“The joy of discovery is certainly the liveliest that the mind of man can ever feel” - Claude Bernard 

Patent

W.-H. Sun, A. Vignesh, Q. Zhang, Y. Ma, Preparation method and application of a group of fluorinated α-diimine compounds and their nickel complexes, Patent Number: ZL 201911060272.X. Filed on November 1st, 2019 and issued on August 3rd, 2021. Announcement No.: CN111303215 B.

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Publications

1. A. Vignesh, W. Kaminsky, N. S. P. Bhuvanesh and N. Dharmaraj, Palladium(II) complexes containing ONO tridentate hydrazone for Suzuki–Miyaura coupling of aryl chlorides in aqueous-organic media, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 59428. (Impact factor – 3.36)

2. A. Vignesh, W. Kaminsky and N. Dharmaraj, ONO pincer type Pd(II) complexes: synthesis, crystal structure and catalytic activity towards C-2 arylation of quinoline scaffolds, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 77948. (Impact factor – 3.36)

3. A. Vignesh, W. Kaminsky and N. Dharmaraj, Pd(II) pincer type complex catalyzed tandem C–H and N–H activation of acetanilide in aqueous media: a concise access to functionalized carbazoles in a single step, Green Chem., 2016, 18, 3295. (Impact factor – 9.8)

4. A. Vignesh, W. Kaminsky and N. Dharmaraj, Expeditious assembly of fluorenones through domino reactions of benzoyl chlorides with arylboronic acids catalyzed by ONO pincer-like palladium(II) complexes, ChemCatChem, 2016, 8, 3207. (Impact factor – 5.49)

5. A. Vignesh, W. Kaminsky, and N. Dharmaraj, Palladium(II) complex catalyzed regioselective arylation of 2-oxindole via in situ C(sp2)−OH activation mediated by PyBroP, J. Organomet. Chem., 2016, 824, 7. (Impact factor – 2.36)

6. A. Vignesh, N. S. P. Bhuvanesh and N. Dharmaraj, Conversion of arylboronic acids to tetrazoles catalyzed by Pd(II) pincer type complex, J. Org. Chem., 2017, 82, 887. (Impact factor – 3.6)

7. A. Vignesh, W. Kaminsky and N. Dharmaraj, Arylation of N-methyl-2-oxindole with arylboronic acids in water catalyzed by Pd(II) pincer complex with low catalyst loading, ChemCatChem, 2017, 9, 910. (Impact factor – 5.49) Selected as cover page.

8. A. Vignesh,  C. Shalini, N. Dharmaraj, W. Kaminsky, and R. Karvembu, Delineating the role of substituents on the coordination behavior of aroylhydrazone ligands in Pd(II) complexes and their influence on the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling in aqueous media,  Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 3869-3882. (Impact factor – 2.5)

9. A. Vignesh, Y. Ma, T. Liang, and W.-H. Sun, Attaining polyethylene elastomers by employing modified α-diiminonickel(II) catalysts: Probing the effects of enhancing fluorine atom on the ligand framework towards mechanical properties of polyethylene, Polymer, 2020, 187, 122089. (Impact factor – 4.43)

10. A. Vignesh, Y. Ma, T. Liang, and W.-H. Sun, Rational design and synthesis of aie active cationic Ir(III) complexes featuring iminopyridine ligand with dibenzosuberane core, J. Organomet. Chem., 2021, 939, 121770. (Impact factor – 2.36)

11. A. Vignesh, Y. Ma, T. Liang, and W.-H. Sun, Exploring an aggregation induced emission behaviour of neutral iridium complexes consisting of salicylaldimine ligand with dibenzosuberane core, J. Organomet. Chem., 2021, 949, 121954. (Impact factor – 2.36)

12. B. Li, H. Liang, A. Vignesh,  X. Zhou, Y. Liu, and Z. Ke, Updated progress of the copper-catalyzed borylative functionalization of unsaturated molecules, Molecules, 2023, 28, 2252. (Impact factor – 4.41)

13. A. Vignesh,  A. Binoy,  N. S. P. Bhuvanesh, S. Sadhukhan and M. Porel, Unexpected coordination behavior and anticancer activity of pyrene aroylhydrazone ligands in their Pd(II) complexes, J. Mol. Struct., 2024, 1295, 136693. (Impact factor – 3.5)

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