Publications
* indicates corresponding author
 In-press
1. A Fluorophoric Axle Based Non-Fluororescent Metallo anti-[3]pseudorotaxane: Recovery of Fluorescence via Axle Substitution Reaction.
S.  Saha, I. Ravikumar and P. Ghosh*
Chem. Eur. J.  
2. Anion Binding in the C3v-Symmetric Cavity of a Protonated Tripodal Amine Receptor: Potentiometric and Single Crystal X-ray Studies.
P.  Bose, I. Ravikumar and P. Ghosh*

Inorg. Chem.  
3. A chelation enhanced selective fluorescence sensing of Hg2+ by a simple quinoline substituted tripodal amide receptor.
B. Nisar Ahamed and P. Ghosh*
Dalton Trans.  
4. Optical Detection of Sodium Salts of Fluoride, Acetate and Phosphate by a Diacylhydrazine Ligand via the Formation of a Colour Alkali Metal Complex.
P.  Bose, R.  Dutta, I. Ravikumar and P. Ghosh*
J. Chem. Sci. (Special Issue for International Year of Chemistry, Invited Article)  
5. Nitrates in a Molecular Capsule.
M. Arunachalam and P. Ghosh*
Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A (Sir P C Ray special issue, Invited Article)  
 
 Published 

 2011

62. Anion induced capsular self-assemblies.
M. Arunachalam and P. Ghosh*
Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 8477-8492. (Invited Feature Article, Inside Front Cover)
61.  Encapsulation of [F4(H2O)10]4- in a Dimeric Assembly of an Unidirectional Arene Based Hexapodal amide Receptor.
M. Arunachalam and P. Ghosh*
Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 6269-6271
60. Cu(II) Assisted Self-sorting Towards Pseudorotaxane Formation.
S. Saha, I. Ravikumar and P. Ghosh*
Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 6272-6274
59. Dual-Host Approach for Liquid-Liquid Extraction of Potassium Fluoride/Chloride via Formation of an Integrated 1-D Polymeric Complex.
I. Ravikumar, S. Saha and P. Ghosh*
Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 4721-4723
58. Mercaptothiazolinyl Functionalized Hexapodal and Tripodal Receptors on Benzene Platform: Formation of Silver Ion Assisted Hexanuclear Metallocage vs. Metal-Organic Polymer.
B. Nisar Ahamed, M. Arunachalam, and P. Ghosh*
Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 4772-4780. (Second amongst the top twenty accessed on the web from the online version in May 2011)
57.  Zn(II) and PPi Selective Fluorescence OFF-ON-OFF Functionality of a Chemosensor in Physiological Conditions.
I. Ravikumar and P. Ghosh*
Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 4229-4231
56. Selective Colorimetric and Fluorometric Sensing of Cu(II) by Iminocoumarin Derivative in Aqueous Buffer.
B. Nisar Ahamed and P. Ghosh*
Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 6411 – 6419
55. Functionalized Guanidinium Chloride Based Colourimetric Sensors for Fluoride and Acetate: Single Crystal X-ray Structural Evidence of -NH Deprotonation and Complexation.
P. Bose, B. Nisar Ahamed and P. Ghosh*
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2011, 1972 - 1979
54.  Binding of Polyatomic Anions with Protonated Ureido-pyridyl Ligands.
S. Marivel, M. Arunachalam, and P. Ghosh*
Crystal Growth & Design 2011, 11, 1642-1650. (Published as part of a virtual special issue on Structural Chemistry in India: Emerging Themes, Invited Article
53. An Integrated System of Pyrene and Rhodamine-6G for Selective Colorimetric and Fluorometric Sensing of Mercury(II).
B. Nisar Ahamed and P. Ghosh*
Inorganica Chimica Acta 2011, 372, 100-107. (Special issue dedicated to Prof. S.S. Krishnamurthy, Invited Article)
 

 2010

 
52. Unusual Recognition of (n-Bu4N)2SO4 by a Cyanuric Acid based Host via Contact Ion-Pair Interactions.
I. Ravikumar and Pradyut Ghosh*
Chem. Commun.2010, 46, 6741–6743.
51. Visible and  near-infrared sensing of fluoride by indole conjugated urea/thiourea ligands.
P. Bose and P. Ghosh*
Chem. Commun.2010, 46, 2962-2964.
50. Efficient Fixation of Atmospheric CO2 as Carbonate in a Capsule of a Neutral Receptor and its Release under Mild Condition.
I. Ravikumar and P. Ghosh*
Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 1082–1084
49. Binding of Ammonium Hexafluorophosphate and Cation Induced Isolation of Unusual Conformers of a Hexapodal Receptor.
M. Arunachalam, B. Nisar Ahamed, and P. Ghosh*
Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 2742-2745.
48. A Bistripodand Amide Host for Compartmental Recognition of Multiple Nitrate and Acetate Anions.
M. Arunachalam and P. Ghosh*
Org. Lett.  2010, 12, 328-331
47. Thiomethoxy Chalcone Functionalized Ferrocene as a Selective Chemodosimeter for Hg(II): Single Crystal X-ray Structural Signature of [Hg88-S)(SCH3)12]2+ Cluster.
B. Nisar Ahamed, M. Arunachalam, and P. Ghosh*
Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 4447-4457.
46. A versatile tripodal amide receptor for the encapsulation of anions or hydrated anions via formation of dimeric capsules.
M. Arunachalam and P. Ghosh*
Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 943-951
45. Nitrate directed organized assemblies of protonated arene based tripodal receptors.
M. Arunachalam and P. Ghosh*
CrystEngComm 2010, 12, 1621–1627.
44. Anion Binding Studies of Tris(2-aminoethyl)amine based Amide Receptors with Nitro Functionalized Aryl Substitutions: A Positional Isomeric Effect. 
I. Ravikumar, P.S. Lakshminarayanan, and P. Ghosh*
Inorganica Chimica Acta 2010, 363, 2886-2895. (Special issue dedicated to Prof. Animesh Chakravorty, Invited Article)
 

 2009

 
43. Recognition and complexation of hydrated fluoride anion: F2(H2O)62- templated formation of a dimeric capsule of a tripodal amide.
M. Arunachalam and P. Ghosh*
Chem. Commun. 2009, 5389-5391. (Hot Article selected by the journal Editor)
42. Formation of Nitrate Zipped Dimeric Capsule and Un-Zipping by Chloride Doping.
M. Arunachalam and P. Ghosh*
Chem. Commun. 2009, 3184-3186
41. Anion complexation of a pentafluorophenyl-substituted tripodal urea receptor in solution and the solid state: selectivity toward phosphate.
I. Ravikumar, P. S. Lakshminarayanan, M. Arunachalam, E. Suresh and P. Ghosh*
Dalton Trans. 2009, 4160-4168.
40. A New Chemosensor that Signals Hg(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) at Different Emission Wavelengths: Selectivity toward Hg(II) in Acetonitrile.
B. Nisar Ahamed, I. Ravikumar and P. Ghosh*
New Journal of Chemistry 2009, 33, 1825-1828. (Amongst the top ten accessed on the web from the online version in Sept 2009)
39.  Structural Studies on Encapsulation of Tetrahedral and Octahedral Anions by a Protonated Octaaminocryptand Cage.
I. Ravikumar, P. S. Lakshminarayanan, E. Suresh*, and P. Ghosh*
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry” in the “Thematic Series in Supramolecular Chemistry 2009, 5, No. 41. (Invited Article).
 

 2008

 
38. Spherical vs. Linear Anion Encapsulation in the Cavity of a Protonated Azacryptand.
I. Ravikumar, P. S. Lakshminarayanan, E. Suresh* and P. Ghosh*
Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 7992-7999.
37. A New Hexaaza Bicyclic Cyclophane with Dual Binding Sites.
M. Arunachalam, I. Ravikumar and P. Ghosh*
J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 9144-9147
36. Molecular Recognition Studies of an Octaaminocryptand upon Different Degree of Protonation.
P. S. Lakshminarayanan, I. Ravikumar, E. Suresh* and P. Ghosh*
Crystal Growth & Design 2008, 8, 2842-2852
35. X-Ray Crystallographic Investigations of an Azacryptand and its Bis-Protonated Salt: Interactions of Acyclic Water Trimer and C-H…π Interactions in T-shaped Benzene Dimer.
P. S. Lakshminarayanan, D. Krishna Kumar, I. Ravikumar, B. Ganguly* and P. Ghosh*
Synt. React. Inorg. Metal-Org. Nano Metal Chem., 2008, 38, 2-11 (Invited Article).
 

 2007

 

34. Trapped inorganic phosphate dimer.
P. S. Lakshminarayanan, I. Ravikumar, E. Suresh, and P. Ghosh*
Chem. Commun. 2007, 5214 – 5216.
33.

 Encapsulation of Halides within the Cavity of a Pentafluorophenyl-Substituted Tripodal Amine Receptor.

P. S. Lakshminarayanan, I. Ravikumar, E. Suresh, P. Ghosh*
Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 4769-4771

32. Attachment of 4-methoxy benzyl units to a tripodal fluoroionophore shows reversal of output functionality with Cu(II) input.
I. Ravikumar, B. Nisar Ahamed and P. Ghosh*
Tetrahedron 2007, 63, 12940-12947
31. Hexabromide salt of a tiny octaazacryptand as a receptor for encapsulation of lower homolog halides: Structural evidence on halide selectivity inside the tiny cage.
M. Arunachalam, Eringathodi Suresh and P. Ghosh*
Tetrahedron 2007, 63, 11371-11376
30. Synthesis and X-ray Crystallographic Investigation of a Novel Indole Based Cryptand: structure of a sandwich Cyclic S6 hexameric methanol cluster.
M. Arunachalam, E. Suresh*, P. Ghosh*
Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 2909-2913
 

 2006

 
29. Solid State Structural Evidence of Chloroform-Benzene-Chloroform Adduct Trapped in Hexaanthryl Octaaminocryptand Channels.
P. S. Lakshminarayanan, D. K. Kumar, P. Ghosh*
J.  Am. Chem. Soc.  2006, 128, 9600-9601
28. A HybridWater–Chloride Structure with Discrete Undecameric Water Moieties Self-Assembled in a Heptaprotonated Octaamino Cryptand
P. S. Lakshminarayanan, E. Suresh, P. Ghosh*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2006, 45, 3807-3811.
27. A Perfect Linear Cu–NNN–Cu unit Inside the Cryptand Cavity and Perchlorate Entrapment within the Channel formed by the Cascade Complex.

I. Ravikumar, E. Suresh,* P. Ghosh*
Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 10046-10048.

26. Synthesis and Characterization of a Tripodal Amide Ligand and Its Binding with Anions of Different Dimensionality.
P. S. Lakshminarayanan, E. Suresh,* P.  Ghosh*
Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 4372-4380
25.  Recognition of Water-Acetonitrile-Water Cluster in a Tetraprotonated Picrate Salt of Octaaminocryptand
I. Ravikumar, P. S. Lakshminarayanan, E.  Suresh,* P. Ghosh*
Crystal Growth & Design 2006, 6, 2630-2633.
 

 2005

 

24. Formation of an Infinite 2D-Layered Water of (H2O)45 Cluster in a Cryptand-Water Supramolecular Complex: A Template Effect.
P. S. Lakshminarayanan, E. Suresh, P. Ghosh*
J.  Am. Chem. Soc.  2005, 127, 13132-13133.
23. Counter Anion Controlled Water Cluster Recognition in a Protonated Octaamino Cryptand.
P. S. Lakshminarayanan, D. K. Kumar, P. Ghosh*
Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 7540-7546
22.  A comparative Langmuir-Blodgett Study on a Set of Covalently Linked Porphyrin-Based Amphiphiles: A Detailed Atomic Force Microscopic Study.
P. Sun, D. A. Jose, A. D. Shukla, J. J. Shukla, A. Das,* J. F. Rathman,* P. Ghosh*
 Langmuir 2005, 21, 3413-3423.
21. Controlling the Rate of Shuttling Motions in [2]Rotaxanes by Electrostatic Interactions: A Cation as Solvent-Tunable Brake.
P. Ghosh, G. Federwisch, M. Kogej, C. A. Schalley*, D. Haase, W. Saak, A. Lützen* and R. M. Gschwind* 
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2005, 3, 2691-2700.
 

 2004

 
20.

Mass Spectrometric Evidence for Catenanes and Rotaxanes from Negative ESI FT-ICR Tandem-MS-Experiments.
C. A. Schalley*, P. Ghosh, M. Engeser
Int. J. Mass Spectrometry 2004, 232, 249-258.

 

 2002

 

19. Novel template effect for the preparation of [2] rotaxanes with functionalised centre pieces shielded by the wheel.
P. Ghosh, O. Mermagen, C.A. Schalley*
Chem. Commun. 2002, 2628-2629.
18. Cerium ion-induced fluorescence enhancement of a tripodal fluoroionophore.
P. Ghosh*, A. D. Shukla, A. Das*
Tetrahedron Letters 2002, 43, 7419-7422
 

 2001

 
17.  Mammalian Cell Cultures on Micropatterned Surfaces of Weak-Acid, Polyelectrolyte Hyperbranched Thin Films on Gold.
M. L. Amirpour, P. Ghosh, W. M. Lackowski, R. M. Crooks*, and M. V. Pishko*,
Analytical Chemistry 2001, 73, 1560-1566.
16. Two New Approaches for Patterning Polymer Films using Templates Prepared by Micro-Contact Printing.
P. Ghosh, W. M. Lackowski, and R. M. Crooks*
Macromolecules 2001, 34, 1230-1236
 

 1999

 
15. A Simple Lithographic Approach for Preparing Patterned, Micron-Scale Corrals for Controlling Cell Growth.
P. Ghosh, M. L. Amirpour, W. M. Lackowski, M. V. Pishko*, R. M. Crooks*
Angew. Chem. 1999, 111, 1697-1700;
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1999, 38, 1592-1595.
14. Covalent Grafting of a Patterned, Hyperbranched Polymer onto a Plastic Substrate using Microcontact Printing.
P. Ghosh, and R. M. Crooks*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 8395-8396
13. Micron-Scale Patterning of Hyperbranched Polymer Films by Micro-Contact Printing.
W. M. Lackowski, P. Ghosh, and R. M. Crooks*
 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 1419-1420.
12. Micrometer-Scale Patterning of Multiple Dyes on Hyperbranched Polymer Thin Films using Photoacid-based Lithography.
A. Aoki,* P. Ghosh, and R. M. Crooks*
Langmuir 1999, 15, 7418-7421.
 

 1998

 
11. Synthesis and Characterization of A New Generation of Cryptand Based Triple-Tailed Amphiphiles: Spontaneous Formation of Vesicles and X-Ray Crystallographic studies.
P. Ghosh, S. Sengupta and P. K. Bharadwaj*
Langmuir 1998, 14, 5712-5718.
10. A Mononuclear Cu(II) complex  with axial and equatorial phenolate  ligation: X-ray Structural  and spectroscopic studies.
P. Bandyopadhyay, P. Ghosh, P. K. Bharadwaj*
Indian J. Chem, Sec. A 1998, 37A, 639-643.
 

 1997

 
9. Transition Metal (II)/(III), Eu(III) and Tb(III) Ions Induced Molecular Photonic OR Gates Using Trianthryl Cryptands of Varying Dimension.
P. Ghosh, P. K. Bharadwaj*, J. Roy and S. Ghoshv
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 11903-11909.
8.  Langmuir Films of a Cryptand-Based Amphiphile at the Air-Water Interface.
G. Das, P. Ghosh, P. K. Bharadwaj*, U. Singh, and R. A. Singh
Langmuir 1997, 13, 3582-3583.
7. Synthesis, characterization and complexation properties of a heteroditopic cryptand L towards Cu(II) and Zn(II): crystal structures of L.3H2O and [Zn(L)](ClO4)2.2H2O.
P. Ghosh, and P. K. Bharadwaj*
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1997, 2673-2676.
6.  Complexation properties of a heteroditopic cryptand towards Cu(II) and Ni(II), crystal structures of the cryptand and its nickel(II) cascade complex.
P. Ghosh, S. S. Gupta and P. K. Bharadwaj*
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1997, 935-938.
5.  Derivatization of heteroditopic cryptands:A new generation of amphiphiles.
P. Ghosh, and P. K. Bharadwaj*
Current Science
1997, 72, 797-801.
 

 1996

 
4. Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) Cryptate-Enhanced Fluorescence of a Trianthrylcryptand: A Potential Molecular Photonic OR Operator.
P. Ghosh, P. K. Bharadwaj*, S. Mandal, and S. Ghosh
J. Am. Chem. Soc.
1996, 118, 1553-1554.
3. Cryptand-based metal-free or complexed amphiphiles which readily form vesicles.
P. Ghosh, T. K. Khan, and P. K. Bharadwaj*
Chem. Commun.
1996, 189-190.
2. Synthesis and uses of macrobicyclic cryptands: From complexation of transition metal ions to molecular devices.
D. K. Chand, P. Ghosh, R. Shukla, S. Sengupta, G. Das, P. Bandyopadhyay, and P. K. Bharadwaj*
Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences 1996, 108, 229-233
 

 1995

 
1. Synthesis of Hetero-Polytopic Cryptands Incorporating Hard and Soft Donor Atoms via Tripod-Tripod Schiff Base Condensation: Versatile Ligands for Transition Metal Ions. P. Ghosh, R. Shukla, D. K. Chand and P. K. Bharadwaj*
Tetrahedron 1995, 51, 3265-3270.
 

 Book Chapter

1. M. Kogej, P. Ghosh, C.A. Schalley,
How to thread a string into the eye of a molecular needle: Template-directed synthesis of mechanically interlocked molecules in:  Strategies and Tactics in Organic Synthesis, M. Harmata (Hrsg.), 2004, Vol 4, p 171-210.
 

 Patent

1. Process for the Recovery of Palladium from Spent Sillica.
A. B. Boricha, H. C. Bajaj, R. V. Jasra, P. Ghosh, P. K. Ghosh,  
U. S. Patent 7,108,839.
 
 Conference Proceedings
2. Chemical Sensing of Ions and Its Clinical Applications
I. Ravikumar, P. S. Lakshminarayanan, B. Nisar Ahamed and P. Ghosh
Asian J. Exp. Sci., 2008, 22, No. 2(Supplement), 104-113.
1. Lithographic Approach for Preparing Patterned, Micron-Scale Corrals for Controlling Cell Growth.
P. Ghosh, M. L. Amirpour, W. M. Lackowski, M. V. Pishko, and R. M. Crooks
Polym. Prepr. (Am. Chem. Soc., Polym. Chem.) 1999, 40(1), 423-424.
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