Rohit K. Vishwakarma, Sandeep Kumar, Muniappan Sankar, Sachin Kumar Srivastava*, Kretschmann configuration based SPR sensor for the detection of cyanide ions in wastewater, Microchemical Journal 215 (2025) 114351

Reena Jangra, Amritha J. Nair, Albin Kuriakose, Jitendra Nath Acharyya, G. Vijaya Prakash * and Muniappan Sankar * , Electron deficient β-trisubstituted porphyrins: synthesis, structural, spectral, and electrochemical studies and their intensity-dependent third-order nonlinear optical properties, Dalton Trans., 2025, 54, 10234

Sumit Kumar Yadav, Naveen Kumar and Muniappan Sankar*, Oxidovanadium(IV) Porphyrin-Imidazole Complex-Catalyzed One-Pot, Three-Component Green Synthesis of Biologically Active Pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine and 4H-Chromene Heterocycles, Inorg. Chem. 2025, 64, 11907−11924

Shivani Rathi, Ikrar Ahmad and Muniappan Sankar *, Unveiling the potential of tailored b-substituted iron-porphyrins for highly efficient oxygen reduction reactions (ORR), Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 8512–8515

Reena Jangra and Muniappan Sankar* , Synthesis, structural, spectral and electrochemical studies of β-acetamide appended porphyrins Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines 2025, 29, 124–133

Nivedita Rana, Pankaj Kumar Chaudhary, Ramasare Prasad, and Muniappan Sankar* , Photodynamic Evaluation of A2BC Aminoporphyrins: Synthesis, Characterization, and Cellular Impact, ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2025, 8, 5098−5108

Pradeep Singh Thakur, Varsha Singh, Vellaichamy Ganesan and Muniappan Sankar*, Porphyrin-Based Covalent Organic Framework Encapsulating Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes: A High-Performance Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction , Langmuir 2025, 41, 10456−10468

Pradeep Singh Thakur and Muniappan Sankar*, Fe-porphyrin-derived carbon nanofiber-based nanozymes: enhanced peroxidase-like activity for ultrasensitive glucose and ascorbic acid sensing, Mater. Adv., 2025, 6, 2356–2364

V. Bhardwaj and M. Sankar*, Synthesis, Spectral, and Electrochemical Studies of Electron-Deficient Nitrile Porphyrins and the Utilization in Selective Cyanide Sensing, Dalton Trans.2025, 54,in press.

A. S. Bulbul, J.Mogilipuri, S. V. Rao, and M. Sankar*, Meso-β, β–β’ trifused porphyrins: synthesis, spectral, electrochemical and DFT studies and their femtosecond third-order nonlinear optical properties, Dalton Trans.2025, 54,DOI: 10.1039/d4dt02930e.

N. Rana, S. Kumariand M. Sankar* ‘Effect of Protonation-Induced Distortions on the Spectral Properties and Electronic Structure of Octaphenylporphyrins through UV-Vis and VT-NMR Spectral, Electrochemical and Ab Initio Studies‘Chem. Asian J.2024, 19, e202400719.

A. S. Bulbul, R. Jangra, A. Kuriakose, J. N. Acharyya,G. V. Prakash and M. Sankar*‘Meso-β Monofused Porphyrins: Synthesis, Structural, Spectral, Electrochemical and DFT Studies and Their Efficient Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties’ Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202403473.

R. Kumar, P. K. Chaudhary, R. Prasad and M. Sankar* ‘Utilization of Tin(IV) Complex of N-Confused Porphyrin for Antiproliferative Activity and Antimicrobial Photodynamic Chemotherapy, Chem. Asian J.2024, 19, e202401027.

M. Tasleem, I. Ahmad and M. Sankar* ‘Porphyrin‐Based Covalent Organic Polymer Wrapped MWCNT Electrodes under Moderate Salt Concentration for Super‐Stable Aqueous Sodium‐Ion Intercalated Sustainable Supercapacitor’ Small 2024, 2409580.

I. Yadav, D. Dhiman and M. Sankar* ‘Recent Advances in the Functionalization of Formyl and Acroleyl Appended Corroles’ Chem. Commun. 2024,60, 13456-13467 (Highlighted in the cover page of the journal).

R. Kumar, V. Prakash and M. Sankar* ‘Synthesis of Vanadyl Complexes of N-Confused Porphyrins and Their Bromoperoxidase-like Catalytic Activity’ Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 12506–12515.

S. Kumar, A. Patter and M. Sankar* ‘Enhanced Catalytic Activity of Binuclear Oxidovanadium(IV) Bisbenzimidazole Linked Porphyrin Dimer for the Generation of Biologically Active 3,4-Dihydropyrimidinones and Their Corresponding Thiones’ Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 11102–11112.

M. Tasleem, V. Singh, A. Bansal, V. Ganesan and M. Sankar*‘Electrocatalysis Using Cobalt Porphyrin Covalently Linkedwith Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Hydrazine Sensingand Hydrazine-Assisted Green Hydrogen Synthesis’ Small 2024, 2401273.

Francis D’Souza, M. Sankar and coworkers ‘Electrocatalytic Dinitrogen Reduction to Ammonia Using Easily Reducible N-Fused Cobalt Porphyrins’ Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202402610(Highlighted in the cover page of the journal).

M. Tasleem, P. Chaudhry, R. Prasad and M. Sankar* ‘Synthesis and Characterization of Porphyrin-MWCNT Nanohybrid and its Utilization as an Antimicrobial Agent against S. aureus and E. coli’J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 2024, 28, 308-317.

S. Kumari, V. Prakash, M. R. Maurya and M. Sankar* ‘The Synthesis of Highly Nonplanar Oxidovanadium(IV) Porphyrins as Robust Catalysts for Oxidative Bromination of Phenols in Aqueous Medium’ J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 2024, 28, 225-235.

A. S. Bulbul, V. Rathour, V. Ganesan and M. Sankar*‘π-Extended nonplanar cobalt porphyrins immobilized on MWCNTs as efficient electrocatalysts for selective oxygen reduction reaction’ Chem. Commun. 2024,60, 3146-3149 (Selected for the cover page illustration).

M. R. Maurya, V. Prakash and M. Sankar*‘Trans‐Dioxidomolybdenum(VI) Porphyrins and their Catalytic Activity Mimicking Oxidative Bromination’ Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2024, 27, e202400001.

S. Kumari, V. Prakash, Siddharth S, M. R. Maurya andM. Sankar*‘Synthesis, Structural and Redox Properties of Vanadyl β-Cyanoporphyrin and its Utilization as Efficient Catalyst for Epoxidation of Olefins and Oxidative Bromination of Phenol‘Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2024, 27, e202300718.

M. R. Maurya, V. Prakash F. Avecilla and M. Sankar*‘Facile Synthesis of β- Brominated Manganese Porphyrins and their Catalytic Potentials for Haloperoxidases-Like Activity‘Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2024,27, e202300708.

A. K. Deval and M. Sankar* ‘Structural, photophysical, and electrochemical redox properties of meso-tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrins‘J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 2024, 28, 87-106.

A. Shukla, S. Kumari, M. Sankar, M. S. Nair ‘Insights into the Mechanism of Binding of Doxorubicin and a Chlorin Compound with 22-mer c-Myc G Quadruplex’ BBA-Gen. Sub. 2023, 1867, 130482.

I. Yadav and M. Sankar* ‘Panchromatic and Perturbed Absorption Spectral Features and Multiredox Properties of Dicyanovinyl- and Dicyanobutadienyl-Appended Cobalt Corroles’ Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62,19956–19970.

I. Yadav, V. Prakash, R. R. Kaswan, M. R. Maurya and M. Sankar* ‘Highly Efficient β-Functionalized Oxidomolybdenum(V) Corroles for Catalytic Oxidative Bromination of Phenols at Room Temperature’ Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2023, 26, e202300459.

M. R. Maurya, V. Prakash, I. Yadav and M. Sankar* ‘Effect of para-Substituents on meso-Functionalized Oxidovanadium(IV) Porphyrins as Catalysts for Oxygen Atom Transfer Mediated Oxidation of Benzoin to Benzil under Mild Conditions’ Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2023, 26, e202300374.

M. Shanu, J. N. Acharyya,M. Sankar* and G. V. Prakash,Enhanced Femtosecond Nonlinearities and Multiphoton Absorptions in Discrete Bands of Porphyrins, Inorg. Chem. 2023, 63, 12895-12094.

I. Yadav, J. K. Sharma,M. Sankar* and F. D’Souza, Symmetrically Functionalized Copper and Silver Corrole-Bis-Tetracyanobutadiene Push-Pull Conjugates: Efficient Population of Triplet States via Charge Transfer, Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202301341 (Highlighted in the cover page of the journal).

R. K. Rohal, D. Banerjee, T. Manchanda, V. Bhardwaj, S. V. Rao, and M. Sankar*, Synthesis and the Spectral, Electrochemical, and Nonlinear Optical Properties of β-Dicyanovinyl-Appended ‘Push-Pull’ Porphyrins, Dalton Trans.2023, 52, 5523-5533.

S. Kumari, I. Yadav, M. Shanu, J. N. Acharyya, G. V. Prakash, and M. Sankar*, Push–pull octaphenylporphyrins with mixed substituents pattern: Synthesis, redox, ultrafast dynamics and nonlinear optical studies,Dyes and Pigments 2023, 217, 111416.

I. Yadav, W. R. Osterloh, K. M. Kadish and M. Sankar*, Synthesis, Spectral, Redox, and Sensing Studies of β‑Dicyanovinyl-Appended Corroles and Their Metal Complexes, Inorg. Chem.2023, 63, 7738-7752.

I. Yadav, V. Prakash, M. R. Maurya and M. Sankar*, Oxido-Molybdenum(V) Corroles as Robust Catalysts for Oxidative Bromination and Selective Epoxidation Reactions in Aqueous Media under Mild Conditions, Inorg. Chem.2023, 63, 5292-5301.

P. Rathi, K. Prakash and M. Sankar*, β-Functionalized Palladium(II) Porphyrins: Facile Synthesis, Structural, Spectral, and Electrochemical Redox Properties, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 2023, 27, 201-208(Invited Article on the occasion of 70th Birthday of Prof. Tomas Torres).

M. R. Maurya, V. Prakash, F. Avecilla and M. Sankar*, Facile Synthesis of β‑Tetracyano Vanadyl Porphyrin from Its Tetrabromo Analogue and Its Excellent Catalytic Activity for Bromination and Epoxidation Reactions, ACS Omega.2023, 8, 6391-6401.

M. R. Maurya, V. Prakash, I. Yadav and M. Sankar*,Effect of para-Substituents on Meso-Functionalized Oxidovanadium(IV) Porphyrins as Catalysts for Oxygen Atom Transfer Mediated Oxidation of Benzoin to Benzil under Mild Conditions, Eur. J.Inorg. Chem.2023, e202300374.

M. Tasleem, V. Singh, V. Ganesan and M. Sankar*, Co(II) Porphyrin-MWCNT Nanoconjugate as an Efficient and Durable Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction,Langmuir 2023, 39, 8075-8082.

Yadav, M. Shanu, J. N. Acharyya, G. V. Prakash, and M. Sankar*, Ultrafast Dynamics and Strong Two-Photon Absorption Properties of Nonplanar β‑Functionalized “Push−Pull” Copper Corroles with a Mixed Substituent Pattern, Inorg. Chem.2022, 61, 9968-9982.

K. Prakash and M. Sankar*, β-Diformyl porphyrins: Synthesis, structural, spectral and electrochemical properties, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 2022, 26, 862-871.

A. S. Bulbul, N. Chaudhri, M. Shanu, J. N. Acharyya, G. V. Prakash, and M. Sankar*, Unsymmetrically β-Functionalized π-Extended Porphyrins: Synthesis, Spectral, Electrochemical Redox Properties, and their Utilization as Efficient Two-Photon Absorber, Inorg. Chem.2022, 61, 9968-9982.

R. K. Rohal, J. N. Acharyya, M. Shanu, G.V. Prakash and M. Sankar*, β-Tetracyanobutadiene Appended Porphyrins: Facile Synthesis, Spectral, and Electrochemical Redox Properties, and Their Utilization as Excellent Optical Limiters, Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 1297-1307 (Highlighted in the cover page of the journal).

R. K. Rohal, J. N. Acharyya, M. S. Shanu, G. V. Prakash, and M. Sankar*, Synthesis and the Spectral, Electrochemical, and Nonlinear Optical Properties of β-Dicyanovinyl-Appended ‘Push-Pull’ Porphyrins. Dalton Trans.2022, 51, 9049-9061.

P. S. Thakur V. Ganesan and M. Sankar*, Zn(II) Porphyrin-based Polymer Facilitated Electrochemical Synthesis of Green Hydrogen Peroxide, J. Electroanal. Chem. 2022, 919, 116536.

P. S. Thakur and M. Sankar*, Nanobiosensors for Biomedical, Environmental, and Food Monitoring Applications, Mater. Lett. 2022, 311,131540.

A. Jha, H. Shankar, S. Kumar, M. Sankarand P. Kar, Efficient charge transfer from organometal lead halide perovskite nanocrystals to free base meso-tetraphenylporphyrins. Nanoscale Advances2022, 4, 1779-1785.

M.R. Maurya, V. Prakash and M. Sankar*, Selective epoxidation of olefins by vanadylporphyrin [V(IV)O(TPP)] and electron-deficient nonplanar β-octabromovanadylporphyrin [V(IV)O(TPPBr8)], J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 2022, 26, 187-194.

S. Kumar, N. Chaudhri, W. R. Osterloh, K. M. Kadish and M. Sankar*, Nickel(II) monobenzoporphyrins and chlorins: synthesis, electrochemistry, and anion sensing properties, Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 17086–17100.

K. Prakash, W.R. Osterloh, P. Rathi, K.M. Kadish and M. Sankar*, Facile synthesis of antipodal β-arylaminodibromoporphyrins through Buchwald-Hartwig C-N coupling reaction and exploring their spectral and electrochemical redox properties, J. Organomet. Chem. 2021, 956, 122114.

M. R. Maurya, V. Prakash, F. Avecilla and M.  Sankar*, Selective Bromination of β‐Positions of Porphyrin by Self‐Catalytic Behaviour of VOTPP: Facile Synthesis, Electrochemical Redox Properties, and Catalytic Application, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2021, 1685-1694. 

I. Yadav, D. Dhiman and M Sankar*, β-Disubstituted silver(III) corroles: Facile synthesis, photophysical and electrochemical redox properties. J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines2021, 25, 547-554(Invited Article on the occasion of 65thBirthday of Prof. T. K. Chandrashekar).

S. Kumar, J. N. Acharyya, D. Banerjee, V. R. Soma, G. V. Prakash, M. Sankar*, Strong Two-photon Absorption and Ultrafast Dynamics in Meso-Functionalized‟ Push-Pull” Trans-A2BC Porphyrins. Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 6256-6272.

D Tripathi, I Yadav, H Negi, RK Singh, VC Srivastava and M. Sankar*, Highly efficient Co(II) porphyrin catalysts for the extractive oxidative desulfurization of dibenzothiophene in fuel oils under mild conditions. J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines2021, 25, 24-30.

T. Anand and M Sankar*,A dual Colorimetric Chemosensor for Hg(II) and Cyanide ions in Aqueous Media based on a Nitrobenzoxadiazole (NBD)–Antipyrine Conjugate with INHIBIT Logic Gate behaviour. Anal. 2020, 19, 4526-4533.

T. A. Dar and M Sankar*, Fused Nickel(II) Porphyrins for Sensing of Toxic Anions and Selected Metal Ions Through Supramolecular Interactions. Front. Chem. 2020, 8, 1050.

W. R. Osterloh, S Kumar, N Chaudhri, Y Fang, M. Sankar*and KM Kadish, Facile Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Anion Induced Electrosynthesis: An Efficient Method for Obtaining π-Extended Porphyrins. Inorg. Chem.2020, 59, 16737-16746.

P. Rathi, Ekta, S. Kumar, D. Banerjee, S. V. Rao and M. Sankar,* “Unsymmetrical β-Functionalized ‘Push-Pull’ Porphyrins: Synthesis, Photophysical, Electrochemical and Nonlinear Optical Properties”, Dalton Trans.2020, 49, 3198-3208.

N. Chaudhri, L. Cong, A. S. Bulbul, N. Grover, W. R. Osterloh, Y. Fang, M. Sankar*and K. M. Kadish, “Structural, Photophysical, and Electrochemical Properties of Doubly Fused Porphyrins and Related Fused Chlorins”, Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 1481-1495.

M. Sankar*, P. Rathi, A. Ganesan, S. Seetharaman, P. A. Karr and F. D'Souza “A Persubstituted Triphenylamine Bearing Dendritic Zinc Porphyrin to Host Endohedral Fullerene, Sc3N@C80: Formation and Excited State Electron Transfer”, J. Phys. Chem. B 2020, 124, 5723-5729.

P. Rathi, Ekta, S. Kumar, D. Banerjee, S. V. Rao and M. Sankar,* “Unsymmetrical β-Functionalized ‘Push-Pull’ Porphyrins: Synthesis, Photophysical, Electrochemical and Nonlinear Optical Properties”, Dalton Trans.2020, 49, 3198-3208.

N. Chaudhri, L. Cong, A. S. Bulbul, N. Grover, W. R. Osterloh, Y. Fang, M. Sankar* and K. M. Kadish, “Structural, Photophysical, and Electrochemical Properties of Doubly Fused Porphyrins and Related Fused Chlorins”, Inorg.Chem. 2020, 59, 1481-1495.

N. Grover and M. Sankar*“N-Confused Porphyrin - A Unique “Turn on” and “Turn off” Anion Sensor” Chem. Asian J.2020, 15, 2192-2197.

Y. Fang,§ I. Yadav,§ W. R. Osterloh, N. Chaudhri, M. Sankar*and K. M. Kadish, “Electrochemistry of Tri-substituted Porphyrins with β-Appended Ethyl Acetoacetate and Acetylacetone in Neutral and Basic Nonaqueous Solvents”, ChemElectroChem 2020, 7, 1723-1732. (§these authors contributed equally to this work).

M. Yadav, P. K. Sonkar, K. Prakash , V. Ganesan, M. Sankar*, D. K. Yadav and R. Gupta “Insight into efficient bifunctional catalysis: Oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions using MWCNTs based composites with 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(3′,5′-dimethoxyphenyl)porphyrinatocobalt(II) and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(3′,5′-dihydroxyphenyl)porphyrinatocobalt(II)” Int. J. Hydrog. Energy 2020, 45, 9710-9722.

T. A. Dar, A. S. Bulbul, M. Sankar*and K. M. Kadish, “Meso-Tetrapyrenyl- porphyrins: Synthesis, Structural, Spectral, and Electrochemical Properties and Förster Energy Transfer (FRET) Studies” J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 2020, 24, 985-992 (Invited Article on the occasion of 60thBirthday of Prof. Roberto Paolesse).

W. R. Osterloh, Y. Fang, N. Chaudhri, L. Cong, M. Sankar*and K. M. Kadish,Effect of Fused Indanedione (IND) groups and Antipodal β-Substituents on Electrochemical Properties of Unsymmetrical Metalloporphyrins, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 2020, 24, 1155-1165.

N. Grover, N. Chaudhri and M. Sankar,* “β-Functionalized Dibenzoporphyrins with Mixed Substitutents Pattern: Facile Synthesis, Structural, Spectral and Electrochemical Redox Properties”, Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 2514-2522.

P. Rathi, R. Butcher and M. Sankar,* “Unsymmetrical Nonplanar ‘Push-Pull’ β-Octa- substituted Porphyrins: Facile Synthesis, Structural, Photophysical and Electrochemical Redox Properties”, Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 15002-15011 (Highlighted in the back cover of the journal).

L. Cong§, M. K. Chahal§, R. Osterloh, M. Sankar*and K. M. Kadish, “Synthesis, Electrochemistry, and Reversible Interconversion among Perhalogenated Hydroxyphenyl Ni(II) Porphyrins, Porphodimethenes, and Porpho-5,15-bis-paraquinone Methide”, Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 14361-14376 (§these authors contributed equally to this work).

T. A. Dar, B. Uprety, M. Sankar*and M. R. Maurya, “Robust and Electron Deficient Oxidovanadium(IV) Porphyrin Catalyst for Selective Epoxidation and Oxidative Bromination Reactions in Aqueous Media”, Green Chem., 2019, 21, 1757-1768.

K. Prakash, A. Z. Alsaleh, Neeraj, P. Rathi, A. Sharma, M. Sankar*and F. D’Souza, “Synthesis, Spectral, Electrochemical and Photovoltaic Studies of A3B Porphyrinic Dyes having Peripheral Donors”, ChemPhysChem2019, 20, 2627-2634 (An invited article to a Special Issue on Solar Cells).

K. Prakash, M. Sankar,* S. Seetharaman, and F. D’Souza, “Synthesis, Electrochemical and Photochemical Studies on π-Extended Mono-β-Functionalized Porphyrin Dyads”, ChemPhotoChem. 2019, 3, 151-165.

N. Grover, N. Chaudhri and M. Sankar,* “β-Substituted Donor-Acceptor Porphyrins: Synthesis, Energy Transfer and Electrochemical Redox Properties”, Dyes Pigm. 2019, 161, 104-112.

K. Prakash, V. Sudhakar, K. Krishnamoorthy and M. Sankar,* “Trans-A2B2ZnII-Porphyrin Dyes with Various Donor Groups and their Co-sensitization for Highly Efficient Dye Sensitized Solar Cells”, Dyes Pigm. 2019, 160, 386-394.

M. Sankar and P. Bhyrappa, “Effect of Solvent on the Electronic Absorption Spectral Properties of Ni(II) and Cu(II)-complexes of Some Mixed β-Octasubstituted-meso- tetraphenylporphyrins”, Chem. Phys. Lett. 2019, 730, 643-648.

T. A. Dar, R. Tomar, R. M. Mian, M. Sankar* and M. R. Maurya, “Vanadyl β-tetrabromoporphyrin: Synthesis, Crystal Structure and its use as an Efficient and Selective Catalyst for Olefin Epoxidation in Aqueous Medium” RSC Adv. 2019, 9, 10405-10413.

N. Chaudhri, L. Cong, N. Grover, W. Shan, K. Ansul, M. Sankar*and K. M. Kadish, “Synthesis and Electrochemical Characterization of Acetylacetone (acac) and Ethyl Acetate (EA) Appended β-Trisubstituted Push-Pull Porphyrins: Formation of Electronically Communicating Porphyrin Dimers”, Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57,13213-13224.

R. Kumar, V. Sudhakar, K. Prakash, K. Krishnamoorthy and M. Sankar,* “Tuning the Photovoltaic Performance of DSSCs by Appending Various Donor Groups on Trans- Dimesityl Porphyrin Backbone”, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2018, 1, 2793-2801 (One of the Most Read articles during May-July 2018).

N. Chaudhri, N. Grover and M. Sankar,* “Nickel Induced Skeletal Rearrangement of Free Base trans-Chlorins into MonofusedNiII-Porphyrins: Synthesis, Structural, Spectral and Electrochemical Redox Properties”, Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 11349-11360.

N. Chaudhri, N. Grover and M. Sankar,* “Selective Conversion of Planar trans-Chlorins into Highly Twisted Doubly Fused-Porphyrins or -Chlorins via Oxidative Fusion”, Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 6658-6668.

X. Ke, R. Kumar, M. Sankar*and K. M. Kadish, “Electrochemistry and Spectroelectrochemistry of Cobalt Porphyrins with π-Extending and/or Highly Electron-Withdrawing Pyrrole Substituents. In Situ Electrogeneration of σ-Bonded Complexes”, Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 1490-1503.

U. Sah, K. Sharma, N. Chaudhri, M. Sankar*and P. Gopinath, “Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy: Single-walled Carbon Nanotube (SWCNT)-Porphyrin Conjugate for Visible Light Mediated Inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus” Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces2018, 162, 108-117.

N. Chaudhri, R. J. Butcher and M. Sankar,* “Synthesis, Structural, Photophysical, Electrochemical Redox and Axial Ligation Properties of Highly Electron Deficient Perchlorometalloporphyrins and Selective CN– Sensing by Co(II) Complexes”, New J. Chem. 2018, 42, 8190-8199 (Invited article for the themed issue on‘Equilibrium Solution Coordination Chemistry’).

M. K. Chahal, T. A. Dar and M. Sankar,* “Facile Synthesis of Functionalized Urea, Imidazolium Salt, Azide and Triazole from 2-Amino-5,7-Dimethyl-1,8-Naphthyridine Scaffold and their Utilization in Fluoride ion Sensing”, New J. Chem. 2018, 42, 10059 -10066.

N. Grover, R. Kumar, N. Chaudhri, R. Butcher and M. Sankar,* “β‐Heptasubstituted Porphyrins: Synthesis, Structural, Spectral and Electrochemical Redox Properties”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 3338-3343.

T. A. Dar, Mandeep and M. Sankar,* “Synthesis, Spectral and Elelctrochemical Redox Properties of N-Methyl Fused Nickel(II) Porphyrin” J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 2018, 22, 1106-1110.

P. Bhyrappa and M. Sankar, “Effect of solvent on the electronic absorption spectral properties of some mixed β-octasubstitutedZn(II)-tetraphenylporphyrins”, Spectrochim. Acta A, 2018, 189, 80-85.

P. Bhyrappa and M. Sankar, “Highly Nonplanar Macrocyclic Ring Conformation in the Crystal Structures of Ni(II) And Cu(II) Octaphenylporphyrins”, J. Struct. Chem. 2018, 59, 415-424.

P. K. Sonkar, M. Yadav, K. Prakash, V. Ganesan, M. Sankar, D. K. Yadav and R. Gupta, “Electrochemical sensing of rifampicin in pharmaceutical samples using meso-tetrakis(4- hydroxyphenyl)porphyrinatocobalt(II) anchored carbon nanotubes”, J. Appl. Electrochem. 2018, 48, 937-946.

N. Chaudhri, N. Grover and M. Sankar,* “Versatile Synthetic Route for β-Functionalized Chlorins and Porphyrins by Varying the Size of Michael Donors: Syntheses, Photophysical & Electrochemical Redox Properties”, Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 11532-11542 (Highlighted at Inorg. Chem. journal site as HOT paper).

M. K. Chahal &M. Sankar,* “β-Dicyanovinyl Substituted Porphyrinogen: Synthesis, Reversible Sensor for Picric Acid among Explosives and Unique Sensor for Cyanide and Fluoride ions by Switching between Various Porphyrinoid States”, Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 11669-11678 (Highlighted by RSTV and leading Newspapers inIndia).

P. Rathi, M. K. Chahal and M. Sankar,* “Highly Electron Deficient Tetrabenzo- quinone Appended Ni(II) and Cu(II) Porphyrins: Spectral, Solvatochromism, Electrochemical Redox and Tuneable F‒ and CN‒ Sensing Properties”, New J. Chem. 2017, 41, 11962- 11968.

X. Ke, P. Yadav, L. Cong, R. Kumar, M. Sankar* and K. M. Kadish, “Facile and Reversible Electrogeneration of Porphyrin Trianions and Tetraanions in Nonaqueous Media from Electron Deficient β-Substituted Porphyrins”, Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 8527- 8537.

P. Yadav, M. Sankar,* X. Ke, L. Cong and K. M. Kadish, “Synthesis of π-Extended PhenylethynylCorroles and Their Intriguing Electrochemical Redox Properties”, Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 10014-10022.

P. Yadav, R. Kumar, A. Kumar and M. Sankar,* “Mixed Tri β-Substituted Push-Pull Porphyrins: Synthesis, Photophysical, Electrochemical and Theoretical studies”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 3269-3274.

M. K. Chahal, M. Sankar*and R. J. Butcher, “An Insight into Communication between β- olefin/phenyl olefin-mediated Acceptors and Porphyrin π-system: Way to establish Porphyrin based Chemodosimeters and Chemosensors”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2017, 19, 4530-4540.

K. Prakash, S. Manchanda, V. Sudhakar, N. Sharma, M. Sankar*and K. Krishnamoorthy, “Facile Synthesis of β-Functionalized ‘Push-Pull’ Zn(II) Porphyrin for DSSC Applications”, Dyes Pigm. 2017, 147, 56-66.

P. Yadav, P. Rathi and M. Sankar,* “Facile Generation of A2B Corrole Radical and Its Spectroscopic Properties”, ACS Omega 2017, 2, 959-965.

P. Yadav, M. S. S. Bharathi, S. Bhattacharya, M. Sankar*and S. V. Rao, “Synthesis and Femtosecond Third Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of Push-Pull Trans-A2B-Corroles”,Dyes Pigm. 2017, 143, 324-330.

P. Yadav and M. Sankar,* “Spectroscopic and theoretical studies of anionic corroles derived from phosphoryl and carbomethoxyphenyl substituted corroles”, Chem. Phys. Lett. 2017, 667,107-113.

T. A. Dar and M. Sankar,* “Facile Synthesis of Nitrovanillin Appended Porphyrin and Its Utilization as Potent, Recyclable, Naked-Eye CN− and F− Ion Sensor”, ChemistrySelect2017, 2,6778-6783.

N. Chaudhri, N. Sawhney, B. Madhusudhan, A. Raghav, M. Sankar*and S. Satapati, “Effect of Functional Groups on Sensitization of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells using Free Base Porphyrins”, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 2017, 21, 222-230.

P. Sonkar, K. Prakash, M. Yadav, V. Ganesan, M. Sankar, R. Gupta and D. K. Yadav, “Co(II)-Porphyrins Decorated Carbon Nanotubes as Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reactions: An Approach for Fuel Cell Improvement”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2017, 5, 6263- 6276.

N. Grover, N. Chaudhri and M. Sankar,*“Facile Conversion of Ni(II) Cyclopropyl- chlorins into Novelβ-Substituted Porphyrin through Acid-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Reaction”, Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 424-437.

K. Prakash and M. Sankar,* “Borylated Porphyrin and its Metal Complexes: Synthesis, Elelcrochemistry and Deprotection-Protection Strategy for Anion Sensing”, Sensor and Actuators: B Chemical 2017, 240, 709-717.

P. Yadav and M. Sankar,* “Facile synthesis, photophysical and electrochemical redox properties of octa- and tetra-carboxamidophenylporphyrins and the first example of amido- imidol tautomerism in porphyrins”, Dyes Pigm. 2017, 139, 351-357.

M. K. Chahal and M. Sankar,* “Switching between Porphyrin, Porphodimethene and Porphyrinogen using Cyanide and Fluoride ions mimicking Volatile Molecular Memory and 'NOR' Logic Gate”, Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 16404-16412.

N. Grover, M. Sankar,* Y. Song and K. M. Kadish, “Asymmetrically Crowded ‘Push-Pull’ Octaphenylporphyrins with Modulated Frontier Orbitals: Syntheses, Photophysical and Electrochemical Redox Properties”, Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 584-597 (Highlighted as HOT PAPER and one of the most read article during Jan 2016).

R. Kumar, M. Sankar,* V. Sudhakar and K. Krishnamoorthy, “Synthesis and Characterization of Simple Cost-effective Trans-A2BC-porphyrins with Various Donor Groups for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, New. J. Chem. 2016, 40, 5704-5713 (an Invited article for the themed issue on Nitrogen Ligands).

R. Kumar, A. Saxena and M. Sankar,* “Mixed β-Bromo/Cyano Tetrasubstituted-meso- Tetraphenylporphyrin Cu(II) Complexes: Synthesis and Electrochemical studies”, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 2016, 20, 1420-1425.

T. A. Dar, M. K. Chahal, A. Kumar and M. Sankar,* “Synthesis, Electrochemical andCompexation Studies of Zn(II) Aryloxyporphyrins with Fullerene C60”, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 2016, 20, 744-751.

M. K. Chahal and M. Sankar,* “Porphyrin Chemodosimeters: Synthesis, Electrochemical Redox Properties and Selective 'Naked-eye' Detection of Cyanide Ions”, RSC Adv. 2015, 5,99028-36.

M. K. Chahal and M. Sankar,* “1,8-Naphthyridine-based Fluorescence Receptor for Picric Acid Detection in Aqueous Media”, Anal. Methods 2015, 7, 10272-1027914688 (One of the "Most accessed articles" during Nov2015).

R. Kumar, N. Chaudhary, M. Sankar*and M. R. Maurya, “Electron Deficient Nonplanar β- Octachlorovanadylporphyrin as Highly Efficient and Selective Epoxidation Catalyst for Olefins”, Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 17720-17729.

R. Kumar, P. Yadav, P. Rathi and M. Sankar,* “Photophysical, electrochemical redox, solvatochromism and anion sensing properties of β-tetra- and -octaphenylethynyl substituted meso-tetraphenylporphyrins”, RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 82237-82246.

K. Prakash, R. Kumar and M. Sankar,* “Mono- and Tri-β-Substituted Unsymmetrical Porphyrins: Synthesis, Structural, Spectral, and Electrochemical Properties”, RSC Adv. 2015, 5,66824-66832.

N. Chaudhri, N. Grover and M. Sankar,* “Asymmetrically β-Substituted Porphyrins and Chlorins: Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Redox Properties”, ECS Trans. 2015, 66, 11-20 (Invited Article).

R. Kumar, N. Chaudhri and M. Sankar,* “Naked eye Selective Detection of CN‒ ions by Electron Deficient Ni(II) Porphyrins and their Reversibility Studies”, Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 9149-9157 (One of the "Most accessed articles" during April 2015).

M. K. Chahal and M. Sankar,*“1,8-Naphthyridinic fluorescent ‘turn-on’ and ‘turn-off’ chemosensors for detecting of fluorideand Hg2+ ions mimicking INHIBIT molecular logic behavior”, Anal. Methods 2015, 7, 4552-59 (One of the “Most accessed articles” during May 2015).

N. Grover, P. Rathi and M. Sankar,* “Spectral Investigations of Meso-tetraalkylporphyrin- C60host-guest complexes”, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 2015, 19, 997-1006 (Selected for cover page illustration).

R. Kumar, P. Yadav, A. Kumar and M. Sankar,* “Facile synthesis and electrochemical studies of diethoxy phosphorylphenyl substituted porphyrin and its metal complexes”, Chem. Lett. 2015, 44,914-916.

N. Chaudhri and M. Sankar,* “Colorimetric Naked-eye detection of CN–, F–, CH3COO– and H2PO4–ions by highly nonplanar electron deficient perhaloporphyrins”, RSC  Adv. 2015, 5,3269-3275.

R. Kumar and M. Sankar,*“Synthesis, Spectral, and Electrochemical Studies of Electronically Tunable β-Substituted Porphyrins with Mixed Substituent Pattern”, Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 12706-12719.

P. Yadav and M. Sankar,* “Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Electrochemical studies of Phosphoryl and Carbomethoxy Substituted Corroles and their Anion Detection Properties”, Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 14680-14688 (One of the "Most accessed articles" during August2014).