Publications (2015)

• Kainthla, I.; Jayesh, T. B.; Keri, R.S; Nagaraja, B. M., Activity studies of Vanadium, Iron, Carbon and Mixed oxides based catalysts for oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene: Review. Catal. Sci. Technol.2015,5,5062-5076.
• Laveena P. D'Souza, Sreerama reddygari Murali krishna, Hunsur R. Chandan, Thippeswamy Ramakrishnappa and R. Geetha Balakrishna, Neodymium doped titania as photoanode and graphene oxide–CuS composite as counter electrode material in quantum dot solar cell, Journal of Materials Research, 2015, 30, 3241-3251
• Nithyadharseni, P., Reddy, M. V., Ozoemena, K. I., Balakrishna, R. G., & Chowdari, B. V. R. Low temperature molten salt synthesis of Y 2 Sn 2 O 7 anode material for lithium ion batteries. Electrochimica Acta, 2015, 182, 1060-1069
• Hiremathad, A.; Patil, M. R.; Chethana, K.R.; Karam, C.; Santos, M. A.; Keri, R.S., Benzofuran: An emerging scaffold for antimicrobial agents. RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 96809–96828
• Patil P.; Madhuprasad; Kumeria T.; Losic D.; Kurkuri M., Isolation of circulating tumour cells by physical means in a microfluidic device: a review. RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 89745-89762
• Hemavathi, B.; Ahipa, T. N.; Pai, R. K., Polymer design for solar cell – Current trend and future scenario. European Polymer Journal, 2015, 72, 309-340
• Hemavathi, B.; Ahipa, T. N.; Pillai, S.; Pai, R. K., Cyanopyridine based conjugated polymer-synthesis and characterization. Polymer, 2015, 78, 22-30
• Salman, A. W.; Rehman, G. U.; Abdullah, N.; Budagumpi, S.; Endud, S.; Abdallah, H. H., Synthesis, characterization, density function theory and catalytic performances of palladium(II)–N-heterocyclic carbene complexes derived from benzimidazol-2-ylidenes. Inorganica Chimica Acta2015, 438, 14-22.
• T. N. Ahipa; K. M. Anoop.; Krishna Pai. R., Hexagonal columnar liquid crystals as a processing additive to a P3HT: PCBM photoactive layer. New J. Chem. 2015, DOI: 10.1039/C5NJ01350J
• Chandan H. R.; M. Venkataramana; Mahaveer D Kurkuri and Geetha Balakrishna R, Simple quantum dot bioprobe / label for sensitive detection of staphylococcus aureus TNase, Sens. Actuator B Chem., 2015, In press
• Jyothi M S; Vignesh Nayak; Mahesh Padaki; R. Geetha Balakrishna and Khantong Soontarapa, Aminated polysulfone / TiO2 composite membranes for an effective removal of Cr (VI), Chem. Eng. J, 2015, In press. 
• Laveena P. D’Souza; Vipin Amoli; Chandan H. R; Anil Kumar Sinha; Ranjith Krishna Pai and Geetha R.  Balakrishna, Atomic Force Microscopy study of nanoscale interaction between N719 dye and CdSe quantum dot for enhanced open circuit potential in a hybrid solar cell, Solar Energy, 2015, 116, 25.
• Asekunowo. P. O.; Haque. R. A.; Razali. M. R.; Budagumpi, S. Benzimidazole-based silver (I)-N-heterocyclic carbine complexes as anti-bacterial: synthesis, crystal structures and nucleic acids interaction studies. Appl. Organometal. Chem.2015, 29, 126. 
• Haque. R. A.; Choo, S. Y.; Budagumpi, S.; Abdullah, A. A.; Khadeer Ahamed, M. B.; Abdul Majid, A. M. S.Synthesis, crystal structures, characterization and biological studies of nitrile-functionalized silver(I) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2015, 433, 35.
• Haque. R. A.; Asekunowo, P. O.; Budagumpi, S.; Shao, Synthesis, Characterization, Crystal Structures, and Catalytic C–C Coupling and Hydrosilylation Reactions of Palladium (II) Complexes Derived from CNC Pincer-Type N-Heterocyclic Carbenes.Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 2015, 3169.
• Keri. R. S.; Patil, S. A.; Budagumpi, S.; Nagaraja, B. M., Triazole: A Promising Antitubercular Agent. Chem. Bio. Drug Des. 2015, DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.12527.
• Keri. R.S.; Hiremathad, A.; Budagumpi, S.;Nagaraj, B.M. Comprehensive review in current developments of benzimidazole - based medicinal chemistry, Chem. Bio. Drug Des. 2015, 86, 19-65.
• Keri. R.S.; Karam, C.; Ramakrishnappa, T.; Nagaraja, B.M. Recent progress on pyrazole scaffold-based antimycobacterial agents, Arch. Pharm. Chem. Life Sci. 2015, 348, 299-314.
• Madhuprasad. New Synthetic Receptors for Molecular Recognition of Anions and Their Practical Applications. Chemistry Open, 2015, 4, 536 –540.
• Ahipa. T. N. Synthesis, Characterization, and Mesomorphic Properties of New Pyridine Derivatives. Chemistry Open, 2015, DOI: 10.1002/open.201500158.
• Patil. M. R., Elbert T., Keri. R.S. Labelling of brass ino steroids by isotopes of hydrogen and carbon, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 39726-39745.
• Keri. R.S.; Sasidhar, B.S.; Nagaraja. B. M.; Santos, M. A. Recent progress in the drug development of coumarin derivatives as potent antituberculosis agents, Eur. J. Med. Chem., 2015, 100, 257-269.
• Quintanova. C.; Keri. R. S.; Chaves. S.; Santos, M. A. Copper (II) complexation of tacrine hybrids with potential anti-neurodegenerative roles, J. Inorg. Biochem. 2015,doi:10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2015.06.008.
• Keri, R. S.; Quintanova. C.; Chaves. S.; Silva. D. F.; Cardoso, S. M.; Santos, M. A., New tacrine hybrids with natural based cysteine derivatives as multi-targeted drugs for potential treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, hem. Bio. Drug Des. 2015, DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.12633.
• Quintanova. C.; Keri. R. S.; Marques. S. M.; Fernandes, G.; Cardoso, S. C.; Serralheiro, M. L.; Santos, M. A. Design, Synthesis and Bioevaluation of Tacrine Hybrids with Cinnamate and Cinnamylidene acetate Derivatives as Potential Anti-Alzheimer Drug Candidates, Med Chem Comm., 2015, DOI: 10.1039/C5MD00236B.
• Siddappa A. Patil, Shivaputra A Patil, Renukadevi Patil, Rangappa S. Keri, Srinivasa Budagumpi, Geetha R. Balakrishna, Matthias Tacke, N-heterocyclic carbene metal complexes as bio-organometallic antimicrobial and anticancer drugs, Future Med. Chem., 2015, 7(10), 1305-1353.
• Shivaputra A. Patil, Siddappa A. Patil, Renukadevi Patil, Microwave-assisted synthesis of chromenes: biological and chemical importance, Future Med. Chem., 2015, 7(7), 893-909.

• Tushar Kumeria, Jingxian Yu,* Mohammed Al-Awsat, Mahaveer D. Kukri, Abel Santos, Andrew D. Abell,* and Dusan Losic, Photo switchable Membranes Based on Peptide-Modified Nonporous Anodic Alumina: Toward Smart Membranes for On-Demand Molecular Transport, Adv. Mater. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201500473, 2015
• Shwetha Rani R,   CAN Fernando and   Geetha Balakrishna*,  Excellent Hydrogen Evolution by a Multi Approach via Structure - Property Tailoring of Titania,  RSC advances, DOI: 10.1039/C5RA04578A, 2015 
• Mahesh Padaki, D. Emadzadeh, T. Masturra, A.F. Ismail Antifouling properties of novel PSf and TNT composite membrane and study of effect of the flow direction on membrane washing Desalination, 362,2015, 141-15
• Vignesh Nayak, M S Jyothi,   S. P Mahesh Padaki and Geetha R Balakrishna*, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Preparation and Characterization of Chitosan Thin Films on Mixed-Matrix Membranes for Complete Removal of Chromium, Chemistry open, DOI: 10.1002/open.201402133, 2015

• D'Souza, L.,  Amoli, V.  Chandan H. R., Sinha, A., Pai, R. K., Balakrishna, Geetha. R. Atomic force microscopic study of nanoscale interaction between N719 dye and CdSe quantum dot in hybrid solar cells and their enhanced open circuit potential, Solar Energy, 116, 25–36, 2015
• Thammadihalli Nanjundaiah Ravishankar, S.Muralikrishna, Kempahanumakkagari Sureshkumar, Nagaraju.G and Thippeswamy Ramakrishnappa*, Electrochemical detection and photochemical detoxification of hexavalent chromium (Cr+6) by Ag doped TiO2 nanoparticles" Anal. Methods, 2015, 7, 3493-3499
• Ravishankar T.N., Ramakrishnappa.T. Nagabhushana. H., Virginia S. Souza., Jairton Dupont., Nagaraju, G, Hydrogen generation and degradation of trypan blue using fern-like structured silver-doped TiO2 nanoparticles, New J. Chem , 39, 1421-1429, 2015
• Siddappa A. Patil, Phillip A. Medina, Aleks Antic, Joseph W. Ziller, Jason K. Vohs, Bradley D. Fahlman. Hafnium(IV) chloride complexes with chelating β-ketiminate ligands: synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and volatility study, Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 148, 223-231, 2015
• Patil, M. R., Mohite, P. H., Shisodia, S., Keri, R.S. Regio selective nitration of phenols and phenyl ethers using aluminum nitrate on silica as a nitrating system, Letters in Organic Chemistry.,  12, 129-135, 2015
• Ismail, A.F., Padaki, M., Hilal, N., Matsuura, T., Lau, W.J. Thin film composite membrane- Recent development and future potential, Desalination, 356, 140-148, 2015
• Padaki, M., Surya Murali, R., Abdullah, M.S., Misdan, N., Moslehyani, A., Kassim, M.A., Hilal, N., Ismail, A.F. Membrane technology enhancement in oil–water separation. A review, Desalination, 357, 197-207, 2015
• Chinmay Bhat and Amit Kumar, Synthesis of allokainic acid, a review Asian. J. Org. Che, DOI: 4, 2, 102-115, 2015 
• Tirtha Mukherjeea, João Costa Pessoab, Amit Kumarc, Asit R. Sarka, Formation of an unusual pyridoxal derivative: Characterization of Cu(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) complexes and evaluation of binding to DNA and to human serum albumin, 426, 150-159, 2015
• Chinmay Bhat, Synthetic studies of alkaloids containing pyrrolidine and piper dine structural motifs, Chemistry Open., 4, 2, 192-196, 2015
• Siddappa A. Patil, Phillip A. Medina, Aleks Antic, Joseph W. Ziller, Jason K. Vohs, Bradley D. Fahlman, Hafnium complexes with versatile ß-diketiminate ligands: synthesis, spectroscopic investigation and volatility Study, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 426, 71-79, 2015
• Siddappa A. Patil, Bradley D. Fahlman, Synthesis and characterization of new unsymmetrical β-diketiminate tris (dimethylamido) hafnium(IV) complexes as potential precursors for the MOCVD of HfO2, J. Coord. Chem., 68, 1, 27-37, 2015
• Haque, R.A., Choo, S.Y., Budagumpi, S., Iqbal, M.A., Abdullah, A.A. Silver(I) complexes of mono- and bidentate N-heterocyclic carbene ligands: Synthesis, crystal structures, and in vitro antibacterial and anticancer studies, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 90, 82-92, 2015
• Keri, R.S., Patil, M.R., Patil, S.A., Budagumpi,S. A Comprehensive review in current developments of benzothiazole - based molecules in medicinal chemistry, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry89, 207 – 251, 2015
• Alamelu K. Ramasami, H. Raja Naika, H. Nagabhushana, T. Ramakrishnappa, Geetha R. Balakrishna, G. Nagaraju, Tapioca Starch: An Efficient fuel in Gel-Combustion Synthesis of Photo catalytically and Anti - microbially active ZnO Nanoparticles, Materials Characterization, 99, 266-276,2015