H. Askari

Prof. H. Askari

0364 2307930 - 2610

0364 2307930 - 6610(R)

9436732822

haskari@nehu.ac.in

Faculty members

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

Representative 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) (Académie des Sciences, France, Published by Elsevier)
  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) (American Chemical Society, US))
  3. Interactions of N-acetyl-l-cysteine with metals (Ni2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+): an experimental and theoretical study, Struct. Chem. 25,43-51(2014) (Springer, New York)
  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) (Royl Society of Chemistry, London)
  5. A green four-component synthesis of zwitterionic alkyl/benzyl pyrazolyl barbiturates and their photophysical studies, Mol. Diversity 18(4):745-57(2014) (Springer, New York)
  6. Experimental and Quantum Chemical Modeling Studies of the Interactions of L- Phenylalanine with Divalent Transition Metal Cations, J. Chem. Inf. Model. 54, 2524−2535(2014) (American Chemical Society, US)
  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) (Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
  8. Metalation of Glycylglycine: An Experimental Study Performed in Tandem with Theoretical Calculations,  J. Chem. Eng. Data  60(3),659–673 (2015) (American Chemical Society, US)
  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) (Royl Society of Chemistry, London)
  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) (Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
  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) (Academic Press, Inc., USA)
  12. Interaction of 8-Hydroxyquinoline with Cadmium Halides in Solid State, Journal of Solid State Chemistry 117, 416-419(1995) (Academic Press, Inc., USA)
  13. Synthesis, Characterization and Structural Assessment of Dioxouranium(VI) Complexes of Acetone Benzoylhydrazone, Synth. React. Inorg. Metal-Org. Chem 18(7),717-25(1988) (Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York)
  14. Synthesis, aggregation and adsorption behavior of benzyldimethylhexadecyl-ammonium based double-chained metallosurfactants, Journal of Molecular Liquids 299, 112234 (2020) (Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2019.112234
  15. Assessment of aggregation and adsorption behavior of newly synthesized tetradecylpyridinium–based metallosurfactants and their interaction with bovine serum albumin†. New Journal of Chemistry 44 (35), 15018-15030 (2020) (Royl Society of Chemistry, London) https://doi.org/10.1039/d0nj02169e
  16. 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) (Taylor and Francis, Milton Park, Oxfordshire, England) https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2019.1710186
  17. 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) (Taylor and Francis, Milton Park, Oxfordshire, England)  https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2020.1789473  
  18. Binary micellar schemes of cationic gemini and conventional surfactants: chain length effect, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology 44(11) 2001-2012(2023) (Taylor and Francis, Milton Park, Oxfordshire, England) https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2022.2056479
  19. Aggregation and adsorption behavior of cobalt-based metallosurfactant in water-ethylene glycol media forming worm-like micelles, J Surfact Deterg. 26(2) 145-161 (2023) (American Oil Chemists’ Society Publications, Wiley)  https://doi.org/10.1002/jsde.12640
  20. Impact of organic counterions on adsorption and aggregation of singleâ??chained cobaltâ??based metallosurfactant: a comparison with the inorganic chloride counterion, Chemical Papers 77,5931–5945(2023)(Springer Nature German-British academic publishing company, New York) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-023-02911-3

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