Dr. Pabitra Baran Chatterjee

Dr. Pabitra Baran Chatterjee

Principal Scientist

Academic Qualifications

Ph.D.: Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS, Kolkata), M.Sc.: University of Calcutta

Contact Details

Dr. Pabitra Baran Chatterjee

Principal Scientist

Cell No.: 8980287928

Personal Webpage:  https://pbclab101.wixsite.com/website1

pbchatterjee@csmcri.res.in

6720 / 2567760

2022

1. A. Bhattacharya, R. Ghosh, S. Debnath, and P. B. Chatterjee* “A simple, selective, and rapid detection-cum-precipitation of hazardous gold nanoparticles and their discrimination from gold(III) in environmental samples by a chromofluorogenic probe” Sensors & Actuators B. 2022, XX, XXXX. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2022.133158

2. S. Debnath.; R. R. Nair.; R. Ghosh.; G. Kiranmai.; N. Radhakishan.; N. Nagesh.; and P. B. Chatterjee* “A unique water soluble probe for measuring the cardiac marker homocysteine and its clinical validation” Chem. Commum. 2022, XX, XXXX. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cc01515c

3. S. Debnath and P. B. Chatterjee* “Enantiopure chiroptical probes for circular dichroism and absorbance based detection of nerve gas simulant” Chem. Commum. 2022, XX, XXXX. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cc03392e

4. S. Debnath, S. V. Navadiya, R. Ghosh, D. Pradhan, and P. B. Chatterjee* “Reporting Coumarin Ensembled Vanadium(V) Compounds and Their Affinity Studies Toward Biological Thiols Probed by Fluorescence Spectroscopy” Chemistry An Asian Journal 2022, XX, XXXX. https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202201162

5. S. Debnath, R. Ghosh, R. R. Nair, D. Pradhan, and P. B. Chatterjee* “Advances in the Development of Water Soluble Fluorogenic Probes for Bioimaging of Hypochlorite/Hypochlorous Acid in Cells and Organisms” ACS Omega, 2022, XX, XXXX. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c04840

6. R. Ghosh.; S. Debnath.; A. Bhattacharya.; D. Pradhan.; and P. B. Chatterjee* “Studies on the interaction between oxido/dioxidovanadium(V) compounds and reactive oxygen species: Synthesis, characterization, and photophysical investigation” J. Inorg. Biochem. 2022, 233, 111845. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2022.111845

Other Selected Publications

2021

Chatterjee, P. B. et al. Dyes & Pigments 2021, 196, 109821; Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 53.

2020

Chatterjee, P. B. et al. Analyst 2020, 145, 5647.

2019

Chatterjee, P. B. et al. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 1674; Analyst 2019, 144, 5724;          ACS Appl. BioMater. 2019, 2, 2374.

2018

Chatterjee, P. B. et al. Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 10721; Sens. Actuators B 2018, 266, 337; Sens. Actuators B 2018, 260, 364.

2017

Chatterjee, P. B. et al. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2017, 97, 330; Sens. Actuators B 2017, 253, 213.

2016

Chatterjee, P. B. et al. 2016, 8, 7030; New J. Chem. 2016, 40, 1930.

2015

Chatterjee, P. B. et al. Analyst 2015, 140, 7790; Analyst 2015, 140, 5464; Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 1363; Plant. Grow. Reg. 2015, 75, 657.

2013

Chatterjee, P. B. et al. Comp. Coord. Chem. II 2013, 323; Cryst. Eng. Comm. 2013, 15, 8776; Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2013, 10-11, 1895.

2012

Chatterjee, P. B. et al. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 9144; Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 2757; Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 6419; Cell Biochem. Biophys. 2012, 62, 441.

2011

Chatterjee, P. B. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 20104; Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 9794; Coord. Chem. Rev. 2011, 155, 2150.

2010

Chatterjee, P. B. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 15842; Langmuir, 2010, 26, 13153.

2009

Chatterjee, P. B. et al. Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 1826; Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 804.

2008

Chatterjee, P. B. et al. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 8830; Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 4891; Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 3709; Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 584.

Before 2007

Chatterjee, P. B. et al. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 5483; Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 8501; Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 3413.


  1. Pabitra Baran Chatterjee, Ratish Rajgopalan Nair and Raju Mudhulkar; “Copper and nickel complexes of a photoluminescent organic molecule and its method of preparation thereof” 3559/DEL/2015 (Granted).
  2. Pabitra Baran Chatterjee, Ratish Rajgopalan Nair and Raju Mudhulkar; “Process for the preparation of photoluminescent phenoxyl radicals as solids” 0186NF2016/IN (Granted).
  3. Pabitra Baran Chatterjee, Raju Mudhulkar and Ratish Rajgopalan Nair; “Preparation of intermediate siderophore aeruginic acid coupled iron nanoparticles and uses thereof” IN201711002061 (Granted).
  4. Pabitra Baran Chatterjee, Ratish Rajgopalan Nair and Raju Mudhulkar; “Novel tetranuclear copper compound for detection of cyanide and its method of preparation thereof” IN201711004360 (Granted).
  5. Bishwajit Ganguly, Parimal Paul, Pabitra Baran Chatterjee, and Tapasya Janakbhai Patel “Process for extraction and precipitation of potassium chloride from aqueous potassium chloride solution using sodium tetraphenyl borate” IN201711007872 (Granted).
  6. Pabitra Baran Chatterjee and Ratish Rajgopalan Nair “Compound for detection of glutathione and its method of preparation thereof” IN201811037482.
  7. Pabitra Baran Chatterjee, Snehasish Debnath, and Ratish Rajgopalan Nair “Compounds for the detection of homocysteine and its method of preparation thereof” PCT Int. Appl. (2022), WO 2022049598 A1 20220310.
  8. Pabitra Baran Chatterjee, Snehasish Debnath, and Riya Ghosh “Compounds for detection of hypochlorite and its method of preparation thereof” 101NF2021.
  9. Pabitra Baran Chatterjee, Snehasish Debnath, and Riya Ghosh “Compounds for the detection of the simulant for sarin and its method of preparation thereof” 202011052605.
  10. Pabitra Baran Chatterjee, Arnab Bhattacharya, Snehasish Debnath, and Riya Ghosh “A compound for detection of gold nanoparticles and its method of preparation thereof” 153NF2021.
  11. Pabitra Baran Chatterjee, Snehasish Debnath, Riya Ghosh, and Debjani Pradhan “Copper-Coumarin Compounds for the Detection of Homocysteine and its Method of Preparation Thereof” (Indian Patent-Filed).
  12. Pabitra Baran Chatterjee, Debjani Pradhan, Riya Ghosh, and Snehasish Debnath “Compounds for the Detection of the Sarin Simulant and its Method of Preparation Thereof” (Indian Patent filed).

1. “Vanadium Biochemistry” Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry II, Elsevier, Poeppelmeier, K.; Reedijk, R. (Eds.), 2013, 323-342.

2. “Mechanistic Insight of Sensing Hydrogen Phosphate in Aqueous Medium by Using Lanthanide(III) Based Luminescent Probes” Nanostructural Materials with Rare Earth Ions, MDPI, Wiglusz, R. J (Ed), 2022, 187-200.


  1. Inorganic/Analytical Chemistry, including Bioinorganic Chemistry.
  2. Biosensors & Imaging Agents for Healthcare Applications Aimed at Developing Early Diagnostic Kits for Various Disease Biomarkers.
  3. Fluorescent Sensors for Monitoring biological species inside cellular environments.
  4. Development of Electrocatalysts for HER and OER Applications.
  5. Detection and Removal of Environmental Hazardous Species such as Nerve Gases, Explosives, Toxic Gases, Pesticides, Heavy Metals, Anions, etc.
  6. Analytical Method Development, including Electrochemical Method.
  7. Materials (such as nano, meso & microporous, hydrogel, etc.) Development for Various Applications such as Gas Adsorption, Sensing, Drug Delivery, etc.
  8. Identification & Functional Studies of Metal Containing Species such as Metalloengymes Isolated from Marine Organisms.
  9. Selective Removal of Metals (K, Li, U, Au) from Natural and Secondary Resources.

  • Inorganic Chemistry, including Bio-inorganic Chemistry, Oxometallate Chemistry, and Supramolecular Chemistry (MOF/COF/POM).
  • Analytical Chemistry/Materials Chemistry/Electrochemistry.
  • Biosensor Development and Molecular Recognition.
  • Redox Non-innocence Chemistry.
  • Solid-state NMR/ Microemulsions/ Metabolomics
  • Spectroscopic Techniques and Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction.