Bachelor Thesis

• Synthesis and characterization of various Schiff’s base for complexation with copper metal

Master Thesis

• Synthesis of various metal doped nanocomposites and study their dye degradation efficiency using fluorescence spectroscopy.
• Chalcone-based sensing of toxic metals using fluorescence spectroscopy.
• Synthesis and characterization of chiral ionic liquid from various amino acids.

Ph.D. Thesis

• Synthesis of phosphorus-containing conjugated material and study of their structural, chemical, optical and electronical properties for various functional application

Research Area

• Organic chemistry, main-group chemistry, material chemistry

 

Education and Research Experience

 

From Sep 2024	Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany). “Phosphorus-Containing Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronenes” Supervisor: Dr. Andreas Hirsch
Jan 2018 – July 2024	PhD in Main-group/material Chemistry. York University, Canada ‟Structural and chemical modification of dithienophospholes for functional material applications” Supervisors: Dr. Thomas Baumgartner
Jun 2014 – May 2016	Master’s degree in chemistry. VIT University, India. ‟Dye Degradation Using Metal Doped Titanium Dioxide Photocatalysts” Supervisor: Dr. Sivakumar Amaravathy.
Jun 2011 – May 2014	Bachelor’s degree in chemistry. Mahatma Gandhi University, India ‟Synthesis of Schiff’s Base and Complexation with Copper Metal” Supervisor: Dr. Joseph John

  

Publications

 

2024

• Asok, N.; Baumgartner, T. Multivalency unlocked: The unique redox traits of the “tripak” system.
  In: Chem 10, 1−3, 2024
  DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2024.02.009
  URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451929424000718?via%3Dihub
  
  

2023

• Asok, N.; Zondag, B. A.; Pradhan, E.; Odagwe, O.; LeBlanc, J.;Walsh, J. C.; Bodwell, G. J.; Zeng, T.; Baumgartner, T. Exploring the Lewis Acidity and Reactivity of Neutral Hypervalent Dithienophospholes.
  In: Chem. Eur. J. 2023, e202300173.
  ISSN: 0947-6539
  DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300173
  URL:https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/chem.202300173

• Asok, N.; Gaffen, J. R.; Baumgartner, T. Unique Phosphorus-based Avenues for the Tuning of Functional Materials.
  In: Chem. Eur. J. 2023, e202300173.
  DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00707
  URL: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00707
  
  
• Hussein, A.; Asok, N.; Béland, V. A.; Gaffen, J. R.; LeBlanc, J.; Baumgartner, T. Development of the P-Arylation of Dithieno[3,2-b : 2’,3’-d]phosphole with Aryl Iodonium Salts.
  In: ChemPlusChem 2023, e202300133.
  DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202300133
  URL:https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cplu.202300133
  
  

2021

• Asok, N.; Gaffen, J. R.; Pradhan, E.; Zeng, T.; Baumgartner, T. Structure-Reactivity Studies on Hypervalent Square-Pyramidal Dithieno[3,2-b:2,3’-d]phospholes.
  In: Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 2243−2252. 
  DOI: 10.1039/D1DT00062D
  URL: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2021/dt/d1dt00062d
  
  

2018

• Wang, Z.; Asok, N.; Gaffen, J.; Gottlieb, Y.; Bi, W.; Gendy, C.; Dobrovetsky, R.; Baumgartner, T. An Unexpected “Step-Conjugated” Biphosphole via Unique P–P Bond Formation.
  In: Chem 2018, 4, 2628−643.
  DOI:  10.1016/j.chempr.2018.08.022
  URL: https://www.cell.com/chem/fulltext/S2451-9294(18)30374-7