Dr. Tridib Sarma
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. : University of HyderabadResearch Interests:
Organic Chemistry, Synthetic Porphyrinoid Chemistry: Their physical, chemical, materials and biological aspects, Supra molecular Chemistry, Light harvesting artificial photosynthetic antennaDate of Joining : Jun 16, 2021
Phone: 9678645861 （office)
Email: tridib.sarma@cottonuniversity.ac.in
About
Dr. Tridib Sarma was born and brought up in Bhogpur, Assam, India. He obtained his B.Sc. degree in chemistry from “B. Borooah College, Guwahati, Assam”. Following his M.Sc. in chemistry with specialization in organic chemistry from “Gauhati University”, he joined the Panda group at University of Hyderabad, India in July 2007 and obtained his Ph.D. degree in chemistry in January 2014. He then joined “The University of Texas at Austin, USA” followed by “Centre for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China” and worked as a post-doctoral fellow with Prof. Jonathan L. Sessler from 2015 to 2020. His research interest includes design and exploration of novel porphyrinoids for application in photon therapy, non-linear optics, artificial photosynthesis and aromaticity.
Teaching
Organic Chemistry:
H.S. 1st year: Theory: Organic Chemistry section and Lab
H.S. 2nd year: Organic Chemistry section and Lab
BSc. First Semester (elective): Paper CHM103G
BSc. Second Semester (Core): CHEMISTRY LAB-C II
BSc. Second Semester (elective): Paper CHM203G
BSc. third Semester (core): Paper CHM302C
BSc. third Semester (elective): CHM304G, CHM304G-Lab
BSc. fourth Semester (core): Paper CHM402C
BSc. fifth Semester (core): Paper CHM501C
BSc. sixth Semester (core): Paper CHM602C, 604D (Green Chemistry), CHM602C(Lab)
MSc.First Semester: Paper CHM702C and CHM705L
MSc.Second Semester: Paper: CHM802C
MSc.Third Semester:CHM904SP2
MSc Fourth Semester:Paper: CHM1001C (Analytical Methods in Chemistry)
Experience
- 30/03/2015 – 31/03/2016, The University of Texas at Austin (USA) and 04/2016 –05/2021, Shanghai University, Sessler’s satellite lab, Postdoctoral fellow on Chemistry with Prof. Jonathan L. Sessler (http://sessler.cm.utexas.edu/).
- 01/11/2013 – 12/03/2015, University of Hyderabad (India), Postdoctoral fellow on Chemistry with Prof. Pradeepta K. Panda, School of Chemistry (http://chemistry.uohyd.ac.in/pkp.htm).
Research Projects
| Sl. No | Name of the Project | Name of the Principal Investigator(PI) | Name of the Co-PI | Name of the Funding Agency | Type (Government/Non-Government) | Year | Funds Sanctioned (INR in lakhs) | Duration of the Project |
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| 1 | Purely Organic Molecular Container Based On Redox Active Expanded Porphyrin Status: Ongoing |
Tridib Sarma | SERB (DST) | Government | 2022 | 3252379 | 2 years | |
| 2 | Synthesis of annulated porphyrins : Towards porphyrin-graphene nanoribbon hybrids for optoelectronic applications Status: Ongoing |
Tridib Sarma | Cotton University | In House | 2022 | 100000 | 1 year |
Research paper publications
2023
1. Sahoo, S. S.; Sarma, T.; Kalavala, S. S.; Panda, P. K., Tuning the Photophysical Properties and Photostability of Bis(naphthobipyrrolylmethene) derived BODIPY via Functionalization, Chem. Eur. J., ISSN: 1521- 3765, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202300942
2022
1. Zhou, W.; Sarma, T.; Yang, L.; Lei, C.; Sessler, J. L, Controlled assembly of a bicyclic porphyrinoid and its 3-dimensional boron difluoride arrays, Chemical Science, vol. 13, 7276-7282, 13, ISSN: 2041-6539, 2022 10.1039/D2SC01635D
2. Zhou, W.; Sarma, T.; Su, Y.; Lei, C.*; Sessler, J. L.*, Kinetic trapping of a cobalt(II) metallocage using a carbazole-containing expanded carbaporphyrinoid ligand, Chemical Science , vol. 13, 692-697, ISSN: 2041-6539, 2022 10.1039/d1sc06514a
Research paper publications till 2021
21. Zhou, W.; Hao, M.; Lu, T.; Duan, Z.; Sarma, T.*;; Sessler, J. L.*; Lei, C.* Carbazole-Containing Carbadecaphyrins: Non-aromatic Expanded Porphyrins that Undergo Proton-Triggered Conformational Changes. Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 16173-16180. ISSN: 1521- 3765, IF: 5.16, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202102939
20. Chen, J.; Sedgwick, A.; Sen, S.; Ren, Y.; Sun, Q.; Chau, C.; Arambula, J.; Sarma, T.* (as corresponding author).; Song, L.; Sessler, J. L.*; Liu, C.* Expanded porphyrins. Functional photoacoustic imaging agents that operate in the NIR-II region. Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 9916-9921, ISSN: 2041-6539, IF(Impact factor): 9.35, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SC01591E. (Featured in Back cover)
19. Kim, T.; Duan, Z.; Talukdar, S.; Lei, C.*; Kim, D.*; Sessler, J. L.*; Sarma, T.*(as corresponding author). Excitonically Coupled Cyclic BF2 Arrays of Calix[8]- and Calix[16]phyrin as Near-IR- Chromophores. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 13063-13070., ISSN:1521-3773, IF: 12.25, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004867
18.Meng, F.; Zhang, X.; Sarma, T.; Yuan, N.; Yin, Y.; Duan, Z.; Lei, C.-H.; Qian, Q.; Ding, L.; Zhang, Z. A poly(pyridine-pyrrole) foldamer that binds isolated water molecules. CrystEngComm.2019, 21, 3906-3909.ISSN: 1466-8033, IF: 3.38, DOI: 10.1039/C9CE00582J
17. Wang, F.; Sikma, E.; Duan, Z.; Sarma, T.; Lei, C.-H.; Zhang, Z.*; Humphrey, S. M.*; Sessler, J. L.* Shape persistent pyrrole based covalent organic cages: Synthesis, structure and selective gas adsorption properties. Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 6185-6188.ISSN: 1359-7345, IF: 6.16, DOI:10.1039/C9CC02490E.
16. Yin, Y.; Sarma, T.; Wang, F.; Yuan, N.; Duan, Z.;* Sessler, J. L.;* Zhang, Z.* Air-Stable N,N′?Dihydroporphycene: A Quinoxaline-Fused Tetrapyrrolic Macrocycle That Detects Fluoride Anion via Deprotonation. Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 1849–1852. ISSN:1523-7052, IF: 6.49, DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00445
15. Sarma, T.; Kim, G.;Sen, S.; Cha, W.-Y.; Duan, Z.; Moore, M. D.; Lynch, V. M.; Zhang, Z.;* Kim, D.;* Sessler, J. L.* Proton Coupled Redox Switching in an Annulated π-Extended Core Modified Octaphyrin J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 12111−12119. ISSN:0002- 7863, IF: 14.69, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b06938
14. Sarma, T.; Panda, P. K.*Annulated Isomeric, Expanded and Contracted Porphyrins Chem. Rev.2017,117, 2785–2838. ISSN: 1520-6890, IF: 52.61, DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00411
PhD
13. Sarma, T.; Kumar, B. S.; Panda, P. K.*β,β¢Bipyrrole Fusion-Driven cis-Bimetallic Complexation in Isomeric Porphyrin Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 14835–14839.ISSN:1521-3773, IF: 12.25, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201508409.
12. Sarma, T.; Panda, P. K.*Effect of β-β¢ fusion on metal ion complexation of porphycene J. Chem. Sci.2015, 127, 235-240. ISSN: 0973-7103, IF: 1.23, DOI: 10.1007/s12039-015-0780-7
11. Sarma, T.; Anusha, P. T.; Rao, S. V.; Panda, P. K.* Naphthobipyrrole-derived Sapphyrins: Rational Synthesis, Characterization, Nonlinear Optical and Excited State Dynamics, Chem.Eur. J. 2014, 20, 15561-15570.ISSN: 1521- 3765, IF: 5.16, DOI: 10.1002/chem.201403832
10. Kowalska, P.; Gawinkowski, S.; Sarma, T.; Panda, P. K.; Waluk, J.* Structure, electronic states, and anion-binding properties of cyclo[4]naphthobipyrroles, J. Phys. Chem. A2014, 118, 1038-1046. ISSN: 1520- 5215, IF: 2.64, DOI: 10.1021/jp412139r
9. Sarma, T.; Panda, P. K.;*Setsune, J.-i.Bis-naphthobipyrrolylmethene derived BODIPY complex: an intense near-infrared fluorescent dye, Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 9806-9808. ISSN: 1359-7345, IF: 6.16, DOI: 10.1039/C3CC44834G
8. Swain, D.; Anusha, P. T.; Sarma, T.; Panda, P. K.; Rao, S. V.*Dispersion studies of optical nonlinearity and excited state dynamics in cyclo[4]naphthobipyrroles, Chem. Phys. Lett. 2013, 580, 73-77. ISSN: 0009-2614, IF: 1.86, DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2013.06.049
7. Ishida, M.; Kim, S.-J.; Preihs, C.; Ohkubo, K.; Lim, J. M.; Lee, B. S.; Park, J. S.; Lynch, V. M.; Roznyatovskiy, V. V.; Sarma, T.; Panda, P. K.; Lee, C. H.;*Fukuzumi, S.;* Kim D.;* Sessler, J. L.*Protonation-coupled redox reactions in planar antiaromatic meso-pentafluorophenyl-substituted o-phenylene-bridged annulated rosarins, Nat. Chem. 2013, 5, 15-20. (Cover page) ISSN: 1755-434, IF: 23.19, DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1501
6. Swain, D.; Anusha, P. T.; Prashant, T. S.; Tewari, S. P.; Sarma, T.; Panda, P. K.; Rao, S. V.*Ultrafast excited state dynamics and dispersion studies of nonlinear optical properties in dinaphthoporphycenes, Appl. Phys. Lett. 2012, 100, 141109. ISSN: 1077- 3118, IF: 3.52, DOI: 10.1063/1.3701274
5. Kee, S.-Y.; Lim, J. M.; Kim, S.-J.; Yoo, J.; Park, J.-S.; Sarma, T.; Lynch, V. M.; Panda, P. K.;* Sessler, J. L.;* Kim, D.;* Lee, C.-H.*Conformational and spectroscopic properties of π-extended, bipyrrole-fused rubyrin and sapphyrin derivatives, Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 6813-6815. ISSN: 1359-7345, IF: 6.16, DOI: 10.1039/C1CC11733E
4. Sarma, T.; Panda, P. K.*Cyclo[4]naphthobipyrroles: Naphthobipyrrole-Derived Cyclo[8]pyrroles with Strong Near-Infrared Absorptions, Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 13987-13991. ISSN: 1521- 3765, IF: 5.16, DOI: 10.1002/chem.201102486
3. Rao, S. V.;* Prashant, T. S.; Swain, D.; Sarma, T.; Panda, P. K.; Tewari, S. P. Two-photon and three-photon absorption in dinaphthoporphycenes, Chem. Phys. Lett. 2011, 514, 98.ISSN: 0009-2614, IF: 1.86, DOI:10.1016/j.cplett.2011.08.021
2. Sarma, T.; Panda, P. K.;*Anusha, P. T.; Rao, S. V., Dinaphthoporphycenes: Synthesis and nonlinear optical studies. Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 188-191. ISSN: 1523-7052, IF: 6.49, DOI: 10.1021/ol102378g
1. Dewan, A.; Sarma, T.; Bora, U.;*Kakati, D. K.* Rapid and selective oxidation of benzyl alcohols to aldehydes and ketones with novel vanadium polyoxometalate under solvent-free conditions, Tetrahedron Lett.2011, 52, 2563-2565. ISSN: 0040- 4039, IF: 2.38, DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.03.044
Patents:Not available
Other Info:
(A )Award and Fellowship:
1. 01/01/2008 – 31/12/2009, CSIR-NET-JRF Award received from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) /India.
2. 01/01/2010 – 31/12/2012, CSIR-SRF Award received from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR /India.
Conference Proceedings till 2021
(a) Peer-reviewed conference proceedings (abroad):
1. Anusha, P. T.; Sarma, T.; Panda, P. K.; Rao, S. V., Ultrafast dynamics of Naphthosapphyrins: Degenerate and Non-degenerate Pump-Probe Studies, Frontiers in Optics 2013, FW1A. 4. General Optical Sciences II (FW1A) ISBN: 978-1-55752-987-9, Publisher: Optical Society of America, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/FIO.2013.FW1A.4, Orlando, Florida United States, 6–10 October 2013.
2. Anusha, P.T.; Swain, D.; Sarma, T.; Panda, P. K.; Rao, S. V., Ultrafast nonlinear optical studies of cyclo[4]naphthobipyrroles, Proc. SPIE 8434, Nonlinear Optics and Applications VI, 2012, 8434, 84341D. ISSN:1996-756X, Publisher: International Society for Optics and Photonics, Publication date: 2012/5/16, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.921744, Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2012, Brussels, Belgium, Citation:1
3. Swain, D.; Anusha, P. T.; Prashant, T. S.; Tewari, S. P.; Sarma, T.; Panda, P. K.; Rao,S. V., Multiphoton Absorption Studies in Porphycenes Using Picosecond and Femtosecond Pulses, AIP Conference Proceedings 2011, 1391, 674. ISSN: 1551-7616, Publisher: American Institute of Physics, Publication date: 2011/10/20, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3643645.
Research Scholars
| Sl. No | Name | Research Topic | Roll No |
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| 1 | Papari Konwar | Synthesis and Exploration of novel porphyrinoids | CHM2291010 |
| 2 | Dritismita Bayan | MSc Project Student (completed) | CHM2162019 |
| 3 | Rittik Talukdar | MSc Project student (completed) | CHM2062037 |
| 4 | Rodali Kakati | MSc Project student (completed) | CHM2062034 |
| 5 | Swagata Nath | MSc Project (completed) | CHM2262012 |
| 6 | Afrin Sultana | MSc Project (completed) | CHM2262015 |
| 7 | Tapos Jyoti Chutia | Project Student (on going) | CHM2362008 |
| 8 | Juwel Biswas | MSc. Project (on going) | CHM2362018 |
Awards
1. 01/01/2008 – 31/12/2009, CSIR-NET-JRF Award received from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) /India.
2. 01/01/2010 – 31/12/2012, CSIR-SRF Award received from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR /India.
Patents
Not available
Other Information
Reviewer of reputed journals including: The Journal of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Chemical Science (RSC), ChemPlusChem (Wiley-VCH)
Conference
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1. Participated 11th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry, February 6-8, 2009, NCL Pune and IISER,-Pune, India.
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2. Participated 10th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry
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General
Invited talk
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1. Sarma, T., Invited oral presentation on “Proton Coupled Redox Switching in an Annulated π-Extended Octaphyrin”, The 5th Chinese Chemical Society Symposium on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines,
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2. ‘International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biochemistry’ (ICETB-2024), Organised by Departments of Botany, Chemistry & Zoology, Nalbari College In Association with IQAC, Nalbari College Invited Lecture: Title of the talk: Environment Responsive Expanded Porphyrins：Synthesis, Structure and Application as Functional Photoacoustic Imaging Agents.
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3. "Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences (ETCS-2023), Organized by Department of Chemistry, Gauhati University
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Oral Presentation
Poster Presentation
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1. Sarma, T.; Kim, G.;Sen, S.; Cha, W.-Y.; Duan, Z.; Moore, M. D.; Lynch, V. M.; Zhang, Z.; Kim, D.; Sessler, J. L. Poster presented on “Redox Switching in an Annulated π-Extended Core Modified Octaphyrin”, Tenth International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines
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2. Sarma, T.; Setsune, J.-i.; Panda, P. K. Poster presented on “Napththobipyrrole derived BODIPY based novel NIR dyes”
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3. Cyclo[4]naphthobipyrroles: Naphthobipyrrole Derived Cyclo[8]pyrroles With Strong Near Infrared Absorptions:”
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4. Sarma, T.; Panda, P. K. Poster presented on “Synthesis and characterization of dinaphthoporphycene and its metallo-derivatives
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Resource Person
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1. Opportunities for Research and Innovation using the DST-sponsored Facilities of Gauhati University
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2. " Principles and Applications of UV-Visible Spectroscopy"
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