Prof. H. Askari

Designation: Professor

Department: Chemistry

Qualifications:

M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. (AMU)

Field of Specialization: Physical Chemistry

Area of Research

Solid State Chemistry, Chemistry of Surfactants

Research Guidance:

  • Mr. Smarling Suting,
  • Ms. Anushmita Charingia,
  • Dr. Manisha Bihani
  • Dr. Shilpi Mandal,
  • Dr. T. A. Wagay (Research Associate,CSIR) 

Projects guidance: 32 (during 2007-2022)

Extension Work

Outside University:

  • Confidential works of Public Service Commissions
  • Reviewer:
  • ‘Computational Biology and Chemistry’, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; ‘Indian journal of Chemistry’, Kolkata, India.
  • Subject Expert in the Selection Committees of some of the affiliated institutions of NEHU

Within the University:

  • Chairman, Academic Journal Expert Committee, NEHU
  • Member, Board of Research Studies, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong
  • Member, University Court, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong
  • Member, Governing Body of Sankardev College, Shillong
  • Member, Governing Body of Khat-Ar-Daloi Law College, Shillong
  • Member, Committee on UGC course on Research and Publication Ethics
  • Coordinator, Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat, NEHU, Shillong
  • Member, Committee on Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
  • Members: School Board of Physical Sciences, School Board of Life Sciences, Economics, Management & Information Science, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong
  • Members: Board of Studies in Mathematics, Board of Studies in Chemistry, North- Eastern Hill University, Shillong
  • Members: Board of Post-graduate Studies in Physics, Board of Post-graduate Studies in Bio-Technology & Bio-Informatics, Board of Post-graduate Studies in Chemistry, Board of Undergraduate Studies in Chemistry, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong
  • Member, Steering Committee, Centre for Science Education, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong

Member Professional Bodies:

  1. Life member, Chemical Research Society of India (IISc, Bangalore), India
  2. Life member, Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata, India
  3. Life member, Indian Society for Training and Development (ISTD), New Delhi

Publications

Typical publications

  1. Amberlyst A21: A reusable solid catalyst for green synthesis of pyran annulated heterocycles at room temperature, C. R. Chimie 16,419–426(2013)
  2. Amberlyst A21 Catalyzed Chromatography-Free Method for Multicomponent Synthesis of Dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazoles in Ethanol, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 1, 440−447(2013)
  3. Interactions of N-acetyl-l-cysteine with metals (Ni2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+): an experimental and theoretical study, Struct. Chem. 25,43-51(2014)
  4. Physicochemical investigations of the metal complexes of L-valine with doubly charged ions of nickel, copper and zinc: a combined experimental and computational approach, RSC Adv. 4, 24796-24809 (2014)
  5. A green four-component synthesis of zwitterionic alkyl/benzyl pyrazolyl barbiturates and their photophysical studies, Mol. Diversity 18(4):745-57(2014)
  6. Experimental and Quantum Chemical Modeling Studies of the Interactions of L- Phenylalanine with Divalent Transition Metal Cations, ACS J. Chem. Inf. Model.54, 2524−2535(2014)
  7. A combined experimental and quantum mechanical investigation on some selected metal complexes of L-serine with first row transition metal cations, J Mol. Structure 1081,281– 292((2015)
  8. Metalation of Glycylglycine: An Experimental Study Performed in Tandem with Theoretical Calculations, ACS J. Chem. Eng. Data, 60 (3),659–673 (2015)
  9. Physicochemical properties of the ternary complexes of Pt(II) with uracil and small peptide moieties: an experimental and computational study, New J. Chem. 39,5208- 5217(2015)
  10. Amino acid-type interactions of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine with transition metal ions: An experimental and theoretical investigation, J Mol. Structure 1100,162-173(2015)
  11. Formation of Metal Chelates in Solid State Reaction between 8-Hydroxyquinoline and Carbonates of Cadmium and Zinc, Journal of Solid State Chemistry 68, 22-27(1987)
  12. Interaction of 8-Hydroxyquinoline with Cadmium Halides in Solid State, Journal of Solid State Chemistry 117, 416-419(1995)
  13. Solid State Interaction of 4-Nitrophenol with Nickel, Zinc and Cadmium Carbonates ,

Asian Journal of Chemistry 28(12), 2670-2674(2016)

 

  1. Synthesis, aggregation and adsorption behavior of benzyldimethylhexadecyl-ammonium based double-chained metallosurfactants, Journal of Molecular Liquids 299 (2020) 112234 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2019.112234
  2. Assessment of aggregation and adsorption behavior of newly synthesized tetradecylpyridinium–based metallosurfactants and their interaction with bovine serum albumin†. New Journal of Chemistry (2020) https://doi.org/10.1039/d0nj02169e
  3. Mixed micellization behavior of benzyldimethylhexadecylammonium chloride with gemini surfactants and their applications in the synthesis of silver nanoparticles, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 42(6), 813-823 (2021). >https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2019.1710186
  4. Wagay, T. A., Charangia,.A., Suting, S., Askari, H. (2021) Aggregation and adsorption properties           of                               benzyldimethylhexadecylammoniumtetrachloro-manganate(II) metallosurfactant in water–ethylene glycol medium, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology 42(12),1843-1852 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2020.1789473
  5. Binary micellar schemes of cationic gemini and conventional surfactants: chain length effect, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology(2022) https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2022.2056479