Educational qualifications:
B. Sc. (Chemistry Hons.), Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira,Belur math, Howrah. University of Calcutta, 2009
M. Sc.(Chemistry), IIT-Bombay, 2011
Ph. D.(Chemistry), University of Calcutta, 2018
Teaching Experience:
- Assistant Professor (25/05/2015-09/01/2025) under W.B.E.S. (at Department of Chemistry, Government General Degree College Singur, Hooghly-712409)
- Invited faculty member at Department of Chemistry, Rani Rashmoni Green University (November, 2020 to January, 2025: Post graduate teaching)
- Assistant Professor (10/01/2025-Till date) under W.B.E.S. (at Department of Chemistry, Jhargram Raj College, Jhargram-721507)
Area of specialization / Research interests:
Inorganic Chemistry
Synthesis, structural characterization, spectral, electrochemical, catalysis and variable temperature magnetic study of homo- and hetero-polynuclear coordination complexes of 1st row transition metals (mostly Cu(II), Ni(II),Fe(II/III)Co(II/III), Mn(II/III) bridged by azido, phenoxo, thiocyanato, carboxylato etc…).
Area of teaching interests:
Inorganic Chemistry: Chemical Bonding, Atomic Structure, Periodic Properties, Coordination Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Inorganic Reaction Mechanism, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Redox Chemistry, f-block chemistry, Cluster Chemistry etc...
Publications in journals:
[1] The influence of H-bonding on the ‘ambidentate’ coordination behaviour of thiocyanate ion to Cd(II): A combined experimental and theoretical study.
A. Hazari, L. K. Das, A. Bauzá, A. Frontera and A. Ghosh, Dalton Trans, 2014, 43, 8007-8015
[2] Trinuclear complexes of [CuL] (H2L = N,N′-bis(salicylidene)-1,4-butanediamine) with HgX2 (X− = N3− and NCO−): Facile crystallization with Z′ = 1 and Z′ = 0.5 for both complexes.
A. Hazariand A. Ghosh, Polyhedron, 2015, 87, 403–410.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2014.11.034]
[3] Unprecedented structural variations in trinuclear mixed valence Co(II/III) complexes derived from a Schiff base and its reduced form: Theoretical studies, pnicogen bonding interactions and catecholase-like activities
A. Hazari, L. K. Das, R. M. Kadam, A. Bauza, A. Frontera and A. Ghosh,Dalton Trans,2015, 44, 3862–3876.
[4] Exploring the coordinative adaptation and molecular shapes of trinuclear CuII2MII (M = Zn/Cd) complexes derived from salen type Schiff bases: structural and theoretical studies
A. Hazari, L. K. Das, A. Bauzá, A. Frontera and A. Ghosh, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 5730–5740.
[5] Unusual site selection of NCS- in trinuclear complexes of Cu(II) and Ni(II) with a reduced N2O2 donor Schiff base: Structural, theoretical and magnetic studies
A. Hazari, S. Giri, C. Diaz and A. Ghosh, Polyhedron, 2016, 118, 70–80.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2016.07.035]
[6] Mixed valence trinuclear cobalt (II/III) complexes: Synthesis, structural characterization and phenoxazinone synthase activity.
A. Hazari, A. Das, P. Mahapatra and A. Ghosh, Polyhedron, 2017, 134, 99–106.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2017.06.007]
[7] Rare examples of diphenoxido-bridged trinuclear NiII2FeIII complexes with a reduced salen type Schiff base ligand: Structures and magnetic properties.
A. Hazari, C. J. Gómez-García, M. G. B. Drew and A. Ghosh,Polyhedron, 2017, 138, 145–153.
[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2017.09.012]
[8] Rare trinuclear NiII2MII complexes (MII = Mn, Fe and Co) with a reduced Schiff base ligand: Synthesis, structures and magnetic properties
A.Hazari, T. K.Ghosh, C. J. Gómez-García, A.Ghosh, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2018, 471, 168–175.
[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2017.10.041]
[9] H-bond assisted coordination bond formation in the 1D chains based on azido and phenoxido bridged tetranuclear Cu(II) complexes with reduced Schiff base ligands
A. Hazari, C. Diaz, A. Ghosh, Polyhedron, 2018, 142, 16–24.
[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2017.12.022]
[10] Isomerism in heterometallic trinuclear complexes with salen type Schiff base ligands
A. Hazariand A. Ghosh, J. Indian Chem. Soc., 2018, 95, 1597–1606. (Review article)
[11] Change in molecular shapes of the trinuclear CuII2ZnII complexes on Schiff base reduction: structural and theoretical investigations
A. Hazari, R. M. Gomila, A. Frontera, M. G. B. Drew and A. Ghosh, CrystEngComm, 2021, 23, 4848–4856
[DOI: 10.1039/d1ce00490e rsc.li/crystengcomm]
[12] Synthesis and crystal structure of a distorted face sharing double cubane like tetranuclear NiII-Cu2II-NiII compound derived from a reduced di-Schiff base ligand
A. Hazari*, Indian J. Chem., 2022, 61, 465-471
[13] Catecholase like activity on heterometallic model complexes of Ni(II)-Mn (II) and Cu(II)-Mn(II) with N2O2 donor di-Schiff base ligands: A short review
A. Hazari*and A. Dutta, Polyhedron, 2022,228, 116153.
[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2022.116153]
[14] An overview on copper based heterometallic complexes in combination with d10 metal ions derived from N2O2 donor di-Schiff base ligands
A. Hazari*,L.K. Das, S. Ghosh and S. Biswas,Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2024, 571, 122246
[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2024.122246]
[15] Sporadic binding of perchlorate and dicyanamide ions in trinuclear CuII2NiII complexes with a reduced di-Schiff base ligand: Synthesis, structures and spectral properties
A. Hazari*and S. Jana, Inorg. Chim. Acta,2024, 572, 122276
[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2024.122276]
[16] Phenoxazinone synthase-like activity: Schiff base bound model complexes
P. Koley, B. Ghosh, J. Bhattacharyya, A. Hazari*,Mol. Cat., 2024, 569, 114523
[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2024.114523]
[17] An unprecedented trinuclear heterometallic complex CoIII2CuII with a reduced Schiff base ligand: Synthesis, structure and spectral analysis
A. Hazari*,Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2025, 578, 122535
[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2025.122535]
Paper/Poster Presentation in seminar/conference:
Presented a poster on Isomerism in heterometallic coordination complexes with N2O2 donor Schiff base ligands in one day national seminar on “Frontiers of Functional Materials” on December 06, 2024
Reviewer in International Journals:
Performed as a reviewer in many international journals like Inorganica Chimica Acta, ChemistrySelect, Analytical Chemistry Letters etc.