Purav Badani

About

I have completed a Ph.D. from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India and have been serving as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, University of Mumbai (since 2014).

With expertise in molecular spectroscopy and advanced instrumental techniques in chemical analysis, I have made significant contributions toward developing laser-enabled mass spectrometers for detecting compounds at attomolar levels. Furthermore, I am closely involved in developing biomarker detection technologies that can be deployed at point-of-care setups.

In addition, I am actively involved in R&D in the field of quantum chemistry, and theoretical and computation chemistry. This includes transition state modeling of chiral catalyzed reactions, reaction dynamics of systems under the influence of thermal and optical fields, and molecular modeling of biologically relevant compounds.

I was awarded a Junior and Senior fellowship from the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, and a Gold medal from the University of Mumbai. I have also been awarded the prestigious 'Young Scientist Fellowship' by the Science and Engineering Research Board, Government of India.

Till date, our research group has published 35+ research papers in scientific journals of international repute and two students have completed Ph.D. under my guidance.

Employment

• University of Mumbai Assistant Professor
  2014 - Present

Education

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Projects & Funding

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Publications (6)

• Controlling Stereoselectivity: Conventional and Modern Approaches in Chiral Chemistry
  Current Indian Science 2026 DOI: 10.2174/012210299X453908260416161948
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• Isomer engineering of benzofuran derived AIE luminogens: Synthesis, mechanochromism, pH responsive fluorescent switching, cell-imaging and Fe3+ sensing
  Dyes and Pigments 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112462
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• Synthesis, aggregation-induced emission, and electroluminescence of AIEgen designed on bis-carbazole platform
  Next Materials 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.nxmate.2023.100093
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• Role of non-covalent interactions in deciding the fate of product formation in bifunctional thiourea-assisted chiral organic reactions
  Theoretical Chemistry Accounts 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s00214-022-02902-9
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• Origin and turnaround of enantioselectivity in a chiral organocatalysed Diels‐Alder reaction: A mechanistic study
  Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry 2020 DOI: 10.1002/poc.4072
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• Helicenoid-based bis-1,2,3-triazole tweezer: Synthesis and selective iodide sensing
  Synthetic Communications 2020 DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2019.1710212
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