Darshak R. Trivedi

Designation:

Professor and Head of the Department

Date of Joining at NITK:

Monday, January 19, 2009

Professional Experience:

Total: 16 years (12 Years 8 months @ NITK)

Contact Details

E-mail:

darshakrtrivedi@nitk.edu.in

darshak_rtrivedi@yahoo.co.in

Telephone:

+91-824-2474000 Extn. 3205, +91-9481271272

Faculty (author) Identifiers

Academic Background

• Ph. D. (CSIR-CSMCRI and Bhavnagar University) 2006
• M.Sc. (Bhavnagar University) 2001
• B.Sc. (Bhavnagar University) 1999

Areas of Interest

• Organic Chemistry
• Green Chemistry
• Crystal Engineering
• Supramolecular Chemistry
• Material Chemistry

Significant Projects

• Design & synthesis of colorimetric Chemosensors for Environment Pollutant Cations -DST Fast Track Project costing 25.00 Lakhs (Jan-14 to Dec-16)
• For procurement of Single Crystal X-ray Diffractometer under DST-FIST Project costing 128.00 Lakhs as co-coordinator with Prof. A.V. Adhikari

Supervision of Ph.D

• Awarded: 10
• Ongoing: 04

Significant Publications

Total Citations: 1560
1. Smart Colorimetric Chemosensors for Multi-Analyte Signaling: Recognition of Heavy Metal Ions in an Aqueous Medium and DFT Studies; Tekuri, V., Mohan, M., Trivedi, D.R.; ChemistrySelect, 2020, 5(17), 5289-5299
2. Design and synthesis new colorimetric receptors for naked-eye detection of biologically important fluoride and acetate anions in organic and arsenite in aqueous medium based on ICT mechanism: DFT study and test strip application; Singh, A., Mohan, M., Trivedi, D.R.; Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2020, 225,117522
3. Exploring the possibilities of double proton transfer in hydrazides: A theoretical approach; Mohan, M., Satyanarayan, M.N., Trivedi, D.R.; Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 2019, 32(11), e4003
4. Substituent effect on colorimetric detection of biologically and environmentally relevant anions: Insight in real-life applications; Singh, A., Girish Gowda, R., Trivedi, D.R.; Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2019, 219, 517-529
5. Hg2+ induced hydrolysis of thiazole amine based Schiff base: Colorimetric and fluorogenic chemodosimeter for Hg 2+ ions in an aqueous medium; Tekuri, V., Sahoo, S.K., Trivedi, D.R.; Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2019, 218, 19-26
6. Selective colorimetric chemosensor for the detection of Hg2+ and arsenite ions using Isatin based Schiff's bases; DFT Studies and Applications in test strips; TG, A.K., Tekuri, V., Mohan, M., Trivedi, D.R.; Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, 2019, 284, 271-280
7.Salt/Cocrystal of Anti-Fibrinolytic Hemostatic Drug Tranexamic acid: Structural, DFT, and Stability Study of Salt/Cocrystal with GRAS Molecules; Nechipadappu, S.K., Reddy, I.R., Tarafder, K., Trivedi, D.R.; Crystal Growth and Design, 2019, 19(1), 347-361
8.Photophysics of proton transfer in hydrazides: A combined theoretical and experimental analysis towards OLED device application; Mohan, M., Satyanarayan, M.N., Trivedi, D.R.; New Journal of Chemistry, 2018, 43(26), 10413-10428
9. Cocrystal of nutraceutical sinapic acid with Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients ethenzamide and 2-chloro-4-Nitrobenzoic acid: Equilibrium solubility and stability study; Nechipadappu, S.K., Trivedi, D.R.; Journal of Molecular Structure, 2018, 1171, 898-905
10.Aminophenol based colorimetric chemosensor for naked-eye detection of biologically important fluoride and acetate ions in organo-aqueous medium: Effective and simple anion sensors; Singh, A., Tom, S., Trivedi, D.R.; Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2018, 353, 507-520
11.Colorimetric anion sensors based on positional effect of nitro group for recognition of biologically relevant anions in organic and aqueous medium, insight real-life application and DFT studies; Singh, A., Sahoo, S.K., Trivedi, D.R., Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2018, 188, 596-610
12. Colorimetric and fluorometric turn-on sensor for selective detection of fluoride ions: Sol-gel transition studies and theoretical insights; Pangannaya, S., Mohan, M., Trivedi, D.R.; New Journal of Chemistry, 2018, 42(12), 10406-10413
13. Solid-state versatility of the molecular salts/cocrystals of 2-chloro-4-nitrobenzoic acid: A case study on halogen bonds; Oruganti, M., Nechipadappu, S.K., Khade, P.A., Trivedi, D.R. ; ACS Omega, 2017, 2(10), 7146-7162
14. A new colorimetric chemosensors for Cu2+ and Cd2+ ions detection: Application in environmental water samples and analytical method validation; Tekuri, V., Trivedi, D.R.; Analytica Chimica Acta, 2017, 972, 81-93
15.Pharmaceutical Co-Crystal of Flufenamic Acid: Synthesis and Characterization of Two Novel Drug-Drug Co-Crystal; Nechipadappu, S.K., Tekuri, V., Trivedi, D.R.; Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2017, 106(5), 1384-1390
16. Electrooptical characteristics and anion binding behaviour of organic receptors: Effect of substitution on colorimetric response; Pangannaya, S., Trivedi, D.R.; Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, 2017, 247, 673-680
17. Cocrystals of Ethenzamide: Study of Structural and Physicochemical Properties; Hariprasad, V.M., Nechipadappu, S.K., Trivedi, D.R.; Crystal Growth and Design, 2016, 16(8), 4473-4481
18. A catalyst- and solvent-free three-component reaction for the regioselective one-pot access to polyfunctionalized pyrroles; Bhat, S.I., Trivedi, D.R.; Tetrahedron Letters, 2013, 54(41), 5577-5582
19. Condensation of malononitrile with salicylaldehydes and o-aminobenzaldehydes revisited: Solvent and catalyst free synthesis of 4H-chromenes and quinolines; Bhat, S.I., Choudhury, A.R., Trivedi, D.R.; RSC Advances, 2012, 2(28), 10556-10563
20. Receptor with an active methylene group as binding site for extraction of inorganic fluoride ions from seawater; Madhuprasad, Trivedi, D.R.; ChemPlusChem, 2014, 79(7), 1001-1008

Achievements

• Recipient of JSPS (Japan Society for Promotion of Science) Bridge Fellowship at Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan during 2016-2017
• Recipient of JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship ( Japan Society for Promotion of Science) at Kyushu University, Fukuoka JAPAN (Nov- 2006 to Nov- 2008)
• Recipient of Feinberg Postdoctoral Fellowship at Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, ISRAEL (June-2006 to October-2006)
• One US Patent published ( 2007) on Free flow common Salt
• Special publication in Reader’s Digest December 2007 issue: 33 great ideas around world; “The New York Times” and “Chemical & Engineering News”
• CSIR-SRF (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research- Senior Research Fellowship) New Delhi INDIA (July- 2004 to May 2006)