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  • Dr. Madhusudan Kumar Pandey

Personal Details

NameDr. Madhusudan Kumar Pandey
DesignationAssistant Professor
Date Of Birth
Date Of joining25-07-2025
MiscellaneousEMAIL: madhusudan.iitb@gmail.com


Designation Details:

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Assistant Professor


Qualification And Specialization Details:

Doctor of Philosophy

  • Ph. D., Inorganic Chemistry, IIT Bombay, India (2013–2019) with Prof. Dr. Maravanji S. Balakrishna. Thesis Title: Synthesis, Reactivity, and Transition Metal Chemistry of Sterically Demanding Phosphine, Bisphosphine, and Cyclodiphosphazane Ligands.

Master Degree

  • M.Sc., Chemical Sciences, Pondicherry University (2012), M.Sc. project with Prof. Dr. N. Dastagiri Reddy

Bachelor' s degree

  • B.Sc., Chemistry (Hons.), B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India (2009)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, B. N. College, Patna University, Patna

    (July 2025 to Present)

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Duisburg–Essen, Germany (November 2024– July 2025) with Prof. Dr. Stephan Schulz.

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany (May 2022– November 2024) with Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Herbert W. Roesky

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, IISER Bhopal, India (March 2020– April 2022) with Prof. Dr. Joyanta Choudhury

  • Research Associate, IIT Bombay, India (2019) with Prof. Dr. Maravanji S. Balakrishna



Miscellaneous:

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Design and synthesis of low-valent and multiply bonded main-group compounds, with emphasis on silicon and heavier p-block systems.

  • Development of P(III), NHC-, Si(II)-, and Ge(II)-based platforms for small-molecule activation (e.g., H₂, CO₂, CO, and E–H bonds)

  • Catalytic strategies for carbon-neutral and energy-relevant processes

  • Elucidation of structure–reactivity relationships and bonding in organometallic and main-group systems

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

  • Stabilization of base-supported Si(II) species adjacent to NH group ( Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 136, e202317416)

  • Discovery of first inorganic neutral 2π-aromatic Si₂B₂ system ( Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 25523-25527)

  • Mechanism-driven Mn/Ru catalysis for CO₂ hydrogenation (ACS Catal., 2023, 13, 4824‐4834 and ACS Catal., 2024, 14, 13236‐13245)

  • Deoxygenative homo coupling of CO molecules by phosphasilene ( Sci., 2024,15, 18888-18895)

  • Synthesis of mixed valent Si(I)-Si(III) compound ( Commun., 2025, 61, 5581‐5584)

List of Publications:
  • I am one of the author/co-authors of 31 international peer-reviewed publications (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (1), J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1), ACS Catal. (2), Chem. Sci. (1), Chem. Commun. (3), Inorg. Chem. (2), Chem. Eur. J. (2), Dalton Trans. (5), Organometallics (1), RSc Adv. (1), Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (6), Chemistry Select (2), Polyhedron (1)) and three reviews in Chem. Commun., ACS Omega, and ChemPlusChem, a book chapter, and several more are in the pipeline. I have been one of the corresponding authors in the review paper, suggesting my researchs independent and productive nature. (Total citations = 423, h-index= 15 and i10-index = 17)

Review and book chapters:

  1. “Pd−NHC Complexes in Catalytic C-H Activation-Functionalization” (Invited) Wiley-VCH (2021) Handbook of C-H Functionalization (Editor: Prof. Dr. Debabrata Maiti) Tanmoy Mandal,# Madhusudan K. Pandey# and Joyanta Choudhury*. #These authors contributed equally. (Book Chapter)

 

  1. “Ester Hydrogenation with Bifunctional Metal−NHC Catalysts: Recent Advances” (Invited) Madhusudan K. Pandey*, and Joyanta Choudhury* ACS Omega, 2020, 5, 30775-30786 (*corresponding author) (Mini-Review)

 

  1. “Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Heavier Pnictogens: Recent Advances” Madhusudan K. Pandey, Dipanjan Mondal, Basvaraj S. Kote and Maravanji S. Balakrishna* (ChemPlusChem2023, 88, e202200460) (Invited review)

 

  1. “Recent progress in transition metal complexes featuring silylene as ligands” Zohreh Hendiϯ, Madhusudan K. Pandeyϯ, Saroj Kumar Kushvaha and Herbert W. Roesky ( Commun., 2024, 60, 9483-9512: Published as a Front cover) ϯEqual contributions(Feature article)

 

 

Journal articles

 

  1. “Stabilization of NH- Group Adjacent to Naked Silicon(II) Atom in Base Stabilized Aminosilylenes” Madhusudan K. Pandey, Zohreh Hendi, Xiaobai Wang, Anirban Bhandari, Mukesh K. Singh,* Katharina Rachuy, Saroj Kumar Kushvaha, Regine Herbst-Irmer, Dietmar Stalke,* and Herbert W. Roesky* (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 63,  e202317416)

 

  1. “A Neutral Planar Four-Membered Si2B22π-Aromatic Ring” Saroj Kumar Kushvaha, Paula Kallenbach, Shahnaz S Rohman, Madhusudan K Pandey, Zohreh Hendi, Franziska Rüttger, Regine Herbst-Irmer, Dietmar Stalke,* Pattiyil Parameswaran,* Herbert W Roesky* (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 47, 25523–25527)

 

  1. “Balancing the Seesaw in Mn-Catalyzed N‐Heteroarene Hydrogenation: Mechanism-Inspired Catalyst Design for Simultaneous Taming of Activation and Transfer of H2” Ravi Kumar, Madhusudan K. Pandey, Anirban Bhandari, and Joyanta Choudhury (ACS Catal., 2023, 13, 4824-4834)

 

  1. “Hypercrosslinked Polymer-Based Self-Supported Reusable Ru-NHC Catalyst for Amine-Assisted Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol” Ravi Kumar,a Tanmoy Mandal,a Arindom Bhattacherya,b Madhusudan K. Pandey, Jitendra K. Bera,*b and Joyanta Choudhury*a (ACS Catal., 2024, 14, 13236-13245)

 

  1. “Rare Au···H Interactions in the Gold(I) Complexes of Bulky Phosphines Derived from 2,6-Dibenzhydryl-4-methylphenyl Core” Madhusudan K. Pandey, Harish S. Kunchur, Dipanjan Mondal, Latchupatula Radhakrishna, Basvaraj S. Kote, and Maravanji S. Balakrishna (Inorganic Chemistry, 2020, 59, 3642-3658)

 

  1. “Synthesis, Reactivity, and Complexation with Fe(0) of a Tight-bite Bis(N-heterocyclic silylene)”

Zohreh Hendiǂ, Madhusudan K. Pandeyǂ, Katharina Rachuy, Mukesh K. Singh, Regine Herbst-Irmer, Dietmar Stalke*, Herbert W. Roesky* (Chem. Eur. J. 2024, e202400389: Inside cover feature)

ǂEqual contributions

 

  1. “Synthesis and characterization of cyclodiphosphazanes embedded macrocycle: tetrabromo-resorcin[4]arenetetrakis(cyclodiphospha-zane) and its tetra-rhodium(I) complex”

Madhusudan K. Pandey, Sonu Shoekhand and Maravanji S. Balakrishna (Dalton Transactions., 2023, 52, 6420-6425)

 

  1. "Catechol and 1,2,4,5-tetrahydroxybenzene functionalized cyclodiphosphazane ligands: synthesis, structural studies, and transition metal complexes" Madhusudan K. Pandey, Harish S. Kunchur, Guddekoppa S. Ananthnag, Joel T. Mague, and Maravanji S. Balakrishna, Dalton Transactions., 2019, 48, 3610-3624

 

  1. "Sterically Demanding Phosphines with 2,6-Dibenzhydryl-4-methylphenyl Core: Synthesis of RuII, PdII and PtII Complexes, Structural and Catalytic Studies" Madhusudan K. Pandey, Joel T Mague, and Maravanji S. Balakrishna, Inorganic Chemistry, 2018, 57, 7468-7480

 

  1. “Transition Metal Complexes of 2,6-Dibenzhydryl Derived Bisphosphine, Ar*N(CH2PPh2)2: Synthesis, Structural Studies and Palladium Complex Promoted Suzuki-Miyaura Reactions” Madhusudan K. Pandey, Basvaraj S. Kote, Dipanjan Mandal, Harish S. Kunchur, Latchupatula Radhakrishna and Maravanji S. Balakrishna (Chemistry Select 2022, DOI: 10.1002/slct/202201245)

 

  1. 15. “Palladium(II) Complexes of (2,6-Dibenzhydryl-4-methylphenyl)diphenylphosphane: Synthesis, Structural Studies, and Catalytic Arylation of Imidazoles Under Aerobic Conditions” Madhusudan K. Pandey, Sachin C. Sonawane, Dipanjan Mondal, Basvaraj S. Kote, and Maravanji S. Balakrishna* ( J. Inorg. Chem., 2022, 10.1002/ejic.202200447)

 

  1. "Synthesis and transition metal complexes of 1,1′-bis(diphenylethynylphosphino)ferrocene" Pandey Sameer Prasad, Madhusudan K. Pandey and Maravanji S. Balakrishna, Polyhedron 2019, 158, 173-182
  2. “Group 11 metal complexes of the dinucleating triazole appended bisphosphine 1,4-bis (5-(diisopropylphosphaneyl)-1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3- triazol-4-yl)benzene” Basvaraj S. Kote, Harish S. Kunchur, Latchupatula Radhakrishna, Madhusudan K. Pandey and Maravanji S. Balakrishna* Dalton Transactions., 2021, 50, 10.1039/d1dt02803k

 

  1. "Novel approach to benzo-fused 1,2-azaphospholene ligand involving a Pd(II)-assisted tandem P—C bond cleavage and P—N bond formation reaction.” Harish S. Kunchur, Latchupatula Radhakrishna, Madhusudan K. Pandey, and Maravanji S. Balakrishna* Chemical Communications 2021, 57, 4835-4838

 

  1. "1,2,3-Triazole based bisphosphine, 5-(diphenylphosphanyl)-1-(2-(diphenylphosphanyl)-phenyl)-4-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole: An ambidentate ligand with switchable coordination modes" Latchupatula Radhakrishna, Madhusudan K. Pandey, and Maravanji S. Balakrishna, RSC Advances, 2018, 8, 25704

 

  1. "Immobilization of an Aminobisphosphine-PdII Complex Over Graphene Oxide: An Efficient and Reusable Catalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura, Ullmann Coupling and Cyanation Reactions." Debasish Sengupta, Madhusudan K. Pandey, Dipanjan Mondal, Latchupatula Radhakrishna, and Maravanji S. Balakrishna, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2018, 3374-3383

 

  1. "Reaction of PdCl2 with Diphenylacetylene Revisited: Effect of Solvents and Ball Milling on Cyclization and Crystal Structures of Dimeric Cyclobutenylpalladium Chloride Complexes." Rajnish Kumar, Madhusudan K. Pandey, Dipanjan Mondal, and Maravanji S. Balakrishna, Chemistry Select, 2018, 3, 1242-1247

 

  1. "Synthesis of Phosphine Chalcogenides Under Solvent-Free Conditions Using a Rotary Ball Mill" Rajnish Kumar, Saurabh Kumar, Madhusudan K Pandey, Vitthalrao S Kashid, Latchupatula Radhakrishna, and Maravanji S. Balakrishna, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2018, 1028-1037

 

  1. “CO2/Epoxide Coupling and the ROP of ε-Caprolactone: Mg and Al Complexes of γ-Phosphino-ketiminates as Dual-Purpose Catalysts” Beesam Raghavendra, P. V. S. Shashank, Madhusudan K. Pandey, and N. Dastagiri Reddy, Organometallics., 2018, 37, 1656-1664 (From M.Sc. Thesis work, Pondicherry University).
  2. "Coordination of bis(azol-1-yl)methane-based bisphosphines towards RuII, RhI, PdII and PtII: synthesis, structural and catalytic studies" Sajad A Bhat, Madhusudan K. Pandey, Joel T Mague and Maravanji S. Balakrishna, Dalton Transactions, 2017, 46, 227-241

 

  1. "1,2,3-Triazole Based Upto 8e Donor Ligands with Phosphine and Pyridine Functionalities: Synthesis, PdII and PtII Chemistry and Catalytic Studies" Latchupatula Radhakrishna, Basvaraj S. Kote, Harish S. Kunchur,; Madhusudan K. Pandey, Dipanjan Mondal, and Maravanji S. Balakrishna (Dalton Transactions 2022, 51, 5480-5493)

 

  1. “[2+4]-Cycloaddition Product of an Amidinate Substituted Dialumene with Toluene” Arun Kumar, Komal Yadav, Nico Graw, Madhusudan K. Pandey, Regine Herbst-Irmer, Upakarasamy Lourderaj,* Dietmar Stalke,* and Herbert W. Roesky* (Chem. Eur. J.2023, e202300546)

 

  1. “Sterically demanding novel triazole based tertiary phosphines: Synthesis transition metal chemistry and catalytic applications” Basvaraj S. Kote, Manali A. Mohite, Dipanjan Mondal, Madhusudan K. Pandey and Maravanji S. Balakrishna* (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.2023, 26, e202300291.)

 

  1. “Diverse reactivity of bis(silylene) and bis(germylene) [LM-ML (M = Si and Ge: L=PhC(NtBu)2)] in the oxidative activation of C–F bond: Si–Si bond is retained while the Ge–Ge bond is cleaved” Mohd Asif Ansari, Madhusudan K. Pandey, Christian Köhler, Regine Herbst-Irmer, Dietmar Stalke,* Herbert W. Roesky* (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.2023, e202300209.)

 

  1. “An Imidazolylidene-Based Mesoionic Carbene–Mn(I) Complex and Its Catalytic Potential in N-Heteroarene Hydrogenation” Ravi Kumar, Madhusudan K. Pandey, Indresh K. Pandey, Abhishek Kumar, and Joyanta Choudhury* (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.2023, e202300411.)
  2. “Deoxygenative Homo-Coupling of Two CO Molecules Using a Phosphasilene-Iron System at Room Temperature” Zohreh Hendi, Renuka Pradhan, Soheil Mahmoudi, Katharina Rachuy, Madhusudan K. Pandey, Saroj Kumar Kushvaha, Regine Herbst-Irmer, Upakarasamy Lourderaj*, Dietmar Stalke*, Herbert W. Roesky* (Chem. Sci. 10.1039/d4sc05491a)
  3. “Synthesis and characterization of triazole-functionalized mixed-valent Si(I)–Si(III) and bis(germylene) compounds” Madhusudan K. Pandey, Zohreh Hendi, Xiaobai Wang, Mukesh K. Singh,* Arun Kumar, Regine Herbst-Irmer, Dietmar Stalke,* and Herbert W. Roesky* (Chem. Commun. 10.1039/D4CC06247G)

 

Manuscript Under Review/ Under Preparation

  1. “Proximity Enforced M‧‧‧H Interactions in CuI and RhI complexes of Bulky phosphines” Madhusudan K. Pandey, Basvaraj S. Kote, Dipanjan Mondal, and Maravanji S. Balakrishna (Manuscript submitted to Dalton Trans.)

 

  1. “An Unprecedented Silicon Phosphorus Compound Containing Non-Conjugated Double Bonds” Madhusudan K Pandey, Zohreh Hendi, Xiobai Wang, Regine Herbst-Irmer, Dietmar Stalke,* Pattiyil Parameswaran,* Herbert W Roesky* (Manuscript submitted to Angew. Chem. Int. ed.)

 

  1. “Expanding the Horizon of Organosilicon Chemistry with Interconnected Bis-Silylenes” Zohreh Hendiϯ[a], Madhusudan K. Pandeyϯ[a], Mujahuddin M. Siddiqui[b] and Herbert W. Roesky[a]* (ϯThese authors contributed equally) (Manuscript under review for Chem. Rev.)
Awards and Fellowships

 

  • Travel Grant awarded from IIT Bombay, to attend “The 43rd International Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ICCC)-2018, Sendai, Japan." 

  • Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) awarded from University Grant Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India. Jan 2015.

  • Qualified for UGC-JRF (82, All India Rank) in JOINT CSIR-UGC NET Exam in Chemical Sciences, held in June

  • Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) 2012, conducted by IITs as an entrance exam to the doctoral program.

  • Postdoctoral fellowship from the University of Göttingen, Göttingen, and the University of Duisberg-Essen, Germany, to carry out cutting-edge research in the field of inorganic chemistry.

Conferences and Poster presentations:

 

  • The 43rd International Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ICCC)-2018, Sendai, Japan (Poster Presentation).

  • Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC-2017)” 11-14th Dec 2017, NCL Pune and IISER Pune, Maharashtra, India. (Poster Presentation).

  • In-house symposium” 4th March, 2017, VMCC Auditorium, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. (Poster Presentation).

  • In-house symposium” 7th April, 2018, PC Saxena Auditorium, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. (Oral Presentation).

 


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