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Publications

Journal Articles

39. R. Saha,* B. B. Skjelstad,* S. Pan,* "In Silico Design and Characterization of a New Molecular Electride: Li@Calix[3]Pyrrole", Chem. Eur. J., (2024), DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400448 [Link]

38.   P. Das, R. Saha,* P. K. Chattaraj,* "Metal-Metal Bonds with Unusual Oxidation States in Early s-Block Elements: A Computational Perspective", Polyhedron, (2023), 245, 116661. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2023.116661 [Link]


37.   R. Saha,* J. Pirillo, Y. Ide, Y. Inokuma, Y. Hijikata, “On The Geometry of Calix[3]pyrrole and The Formation of Calix[3]pyrrole·F- Complex in Solution”, Theor. Chem. Acc., (2023), 142, 50. DOI: 10.1007/s00214-023-02982-1 [Link]

 
36.   T. Ikai, S. Miyoshi, K. Oki, R. Saha, Y. Hijikata, E. Yashima, “Defect-Free Synthesis of a Fully π-Conjugated Helical Ladder Polymer and Resolution into a Pair of Enantiomeric Helical Ladders” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., (2023), 62, e202301962. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202301962 [Link]
 
35.   W. Zheng, K. Oki, R. Saha, Y. Hijikata, E. Yashima, T. Ikai, “One-Handed Helical Tubular Ladder Polymers for Chromatographic Enantioseparation”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., (2023), 62, e202218297. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202218297 [Link]
 
34.   Y. Inaba, J. Yang, Y. Kakibayashi, T. Yoneda, Y. Ide, Y. Hijikata, J. Pirillo, R. Saha, J. L. Sessler, Y. Inokuma, “Chiral Calix[3]pyrrole Derivatives: Synthesis, Racemization Kinetics, and Ring Expansion to Calix[9]- and Calix[12]pyrrole Analogues” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., (2023), 62, e202301460. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202301460 and 10.1002/ange.202301460. [Link]
 
33.   K. Watanabe†, R. Saha†, Y. Inaba, Y. Manabe, T. Yoneda, Y. Ide, Y. Hijikata and Y. Inokuma, “Absorption spectra of calix[3]pyrrole analogs as probes for contracted macrocycles” J. Porphyr. Phthalocyanines, (2022) doi:10.1142/S1088424622500754 [† indicates equal authorship] [Link]
 
32.   R. Saha,* P. Das, P. K. Chattaraj, “Molecular Electrides: An In Silico Perspective” ChemPhysChem, (2022) e202200329. DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200329 [Link]
 
31.   S. Chand, O. Alahmed, W. S. Baslyman, A. Dey, S. Qutub, R. Saha, Y. Hijikata, M. Alaamery, N. M. Khashab, “DNA-Mimicking Metal-Organic Frameworks with Accessible Adenine Faces for Complementary Base Pairing" JACS Au, (2022) 2, 623-630. DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00516 (cover article) [Link]
 
30.   S. Pan, G. Jana, R. Saha, L. Zhao, P. K. Chattaraj, “Intriguing structural, bonding and reactivity features in some beryllium containing complexes” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., (2020) 22, 27476-27495. DOI: 10.1039/D0CP04912C (cover article) [Link]
 
29.   S, Chand, A. Pal, R. Saha, P. Das, R. Sahoo, P. K. Chattaraj, M. C. Das, “Two Closely Related Zn(II)-MOFs for Their Large Difference in CO2 Uptake Capacities and Selective CO2 Sorption” Inorg. Chem., (2020) 59, 7056-7066. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00551 [Link]
 
28.   P Das, R Saha*, P. K. Chattaraj, “Encapsulation of Mg2 inside a C60 cage forms an electride” J. Comp. Chem., (2020) 41, 1645-1653. DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26207 [Link]
 
27.   R. Saha, S. Pan, P. K. Chattaraj, G. Merino, “Filling the Void: Controlled Donor-Acceptor Interaction Facilitates the Formation of an M-M Single Bond in the Zero Oxidation State of M (M = Zn, Cd, Hg)” Dalton Trans., (2020) 49, 1056-1064. (This article is part of the themed collection: Dalton Transactions HOT Articles) DOI: 10.1039/C9DT04213J [Link]
 
26.   V. Sharma, D. De, R. Saha, P. K. Chattaraj, P. K. Bharadwaj, “Flexibility Induced Encapsulation of Ultrafine Palladium Nanoparticles into Organic Cages for Tsuji-Trost Allylation” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, (2020) 12, 8539-8546. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b19480 [Link]
 
25.   M. Gupta, N. Chatterjee, D. De, R. Saha, P. K. Chattaraj, C. L. Olive, P. K. Bharadwaj, “Metal–Organic Frameworks of Cu(II) Constructed from Functionalized Ligands for High Capacity H2 and CO2 Gas Adsorption and Catalytic Studies” Inorg. Chem., (2020) 59, 1810-1822. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03012 [Link]
 
24.   R. Saha,* P. Das, P. K. Chattaraj, “A Complex Containing Four Magnesium Atoms and Two Mg–Mg Bonds Behaving as an Electride” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., (2019) 38, 4105-4111. DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201900813 [Link]
 
23.   R. Saha, S. Pan, G. Merino, P. K. Chattaraj, “Unprecedented Bonding Situation in Viable E2(NHBMe)2 (E = Be, Mg; NHBMe = (HCNMe)2B) Complexes: Neutral E2 Forms a Single E-E Covalent Bond” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., (2019) 58, 8372-8377; Angew. Chem., (2019) 131, 8460-8465. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201900992 [Link]
 
22.   R. Saha, S. Pan, G. Merino, P. K. Chattaraj, “How Far Can One Push The Noble Gases Towards Bonding?: A Personal Account” Molecules, 2019, 24, 2933. DOI: 10.3390/molecules24162933 [Link]
 
21.   R. Saha, P. K. Chattaraj, “Activation of Small Molecules (H2, CO2, N2O, CH4, and C6H6) by a Porphyrinoid-Based Dimagnesium(I) Complex, an Electride” ACS Omega, (2018) 3, 17199–17211. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b03006 [Link]
 
20.   R. Saha, S. Pan, P. K. Chattaraj, “Stabilization of Boron-Boron Triple Bonds by Mesoionic Carbenes.” ACS Omega, (2018), 3, 13720-13730. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b02305 [Link]
 
19.   R. Saha, V. Sharma, D. De, P. K. Bharadwaj, P. K. Chattaraj, “A (T-P) Phase Diagram for the Adsorption/Desorption of Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen in a Cu(II)-MOF” Polyhedron, (2018), 153, 254-260. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2018.07.048 [Link]

18.   R. Saha, B. Mandal, P. K. Chattaraj, “HNgBeF3 (Ng = Ar - Rn): Superhalogen Supported Noble Gas Insertion Compounds” Int. J. Quantum Chem., (2018) 118, e25499. DOI: 10.1002/qua.25499 [Link]
 
17.   S. Pan, S. Kar, R. Saha, E. Osorio, X. Zarate, L. Zhao, G. Merino, P. K. Chattaraj, “Boron Nanowheel with an Axle Containing Noble Gas Atoms: Viable Noble Gas bound MB10- Clusters (M = Nb, Ta)” Chem. Eur. J., (2017), 24, 3590–3598. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705790 [Link]
 
16.   V. Sharma, D. De, R. Saha, R. Das, P. K. Chattaraj, P. K. Bharadwaj, “A Cu(II)-MOF Capable of Fixing CO2 From Air and Showing High Capacity H2 and CO2 Adsorption” Chem. Commun., (2017), 53, 13371-13374. DOI: 10.1039/C7CC08315G [Link]
 
15.   R. Saha, S. Pan, P. K. Chattaraj, “NgMCp+: Noble Gas Bound Half-Sandwich Complexes (Ng = He-Rn, M = Be-Ba, Cp = η5-C5H5)” J. Phys. Chem. A, (2017) 121, 3526–3539. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b00389 [Link]
 
14.   R. Saha, S. Kar, S. Pan, G. Martínez-Guajardo, G. Merino, P. K. Chattaraj, “A Spinning Umbrella: Carbon Monoxide and Dinitrogen Bound MB12– Clusters (M = Co, Rh, Ir)” J. Phys. Chem. A, (2017) 121, 2971–2979. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b12232 [Link]
 
13.   S. Pan, R. Saha, E. Osorio, P. K. Chattaraj, G. Frenking, G. Merino, “Ligand Supported E3 Clusters (E = Si ‐ Sn)” Chem. Eur. J., (2017) 23, 7463 –7473. (Cover article and "Very important paper") DOI: 10.1002/chem.201700494 [Link]
 
12.   S. Pan, R. Saha, A. Gupta, P. K. Chattaraj, “Modeling of 1-D Nanowires and Analyzing Their Hydrogen and Noble Gas Binding Ability” J. Chem. Sci., (2017) 129, 849–858. DOI: 10.1007/s12039-017-1232-3 [Link]
 
11.   R. Saha, S. Pan, G. Frenking, P. K. Chattaraj, G. Merino, “The Strongest CO Binding and the Largest C-O Stretching Frequency” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., (2017) 19, 2286-2293. DOI: 10.1039/C6CP06824C [Link]
 
10.   S. Pan, R. Saha, S. Mandal, P. K. Chattaraj, “σ-Aromatic cyclic M3+ (M = Cu, Ag, Au) clusters and their complexation with dimethyl imidazol-2-ylidene, pyridine, isoxazole, furan, noble gases and carbon monoxide” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., (2016) 18, 11661-11676. DOI: 10.1039/C5CP06282A [Link]
 
9.   S. Pan, R. Saha, A. Kumar, A. Gupta, G. Merino, P. K. Chattaraj, “A Noble Interaction: An Assessment of Noble Gas Binding Ability of Metal Oxides (Metal = Cu, Ag, Au)” Int. J. Quantum Chem., (2016) 116, 1016–1024. (as cover article) DOI: 10.1002/qua.25121 [Link]
 
8.   S. Pan, R. Saha, S. Mandal, S. Mondal, A. Gupta, H. M. Fernández, G. Merino, P. K. Chattaraj, “Selectivity in Gas Adsorption by Molecular Cucurbit[6]uril” J. Phys. Chem. C, (2016) 120, 13911–13921. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b02545 [Link]
 
7.   R. Saha, S. Pan, S. Mandal, M. Orozco, G. Merino, P. K. Chattaraj, “Noble gas supported B3+ cluster: formation of strong covalent noble gas–boron bonds” RSC Adv., (2016) 6, 78611-78620. DOI: 10.1039/C6RA16188J [Link]
 
6.   G. Jana, R. Saha, S. Pan, A. Kumar, G. Merino, P. K. Chattara,j “Noble Gas Binding Ability of Metal-bipyridine Monocationic Complexes (Metal = Cu, Ag, Au): A Computational Study” ChemistrySelect, (2016) 18, 5842-5849. DOI: 10.1002/slct.201601245 [Link]
 
5.   R. Saha, S. Pan, P. K. Chattaraj, “Statistical Significance of the Maximum Hardness Principle Applied to Some Selected Chemical Reactions” Molecules, (2016) 21, 1477. DOI: 10.3390/molecules21111477 [Link]
 
4.   S. Pan, R. Saha, P. K. Chattaraj, “Exploring the Nature of Silicon-Noble Gas Bonds in H3SiNgNSi and HSiNgNSi Compounds (Ng = Xe, Rn)” Int. J. Mol. Sci., (2015) 16, 6402. DOI: 10.3390/ijms16036402 [Link]
 
3.   R. Saha, S. Pan, P. K. Chattaraj, “A Comparative Study on the Noble Gas binding ability of BeX Clusters (X = SO4, CO3, O)” J. Phys. Chem. A, (2015) 119, 6746-6752. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b03888 [Link]
 
2.   S. Pan, R. Saha, P. K. Chattaraj, “On the Stability of Noble Gas bound 1-Tris(pyrazolyl)borate Beryllium and Magnesium Complexes” New J. Chem., (2015) 39, 6778-6786. DOI: 10.1039/C5NJ00983A [Link]
 
1.   S. Pan, A. Gupta, R. Saha, G. Merino, P. K. Chattaraj, “A Coupled-Cluster Study on the Noble Gas binding Ability of Metal Cyanides versus Metal Halides (Metal = Cu, Ag, Au)” J. Comp. Chem., (2015) 36, 2168-2176. DOI: 10.1002/jcc.24190 [Link]

Book Chapters

3.    R. Saha “A Computational Survey on Superalkali and Superhalogen Assisted Noble Gas Compounds” in “Superhalogens and Superalkalis: Bonding, Reactivity, Dynamics and Applications” Eds. P. K. Chattaraj, A. K. Srivastava, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, (2024) pp. 230-245; ISBN 9781032466231.

2.    R. Saha, P. Das “Molecular Electrides: An Overview of Their Structure, Bonding and Reactivity” in “Atomic Clusters with Unusual Structure, Bonding and Reactivity” Eds. P. K. Chattaraj, G. Merino, S Pan, Elsevier, (2022) pp. 275-295. ISBN 9780128229439.

1.    R. Saha, S. Pan and P. K. Chattaraj “Hydrogen Storage in All-metal and Non-metal Aromatic Clusters” in “Emerging Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage” Eds. K. Y. Cheong, G. Impellizzeri, M. A. Fraga, Elsevier, (2018) pp. 329-362. ISBN 9780128137949.
 

Others

1.   R. Saha, P. K. Bharadwaj and P. K. Chattaraj, “How to Store Hydrogen, A Possible Future Fuel to Tackle The Energy Crisis And Environmental Pollution” Science Trends (2018) (https://sciencetrends.com/how-to-store-hydrogen-a-possible-future-fuel-to-tackle-the-energy-crisis-and-environmental-pollution/)

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