Ph.D., Bio-Inorganic Chemistry (Porphyrins Chemistry), IIT Kanpur, UP, 208016, India. 2006

M.Phil. Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttaranchal, India. 1999

M. Sc., Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttaranchal, India. 1998

B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, 1996

AWARDS AND HONORS

2009

• Awarded Academia Sinica Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Taipei, Taiwan for two years starting from Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2010
• Awarded Schulich Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel started from Feb. 2009.

 2007

Academia Sinica Fellowship (Taiwan)

2002

Senior Research Fellowship; Sponsored by University Grants Commission, India

2000

Junior Research Fellowship:  Sponsored by University Grants Commission, India

1999

• Qualified, National Eligibility Test (NET) for JRF and Lectureship of Indian Universities
• Qualified, Graduate Aptitude Test of Engineering (91.62 percentile)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Small molecule activation
• Development of fluorophore sensor for zinc ion in cell imaging and apoptosis
• NO sensing molecules
• Development of new synthetic methodology for the benziporphodimethene derivatives
• Coordination chemistry of Corroles, S-confused porphyrins and S- or N-confused benziporphodimethene
• Electronic structure calculation using G03 suite program.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Coordination Complexes of β-Thioether Appended Tetraazaporphyrin. Rajendra Prasad, Anil Kumar, Elisa Murguly, Neil Branda, Inorg. Chem. Comm. (2000), 4, 219-222.
2. Redox Reaction Between [Bu4N]2[MoO2(mnt)2] and Thiophenol in Relevance to the Autoreduction in the Crystallization Process of Oxidized form of Sulfite Oxidase. Pradeep Kumar Chaudhary, Kowliki Nagarajan, Anil Kumar, Rabindranath Maiti, Samar K. Das and Sabyasachi Sarkar, Ind. J. Chem. (2003), 42A, 2223-2227.
3. Reversible Penta- and Hexacoordination Motifs in [Co(TMPP)] Resulting in Interchange of 1D and 2D Supramolecular Designs. Suman Maji, Anil Kumar, Kuntal Pal, Sabyasachi Sarkar, Inorg. Chem.  (2005), 44, 7277-7279.
4. Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Study of 3,4,5-trimethoxy tetra-phenyl Porphyrin Oxovanadium (IV) Complex. Swati Sharma, Anil Kumar, Prem Chand, B.K Sharma and Sabyasachi Sarkar, Spectrochim. Acta Part A: Mol. Biomol. Spectro. (2005), 63, 556-64.
5. One-pot General Synthesis of Metalloporphyrins, Anil Kumar, Suman Maji, Prashant Dubey, Abhilash G. J, Sohini Pandey and Sabyasachi Sarkar. Tett. Lett., (2007), 48, 7287-7290.
6. m-Benziporphodimethene: A New Porphyrins Analogue Fluorescence zinc(II) Sensor. Chen-Hsiung Hung, Gao-Fang Chang, Anil Kumar, Geng Fong Lin, LiYang Luo, Wei-Min Ching, Eric Wei-Guang Diau. Chem. Commun. (2008), 978-980.
7. Tetramethylbenziporphodimethene and Isomeric meta-Benziporphodimethenes Containing γ-Lactam Rings. Gao-Fong Chang, Anil Kumar and Chen-Hsiung Hung. Chemistry - An asian Journal, (2009), 4, 164-173.
8. Oxygen Atom Transfer Reactions from Isolated (Oxo)manganese(V) Corroles to Sulfides. Anil Kumar, Israel Goldberg, Mark Botoshansky, Yekaterina Buchman and Zeev Gross J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2010), 132, 15233-15245.
9. Ruthenium Complexes of Thiaporphyrin and Dithiaporphyrin, Chuan-Hung Chuang, Chen-Kuo Ou, Shan-Tung Liu, Anil Kumar, Wei-Min Ching, Pei-Chun Chiang, Mira Anne C. dela Rosa, and Chen-Hsiung Hung, Inorg. Chem. (2011), 50, 11947−11957.
10. Factors That Regulate the Conformation of m‐Benziporphodimethene Complexes: Agostic Metal–Arene Interaction, Hydrogen Bonding, and η²,π Coordination, Gao-Fong Chang, Chun-Hung Wang, Hung-Chieh Lu, Lou-Sing Kan, Ito Chao, Wei Hao Chen, Anil Kumar, Liyang Lo, Mira Anne C. dela Rosa, and Chen-Hsiung Hung, Chem. Eur. J. (2011), 17, 11332 – 11343.
11. Investigation on the Bio-degradability of the Starch modified Polypropylene with the Help of Maleic Anhydride as a Coupling Agent, Ashish Virmani, OP Yadav, RK Sharma and Anil Kumar*, AJPSE, (2015), Vol.1 2-10.
12. Synthesis, characterization and fluorescence turn-on behavior of newporphyrin analogue: meta-benziporphodimethenes: Ravi Kumar Sharma, Lale Kiran Gajanan, Mohan Singh Mehata, Firasat Hussain, Anil Kumar*, Spectrochim. Acta Part A Mol Biomol Spectrosc (2016), 169, 58–65.
13. meta-Benziporphodimethenes: New Cell-Imaging Porphyrin Analogue Molecules: Ravi Kumar Sharma, Anurag Maurya, Dr. Paulraj Rajamani, Dr. Mohan Singh Mehata and Anil Kumar*, ChemSelect, (2016), 1, 3502 – 3509.
14. Diurnal variability of sulfate and nitrate aerosols during wintertime in the Indo-Gangetic Plain: Implications to heterogeneous phase chemistry, Prashant Rajput, Tarun Gupta and Anil Kumar, RSC Adv., (2016), 6, 89879–8988.
15. Green synthesis of multi metal- citrate complexes and their characterization, Usha Raju, Sudhir Gopalrao Warkar, Anil Kumar*, J. Mol. Struc., (2017), 1133, 90-94.
16. Manganese(III) Mediated Synthesis of A2B Corroles: A New and Green Synthetic Approach and Characterization, Omprakash Yadav, Atul Varshney and Anil Kumar*, Inorg. Chem. Comm., (2017), 86, 168-171.
17. A₂B Corroles: Fluorescence Signaling Systems for Sensing Fluoride Ions, Omprakash Yadav, Atul Varshney, Ratneshwar Kumar Ratnesh, Mohan Singh Mehata and Anil Kumar*, Spectrochim. Acta Part A: Mol. Biomol. Spectro., (2018), 202, 207–213.
18. Mesoporous multi-metal citrates as scavengers for organic dyes, Usha Raju, Atul Varshney and Anil Kumar*, J. Surface Sci. Technol. (2018), 34, 50–57.
19. Study on the Structure, Stability, and Tautomerisms of meta-Benziporphodimethene and N-Confused Isomers Containing γ–Lactam Ring, Anil Kumar*, Chen-Hsiung Hung Shikha Rana, Milind M. Deshmukh, J. Mol. Str., (2019), 1187, 138-150.
20. Synthesis and assessment of Carboxymethyl tamarind Kernel Gums based novel superabsorbenthydrogels for agricultural applictaions, Khushbu, S. G. Warkar, and Anil Kumar, Polymer, (2019), 182, 121823.
21. One-pot Synthesis of Magnetic Iron Phosphide Nanoparticles, Deepali Ahluwalia, Atul Varshney, Sachin Kumar, Anil Kumar, Sudhir Gopalrao Warkar, Narendra Singh & Prashant Dubey, Anil Kumar*, Inorg. Nano-Metal Chem., (2020), 50, 908-913.
22. Meta-Benziporphodimethene Embedded Polyacrylamide/ Carboxymethyl Guargum Polymeric Hydrogels: A New Colorimetric Sensor for Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Hg²⁺ in aqueous media, Anil Kumar*, Environ. Tech., (2022), 43, 991-1002.
23. Effect of Substitutions on the Geometry and Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond Strength in meta-benziporphodimethes: A New Porphyrin Analogue. Deepali Ahluwalia, Anil Kumar*, Sudhir G. Warkar, and Milind M. Deshmukh*, J. Mol. Str., (2020), 1220, 128773-128783.
24. Catalytic activity of Bis p-nitro A2B (oxo)Mn(V) Corroles towards Oxygen Transfer reaction to SulphidesAtul Varshney  and Anil Kumar* and Sunil Yadav, Inorg. Chim. Acta, (2020), 514, 120013-120022.
25. Recent Advances in meta-Benziporphodimethenes: A New Porphyrin Analogue, Deepali Ahluwalia, Anil Kumar*, Sudhir Gopalrao Warkar. J. Mol. Str., (2021), 1228, 129672.
26. Modified Polymeric Hydrogels for the detection of Zn²⁺ in E. Coli. Bacetrial cells and Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Hg²⁺ in industrial effluents, Deepti Chauhan, Anil Kumar*, and Sudhir G. Warkar, Environ. Tech., (2022), 43, 3600-3607.
27. Penta -hexa coordination behaviour of ABA-P(V) corrole. Ritika Kubba, Omprakash Yadav, Pinky Yadav, Natalia Fridman, and Anil Kumar*, J. Mol. Str., (2021), 1243, 513085.
28. Trifluoromethyl Hydrolysis Enroute to Corroles with Increased Druglikeness. Pinky Yadav, Sally Khoury, Natalia Fridman, Vinay K. Sharma, Amit Kumar, Mahmoud Majdoub, Anil Kumar, Yael Diskin-Posner, Atif Mahammed, and Zeev Gross, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2021), 60, 12829-12834.
29. Synthesis, structural characterization and binding ability of A2B cobalt(III) corroles with pyridine, Jyoti, Natalia Fridman, Anil Kumar*, and Sudhir G. Warkar, Inorg. Chim. Acta, (2021), 527, 120580.
30. An efficient adsorbent for the removal of Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Hg²⁺ from the real industrial effluents, Deepti Chauhan, Anil Kumar* and Sudhir Gopalrao Warkar, Int. J. Environ. Sci. Tech., (2022), 19, 1483-1494.
31. Corroles: The Hitherto Elusive Parent Macrocycle and its Metal Complexes, Amit Kumar, Pinky Yadav, Mahmoud Majdoub, Irena Saltsman, Natalia Fridman, Anil Kumar, Atif Mahammed, and Zeev Gross, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., (2021), 60, 25097-25103.
32. Uncovering the Geometrical Aspects of Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond in meta-benziporphodimethenes through Molecular Tailoring Approach, Deepali Ahluwalia, Anil Kumar*, Sudhir Gopalrao Warkar, Milind M. Deshmukh and Arijit Bag, Comp. Theor. Chem., (2022), 1209, 113631.
33. Milestones in corrole chemistry: historical ligand syntheses and post-functionalization, Anil Kumar*, Dongheyon Kim, Sachin Kumar, David D. Churchill and Zeev Gross, Chem. Soc. Rev., (2023), 52, 573-600.
34. Recent developments in corroles as an ion sensor, Atul Varshney, Deepali Ahluwalia, Ritika Kubba, Jyoti, Anil Kumar*, J. Ind. Chem. Soc., (2022), 99, 100708.
35. Structural characterization and bioimaging of Zn²⁺ using meta-benziporphodimethene analogue Shikha Rana, Ravi Kumar Sharma, Natalia Fridman, and Anil Kumar*, Luminiscence, (2022), 1.
36. A2B corroles: fluorescent signalling system for Hg²⁺ ion, Atul Varshney and Anil Kumar*, J. Chem. Sci, (2022), 134, 124-132.
37. FÓ§rster resonance energy transfer (FRET) between CdSe quantum dots and ABA phosphorus(V) corroles, Ritika Kubba, Mrityunjay Kumar Singh, Jyoti, Omprakash Yadav, Anil Kumar*, Spectrochim. Acta Part A: Mol. Biomol. Spectro. (2023), 291, 122345.
38. Study the interaction of anions with A2B cobalt corroles in non-aqueous medium, Jyoti, Sudhir Goplarao Warkar and Anil Kumar*, J. Por. Pthal. (2022), 26, 719-731.
39. Base mediated N-acetylation of anilines/amines: Nitriles as surrogate of acetyl group,  Saurav Kumar, Nityananda Agasti, Gajendra Singh, Anil Kumar*, ChemSelect, (2023), 8, e202204679.
40. Nano ZnO embedded Poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate cross-linked Carboxymethyl tamarind kernel gum (CMTKG) /Poly (sodium acrylate) composite Hydrogels for oral delivery of Ciprofloxacin drug and their antibacterial properties, Indu Rani, Sudhir Gopalrao Warkar* and Anil Kumar* Mater. Tod. Comm., (2023), 35, 105635.
41. Removal            of         Cationic          Crystal Violet  dye      using   Zeolite  embedded Carboxymethyl tamarind kernel gum (CMTKG) based hydrogel adsorbents Indu Rani, Sudhir G. Warkar* and Anil Kumar* ChemistrySelect , accepted.
42. Electronic structural studies of newly synthesized sterically hindered analogue of meta-benziporphodimethene and its metal complexes  Deepali Ahluwalia, Sachin Kumar, Arijit Bag, Sudhir Gopalroa Warkar, and Anil Kumar*, New J. Chem. (under revision)).

Book Chapters:

1. Deepali Ahluwalia, Sachin Kumar, Anil Kumar and Sudhir G. Warkar, Ch-06- Functionalized Nanomaterial for Catalytic Applications- silica and iron oxide, Book: Functionalized Nanomaterials for Catalytic Applications, https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119809036.ch6
2. Ritika Kubba, Deepali Ahluwalia, Anil Kumar, Sudhir G. Warkar, Ch-06- Flavonoids based surfactants, Book: Surfactants from renewable raw materials. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003144878-6
3. Ritika Kubba, Deepali Ahluwalia, Anil Kumar, Sudhir G. Warkar, Prashant Dubey, Ch06- Carbon Dots as a Theragnostic agent for combating cancer, Book: Carbon Dots-Next generation materials for biomedical applications, IOP Publishing, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1088/978-0-7503-4641-2ch6
4. Usha Raju, Jyoti and Anil Kumar, Chapter 10, Multifunctional Metal-Organic Frameworks for Electrochemical Charge Storage, Taylor and Francis. 10.1201/9781003252061-10.

Invited Lectures for Conferences/Seminars/Symposia:

1. New Cell Imaging Molecules, Department of Applied Physics DTU, 10^th National Conference on Solid state Chemistry and Allied Areas, 2017.
2. Chemistry is life, Rajdhani College, University of Delhi, DST inspire science camp, 2013.
3. Importance of Chemistry, Institute of Technology & Management 12th KM Stone Pachli Khurd, Meerut-Baghpat Road, Meerut-250005.
4. Chemistry in Daily life, Institute of Applied Medicine and Research, Ghaziabad, DST inspire science Camp, 2013.
5. Phosphorus corrole: Synthesis, Structural characterization, electronic properties and penta-hexa coordination behavior.” Main Group Chemistry Webinar, Sep. 22, KAIST, South Korea.
6. Exploring Carbaporphyrinods: meta-Benziporphodimethenes, Meet IIT Roorkee Chemistry Alumni” organized by Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee via webex, August, 2020.

Ph.D Supervised/on-going