ACADEMICS

Dr. Parishmita Sarma

Designation: Assistant Professor (Guest)

Address for correspondence: Department of Chemistry

Handique Girls’ College,

Guwahati 781001, Assam, India

Email: parishmita09@gmail.com 

h-index: 9

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6980-9495

Citations: 207

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Education

M.Sc.: Chemistry at Cotton College, Guwahati, Assam (2007-2009)

B.Sc.: Chemistry (Major), Physics and Mathematics at Nowgong College, Nagaon, Assam, (2004-2007)

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Professional background:

2011 – 2016: Completed Ph.D under the guidance of Dr. Ruli Borah, Tezpur University. Thesis title “Greener approach for one pot synthesis of quinoline derivatives and some nitrogen containing reaction intermediates”.

2017 – 2019: NPDF, SERB-DST under the mentorship of Prof. Pranab J. Das in the Department of Chemistry, Gauhati University. 

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Research Publications

1. P. Deka, S. Jaiswal, P. Sarma, D. Bora, T. Nakane, A. Kawamoto, Y. Ohnishi, G. Kurisu, S. P. Mahanta, K. Althubeiti, K. Ichiyanagi, T. Sasaki, R. Thakuria, Analysis of Solid-State Emission of the p-Bis(2,2-dicyanovinyl)benzene Analogue through Combined X-ray, Synchrotron, and Microcrystal Electron Diffraction, Crystal Growth & Design, 2024, 24, 7222-7234.

2. P. Deka, S. Das, P. Sarma, K. J. Kalita, R. K. Vijayaraghavan, C. M. Reddy, R. Thakuria, Exceptional Thermo-Mechano-Fluorochromism and Nanomechanical Analysis of Mechanically Responsive J and H Type Polymorphic Systems, Crystal Growth & Design, 2024, 24, 2322-2330.

3. P. Deka, K. Patir, I. Rawal, S. Ahmed, S. R. Bora, D. J. Kalita, K. Althubeiti, S. K. Gogoi, P. Sarma* and R. Thakuria*, Solid-State Fluorescence of A Quasi-Isostructural Polymorphic Biphenyl Based Michael Addition Product, CrystEngComm, 2022, 24, 4262-4273. {IF = 3.545} Editor’s Collection: The application of quantum crystallography to solid-state pharmaceuticals.

4. P. Sarma, K. K. Sarmah, D. Kakoti, S. P. Mahanta, N. M. Adassooriya, G. Nandi, D.-K. Bučar, P. J. Das and R. Thakuria, A readily accessible porous organic polymer facilitates high-yielding Knoevenagel condensation reactions at room temperature both in water and under solvent-free mechanochemical conditions, Catalysis Communications, 2021, 154, 106304.

5. P. Sarma,* K. Patir, K. K. Sarmah, S. K. Gogoi, R. Thakuria and P. J. Das, Stimuli-responsive aggregation induced fluorescence in a series of biphenyl based Knoevenagel products: Effect of substituent active methylene group on π–π interaction, Acta Cryst. Sec. B., 2019, B75, 775-783.

6. P. Sarma, A. K. Dutta and R. Borah, Design and exploration of -SO3H group functionalized Brønsted acidic ionic liquids (BAILs) as task-specific catalytic systems for organic reactions: A review of literature, Catalysis Surveys from Asia, 2017, 21 (2), 70-93.

7. P. Sarma, S. Saikia, R. Borah, Studies on –SO3H Functionalized Brønsted Acidic Imidazolium Ionic Liquids (ILs) for One-Pot Two Step Synthesis of 2-styrylquinolines, Synthetic Communications, 2016, 46, 1187-1196.

8. S. Saikia, P. Gogoi, A. K. Dutta, P. Sarma, R. Borah, Design of multifaceted acidic 1, 3-disulfoimidazolium chlorometallate ionic systems as heterogeneous catalysts for the preparation of β-amino carbonyl compounds, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2016, 416, 63-72.

9. P. Sarma, S. Saikia, R. Saikia, Design of Supported Organocatalysts from Carboxylic Acids for the Mannich-Type Synthesis of β-Amino Carbonyl Compounds, Synthetic Communications, 2015, 45, 2810-2822.

10.P. Sarma, A. K. Dutta, P. Gogoi, B. Sarma, R. Borah, 3-Methyl-1-sulfoimidazolium ionic liquids as recyclable medium for efficient synthesis of quinoline derivatives by Friedländer annulations, Monatshefte für Chemie, 2015, 146 (1), 173-180.

11. P. Gogoi, A. K. Dutta, P. Sarma, R. Borah, Development of Brønsted–Lewis acidic solid catalytic system of 3-methyl-1-sulfonic acid imidazolium transition metal chlorides for the preparation of bis(indolyl)methanes, Applied Catalysis A General, 2015, 492, 133-139.

12. P. Sarma, P. Gogoi, R. Borah, Nitrogen Bound Polymers as Heterogeneous Basic Catalysts for Diastereoselective Henry Reaction in Aqueous Medium, Current Organocatalysis, 2014, 1 (1), 40-44.

13. P. Dutta, A. K. Dutta, P. Sarma, R. Borah,  Dual nature of polyethylene glycol under microwave irradiation for the clean synthesis of oximes, Monatshefte für Chemie, 2014, 145 (3), 505-508.

14. R. Borah, A. K. Dutta, P. sarma, C. Dutta, B. Sarma, Synthesis of anti-2,3-dihydro-1,2,3-trisubstituted-1H-naphth [1,2-e][1,3]oxazine derivatives via multicomponent approach, RSC Advances 2014, 4 (21), 10912-10917.

15. P. Dutta, P. Sarma, R. Borah, Investigation of efficient synthesis of 1,8-dioxo-octahydroxanthene derivatives under solvent-free grinding method, Current Chemistry Letters 2013, 2 (4), 159-166.

16. P. Dutta, P. Sarma, R. Borah, P4VP-H2SO4 catalyzed chemoselective protection of aldehydes to acylal along with deprotection reactions, Synthetic Communications 2013, 43 (10), 1378-1386.

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Conferences and Symposium Attended

1. Oral presentation in ETCS-2020, Gauhati University, Guwahati, 2020.

2. Oral presentation in GSES, Cotton University, Guwahati, 2019.

3. Oral presentation in FCASI, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 2018.

4. Oral presentation in ETCS, Gauhati University, 2017.

5. Presented poster in “REACH-2015, An International Symposium on Recent Advances in Chemistry”, March, 2015, UGC-Center for Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, NEHU, Shillong.

6. Presented poster in “20th National Magnetic Resonance Society Symposium Cum Annual Meeting”, Feb, 2014, Dept. of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University. Tezpur. 

7. Presented poster in “15th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry”, February, 2013, Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

8. Presented poster in “National Conference on Chemistry, Chemical Technology and Society”, November, 2011, Dept. of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University,Tezpur.

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Experimental and analytical skills:

Experience in analysis and characterization of organic compounds by NMR, FT-IR, TGA, Powder XRD, SEM, EDX, UV, Single crystal XRD.

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Research Interest:

Green chemistry, Catalysis, Material Chemistry

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Research Experiences 

1. Studies on different spectroscopic techniques:structural elucidation of compounds using NMR, IR, Mass Spectrometry, and Elemental Analysis.

2. Experimental techniques in organic molecule synthesis utilizing Green chemistry methods.

3. Synthesis and application of ionic liquids to synthesize important organic molecules.

3. Synthesis and Solid-State Fluorescence study of organic flurophore molecules.

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Teaching

Postgraduate Chemistry (MSc) at Handique Girls´ College

Subjects: Physical Chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Biochemistry

Postgraduate Chemistry (MSc) at Gauhati University

Subjects: Environmental Chemistry

Undergraduate Chemistry (BSc)

Course: CBCS, NEP 

Topic: Organic chemistry, Analytical chemistry, Skill Enhancement Course, Physical chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry

Laboratory Chemistry at PG and UG levels

Subjects: Physical, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry