National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

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EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Organic Chemistry
Areas of Interest
  • Physical organic chemistry, Surface chemistry

Sabita Patel Associate Professor, Chemistry

sabitap@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2660

39

PUBLICATIONS

4

SPONSORED PROJECTS

12

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

5

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Sabita Patel

Associate Professor

Chemistry

Room Number:

Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

Ph.D. (Sambalpur University)

Modulating the excited states of deep-blue TADF emitters through molecular engineering and their impact on Organic Light Emitting Diodes. Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Development of novel visible light assisted Photocatalytic route for degradation of emerging pharmaceutical contaminants from aqueous sources using aurivillius phase complex oxides and their modified analogues as photo catalyst. CSIR
  • Co-Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Design & Synthesis Of Multifunctional Micellar Based Drug Delivery Vehicles For Cancer Therapy BRNS
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Chemoselective electron transfer reaction in substrates of biological interest lipopathic Cr (VI) DST
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored

Total Publications: 39

D. Thakur, B. Sahu, P. Rangasamy, P. Sahoo, M. K. Ravva, S. Patel, and S. Vaidyanathan,"Molecular design and synthetic pathways for chiral/achiral TADF and HLCT emitters in the near-infrared region: recent progress and future perspectives", Journal of Materials Chemistry C, vol.14, pp.7018-7070, The Royal Society of Chemistry, May 2026, 10.1039/d5tc04240b       Article

B. P. Debata, K. Nayak, M. Dehury, S. Patel, and S. Vaidyanathan,"An HLCT/HLCT–AIE-enabled donor–acceptor system through a locking and unlocking strategy and its versatile applications", Journal of Materials Chemistry C, vol.14, no.14, pp.5879-5897, The Royal Society of Chemistry, April 2026, 10.1039/d5tc03639a       Article

B. P. Debata, S. Patel, and S. Vaidyanathan,"Fluorophores with imidazole building blocks and their multifunctional platforms for optoelectronics (LEDs/OLEDs), chemo-sensing, and security applications: recent advances and future perspectives", Journal of Materials Chemistry C, vol.14, no.13, pp.5141–5176, The Royal Society of Chemistry, April 2026, 10.1039/d5tc03845f       Article

A. Pradhan, S. Biswal, B. K. Biswal, U. Subuddhi, A. Pati, P., and S. Patel,"Synthesis and self-assembly of mPEG–palmitic acid and mPEG–stearic acid conjugates for pH-responsive delivery and release of anticancer therapeutics", New Journal of Chemistry, vol.50, no.10, pp.4504–4519, The Royal Society of Chemistry, March 2026, 10.1039/d5nj03445k       Article

A. Pradhan, S. Biswal, B. K. Biswal, U. Subuddhi, A. Pati, P., and S. Patel,"Synthesis and self-assembly of mPEG–palmitic acid and mPEG–stearic acid conjugates for pH-responsive delivery and release of anticancer therapeutics", New Journal of Chemistry, vol.50, no.10, pp.4504-4519, Royal Society of Chemistry, February 2026, doi.org/10.1039/d5nj03445k       Article

Five-day workshop on “Organic molecules and Materials for Advanced Application (OMMAA-2026)” Chemistry (Workshop)
"Nuclear Science and Applications of Radioisotopes” (NSAR-2022) (12-16th April, 2022) Chemistry (Workshop)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 12 Apr 2022 - 16 Apr 2022
  • Brochure
“International Webinar on Frontiers in Organic Electronics” Chemistry (Conference)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 01 Apr 2022 - 02 Apr 2022
  • Brochure
WEBINAR ON FRONTIERS IN CHEMICAL SCIENCES Chemistry (Conference)
WEBINAR ON FRONTIERS IN ORGANIC ELECTRONICS Chemistry (Conference)

  • Analytical Chemistry and Biomolecules {Theory}
  • Basic Organic Chemistry - I {Theory}
  • Basic Organic Chemistry-I {Theory}
  • Bio-organic Chemistry {Theory}
  • Chemical Kinetics {Theory}
  • Chemistry {Theory}
  • Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds {Theory}
  • Heterocycles and Natural Products {Theory}
  • Kinetics and Photochemistry {Theory}
  • Medicinal Chemistry {Theory}
  • Name Reaction And Rearrangements {Theory}
  • Name Reactions and Rearrangements {Theory}
  • Pericyclic Reactions and Photochemistry {Theory}
  • Special Topics in Organic Synthesis {Theory}
  • Stereochemistry and Reaction Mechanism {Theory}
  • Basic Organic Chemistry Laboratory {Practical}
  • Chemistry Laboratory {Practical}
  • Functional Group Estimation Laboratory {Practical}
  • Functional Group Identification Laboratory {Practical}
  • Organic Chemistry Laboratory – I {Practical}
  • Organic Chemistry Laboratory – II {Practical}
  • Organic Compounds Preparations Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [11]
Harvesting Visible-Light Energy for the Synthesis of Spirocycles and O-containing Heterocycles Through the Functionalization of C-C Triple Bonds
Shantanu Samanta
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  Apr 2026
Co-Supervisor
Aggregation-induced Emission (AIE) based Smart Donor-π-acceptor (D-π-A) Fluorophores: Design, Synthesis, and Their Broad-spectrum Applications
Snigdhamayee Rana
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Graduated :  Mar 2026
Supervisor
Molecular Design, Synthesis and Photophysical Investigations of Imidazole based D-π-A Fluorophores for Light Emitting Diodes, Sensing and Latent Fingerprint Detection
Bhabana Priyadarshini Debata
Enrolled: Jan 2021
Graduated :  Dec 2025
Supervisor
Donor-pi-Acceptor Based Push-Pull Organic Chromophores: Chemosensing Application through Modulation in Intramolecular Charge Transfer
Madhusmita Tripathy
Enrolled: Jul 2014
Graduated :  Aug 2021
Supervisor
Solvatochromism and Preferential Solvation of D-p-A Push-pull Dipolar Solutes in Pure and Binary Mixture of Solvents: Understanding the Role of Specific Solute-solvent Interactions
Prakash Kumar Malik
Enrolled: Jul 2010
Graduated :  Mar 2019
Supervisor
Oxidation of some Biologically Important Organic substrates by Lipopathic Cr(VI) and Mn(VII): Kinetics and Mechanistic Study
Sarita Garnayak
Enrolled: Apr 2010
Graduated :  Jan 2016
Supervisor
Design and synthesis of PEG-based amphiphiles towards multifunctional micellar drug delivery vehicles for cancer therapy
Aiswarya Pradhan
Enrolled: Jan 2019
Thesis Submitted
Supervisor
Physical Organic Chemistry
Ranjeeta Mohanta
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Continuing
Supervisor
Physical Organic Chemistry
Manjit Dehury
Enrolled: Jan 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
Physical organic chemistry
Mrutunjay Nayak
Enrolled: Jan 2026
Continuing
Supervisor
PHYSICAL-ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Khitisruta Nayak
Enrolled: Jul 2025
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [1]
Physical Organic Chemistry
Shrutiswarupa Routray
Enrolled: Aug 2023
Continuing
Supervisor

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