Specialization
Organic Synthesis, Inorganic Synthesis, Molecular Switches, Antimicrobial drugs, Self-assembly and Supramolecular Chemistry
Passing Year
2011
Teaching Experience
15 Years
Awards & Recognition
- 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)
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Prof. Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson
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Science foundation Ireland, SFI
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Government of Ireland
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Chemistry
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2012
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800,000INR
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2012
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Completed
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Prof. Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson
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Science foundation Ireland, SFI
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Government of Ireland
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Chemistry
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2012
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800,000INR
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2012
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Completed
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Prof. Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson
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Science foundation Ireland, SFI
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Government of Ireland
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Chemistry
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2012
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12,000,000INR
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2012
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Completed
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Research Publication
Key Publications (Only Q1 & Q2 rated)
1. 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. (front cover article).
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
Other Publications
1. 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. (this work was developed in collaboration with Syngenta and implemented industrially).
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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. 5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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, 3, 5, 3413.
8. D. E. Barry, J. A. Kitchen, K. Pandurangan, A. J. Savyasachi, R. D. Peacock, T. Gunnlaugsson, Inorg. Chem., 2020, 59, 2646.
9. 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.
10. 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, 8(1), 8.
Research Project
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.
