Designation: Assistant Professor (S-II)
Specialization: Physical Chemistry
Contact: +91-8415923983
Email: francis [AT] manipuruniv.ac.in
Ph.D. (IIT Guwahati)
MSc (IIT Kanpur)
Fluorescence
Catalysis
Computational Chemistry
Education
PhD, 2013
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Supervisor: Prof. G. Krishnamoorthy
Thesis: "Excited state intramolecular proton transfer in
2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole and its nitrogen substituted analogues and
2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)-3H-oxazo[4,5-b]pyridine".
Master of Science in Chemistry, 2007
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Bachelor of Science (Chemistry Honours), 2004
St. Anthony's College, Shillong
North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya
Ph. Pengkiliya Devi, Francis A. S. Chipem, Ch. Brajakishor Singh, and R. K. Lonibala
"Complexation of 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-N′-[(2-hydroxyphenyl) methylene]propane hydrazide with Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) Ions: Structural characterization, DFT, DNA binding and antimicrobial studies"
J. Mol. Struct., 2019, 1176, 7–18.
doi: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.08.070
Ila, Francis A. S. Chipem, G. Krishnamoorthy
"Comment on “Michael addition based chemodosimeter for serum creatinine detection using (E)-3-(pyren-2-yl)-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one chalcone”"
ACS Sens. 2018, 3(11), 2463–2466.
doi: 10.1021/acssensors.8b00434
Suman Dana, Deepan Chowdhury, Anup Mandal, Francis A. S. Chipem, and Mahiuddin Baidya
"Ruthenium(II) catalysis/noncovalent interaction synergy for cross-dehydrogenative coupling of arene carboxylic acids"
ACS Catalysis, 2018, 8(11), 10173–10179.
Lokendrajit Nahakpam, Francis A. S. Chipem, Brajakishor S. Chingakham, Warjeet S. Laitonjam
"Diacetoxyiodobenzene assisted C-O bond formation via sequential acylation and deacylation process: synthesis of benzoxazole amides and its mechanistic study by DFT"
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016, 14(32), 7735–7745.
doi: 10.1039/c6ob00968a
Lokendrajit Nahakpam, Francis A. S. Chipem, Brajakishor S. Chingakham, and Warjeet S. Laitonjam
"Decomposition of benzoylthioureas into benzamides and thiobenzamides under solvent-free condition using iodine-alumina as catalyst and its mechanistic study by density functional theory"
New J. Chem. 2015, 39(3), 2240–2247.
doi: 10.1039/c4nj02021a
Francis A. S. Chipem, Ashim Malakar, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Intramolecular proton transfer in 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridine: evidence for tautomer in the ground state"
Photochem. Photobiol. 2015, 91(2), 298–305.
doi: 10.1111/php.12411
Francis A. S. Chipem, Santosh K. Behera, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Excited state proton transfer of 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole and its nitrogen substituted analogues in bovine serum albumin"
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2014, 13(9), 1297–1304.
doi: 10.1039/c4pp00099d
Francis A. S. Chipem, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Temperature effect on dual fluorescence of 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole and its nitrogen substituted analogues"
J. Phys. Chem. B 2013, 117(45), 14079–14088.
doi: 10.1021/jp405804c
Francis A. S. Chipem, Santosh K. Behera, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Ratiometric fluorescence sensing ability of 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole and its nitrogen substituted analogues toward metal ions"
Sensor Actuat. B-Chem. 2014, 191, 727–733.
doi: 10.1016/j.snb.2013.10.043
Francis A. S. Chipem, Santosh K. Behera, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Enhancing excited state intramolecular proton transfer in
2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole and its nitrogen substituted analogues by
β-cyclodextrin: the effect of nitrogen substitution"
J. Phys. Chem. A 2013, 117(20), 4084–4095.
doi: 10.1021/jp311438s
Bolin Chetia, Prasanta J. Goutam, Francis A. S. Chipem, and Parameswar K. Iyer
"Thiourea recognition by 2,6-bis(2-benzimidazolyl)pyridine using spectroscopic techniques and DFT"
J. Mol. Struct. 2013, 1042, 32–36.
doi: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2013.03.035
Anasuya Mishra, A. Thangamani, Soumya Chatterjee, Francis A. S. Chipem, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Photoisomerization of trans-2-[4'-(dimethylamino)styryl]benzothiazole"
Photochem. Photobiol. 2013, 89(1), 247–252.
doi: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2012.01227.x
Francis A. S. Chipem, Anasuya Mishra, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"The role of hydrogen bonding in excited state intramolecular charge transfer"
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14(25), 8775–8790.
doi: 10.1039/c2cp23879a
(Perspective, coverpage article)
Top 10 most read PCCP article in June, 2012
Arvind K. Gupta, Francis A. S. Chipem, and Ramamoorthy Boomishankar
"A 2-pyridyl (py) attached phosphine imine [P(Npy)(NHpy)3] and an imido phosphinate ion [P(Npy)2(NHpy)2]− in its Ag(I) complex"
Dalton Trans. 2012, 41(6), 1848–1853.
doi: 10.1039/c1dt12004b
Francis A. S. Chipem, Nihar Dash, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Role of nitrogen substitution in phenyl ring on excited state intramolecular proton transfer and rotamerism of 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole: a theoretical study"
J. Chem. Phys. 2011, 134(10), 104308 1–9.
doi: 10.1063/1.3562124
Francis A. S. Chipem, Soumya Chatterjee, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Theoretical study on photochemical behavior of
trans-2-[4'-(dimethylamino)styryl]benzothiazole"
J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 2010, 214(2–3), 121–127.
doi: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2010.06.014
L. Jamir, A. R. Ali, H. Ghosh, Francis A. S. Chipem, and B. K. Patel
"The thiocarbonyl 'S' is softer than thiolate 'S': A catalyst-free one-pot synthesis of isothiocyanates in water"
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2010, 8(7), 1674–1678.
doi: 10.1039/b923336a
Francis A. S. Chipem, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Comparative theoretical study of rotamerism and excited state intramolecular proton transfer of 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole, 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine, 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine and 8-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)purine"
J. Phys. Chem. A 2009, 113(44), 12063–12070.
doi: 10.1021/jp903535g
Nihar Dash, Francis A. S. Chipem, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Encapsulation of 2-(4'-N,N-dimethylamino)phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine in
β-cyclodextrin: effect on H-bond induced intramolecular charge transfer emission"
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2009, 8(12), 1708–1715.
doi: 10.1039/b9pp00023b
Nihar Dash, Francis A. S. Chipem, R. Swaminathan, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Hydrogen bond induced twisted intramolecular charge transfer in
2-(4'-N,N-dimethylaminophenyl)imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine"
Chem. Phys. Lett. 2008, 460(1–3), 119–124.
doi: 10.1016/j.cplett.2008.05.092
Conferences
International Conferences (Domestic):
Amar Ningthoujam, A. G. Asenath, Sophy A. Shimray, Lizii Rosily, and Francis A. S. Chipem
"Study of effect of amlodipine on the photophysics of 1:1 complex of 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole and bovine serum albumin"
International Conference on Sophisticated Instruments in Modern Research (ICSIMR–2017), Guwahati, India, March 2017.
Ashim Malakar, Francis A. S. Chipem, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Interaction of 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole, 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine, 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)-3H-imidazo [4,5-c]pyridine with silver nanoparticle: a photophysical study"
International Symposium on Advances in Chemical Sciences – 2012, Guwahati, India, March 2012.
Anasuya Mishra, Francis A. S. Chipem, A. Thangamani, Soumya Chatterjee, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Spectral characteristic and photochemistry of trans-2-[4'-(dimethylamino) styryl]benzothiazole: A combined theoretical and experimental study"
International Conference on Recent Frontiers in Applied Spectroscopy (ICORFAS-2010), Annamalai, India, September 2010.
Francis A. S. Chipem, Nihar Dash, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Temperature effects on excited-state intramolecular proton transfer in
2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole and its nitrogen substituted analogues"
Third Asia Pacific Symposium on Radiation Chemistry and DAE-BRNS Tenth Biennial Trombay Symposium on Radiation & Photochemistry (APSRC/TSRP-2010), Lonavala, India, September 2010.
Francis A. S. Chipem, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"2-(2'-Hydroxyphenyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine: a fluorescence sensor for metal ions"
Fluorescence 2009 (An International Conference of Fluorescence in Biology),
Mumbai, India, March 2009.
National Conferences:
Sophy A. Shimray, and Francis A. S. Chipem
"Theoretical study on photophysical properties of curcumin"
The 105th Indian Science Congress (ISC) – Materials Science Section, March 2018, Manipur University, Canchipur, Manipur.
Khaidem Dilan Kumar Singh, and Francis A. S. Chipem
"Photophysical study of isoquinolines on excited state intramolecular proton transfer"
The 105th Indian Science Congress (ISC) – Materials Science Section, March 2018, Manipur University, Canchipur, Manipur.
Amar Ningthoujam, and Francis A. S. Chipem
"Effect of heteroatom substitution in coronene on its conducting properties"
The 105th Indian Science Congress (ISC) – Materials Science Section, March 2018, Manipur University, Canchipur, Manipur.
Lokendrajit Nahakpam, Francis A. S. Chipem, Brajakishor S. Chingakham, Warjeet S. Laitonjam
"Decomposition of benzoylthioureas into benzamides and thiobenzamides by diiodine: A DFT study"
National Conference on Frontiers of Research in Chemical Sciences, Imphal (Manipur), March 2015.
Khaidem Dilan Kumar Singh, Raj Hijam, Salima Begum, Brajakishor S. Chingakham, and Francis A. S. Chipem
"Theoretical Study on Excited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer in Substituted Carbazole Derivatives"
National Conference on Frontiers of Research in Chemical Sciences, Imphal (Manipur), March 2015.
Lokendrajit Nahakpam, Francis A. S. Chipem, Brajakishor S. Chingakham, Warjeet S. Laitonjam
"Decomposition of benzoylthioureas into benzamides and thiobenzamides by diiodine: A DFT study"
Indian Science Congress 2015, National Seminar, Imphal (Manipur), January 2015.
Francis A. S. Chipem, Santosh K. Behera, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Dual emission of 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole and its nitrogen substituted analogues: interaction with bovine serum albumin"
National Symposium on Sustainable Chemistry: Frontiers and Challenges, Shillong (Meghalaya), March 2014.
Francis A. S. Chipem, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Torsion induced nonradiative decay of phototautomer of
2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole and its nitrogen substituted analogues"
Conference on Photochemistry and Luminescence, Guwahati (Assam), March 2012.
Saugata Sahu, Francis A. S. Chipem, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Effects of β-cyclodextrin on dual fluorescence of 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine and 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine"
Conference on Photochemistry and Luminescence, Guwahati (Assam), March 2012.
Rameswar Bhattacharjee, Francis A. S. Chipem, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Effect of solvents on excited state intramolecular proton transfer in
2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)-3H-oxazo[4,5-b]pyridine"
Conference on Photochemistry and Luminescence, Guwahati (Assam), March 2012.
Francis A. S. Chipem, N. Dash, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer in
2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole and its nitrogen substituted analogues"
National Seminar on New Frontiers in Chemistry, Annamalainagar, India, March 2010.
Nihar Dash, Francis A. S. Chipem, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Effect of micelles on prototropic equilibria of
2-(4'-N,N-dimethylaminophenyl)imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine"
National Conference on Frontiers of Colloids, Surfaces and Nanostructured Systems, Imphal (Manipur), February 2009.
Nihar Dash, Mrinmoy Saha, Francis A. S. Chipem and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Dual fluorescence of 2-(4'-N,N-dimethylaminophenyl)pyrido[2,3-d]imidazole: effects of solvents"
National Symposium on Emerging Trends in Advanced Chemistry, Jaipur (Rajasthan), March 2008.
Nihar Dash, Mrinmoy Saha, Francis A. S. Chipem, and G. Krishnamoorthy
"Experimental and computation study of the spectral properties of
2-(4-N,N-dimethylaminophenyl)pyrido[2,3-d]imidazole"
National Conference on Theoretical and Chemical Sciences, Chidambaram (Tamil Nadu), February 2008.
Ongoing Project
Two-dimensional structures for supercapacitors (2017-2021)
Funding Agency: Science & Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Total Cost: Rupees 3,487,000 (54,500 USD)
Workshop Organized
Two-Day Workshop on Introduction to Gaussian, Mnova and LigandScout: Theory and Practices.
21st and 22nd August 2017
Department of Chemistry, Manipur University, Canchipur, Manipur.
Convenor: Dr. Francis A. S. Chipem
Invited Talks
Study of effect of amlodipine on the photophysics of 1:1 complex of 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole and bovine serum albumin
International Conference on “Sophisticated Instruments in Modern Research” (ICSIMR–2017), Guwahati, India, June 2017.
Dual emission of 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzimidazole and its nitrogen substituted analogues: interaction with bovine serum albumin
National Symposium on Sustainable Chemistry: Frontiers and Challenges, Shillong (Meghalaya), March, 2014.
Photophysics of dual fluorescent organic molecules
Corral-Chalk the Talk, Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Guwahati, February, 2010.
Students Supervised
Junior Research Fellows (JRF):
Amar Ningthoujam (2017 to date)
Khaidem Dilan Kumar Singh (2017 to date)
Sophy A. Shimray (2017 to date)
Master of Science (M. Sc.):
Naorem Nganthoi Devi, 2018
R. Julia Aimol, 2018
Anjali Tayenjam, 2018
Lizii Rosily, 2017 (Summer Project, Christ University Bangalore)
A. G. Asenath, 2017
Sophy A. Shimray, 2017
Sanjenbam Amarjeet Singh, 2016
Amar Ningthoujam, 2016
Salima Begum, 2015
Raj Hijam, 2015
Khaidem Dilan Kumar Singh, 2015
Shokhongam Lupho, 2014
Shantikumar Ngangom, 2014
Experiences
Assistant Professor (from November, 2013), Manipur University.
Project Associate (June-October, 2013) under Dr. G. Krishnamoorthy, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.
Teaching Assistantship (2007 to 2013) to B. Tech. and M. Sc. students, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.
Teaching Experiences
Pre-Ph.D. Courses:
CH 701 - General Paper
CH 741 - Advanced Physical Chemistry – I
M. Sc. Courses:
CH 401 - Computer Applications and Mathematics in Chemistry – I, M.Sc. Semester I
CH 402 - Computer Applications and Mathematics in Chemistry – II, M.Sc. Semester II
CH 444 - Physical Chemistry – II, M.Sc. Semester II
CH 501 - Chemical Binding – I, M.Sc. Semester III
CH 507 - Physical Chemistry Lab, M.Sc. Semester III
CH 543 - Physical Chemistry Special Paper – I, M.Sc. Semester III
CH 544 - Physical Chemistry Special Paper – II, M.Sc. Semester III
CH 503 - Chemical Binding – II, M.Sc. Semester IV
CH 545 - Physical Chemistry Special Paper – III, M.Sc. Semester IV
CH 547 - Project Work/Special Lab, M.Sc. Semester IV
FES 112 - Environmental Chemistry, M.Sc. Semester I of the Department of Forestry and Environmental Science
Teaching Assistantship
Tutorials:
CH 101 – Chemistry, B. Tech Semester I (2011-2012 & 2012-2013).
CH 431 - Group Theory and Spectroscopy, M.Sc. Semester I (2010-2011).
Practicals:
CH 314 - Chemical Technology Lab II, B. Tech Semester VI (2007-2008).
CH 535 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory, M.Sc. Semester III (2008-2009 & 2009-2010).
Fellowships
Senior Research Fellowship (CSIR SRF), July 2010.
Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship (JRF-NET), 2008, conducted by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and University Grants Commission (CSIR-UGC).
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), India, 2007.
Other Information
ResearchID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/E-1045-2013
ORCID iD: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4674-0050
ResearchGate: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Francis_Chipem
