosphonates: New approaches in organometallic and transition metal assemblies

V. Chandrasekhar, K. Gopal, L. Nagarajan, P. Sasikumar, P. Thilagar

J. Chem. Sci. 2006, 118,  455-462

 

10. 36- and 42-Membered cyclophosphazene-containing macrocycles

V.Chandrasekhar, G. T. S. Andavan, R. Azhakar, B. M. Pandian

Tetrahedron Lett.  2006, 47, 8365-8368

 

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