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 nano photocatalysts for energy and environmental applications

                 

   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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Selected Recent Publications

• A. Nagar, G. Singh, 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. 

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• 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.
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• Rajesh Das, Praveen 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.

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• 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 Zn_0.5Cd_0.5S/MnO₂ heterostructures, ACS Applied Energy Materials 2020, 3, 7138-7148.
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• Rajesh Das, S. S. Dhankhar, and C. M. Nagaraja, Construction of a bifunctional Zn(II)-organic framework containing basic amine functionality for selective capture and room temperature fixation of CO₂, Inorg. Chem. Front., 7, 2020, 72-81 (Featured as front cover of the issue).

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• 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.