ACADEMICS

 Dr. Nara Narayan Deori

Email: deori.nara1991@gmail.com ;  naradeori@gauhati.ac.in

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=EImOhRsAAAAJ

ResearchGate:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nara-Narayan-Deori

Orchid id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7651-2801

Current Position:

January 2025 - Present

Assistant Professor (Guest), Handique Girls’ College, Guwahati, Assam, INDIA

Educational Qualifications:

Ph.D.: Gauhati University

M.Sc.: Inorganic Chemistry (2015), Gauhati University

B.Sc.: Chemistry (Major) (2013), Dibrugarh University

Other Qualification:

SLET (NE) in Chemical Science, 2022.

Research Field

Ø  Materials Design and Synthesis

Ø  Porous materials

Ø  Covalent organic polymers (COPs)

Ø  CO₂ utilization

Technical Skills:

Ø  Instrument Operation and Analysis: Extensive experience in operating advanced analytical instruments, including Powder X-Ray Diffraction (PXRD), FT-IR, Gas Chromatography (GC), Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HR-MS), UV/Vis Spectrometer, Fluorescence Spectrometer, and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC).

Ø  Material Synthesis: Proficient in the synthesis of metal complexes and metal-incorporated covalent organic polymers (M-COPs), with a focus on creating functional materials for chemical applications.

Ø  Spectroscopic and Chromatographic Techniques: Expertise in applying spectroscopic techniques (UV/Vis, Fluorescence, FT-IR) and chromatographic methods (GC, HPLC, GC-MS) for the detailed analysis and characterization of chemical compounds.

Ø  CO₂ Fixation and Environmental Chemistry: Specialized in the development of metal-immobilized porous materials for the chemical fixation of CO₂, contributing to environmentally sustainable solutions.

Ø  Data Interpretation: Strong ability to analyse and interpret complex experimental data, leveraging software tools for precise data processing and reporting.

Ø  Research Documentation and Communication: Skilled in documenting experimental procedures, analysing results, and publishing findings in peer-reviewed journals, ensuring clear and effective communication of research outcomes.

List of Publications:

1.   N. Deori, R. Borah, S. Lahkar, S. Brahma, Cr(III) Incorporated Melamine-Terephthalaldehyde Porous Organic Framework Nanosheet Catalyst for Carbon Dioxide Fixation Reaction, ChemistrySelect, 2023, 8 (13), e202204881 (IF. 2.1) https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202204881.

2.   N. Deori, S. Lahkar, S. Paul, R. Borah, S. Brahma, Chemical Fixation of CO₂ with Epoxides Catalyzed by Zinc Metalated Schiff Base Organic Polymer, Catal. Lett., 2024, 154, 3107-3117 (IF. 2.3) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10562-023-04499-5.

3.   N. Deori, S. Paul, S. Lahkar, S. Brahma, Ultrasonic-Assisted Nitrate Anion Incorporation in Triaminoguanidium Chloride Based Covalent Organic Polymer For Methylene Blue Dye Adsorption, Chem. Asian J., 19 (10), 2024, e202400046 (IF. 4.1) https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202400046.

4.   N. Deori, S. Lahkar, S. Paul, D. Dutta, R. Borah, S. Brahma, Chemical Fixation of CO₂ with Epoxides Catalyzed by a Cr(III) Metalated Guanidinium Based Covalent Organic Polymer, New J. Chem., 2024, 48 (40), 17445–17457 (IF. 3.59) https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NJ05807G.

5.   R. Borah, N. Deori, S. Lahkar, S. Paul, S. Brahma, Carbon Dioxide Cycloaddition to Epoxides: A Comparative Study on the Catalytic Activities of Two Binary Catalysts V^IVO(N₂O₂)/TBAB and V^VO₂(O₂N)/TBAB and In Situ Derivation of a Bifunctional Catalyst, Catal. Lett., 2024, 154, 1081-1093 (IF. 2.3) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10562-023-04367-2.

6.   R. Borah, N. Deori, S. Lahkar, S. Paul, S. Brahma, “C₃-symmetric tritopic ligand derived trinuclear dioxovanadium(V) complexes with different counter cations: Synthesis and X-ray structures, J. Mol. Struct., 2023, 1293, 136224 (IF. 4.0) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.136224.

7.   R. Borah, N. Deori, S. Brahma, An efficient CO₂ fixation reaction with epoxides catalysed by in situ formed blue vanadium catalyst from dioxovanadium(+5) complex: Moisture enhanced and atmospheric oxygen retarded catalytic activity, New J. Chem., 2020, 44 (6), 2547-2554 (IF. 3.59) https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NJ04606B.

8.   R. Borah, S. Lahkar, N. Deori, S. Brahma, New vanadium mediated one-pot in situ (L)-histidine based ligand cyclization and aerobic dehydrogenative aromatization. Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2022, 142, 109573 (IF. 3.8) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2022.109573.

9.   R. Borah, S. Lahkar, N. Deori, S. Brahma, Synthesis, characterization and application of oxovanadium(IV) complexes with [NNO] donor ligands: X-ray structures of their corresponding dioxovanadium(V) complexes, RSC Adv., 2022, 12 (22), 13740 (IF. 4.036) https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RA01448C.

10.    S. Lahkar, R. Borah, N. Deori, S. Brahma, (L)-phenylalanine derived Schiff base ligated vanadium(IV) complex as an efficient catalyst for a CO₂ fixation reaction. Polyhedron, 2020, 192, 114848 (IF. 2.975) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2020.114848.

Book Chapter:

       i.          Chapter 7: Cellulose hybrid Hydrogels With 2D Nanomaterials; Editors: Kalim Deshmukh, Shaswat Barua, Swagata Baruah, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, Elsevier.

Research Group

Present Group Members

M.Sc. Project Students (2025-26)

i)                Ms Dipika Sarma

ii)              Ms Priti Nag

Group Alumni

i)                Ms. Mahima Boro (M.Sc. 2025)

ii)              Ms. Chayanika Kalita (M.Sc. 2025)

iii)             Ms. Dristirekha Kakati (B.Sc. 2025)

iv)             Ms. Prerona Goswami (B.Sc. 2025)

Teaching:

I. M.Sc. 2^nd Sem: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance [CH 204] (shared).

II. M. Sc. 3^rd Sem: Solid State & Materials Chemistry [CH 306] (shared), Modern Methods of Analysis [CH 302] (shared).

III. CBCS B.Sc. 6^th Sem: Transition metals in Catalysis, Theoretical principles in Qualitative Inorganic Analysis (H₂S Scheme)

IV. NEP B.Sc. 4^th Sem: Metallurgy, Oxidation and Reduction II, Inorganic Lab (Qualitative inorganic analysis).

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

i)                Departmental Library Management.

ii)              IGNOU Lab Work Instructor

iii)             Departmental Outreach Program.