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  • M. Jain, A.K. Phukan, Six-Membered Cyclic (Alkyl)(amino)silylenes for Dehydrogenation of Ammonia Borane, Hydrogenation of CO2, and Unsaturated Bonds, Inorg. Chem., 65(2), 1666–1676, 2026, 65(2), 1666–1676, Click Here (DOI)

  • A. Tamuli, A.K. Phukan, Mono(Silylene)-Stabilized Borylenes for Small Molecule Activation, Chem. Eur. J., , 2026, , Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Chakraborty, R. R. Hazarika, H. Braunschweig and A. K. Phukan, Binding of Base-Stabilized Borylenes with Transition Metals and Formation of Metal Only Lewis Pairs, Dalton Trans, 54(2), 842-850, 2025, ,, Click Here (DOI)

  • A. K. Phukan, B. R. Bora and B. Chakraborty, Theoretical Prediction of Metallomimetic Stable Cyclic Group 13 Carbenoids, Dalton Trans, 54(7), 2742-2746, 2025, ,, Click Here (DOI)

  • S. Ahmed, D. Sarkar and A. K. Phukan, Tuning the Ligand Properties of PNacPNac Stabilized Group 13 Carbenoids Towards Small Molecule Activation: A Theoretical Study, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 28(10), e202400798, 2025, ,, Click Here (DOI)

  • M. Adhikari, S. K. Thakur, A. Tamuli, M. Kumari, A. K. Phukan and S. Singh, Low-Valent Group 14 Species Supported by BICAAC: Isolation of a Germylone and a Digermanium Compound, Chem. Eur. J., 31(38), e202501066, 2025, ,, Click Here (DOI)

  • S. Ahmed, H. Das, D. González-Pinardo, I. Fernández, A. K. Phukan, Mono(Lewis Base)-Stabilized Gallium Iodide: An Unexplored Class of Promising Ligands., Chem. Eur. J., e202303746, 2024, ,, Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Chakraborty, D. González-Pinardo, I. Fernández, A. K. Phukan, Carbene-Decorated Geometrically Constrained Borylenes for Bond Activations. (Invited Article), Inorg. Chem., 63(32), 14969–14980, 2024, ,, Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Ghosh, S. Ahmed and A. K. Phukan, Unravelling the Potential of Low-Valent Tunable Vanadium Complexes in Nitrogen Reduction Reaction (NRR), Dalton Trans, 53(48), 19175-19195, 2024, 53(48), 19175-19195, Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Chakraborty, F. E. Basumatary, H. Braunschweig, A. K. Phukan., Cooperative Activation of Small Molecules by Base-Stabilized Borylenes., Inorg. Chem., 62(23), 9063–9076, 2023, , Click Here (DOI)

  • S. Ahmed, I. Fernández, A. K. Phukan., Skeletally substituted aluminium and gallium carbenoids: a computational exploration., Dalton Trans., 52, 8567-8579, 2023, , Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Ghosh, J. J. Cabrera-Trujillo, I. Fernandez, A. K. Phukan, Stable N-heterocyclic borylenes with promising ligand properties: a contribution from theory., Inorg. Chem. Front., 9(21), 5673-5687., 2022, , Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Ghosh, and A. K. Phukan., Unravelling the Potential of Ylides in Stabilizing Low-Valent Group 13 Compounds: Theoretical Predictions of Stable, Five-Membered Group 13 (Aluminum and Gallium) Carbenoids Capable of Small-Molecule Activation., Inorg. Chem., 61(37), 14606-14615., 2022, ,, Click Here (DOI)

  • F. Fantuzzi, R. Moral, R. D. Dewhurst, H. Braunschweig and A. K. Phukan., Probing the Potential of Hitherto Unexplored Base‐Stabilized Borylenes in Dinitrogen Binding., Chem. Eur. J., 28(21), e202104123, 2022, , Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Ghosh, F. Fantuzzi, and A. K. Phukan, Understanding, Modulating, and Leveraging Transannular M→ Z Interactions. , Inorg. Chem, 60, 12790–12800, 2021, , Click Here (DOI)

  • M. Härterich, B. Ritschel, M. Arrowsmith, J. Böhnke, I. Krummenacher, A. K. Phukan and H. Braunschweig., Hybrid Inorganic–Organic Cross-Metathesis between Diborenes and Acetylene., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 143(43), 18339-18345., 2021, , Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Borthakur, B. Ghosh, and A. K. Phukan, The Flourishing Chemistry of Carbene Stabilized Compounds of Group 13 and 14 Elements., Polyhedron, 197, 115049., 2021, , Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Ghosh, P. Bharadwaz, N. Sarkar and A. K. Phukan., Activation of Small Molecules by Cyclic Alkyl Amino Silylenes (CAASis) and Germylenes (CAAGes): A Theoretical Study., Dalton Trans., 49(39), 13760-13772., 2020, , Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Ghosh and A. K. Phukan., Probing the Potential of Metalla-N-Heterocyclic Carbenes Towards Activation of Enthalpically Strong Bonds., Dalton Trans., 49(27), 9505-9515., 2020, , Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Joseph, S. Gomosta, R. Prakash, T. Roisnel, A. K. Phukan, and S. Ghosh., Chalcogen Stabilized bis-Hydridoborate Complexes of Cobalt: Analogues of Tetracyclo[4.3.0.02,4.03,5]nonane., Chem. Eur. J., 26(70), 16824-16832., 2020, , Click Here (DOI)

  • C. Pranckevicius, M. Weber, I. Krummenacher, A. K. Phukan and H. Braunschweig., Phosphinoborylenes as Stable Sources of Fleeting Borylenes., Chem. Sci., 11(40), 11055-11059., 2020, , Click Here (DOI)

  • C. Lenczyk, D. K. Roy, B. Ghosh, J. Schwarzmann, A. K. Phukan and H. Braunschweig., First Bis(σ)-borane Complexes of Group 6 Transition Metals: Experimental and Theoretical Studies., Chem. Eur. J., 25(36), 8585-8589., 2019, , Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Borthakur and A. K. Phukan, A Computational Study of Carbene Ligand Stabilization of Biomimetic Models of the Rotated Hred State of [FeFe]-Hydrogenase., Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2019(17), 2295-2303., 2019, , Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Borthakur and A. K. Phukan, Can Carbene Decorated [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Model Complexes Catalytically Produce Dihydrogen? An Insight from Theory., Dalton Trans, 48, 11298–11307, 2019, ,, Click Here (DOI)

  • P. Bharadwaz and A. K. Phukan, Introducing N-Heterocyclic Borylenes: Theoretical Prediction of Stable, Neutral, Monomeric Boron(I) Carbenoids., Inorg. Chem., 58, 5428-5432, 2019, 58, 5428-5432, Click Here (DOI)

  • S. Gomosta, K. Saha, U. Kaur, K. Pathak, T. Roisnel, A. K. Phukan, and S. Ghosh., Hydroboration of Alkynes:η4‑Alkene−Borane versus η4‑E‑Boratabutadiene., Inorg. Chem., 58(15), 9992-9997., 2019, , Click Here (DOI)

  • S. S. Rohman, B. Ghosh and A. K. Phukan, In Search of Stable Singlet Metalla-N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (MNHCs): A Contribution from Theory., Dalton Trans., 48(31), 11772-11780., 2019, , Click Here (DOI)

  • S. S. Rohman, B. Sarmah, B. Borthakur, G. S. Remya, C. H. Suresh and A. K. Phukan., Extending the Library of Boron Bases: A Contribution from Theory., Organometallics, 38(14), 2770-2781., 2019, , Click Here (DOI)

  • P. Bharadwaz, R. D. Dewhurst and A. K. Phukan, Metal-Free Activation of Enthalpically Strong Bonds: Unraveling the Potential of Hitherto Unexplored Singlet Carbenes., Adv. Synth. Catal. , 360(23), 4543-4561., 2018, , Click Here (DOI)

  • M. Nutz, B. Borthakur, C. Pranckevicius, R. D. Dewhurst, M. Schäfer, T. Dellermann, F. Glaab, M. Thaler, A. K. Phukan and H. Braunschweig., Release of Isonitrile- and NHC-stabilized Borylenes from Group VI Terminal Borylene Complexes, Chem. Eur. J. , 24(26), 6843-6847., 2018, , Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Borthakur, S. Das and A. K. Phukan, Strategies toward Realization of Unsupported Transition Metal–Boron Donor–Acceptor Complexes: An Insight from Theory., Chem. Comm., 54, 4975-4978, 2018, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. Modak, S. Rana, A. K. Phukan and D. Maiti, Palladium catalyzed deformylation reaction with detailed experimental and in-silico mechanistic studies., Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2017(28), 4168-4174., 2017, , Click Here (DOI)

  • P. Bharadwaz, P. Chetia and A. K. Phukan, Electronic and Ligand Properties of Skeletally Substituted Cyclic(Alkyl)(Amino)Carbenes (CAACs) and Their Reactivity Towards Small Molecule Activation: A Theoretical Study., Chem. Eur. J., 23(41), 9926-9936., 2017, , Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Borthakur, H. Braunschweig, A. Deißenberger, T. Dellermann, R. D. Dewhurst, I. Krummenacher, M. Nutz, A. K. Phukan, M. Schäfer., Synthesis and Trapping of Iminoboranes via M=B/C=N Bond Metathesis, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 56(27), 7975-7979., 2017, , Click Here (DOI)

  • H. Braunschweig, T. Dellermann, R. D. Dewhurst, B. Hupp, T. Kramer, J. Mattock, J. Mies, A. K. Phukan, A. Steffen, A. Vargas, Strongly Phosphorescent Transition Metal p complexes of Boron-Boron Triple Bonds., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 139(13), 4887-4893., 2017, , Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Borthakur, A. K. Guha and A. K. Phukan, Nature of transannular interaction in heavier group 13 (In, Tl) atranes: A theoretical study, Polyhedron, 125, 113-121., 2017, , Click Here (DOI)

  • D. K. Roy, R. Borthakur, A. De, B. Varghese, A. K. Phukan and S. Ghosh, Synthesis and Characterization of Bis(sigma)borate and Bis–zwitterionic Complexes of Rhodium and Iridium, Chemistry Select, 1(13), 3757-3761., 2016, , Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Borthakur, B. Silvi, R. D. Dewhurst and A. K. Phukan, Theoretical Strategies Toward Stabilization of Singlet Remote N-Heterocyclic Carbenes, J. Comp. Chem., 37(16), 1484-1490., 2016, , Click Here (DOI)

  • P. Bharadwaz, B. Borthakur and A. K. Phukan, Annulated boron substituted N-heterocyclic carbenes: theoretical prediction of highly electrophilic carbenes., Dalton Trans., 44(42), 18656-18664., 2015, , Click Here (DOI)

  • R. Bertermann, H. Braunschweig, P. Constantinidis, T. Dellermann, R. D. Dewhurst, W. C. Ewing, I. Fischer, T. Kramer, J. Mies, A. K. Phukan and A. Vargas., Exclusive π Encapsulation of Light Alkali Metal Cations by a Neutral Molecule., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 54(44), 13090-13094., 2015, , Click Here (DOI)

  • R. Ramalakshmi, K. Saha, D. K. Roy, B. Varghese, A. K. Phukan and S. Ghosh., New Routes to σ-Borane/Borate Complexes of Molybdenum and Ruthenium: A Continuum., Chem. Eur. J., 21(48), 17191-17195., 2015, , Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Borthakur and A. K. Phukan., Moving Toward Ylide Stabilized Carbenes., Chem. Eur. J., 21(32), 11603-11609., 2015, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. K. Guha, B. Borthakur and A. K. Phukan., Spectroscopic Distinction of Different Carbon Bases: An Insight from Theory., J. Org. Chem., 80(14), 7301-7304., 2015, , Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Borthakur, T. Rahman and A. K. Phukan, Tuning the Electronic and Ligand Properties of Remote Carbenes: A Theoretical Study., J. Org. Chem, 79(22), 10801-10810., 2014, , Click Here (DOI)

  • H. Braunschweig, R. D. Dewhurst, F. Hupp, C. Kaufmann, A. K. Phukan, C. Schneider, Q. Ye, Gauging metal Lewis basicity of zerovalent iron complexes via metal-only Lewis pairs., Chem. Sci., 5(10), 4099-4104., 2014, , Click Here (DOI)

  • P. Bissinger, H. Braunschweig, A. Damme, I. Krummenacher, A. K. Phukan, K. Radacki, S. Sugawara, Isolation of a Neutral Boron-Containing Radical Stabilized by a Cyclic(Alkyl)(Amino)Carbene., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 53(28), 7360-7363., 2014, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. K. Guha and A. K. Phukan, A Theoretical Study on the Effect of Annelation and Carbonylation on the Electronic and Ligand Properties of N-Heterocyclic Silylenes and Germylenes: Carbene Comparisons Begin to Break Down., J. Org. Chem., 79(9), 3830-3837, 2014, , Click Here (DOI)

  • R. Bertermann, H. Braunschweig, W. C. Ewing, T. Kramer, A. K. Phukan, A. Vargas, C. Werner, Synthesis and Characterization of a Mercury-Containing Trimetalloboride., Chem. Commun., 50(43), 5729-5732., 2014, , Click Here (DOI)

  • J. Brand, H. Braunschweig, F. Hupp, A. K. Phukan, K. Radacki, S. S. Sen, A B–C Double Bond Unit Coordinated to Platinum: An Alkylideneboryl Ligand that is Isoelectronic to Neutral Aminoborylene Ligands., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. , 53(8), 2240-2244, 2014, , Click Here (DOI)

  • H. Braunschweig, R. D. Dewhurst, C. Hörl, A. K. Phukan, F. Pinzner, S. Ullrich, Direct Hydroboration of B=B Double Bonds: a Mild and Diastereoselective Strategy for the Proliferation of B–B Single Bonds., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 53(12), 3241-3244, 2014, , Click Here (DOI)

  • S. Bertsch, R. Bertermann, H. Braunschweig, A. Damme, R. D. Dewhurst, A. K. Phukan, C. Saalfrank, A. Vargas, B. Wennemann, Q. Ye, Metal-Only Lewis Pairs by Reversible Insertion of Ruthenium and Osmium Fragments into Metal-Boron Double Bonds., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 53(16), 4240-4243, 2014, , Click Here (DOI)

  • H. Braunschweig, A. Damme, R. D. Dewhurst, T. Kramer, I. Krummenacher, A. K. Phukan, Short Survey of the Chemical Reduction Behaviour of the Base-Stabilized Iron Dichloroboryl Complexes [(η5-C5Me5)Fe(CO)2BCl2(LB)], Organometallics, 33(2), 604-606, 2014, , Click Here (DOI)

  • H. Braunschweig, T. Dellermann, R. D. Dewhurst, W. C. Ewing, K. Hammond, J. O. C. Jimenez-Halla, T. Kramer, I. Krummenacher, J. Mies, A. K. Phukan, A. Vargas, Metal-Free Binding and Coupling of Carbon Monoxide at a Boron-Boron Triple Bond., Nat. Chem., 5(12), 1025-1028, 2013, , Click Here (DOI)

  • U. Gogoi, A. K. Guha and A. K. Phukan, Tracing the Route to Ammonia: A Theoretical Study on the Possible Pathways for Dinitrogen Reduction Using Tripodal Complexes of Iron., Chem. Eur. J. , 19(33), 11077-11089, 2013, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. K. Phukan, A. K. Guha, S. Sarmah and R. D. Dewhurst, Electronic and Ligand Properties of Annelated Normal and Abnormal (Mesoionic) N‑Heterocyclic Carbenes: A Theoretical Study, J. Org. Chem., 78(21), 11032-11039, 2013, , Click Here (DOI)

  • S. Sarmah, A. K. Guha, A. K. Phukan, A. Kumar and S. R. Gadre, Stabilization of Si(0) and Ge(0) Compounds by Different Silylenes and Germylenes: A Density Functional and Molecular Electrostatic Study., Dalton Trans., 42(36), 13200-13209, 2013, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. K. Guha, U. Gogoi and A. K. Phukan, Revisiting the Reactivity of Different Carbon Bases: A Theoretical Study., Int. J. Quant. Chem., 113(22), 2471-2477, 2013, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. K. Phukan, A. K. Guha and S. Sarmah, Ligand Properties of Boron Substituted Five, Six and Seven Membered Heterocyclic Carbenes: A Theoretical Study., Organometallics, 32(11), 3238-3248, 2013, , Click Here (DOI)

  • S. Sarmah, A. K. Guha and A. K. Phukan, Donor-Acceptor Complexes of Normal and Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Carbenes with Group 13 (B, Al, Ga) Elements: A Combined DFT and Atoms-in-Molecules Study., Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2013(18), 3233-3239., 2013, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. K. Phukan and A. K. Guha, Stabilization of Cyclic and Acyclic Carbon(0) Compounds by Differential Coordination of Heterocyclic Carbenes : A Theoretical Assessment., Dalton Trans., 41(29), 8973-8981, 2012, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. K. Guha and A. K. Phukan, Do Carbenes have “Hidden” Carbon (0) Character? Revisiting the Electronic Structure of 2,2'-Bipyridyl Carbene., Chem. Eur. J., 18(14), 4419-4425, 2012, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. K. Guha, B. Konwar, S. Sarmah and A. K. Phukan, Effect of Substituents at the Heteroatom on the Structure and Ligating Properties of Carbodicarbenes and its Silicon Analogs: A Theoretical Study., Theor. Chem. Acc. , 131, 1-11, 2012, , Click Here (DOI)

  • U. Gogoi, A. K. Guha and A. K. Phukan, Nature of Intramolecular Metal-Metal Interactions in Supported Group 4-Group 9 and Group 6-Group 9 Heterobimetallic Complexes: A Combined Density Functional Theory and Topological Study., Organometallics, 30(21), 5991-6002, 2011, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. K. Guha and A. K. Phukan, Why Vanadium Complexes Perform Poorly in Comparison to Related Molybdenum Complexes in the Catalytic Reduction of Dinitrogen to Ammonia (Schrock Cycle): A Theoretical Study., Inorg. Chem. , 50(18), 8826-8833, 2011, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. K. Phukan and A. K. Guha, Nature of Intramolecular Transannular Interaction in Group 13 Atranes: A Theoretical Study, Inorg. Chem., 50(4), 1361-1367, 2011, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. K. Phukan and A. K. Guha, Nature of Transannular Intramolecular Interactions in Group 4 and 6 Metallatranes: A Combined DFT and AIM Study., Inorg. Chem. , 50(4), 1361-1367., 2010, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. K. Guha, C. Das and A. K. Phukan, Heterocyclic Carbenes Of Diverse Flexibility: A Theoretical Insight, J. Organomet. Chem., 696(2), 586-593, 2010, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. K. Guha and A. K. Phukan, Theoretical Study on the Mechanism of Catalytic Reduction of Hydrazine to Ammonia Mediated by Vanadium (III) Thiolate Complexes, Inorganica Chimica Acta , 363(13), 3270-3273, 2010, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. K. Guha, S. Sarmah and A. K. Phukan, Effect of substituents at the heteroatom on the structure and ligating properties of heterocyclic carbene, silylene, germylene and abnormal carbene:A theoretical study., Dalton Trans., 39(31), 7374-7383, 2010, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. K. Phukan, A. K. Guha and B. Silvi, Is Delocalization a Prerequisite for Stability of Ring Systems: A Case Study of Some Inorganic Rings., Dalton Trans., 39(17), 4126-4137, 2010, , Click Here (DOI)

  • P. Das, P. P. Sarmah, M. Borah and A. K. Phukan, Low-spin, mononuclear, Fe(III) complexes with P,N donor hemilabile ligands: A combined experimental and theoretical study., Inorganica Chimica Acta, 362(14), 5001-5011., 2009, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. J. Thakur, S. Das and A. K. Phukan, Replay of Amide Type Resonance in 6-[(Dimethylamino)methylene]1,3-dimethylamino -uracil: A Dynamic NMR and Density Functional Theory Study., J. Mol. Struct., 929(1-3), 134-140, 2009, , Click Here (DOI)

  • E. D. Jemmis, P. Parameswaran and A. K. Phukan, Binuclear Organometallic Compounds Containing Planar Tetra Coordinated Carbon Atoms: Theoretical Study on Geometrical and Bonding Patterns., Mol. Phys., 103(6-8), 897-903, 2005, , Click Here (DOI)

  • A. K. Phukan, Rashmi P. Kalagi, Shridhar R. Gadre, and E. D. Jemmis, Structure,Reactivity and Aromaticity of Acenes and Their BN Analogues : A Density Functional and Electrostatic Investigation, Inorg. Chem., 43(19), 5824-5832, 2004, , Click Here (DOI)

  • E.D. Jemmis, A.K. Phukan, H. Jiao and U. Rosenthal, Structure and Neutral Homoaromaticity of Metallacyclopentene, pentadiene, pentyne and pentatriene: A Density Functional Study., Organometallics , 22(24), 4958-4965, 2003, , Click Here (DOI)

  • K. T. Giju, A. K. Phukan and E. D. Jemmis, Stabilization of Tricoordinate Pyramidal Boron: Theoretical Studies on CBSiH5, BSi2H5, CBGeH5, and CBSnH5., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. , 42(5), 539-542, 2003, , Click Here (DOI)

  • E. D. Jemmis, A. K. Phukan and K. T. Giju, Dependence of the Structure and Stability of Cyclocumulenes and Cyclopropenes on the Replacement of the CH2 Group by Titanocene and Zirconocene: A Density Functional Theory Study., Organometallics, 21(11), 2254-2261, 2002, , Click Here (DOI)

  • E. D. Jemmis, A. K. Phukan and U. Rosenthal, Structure and bonding of metallacyclocumulenes, radialenes, butadiyne complexes and their possible interconversion: a theoretical study., J. Organomet. Chem., 635(1-2), 204-211, 2001, , Click Here (DOI)

  • B. Kiran, A. K. Phukan and E. D. Jemmis, Is Borazine Aromatic? Unusual Parallel Behavior between Hydrocarbons and Corresponding B-N Analogues., Inorg. Chem., 40(14), 3615-3618, 2001, , Click Here (DOI)