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Dr. Somnath Maji

Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Kandi- Village Sangareddy- Mandal Medak-District Telangana, INDIA-502285 Phone No: +91 (040) 2301 6076 (O) Email: smaji@iith.ac.in https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=LR8aZUsAAAAJ&hl=en

Research Interests

Synthetic Coordination/Bio-Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry. Metal catalyzed Water Splitting/Carbon Dioxide Reduction/Hydrogen Generation. Applications of molecular catalysts in functional devices for production of solar fuels.

Positions

Ø Assitant Professor: July, 2015- Present Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Ø Postdoctoral Researcher: August, 2013 – July, 2015 Department of Photochemistry and

Molecular Science, Ångström Laboratory (Swedish Consortium for Artificial Photosynthesis Fellowship). Department of Photochemistry and Molecular Science Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 523 S-75120, Uppsala, SWEDEN Supervisor: Prof. Sascha Ott

Ø Postdoctoral Researcher: September, 2009 – August, 2013 in ICIQ. (ICIQ Post Doctoral

Fellowship). Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) Campus Universitari de Tarragona Av. Paisos Catalans 16, E-43007 Tarragona, SPAIN. Supervisor: Prof. Antoni Llobet

Education

Ø Ph.D : 2009, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai, INDIA Supervisor: Prof. G. K. Lahiri Dissertation: Valence State Distribution and Mixed Valency in Ruthenium Complexes with Redox Sensitive Ligands.

Ø M. Sc : Burdwan University, West Bengal, India, 2003 (Specialization in Inorganic

Chemistry)

Ø B. Sc : Raghunathpur College, Burdwan University, West Bengal, India, 2001

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Honours and Achievements

Ø Received Torres Quevedo del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación

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35. Dynamics and Photochemical H2 Evolution of Dye/ NiO Photocathodes with a Biomimetic FeFe-catalyst L. Antila, P. Ghamgosar, S. Maji, H. Tian, S. Ott, and L. Hammarström ACS Energy Lett. 2016, 1 (6), 1106–1111

36. Analysis of Hydrogen-Bonding Effects on Excited-State Proton-Couple Electron Transfer from a Series of Phenols to a Re(I) Polypyridyl Complex

P. Dongare, A. G. Bonn, S. Maji and L. Hammarström J. Phys. Chem. C 2017, 121 (23), 12569-12576

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34. Judicious Ligand Design in Ruthenium Polypyridyl CO2 Reduction Catalysts to Enhance Reactivity by Steric and Electronic Effects B. A. Johnson, H. Agarwala, T. A. White, E. Mijangos, S. Maji, and S. Ott Chem. – Eur. J. 2016, 22 (42), 14870–14880

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(Link: http://chemistryviews.org/details/ezine/9674231/ Ruthenium_Catalysts_for_CO2_Reduction.html)

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33. Establishing the Family of Diruthenium Water Oxidation Catalysts Based on the Bis(bipyridyl)pyrazolate Ligand System S. Neudeck, S. Maji, I. Lopez, S. Decherta, J. Benet-Buchholz, F. Meyer and A. Llobet Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55 (5), 2508–2521

32. Direct Evidence of a Tryptophan Analogue Radical formed in a Concerted Electron Proton Transfer Reaction in Water P. Dongare, S. Maji and L. Hammarström J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138 (7), 2194–2199

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31. Activating a Low Overpotential CO2 Reduction Mechanism by a Strategic Ligand Modification on a Ruthenium Polypyridyl Catalyst B. A. Johnson*, S. Maji*, H. Agarwala, T. A. White, E. Mijangos and S. Ott

*(Equal Contribution) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 1825-1829

30. Efficient light-driven water oxidation catalysis by dinuclear Ru complexes S. Berardi, L. Francàs, S. Neudeck, S. Maji, J. Benet-Buchholz, F. Meyer and A. Llobet Chem. Sus. Chem., 2015, 8, 3688-3696

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29. Highly Efficient Binuclear Ruthenium Catalyst for Water Oxidation A. C. Sander, S. Maji, L. Francàs, T. Böhnisch, S. Decherta, A. Llobet and F. Meyer Chem. Sus. Chem., 2015, 8, 1697 – 1702

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28. Tunable Electrochemical and Catalytic Features of BIAN- and BIAO- Derived Ruthenium Complexes A. Singha Hazari, A. Das, R. Ray, H. Agarwala, S. Maji, S. M. Mobin and G. K. Lahiri Inorg. Chem., 2015, 54, 4998-5012

27. The Oxo-bridge Scenario Behind Single Site WOCs I. López, S. Maji, J. Benet-Buchholz and A. Llobet Inorg. Chem., 2015, 54, 658−666

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26. Direct observation of key catalytic intermediates in a photoinduced proton reduction cycle with a diiron carbonyl complex M. Mirmohades, S. Pullen, M. Stein, S. Maji, S. Ott, L. Hammarström, and R. Lomoth J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 17366−17369

25. Mechanistic Insights into Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction within [RuII(tpy)(NN)X]n+ Architectures T. A. White, S. Maji, and S. Ott Dalton Trans., 2014, 15028 – 15037

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24. Competitive Oxygen-18 Kinetic Isotope Effects on Water Oxidation by Monomeric and Dimeric Ruthenium Catalysts A. M. Angeles-Boza, M. Zahid Ertem, R. Sarma, C. H. Ibañez, S. Maji, A. Llobet, C. J. Cramer and J. P. Roth Chem. Sci., 2014, 5, 1141-1152

23. New Powerful and Oxidatively Rugged Dinuclear Ru WOCs: Control of Mechanistic Pathways by Tailored Ligand Design S. Neudeck, S. Maji, I. Lopez, S. Meyer, F. Meyer and A. Llobet J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 24-27

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22. Molecular Water Oxidation Mechanisms Followed by Transition Metals: State of the Art X. Sala, S. Maji, R. Bofill, J. Garc a-Ant n, L. Escriche and A. Llobet Acc. Chem. Res., 2014, 47, 504-516

21. A Self-Improved Water-Oxidation Catalyst: Is One Site Really Enough? I. López, M. Z. Ertem, S. Maji, J. Benet-Buchholz, A. Keidel, U. Kuhlmann, P. Hildebrandt, C. J. Cramer, V. S. Batista and A. Llobet Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 205 –209

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20. Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of Dyad Ru-Based Molecules for Light-Driven Oxidation Catalysis P. Farràs, S. Maji, F. Bozoglian, J. Benet-Buchholz and A. Llobet Chem. Eur. J., 2013, 19, 7162

19. Mononuclear Ru water oxidation catalysts: discerning between electronic and hydrogen bonding effects S. Maji, I. López, J. Benet-Buchholz and A. Llobet Inorg. Chem., 2013, 52, 3591

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18. Electronic structure and catalytic aspects of [Ru(tpm)(bqdi)(Cl/H2O)]n, tpm = tris(1-pyrazolyl)methane and bqdi = o-benzoquinonediime H. Agarwala, F. Ehret, A. Dutta Chowdhury, S. Maji, S. M. Mobin, W. Kaim and G. K. Lahiri Dalton Trans., 2013, 3721

17. Synthesis, characterization of new isomeric Ru(Cl)2(H3p)(DMSO)2 complexes, their reactivity and linkage isomerization S. Roeser, S. Maji, J. Benet-Buchholz, J. Pons and A. Llobet Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2013, 232

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16. Ligand Geometry Directs O-O Bond Formation Pathway in New trans- RuHbpp Based Water Oxidation Catalyst S. Maji, L. Vigara, F. Cottone, F. Bozoglian, J. Benet-Buchholz and A. Llobet Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 5967

15. Correspondence of RuIIIRuII and RuIVRuIII Mixed Valent States in a Small Dinuclear Complex H. Agarwala, T. Scherer, S. Maji, T. K. Mondal, S. M. Mobin, J. Fiedler, F. A. Urbanos, R. Jiménez-Aparicio, W. Kaim and G. K. Lahiri Chem. Eur. J., 2012, 18, 5667

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14. Ruthenium Nitrosyls in [RuII([9]aneS3)(bpy)(NO)+/.]n and [RuII([9]aneS3) (pap)(NO)+/.]n ([9]aneS3: 1,4,7-trithiacyclononane, bpy: 2,2’-bipyridine,

pap: 2-phenylazopyridine). Electronic Structure and Reactivity Aspects P. De, S. Maji, A. Dutta Chowdhury, S. M. Mobin, T. K. Mondal and G. K. Lahiri Dalton Trans., 2011, 12527

13. Reductive Approach to Mixed Valency (n=1-) in the Pyrazine Ligand- Bridged [(acac)2Ru(µ-L2-)Ru(acac)2]n (L2- = 2,5-Pyrazine-dicarboxylate) through Experiment and Theory A. Das, T. Scherer, S. Maji, T. K. Mondal, S. M. Mobin, F. A. Urbanos, R. Jiménez-Aparicio, W. Kaim, and G. K. Lahiri Inorg. Chem., 2011, 50, 7040

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12. Ligand Influence Over the Formation of Dinuclear [2+2] versus Trinuclear [3+3] CuI Schiff Base Macrocyclic Complexes A. Arbuse, S. Mandal, S. Maji, M. A. Martínez, X. Fontrodona, D. Utz, F. W.Heinemann, S. Kisslinger, S. Schindler, X. Sala and A. Llobet Inorg. Chem., 2011, 50, 6878

11. Stabilization of {RuNO}6 and {RuNO}7 States in [RuII(trpy)(bik)(NO)]n+

(trpy = 2,2’:6’,2”-Terpyridine, bik = 2,2’-Bis(1-methylimidazolyl)ketone). Synthesis, Reactivity and Photorelease of Metal Bound Nitrosyl P. De, B. Sarkar, S. Maji, A. K. Das, E. Bulak, S. M. Mobin, W. Kaim and G. K. Lahiri Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2009, 2702

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10. Intramolecular Valence and Spin Interaction in meso and rac Diastereomers of a p-Quinonoid Bridged Diruthenium Complex D. Kumbhakar, B. Sarkar, S. Maji, S. M. Mobin, J. Fiedler, F. A. Urbanos, R. Jimenez-Aparicio, W. Kaim and G. K. Lahiri J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 17575

9. Valence State Analysis via Spectroelectrochemistry in Differently Quinonoid Bridged Diruthenium Complexes [(acac)2Ru(µ-L)Ru(acac)2]n+

(n = +2, +1, 0 -1, -2) S. Ghumaan, B. Sarkar, S. Maji, V. G. Puranik, J. Fiedler, F. A. Urbanos, R. Jimenez-Aparicio, W. Kaim and G. K. Lahiri Chem. Eur. J., 2008, 14, 10816

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8. Valence State Alternatives in Diastereoisomeric Complexes [(acac)2Ru(µ- QL)Ru(acac)2]n (QL2- = 1,4-Dioxido-9,10-anthraquinone, n = +2, +1, 0 -1, -2) S. Maji, B. Sarkar, S. M. Mobin, J. Fiedler, F.A. Urbanos, R. Jimenez- Aparicio, W. Kaim and G. K. Lahiri Inorg. Chem., 2008, 47, 5204

7. Formation, Reactivity and Photorelease of Metal Bound Nitrosyl in [Ru(trpy)(L)(NO)]n+ (trpy = 2,2’:6’2”-Terpyridine, L = 2- Phenylimidazo[4,5-f]1,10-phenanthroline) S. Maji, B. Sarkar, M. Patra, A. K. Das, S. M. Mobin, W. Kaim, and G. K. Lahiri Inorg. Chem., 2008, 47, 3218

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6. Synthesis, structure and electrochemistry of CO incorporated diruthenium metallacyclic compounds [Ru2(CO)6{µ-h1: h1: h2: h2-1,4- Fc2C5H2O}] and [Ru2(CO)6{µ-h1: h1: h2: h2-1,5-Fc2C5H2O}] P. Mathur, S. Chatterjee, A. Das, G. K. Lahiri, S. Maji and S. M. Mobin J. Organomet. Chem., 2007, 692, 1601

5. Non-innocent behaviour of ancillary and bridging ligands in homovalent and mixed-valent ruthenium complexes [A2Ru(µ-L)RuA2]n, A = 2,4- pentanedionato or 2-phenylazopyridine, L2- = 2,5-bis(2- oxidophenyl)pyrazine S. Maji, B. Sarkar, S. M. Mobin, J. Fiedler, W. Kaim and G. K. Lahiri Dalton Trans., 2007, 2411

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4. Synthesis and Spectro-electrochemical Aspects of [RuII(trpy) (pdt)(X)]n+ (trpy = 2,2’:6’2”-Terpyridine, pdt = 3-pyridyl-5,6-

diphenyl-as-triazine, X = Cl-, CH3CN, NO2-, NO+, NO.).

Electrophilicity of {RuII-NO+} and Photolability of {RuII-NO.} S. Maji, C. Chatterjee, S. M. Mobin, and G. K. Lahiri Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2007, 3425

3. Valence State Distribution in Ruthenium-o-Quinonoid Systems [Ru(trpy) (Cl)(L1)]+ and [Ru(trpy)(Cl)(L2)]+ [2]+ where L1 = o-Iminobenzoquinone, L2 = o-Diiminobenzoquinone and trpy = 2,2’:6’2”-Terpyridine S. Maji, S. Patra, S. Chakraborty, D. Janardanan, S. M. Mobin, R. B. Sunoj and G. K. Lahiri Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2007, 314

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2. Metal-Induced Reductive Ring Opening of 1,2,4,5-Tetrazines: Three Resulting Coordination Alternatives, Including the New Non-Innocent 1,2-Diiminohydrazido(2-) Bridging Ligand System S. Maji, B. Sarkar, S. Patra, J. Fiedler, S. M. Mobin,V. G. Puranik, W. Kaim and G. K. Lahiri Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 1316

1. Controlling Metal/Ligand/Metal Oxidation State Combinations by Ancillary Ligand (L) Variation in the Redox Systems [L2Ru(µ- boptz)RuL2]n, boptz = 3,6-bis(2-oxidophenyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine and L = acac-, bpy or pap (2-phenylazopyridine) S. Patra, B. Sarkar, S. Maji, J. Fiedler, F. A. Urbanos, R. Jimenez-Aparicio, W. Kaim, and G. K. Lahiri Chem. Eur. J., 2006, 12, 489