- Physical Organic Chemistry
- Reaction Intermediates in Chemistry
- Green Chemistry
- Spectroscopic and Analytical Methods
- Organic Synthesis
- Carbohydrate Chemistry
- We are developing methods for the synthesis of self-assembled organic and metal-organic ensembles, using the tools of supramolecular chemistry, to create stimuli-responsive materials for chemical, biological and environmental applications.
- Identifying new luminescent organic materials that show interesting chemical and physical properties is a major research interest. Our group uses experimental and computational chemistry tools to develop organic molecular materials that could be used for information storage, sensor and photonic applications.
- Supramolecular chemistry of anionic species is an underlying theme of our research, with focus on receptor design, anion/molecular recognition, and sensing.
- INSA Visiting Scientist, Year: 2010, Awarding Organisation: Indian National Science Academies
- DAE-Young Scientist Award, Year: 2009, Awarding Organisation: BRNS
- Commonwealth Award, Year: 2003-04, Awarding Organisation: Commonwealth Commission
Barnali Deka, Rupam J. Sarma, Cooperative binding of fluoride anions to a flexible cystine-based receptor containing two 3,5-dinitrobenzamide motifs, 2018 (accepted for publication)
Kakali Devi, Rupam J. Sarma, Naphthalimide-containing isomeric urea derivatives: Mechanoluminescence and fluoride recognition, ChemPhotoChem, 1, 524-531, 2017
Rupam J.Sarma; Kakali Devi, Cystine-derived bis-naphthalimides as stimuli-responsive fluorescent gelators, New Journal of Chemistry 39, 4375-4383, 2015
Barnali Deka; Rupam J.Sarma, Concentration dependent colour switching of tryptophan-derived 3,5-dinitrobenzamide ligands in the presence of fluoride anions, Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical 197, 321-325, 2014
Kakali Devi; Rupam J.Sarma, Exploring urea-fluoride interactions in the vicinity of a tryptophan residue, RSC Advances 4, 9551-9555, 2014
Arup K.Deka; Rupam J.Sarma, Acetate binding induces fluorescence enhancement in tryptophan ligands, Journal of Luminescence 216, 216-222, 2014
Rupam J.Sarma; Arup K. Deka; Sourab Sinha; Pradip K. Bhattacharyya, Coordination of bromide anions and organic bromine to tryptophan ligands, Journal of Molecular Structure 1052, 197-203, 2013
Design and synthesis of tryptophan-based ligands for the recognition of halide anions, Funded by UGC (2014-2018)
Coordination driven assembly and dis-assembly of peptide ionophores as a strategy towards the design of stimuli-responsive multi-component systems, Funded by BRNS, India (2009-2013)
Studies on the synthesis, structure and dynamic self-assembly of amphiphilic receptors containing dipeptide residues, Funded by DST, New Delhi (2008-2012)
Kakali Devi (BSR-SRF)
Barnali Deka (BSR-SRF)
Gayatri Gogoi (UGC-JRF)
Dubori Kashyap
