V. Baskar
Professor 
Ph. D. IIT-Kanpur, 2003
AvH Postdoctoral Research    Freie University, 2004 - 2005
EPSRC and RSC Postdoctoral Fellow    University of Manchester, U.K., 2005 - 2007  
Assistant Professor University of Hyderabad, 2007 - 2013
Associate Professor University of Hyderabad, 2013 - 2016
Professor University of Hyderabad, 2016 - Present  
Phone: +91- 40- 23134825, E-mail: vbsc@uohyd.ac.in 
Research Interests 
  • Lanthanide and transition metal clusters: Evaluating HER/ OER/ water splitting and magnetic properties (SMMs and MCEs)
  • Organoantimony based discrete molecular assemblies: biological studies, designed control of optical band-gaps and its potential applications
  • Main group based Inorganic ring systems: Stabilizing anions by weak interactions, functionalized macrocycles for assembling macromolecular systems

Selected Publications
  • Aza-donor ligands—A key to synthesizing mononuclear to coordination polymers of cadmium phosphinates, Mondal, S., Samuel, C., Baskar, V. J. Mol. Struct., 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134274. 
  • Stibonic acids and related stibonate-phosphonate clusters: Synthesis, characterization and bioactivity evaluation, Ali, J., Mubarak, M. M., Samuel, C., Kantroo, H. A., Malik, A., Ahmad, Z., Baskar, V. J. Inorg. Biochem., 2022, 111, 111909.
  • Lutetium oxo clusters utilizing mixed ligand System: Isolation of a rare Lu4 oxo cluster in a tetrahedral architecture, Jami, A. K., Behera, S. P., Mondal, S., Baskar V. Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2022, 143, 109784.
  • In Situ Assembled Polynuclear Zinc Oxo Clusters Using Modified Schiff Bases as Ligands, Mondal, S., Behera, S. P., Alamgir, M., Baskar, V. ACS Omega, 2022, 7, 1, 1090-1099.
  • Assembling Homometallic Sb6 and Heterometallic Ti4Sb2 Oxo Clusters, Ugandhar, U., Navaneetha, T., Ali, J., Mondal, S., Vaitheeswaran, G., Baskar, V. Inorg. Chem., 2020, 59, 6689−6696.
  • Bismuth and Titanium Phosphinates: Isolation of Tetra‑, Hexa- and Octanuclear Clusters, Ali, J., Navaneetha, T., Baskar, V. Inorg. Chem., 2020, 59, 1, 741–747.