Vasundhara Singh
| Department | Chemistry |
| Designation | Professor |
| Qualification | PhD (Organic Chemistry, Panjab University), Postdoc (Stanford Research Institute, California), DAAD Fellow (University of Regensburg Germany) CNRS Visiting Scientist (University of Rennes, France) |
| Research Interests | Organic synthesis of antibacterials and anticancer new chemical entities, metal based heterogenous catalysis of fine chemicals and biomass conversion, Modified Titania, Zinc oxide and carbon based nanomaterials as photocatalysts for water treatment |
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vasundhara@pec.edu.in ( Official )
vasun7@yahoo.co.in ( Personal ) |
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| Phone Number |
0172-275-3263 ( Office )
0172-4648236 ( Resdence ) |
| Sr. No. | Title |
|---|---|
| 31 | Tamanna Dua, Surabhi Mangal, Goel Akshita, Ankit K Atri, Purshotam Sharma, Kusum Harjai, Vasundhara Singh. 'Novel vanillin-based hybrids inhibit quorum sensing and silence phenotypical expression in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa'. Drug Development Research (2023), 84, 45-61. |
| 32 | Parleen Kaur, Sonia Sharma, Akshita Goel, Purshotam Sharma, Navneet Agnihotri, Ramandeep Kaur, Vasundhara Singh. '4-Hydroxy Enigmol, a 1-Deoxyphytosphingolipid that Exhibit Good Activity against Prostate and Colon Cancer'. Chemistry Select (2023), 8, e202203861. |
| 33 | Ajaypal Kaur, Manpreet Kaur, Vasundhara Singh, Pratibha Vyas. 'Nanocomposites of Ferrites with TiO2, SiO2 and Carbon Quantum Dots as Photocatalysts for Degradation of Organic Pollutants and Microbes'. Magnetochemistry (2023), 9, 127. |
| 34 | Nisha Mittal, Manpreet Kaur, Vasundhara Singh. 'Mild and selective catalytic oxidation of 5-HMF to 2, 5-FDCA over metal loaded biomass derived graphene oxide using hydrogen peroxide in aqueous Media'. Molecular Catalysis (2023), 546, 113223. |
| 35 | Parleen Kaur, Vasundhara Singh. 'Comprehensive Insight into Synthetic Strategies of Enigmol and Its Analogs as Therapeutic Agents'. Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry (2023), 20, 675-686. |
| Sr. No. | Title | Agency | Duration of Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chiral ionic liquids as recyclable and recoverable catalysts | CSIR, New Delhi | 2009-2010 |
| 7 | Synthesis of Sphingolipids and their analogues | CSIR, New Delhi | 2006-2008 |
| 8 | Design of task specific ionic liquid-inorganic matrixes as Novel nanocomposites for catalysis and synthesis | CEFIPRA/IFCPAR, New Delhi ( Joint Indo French Project with University of Rennes, France | 2005-2009 |
| 9 | Green Chemistry and wastewater treatment (Research grant for Career Award for Young Teachers)(CAYT) | AICTE, New Delhi | 2003-2006 |
| 10 | Ultrasound Promoted reations using cation exchanged clays and supported reagents | DST SERC | 2001-2005 |
| Sr. No. | Society | Duration |
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| 1 | Catalysis Society of India,Chandigarh | Life Member |
| 2 | American Chemical Society, U.S.A | Member |
| 3 | Catalysis Society of India, IIT, Chennai | Life Member |
| 4 | Chemical Research Society of India, Bangalore | Life Member |
| Sr. No. | Recent Books |
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| 1 | Sofia Sandhu, Rehmat Brar, Siddhant Gulati, Vasundhara Singh, “Modified titania, A green material for wastewater remediation” Book Chapter in “Green Chemistry and Water Remediation: Research and Applications”, Advances in Green Chemistry, 2021, 317-331 |
| 2 | Vasundhara Singh, Anupam Khurana, Kanwalpreet Kaur and G L Kad, “Ultrasound: A Boon in the Synthesis of Organic Chemistry” Resonance, September 1998, 56-60. |
| 3 | Vasundhara Singh, Vishal Handa, “Clay nanocomposites”, Resonance, August, 2005. |
| 4 | Vasundhara Singh, “Clay Nano-composites as Environmental Friendly catalysts for green chemical Synthesis”, Editors:Alok Srivastava, Ipsita Roy, BIO-NANO-GEO SCIENCES, The future Challenge, 2008, 59-68, Publisher, Ane Books Pvt. Ltd, India. |
| 5 | Vasundhara Singh, M.Vaultier, A. Kirschning, “Task Specific Ionic Liquids (TSILs): A New Generation of Soluble Supports for Supported Organic Synthesis (SPOS)” Book Chapter in “Ionic liquids in Synthesis” 2nd edition by Peter Wasserscheid and Tom Welton Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, October, 2007 |