DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS

KOUSHIK SAHA

Biography

My research interest involves the design of boron containing multidentate heterocyclic ligands as well as the synthesis of group 7-8 transition-metal-boron complexes. Further, the potentiality of these complexes in hydroboration reaction are thoroughly investigated.

Education

  • M. Sc.: IIT Madras, 2014
  • B. Sc. (Chemistry Hons.): Scottish Church College, Kolkata, West Bengal, 2012

Research Interests

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Representative Publications

 η4-HBCC-σ,π-borataallyl Complexes of Ruthenium Comprising an Agostic Interaction: K. Saha, B. Joseph, R. Ramalakshmi, R. S. Anju, B. Varghese and S. Ghosh, Chem. Eur. J., 2016, 22, 7871.

 Design, Synthesis and Chemistry of Bis(σ)borate and Agostic Complexes of Group-7 Metals: K. Saha, R. Ramalakshmi, S. Gomosta, K. Pathak, V. Dorcet, T. Roisnel, J-F Halet and S. Ghosh, Chem. Eur. J., 2017, 23, 9812. Selected as cover page.

 An Efficient Method for the Synthesis of Boratrane Complexes of Late Transition Metals: K. Saha, R. Ramalakshmi, R. Borthakur, S. Gomosta, K. Pathak, V. Dorcet, T. Roisnel, J-F Halet and S. Ghosh, Chem. Eur. J., 2017, 18264.

 Trithia-diborinane and Bis(bridging-boryl) Complexes of Ruthenium Derived from a [BH3(SCHS)]- Ion: K. Saha, U. Kaur, S. Kar, B. Mondal, B. Joseph, P.K.S. Antharjanam and S. Ghosh Inorg. Chem., 2019, 58, 2346.
 

 Synthesis of Trithia-borinane Complexes Stabilized in Diruthenium Core: [(Cp*Ru)2{(η1-S)(η1-CS)(CH2)2S3BR] (R = H or SMe): K. Saha, U. Kaur, R. Borthakur and S. Ghosh, Inorganics, 2019, 7, 21.

 

Honors and Rewards

  • Recipient of Institute Research Award 2018

KOUSHIK SAHA

CY14D065

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