Metal Ion Sensing

The development of fluorescence turn-on probe for Al(III) sensing and live cell nucleus-nucleoli staining.

Varying structural motifs in salen based metal complexes of Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II): synthesis, crystal structures, molecular dynamics and biological activity.

Highly selective, sensitive and reversible fluorescence chemosensor for Zn2+ and its cell viability.

Coordination Polymers

Isolation of meta-stable 1D-polymeric chain

C-C coupled Polymer

Crystal Engineering

Elastic Crystals:A new multitalented azine ligand: elastic bending, single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation and a fluorescence turn–on Al(III) sensor



Acid Driven: Dimensionality Control

Varying Coordination Modes of Amide Ligand

Invited Article for Special Issue on “Emerging Leaders of Coordination Chemistry (J. Coord. Chem. Emerging Leaders Issue-2016)”: Thiophene-Containing Thiolato Dimers, Oxygen inserted Cu(II) Complex, Crystal Structures, Molecular Docking and Theoretical Studies


Review on Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal (SCSC) transformations at Discrete Molecule.

Anion Dependent SCSC Transformations

Metal complexes which undergo Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal (SCSC) transformations.

SCSC Transformation of Blue Dimeric Copper Complex to Green Tetrameric Copper Complex.

Reversible and Irreversible SCSC Transformation of Dimeric Copper Complexes.