Eswaran Chinnaraja

About

Dr. Chinnaraja Eswaran is an experimental chemist with expertise in coordination chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, and asymmetric catalysis. His research journey focuses on developing novel catalytic systems that address fundamental questions in molecular recognition, chirality, and sustainable synthesis.
He completed his Ph.D. in coordination and supramolecular chemistry for asymmetric catalytic applications, followed by SERB-NPDF research focus on supramolecular palladium cages at IIT Madras, and Supramolecular chiral Mechanically Interlocked molecules (MIM) with Nobel Laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart. His scientific curiosity extends toward understanding the origin of homochirality and exploring how supramolecular design and principles can drive asymmetric autocatalysis.

Employment

• The Ohio State University Postdoctoral Scholar
  2023 - Present
• Northwestern University Postdoctoral Fellow
  2021 - 2023
• Indian Institute of Technology Madras Central Library National Postdoctoral Fellow
  2021 - 2021

Education

• CSIR-CSMCRI Ph.D
  2014 - 2020

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (11)

• Modified boehmite: a choice of catalyst for the selective conversion of glycerol to five-membered dioxolane
  New Journal of Chemistry 2022 DOI: 10.1039/D1NJ04860K
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• One‐pot synthesis of [2+2]‐helicate‐like macrocycle and 2+4‐μ4‐oxo tetranuclear open frame complexes: Chiroptical properties and asymmetric oxidative coupling of 2‐naphthols
  Applied Organometallic Chemistry 2020 DOI: 10.1002/aoc.5666
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• Catalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide Using Binuclear Double-Stranded Helicates: Cyclic Carbonate from Epoxides and Diol
  ACS Omega 2020 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b04241
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• Enantioselective Michael Addition Reaction Catalysed by Enantiopure Binuclear Nickel(II) Close-Ended Helicates
  Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis 2020 DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201901350
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• Bifunctional coordination polymers as efficient catalysts for carbon dioxide conversion
  Applied Organometallic Chemistry 2019 DOI: 10.1002/aoc.5202
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• Binuclear Double-Stranded Helicates and Their Catalytic Applications in Desymmetrization of Mesodiols
  Inorganic Chemistry DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03643
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• Enantiomeric Resolution of Asymmetric-Carbon-Free Binuclear Double-Stranded Cobalt(III) Helicates and Their Application as Catalysts in Asymmetric Reactions
  Inorganic Chemistry DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01204
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• Binuclear Cu(II) chiral complexes: synthesis, characterization and application in enantioselective nitroaldol (Henry) reaction
  Applied Organometallic Chemistry DOI: 10.1002/aoc.3404
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• Chiral Cu(II)-N4 Complex Catalyzed Asymmetric Aza-Henry Reaction and Its Application in the Synthesis of β-Diamine
  ChemistrySelect DOI: 10.1002/slct.201700551
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• Desymmetrization of meso diols using enantiopure zinc (II) dimers: Synthesis and chiroptical properties
  Applied Organometallic Chemistry DOI: 10.1002/aoc.4827
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