65. Baruah, C.; Jorvekar, S. B.; Sarma, A.; Gogoi, G.; Roy, N.; Dutta, U.; Khanna, S.; Borkar, R. M.; Kumar, A.; Barah, P.*

Gallstone Physicochemical Properties and Heavy Metal Concentrations Associated with Gallbladder Carcinogenesis in Assam, India.

Chem. Res. Toxicol., 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.4c00392

64. Baruah, S.; Kumar, A.; N.R. Peela*

Advancing paper-based microfluidic ethanol fuel cells with gel-assisted dual electrolytes: A step towards scalable power solutions

Energy Convers. Manag., 2025, 332, 119767.

63. Tanwar, N.; Nandi, P. G.; Dhole, S.; Jasra, R. V.; Kumar, A.*

3d-metal based anodic pincer electro-catalysts dispersed in solution for the electro-catalytic oxidation of (m)ethanol

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2025, 15, 2493–2509.

62. Vikas, Kathuria, L.; Brodie, C. N.; Cross, M. J.; Pasha, F.A.; Weller, A. S.*; Kumar, A.*

Selective PNP Pincer-Ir-Promoted Acceptorless Transformation of Glycerol to Lactic Acid and Hydrogen

Inorg. Chem., 2025, 64, 3760–3770

61. Vikas, Pasha, F.A.; Kumar, A.*

Pincer-Ruthenium Catalyzed Selective α-Alkylation of Nitriles

ChemCatChem, 2025, e202401744. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202401744

60. Bisarya, A.; Kathuria, L.; Das, K.; Yasmin, E.; Jasra, R. V.; Dhole, S.; Kumar, A.*

State-of-Art of Homogeneous Molecular Catalysis for the Guerbet Upgradation of Bio-Ethanol to Fuel-Grade Bio-Butanol

Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 2906–2925.

59. Karim, S.; Tanwar, N.; Das, S.; Ranjit, R.; Banerjee, A.; Gulafshan, Gupta, A.; Kumar, A.*; Dutta, A.*

Shaping the Future of Green Hydrogen Production: Overcoming Conventional Challenges with Molecular Catalysts, Immobilization, and Scalable Electrolyzers

ACS Catal., 2025, 15, 1073–1096.

58. Nandi, P. G.; Maity, P.; Kumar, A.*

Pincer-Ruthenium-Catalyzed Direct Formation of Fuel-Grade Alkanes via a Net-Decarboxylative Coupling of Alcohols

ACS Catal., 2025, 15, 543–556.

57. Baruah, S.; Kumar, A; Peela, N. R.*

Seed-Assisted in Situ Encapsulation of Ultrasmall Ni–Co Nanoclusters within ZSM-5 Zeolite for Enhanced Alkaline Ethanol Electro-Oxidation Reaction

ACS Appl. Nano. Mater. 2024, 7, 25212–25224.

56. Venkateshappa, B.; Bisarya, A.; Nandi, P. G.; Dhole, S.; Kumar, A.*

Production of Lactic Acid via Catalytic Transfer Dehydrogenation of Glycerol Catalyzed by Base Metal Salt Ferrous Chloride and Its NNN Pincer-Iron Complexes.

Inorg. Chem. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01976

55. Bisarya, A.; Dhole, S.; Kumar, A.*

Efficient net transfer-dehydrogenation of glycerol: NNN pincer–Mn and manganese chloride as a catalyst unlocks the effortless production of lactic acid and isopropanol.

Dalton Trans. 2024, 10.1039/d4dt01731e

54. Bisarya, A.; Karim, S.; Narjinari, H.; Banerjee, A.; Arora, V.; Dhole, S.; Dutta, A.*; Kumar, A.*

Production of hydrogen from alcohols via homogeneous catalytic transformations mediated by molecular transition-metal complexes

Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 4148–4169.

53. Tanwar, N.; Narjinari, H.; Sharma, H.; Dhole, S.; Jasra, R. V.; Kumar, A.*

Electro-Catalytic Oxidation of Methanol and Ethanol with 3d-Metal Based Anodic Electro-Catalysts in an Alkaline Media Using Carbon Based Electrode Assembly

Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 3005–3018.

52. Islam, K.; Daniel, T.; Paily, R.; Kumar, A.*

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Based Electrical Sensor: Dimethylamine Substituted Alkynylated Anthracene for H₂ Detection.

ChemRxiv. 2024; doi: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-kdx9r

51. Baruah, S.; Kumar, A.; Peela, N. R.;

J. Electroanal. Chem., 2024, 953, 118015.

The promotional effect of Ag in activated carbon supported Pt-Ag nanoalloy electrocatalyst towards alkaline ethanol oxidation reaction: A kinetic study

50. Narjinari, H.; Dhole, S.; Kumar, A.*

Chem. Eur. J., 2024, 30, e202302686

Acceptorless or Transfer Dehydrogenation of Glycerol Catalyzed by Base Metal Salt Cobaltous Chloride–Facile Access to Lactic Acid and Hydrogen or Isopropanol

49. Bhatti, T. M.; Yasmin, E.; Kumar, A.; Goldman, A. S.

Historical Perspective and Mechanistic Aspects of C–H Bond Functionalization. In Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C-H Functionalization of Heterocycles (eds T. Punniyamurthy and A. Kumar). Pages 1-65

https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119774167.ch1

48. Narjinari, H.; Bisarya, A.; Arora, V.; Nandi, P. G.; Das, K.; Kumar, A.;

Current State-of-Art in the Guerbet-Type β-Alkylation of Secondary Alcohols with Primary Alcohols Catalyzed by Complexes Based on 3d Metals

In: Sundararaju, B. (eds) Dehydrogenation Reactions with 3d Metals. Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, 2023, vol 73. pp 93–127, Springer, Cham.

https://doi.org/10.1007/3418_2023_112

47. Arora, V.; Dhole, S.; Kumar, A.*

Catal. Sci. & Tech., 2023, 13, 6699–6711.

Reforming of Ethanol to Hydrogen and Acetic Acid Catalyzed by Pincer-Ruthenium Complexes

46. Nandi, P. G.; Jasra, R. V.; Kumar, A.*

Organometallics, 2023, 42, 3138−3152.

Pincer-Ruthenium Catalyzed β-Methylation of Alcohols

45. Bhatti, T. M.; Kumar, A.; Parihar, A.; Moncy, H. K.; Emge, T. J.; Waldie, K. M.; Hasanayn, F.;* Goldman, A. S.*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 18296−18306.

Metal−Ligand Proton Tautomerism, Electron Transfer, and C(sp³)−H Activation by a 4‐Pyridinyl-Pincer Iridium Hydride Complex

44. Bisarya, A.; Jasra, R. V.; Kumar, A.*

Organometallics, 2023, 42, 1818−1831.

NNN Pincer-Manganese-Catalyzed Guerbet-Type β‐Alkylation of Alcohols under Microwave Irradiation

43. Islam, K.; Bhunia, B.; Mandal, G.; Nag, B.; Jaiswal, C.; Mandal, B.*; Kumar, A.*

ACS Omega, 2023, 8, 16907–16926.

Room Temperature, Copper-Free and Amine-Free Sonogashira Reaction in a Green Solvent. Synthesis of Tetraalkynylated Anthracenes and In-Vitro Assessment of their Cytotoxic Potentials

42. Baruah, S.; Kumar, A.; Peela, N.*

Electrochimica Acta, 2023, 453, 142357

Role of ZSM-5/AC Hybrid Support on the Catalytic Activity of Pd-Ag Electrocatalysts Towards Ethanol Oxidation: An Experimental and Kinetic Study

41. Bhatti, T. M.; Kumar, A.; Parihar, A.; Emge, T. J.; Hasanayn, F.*, Goldman, A. S.*

ChemRxiv, 2023, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-8sbll

Metal-Ligand Tautomerism, Electron-Transfer, and C(sp³)-H Activation by a 4-Pyridinyl-Pincer Iridium Hydride Complex

40. Baruah, S.; Kumar, A.; Peela, N.*

J. Electrochem. Soc., 2023, 170, 034509, DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/acc488

Activated Carbon Supported Ni-Co Layered Double Hydroxides Nanowires: An Effective and Low-Cost Electrocatalyst for Ethanol Electro-Oxidation in Alkaline Media

39. Arora, V.; Yasmin, E.; Tanwar, N.; Hathwar, V.; Wagh, T.; Dhole, S.; Kumar, A.*

ACS Catal., 2023, 13, 3605−3617

Pincer-Ruthenium Catalyzed Reforming of Methanol – Selective High Yield Production of Formic Acid and Hydrogen

38. Das, K.; Kathuriya, L. K.; Jasra, R. V.; Dhole, S.; Kumar, A.*

Catalysis Science & Technology, 2023, 13, 1763

Microwave Assisted Pincer-Ruthenium Catalyzed Guerbet Reaction for the Upgradation of Bio-Ethanol to Bio-Butanol

37. Das, K.; Yasmin, E.; Kumar, A.*

Adv. Synth. Catal. 2022, 364, 3895–3909

Pincer-Ruthenium Catalyzed Oxygen Mediated Dehydrative Etherification of Alcohols and Ortho-Alkylation of Phenols

36. Nandi, P. G.; Thombare, P.; Prathapa, S. J.; Kumar, A.*

Organometallics 2022, 41, 3387–3398

Pincer-Cobalt Catalyzed Guerbet-Type β-Alkylation of Alcohols in Air Under Microwave Conditions

Invited article for Special Issue: Organometallic Chemistry Inspired by Maurice Brookhart

One of the most-read new articles over the month of August 2022

35. Narjinari, H.; Tanwar, N.; Kathuria, L.; Jasra, R. V.; Kumar, A.*

Catalysis Science & Technology, 2022, 12, 4753–4762

Guerbet-Type β-Alkylation of Secondary Alcohols Catalyzed by Chromium Chloride and its Corresponding NNN Pincer Complex

34. Islam, K.; Vikas,.; Nag, B.; Kumar, A.*

ChemCatChem, 2022, e202200440, https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202200440

Nickel Bromide Catalyzed Ligand-Free and Activator-less Suzuki Coupling Reactions

Invited article for Special Issue: Catalysis Talents

Highlighted in the Noteworthy section of ChemViews Magazine

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33. Nandi, P.G.; Kumar, P.; Kumar, A.*

Catalysis Science & Technology, 2022, 12, 1100–1108

Ligand-free Guerbet-Type Reactions in Air Catalyzed by In-Situ Formed Complexes of Base Metal Salt Cobaltous Chloride

32. Islam, K.; Narjinari, H.; Bisarya, A.; Kumar, A.*

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2021, 19, 9692–9704

Multi-Fold Sonogashira Coupling, A New Convenient Approach to Tetraalkynyl Anthracenes with Tunable Photophysical Properties

31. Yasmin, E.; Arora, V.; Kumar, A.

Book chapter, Elsevier (2021), pp 191–220

An outlook on the applications of pincer-metal complexes in catalytic dehydrogenation chemistry

Title of the Book: Pincer-Metal Complexes: Applications in Catalytic Dehydrogenation Chemistry (Editor: Dr. Akshai Kumar)

30. Nandi, P. G.; Arora, V.; Yasmin, E.; Kumar, A.

Book chapter, Elsevier (2021), pp 69–122

Pincer-group(8) and pincer-group (9) metal complexes for catalytic alkane dehydrogenation reactions

Title of the Book: Pincer-Metal Complexes: Applications in Catalytic Dehydrogenation Chemistry (Editor: Dr. Akshai Kumar)

29. Bischof. D.; Zeplichal, M.; Anhäuser, S.; Kumar, A.; Kind, M.; Kramer, F.; Bolte, M.; Ivlev, S. I.; Terfort*, A.; Witte*, G.

J. Phys. Chem. C. 2021, 125, 34, 19000–19012

Perfluorinated Acenes: Crystalline Phases, Polymorph-Selective Growth and Optoelectronic Properties

28. Arora, V.; Narjinari, H.; Kumar, A.*

Organometallics, 2021, 40, 2870-2880

Pincer-Nickel Catalyzed Selective Guerbet-Type Reactions

27. Dutta, M.; Srivastava, H. K.*; Kumar, A.*

J. Comput. Chem., 2021, 42, 1728-1735

Rational design of pincer-nickel complexes for catalytic cyanomethylation of benzaldehyde: A systematic DFT study

26. Nandi, P. G.; Jadi, P. K.; Das, K.; Prathapa, S. J.; Mandal, B.*; Kumar, A.*

Inorg. Chem., 2021, 60, 10, 7422–7432

Synthesis of NNN Chiral Ruthenium Complexes and their Cytotoxicity Studies

25. Islam, K.; Narjinari, H.; Kumar, A.*

Asian J. Org. Chem, 2021, 10, 1544-1566

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Bearing Polyethynyl Bridges; Synthesis, Photophysical Properties and their Applications

Invited article for “Early Career Special collection” 2021

24. Arora, V.; Narjinari, H.; Nandi, P. G.; Kumar, A.*

Dalton Transactions, 2021, 50, 3394–3428

Recent Advances in Pincer-Nickel Catalyzed Reactions

This article is part of the themed collections: Frontier and Perspective articles and Dalton Transactions HOT Articles

23. Das, K.; Yasmin, E.; Das, B.; Srivastava, H. K.*; Kumar, A.*

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, 10, 8347 - 8358

Phosphine-Free Pincer-Ruthenium Catalyzed Biofuel Production: High Rate, Yields and Turnovers of Solventless Alcohol Alkylation

22. Dutta, M.; Das, K.; Prathapa, S. J.; Srivastava, H. K.*; Kumar, A.*

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 9886 – 9889

Selective and High Yield Transformation of Glycerol to Lactic Acid Using NNN Pincer Ruthenium Catalysts

21. Arora, V.; Dutta, M.; Das, K.; Das, B.; Srivastava, H. K.*; Kumar, A.*

Organometallics, 2020, 39, 2162-2176

Solvent-Free N-Alkylation and Dehydrogenative Coupling Catalyzed by a Highly Active Pincer-Nickel Complex

20. Das, K.; Nandi, P. G.; Islam, K.; Srivastava, H. K.*; Kumar, A.*

Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2019, 40, 6855–6866

N-Alkylation of Amines Catalyzed by a Ruthenium-Pincer Complex in the Presence of in situ Generated Sodium Alkoxide

19. Peela, N. R.*; Yedla, S. K.; Velaga, B.; Kumar, A.; Golder, A. K.

App. Catal. A, General, 2019, 580, 59–70

Choline chloride functionalized zeolites for the conversion of biomass derivatives to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

18. Das, K.; Dutta, M.; Das, B.; Srivastava, H. K.*; Kumar, A.*

Adv. Synth. Catal., 2019, 361, 2965–2980

Efficient Pincer-Ruthenium Catalysts for Kharasch Addition of Carbon Tetrachloride to Styrene

17. Das, K.; Kumar, A.*

Advances in Organometallic Chemistry, 2019, Vol 72, 1–57

Alkane Dehydrogenation Reactions Catalyzed By Pincer Metal Complexes

Featured in the cover page of the book

16. Kumar, A.*; Bhatti, T. M.; Goldman, A. S.

Chem. Rev. 2017, 117, 12357-12384

Dehydrogenation of Alkanes and Aliphatic Groups By Pincer‑Ligated Metal Complexes

15. Gao, Y.; Guan, C.; Zhou, M.; Kumar, A.*; Emge, T.; Wright, A.; Goldberg, K.; Krogh-Jespersen, K.; Goldman, A.*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 6338-6350

β- Hydride Elimination and C-H Activation by an Iridium Acetate Complex, Catalyzed by Lewis Acids. Alkane

Dehydrogenation Co‑Catalyzed by Lewis Acids and (Phebox)Ir

14. Kumar, A.*; Hackenberg, J.D.; Zhuo, G.; Steffens, A. M.; Mironov, O.; Saxton, R. J.; Goldman, A. S.*

J. Mol. Cat.: A Chemical, 2017, 426, 368-375

High Yields of Piperylene in the Transfer Dehydrogenation of Pentane Catalyzed by Pincer-Ligated Iridium Complexes

13. Laviska, D. A.; Zhou, T.; Kumar, A.; Emge, T. J.; Krogh-Jespersen, K.*; Goldman, A. S.*

Organometallics, 2016, 35, 1613-1623

Single and Double C-H Activation of Biphenyl or Phenanthrene. An Example of C-H addition to Ir(III) more Facile than Addition to Ir(I)

12. Dinh, L.V.; Li, B.; Kumar, A.; Schinski, W.; Field, K.D.; Kuperman, A.; Celik, F.E.*; Goldman, A.S.*

ACS Catalysis 2016, 6, 2836-2841

Alkyl- Aryl Coupling Catalyzed by Tandem Systems of Pincer-Ligated Iridium Complexes and Zeolites

11. Walden, A.G; Kumar, A.; Lease, N.; Goldman, A. S.; and A. J. M. Miller*

Dalt. Trans., 2016, 45, 9766-9769

Electrochemical and chemical routes to hydride loss from an iridium dihydride

10. Kulkarni, A.; Kumar, A.; Goldman, A. S.; Celik, F. E.*

Catal. Commun. 2016, 75, 98-102

Selectivity for Dimers in Pentane Oligomerization Over Acid Zeolites

9. Kumar, A.*; Goldman A.S.*; In The Privileged Pincer-Metal Platform: Coordination Chemistry & Applications; Van Koten, G., Gossage, R. A., Eds.; Springer International Publishing: 2016; Vol. 54, p 307.

Recent Advances in Alkane Dehydrogenation Catalyzed by Pincer Complexes.

8. Kumar, A.; Zhou, T.; Emge, T.; Mironov, O.; Saxton, R. J.; Krogh-Jespersen, K.*; Goldman, A. S.*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 9894-9911

Dehydrogenation of n-Alkanes by Solid-Phase Molecular Pincer-Iridium Catalysts. High Yields of α-Olefin Products

7. Kumar, A.; Kumar, A.P.; Samuelson, A. G.*

Tetrahedron, 2014, 70, 3185-3190.

Titanium Promoted Reduction of Imines with Grignards, Silanes and Zinc: Identification of a New Mechanism with Silanes

6. Kumar, A.; Samuelson, A. G.*

J. Chem. Sci., 2012, 124, 1343-1352.

Computational tools for mechanistic discrimination in the reductive and metathesis coupling reactions mediated by titanium(IV) isopropoxide.

5. Kumar, A.; Samuelson, A. G.*

J. Chem. Sci., 2011, 123, 29-36.

Metathesis of Carbon Dioxide and Phenyl Isocyanate Catalyzed by Group(IV) Metal Alkoxides: An Experimental and Computational Study.

4. Kumar, A.; Samuelson, A. G.*

Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 951-959.

Diastereospecific Coupling of Imines by Low Valent Titanium: An Experimental and Computational Study.

3. Kumar, A.; Samuelson, A. G.*

Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 2010, 5, 1830-1837.

Catalytic Reactions of Titanium Alkoxides with Grignard Reagents and Imines: A Mechanistic Study.

2. Kumar, A.; Samuelson, A. G.*

J. Organomet. Chem. 2010, 695, 338-345.

Room Temperature Metathesis of Aryl Isocyanates and Aromatic Aldehydes catalyzed by Group(IV) Metal Alkoxides: An Experimental and Computational Study.

1. Kumar, A.; De, S.; Samuelson, A. G.*; Jemmis, E. D.

Organometallics, 2008, 27, 955-960.

Differing Reactivities of Zirconium and Titanium Alkoxides with Phenyl Isocyanate: An Experimental and Computational Study.

9. Kumar, A. ACS National Meeting & Exposition, ACS Spring 2022, March 20-24, 2022.

Pincer-Nickel Catalyzed Alkylation Reactions

8. Kumar, A.; Das, K.; ACS National Meeting & Exposition, ACS Spring 2021, April 5-30, 2021.

Pincer-Metal Complexes in Catalytic Conversions: Synthesis of High-Value Fuels and Specialty Chemicals

https://doi.org/10.1021/scimeetings.1c00578

7. Boris, S.; Li, B.; Chao, L.; Kumar, A.; Goldman, A. S.; Celik, F. E. From Abstracts of Papers, 252nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, United States, August 21-25, 2016, CATL-226.

Flow-through heterogeneous transfer alkane dehydrogenation effected by pincer-ligated iridium catalysts

6.Li, Bo; Zhou, T.; Emge, T.; Kumar, A.; Celik, F.; Krogh-Jespersen, K.; Goldman, A. Abstracts of Papers, 252nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, United States, August 21-25, 2016, INOR-549.

Tail-to-tail dimerization of styrene via dehydrogenative coupling of styrene C-H bonds by a pincer iridium complex

5. Lease, N.; Kumar, A.; Martinez, S.; Zhou, T.; Blessent, M.; Goldman, A.; Krogh-Jespersen, K. Abstracts of Papers, 251st ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, United States, March 13-17, 2016, INOR 360.

Design and synthesis of 'para-pyridine-PCP' iridium complexes and their activity as catalysts for alkane dehydrogenation

4. Terfort, A.; Schupbach, B.; Kumar A. Abstracts of Papers, 22nd Winter Fluorine Conference, American Chemical Society, Division of Fluorine Chemistry, St. Pete Beach, FL, United States, January 11-16, 2015.

Perfluorinated Arenes for the Formation of Self-Assembled Monolayers

3. Kumar, A.; Mironov, O.; Saxton, R. J.; Goldman, A. S. Abstracts of Papers, 248th ACS National Meeting & Exposition San Francisco, CA, United States, August 10-14, 2014, INOR 1041.

Pincer Iridium Catalyzed Gas-Solid Phase and Liquid Phase Alkane Dehydrogenation Using Acceptors that Inhibit α-Olefin Isomerization.

2. Kumar, A.; Kind, M.; Terfort, A. Abstracts of Papers, 248th ACS National Meeting & Exposition San Francisco, CA, United States, August 10-14, 2014, ORGN 516.

Synthesis and Reactivity of Perfluoroanthracene

1. Kumar, A.; Goldman, A. S. Abstracts of Papers, 245th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, United States, April 7-11, 2013, INOR-1202.

Pincer Based Iridium Catalysts for Light Alkane Dehydrogenation