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Dr. Elango K.

Vice Chairperson, Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Coimbatore

Qualification: BSc, MSc, Ph.D
k_elango@cb.amrita.edu
Research Interest: Green Chemistry, Material Chemistry

Bio

Dr. Elango K. currently serves as Vice-chairperson at the Department of Chemistry, Amrita School of Physical Sciences, Coimbatore.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2023

Evaluation of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube-Silver Nanocomposite: A Fluorescence Spectroscopic Approach

Cite this Research Publication : Susithra Selvam*, Namitha Menon, Anjitha Satheesh, Saranya Cheriyathennatt & Elango Kandasamy*, Evaluation of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube-Silver Nanocomposite: A Fluorescence Spectroscopic Approach. Journal of Fluorescence (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-023-03521-8 (Accepted 19 November 2023)

Year : 2023

Symmetrical dialkyl-benzotriazolium as gel polymer electrolyte for energy storage and their alkyl chain trend on their electrochemical property

Cite this Research Publication : Anjitha Satheesh, Sweata Hanson, Nandita Mishra, Elango Kandasamy, Symmetrical dialkyl-benzotriazolium as gel polymer electrolyte for energy storage and their alkyl chain trend on their electrochemical property, Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 74, Part B, 2023, 109566, ISSN 2352-152X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.109566 (Available online 10 November 2023) 9.4- Impact Factor

Year : 2023

Synthesis, characterization and study of electrochemical applicability of novel asymmetrically substituted 1, 3-dialkyl-1, 2, 3-benzotriazolium salts for supercapacitor fabrication

Cite this Research Publication : Anjitha Satheesh, Punnakkal Navaneeth, Punathil Vasu Suneesh, C Sarathchandran, Elango Kandasamy, "Synthesis, characterization and study of electrochemical applicability of novel asymmetrically substituted 1, 3-dialkyl-1, 2, 3-benzotriazolium salts for supercapacitor fabrication", Synthesis, characterization and study of electrochemical applicability of novel asymmetrically substituted 1, 3-dialkyl-1, 2, 3-benzotriazolium salts for supercapacitor fabrication

Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry

Year : 2022

Effect of Solvents on 1-Butyl-1, 2, 4-Triazolium Trifluoroacetate Triggered Synthesis of 2, 3-Dihydroquinazolin

Cite this Research Publication : Anjitha Satheesh, Gopika Gokuldas, Krishnan M Gayathri, Elango Kandasamy, "Effect of Solvents on 1-Butyl-1, 2, 4-Triazolium Trifluoroacetate Triggered Synthesis of 2, 3-Dihydroquinazolin", Current Organocatalysis Volume 9 Issue 4 Pages 346-354, 2022

Publisher : Bentham Science Publishers

Year : 2020

An efficient strategy to synthesis of β-carbonyl compounds by 1-pentyl-1, 2, 4-triazolium methanesulfonate

Cite this Research Publication : Sreedevi Paramparambath, Susithra Selvam, Geethu Puthukkudy, Anjitha Satheesh, Elango Kandasamy, "An efficient strategy to synthesis of β-carbonyl compounds by 1-pentyl-1, 2, 4-triazolium methanesulfonate", Materials Today: Proceedings Volume 33 Pages 2144-2147, 2020

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2020

Reduction of aldehydes and ketones by NaBH4 in presence of 1-alkyl-1, 2, 4-triazolium salts

Cite this Research Publication : Krishnan M Gayathri, Sreedevi Paramparambath, Anjitha Satheesh, Susithra Selvam, Elango Kandasamy, "Reduction of aldehydes and ketones by NaBH4 in presence of 1-alkyl-1, 2, 4-triazolium salts", Materials Today: Proceedings Volume 33 Pages 2381-2384 2020

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2019

Hydrolysis of NHC stabilized zinc diaryloxide [(NHC) Zn (OAr) 2]: Impact of stoichiometric quantity of water and base

Cite this Research Publication : Kandasamy Elango, Iruthayaraj Avinash, Sharad Kumar Sachan, Ganapathi Anantharaman, "Hydrolysis of NHC stabilized zinc diaryloxide [(NHC) Zn (OAr) 2]: Impact of stoichiometric quantity of water and base", Journal of Organometallic Chemistry Volume 893 Pages 78-84, 2019

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2019

One Pot Multicomponent Biginelli Reaction Employing Ionic Liquids as an Organocatalyst

Cite this Research Publication : T. Shaikh, Nagarajan, S., and Dr. Elango K., “One Pot Multicomponent Biginelli Reaction Employing Ionic Liquids as an Organocatalyst”, Current Organocatalysis, vol. 06, 2019.

Publisher : Current Organocatalysis, Volume 06 (

Year : 2019

Penetration enhancer accelerated solubilization of curcumin by poly(vinylpyrrolidone)

Cite this Research Publication : Anjitha Satheesha, Sreedevi Paramparambatha, Elango Kandasamya, Susithra Selvamb, "Penetration enhancer accelerated solubilization of curcumin by poly (vinylpyrrolidone)", J. Indian Chem. Soc Volume 96 Pages 14-18, 2019

Publisher : Indian Chem.Soc

Year : 2018

Knoevenagel reaction catalyzed by a reusable bronsted acid based on 1-Alkyl-1, 2, 4-triazolium tetrafluoroborate

Cite this Research Publication : Elango Kandasamy, Sankaranarayanan Nagarajan, Tanveer M Shaikh, "Knoevenagel reaction catalyzed by a reusable bronsted acid based on 1-Alkyl-1, 2, 4-triazolium tetrafluoroborate", Letters in Organic Chemistry Volume 15 Issue 2 Pages 133-138, 2018

Publisher : Bentham Science Publishers

Year : 2018

Knoevenagel Reaction Catalyzed by a Reusable Bronsted Acid Based on 1-Alkyl-1,2,4-triazolium Tetrafluoroborate

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Elango K., Nagarajan, S., and Shaikh, T. M., “Knoevenagel Reaction Catalyzed by a Reusable Bronsted Acid Based on 1-Alkyl-1,2,4-triazolium Tetrafluoroborate”, Letters in Organic Chemistry, vol. 15, no. 2, 2018.

Publisher : Letters in Organic Chemistry

Year : 2018

Brønsted acidic 1-ethyl-1,2,4-trizolium phenylsulfonate as catalyst for biginelli reaction

Cite this Research Publication : G. Puthukkudy, Nagarajan, S., and Dr. Elango K., “Brønsted acidic 1-ethyl-1,2,4-trizolium phenylsulfonate as catalyst for biginelli reaction”, Asian Journal of Chemistry, vol. 30, pp. 1999-2002, 2018.

Publisher : Asian Journal of Chemistry

Year : 2016

ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 1-Alkyl Triazolium Triflate Room Temperature Ionic Liquids and Their Catalytic Studies in Multi-Component Biginelli Reaction

Cite this Research Publication : Sankaranarayanan Nagarajan, Tanveer M. Shaikh, Elango Kandasamy, "ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 1-Alkyl Triazolium Triflate Room Temperature Ionic Liquids and Their Catalytic Studies in Multi-Component Biginelli Reaction", ChemInform Volume 47 Issue 14, 2016

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Year : 2016

ChemInform Abstract: An Ionic Liquid Catalyzed Reusable Protocol for One-Pot Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one under Mild Conditions

Cite this Research Publication : S. Nagarajan, Tanveer Mahamadali Shaikh, Elango Kandasamy, "ChemInform Abstract: An Ionic Liquid Catalyzed Reusable Protocol for One-Pot Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one under Mild Conditions", ChemInform Volume 47 Issue 14, 2016

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Year : 2015

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 1, 3-Dimesitylimidazolium 2, 4, 6-Triflurophenolate· 2, 4, 6-Triflurophenol

Cite this Research Publication : Elango Kandasamy, "Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 1, 3-Dimesitylimidazolium 2, 4, 6-Triflurophenolate· 2, 4, 6-Triflurophenol", Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Volume 557 Issue 1 Pages 262-267, 2015

Publisher : Taylor & Francis Group

Year : 2015

Synthesis of β-aminocarbonyl compounds catalyzed by 1-propylimidazolium trifluroacetoacetate

Cite this Research Publication : Janarthanan Porkodi, Sankaranarayanan Nagarajan, Susithra Selvam, Elango Kandasamy, "Synthesis of β-aminocarbonyl compounds catalyzed by 1-propylimidazolium trifluroacetoacetate", Der Pharma Chemica Volume 7 Pages 260-264, 2015

Year : 2015

An ionic liquid catalyzed reusable protocol for one-pot synthesis of 2, 3-dihydroquinazolin-4 (1 H)-one under mild conditions

Cite this Research Publication : S Nagarajan, Tanveer Mahamadali Shaikh, Elango Kandasamy, "An ionic liquid catalyzed reusable protocol for one-pot synthesis of 2, 3-dihydroquinazolin-4 (1 H)-one under mild conditions", New Journal of Chemistry Volume 39 Issue 12 Pages 9693-9699, 2015

Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry

Year : 2015

An ionic liquid catalyzed reusable protocol for one-pot synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one under mild conditions

Cite this Research Publication : S. Nagarajan, Shaikh, T. Mahamadali, and Dr. Elango K., “An ionic liquid catalyzed reusable protocol for one-pot synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one under mild conditions”, New J. Chem., vol. 39, pp. 9693-9699, 2015.

Publisher : New J. Chem., The Royal Society of Chemistry

Year : 2015

Synthesis of 1-alkyl triazolium triflate room temperature ionic liquids and their catalytic studies in multi-component Biginelli reaction

Cite this Research Publication : S. Nagarajan, SHAIKH, T. A. N. V. E. E. R. M., and Dr. Elango K., “Synthesis of 1-alkyl triazolium triflate room temperature ionic liquids and their catalytic studies in multi-component Biginelli reaction”, vol. 127, no. 9, pp. 1539 - 1545, 2015.

Publisher : Volume 127

Year : 2014

Reusable 1, 2, 4-triazolium based brønsted acidic room temperature ionic liquids as catalyst for Mannich base reaction

Cite this Research Publication : Nagarajan, S., Kandasamy, E. Reusable 1,2,4-Triazolium Based Brønsted Acidic Room Temperature Ionic Liquids as Catalyst for Mannich Base Reaction. Catal Lett 144, 1507–1514 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-014-1312-7

Publisher : Springer US

Year : 2014

Reusable 1,2,4-Triazolium Based Brønsted Acidic Room Temperature Ionic Liquids as Catalyst for Mannich Base Reaction

Cite this Research Publication : S. Nagarajan and Dr. Elango K., “Reusable 1,2,4-Triazolium Based Brønsted Acidic Room Temperature Ionic Liquids as Catalyst for Mannich Base Reaction”, Catalysis Letters, vol. 144, no. 9, pp. 1507 - 1514, 2014.

Publisher : Catalysis Letters

Year : 2014

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 1-Methyl-3-(2-pyridyl)imidazolium Hexafluorophosphate

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Elango K., “Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 1-Methyl-3-(2-pyridyl)imidazolium Hexafluorophosphate”, Journal of Crystallography, vol. 2014, p. 219828, 2014.

Publisher : Journal of Crystallography, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Year : 2013

Crystal structure of diacetato-bis (2-methyl-2-propylamine) zinc (II)

Cite this Research Publication : E Kandasamy, "Crystal structure of diacetato-bis (2-methyl-2-propylamine) zinc (II)", Journal of Structural Chemistry Volume 54 Pages 177-181, 2013

Publisher : SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica

Year : 2013

Synthesis and Crystal structure of diacetato-bis(2-methyl-2-propylamine)zinc(II)

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Elango K., “Synthesis and Crystal structure of diacetato-bis(2-methyl-2-propylamine)zinc(II)”, Journal of Structural Chemistry volume, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 177 - 181, 2013.

Publisher : Journal of Structural Chemistry volume

Year : 2012

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 1,3-Dimesitylimidazolium 2,4,6-Triflurophenolate·2,4,6-Triflurophenol

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Elango K., “Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 1,3-Dimesitylimidazolium 2,4,6-Triflurophenolate·2,4,6-Triflurophenol”, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, vol. 557, pp. 262-267, 2012.

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Year : 2007

Synthesis of Imidazolium/Benzimidazolium Salts and the Preparation of Silver (I) Complex of Bis‐Benzimidazolium Dibromide

Cite this Research Publication : Ganapathi Anantharaman, Kandasamy Elango, "Synthesis of Imidazolium/Benzimidazolium Salts and the Preparation of Silver (I) Complex of Bis‐Benzimidazolium Dibromide", Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry Volume 37 Issue 9 Pages 719-723, 2007

Publisher : Taylor & Francis Group

Year : 2007

Synthesis and characterization of NHC-stabilized zinc aryloxide and zinc hydroxyaryloxide

Cite this Research Publication : Synthesis and Characterization of NHC-Stabilized Zinc Aryloxide and Zinc Hydroxyaryloxide†
Ganapathi Anantharaman and Kandasamy Elango
Organometallics 2007 26 (4), 1089-1092
DOI: 10.1021/om060867r

Publisher : American Chemical Society

Year : 2007

Synthesis of N-alkylimidazolium salts and their utility as solvents in the Beckmann rearrangement

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Elango K., Srirambalaji, R., and Anantharaman, G., “Synthesis of N-alkylimidazolium salts and their utility as solvents in the Beckmann rearrangement”, Tetrahedron Letters, vol. 48, pp. 9059-9062, 2007.

Publisher : Tetrahedron Letters

Year : 2007

Synthesis of Imidazolium/Benzimidazolium Salts and the Preparation of Silver(I) Complex of Bis‐Benzimidazolium Dibromide

Cite this Research Publication : G. Anantharaman and Dr. Elango K., “Synthesis of Imidazolium/Benzimidazolium Salts and the Preparation of Silver(I) Complex of Bis‐Benzimidazolium Dibromide”, Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry, vol. 37, pp. 719-723, 2007.

Publisher : Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry, Taylor & Francis

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2020

Reduction of aldehydes and ketones by NaBH4 in presence of 1-alkyl-1,2,4-triazolium salts

Cite this Research Publication : K. M. Gayathri, Paramparambath, S., Satheesh, A., Selvam, S., and Dr. Elango K., “Reduction of aldehydes and ketones by NaBH4 in presence of 1-alkyl-1,2,4-triazolium salts”, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol. 33. pp. 2381-2384, 2020.

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Year : 2020

Hydrophobic association of sodium cholate with human serum albumin evades protein denaturation induced by urea

Cite this Research Publication : G. Gopika, Selvam, S., Kumaresan, P., and Dr. Elango K., “Hydrophobic association of sodium cholate with human serum albumin evades protein denaturation induced by urea”, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol. 33. pp. 2167-2169, 2020.

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Year : 2020

An efficient strategy to synthesis of β-carbonyl compounds by 1-pentyl-1,2,4-triazolium methanesulfonate

Cite this Research Publication : S. Paramparambath, Selvam, S., Puthukkudy, G., Satheesh, A., and Dr. Elango K., “An efficient strategy to synthesis of β-carbonyl compounds by 1-pentyl-1,2,4-triazolium methanesulfonate”, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol. 33. pp. 2144-2147, 2020.

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Year : 2020

Fluorescence spectroscopic analysis of heavy metal induced protein denaturation

Cite this Research Publication : S. Kumar Senthil, Murugan, P. Kumar, Selvam, S., Chandhana, J. P., Dr. Satheesh Babu T. G., and Dr. Elango K., “Fluorescence spectroscopic analysis of heavy metal induced protein denaturation”, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol. 33. pp. 2328-2330, 2020.

Publisher : Materials Today

Year : 2020

Evaluation of fluorescence based quantification of DNA: Influence of an external fluorescent probe

Cite this Research Publication : R. Ummar, Selvam, S., Chandhana, J. P., Dr. Satheesh Babu T. G., and Dr. Elango K., “Evaluation of fluorescence based quantification of DNA: Influence of an external fluorescent probe”, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol. 33. pp. 2107-2109, 2020.

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Year : 2019

Ionic liquid mediated synthesis of labelled peptide nucleic acid monomer

Cite this Research Publication : C. K. Athira, Manikandan, P., Dr. Elango K., and Ramani, P., “Ionic liquid mediated synthesis of labelled peptide nucleic acid monomer”, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol. 18. pp. 1735-1739, 2019.

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Academic Qualifications
Degree University
PhD Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 2004-2009
MSc Inorganic Chemistry University of Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu 2002-2004
BSc Chemistry Periyar University, Salem, Tamilnadu 1999-2002
Professional Appointments
Position held Institute/University
Vice Chairperson Department of Sciences, Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore June 2022- Till date
Assistant Professor (SG) Department of Sciences, Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore. July 2019- Till date
Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr) Department of Sciences, Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore. July 2016 – June 2019
Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry, Vel Tech University June 2011 – June 2016
Post Doctoral Fellow Department of Inorganic Chemistry (Goettingen University, Germany) June 2010 – May 2011
Research Interest
Organic Chemistry Synthesis of -azolium salts Based Room Temperature Ionic Liquids: Their Application in organic Transformations as Solvent and Catalyst
Electro Chemistry Development of -azolium salts and their application on energy storagedevices
Projects
Year Sponsor Title of the project Grant sanctioned Investigators Status
2011-2014 SERB Synthesis of N-alkylImidazolium / benzimidazolium / triazolium based Ionic Liquids and their Application in Organic Transformations as Solvent and Catalyst 18 Lakhs PI Completed
2019-2022 ISRO-Respond Development of high efficacy solid state supercapacitors with high energy and power density based on hybrid ionic liquid and thermally reduced graphene 16 Lakhs Co-PI Ongoing
2023-2026 DRDO-AR&DB Carbon aerogel- 2D material based hybrid nanocomposites for broadband microwave absorption application   Co-PI Ongoing
Research Guidance
Ph.D. Thesis Supervision
Name Title of Thesis Status
S. Nagarajan Synthesis of reusable 1-alkyl-1,2,4-triazolium salts based ionic liquids and their application in organic transformation Awarded
Anjitha S Development of 1,3-dialkyl-1,2,3-benzotriazolium salts and their application on energy storagedevices Ongoing
Sushmita K S “Development of Dicatioinc 1,2,4-Triazolium salts and their electrochemical studies Ongoing
Saranya C T Evaluation of Biological applications of Triazolium-based Room Temperature Ionic Liquids: development of optical biosensor Ongoing
PG Projects: 14 Completed and 3 on going  
UG Projects: 5 Completed  
Awards & Achievements

Awards

  1. Received Fast Track Young Scientist award from SERB-DST, 2011
  2. Received best oral presentation award in Recent Advances in Metallorganic Chemistry (RAMC-2008) at Periyar University, Salem, India (2008)
  3. Received best poster award in Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry XII (MTIC XII) at IITM, Chennai, India (2007)
  4. Qualified Senior Research Fellowship from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2006-2009)
  5. Qualified Junior Research Fellowship from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2004-2006)
  6. Qualified in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in 2004 (All India Rank 125)
  7. Received medal and merit certificate in 2004 for first rank in M.Sc inorganic Chemistry
  8. Received A. L. Mudaliyar Endowment scholarship in 2003 for best performance in M.Sc 1st year

Invited Talk

  1. Elango, 2nd International conference on science & technology, engineering and management (I-STEM), Kumaraguru college of technology on 15th FEB 2019, presented lecture on chemistry of ionic liquids.
  2. K. Elango “Refresher course on Chemistry”, held at UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Bharathidasan University, Kajahmalai Campus from 28th Jan to 17th Feb 2015, Trichy, presented a titled” Ionic Liquids – A Green path”
  3. K. Elango “12th International Symposium on Inorganic Ring Systems” (IRIS-12) held at Goa, India (2009), August. 16-21 and presented a oral lecture titled “Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Reactivity of Zinc Aryloxides Adducts”
  4. K. Elango “Recent Advances in Metallorganic Chemistry” (RAMC-2008) held at Periyar University, Salem, India (2008), Oct. 16-17 and presented a oral presentation titled “Synthesis and hydrolysis of NHC stabilized zinc aryloxides”
Membership and Professional Responsibility
  • Life Member in “Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI)”
  • Acted as session chairperson in I-STEM 2018 and I-STEM 2019.
  • Member “Board of study” in Engineering chemistry and Environmental Sciences
  • Member “Board of study” in Int.MSc and MSc chemistry in amrita VishwaVidyapeetham
  • Editorial board member in International Journal of Chemical Engineering Research (IJChER)
  • Editorial board member in International Journal of Chemistry and Applications (IJCA)
  • Treasurer for Chemical society, IIT Kanpur – 2008-2009
  • Member organizing committee for “Recent Trends in Applied Chemistry (RTAC-2013)” held at Vel Tech University, Aug 31,2013
  • Programme coordinator for “INSPIRE Internship Science Camp” held at Vel Tech University, July,2014
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