T.K.Chandrashekar obtained his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore in 1982. After doing postdocs at University of Massachusetts and Michigan State University he joined the department in 1986.

Chemistry of tetrapyrrole pigments and related macrocycles for their use as:

• Photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy.
• Model compounds for photosynthetic intermediates.
• Molecular receptors for neutral, cationic and anionic substrates.
• Catalysts for organic conversions.
• Supramolecular systems for molecular devices.

Selected Publications

Core modified oxybenziporphyrins: new aromatic ligands for metal-carbon bond activation.
S. Venkatraman, V.G. Anand, Simi K. Pushpan, J. Sankar and T.K. Chandrashekar.
Chem Comm., 2002, 5, 462- 463.

34 p Octaphyrin: First structural characterization of a planar, aromatic [1.0.1.0.1.0.1.0] Octaphyrin with inverted heterocyclic rings.
V.G. Anand, Simi K. Pushpan, S. Venkatraman, A. Dey, T.K. Chandrashekar, B.S. Joshi, R. Roy, W. Teng and K.R. Senge. J. Am. Chem. Soc.,  2001, 123, 8620 - 8621.

N-Confused Expanded Porphyrin: First Example of a Modified Sapphyrin with an Inverted N-Confused pyrrole ring.
Simi K. Pushpan, A. Srinivasan, V.G. Anand, S. Venkatraman, T.K. Chandrashekar, B.S. Joshi, R. Roy and H. Furuta. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123, 5138 - 5139.

tkc@iitk.ac.in

T. K. Chandrashekar
Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur,Uttar Pradesh 208 016
phone : +91-512-597282/597426