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Facile synthesis of polycarbonates from biomass-based eugenol: catalyst optimization for selective copolymerization of CO2 and eugenol to achieve polycarbonates†

Mani Sengoden,a   Gulzar A. Bhat,  *b   Tristan Roland,a   Chia-Min Hsieha  and  Donald J. Darensbourg 

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Post-polymerization functionalization of aliphatic polycarbonates using click chemistry

Mohsin Hassan,b   Gulzar A. Bhat  *b  and  Donald J. Darensbourg  *a 

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Ni2P Anchored on Barbituric Acid-Modified Graphitic Carbon Nitride as a Versatile Photocatalyst for Hydroxylation of Aryl Boronic Acids and Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohols.

Sajad Bhat, Mohammad Aasif, Mehnaza Ahmad, Farzana Khurshaid, G.N. Yatoo, Zubaid-Ul Khazir Rather, Gulzar A. Bhat,* Javid Banday,* and Malik Wahid*

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Micellar catalysis: Polymer bound palladium catalyst for carbon-carbon coupling reactions in water. Mani Sengoden , Gulzar A. Bhat , Ryan J. Rutledge , Showkat Rashid , Aijaz A. Dar , and Donald J. Darensbourg.

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Enabling New Approaches: Recent Advances in Processing Aliphatic Polycarbonate-Based Materials. Peiran Wei*, Gulzar A. Bhat*, Donald J. Darensbourg

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"Coordination complexes as catalysts for the coupling reactions of oxiranes and carbon dioxide. Bhat, Gulzar A., and Donald J. Darensbourg." Coordination Chemistry Reviews 492 (2023): 215277.

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Sustainable Synthesis of CO2-Derived Polycarbonates from the Natural Product, Eugenol: Terpolymerization with Propylene Oxide; Mani Sengoden, Gulzar A. Bhat, and Donald J. Darensbourg. Macromolecules Article ASAP. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.3c00079

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Bifunctional organoboron–phosphonium catalysts for coupling reactions of CO2 and epoxides. RSC Advances. 12. 32440-32447. 10.1039/D2RA06358A. Sengoden, Mani & Bhat, Gulzar & Darensbourg, Donald. (2022).

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First-Principles Investigation of the Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 on Zirconium-Based Single-, Double-, and Triple-Atom Catalysts Anchored on a Graphitic Carbon Nitride Monolayer

Afshana Hassan, Insha Anis, Sadaf Shafi, Assif Assad, Anjumun Rasool, Romana Khanam, Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, Sailaja Krishnamurty, and Manzoor Ahmad Dar

ACS Applied Nano Materials 2022 5 (10), 15409-15417

DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c03464

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Wei, P.;  Bhat, G. A.;  Cipriani, C. E.;  Mohammad, H.;  Schoonover, K.;  Pentzer, E. B.; Darensbourg, D. J., 3D Printed CO2-Based Triblock Copolymers and Post-Printing Modification. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202208355 

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 Anis, I.;  Dar, M. S.;  Bhat, G. A.;  Rather, G. M.; Dar, M. A.; Probing the Site-Specific Reactivity and Catalytic Activity of Agn (n = 15–20) Silver Clusters. ACS Omega, 2022,7, 19687-19693.

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 Bhat, G. A.; Darensbourg, D. J.; Progress in the Catalytic Reactions of CO2 and Epoxides to Selectively Provide Cyclic or Polymeric Carbonates. Green Chemistry, 2022,24, 5007-5034.

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Sengoden, M.; Bhat, G. A.; Darensbourg, D. J.; Explorations into the Sustainable Synthesis of Cyclic and Polymeric Carbonates and Thiocarbonates from Eugenol-Derived Monomers Reactions with CO2, COS, or CS2 Green Chemistry, 2022,24, 2535-2541.

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Bhat, G. A.; Rashad, A. Z.; Ji, X.; Quiroz, M.; Fang, L.; Darensbourg, D. J.; TEMPO Containing Radical Polymonothiocarbonate Polymers with Regio- and Stereo-Regularities: Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrical Conductivity Studies Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021,60, 20734-20738. 

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Verma, S; Bhat, G. A; Murugavel, R., Cyclopentadienyl Removal Assisted Nuclearity Expansion in Thermolabile Titanium and Zirconium Organophosphates Sourced from Metallocene Dichlorides J. Organomet. Chem., 2021, 932, 121642

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Bhat, G.A.; Darensbourg, M.Y.; Darensbourg, D.J., Copolymerisation of Propylene Oxide and 13CO2 to Afford Completely Alternating Regioregular 13C-Labelled Poly(propylene carbonate). Polymer Journal 2021, 53, 215-218

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Bhat, G. A.; Murugavel, R., Dinuclear Group 12 Phosphates Bridged by Hexadentate 2,3,5,6-Tetra(2-pyridyl)-pyrazine and their Supramolecular Organization J. Mol. Struct., 2021, 1224, 128960. 

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Bhat, G. A.; Luo, Ming.; Darensbourg, D. J., Catalysis of Carbon Dioxide and Oxetanes to Produce Aliphatic Polycarbonates Green Chem., 2020, 22, 7707-7724 

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Bhat, G. A.; Rashad, A. Z.; Darensbourg, D. J., Synthesis of Terpyridine-Containing Polycarbonates with Post polymerization Providing Water-Soluble and Micellar Polymers and Their Metal Complexes Polym. Chem., 2020, 11, 4699-4705 

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Bhat, G. A.; Murugavel, R., Single-4-Ring Zinc Organophosphate Based Expanded Ditopic N,N’- Metalloligands. J. Chem. Sci., 2020, 132, 121

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Yue, T. J.; Bhat, G.A.; Zhang, W.J.; Ren, W. M.; Lu, X. B., Darrensbourg, D.J., Facile Synthesis of Well-Defined Branched Sulfur-Containing Copolymers via a “One-pot” Copolymerization of Carbonyl Sulfide and Epoxide. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 13633-13637.

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Wahid, M.; Patel, M.; Haroon, H.; Kumar, A.; Bhat, G. A.; Majid, K.; Putthusseri, D.; Ahmad, J.; Lone, S. High Na+ Mobility in rGO Wrapped High Aspect Ratio 1D SbSe Nano Structure Renders Better Electrochemical Na+ Battery Performance. ChemPhysChem., 2020, 21, 814-820.

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Bhat, G. A.; Rashad, A. Z.; Folsom, T. M.; Darensbourg, D. J., Placing single metal complexes into the backbone of CO2-based Polycarbonate Chains, Construction of Nanostructures for prospective Micellar Catalysis. Organometallics, 2020, 39, 1612-1618

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Folsom, T. M.;  Bhat, G. A.;  Rashad, A. Z.; Darensbourg, D. J., Approach for Introducing a Single Metal Complex into a Polymer Chain: Metallo-Chain Transfer Agents in CO2 or COS/Epoxide Copolymerization Processes. Macromolecules, 2019, 52, 5217-5222.

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Bhat, G. A.; Haldar, S.; Verma, S.; Chakraborty, D.;  Vaidhyanathan, R.; Murugavel, R., Facile Exfoliation of Single-Crystalline Copper Alkylphosphates to Single-Layer Nanosheets and Enhanced Supercapacitance. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58 ,16844-16849.

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Bhat, G. A.; Verma, S.; Rajendran, A.; Murugavel, R., Thermolabile Organotitanium Monoalkyl Phosphates: Synthesis, Structures, and Utility as Epoxidation Catalysts and Single-Source Precursors for TiP2O7. Inorg. Chem., 2018, 57, 7644-7654.

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Bhat, G. A.; Rajendran, A.; Murugavel, R., Polydentate 4-Pyridyl-terpyridine Containing Discrete Cobalt Phosphonate and Polymeric Cobalt Phosphate as Catalysts for Alcohol Oxidation. Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 2018, 644, 692-699.

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Bhat, G. A.; Rajendran, A.; Murugavel, R., Dinuclear Manganese(II), Cobalt(II), and Nickel(II) Aryl Phosphates Incorporating 4′-Chloro-2,2′:6′,2′′-Terpyridine Coligands - Efficient Catalysts for Alcohol Oxidation. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2018, 2018, 795-804.

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Bhat, G. A.; Maqbool, R.; Murugavel, R., Synthesis, characterisation, nuclease and cytotoxic activity of phosphate-free and phosphate-containing copper 4ʹ-(N-methylpyridinium)-2,2ʹ:6ʹ,2ʺ terpyridine complexes. J. Chem. Sci., 2018, 130, 21

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Gupta, S. K.; Bhat, G. A.; Murugavel, R., Lanthanide Organophosphate Spiro Polymers: Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetocaloric Effect in the Gadolinium Polymer. Inorg. Chem., 2017, 56, 9071-9083.

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Bhat, G. A.; Maqbool, R.;  Dar, A. A.;  Ul Hussain, M.; Murugavel, R., Selective formation of discrete versus polymeric copper organophosphates: DNA cleavage and cytotoxic activity. Dalton Trans., 2017, 46,13409-13420.

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Bhat, G. A.; Kalita, A. C.; Murugavel, R., Intriguing structural chemistry of neutral and anionic layered monoalkylphosphates: single-source precursors for high-yield ceramic phosphates. CrystEngComm., 2017, 19 , 5390-5401.

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Dar, A. A.;  Bhat, G. A.; Murugavel, R., Dimensionality Alteration and Intra- versus Inter-SBU Void Encapsulation in Zinc Phosphate Frameworks. Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55, 5180-90.

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Bhat, G. A.; Vishnoi, P.; Gupta, S. K.; Murugavel, R., Anhydrous manganese hypophosphite dense framework solid: Synthesis, structure and magnetic studies. Inorg.Chem. Commun., 2015, 59, 84-87.

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