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Complete List of Publications

53. Tweaking a BODIPY Spherical Self‐Assembly to 2D Supramolecular Polymers Facilitates Excited‐State Cascade Energy Transfer

       Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 2.

52. Recent Advances in the Transition Metal Catalyzed Synthesis of Indazoles.

       Asian J. Org. Chem. 2020, 9, DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202000300.

Highlighted by a Frontispiece

51. Enhanced Emission in Self-Assembled Phenyleneethynylene Derived π-Gelators.

       Adv. Opt. Mater. 2020, 8, 2000173.

Part of a special issue on 20 years of

aggregation-induced emission research

50. Helical Supramolecular Polymers with Rationally Designed Binding Sites for Chiral Guest Recognition.

       Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 2311.

49. Superbase-Mediated Indirect Friedländer Reaction: A Transition Metal-Free Oxidative Annulation toward Functionalized Quinolines.

       Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 3081.

48. Self-Assembled Extended π-Systems for Sensing and Security Applications.

      Acc. Chem. Res. 2020, 53, 496.

47. Stoichiometry Controlled Synthesis of Hybrid Polycycles Containing Fused Hydroxy Benzofuran and 1H-Indazoles from Linear Precursors via Domino Cyclization Reaction.

      New. J. Chem. 2019, 43, 10166.  

46. Bimodal Detection of Carbon Dioxide Using a Fluorescent Molecular Aggregates.   

      Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 6046.

45. Hybrid Materials from Poly(vinyl chloride) and Organogels.

      ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2019, 1, 1203.

44. A Self-Recovering Mechanochromic Chiral π-Gelator.

      J. Mater. Chem. C 2019, 7, 1292.

43. Functionalizable 1H-Indazoles by Palladium-Catalyzed Aza-Nenitzescu Reaction: Pharmacophores to Donor-Acceptor Type Multi-Luminescent Fluorophores.  

      Asian J. Org. Chem. 2018, 7, 2094.

42. A Hybrid Organogel of a Low Band Gap Diketopyrrolopyrrole with PC71BM: Phase Separated Morphology and Enhanced Photoconductivity.

      ChemNanoMat 2018, 4, 831.

Part of Special Issue on Supramolecular Nanostructures,

Highlighted with a Cover Page and in ChemistryViews Magazine

41. Supramolecular Reassembly of Self-Exfoliated Ionic Covalent Organic Nanosheets for Label-Free Detection of dsDNA.

     Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 8443.                                                                                                                                                     VIP Article

40. Hybrid Materials of 1D and 2D Carbon Allotropes and Synthetic π-Systems.

      NPG Asia Mater. 2018, 10, 107.

39. Transforming a C3-Symmetrical Liquid Crystal to a π-Gelator by Alkoxy Chain Variation.

      ACS Omega 2018, 3, 4392.

38. Self-Assembly of Bodipy-Derived Extended π-Systems.

      Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2018, 91, 100.

37. One-Pot MCR-Oxidation Approach towards Indole-Fused Heteroacenes.

      J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 10537.

36. Helix to Super-Helix Transition in p-Systems Self-assembly: Superseding of Molecular Chirality at Hierarchical Level.

      Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 12634.  

35. An Unprecedented Amplification of Near-Infrared Emission in a Bodipy Derived π-System by Stress or Gelation.

      Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 5644.

34. The Chemistry and Applications of π-Gels.

      Annu. Rev. Mater. Res. 2016, 46, 235

33. Supercoiled Fibres of Self-Sorted Donor-Acceptor Stacks: A Turn-Off/Turn-On Platform for Sensing Volatile Aromatic Compounds. 

      Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 4460.

32. Light-Driven Mesoscale Assembly of a Coordination Polymeric Gelator into Flowers and Stars with Distinct Properties.

      Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 6583.

31. Pyridyl-Amides as a Multimode Self-assembly Driver for the Design of Stimuli-Responsive p-Gelator.

      Chem. -Asian J. 2015, 10, 2250.

Part of the special issue published on the

 occasion of 10th anniversary of Chem. –Asian J.    

30. Water as a Self-Erasable Security Marker on a Slippery Fluorescent Molecular Assembly.

      Sci. Rep. 2015, 5, 9842, DOI: 10.1038/srep09842.  

29. Detection of Nitroaromatic Explosives with Fluorescent Molecular Assemblies and π‐Gels.

      Chem. Rec. 2015, 15, 252 

Part of a special issue on novel aromatics

28. Translation of Assembling Trajectory by Preorganisation:  A Study of the Magnetic Properties of 1D Polymeric Unpaired Electrons Immobilised on a Discrete Nanoscopic Scaffold.

       Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 1206.   

Highlighted by an “Inside Cover Picture”

27. Functional π-Gelators and Their Applications.

      Chem. Rev. 2014, 114, 1973.

“A Comprehensive Review on

Chromophore Based Supramolecular Gelators”

26. Photoresponsive Metal-Organic Materials: Exploiting the Azobenzene Switch.

      Mater. Horiz. 2014, 1, 572.

25. Effect of the Bulkiness of End Functional Amide Groups on Optical, Gelation and Morphological Properties of Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) π-Gelators.

      Chem. -Asian J. 2014, 9, 1830

Highlighted by a “Cover Picture”

24. Oligo(phenylenevinylene) Hybrids and Self-Assemblies: Versatile Materials for Excitation Energy Transfer.

      Chem. Soc. Rev. 2014, 43, 4222.

Part of Themed Issue on Supramolecular Photochemistry

Dedicated to Prof. N. J. Turro  

23. White Light Emitting Supramolecular Gels.

      Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 365.

22. Ultrasound Stimulated Nucleation and Growth of a Dye Assembly into Extended Gel Nanostructures.

      Chem. -Eur. J. 2013, 19, 12991.

“HOT Article” Selected as a “Front Cover”,

Highlighted by ChemViews Magazine 

21. Excitation Energy Migration in Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) Based Organogels: Structure-Property Relationship and FRET Efficiency.

      Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2011, 13, 4942.

20. Photophysical Investigation of 3-Substituted 4-Alkyl and/or 7-Acetoxy Coumarin Derivatives–A Study of the Effect of Substituents on Fluorescence.

      Spectrochimica Acta Part A 2010, 75, 1610.

19. Shape-Directed Assembly of a “Macromolecular Barb” into Nanofibers: Stereospecific Cyclopolymerization of Isopropylidene Diallylmalonate.

      J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 3292. 

18. Anisotropic Self-Assembly of Photoluminescent Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) Derivatives in Liquid Crystals: An Effective Strategy for the Macroscopic Alignment of π-Gels.

      Adv. Mater. 2009, 21, 4029.

Highlighted by a “Front Cover”

17. Probing the Initial Stages of Molecular Organization of Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) Assemblies with Monolayer Protected Gold Nanoparticles.

     Chem. -Asian J. 2009, 4, 840.

Highlighted by an “Inside Cover”

16. RGB Emission through Controlled Donor Self-Assembly and Modulation of Excitation Energy Transfer: A Novel Strategy to White Light Emitting Organogels.

      Adv. Mater. 2009, 21, 2059.

First report on “White Light Emitting Supramolecular Gel 

15. Noncovalent Macromolecular Architectures of Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene)s (OPVs): Role of End Functional Groups on the Gelation of Organic Solvents.

      Macromol. Symp. 2008, 273, 25.

14. Self-Assembly of Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene)s through Arene-Perfluoroarene Interaction: π-Gels with Longitudinally Controlled Fiber Growth and Supramolecular Exciplex Mediated Enhanced Emission.

      Chem. -Eur. J. 2008, 14, 9577.

13. Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Coatings of Carbon Nanotubes and Linear π-Systems Based on the “Bottom-up” Self-Assembly Approach.

      Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 5750.

“VIP Article” Selected as a “Front Cover”,

Highlighted by Materials Today Magazine and Telegraph News Paper

12. Carbon Nanotube Triggered Self-Assembly of Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene)s to Stable Hybrid π-Gels.

      Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 5746.

Highlighted by Nature Asia

11. Helical Supramolecular Architectures of Self-Assembled Linear π-Systems.

     Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2008, 81, 1196.

Highlighted by a Back Cover

10. Organogels as Scaffolds for Excitation Energy Transfer and Light Harvesting.

      Chem. Soc. Rev. 2008, 37, 109.

9. Molecular Wire Encapsulated into π-Organogels: Efficient Supramolecular Light-Harvesting Antennae with Color Tunable Emission.

    Angew. Chem., Int. Ed.  2007, 46, 6260.    

Highlighted by an Inside Cover

8. π-Organogels of Self-Assembled p-Phenylenevinylenes: Soft Materials with Distinct Size, Shape and Functions.

    Acc. Chem. Res. 2007, 40, 644.

Highlighted by a “Front Cover”

Cited as Hot Paper from India by Times Higher Education

7. Quadrupolar π-Gels: Sol-Gel Tunable Red-Green-Blue (RGB) Emission in Donor-Acceptor Type Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene)s.

    Adv. Mater. 2007, 19, 411.

6. Self-assembled Fibrillar Networks of Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) Based Organogelators.

    Macromol. Symp. 2006, 241, 1. 

Selected as a part of “Front Cover”

5. From Vesicles to Helical Nanotubes: An Unprecedented “Sergeant and Soldiers” Effect in the Self-assembly of Oligo(p-phenyleneethynylene)s.

    Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 7729.

4. Self-Assembled π-Nanotapes as Donor Scaffolds for Selective and Thermally Gated Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET).

    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 7542.

3. Self-Location of Acceptors as “Isolated” or “Stacked” Energy Traps in a Supramolecular Donor Self-Assembly: A Strategy to Wavelength Tunable FRET Emission.

    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 7174.

2. Evolution of Nano- to Microsized Spherical Assemblies of a Short Oligo(p-phenyleneethynylene) into Superstructured Organogels.

    Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 3261.

Highlighted in CSIR News

1. Gelation Assisted Light Harvesting via Selective Energy Transfer from Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene)-Based Self-Assembly to an Organic Dye.

    Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 332.

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