Dr. V. K. Sharma

Designation:        Reader

Branch:                Inorganic Chemistry

Specialization:     Coordination Chemistry

                               Macrocyclic Chemistry

Date of Birth:      January 15, 1964

Residence:           3/297, Vipul Khand - 3,

                               Gomti Nagar,

                               Lucknow- 226010   

Phone:                  941-542-3122 (M), 0522 – 2300797(R)

email:                    vksharma21@hotmail.com

Degree:

• B.Sc.,1982, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, INDIA

• M.Sc.,1985, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, INDIA

• Ph.D.,1991, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, INDIA

    Title of Ph.D. Thesis: Studies on some platinum metal complexes with O, N & S donor ligands.

Employment:

• Reader in the Department of Chemistry, Lucknow University, Lucknow from October 2000 till date

• Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, Lucknow University, Lucknow from October 1991 to October 2000

• JRF/SRF/RA(CSIR) in the Department of Chemistry, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur from October1985 to October 1991.

Research Projects

• Metal-metal interaction in Ruthenium(III) complexes with Potential binucleating heterocyclic/compartmental Macrocyclic ligands - 2003-2006, funded by CSIR, New Delhi

• Studies on some platinum Metal complexes as Antitumor agents - 2003-2006 – funded by UGC, New Delhi

Theses Supervised:

• Ph.D.: Awarded - 2

• In Progress – 2

Research Interests:

• My areas of research interest are Coordination Chemistry and Macrocyclic Chemistry. For the past fifteen years I have been involved in the synthesis and characterization of platinum group metal and 3d transition metal complexes with potential antimicrobial activities. I have synthesized new types of acyclic and macrocyclic ligands containing oxygen, nitrogen and/or sulphur donor atoms towards ruthenium(III), rhodium(III), iridium(III), chromium(III), iron(III),cobalt(III) chlorides or manganese(III) acetates. The research work deals with the syntheses and characterization of ruthenium(III), rhodium(III), iridium(III) or 3d metal derivatives with Schiff bases derived from amino carboxylic acids, Schiff bases derived from isatin and amino acids, 2,6-diacetylpyridinebis(hydrazones), hydrazones derived from benzil α–monoxime and various aromatic hydrazides,  chalcone oximes, chalcone  semicarbazones, thiohydantoins and macrocycles derived from 2 aminobezaldehyde as chelating agents. The complexes have been identified with the help of elemental analysis, conductivity, magnetic susceptibility measurements and spectral (electronic, infrared, proton magnetic resonance and FAB) data.

Scholarships and Fellowships:

• Research Associate ship by CSIR, New Delhi.

• Senior Research Fellowship by CSIR, New Delhi.

• Junior Research Fellowship by CSIR, New Delhi.

• Bursary University scholarships at B.Sc. examination.

Affiliation to Scientific Society:

• Life member, Indian Chemical Society, India.

• Life member, Indian Science Congress Association, India.

•  Life member, International Society of Applied Biology, India.

Publications

• Template Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Homo Binuclear Chromium(III), Manganese(III), Iron(III), Cobalt(III) and Ruthenium(III) Complexes with Octaazamacrocyclic Ligands, V.K. Sharma and Shipra Srivastava, Turk. J. Chem.,30, 2006

• Synthetic, Structural and Biochemical Studies of Coordination Compounds of Ruthenium(III), Rhodium(III) and Iridium(III) with Tetradentate Schiff Bases, V.K. Sharma, Ankita Srivastava and Shipra Srivastava,  J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 8-9, 917-928 2006.

• Novel Coordination Complexes of the Trivalent Ruthenium, Rhodium and Iridium with Hydrazones Derived From Isatin Hydrazide and Various Aldehydes with Spectral and Biological Characterization, V.K. Sharma, Shipra Srivastava and Ankita Srivastava, Polish J. Chem., 80, 387-396, 2006.

• Synthesis and Characterization of Trivalent Chromium, Manganese, Iron and Cobalt Complexes with Schiff Bases derived from 4–amino–5–mercapto–1,2,4–triazoles, V.K. Sharma and Shipra Srivastava, Indian J. Chem. Sec. 45A,1368-1374, 2006.

• Synthesis and Spectroscopic Studies of Novel Mononuclear and Dinuclear Ruthenium(III) Complexes with Bidentate and Tridentate Acyclic Hydrazones, V. K. Sharma, Shipra Srivastava and Ankita Srivastava,  J. Coord. Chem.,59(12), 1321-1334, 2006.

• Synthesis and Spectral Studies of Trivalent Dinuclear Ruthenium Complexes of Hydrazones derived from Diacetylmonoxime and Various Aromatic Hydrazides as Biological Agents, V.K. Sharma, Shipra Srivastava and Ankita Srivastava, Rev. Roum. Chim. 50, (9-10), 2005.

• Transition Metal Chelates of Schiff Bases derived from Isatin and Amino       Acids as Potential Antifungal Agents, V.K. Sharma, Shipra Srivastava and Ankita Srivastava, J. Appl. Biosci. 31(2),114-121, 2005.

• Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Antifungal Studies of Trivalent Chromium, Manganese, Iron and Cobalt Complexes with Hydrazones derived from Benzil α–monoxime and various Aromatic Hydrazides, V.K. Sharma and Shipra Srivastava, Synth. React. Inorg. Met.-Org. Nano-Met. Chem. 35(4), 311-316, 2005.

Presentations

• Synthesis, magnetic and spectral studies of chromium(III), manganese(III),   iron(III) and cobalt(III) complexes of thiosemicarbazones derived from benzil α–monoxime and unsubstituted/substituted thiosemicarbazides as biological agents, 93^rd  Indian Science Congress at Hyderabad, January 3 – 7, 2006.

• XX Carbohydrate conference at Lucknow University, Lucknow in November 24-26, 2005.

• Transition Metal Chelates of Schiff Bases derived from Isatin and Amino Acids as Potential Antifungal Agents, Innovative Methods in Chemistry Education (IMCE-2005) at C.D.R.I. Lucknow, October 22-10-2005

• Synthesis and Characterization of Trivalent Chromium, Manganese, Iron and Cobalt Complexes with Schiff Bases derived from 4–amino–5– mercapto–1,2,4–triazoles, 91^st Indian Science Congress (ISC-2004) at Panjab University, Chandigarh, January 3-7, 2004, India (Won The Best Poster Presentation Award in the Chemical Sciences Section)

• Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Antifungal Studies of Trivalent Chromium, Manganese, Iron and Cobalt Complexes with Hydrazones derived from Benzil α–monoxime and various Aromatic Hydrazides, Modern Trends in Inorganic chemistry (MTIC-X) at I.I.T. Bombay, December 15-17, 2003, India.

• 89^th Indian Science Congress at Lucknow University, Lucknow, January 3 – 7, 2002.