Seminar by Prof. Swapan K. Pati, (Distinguished Visiting Professor, IITB), Professor, Chemistry department, IITB) Professor and Chairman,Theoretical Sciences Unit, JNCASR, Bangalore

12 Sep 2019
Seminar Room #350
Talk Title : "Computational Studies on Methane Dissociation, Oxygen Evolution Reactions and Homogeneous Catalysis on Small Molecules Activation and Hydrogenation"
Abstract
I shall give a brief account of computational approaches to heterogeneous catalysis. Thereafter, I shall touch upon our approaches to three reactions on appropriate surfaces, namely, Methane dissociation and oxygen evolution reactions in acidic and alkaline medium. Finally, I shall talk on metal free frustrated Lewis pair based catalysis of small molecules activations and hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds to the corresponding secondary alcohols.