Publication 2026

  1. Disobedient Boron Clusters: Synthesis, Structure and Bonding of Hypoelectronic Open and Closo Osmaborane Clusters: K. Kar, S. Saha, D. K. Patel, and S. Ghosh , Inorg. Chem. Front., 2026. [pdf] (Just accepted)
  2. [Os(η5-B5H10)2]: A Carbon-Free Analog of Ferrocene: S. Mohapatra,† S. Saha,† G. Joshi, U. Gupta, D. K. Patel, E. D. Jemmis, and S. Ghosh ( †equal first author), Science, 2026, 392, 6796. [pdf] (DOI: 10.1126/science.aed9192)

    3. Highlighted in:

    THE HINDU: “IIT-M, IISc team makes carbon-free version of the ferrocene sandwich”
    CHEMISTRY WORLD: “Carbon-free ferrocene analogue synthesised”
    The Indian EXPRESS: “Indian researchers solve a long-standing puzzle – in chemistry”
    INDIA TODAY: “IIT Madras, IISc scientists solve 70-year chemistry puzzle with carbon-free molecule”
    The Better India: “India Scientists Create First Carbon-Free ‘Sandwich’ Molecule After 70 Years”
    Jansatta: “Indian scientists have solved a 70-year-old mystery; a team from IIT Madras and IISc has created a carbon-free molecule”
    News Byte: “IIT Madras and IISc Bengaluru create osmium boron ferrocene analog”
    Ink Brief: “IIT Madras, IISc researchers create first carbon-free ferrocene-like molecule breakthrough”
    The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre:

  3. Synthesis, Structure, and Bonding of an S3-Bridged nido-Dimetalladecaborane(14) Analogue: S. Giri, P. Nampi and S. Ghosh, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2026. [pdf] (“Special Issue in Honor of Prof. Dr. Herbert W. Roesky”)
  4. A 14-Vertex Bud-Shaped [(Cp*Ti)2B12H18] Cluster: S. Bairagi, D. Chatterjee, D. K. Patel, S. Acharya and S. Ghosh, Dalton Trans., 2026. [pdf]
  5. Cooperative E-H bond insertions and activations by transition metal complexes (E = B, C, Si, Al): Hemilability at play: S. Saha, S.Mohapatra and S. Ghosh, Dalton Trans., 2026, 55, 4357. [pdf] [Dalton Transactions: HOT Articles ]
  6. Thiolated bis-meta-Carborane: A Molecular Rotor with Conformation-Dependent Dipole Moment: D. K. Patel, M. Frey, M. Kučeráková, J. Macháček, D. Bavol, J. Picker, C. Neumann, Z. Bastl, M. Dušek, S. Ghosh, A. Turchanin, T. Pradeep, and T. Base, JACS Au, 2026, 6, 1327. [pdf]
  7. Polymetallic Titanium Chalcogenide Clusters Comprising {En}2- Ligands (E = S,Se; n =1-3): S. Bairagi, S. Giri, D. Chatterjee, S. Chowdhury and S. Ghosh, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2026. [pdf]
  8. Expanding Icosahedral Frameworks: Structure and Bonding of Bicapped Icosahedral Cluster [(Cp*Co)4Fe(CO)B9H11]: S. Giri, S. Bairagi, S. Shyamal and S. Ghosh, Chem. Commun., 2026, 62, 1981. [pdf]
  9. Cooperative Borane Activation by Tuning Hemilability of Different Os-κ2–N,Se-Chelated Complexes: F. Assanar, S. Gayen, D.K. Patel, T. Pradeep and S. Ghosh, Chem. Sci., 2026. [pdf]
  10. All-Boron Analogue of Planar Benzene on an Osmium Template: K. Kar, G. Joshi, E. D. Jemmis and S. Ghosh, Chem. Sci., 2026, 17, 196. [pdf] [2025 ChemSci Pick of the Week ] & [2025 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection]
  11. Hydroboration via Metal-Bound σ(B-H) Bonds in Ru-(σ-Borate) Complexes: A Pathway to η4-HBCC-σ,π-Borataallyl Complexes: S. Gayen, S.Satapathi, D.K. Patel and S. Ghosh, Dalton Trans., 2026, 55, 291. [pdf]