Dr. M. Palaniandavar, FASc
 
Research Specialization:  Bioinorganic Chemistry of DNA, Copper, Iron and Manganese - Activation of Molecular Oxygen - Study of Structure and Bonding in Models using EPR, Electronic and Fluorescence spectroscopy - Electron Transfer in Model Compounds - Electrochemistry in Organized Assemblies - Coordination Chemistry of Ruthenium.
MSc, MK University, Madurai (1973)  
PhD, MK University, Madurai (1981)  
Post Doctoral Fellow (1983 - 85) Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
                       Leiden University, Leiden
 
Phone: (O) +91-431-2407053/20407043   (R) 2457510
Fax: +91-431-2407045/2407043
E-mail: palani51@sifi.com , palanim51@yahoo.com
Resident: 10 Gokulam Colony, Tiruchirappalli 620023
Professor 
School of Chemistry,
Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirappalli - 620 024, INDIA

Academic Positions Held / Present Position:
Period Position Organization
1973-1982

 

 Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry

 

MK University, Madurai

1982-1986

 

Reader in Inorganic Chemistry

 MK University, Madurai

 
1986-1987

 

 Professor & Head,  Dept.of Chemistry

 

Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620 024

1987-2000

 

 Professor of Chemistry

 

 Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620 024

 
2000-till date 

 

Co-ordinator School of Chemistry

Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620 024

 
Workshops/Symposia/Courses/Schools Organized
 
1   Convener, Seventy first Annual Meeting of Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore,  November 11-13, 2005.
2   Co-Convener, DST workshop on New Initiatives in Bioinorganic Chemistry, IISc, Bangalore October 20-22, 2005.
3   Convener, Second Regional CRSI Symposium in Chemistry under the auspices of CRSI Tiruchy-Madurai Local Chapter, Tiruchirapalli, January 7-8, 2005.
4   Organizer, National Symposium on The Double Helix: “Fifty Years and Beyond”, Janaury 19-20, 2004.
5   Local Convener, Chemical Research Society of India Tiruchy-Madurai Local Chapter, 2003  
6   Organiser, DST-sponsored Winter School on Bioinorganic Chemistry, Nov 25 – Dec 07, 2002.
7   Organiser, DST-PAC Meeting, Nov 25 – Nov 27, 2002.
8   Organiser, Group Monitoring Workshop on DST-Funded Projects in Inorganic Chemistry at Bharathidasan University, Oct 8-9, 1998.
9   Local Convener, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre’s Frontier Lectures in Chemistry,  Tiruchirappalli, Dec 16-18, 1998.
10   UGC Refresher Course on ‘Advances in Inorganic Chemistry’, November 1994.
11   Co-organiser, National Science Day Symposium, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, Feb 28, 1987.
12   Co-organiser, National Symposium on ‘New Materials’ and National Academy of  Sciences Annual Meeting, 1987.  
 

Honors, Awards and Membership in Professional Bodies
 
1   Fellow of Academy of Sciences (FASc), 2004
2   UGC Research Award, 1999-2002
3   Chemical Research Society of India - Medal for significant contribution to Research -1999
4   Tamil Nadu Scientist Award, 1997-98
5   Prof. Sankegowda Research Award, 1995, University of Mysore
 

Academic Exchange Visits
 
1   DST - Japan Science Promotion Society, Invitation Visiting Fellow, 1993-94
2   INSA - Royal Society Exchange Visiting Fellowship, Feb –May 2001
3   INSA-DFG (German Research Council) Exchange Visiting Fellowship, Oct – Dec 1996.
4   Japan Science Promotion Society, Long Term Visiting Professorship, 1993-94
5   International Exchange Visiting Professorship, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan, April 1994
6   Instructor-Post Doctoral Fellowship, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA, 1983-85
7   Visiting Fellowship, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA, May-Aug 1989
8   Visiting Fellow, NATO Project, University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands, March 1985.
 

Extension Activities
 
1  

Member, Program Advisory Committee on Inorganic Chemistry, Department of  Science and Technology, New Delhi, 2000 - 2007
2   Member, Committee for Chemistry, National Eligibility Test, CSIR, 1995 -
 

Membership in Professional Bodies

 
1  

Member, Council, Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Convener, CRSI Tiruchy-Madurai Local Chapter, Tiruchirapalli.
2   Member, American Chemical Society
3   Life Member, Society for Advancement of Electrochemical Science and Technology
 

Instruments Facilities in the Research Group
 
1   Electrochemical system and accessories                          EG&G PAR 273
2  

Gas Chromatograph

  Hewlett-Packard  6890 series plus
3   Lambda 3B UV-VIS Spectrophotometer                 PERKIN-ELMER
4  

Gel Documentation  

   ALPHA INNOTECH
5   Automatic Viscometer                                                    SCHOTT GERATE 
6   Ultra Sonicator    BRANSON
7   Diode-Array Spectrophotometer                                    AGILENT
 

Visiting Felloships
 
1  

Awarded INSA-Royal Society Visiting Fellowship for a period of three months to visit  University of Leeds and other Universities in United Kingdom and U.S.A.
2   Visited Germany under INSA-DFG Visiting Fellowship, 1996
3   JSPS Long Term Visiting Professor, Japan 1993-94
4   CSIR Travel Grant, ICBIC, Germany, 1995
5   Drexel University, Philadelphia, U.S.A., 1983-85, 1989
 

National / International Links
 
1  

Papers resulting from international exchange visits by the faculty member have been published

2   Prof. M.Chikira, Chuo University, Tokyo
3   Prof. A. W. Addison, Drexel University, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
4   Prof. G. Henkel, University of Duisburg, Germany
5   Evans, Switzerland
6   Neuburger, Switzerland
7   Prof. M. A. Halcrow, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
8   Prof. G. U. Kulkarni,
9   Dr. E. Suresh, CSMCRI, Bhavanagar
10  

Dr. V. Subramanian, CLRI, Chennai
 

Visits Abroad
 
1   USA   (1983-85, 89, 2001)
2   Japan   (1993-94, 2003)
3   Germany   (1995, 1996, 2005)
4   United Kingdom   (2001, 2005)
5   Switzerland   (2005)
 

Most - Important Publications
 
1  

S. B. Sanni, H. J. Behm, P. T. Beurskens, G. A. Van Albada, J. Reedijk, A. T. H. Lenstra, A.     W. Addison and M. Palaniandavar, Copper(II) and Zinc(II) coordination Compounds of     Tridentate Bis(benzimida- zolyl)pyridine Ligands. Crystal and Molecular Structures of   Bis[2,6-bis-(1'-methylbenzimidazol-2'-yl)pyridine] copper(II) Diperchlorate Monohydrate and (Acetonitrile) [2,6-bis(benzimidazol-2'-yl)pyridine](perchlorato)copper(II) Perchlorate  J.    Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans.,1429 (1988).
2  

S. Indira, K. K. Mothilal and M. Palaniandavar, Models for Enzyme-Copper-Nucleic Acid      Interaction: Interaction of Some Copper Complexes Derived from Salicylaldehyde, Glycine     and Alanine with Cytosine, Cytidine and Deoxycytidine J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2083     (1991).
3  

T. Pandiyan, M. Palaniandavar, M. Lakshminarayanan and H. Manohar, Spectra and Redox      Behaviour of Cospper(II) Complexes of Bis(benz-imidazolyl)-Diamine Ligands.Crystal     Structure of [N,N'-bis(benz-imidozol-2-ylethyl)ethylenediamine]- copper(II) dibromide dihydrate J. Chem.Soc., Dalton Trans., 3377 (1992).
4   R. Uma, R. Viswanathan M. Palaniandavar and M. Lakshminarayanan, An Unusual Axial      Coordination of Phenolate Oxygen to Copper(II): Crystal Structure of Chloro-(N, N-bis(2-pyridyl-methyl)-4-nitro-2- methylaminophenolato]- copper(II) J. Chem. Soc.,Dalton Trans., 3563, (1992).
5   R. Uma, R. Viswanathan, M. Palaniandavar and M. Lakshminarayanan, Copper(II) Complexes      of Novel Tripodal  Ligands Containing Phenolato and Benzimidazole /Pyridine Pendants:  Synthesis, Structure, Spectra and Electrochemical Behaviour J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans.,    1219 (1994).
6  

S. Usha and M. Palaniandavar, Influence of Chelate Ring Size and Number of Sulfur Donor  Atoms on the Spectra and Redox Behaviour of Copper(II) bis(benzimidazolyl)-Tetra- and  Pentathioether Complexes J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2277 (1994).
7  

M. Palaniandavar, T. Pandiyan and M. Lakshminarayanan, Facial Coordination in  Bis[(bis(benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)- amine]copper(II) Perchlorate Dihydrate. Synthesis,  Structure, Spectra and Redox Behaviour J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 455 (1995).
8   R. Viswanathan and M. Palaniandavar, Models for Catechol-1,2-Dioxygenase Synthesis, Spectra and Reactivity Studies J. Chem. Soc.,Dalton Trans.,1259 (1995).
9   S. Indira, M. Palaniandavar, M. Lakshminarayanan and H. Manohar, Stabilisation of Unusual Simultaneous Binding of Four Cytosine Nucleobases to Copper(II) by a Novel Network of   Bifurcated Hydrogen Bonding J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 1333 (1996).
10   R. Uma, M. Palaniandavar and R. J. Butcher, Synthesis, Structure, Spectra and Redox  Interconversions in Copper(II) Complexes of3-(2-pyridyl)-5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine J.  Chem.Soc.,Dalton Trans., 2061 (1996).
11   R. Viswanathan, M. Palaniandavar, T. Balasubramanian and P. T. Muthiah, Synthesis,  Structure, Spectra and redox of Iron(III) complexes of tridentate pyridyl and benzimidazolyl  ligands  J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2519 (1996).
12   S. Usha and  M. Palaniandavar, Novel, Selective and Cooperative Assembly of Cyclodextrins around1,8-Bis(pyrid-2-yl)-3,6-dithaoctane copper(II)  J. Chem. Soc.,Dalton Trans., 2609       (1996).
13   S. Mahadevan, M. Palaniandavar, M. Kockerling and G. Henkel  The Structural  pathways dinitratodipicolylamine copper(II): An example of uncommon see-saw  stereochemistry J. Chem. Soc.,  Dalton Trans 1151 (2000)
14   M. Vaidyanathan, R. Balamurugan, S. Usha and M. Palaniandavar, Synthesis, Structure,  Spectra and Redox of     Cu(II) Complexes of Chelating bis(benzimidazole)- Thioether  ligands as Models for Electron Transfer Blue Copper Proteins J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 3498 (2001)
15   S. A. Lever, M. Palaniandavar, C. A. Kilner and M. A. Halcrow, A New Synthesis of Bis(2-{pyrid-2-yl}ethylamine (LH) from Bis(2-{pyrid-2-yl}ethyl hydroxylamine reduction of LOH to  LH (LOH) and the copper dependent J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Communications 4224 (2003)
16   M. Murali and M. Palaniandavar, New Monometallic and dimetallic m-dichloro bridged Ru(II)  complexes of Heterocyclic Thioether Ligands: Synthesis, Structure, Spectra and Electrochemical   behavior J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 5, 730 (2006)
17   M. Palaniandavar, R. J. Butcher and A. W. Addison Two Different Coordination Geometries  in the Same Unit Cell: Bis(dipicolylamine)copper(II) Tetrafluoroborate Inorg. Chem. 35, 467 (1996).
18   S. Mahadevan and   M. Palaniandavar, Spectroscopic and Voltammetric Studies on Copper  Complexes of2,9-Dimethyl-1,10-phenanthrolines Bound to Calf Thymus DNA Inorg. Chem., 37, 693, (1998)
19   R. Viswanathan, M. Palaniandavar, T. Balasubramanian and P. T. Muthiah, Functional  Models for Catechol 1,2-Dioxygenase. Synthesis, Structure, Spectra and Catalytic activity of  Certain Tripodal Iron(III) Complexes Inorg. Chem., 37, 2943 (1998)
20   S. Mahadevan and M. Palaniandavar, Spectral and Electrochemical behaviour of Copper(II)- phenanthrolines bound to Calf Thymus DNA. [Cu(5,6-dmp)2]2+ (5,6-dmp =5,6-dimethyl-1,10- phenanthroline) Induces Conformational Transition from B to Z DNA Inorg. Chem. 37, 3927,  (1998)
21   M. Vaidyanathan, R. Viswanathan, M. Palaniandavar, T. Balasubramanian, P. Prabaharan and  P. T. Muthiah Copper(II) complexes with Unusual Axial Phenolate Coordination as Structural  Models for the Active site in Galactose Oxidase: X-ray Crystal Structures and Spectral and  Redox properties of[Cu(bpnp)X] complexes Inorg. Chem., 37, 6418 (1998)
22   M. Velusamy, M. Palaniandavar, R. Srinivasa Gopalan and G. U. Kulkarni, Novel Iron(III)       Complexes of Tripodal Ligands: Inorg. Chem., Close Relevance to Intradiol-Cleaving        Catechol  Dioxygenase 47, 8283 (2003)
23   M. Velusamy, R. Mayilmurugan and        M. Palaniandavar, Iron(III) Complexes of Sterically       Hindered Tetradentate Monophenolate Ligands as Functional Modelsfor Catechol 1,2-      Dioxygenases: The Role of Ligand Stereo- electronic Properties Inorg. Chem. 48, 6284       (2004)
24   P. Uma Maheswari, V. Rajendiran, H. Stoeckli-Evans and M. Palaniandavar, Interaction of rac-[Ru(5,6-dmp)3]2+ with DNA:    Ligand- Promoted Enantiospecific DNA Binding and   Exciton Coupling Inorg. Chem., 45, 37 (2006)
25   M. Murali, R. Mayilmurugan and M. Palaniandavar, Synthesis, Structure and Spectral and        Electrochemical Properties of New Mononuclear Ruthenium(III) and Ruthenium(II)  Complexes of the Tripodal Tetradentate Ligand tris(benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)amine (ntb)  Inorg. Chem. 00,0000 (2006)
26   S. Mahadevan and M. Palaniandavar, [Cu(5,6-dmp)2]2+ Selectively and Reversibly Converts Calf Thymus DNA from Right-handed B to left-handed Z conformation J. Chem. Soc., Chem.Commun., 2547 (1996).
 

Very Recent Publications (2005-2006)
 
1   P. Uma Maheswari and M. Palaniandavar, Excited State Properties of Certain Ruthenium(II)      Polypyridyl Complexes Bound to DNA: Molecular Light Switches ISRAPS Bulletin 15 (2005)
2   A. Raja, V. Rajendiran, P. Uma Maheswari, R. Balamurugan C. A. Kilner M. A. Halcrow and M.   Palaniandavar, Copper(II) Complexes of Pyridylmethyl ethylenediamines: Role of ligand Steric     Hindrance on DNA Binding and Cleavage J. Inorg. Biochem., 99,1717 (2005)
3   M. Velusamy, R. Mayil Murugan and       M. Palaniandavar, Functional Models for Catechol,     Dioxygenases:  Iron(III) Complexes of  Certain cis-facially coordinating linear 3N Ligands, J.     Inorg.Biochem.99, 1032 (2005)
4   P. Uma Maheswari, V. Rajendiran, R. Parthasarathi and M. Palaniandavar, Enantiopreferential      DNA Binding: [(5,6-dmp)2Ru(m-bpm)Ru(5,6-dmp)2]4+ induces B to Z conformational change   on DNA Bull. Chem. Soc. Jp. 78, 835 ( 2005)
5   T. Hirohama, Y. Kuranuki, E. Ebina, T. Sugizaki, H. Arii, M. Chikira, P. Tamil Selvi and M.     Palaniandavar, Copper(II) Complexes of 1,10-phenanthroline- derived Ligands: Studies on DNA     Binding Properties and Nuclease Activity J. Inorg. Biochem, 99, 1205 (2005)
6   S. Ramakrishnan and M. Palaniandavar, Mixed Ligand Copper(II) complexes of   Dipicolylamine and 1,10-phenanthrolines: The Role of Diimines on the Interaction of the  Complexes with DNA  J. Chem. Sci. 117, 179 (2005)
7   R. Balamurugan, M. Palaniandavar and M. A. Halcrow, Copper(II) Complexes of Sterically  Hindered Schiff Base Ligands: Synthesis, Structure Spectra and Electrochemistry.Polyhedron, 25, 1077 (2006).
8   P. Uma Maheswari, R. Parthasarathi, V. Rajendiran, V. Subramanian and M. Palaniandavar,     Synthesis, Characterization and DNA Binding Properties of rac-[Ru(5,6-dmp)2(dppz)]2+-    Enantio-preferential DNA Binding and  co-igand Promoted Extensive Exciton Coupling J.  Inorg. Biochem, 100, 3 (2006)
9   P. Uma Maheswari, V. Rajendiran, H. Stoeckli-Evans and M. Palaniandavar, Interaction of rac- [Ru(5,6-dmp)3]2+ with DNA:    Ligand- Promoted Enantiospecific DNA Binding and Exciton    Coupling Inorg. Chem., 45, 37 (2006)
10   M. Murali and M. Palaniandavar, New Monometallic and dimetallic m-dichloro bridged Ru(II)  complexes of Heterocyclic Thioether Ligands: Synthesis, Structure, Spectra and Electrochemical       behavior J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 5, 730 (2006)
11   R. Balamurugan, H. Stoeckli-Evans, M. Palaniandavar and M. Neuburger, Axial versus      Equatorial Coordination of Thioether Sulfur in Copper(II) Complexes of2-Pyridyl–N-(2’-     methylthiophenyl)-methyleneimine: Role of Chelating Bidentate and Tridentate Ligands  Inorg. Chim. Acta. 359, 1103 (2006)     
12   B. Selvakumar, V. Rajendiran, H. Stoeckli-Evans and M. Palaniandavar, Structures, Spectra,  and DNA Binding Properties    of Mixed Ligand Copper(II) Complexes of Iminodiacetic Acid:  The Novel Role of Diimine Conformation and Co-ligands on DNA Hydrolytic and Oxidative  Double Strand DNA Cleavage Certain Diiminies and Iminodiacetic Acid Bound to Calf  Thymus DNA J.  Inorg. Biochem. 100, 316 (2006)
13   P. Tamil Selvi, M. Palaniandavar and H. Stoeckli-Evans, Synthesis, structure and DNA binding      properties of Cobalt(III) bis-complexes of Certain Isoindolines J. Inorg. Biochem., 99, 2110      (2006)
14   M. Murali, R. Mayilmurugan and M. Palaniandavar, Synthesis, Structure and Spectral and     Electrochemical Properties of New Mononuclear Ruthenium(III) and Ruthenium(II)     Complexes of the Tripodal Tetradentate Ligand tris(benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)amine (ntb)     Inorg. Chem. 00,0000 (2006)
15   T. Dhanalakshmi, M. Bhuvaneshwari and M. Palaniandavar, Iron(III) complexes of certain    meridionally coordinating tridentate ligands as models for (Accepted) Non-heme iron      enzymes: The role of carboxylate coordination J. Inorg. Biochem.00, 000, (2006).
16   M. Murali, V. Rajendiran and M. Palaniandavar, Synthesis, Structure, Characterisation and  DNA Binding Properties of [Ru(pdto)(diimine)]2+ and [Ru(bbdo)(diimine)]2+  (Submitted)  J. Inorg.  Biochem., (Communicated)
17   M. Murali and M. Palaniandavar, Mixed Ligand Ruthenium(II) Complexes of bis(pyrid-2-yl)-       and bis(benzimidazol-2-yl)-Dithioether Ligands with an Asymmetric Diimine Co-Ligand:       Synthesis, Spectral and Electrochemical Properties J. Inorg.Biochem.,  (Submitted)    
18   R. Mayilmurugan and M. Palaniandavar, Chemoselective Hydroxylation of Alkanes  and      Olefines Catalyzed by m-oxo Bridged Diiron(III) Non-heme iron  Complex with m-CPBA J.      Am. Chem Soc (Submitted)
19   R. Mayilmurugan, E. Suresh and M. Palaniandavar, Biomimetic Extradiol Cleaving Model for       1,2-Catechol Dioxygenases: Iron(III) Complexes of Sterically Hindered Monophenolate     Ligand J. C. S. Chem. Commun., (Submitted)
     
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