Dr. Soma Seth (Duley)

1. Publication sub-committee
2. Women’s Study Centre
3. Research, Consultancy and Extension Sub-committee
4. Seminar/ Workshop Sub-committee

1. P. K. Chattaraj1, S. Duley, L. R. Domingo, “Understanding Local Electrophilicity/Nucleophilicity Activation through a Single Reactivity Difference Index”, Org. Biomol. Chem. (2012), 10, 2855. Impact Factor=3.568]
2. A. Chakraborty, S. Bandaru, R. Das, S. Duley, S. Giri, K. Goswami, S. Mondal, S. Pan, S. Sen and P. K. Chattaraj, “Some Novel Molecular Frameworks Involving Representative Elements” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (2012) 14, 14784.[Impact Factor= 3.829]
3. K. Chattaraj, D. Deb, S. Duley, S. Radenkovic, P. Bultinck and M. Bhattacharjee, “Heterometallic Compounds Containing Mo-M-Li [M=K, Rb, and Cs] Clusters: Synthesis, Strucutre, Bonding, Aromaticity and Theoretical Investigation of Li₂M₂ [M=K and Rb] and Cs₄ rings” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (2012), 14, 15579. [Impact Factor= 3.829]
4. K. Chattaraj, S. Giri, and S. Duley, Comments on “Ruling out any electrophilicity equalization principle”, J. Phys. Chem. A, (2011) 116, 790. [Impact Factor=2.771]
5. Chakraborty, S. Giri, S. Duley, A. Anoop, P. Bultinck and P. K. Chattaraj, “Aromaticity in All-Metal Annular Systems: The Counter-ion Effect”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (2011) Invited perspective article (2011) 13, 14865. [Impact Factor=3.829]
6. J. L. Vigneresse, S. Duley and P. K. Chattaraj, “Describing the chemical character of a magma”, Chem. Geol. (2011) 287, 102. [Impact Factor=3.154]
7. *Selected as one of the ‘Science Direct TOP25 Hottest Articles’ in the journal,    July-September, 2011.
8. Duley, S. Giri, N. Sathyamurthy, R. Islas, G. Merino and P. K. Chattaraj, “Aromaticity and hydrogen storage capability of planar N₆^4- and N₄^2- rings: A conceptual DFT approach”, Chem. Phys. Lett. (2011) 506, 315. [Impact Factor=2.145]
9. K. Chattaraj, S. Giri and S. Duley, “Perennial Review: Update 2 of Chem. Rev. (2006), 106, 2065″: Chem. Rev., (2011) 111, PR43. [Impact Factor= 41.298]
10. K. Chattaraj, S. Giri and S. Duley, “Electrophilicity equalization principle”, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. (2010), 1, 1064. [Impact Factor=6.585]
11. K. Chattaraj and S. Duley, “Electron affinity, electronegativity and electrophilicity of atoms/ions”, J. Chem. Eng. Data. (Josef M. G. Barthel Festschrift Special Issue) (2010), 55, 1882. [Impact Factor=2.004]
12. Giri, D. R. Roy, S. Duley, A. Chakraborty, R. Parthasarathi, M. Elango, R. Vijayaraj, V. Subramanian, R. Islas, G. Merino and P. K. Chattaraj “Bonding, aromaticity, and structure of trigonal dianion metal clusters”, J. Comp. Chem. (2010), 31, 1815. [Impact Factor= 3.835]
13. K. Chattaraj, D. R. Roy, and S. Duley, “Bonding and aromaticity in an all-metal sandwich-like compound, Be₈^2-”, Chem. Phys. Lett., (2008), 460, 382. [Impact Factor=2.145]
14. S. Duley, P. Goyal, S. Giri and P. K. Chattaraj, “Bonding, reactivity and aromaticity in some beryllocene derivatives”, Croatica Chemica Acta (Special Issue on Professor Zvonimir Maksić’s 70^th Birthday) (2009) 82, 193. [Impact Factor= 0.625]
15. Duley, A. Chakraborty, S. Giri and P. K. Chattaraj. “A conceptual density functional study of structure, bonding, aromaticity and the possibility of bond-stretch isomerism in some neutral sulfur clusters, S_n (n=3-8)”, J. Sulf. Chem. (2010), 31, 231. [Impact Factor=1.101]
16. Giri, A. Chakraborty, S. Duley, G. Merino, V. Subramanian and P. K. Chattaraj, “Analysis of the structure, bonding, aromaticity and existence of possible bond-stretch isomerism in trigonal anionic metal clusters, X₃^– (X = Be, Mg, Ca)” ICCMSE Special AIP Conf. Proc. (2012) 1504, 160.
17. K. Chattaraj, R. Das, S. Duley and J. L. Vigneresse, “Structure-Stability Diagrams and Stability-Reactivity Landscapes: A Conceptual DFT Study”, Theor. Chem. Acc. (Invited article, E. D. Jemmis Special issue) (2012), 131, 1089. [Impact Factor= 2.233]
18. K. Chattaraj, R. Das, S. Duley and S. Giri, “Aromaticity and Conceptual Density Functional Theory”, Chem. Model. Specialist Periodical Reports, Royal Society of Chemistry (2011) 8, 45.
19. Mandal, S. Pan, D. Deb, S. Giri, S. Duley, S. Radenkovic´, D. L. Cooper, P. Bultinck, A. Anoop, M. Bhattacharjee, and Pratim K. Chattaraj, Three-Dimensional Networks Containing Rectangular Sr4 and Ba4 Units: Synthesis, Structure, Bonding, and Potential Application for Ne Gas Separation”, Int. J. Quantum Chem. (2015) 115, 1501. [Impact Factor=2.568]
20. A. Ahmed, B. Maity, S. Seth, D. Seth, Host-guest interaction of 3-hydroxyflavone and 7-hydroxyflavone with cucurbit [7] uril: A spectroscopic and calorimetric approach, J. Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology (2017), 168, 132. [Impact Factor=3.165]
21. A. Ahmed, S. Seth, R. K. Gautam, D. Seth, Inclusion of a coumarin derivative inside the macrocyclic hosts: A spectroscopic, thermodynamic and theoretical investigation, Journal of Molecular Liquids, (2018), 264, 550. [Impact Factor=4.513]
22. A Bapli, RK Gautam, S Seth Duley, R Jana, S Pandit, D Seth, Graphene Oxide as an Enhancer of Fluorescence, Chemistry–An Asian Journal (2020), 15, 1296. [Impact Factor=3.698]

National Journals (5)

1. Duley, S. Giri, A. Chakraborty and P. K. Chattaraj, “Bonding, aromaticity and reactivity patterns in some all- metal and non- metal clusters”, J. Chem. Sci. (S. K. Rangarajan Special Issue) (2009), 121, 849. [Impact Factor=1.298]
2. Chakraborty, S. Duley and P. K. Chattaraj, “Hydrogen storage: An overview with current insights based on a conceptual DFT approach”, Indian J. Chem. A, (2012), 51, 226. [Impact Factor=0.787]
3. L. Vigneresse, S. Duley and P. K. Chattaraj, “Fitness landscapes in natural rock system evolution: A conceptual DFT treatment”, J. Chem. Sci. Invited article, N. Sathyamurthy, Special issue, (2012) 124, 29. [Impact Factor=1.298]
4. Das, S. Duley and P. K. Chattaraj, “From Molecules to Material via a Polynitrogen Precursor”, J. Indian Chem. Soc. Special issue honoring Acharya P. C. Ray on his 150th birth anniversary. (2011) 88, 1251. [Impact Factor=0.251]
5. R. Roy, S. Duley and P. K. Chattaraj, “Bonding, reactivity and aromaticity in some novel all- metal metallocenes”, Proc. Ind. Natl. Sci. Acad. Part A, (2008), 74, 11. [Impact Factor=0.171]

1. S. Giri, R. P.S. Abhijith Kumar, A. Chakraborty, D. R. Roy, S. Duley, R. Parthasarathi, M. Elango, R. Vijayraj, V. Subramanian, G. Merino and  P. K. Chattaraj “Bonding, aromaticity and possible bond-stretch isomerism in an “All-Metal” cluster – [Be₆Zn₂]^2– ” in “Aromaticity and Metal Clusters” ed. P. K. Chattaraj, Taylor & Francis: Florida, (2010).  
2. A. Chakraborty, S. Duley, S. Giri and P. K. Chattaraj, “An Understanding of the Origin of Chemical Reactivity from a Conceptual DFT approach” in “A Matter of Density: Exploring the Electron Density Concept in the Chemical, Biological, and Materials Sciences” Ed. N. Sukumar, John Willey, (2012).
3. S. Duley, S. Giri, S. Sengupta and P. K. Chattaraj, “Quantum Dynamics Through Quantum Potentials in “Quantum Trajectories” Collaborative Computational Project on Molecular Quantum Dynamics (CCP6), eds. K. H. Hughes and G. Parlant, 2011, Daresbury, UK.
4. S. Giri, S. Duley, M. Khatua, U. Sarkar and P. K. Chattaraj, “Quantum Fluid Density Functional Theory and Chemical Reactivity Dynamics” in “Quantum Trajectories” ed. P. K. Chattaraj, Taylor & Francis: Florida, (2010).
5. A. Chakraborty, S. Duley, S. Giri and P. K. Chattaraj, “Bond-stretch Isomerism and Aromaticity in Some Selected Metal Clusters” in “Advances in Chemistry Research” Nova publishers, Inc., NY, pp107-142. (2011)

1. Paper Presented
   • “Understanding Local Electrophilicity/Nucleophilicity Activation through a Single Reactivity Difference Index”, Org. Biomol. Chem. in “International Conference on Systems and Processes in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (ICSPPCB-2018)”, Assam University, Silchar
   • Electron Affinity, Electronegativity, and Electrophilicity of Atoms and Ions, in “Acharya Profullo Chandra Ray Memorial symposium on Chemistry today”, Kolkata (2nd-4th August, 2010)
   • Electrophilicity equalization principle”, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. In “International Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical Sciences”, Pt. Ravishankarshukla University, Raipur, Chattisgarh from 23rd-27th Dec, 2010.
   • Bonding and aromaticity in an all-metal sandwich-like compound, Be82-”, Chem. Phys. Lett. In “National seminar on Interface of Industry, Biology and Chemistry Research in 21st Century”, (5th-7th February, 2011), University Allahabad, Allahabad
2. Poster Presented
   • Discussion Meeting On Theoretical Chemistry (TCS 2009) (18th-22ndJanuary, 2009) IISc, Bangalore.
   • Diamond Jubilee Symposium on Recent trends in Chemistry (DJSRTC-2011), IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur.
   • International Symposium on Of Molecules and Material, (28th – 29th Dec. 2009) IISER, Kolkala.
   • National Symposium on “Recent Development in Chemical Sciences” (14th Feb. 2017) Barrackpore Rastraguru Surendranath College.
3. Symposium Presented
   • One day Symposium in Chemistry November 8, 2008 at IIT Kharagpur, India
   • International Seminar on “Contemporary Developments in Nutritional Research” (5th -6th Jan. 2017) Barrackpore Rastraguru Surendranath College

1. Professor Santi Ranjan Palit Memorial Award, 2010 by Indian Chemical Society
2. Awarded the Certificate of Merit in Sir Acharya Profullo Chandra Ray Memorial Symposium on
   Chemistry Today Kolkata (2nd-4th August, 2010)