Bholanath Maity, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Research Scientist

Current

Research Interests

Homogeneous catalysis, Photophysics and photochemistry of transition metal complexes

Selected Publications

  • A Multicomponent Synthesis of Stereodefined Vinylsulfones and Olefins via Synergistic Single Electron Transfer, Nickel Catalysis and Triplet Energy Transfer, Chen Zhu, Huifeng Yue, Bholanath Maity, I. Atodiresei, Luigi Cavallo, Magnus Rueping Nature Catal. 2, 678-687, (2019).
  • Evaluation of Experimental Alkali Metal Ion - Ligand Noncovalent Bond Strengths with DLPNO-CCSD(T) Method, Bholanath Maity, Yuty Minenkov, Luigi Cavallo J. Chem. Phys. 151, 014301, (2019).
  • Mechanistic Insight into the Photoredox-Nickel-HAT Triple Catalyzed Arylation and Alkylation of α-Amino Csp3–H Bonds, Bholanath Maity, Chen Zhu, Huifeng Yue, Long Huang, Moussab Harb, Yury Minenkov, Magnus Rueping, Luigi Cavallo J. Am. Chem. Soc. 142, 16942-16952, (2020).
  • A Multivariate Linear Regression Approach to Predict Ethylene/1‐Olefins Copolymerization Statistics Promoted by Group 4 Catalysts, Bholanath Maity, Zhen Cao, Jugal Kumawat, Virendrakumar Gupta, Luigi Cavallo ACS Catal. 11, 4061-4070, (2021)
  • Mechanistic Understanding of Arylation vs Alkylation of Aliphatic Csp3–H Bonds by Decatungstate-Nickel Catalysis, Bholanath Maity, Chen Zhu, Magnus Rueping, Luigi Cavallo. ACS Catal. 11, 13973-13982, (2021).

Education

  • B.Sc., Chemistry Hons., VU, Medinipur, India, 2009
  • M.Sc., Chemistry, VU, Medinipur, India, 2011
  • Ph.D., Chemical Sciences, IISER kolkata, Mohanpur, India, 2017

Professional Profile

  • Since 2019: Research Scientist, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2017 - 2019: Post-Doctoral Fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

KAUST Affiliations

  • ​KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
  • Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Computational Catalysis Homogeneous Catalysis Photoredox Catalysis