Department of Chemistry

• Currently working as Assistant professor in department of chemistry, Thiagarajar college, Madurai 625 009 - from 23rd December 2013 onwards
• Worked as post doctoral research fellow in Karl-Franz University of Graz, Austria, Europe from March 2010 – June 2011
• Served as Assistant Professor in Chemistry Department, B. S. Abdur Rahman University (formerly known as Cresent Engineering College), Vandalur Chennai-48 -from August -2011- November 2013.
• Worked as Research Associate (CSIR-RA), School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad. The fellowship offered by CSIR, India.

1. Qualified in the National Level Eligibility Test (NET), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR−JRF-2004) in Chemistry, Government of India
2. Qualified in national level examination, Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE−2002) in Chemical Sciences.
3. Ph.D Guidance : Completed 02 and Ongoing 01.

Journal Publications

1. V. Shivaiah, T. Arumuganathan and Samar K. Das*, Chirality of a Strandberg-type heteropolyanion, [S2Mo5O23]4– Inorg. Chem.
   Commun., 2004, 7, 367–369.
2. T. Arumuganathan, A. Srinivasa Rao amd Samar K. Das*, Non-covalent O···O interactions among isopolyanions using a cis-{MoO2} moiety by the assistance of N−H···O hydrogen bonds. J. Chem. Sci., 2008, 120, 3, 297–304. 
3. T. Arumuganathan, A. Srinivasa Rao, T. Vijay Kumar and Samar K. Das*, Two different Zinc(II)-aqua complexes held up by a metal-oxide based support: Synthesis, crystal structure and catalytic activity of [HMTAH]2[{Zn(H2O)5}{Zn(H2O)4}{Mo7O24}]·2H2O (HMTAH = protonated hexamethylenetetramine) J. Chem. Sci., 2008, 120, 1, 95-103.
4. T. Arumuganathan and Samar K. Das*, Discrete Polyoxovanadate cluster into an Organic Free Metal−Oxide Based Material: Syntheses, Crystal Structures and Magnetic Properties of a New Series of Lanthanide Linked-POV Compounds
   [{Ln(H2O)6}2As8V14O42(SO3)] .8H2O (Ln = La3+, Sm3+ and Ce3+) Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 2, 496–507.
5. T. Arumuganathan and Samar K. Das, Exploiting the linking propensity of a water encapsulated POV cluster anion [As6V15O42(H2O)]6S towards lanthanide cations: Syntheses, crystal structures and thermal properties of [{M(H2O)7}2(As6V15O42(H2O)]. xH2O (M= La3+, Sm3+ and Ce3+; x = 12, 13 and 11, respectively), Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2010, 363, 43744380.
6. T. Arumuganathan, A. Srinivasa Rao and Samar K. Das*, Polyoxometalate Supported Transition Metal Complexes: Synthesis, 7Crystal Structures, and Supramolecular Chemistry, Crystal Growth & Design, 2010, 10, 42724284.
7. A. Srinivasa rao, T. Arumuganathan, Vaddypally Shivaiah and Samar K. Das*, Polyoxometalate: Toward New Materials, J. Chem.
   Sci., 2011, 123, 2, 229–239 (selected for cover picture).
8. T. Arumuganathan, Ramasamy Mayilmurugan, Manuel Volpe, and Nadia C. -Mösch-Zanetti*, Faster oxygen atom transfer catalysis with a tungsten dioxo complex than with its molybdenum analog, Dalton Trans, 2011, 40, 7850-7857.
9. T. Arumuganathan, M. Volpe, B. Harum, D. Wurm, F. Belaj and N. C. Mösch-Zanetti*, Unusual nonoctahedral geometry with Molybdenum Oxoimido complexes containing 2-pyrazolate ligands, Inorganic Chemistry, 2012, 51, 150-156.
10. C. Sabarinathan, V. Devi, T. Arumuganathan*, Synthesis, Characterization and Catalysis Studies of Novel Heteropolyacid Salts
    of Transition Metal Complexes. Roots International Journal of Multidisciplinary Researches, 2015, 1, 2, 70-76.
11. V. Devi, C. Sabarinathan, T. Arumuganathan*, Syntheses, Characterization, Antibacterial Studies of Urea – Heterocyclic
    Ligand Coordinated Transition Metal Complexes, Roots International Journal of Multidisciplinary Researches, 2015, 1,1,19-25
12. G. Priyanka, C. Sabarinathan, S. Pitchaimuthu* and T. Arumuganathan*, Synthesis and Characterization of Hybrid Salt of Silicomolybdate Cluster: Heterogeneous Catalysis and UV-Kinetics, J. Ad. Chem. Sci., 2017, 3, 1, 439 - 444 (ISSN : 2394 -5311).
13. S. Dhivagar, C. Sabarinathan, T. Rajagopal and T. Arumuganathan*,
    Vanadium Pincer Complex: synthesis, characterization, catalysis and biological studies, Journal of Advanced Applied Scientific Research – Vol. 1-9, 2017, Page 7-15; ISSN: 2454 – 3225.
14. T. Arumuganathan, Asha Siddikha, Samar K. Das*, ‘Ionic crystals’ consisting of trinuclear macrocations and polyoxometalate anions exhibiting single crystal to single crystal transformation: breathing of crystals, Journal of chemical sciences, 2017, vol 129, issue 8, page 1121- 1142.
15. Ramar Arumugam,a Bhaskaran Shankar,b Ramasamy Shanmugam, T. Arumuganathan*a and Malaichamy Sathiyendiran, Phosphine oxide-based tricarbonylrhenium(I) complexes from phosphine/phosphine oxide and dihydroxybenzoquinones, Dalton transaction, 2018, 47, 13894 – 13901.
16. C. Sabarinathan, P. Karuppasamy, C.T. Vijayakumar, T. Arumuganathan* , Development of methylene blue removal methodology by adsorption using molecular polyoxometalate: Kinetics, Thermodynamics and Mechanistic Study, Microchemical Journal, Volume 146, May 2019, Pages 315-326.
17. Sathish Kumar Ponnaiah, Periakaruppan Prakash*, T. Arumuganathan, B. Jeyaprabha, Effectual light-harvesting and electron-hole separation for enhanced photocatalytic decontamination of endocrine disruptor using Cu2O/BiOI nanocomposite, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, Volume 380, 1July 2019, 111860.
18. C. Sabarinathan, M. Karthikeyan, B. R. Harishma, R. M. Murugappan and T. Arumuganathan*, One Pot Synthesis of Luminescent Polyoxometalate Supported Transition Metal Complex and Biological Evaluation as a Potential Larvicidal and Anti-Cancer Agent, Journal of Molecular Structure, volume 2020, 1206, page 12746; Elsevier, doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.127486.
19. C. Sabarinathan, C. T. Vijayakumar, T. Arumuganathan* Polyoxometalate functionalized matrix material: synthesis, characterization, reductive and thermal, degradation kinetics, SN Applied Sciences, 2020, 2: 633, (Springer), https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-2396-x
20. Ramar Arumugam, Bhaskaran Shankar, T. Arumuganathan* and Malaichamy Sathiyendiran *, The first use of tri(1-naphthyl)phosphine oxide as ligand for rhenium(I)-complexes from phosphine via a one-pot approach, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry., 2021, 933, 121657.
21. Polyoxometalate Based Ionic Crystal: Dual Applications in Selective Colorimetric Sensor for hydrated ZnCl2 and Antimicrobial Activity, New Journal of Chemistry, 2021, 45, 5576-5588.
22. Facile in-situ synthesis of HKUST-1/AHM (POM) composite for effective removal of methylene blueMadhumathy Parthiban , Arumugam Santhana Mariappan a, T. Arumuganathan b, Bhaskaran Shankar, Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2026, 184, 116008.

Conference Details

1. T. Arumuganathan and Samar K. Das*, Functionalization of POM clusters, Synthesis, Spectroscopic, and Single Crystal Studies- MATCON-2007 International; Cochin University, India, (March 2007)
2. T. Arumuganathan and Samar K. Das*, Synthesis and Characterization of 2D Layered Structures of Polyoxovanadate
   Clusters; National; IIT-Delhi, India Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC- Dec-2005).
3. T. Arumuganathan and Samar K. Das*, Anion Encapsulation by V/As Clusters Through Cluster Degradation and Contraction.
   -do- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, India, March 2006.
4. T. Arumuganathan and Samar K. Das*, Functionalization of POM Clusters, Synthesis and Catalytic Application. School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad,March 2007.
5. T. Arumuganathan and Samar K. Das*, Reversible Water Exclusion and Inclusion in a Crystal To Crystal Transformation Through the Shrinkage and Expansion of the Unit Cell Volume. (Oral Presentation)-Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry − MTIC 2007; IIT, Madras (December 2007)
6. T. Arumuganathan and Samar K. Das*, Metal−oxide Based Clusters: Synthesis,Crystal Structures, Catalysis and Crystal
   to Crystal Transformation. Oral Presentation-in Chemfest-2008, and awarded as the best presentation; School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, India, (March-2008).
7.  Participated in paper presentation of seventeenth National Convention of Electrochemists (NCE-17) Organized by Society for Advancement of Electrochemical Science and Technology (SAEST); B.S.Abdur Rahman University, Vandalur, Chennai-48; September 14-15, 2012.
8.  V. Devi, C. Sabarinathan, T. Arumuganathan*, Syntheses, Characterization, Antibacterial Studies of Urea - Heterocyclic Ligand Coordinated
   Transition Metal Complexes. Thiagarajar college, Madurai 09. (26-27th February-2015).
9. C. Sabarinathan, V. Devi, T. Arumuganathan*, Synthesis, Characterization and Catalysis Studies of Novel Heteropolyacid Salts of Transition 
   Metal Complexes. Thiagarajar college, Madurai 09; (26-27th February-2015).
10. G. Priyanka, C. Sabarinathan, S. Pitchaimuthu and T. Arumuganathan*; Synthesis and Characterization of Hybrid Salt of Silicomolybdate Cluster: Heterogeneous Catalysis and UV – Kinetics. VHNSN College, Virudhunagar between 24-01-2017 to 25-01-2017.
11. S. Dhivagar, C. Sabarinathan, T. Rajagopal and T. Arumuganathan*, Vanadium Pincer Complex: synthesis, characterization, catalysis and biological Studies. VHNSN College,Virudhunagar between 24-01-2017 to 25-01 2017.
12. R. Kamalaveni and T. Arumuganathan, Copper complex of acetyl glycine: VHNSN College, Virudhunagar between Page 6 of 9
    synthesis, characterization and biological investigation. 24-01-2017 to 25-01-2017. 
13. C. Sabarinathan and T. Arumuganathan international Thiagarajar college, Madurai 09; (07-09-2018 to 08-09-2018)
    September-2018)