Department of Chemistry · Deccan Institute of Science
Metals that make molecules
Catalysts built from iron, cobalt and nickel instead of rare platinum-group metals.
We are synthetic and physical inorganic chemists. We design metal complexes whose ligands steer their reactivity, and use them to make medicines, materials and fuels with less waste and energy.
Every new complex is characterised by X-ray crystallography, spectroscopy and computation, and our crystal structures are shared openly.
Research
All research
Earth-abundant catalysisIron, cobalt and nickel complexes that replace platinum-group metals in industrial reactions.Explore 
Ligand designPincer and redox-active ligands that let base metals behave like noble ones.Explore 
Mechanism and spectroscopyCatching reactive intermediates with in-situ NMR, EPR and X-ray absorption.Explore 
C–H activationTurning the strongest bonds in organic molecules into useful functional groups.Explore We’re recruiting
PhD positions in organometallic catalysis · Postdoctoral researcher: mechanistic spectroscopy · Summer research internships
Funding & affiliations
- National Research Foundation
- Sustainable Chemistry Mission
- Deccan Institute of Science
- Open Catalysis Consortium
- Chemical Industry Partnership Fund