Sumit Kumar

Dr. Sumit Kumar

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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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26 February 2018 in Nature Chemistry
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PSPranav R. Shirhatti
Pranav R. Shirhatti
IRIgor Rahinov
Igor Rahinov
KGKai Golibrzuch
Kai Golibrzuch
JWJörn Werdecker
Jörn Werdecker
JGJan Geweke
Jan Geweke
AWAlec M. Wodtke
Alec M. Wodtke

1 November 2020 in Journal of Molecular Structure
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Hadji DjebarHadji Djebar
Hadji Djebar
HBHaddad Boumediene
Haddad Boumediene
SBSilvia Antonia Brandán
Silvia Antonia Brandán
SKSumit Kumar
Sumit Kumar
Annalisa PaoloneAnnalisa Paolone
Annalisa Paolone
MRMustapha Rahmouni
Mustapha Rahmouni

23 January 2020 in Inorganic Chemistry
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SBSoumalya Bhattacharyya
Soumalya Bhattacharyya
MMManoranjan Maity
Manoranjan Maity
Aniket ChowdhuryAniket Chowdhury
Aniket Chowdhury
MSManik Saha
Manik Saha
SKSumit Kumar
Sumit Kumar
PMPartha Sarathi Mukherjee
Partha Sarathi Mukherjee

2 June 2011 in The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
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SKSumit Kumar
Sumit Kumar
PBPartha Biswas
Partha Biswas
IKIndu Kaul
Indu Kaul
ADAloke Das
Aloke Das

25 January 2012 in The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
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SKSumit Kumar
Sumit Kumar
VPVedant Pande
Vedant Pande
ADAloke Das
Aloke Das

4 November 2013 in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
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SSSantosh K. Singh
Santosh K. Singh
SKSumit Kumar
Sumit Kumar
ADAloke Das
Aloke Das
In this work, we have investigated a subtle competition between a very weak n → πAr* interaction and a very strong hydrogen bond (N–H⋯N) interaction present in the complexes of 7-azaindole with a series of 2,6-substituted fluoropyridines and observed how the weak interaction modulates the overall structural motif of these complexes in the presence of the strong interaction. We have studied the structures and binding energies of these complexes using MP2 as well as dispersion-corrected DFT calculations. It has been found that the strength of the N–H⋯N interaction in these complexes decreases with increasing fluorination in the fluoropyridine ring while the proximity between the nitrogen atom in 7-azaindole and the aromatic ring of fluoropyridine increases through n → πAr* interaction. Comparison of the binding energy values as well as structural parameters of these complexes calculated at the B3LYP level with those obtained at the MP2, M05-2X, and B97-D levels of theory clearly indicates that the dispersion effect is mostly responsible for this attractive n → πAr* interaction. This conclusion is also supported by localized molecular orbital-energy decomposition analysis (LMO-EDA). The current investigation is the first theoretical study on the n → πAr* interaction in the presence of a conventional strong hydrogen bonding interaction in the molecular system. Thus the present study has great significance for understanding the structures of the biomolecules as well as materials, as these interactions are very often present there simultaneously.