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                      Dr. Nagaraja C. M.
             Professor
                 Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Science Bangalore)

                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                   

        Research Interests  

  •  Inorganic, Organometallic and Materials Chemistry

  •  Design of multifunctional  framework (MOF/COF) materials for catalytic conversion of CO2 to fine chemicals   

  •  Development of hetero-structured photocatalysts for energy and environmental applications

                 
                       Contact Information
   Department of Chemistry,                                                   
     Office No.317  
     S. S. Bhatnagar Block    
     Indian Institute of Technology  Ropar         
     Rupnagar-140001
     Punjab, INDIA
     Email: cmnraja@iitrpr.ac.in
     Phone:+91-1881-242057
    Webpage: http://www.iitrpr.ac.in/CMNagaraja
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Our group is seeking motivated candidates for PhD and Postdoctoral positions. Interested candidates may contact Prof. C. M. Nagaraja at cmnraja@iitrpr.ac.in


Selected Recent Publications

  • H. Gupta, A. Chakraborty, D. Dange, R. S. Pillai, T.J. Dhilip Kumar, P. Pachfule, C.M. Nagaraja, Electronic Engineering of Donor–Acceptor Covalent Organic Frameworks via Fluorine Substitution for Efficient Solar Hydrogen Production, Small, 2026,22, e74415.

P. K. Giri, P. Rani, M. Kaur, T. J. Dhilip Kumar C. M. Nagaraja, Catalytic carboxylation of sp2 and sp3 C–H bonds with CO2 under atmospheric pressure conditions: an integrated experimental and theoretical study Mater. Horiz. 2026, 13, 7034-7045. 
  • P. Rani and C. M. Nagaraja, A comprehensive review on development of framework- (MOF/COF/POP) based materials for catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide from dilute/flue gas sources to high-value chemicals, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2026, 561, 217896.
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  • P. K. Giri, P. Rani, M. Kaur, P. Beniwal, T. J. Dhilip Kumar, C. M. Nagaraja, Noble-Metal-Free Cu(I)-Catalyzed sp and sp2 C-H Carboxylation to Produce High-Value Compounds via CO2 Fixation under Atmospheric Conditions, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 48301-48311.

  • A. Nagar, A. Alam, P. Pachfule and C. M. Nagaraja, Isomeric Cyano-vinylene-linked Covalent Organic Frameworks and their Impact on Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution, J. Mater. Chem. A 2025, 13, 14304-14313.

  • R. Kishan, P. Rani, N. Duhan, T. J. Dhilip Kumar, C. M. Nagaraja, Noble-Metal-Free ZnII-Anchored Pyrene-Based Covalent Organic Framework (COF) for Photocatalytic Fixation of CO2 from Dilute Gas into Bioactive 2-Oxazolidinones, ChemSusChem 2025, 19, e202402535.

  • R. Das, P. K. Verma, C. M. Nagaraja, Design of Porphyrin-based Frameworks for Artificial Photosynthesis and Environmental Remediation: Recent Progress and Future Prospects, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2024, 524, 215944.



  • G. Singh, N. Duhan, T. J. Dhilip Kumar and C. M. Nagaraja, Pyrene-based Nanoporous Covalent Organic Framework (COF)  for Carboxylation of C-H bonds with CO2 and Value-added 2-Oxazolidinones Synthesis Under Ambient Conditions, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 5857-5868.

  • Kamal Prakash,   Bikash Mishra,   David Diaz Diaz,  C. M. Nagaraja  and  Pradip Pachfule, Strategic design of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for photocatalytic hydrogen generation, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,  14489-14538.

  • Rajesh Das, Surya Sekhar Manna, Biswarup Pathak, and C. M. Nagaraja, Strategic Design of Mg-Centered Porphyrin MOF for Efficient Visible Light-Promoted Fixation of CO2 at Ambient Conditions: Combined Experimental and Theoretical Investigation, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2022, 14, 29, 33285-33296.

  • Rajesh Das, T. Ezhil, A. S. Palakkal,  D. Muthukumar,   Renjith S. Pillai  and  C. M. Nagaraja,  Efficient chemical fixation of CO2 from direct air under environment-friendly co-catalyst and solvent-free ambient conditions, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, 9, 23127-23139).
  • Rajesh Das and C. M. Nagaraja, Noble metal-free Cu(I)-anchored NHC-based MOF for highly recyclable fixation of CO2 under RT and atmospheric pressure conditions, Green Chemistry, 2021, 23, 5195-5204.

  • Rajesh Das and C. M. Nagaraja, Highly Efficient Fixation of Carbon Dioxide at RT and Atmospheric Pressure Conditions: Influence of Polar Functionality on Selective Capture and Conversion of CO2, Inorg. Chem. 59,  2020, 9765-9773.

  • Suman Dhingra, Tripti Chhabra, Venkata Krishnan, and C. M. Nagaraja, Visible-light-driven selective oxidation of biomass-derived HMF to DFF coupled with H2 generation by noble metal-free Zn0.5Cd0.5S/MnO2 heterostructures, ACS Applied Energy Materials 2020, 3, 7138-7148.

  • S. Dhankhar, N. Sharma, S. Kumar, T. J. Dhilip Kumar and C. M. Nagaraja, Rational Design of a 3D Mn(II)-Metal–Organic Framework Based on a Nonmetallated Porphyrin Linker for Selective Capture of CO2 and One‐Pot Synthesis of Styrene Carbonates, Chem. Eur. J. 24, 2018, 16662-16669 (Adjudged as most read paper in 2018 and 2019).

  • M. Kaur and C. M. Nagaraja, Template-free Synthesis of Zn1-xCdxS Nanocrystals with Tunable Band Structure for Efficient Water Splitting and Reduction of Nitroaromatics in Water, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 5, 2017, 4293-4303.