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Dr. Arun Kr Pal

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Associate Professor

Chemistry

IIT Bombay

10 Years

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Physical Chemistry, Computational Quantum Chemistry

Molecular Magnetism, Photochemistry, Excited States

Educational
Qualifications
(From Highest)

2015

Ph.D. in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry from IIT Bombay

2011

M.Sc. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Burdwan

2009

B.Sc. (hons) in Chemistry from the University of Burdwan

Student
Supervision

3

PG

Key Publications

Pal, A. K., Datta, S. N.* (2014): Quantum Chemical Investigation of Calix[4]arene-Based Radicals with Bis(biphenylene)methyl Linkers as Precursors of Spinglass and Superparamagnets. J. Phys. Chem. C (ACS Publishing), 118, 27599-27610 pp.

Pal, A. K., Bhattacharyya, K., Datta, A.* (2019): Remote Functionalization through Symmetric or Asymmetric Substitutions Control the Pathway of Intermolecular Singlet Fission. J. Chem. Theo. Comput. (ACS Publishing), 15, 5014-5023 pp.

Pal, A. K., Bhattacharyya, K., Datta, A.* (2020): Polymorphism Dependent 9-phosphoanthracene Derivative Exhibiting Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence: A Computational Investigation. J. Phys. Chem. A (ACS Publishing), 124, 11025-11037 pp.

Datta, S. N.,* Pal, A. K., Panda, A. (2023): Design of Magnetic Organic Molecules and Organic Magnets: Experiment, Theory and Computation with Application and Recent Advances. Chem. Phys. Impact (Elsevier Publishing) 7, 100379 pp.

Pal, A.K., Datta, A.* (2024): First-principles design of heavy-atom-free singlet oxygen photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy. J. Chem. Phys. (AIP Publishing), 160, 164720 pp.

Sarkar, A.; Pal, A. K.; Kumar, A.; Dasgupta, S.; Kandoth, N.;* Datta, A.;* Datta, A.;* Sen Gupta, S. * (2024) Ancillary Ligand Promoted Charge Transfer in Bis-indole Pyridine Ligand-Based Nickel Complexes. Inorg. Chem. 63, Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 43, 20737–20748 pp.

Banerjee, T.; Thawrani, K.; Pal, A. K.; Datta, A.;* Dasgupta, J.;* Ghosh, S.* (2026) Supramolecular Assembly of a Heavy-Atom-Free Highly Efficient Self-Deliverable Photosensitizer for Activable Photodynamic Therapy. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., e25481. DOI: doi.org/10.1002/anie.202525481.

Awards and Honors / Achievements

Project

Excellence in PhD Thesis, IIT Bombay, Session 2013-2015

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