Priyabrata Ghana
Department : Chemistry
Research Interests
● The chemistry of low-valent main group compounds
● Application of main group compounds in catalysis
● Complexes with transition metal-main group element multiple bonds
● Small molecule activation with 3d transition metal complexes
● Dinitrogen fixation with heterobimetallic complexes
Professional Summary
Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (Sep 2023 to present)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, California Institute of Technology (Caltech),USA (Sept 2021 – Sept 2023)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, RWTH Aachen University, Germany (April 2018 – June 2021)
Publications
1. A. C. Filippou,* P. Ghana, U. Chakraborty, G. Schnakenburg, “Manganese-Tin Triple Bonds: A New Synthetic Route to the Manganese Stannylidyne Complex Cation trans-[H(dmpe)2Mn≡Sn(C6H3-2,6-Mes2)]+ (dmpe = Me2PCH2CH2PMe2, Mes = 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)’’, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 11525-11528.
2. P. Ghana,† M. I. Arz,† U. Das,† G. Schnakenburg, A. C. Filippou,* ‘‘Si=Si Double Bonds: Synthesis of an NHC-Stabilized Disilavinylidene’’, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 9980-9985 († these authors contributed equally).
3. P. Ghana, M. I. Arz, U. Chakraborty, G. Schnakenburg, A. C. Filippou,* ‘‘Linearly Two-Coordinated Silicon: Transition Metal Complexes with the Functional Groups M≡Si—M and M═Si═M’’, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 7187-7198.
4. P. Ghana, J. Rump, G. Schnakenburg, M. I. Arz, A. C. Filippou,* ‘‘Planar Tetracoordinated Silicon (ptSi): Room-Temperature Stable Compounds Containing Anti-van’t Hoff/Le Bell Silicon’’ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 420-432.
5. P. Ghana, S. Schrader, R. Thayalan, T. P. Spaniol, U. Englert, L. Maron,* J. Okuda,* “Reduced Arene Complexes of Hafnium Supported by a Triamidoamine Ligand” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 14179-14187