Dr. Komala Pandurangan Assistant Professor

Specialization

Organic synthesis, Inorganic synthesis, Molecular Switches, Antimicrobial drugs, Self-assembly and Supramolecular chemistry

Qualification

M.Sc, M.Phil and PhD. Post doctoral research (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, JNCASR Bangalore, Dublin City University Ireland)

Passing Year

2011

Teaching Experience

15 Years (Total experience both Industry and Academic)

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)

Orcid ID

0000-0001-9551-9873

Vidwan ID/Profile URL

https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/myprofile

Scopus ID/Google Scholar ID

17346988900

Funded Project (amount sanctioned)

Publications In Refereed Journals

Key Publications (Only Q1 & Q2 rated)

• 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, 2767−2770 (this work was developed in collaboration with Syngenta and implemented industrially).
• 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, 530−534 (front cover article).
• 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, 787–799.
• 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, 2021–2029.
• 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, 1421–1431.
• 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, 2770–2775.
• 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, 10819–10822.
• 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, 4566−4570.
• 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, 1068−1071.
• 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, 2308-12317.
• 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, 5, 3413-3422.
• D. E. Barry, J. A. Kitchen, K. Pandurangan, A. J. Savyasachi, R. D. Peacock, T. Gunnlaugsson, Inorg. Chem., 2020, 59, 2646-2650.
• 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.

Other Publications

• 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, 1-20.
• K. Pandurangan, C. Murray, F. Paradisi, H. Müller-Bünz, V. McKee and G. G. Morgan, Novel Synthesis, Structure and Biological Activity of Redox Active Silver(I) Clusters, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025 (submitted to Principal Investigator for submission).
• K. Pandurangan, Helge Müller-Bunz, Francesca Paradisi and Grace G. Morgan, Redox Active Hydroquinone Based Salicylaldamines and Their Anti-Bacterial Properties, Chem. Biol. Drug Des., 2025, to be submitted.
• K. Pandurangan, R. Barret, D. Diamond, M. McCaul, Facile Synthesis of Spiropyran for Scalable Photovalves, Chem. Commun., 2025, to be submitted.
• K. Pandurangan, Anna Aletti, Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson, Tripodal Receptors: Ideal Pre-Organised Design for Encapsulation of Anions, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025, to be submitted.
• Khaja Mohiddin Shaik, Komala Pandurangan, Tejeswara Rao Allaka, Mohammad Z. Ahmed, Shravan Kumar Gunda, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Benzo[d]imidazole Bearing Oxadiazolyl-Triazole Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Agents: A Computational Docking Techniques, Next Research, 2025, 2, 100145.
• Khaja Mohiddin Shaik, Komala Pandurangan, Tejeswara Rao Allaka, Seshadri Nalla, Mohd Afzal, Srinivasadesikan Venkatesan and Pilli Veera Venkata Nanda Kishore, Novel Purine Linked 1,2,3-Triazoleacetamide Scaffolds as Potent Anticancer Agents: Design, Synthesis, Docking Interactions, DFT Calculations and ADME-T Studies, Scientific Reports, 2025, accepted.

International Visits

• Suntec City, Singapore
• Queen‘s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
• University of Toulouse, France
• University of Grenoble, France
• European Commission, Belgium
• Aston University, Birmingham, UK

Patents Copyrights

• Synthesis and characterization of Imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole-piperidine and 2,3-dihydrothiophene-1,1-dioxides - imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole derivatives, I.J. Gopikumar, Dr. P. Komala, Dr. Madhusudana Reddy, Dr. Nagarajaiah H, 2024, Application Number 202441060217, Indian Patent Office.
• Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Benzo[d]imid