Dr. Abhranil De

Selective Research Articles

•  Vandana Vishwakarma, Nilankar Diyali, Abhranil De, Angshuman Roy Choudhury,* and Bhaskar Biswas*, Structural Reconstruction of a New Cobalt-Based Metal–Organic Framework for the Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production, ChemPlusChem (Wiley), June 2025, 00, e202500177 (1 of 8), DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202500177
• Ananya Debnath, Shreya Mahato, Abhranil De, Himanshu Verma, Om Silakari, Bhaskar Biswas*, Synthesis and structural depiction of the isomeric benzimidazole pair and its in-silico anti-SARS-CoV-2 activities, European Journal of Chemistry, 15(1) (2024) 39-49
• Subham Mukherjee, Gayetri Sarkar, Abhranil De, Bhaskar Biswas*, A sqare planar copper(II) complex noncovalently conjugated with a p-cresol for bioinspired catecholase activity, European Journal of Chemistry, 14(4) (2023) 499-506
• Nilankar Diyali, Meena Chettri, Abhranil De, Subhara Jyoti Panda, Chandra Shekhar Purohit, Bhaskar Biswas*, Lattice-water tweaked Cis-Trans isomerism of a Copper(II)-dipyridylamine-azide complex and their aggregation features, GIANT (Elsevier), 15, 2023, 100167
• Nilankar Diyali, Meena Chettri, Abhranil De, Bhaskar Biswas*, Synthesis, crystal structure, and antidiabetic property of hydrazine functionalized Schiff base: 1,2-Di(benzylidene)hydrazine, European Journal of Chemistry, 13(2) 2022, 234-240
• Abhranil De, Dhananjay Dey, Chanchal Kumar Pal, Suvendu Paul, Bhaskar Biswas*, Carbinol mediated clusterization of Ni(II) ions in Schiff base backbone: Structural & solution properties, phosphoester cleavage activity including theoretical support, J. Molecular Structure, 1195(2019) 293-301
• Abhranil De, Anita Sahu, Suvendu Paul, Mayank Joshi, Angshuman Roy Choudhury &  Bhaskar Biswas*, Structural and luminescent properties of a new 1D Cadmium(II) coordination polymer: A combined effort with experiment & theory, J. Molecular Structure, 1167(2018) 187-193
• Abhranil De, Dhananjay Dey, Ajit Das, Niranjan Kole & Bhaskar Biswas*, Gentisate- 1,2- dioxygenase activity by an iron(II)-phenanthroline complex, J. Chemical Sci., (2018) 130:26
• Abhranil De, Sitangshu Shekhar Pradhan & Bhaskar Biswas*,  Coordinated aqua molecules mediated phosphoester cleavage activity of a dimeric gadolinium (III) –acetate, J. Indian Chemical Soc., vol. 94 (2017), 1063-1071
• Abhranil De, D. Dey, H. R. Yadav, M. Maji, V. rane, R. M. Kadam, A. Roy Choudhury & B. Biswas, Unprecedented hetero-geometric discrete copper(II) complexes: Crytal structure and bio-mimicking of Catecholase activity,  J. Chem. Sci, vol. 128 (2016), 1775-1782
• Abhranil De, M. Garai, H. R. Yadav, A. Roy Choudhury & B. Biswas*, Catalytic promiscuity of an iron(II) phenanthroline complex, Applied Organometallic Chemistry, (Accepted: 8June 2016)DOI: 10.1002/aoc.3551
• Abhranil De, B. Chhowdhury A. Roy Choudhury & B. Biswas*, Organic base assisted Catecholase Activity of A Low Spin Iron(II) – phenanthroline Complex, Journal of Institute of Chemists(India), vol. 88
• D.Dey, Abhranil De, H. R. Yadav, P.S. Guin, A. RoyChoudhury, N. Kole & B.  Biswas*,  An Oxido-Bridged Diiron(II) Complex as Functional Model of Catechol Dioxygenase, Chemistry Select(Chem Pub Soc Europe), DOI: 10.1002/slct.201600575
• D.Dey,  Abhranil.De,  S. Pal, P. Mitra, A. Ranjani, L. Gayathri, S. Chandraleka, D. Dhanasekaran, M. A. Akbarsha, N. Kole & Bhaskar Biswas,* Synthesis, crystal structure, catecholase  activity, DNA cleavage and anticancer activity of a dinuclear manganese(III)- bipyridine  complex,   Indian Journal of Chemistry, 54A (2015) 170-178
• D.Dey, H.R. Yadav, Abhranil. De, S. Chatterjee, Milan Maji, A.R. Choudhury, N. Kole, B. Biswas,* Synthesis, structural characterization and solution property of an one dimensional Pb(II)-bipyridine coordination polymer, J. Coord. Chem.  68 (2015) 169-180

Book Chapter Written

A tribute to People’s man APJ Abdul Kalam who served our nation through his life and works, Edited by Dr.B Biswas, 15th October 2015, Shreelipi, Medinipur 721101, ISBN No. 978-81-929996-9-2

Books Written

• Engineering Chemistry with Problems and Solutions by  Amrita Lal De & Abhranil De, SciTech Publications (India) Pvt. Ltd Revised Edition-November 2010. ISBN 978-81-8371-3078
• Physical Chemistry (Theory, Problems & Solutions) Vol 1 by Amrita Lal De & Abhranil De, Books and Allied (P) Ltd. First Edition-2015, ISBN 9789384294595, Revised Edition-  2019, ISBN 9788193897430
• Physical Chemistry (Theory, Problems & Solutions) Vol 2 by Amrita Lal De & Abhranil  De, Books and Allied (P) Ltd. First Edition-2019, ISBN 9788193897423
• Engineering Chemistry(As per AICTE Syllabus) by Amrita Lal De & Abhranil De, Aryan Publishing House , ISBN 9788193894286

Book Chapter Reviewed

• Engineering Chemistry(Revised First Edition) by Rina Paladhi, McGraw-Hill Education Private Limited( New Delhi), ISBN 9780070699847
• Engineering Chemistry by B. Sivasankar, McGraw-Hill Education Publishing Company Limited (New Delhi), ISBN 9780070669321.

Awards and Fellowship

• Outstanding Paper‘ awarded in the national conference on ‘Chemistry for Sustainability’ by Dept. of Chemistry, University of North Bengal in association with Royal Society of Chemistry ( India & South Asia) in August, 2024.
• ‘Best Outstanding Paper’ awarded by Govt. of West Bengal, Higher Education Department & DST in 2018.
• DPI special stipend (No. 1490(134)-55 Dated 18.01.05 by Govt. of West Bengal in post graduation level.
•  National Merit Scholarship awarded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Education, Govt. of India for academic excellence in B.Sc (Hons) examination.
• ‘Parameshwar Mallick’ Scholarship awarded for securing first position in the B.Sc Part I and PartII combined Examination of the Burdwan University,2002 among the students of the Hooghly Mohsin College in Chemistry Honours.

• ‘Bholanath Bose’ Scholarship awarded for securing first position in the B.Sc Part I and PartII combined Examination of the Burdwan University,2002 among the students of the Hooghly Mohsin College in Chemistry Honours.
• Award of Notional Prize under National Scholarship Scheme for Madhyamik Parksha, 96 by the  Education Directorate, Govt. of West Bengal (Sl. No. MP’ 96-19/23)
  
• Certificate of Merit awarded in the Science Aptitude & Talent Search Test organized by ‘All India Science Teachers Association’, held in the years 1991 and 1992-93.

Contribution to Conference/Symposium/Workshop

Oral/Poster presentation

• International seminar on “ Frontiers in Chemistry 2018” Organized by Dept. of Chemistry, University of North Bengal & CRSI North Bengal local chapter, West Bengal, India (27th  August, 2018) as Poster Presenter.
• National seminar on “ Current Trends in Chemistry – viii (NSCTC – viii) sponsored by UGC, New Delhi, Organized by Dept. of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, 741235, West Bengal, India (23rd March, 2018) as Poster Presenter.
• State Level Seminar on “ A Scientific, Social & Economic Impact on Environment: Awareness, Benefits & Limittions”, by Teachers’ Council, Raghunathpur Colleger, Purulia, India, Oral Presentation on : Coral Reefs: An Integrated Part of Ecosystem, (10th January, 2017).
• “25th West Bengal State Science & Technology Congress, 2018” , organized by Dept. of Higher Education, Science & Technology & Biotechnology, Govt. of West Bengal, ( 04th – 05th March, 2018 at Science City, Kolkata) as Paper Presenter.
• National Conference on Recent Trends In Functional Materials in relation to Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (RTFMNN), by Dept. of Chemistry, St. Paul’s Cathedral Mission College, Kolkata,  India (4th -5th February 2016) (Poster presentation)
• Poster Presentation in International Seminar on “International  Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements-2019” on 22-23rd November,2019 at Department of chemistry, University of North Bengal.

Participation in National/ International conferences/ seminars/symposiums/workshops

• DST-PURSE Sponsored National Conference on “ Chemistry : Today and Tomorrow (CTT-2018)” Organized by Dept. of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, 741235, West Bengal, India (26th – 27th July, 2018) as Participant.
• National Seminar on “ Recent Trends in Applied Sciences and Humanities….its social Connection and Impact on Environment” organized by Dept. of Applied Sciences and Humanities, DIATM in association with The Institution of Engineers (India), Durgapur (10th – 12th April, 2018) as Participant.
• Indian Chemical society Lecture Workshop On “ Revisit of Chemistry on Undergrduate Course – Past, Present & Future” , organized by Dept. of Chemistry, Surendranath College, Kolkata 700009, (16th Feliuary, 2018) as Participant.
• Science Academies’ Lecture Workshop on “Recent Trends in Chemical Sciences: Issues & Challenges”, organized by Dept. of Chemistry, Surendranath College, Kolkata 700009, (29th – 30th November, 2017) as Participant.
• International “Science Seminar” jointly organized by Burdwan Raj College and Indian Chemical Society, (10th October, 2017) as Participant.
• National Seminar on “ Recent Trends in Applied Sciences & Humanities and its influence on technological and socioeconomic development” (RTASH,17) by Dept. of Applied Sciences & Humanities, DIATM in association with The Institution of Engineers (India), Durgapur, (07th – 09th March, 2017) as Participant.
• National Level Science Academies’ Lecture Workshop on “Chemistry An Innovation Driver in Materials Science”, by Teachers’ Council, Raghunathpur Colleger, Purulia, India (27th & 28th September, 2016) as Participant.
• National Symposium on Recent Advances in Chemistry & Industry 2016 (with special emphasis on Pharmaceutical Industry), by Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata, India, (2nd & 3rd August, 2016) as Participant.
• International Symposium on Modern Trend in Inorganic Chemistry – XVI (MTIC-XVI), Kolkata, India (3rd -5th December, 2015) as Participant.
• State level Seminar on “ A Tribute to People’s Man A.P.J Abdul Kalam Who Served Our Nation Through His Life & Works” organized by Dept. of Chemistry, Raghunathpur Colleger, Purulia, India, (15th October ,2015) (Participant).
• Science Academies’ Lecture Workshop  on “Recent Advances in Chemistry: Challenges and Opportunities” by Dept. of Chemistry, Raghunathpur  College, Purulia, India.(21st and 22nd August 2014) (Participant)
• National Seminar on Recent Trends in Applied Sciences and Humanities, by Dept. of Applied Science and Humanities, DIATM, Kolkata, India (30th  – 31st October, 2013) (Participant)
• National Seminar on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Agriculture Practices: A Step Towards Better Future Organized by Dept. of Chemistry, Panchakot Mahavidyalaya, Raghunathpur College, Purulia, India (1st  – 2nd of  Feliuary, 2013) (Participant).
• National Seminar on “Recent Advances in Chemical Sciences” organized by by Dept. of Chemistry, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India (15th – 17th  March, 2012) (Participant).
• National Seminar on International Year of Chemistry: Chemistry in Our Lives under the thrust area “   Design, Synthesis, Interaction, Chemical and Biochemical Activities of Different Functional Molecules” organized by Dept. of Chemistry, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India (15th – 17th March, 2011) (Participant)
• National Level seminar on “ Chemistry: A Pathway To Biological Processes” organized by Dept. of Chemistry, Hooghly Mohsin College, Hooghly in collaboration with Dept. of Chemistry, Bidhannagar College, Kolkata, India (24th- 25th September 2010) (Participant)
• National Seminar on “Chemistry Today” organized by Dept. of Chemistry, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India (18th- 20th March, 2010) (Participant)
• National Seminar on “ Current Trends in Chemistry-IV (NSCTC-IV)” organized by Dept. of  Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India (26th Feliuary, 2010) (Participant)

Participation in FDP/STTP

• Participated in ATAL (AICTE Training and Learning) Faculty Development Programme entitled ‘Microwave Devices for Communication and Control in Industry 6.0: Enabling the IoT Revolution at Hooghly Engineering & Technology College, Hooghly, West Bengal from 23/06/2025 to 28/06/2025.
• Participated in ATAL (AICTE Training and Learning) Faculty Development Programme entitled ‘Green chemistry, sustainable agriculture and advances in food processing systems’ conducted by Shri Sitarambhai Naranji Patel Institute of Technology, Managed by Vidyabharti Trust, Umrakh -Bardoli from 17/02/2025 to 22/02/2025.
• Participated in Faculty Development Programme entitled ‘Clean and Green Technologies’ conducted by Civil Engineering department of NITTTR, Chandigarh from 27.01.2025 to 01.08.2025.
• Participated in Faculty Development Programme entitled ‘Recent Advancements in Research Methodology & IPR’ conducted by the IIC and Research Cell of JIS University from 23^rd to 27^th September 2024.
• Participated in One Week Faculty Development Programme entitled “Industry 6.0: Navigating the Ethical Frontier of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science” organized by Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in collaboration with Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) & Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) of Hooghly Engineering & Technology College (HETC) from June 25 to 29, 2024.
• Participated in one week FDP program in ICT Mode on Institutional Quality Enhancement Through NAAC, from 17th to 24th November, 2022, organized by Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Hooghly Engineering & Technology College.
• Participated in SERB sponsored KARYASHALA (Physical Mode) on “Synthesis, Characterization and Understanding of Smart Materials Employing Advanced Scientific Equipment and Computational Modelling “organized by Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal from 4th July to 11th July, 2022.
• Participated in AICTE sponsored 6-Days 2nd Online Short-Term Training Program on “Business Analytics “organized by Department of Computer Science and Engineering, MCKVIE, Liluah, Howrah from 19th -24th April, 2021.
• Participated in AICTE sponsored 6-Days Online Short-Term Training Program on “Business Analytics “organized by Department of Computer Science and Engineering, MCKVIE from 12th -17th October, 2020.
• Participated in FDP from 17.08.2020 to 31.08.2020 on Moodle Learning Management System organized by Hooghly Engineering & Technology College with course material provided by Spoken Tutorial Project, IIT Bombay.