Dr. Davinder Kumar
Assistant Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
India
Biography
Academic Profile Assistant Professor: July 15, 2017 ‒ Present, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar University, Patiala, India Lecturer: July 11, 2016 ‒ July 14, 2017, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar University, Patiala, India Postdoctoral Research Associate: 2015 ‒ 2016, Texas A&M University, USA Ph.D. 2009 ‒ 2015, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA M.Sc. (Honours School) 2008, Panjab University, Chandigarh Courses Offered at Thapar University M.Sc. (Chemistry) Courses PCY101 Analytical Chemistry PCY316 Chemical Kinetics and Surface Chemistry PCY215 Molecular Spectroscopy PCY207 Physical Chemistry Lab B.E./B.Tech. UCB008 Applied Chemistry (Tutorial and Lab)
Research Interest
Research Interests Bioinorganic Chemistry, Transition Metal-Mediated Small Molecule Activation, Renewable Energy, Redox-Active Ligands
Publications
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Kinetic Effects of Sulfur Oxidation on Catalytic Nitrile Hydration: Nitrile Hydratase Insights from Bioinspired Ruthenium(II) Complexes Davinder Kumar, Tho N. Nguyen, and Craig A. Grapperhaus Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 12372-12377.
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Addition of Polysubstituted Alkenes, Aromatic Alkynes, and Dienes to a Metal-Stabilized Thiyl Radical via Carbon-Sulfur Bond Formation: Electrochemical, Chemical, and Computational Investigations Kagna Ouch Sampson, Davinder Kumar, Mark S. Mashuta, and Craig A. Grapperhaus Inorg. Chim. Acta 2013, 408, 1-8.
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Bioinspired Catalytic Nitrile Hydration by Dithiolato, Sulfinato/Thiolato, and Sulfenato/Sulfinato Ruthenium Complexes Davinder Kumar, César A. Masitas, Tho N. Nguyen, and Craig A. Grapperhaus Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 294-296.
