Department of Chemistry

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

Dr. Chandini R Nayar, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Area of Specialization : Co-ordination Chemistry

Contact Number : 98942 08024

E-mail id : chandininayar@yahoo.com

Specialisation in Teaching : Chemistry

Specialisation in Research : Coordination Chemistry, Food Chemistry

Research Interests : Inorganic Chemistry

Administrative /Academic Position(Held / Currently Holding) :

Positions Held / Currently Holding Year - From (month/year) To month/year)
Member News Letter Committee 2014
Member Science Club 2014-2015
Member – Career Guidance and counselling Cell 2018-2019
Member Eve teasing and Ant ragging Committee 2019

Membership in Professional Bodies : Life member, The Indian Science Congress Association, New Delhi since 2012

Awards / Fellowships : Junior Research Fellowship of Cochin University of Science and Technology

Articles Published in International Journals : 5

  • Nayar, C.R., RaviKumar,R.,Areview on the second order Nonlinearities of Schiff bases derived from salicylaldehyde and their metal complexes, Journal of Coordination Chemistry,67,2014,1.
  • Joseph, M., Suni, V., Nayar, C.R., Kurup, M.R.P.,Fun, H.-K., Synthesis, spectral characterization and crystal structure of 2-benzoylpyridine N(4)- cyclohexylthiosemicarbazone, Journal of Molecular Structure , 705, 2004,63.
  • Sreekanth, A., Kala, U.L., Nayar, C.R., Kurup, M.R.P. , Cobalt(III) complexes of 2- hydroxyacetophenone N(4)-phenyl semicarbazone containing heterocyclic coligands: Syntheses, structure and spectral studies,Polyhedron, 23, 2004,41.
  • Sreeja, P.B., Sreekanth, A., Nayar, C.R., Prathapachandra, M.R., Usman, K.A., Razak, I.A., Chantrapromma, S., Fun, H.K., Synthesis, spectral studies and structure of 2- hydroxyacetophenone nicotinic acid hydrazone, Journal of Molecular Structure , 645, 2003,221.
  • Usman, A., Nayar, C.R., Unnikrishnan, P.A.Sreeja, P.B., PrathapachandraKurup, M.R., Fun, H.-K.,2-hydroxy-3-(4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]2yridine-5-ium-4-yl)-ben zoate monohydrate,ActaCrystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications, 58, 2002, 724.

Conference / Seminar Presentations : 3

  • Synthesis and characterisation of Binuclear Zinc (II)Complexes, Chandini R. Nayar and M. R. P. Kurup, SIF users’ Symposium, May2 2002, Sophisticated Instruments facility, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012.
  • Sythensis and spectral studies of copper (II) complexes of 2-hydroxyacetophenone 4N- phenylsemicarbazone, Chandini R. Nayar and M.R.P.Kurup, National Seminar on New Frontiers in Chemistry, 1-2 December 2003, NSS College Palakkad, Kerala.
  • Synthesis and spectral characterisation of Mn (II), Cu (III) and Ni(II ), complexes of Schiff base derived from histamine and 3- formyly salicylic acid , Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry, 15- 17, December 2003, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.

Career Advancement Courses : 3

  • Orientation Course conducted by UGCHRDC Kerala University.
  • Refresher Course in Materials Science conducted by UGCHRDC Kerala University.
  • Refresher Course in Chemistry conducted by UGCHRDC Pondicherry University.