Co-Co(2)B, Ni-Ni(3)B and Co-Ni-B nanocomposites catalyzed ammonia-borane methanolysis for hydrogen generationSuresh Babu Kalidindi
Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560 012, India
Phys Chem Chem Phys 11:770-5. 2009
..5 min (catalyst/AB = 0.2). The catalysts were highly recyclable and the activities remained almost unchanged even after several cycles...
Bimetallic core-shell nanocomposites using weak reducing agent and their transformation to alloy nanostructuresUdishnu Sanyal
Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
Dalton Trans 42:7147-57. 2013
..Transformation of these core-shell nanoparticles to their thermodynamically stable alloy counterparts is also demonstrated under very mild conditions reported to date...
A homobimetallic complex of chromium(0) with a σ-borane componentBarun Bera
Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
Dalton Trans 40:10592-7. 2011
..The dynamics has been studied using variable-temperature NMR spectroscopy. Complexes 2 and 4 have been characterized by X-ray crystallography...
Chemical synthesis of metal nanoparticles using amine-boranesSuresh Babu Kalidindi
Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
ChemSusChem 4:317-24. 2011
..In this Minireview, recent progress on the use of amine boranes for the synthesis of metal nanoparticles, with a focus towards the development of pathways for sustainability, is discussed...
Hydrolysis of ammonia borane as a hydrogen source: fundamental issues and potential solutions towards implementationUdishnu Sanyal
Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
ChemSusChem 4:1731-9. 2011
..In this Minireview, we exhaustively survey the state of the art, discuss the fundamental problems, and, where applicable, propose solutions with the prospect of technological applications...
Nanocatalysis and prospects of green chemistrySuresh Babu Kalidindi
Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science IISc, Bangalore, India
ChemSusChem 5:65-75. 2012
..This Minireview describes the emerging trends in the field of nanocatalysis with implications towards green chemistry and sustainability...
Metal nanoparticles via the atom-economy green approachSuresh Babu Kalidindi
Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India
Inorg Chem 49:3965-7. 2010
..This results in the formation of the BNH(x) polymer protected monodisperse NPs. Thus, ammonia borane used in these reactions plays a dual role (reducing agent and precursor for the stabilizing agent)...
Metal and alloy nanoparticles by amine-borane reduction of metal salts by solid-phase synthesis: atom economy and green processUdishnu Sanyal
Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
Inorg Chem 51:13023-33. 2012
..Nucleation and growth processes that control the size and the size distribution of the resulting nanoparticles have been elucidated in these systems...