Publications

25. "Bioinspired Nitrite Reduction to Ammonia by Molecular Nickel Polypyridine−Quinoline Complex", S. Paul, B. Gope, A. Paik, L. Rai, A. Singha, R. Maity, S. Dutta, S. Karmakar, S. Das, B. Maji, C. Das, B. Maity, and S. Rana*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2026 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c04186; Just Accepted)

24. "Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction using an organometallic cobalt complex and its hybrid material with MWCNTs", A. Paik, A. Singha, S. Paul, A. Maity, D. Sharma, L. Rai, B. Maity and S. Rana* ,Dalton Trans., 2026, 55, 9558–9562, https://doi.org/10.1039/d6dt00902f

23. "Effect of Ligand Backbone on the Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Reaction and Hydrogen-Atom-Transfer Reactivity Using a Nickel Polypyridine Quinoline Complex", S. Paul, S. Sutradhar, A. Paik, A. Biswas, S. Das, C. Das, R. Maity, A. Mahata, S. P. Midya, B. Maity* and

S. Rana* Inorg. Chem. 2025, 64, 16, 7988–8000, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c05512

22. "Direct Urea Fuel Cells: A Review on Roadmap, Mechanism, Bottleneck, and Future Perspective", S. Goswami, S. J. Phukan, G. Gupta, R. K. Pai*, S. Rana*, M. Roy*, P. Kumar*, S. Garai* Energy Fuels 2025, 39, 14, 6709–6727. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c05534

21. "Effect of Redox-Active Quinoline on the Reactivity and Mechanism of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) with Pentadentate Polypyridyl-Quinolyl Ligand-Coordinated Cobalt Complex", A. Paik, C. Das, S. Paul, A. Biswas, S. Mehta, A. Mondal, B. Maity,* A. Dutta,* and S. Rana* ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 15498−15513, https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.4c03819

20. S. Paul, A. Paik, R. Das, and S. Rana: Pd-Pincer Complexes in C-H Activation (Edited by Prof. Debabrata Maiti, Wiley-VCH) https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527834242.chf0016

19. M. Deb and S. Rana : Site selective C-H functionalizations using Pd-catalysis and Photochemistry (Edited by Prof. Debabrata Maiti, Wiley-VCH)

https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527834242.chf0005

18. R. Das, A. Paik, S. Paul, and S. Rana: Ru-Catalyzed Direct C-H Amidation of Arenes (Edited by Prof. Debabrata Maiti, Wiley-VCH) https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527834242.chf0043

17. "Recent Advances in First-Row Transition-Metal-Mediated C-H Halogenation of (Hetero)arenes and Alkanes", A. Paik#, S. Paul#, S. Bhowmik, R. Das, T. Naveen,* and S. Rana* Asian J. Org. Chem. 2022, 11, e202200060 (#contributed equally)

https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202200060

16. "Recent Advances in Directed sp2 C-H Functionalization Towards Synthesis of N-Heterocycles and O-Heterocycles" B. Desaia, M. Patel, B. Z. Dholakiyaa, S. Rana* and T. Naveen* Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 8699-8725.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CC02176A

15. "Effect of the Ligand Backbone on the Reactivity and Mechanistic Paradigm of Non-Heme Iron(IV)-Oxo during Olefin Epoxidation" J. P. Biswas, M. Ansari, A. Paik, S. Sasmal, S. Paul, S. Rana,* G. Rajaraman,* and D. Maiti* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 14030– 14039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202102484v

14. "Organic synthesis with the most abundant transition metal- Iron: From rust to multitasking catalysts" S. Rana, J. P. Biswas, S. Paul, A. Paik, D. Maiti Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021,50, 243-472.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202102484v

13. "Fe-Catalyzed Aziridination Is Governed by the Electron Affinity of the Active Imido-Iron Species" G. Coin, R. Patra, S. Rana, J. P. Biswas, P. Dubourdeaux, M. Clémancey, S. P. de Visser, D. Maiti, P. Maldivi, and J-Marc Latour* ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 17, 10010–10020.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c01427

Before joining North Bengal University

12. "Selective C-H Halogenation over Hydroxylation by Non-heme Iron(IV)-oxo, S. Rana, J. P. Biswas, A. Sen, M. Clémancey, G. Blondin, J. Latour, G. Rajaraman, and D. Maiti* Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 7843-7858. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SC02053A

11. "Manganese-salen catalyzed oxidative benzylic chlorination" S. Sasmal, S. Rana, G. K. Lahiri, and D. Maiti,Journal of Chemical Science, 2018, 130, 88, 1-9.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12039-018-1511-7

10. "Palladium catalyzed deformylation reaction with detailed experimental and in-silico mechanistic studies", A. Modak, S. Rana; A. Phukan, and D. Maiti. Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2017, 4168-4174. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201700451

9. "A Doubly Biomimetic Synthetic Transformation: Catalytic Decarbonylation and Halogenation at RT by Vanadium Pentoxide" S. Rana, B. Pandey, A. Dey, R. Haque; G. Rajaraman, D. Maiti, ChemCatChem, 2016, 8, 3367-3374.
https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201600843

8. "Mechanistic elucidation of C-H oxidation by electron rich non-heme iron(IV)–oxo at room temperature", S. Rana, A. Dey, and D. Maiti, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 14469-14472.
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC04803F

7. "Iron catalyzed regioselective direct arylation at C-3 position of N-alkyl-2-pyridone", A. Modak, S. Rana, D. Maiti, J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 296–303.
https://doi.org/10.1021/jo502362k

6. "Synthesis of Bis-heteroaryl Ketones via Removal of Benzylic -CHR- and -CO- Groups", A. Maji, S. Rana, Akanksha and D. Maiti, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 2428-2432.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201308785

5. "Catalytic Electrophilic Halogenations and Halo-alkoxylations by Non-heme Iron-halides", S. Rana, S. Bag, T. Patra, D. Maiti. Adv. Syn. Catal., 2014, 356, 2453-2458.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.201400316

4. "Efficient and Stereoselective Nitration of Mono- and Disubstituted Olefins with AgNO2 and TEMPO", S. Maity; S. Manna, S. Rana, N. Togati, A. Mallick, and D. Maiti. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 3355–3358. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja311942e

3. "Decarbonylative Halogenation by a Vanadium Complex" S. Rana, R. Haque, G. Santosh, and D. Maiti, Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 2927–2932. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic302611a

2. "A general and efficient aldehyde decarbonylation reaction by using a palladium catalyst" A. Modak, A. Deb, T. Patra, S. Rana, S. Maity, and D. Maiti*, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 4253-4255. https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC31144E

1. "ipso-Nitration of Arylboronic Acids with Bismuth Nitrate and Perdisulfate", S. Manna, S. Maity, S. Rana, S. Agasti, and D. Maiti, Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 1736-1739.
https://doi.org/10.1021/ol300325t

Book Chapter

1. S. Rana, A. Modak, S. Maity, T. Patra, and D. Maiti : Iron Catalysis in Synthetic Chemistry in Progress in Inorganic Chemistry: ISBN: 9781118869994, (2014), Volume 59, DOI:10.1002/9781118869994.ch01 (Edited by Prof. Kenneth D. Karlin, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. Print ISBN: 9781118870167, Online ISBN: 9781118869994)

Publications

16. "Recent Advances in Directed sp2 C-H Functionalization Towards Synthesis of N-Heterocycles and O-Heterocycles" B. Desaia, M. Patel, B. Z. Dholakiyaa, S. Rana* and T. Naveen* Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 8699-8725. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CC02176A

14. "Organic synthesis with the most abundant transition metal- Iron: From rust to multitasking catalysts" S. Rana*, J. P. Biswas, S. Paul, A. Paik, D. Maiti* Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021,50, 243-472. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202102484v

Before joining North Bengal University

16. "Recent Advances in Directed sp2 C-H Functionalization Towards Synthesis of N-Heterocycles and O-Heterocycles" B. Desaia, M. Patel, B. Z. Dholakiyaa, S. Rana* and T. Naveen* Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 8699-8725.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CC02176A

14. "Organic synthesis with the most abundant transition metal- Iron: From rust to multitasking catalysts" S. Rana, J. P. Biswas, S. Paul, A. Paik, D. Maiti Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021,50, 243-472.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202102484v