Dr. Pretam Kumar
Synthetic Inorganic Researcher
Kathua,Jammu & Kashmir
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Lecturer
Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu
Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir
11.2023 - 05.2024
Lecturer
Govt. Degree College, Samba
Samba, Jammu and Kashmir
08.2023 - 11.2023
Lecturer
Govt. Degree College, Bhaderwah
Bhaderwah, Jammu and Kashmir
03.2018 - 07.2018
Lecturer
Govt. Degree College, Bhaderwah
Bhaderwah, Jammu and Kashmir
09.2016 - 07.2017
Education
B.Sc. - General English, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany
01.2013
GPA: 61.45%
M.Sc. - Chemistry
01.2015
GPA: 72.21%
Ph.D. - Chemistry
01.2023
- Thesis Title: "Phosphor-1,1-dithiolate complexes of some elements of group 12 and 14: Synthesis, characterization and biological activity".
- GPA: NA
Skills
- Synthesizing multi-dentate ligands
- Synthesis of transition/main-group metal compounds
- Antimicrobial evaluation
- Analysis of compounds by spectroscopic data
- 1H NMR
- 13C NMR
- 31P NMR
- FTIR
- UV-visible spectroscopy
- Single crystal X-ray analysis
- Hirshfeld surface analysis
- Working knowledge of NMR
- Working knowledge of FTIR
- Working knowledge of UV-vis spectrometer
- Mercury
- Diamond
- Olex2
- Crystal Explorer
- ChemDraw
- IR Resolution
- MestReNova
- Origin
Research
Phosphor-1,1-dithiolate complexes of some elements of group 12 and 14: Synthesis, characterization and biological activity, Prof. Sushil K. Pandey, University of Jammu, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, 180006, India, kpsushil@rediffmail.com, +91-9419147679
Awards Fellowships
- Senior Research Fellowship (SRF), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India, 2020-10-01, 2023-06-30
- Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India, 2018-09-01, 2020-09-30
- Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET), CSIR-JRF in Chemical Science, 2017-01-01
- Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 2018-01-01
Research Expertise
- Capable of synthesizing multi-dentate ligands
- Synthesis of transition/main-group metal compounds consisting of σ-/π-hole bonds
- Antimicrobial evaluation
- Analysis of compounds by spectroscopic data viz., 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 31P NMR, FTIR and UV-visible spectroscopy
- Single crystal X-ray analysis
- Hirshfeld surface analysis (HSA)
- Working knowledge of the instruments: NMR, FTIR and UV-vis spectrometer
- Good command of Mercury, Diamond, Olex2 (Crystal structure determination), Crystal Explorer (HSA), ChemDraw, IR Resolution (FTIR analysis), MestReNova (NMR data analysis), and origin (for scientific graphing: TGA, FTIR and UV-vis)
Research Publications
- Nipunn Sharma, Pretam Kumar, Anu Radha, Manpreet Singh, Tejwant Singh, Sushil K. Pandey, Comprehensive molecular profiling of Nd(III) complexes of diaryldithiophosphates: An integrated spectroscopic, magnetic, thermal, and computational study, Polyhedron, 283, 117846, 2026-01-01
- Pretam Kumar, Rosa M. Gomila, Antonio Frontera, Sushil K. Pandey, Establishing σ-hole tetrel bonds by hemidirected lead(II) phosphonodithioates, CrystEngComm, 27, 63866396, 2025-01-01
- Pretam Kumar, Shehasis Banerjee, Sushil K. Pandey, Distinguishing between coordination and spodium bonds in the dinuclear cadmium(II) complex of Lawesson's-derived phosphonodithioates, Cryst. Growth Des., 25, 912-923, 2025-01-01
- Tahira Firdoos, Pretam Kumar, Nipunn Sharma, Rosa M. Gomila, Antonio Frontera, Puneet Sood, Sushil K. Pandey, Thallium(I)phosphorodithiocates containing intra- and intermolecular π-hole triel bonds, CrystEngComm, 25, 37773789, 2023-01-01
- Pretam Kumar, Tahira Firdoos, Rosa M. Gomila, Antonio Frontera, Sushil K. Pandey, Experimental and theoretical study of tetrel bonding and non-covalent interactions in hemidirected lead(II) phosphorodithioates: an implication on crystal engineering, Cryst. Growth Des., 23, 21382154, 2023-01-01
- Tahira Firdoos, Pretam Kumar, Rosa M. Gomila, Antonio Frontera, Kamal, Sushil K. Pandey, New complexes of indium(III) diaryldithiophosphates: Structural characterization and insight into supramolecular interactions, Polyhedron, 226, 116094, 2022-01-01
- Tahira Firdoos, Pretam Kumar, Anu Radha, Rosa M. Gomila, Antonio Frontera, Puneet Sood, Sushil K. Pandey, An insight into triel bonds in O,O'diarylphosphorodithioates of thallium(I): experimental and theoretical investigations, New J. Chem., 46, 832843, 2022-01-01
- Pretam Kumar, Antonio Frontera, Sushil K. Pandey, Coordination versus spodium bonds in the dinuclear Zn(II) and Cd(II) complexes with a dithiophosphate ligand., New J. Chem., 45, 1940219415, 2021-01-01
- Pretam Kumar, Snehasis Banerjee, Anu Radha, Tahira Firdoos, Subash Chandra Sahoo, Sushil K. Pandey, Role of non-covalent interactions in the supramolecular architectures of mercury(II) diphenyldithiophosphates: An experimental and theoretical investigation, New J. Chem., 45, 22492263, 2021-01-01
- Anu Radha, Pretam Kumar, Tahira Firdoos, Puneet Sood, Namrita Rani, Vikas, Sushil K. Pandey, An insight into noncovalent interactions in the tetraphenylarsonium dithiophosphates: Synthesis, DFT and Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, J. Mol. Struct., 1229, 129729, 2021-01-01
- Deepika Sharma, Anu Radha, Pretam Kumar, Sandeep Kumar, Amanpreet Kaur Jassal, Suman Lata, Vikas, Sushil K. Pandey, N-donor-stabilized complexes of nickel(II) diphenyldithiophosphates: single-crystal X-ray, HSA and computational analysis, Transit. Met. Chem., 45, 531544, 2020-01-01
- Anu Radha, Deepika Sharma, Pretam Kumar, Puneet Sood, Namrata Rani, Vikas, Sushil K. Pandey, Arsenic(III) complexes of substituted diphenyldithiophosphate: synthesis, characterization, single crystal X-ray, DFT, and Hirshfeld surface analysis., J. Coord. Chem., 73, 467484, 2020-01-01
Books Reports
Exploring Hexane's impact: Toxicological insights, challenges, and forward-looking perspectives, Pretam Kumar and Sushil K. Pandey, Elsevier, 2025-01-01, 453465
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 26 October 1992
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Unmarried
Hobbies and Interests
- Ligand Design
- Development of Coordination and Organometallic Compounds
- Metallosupramolecular Chemistry
- Molecular Recognition
- Σ-/π-Hole Interactions
- Spodium bonds
- Triel Bonds
- Tetrel Bonds
- Low-valent Main Group Element Compounds
- N-Heterocyclic Carbene Chemistry
- Phosphorescent Materials
- Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
Training
- 10th National Conference on Science & Technology: Rural Development, Indian Science Congress Association, Haridwar Chapter, 2020-02-15, 2020-02-16, Poster Presentation
- 14th JK Science Congress 2019, University of Jammu, 2019-12-20, 2019-12-22, Poster Presentation
- 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Fundamental and Applied Sciences (RAFAS-2019), School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences, LPU, Phagwara Punjab, India, 2019-11-05, 2019-11-06, Poster Presentation
- National Conference on Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences (ETCS-2019), Department of Chemistry and Chemical Sciences, Central University of Jammu, 2019-03-14, 2019-03-15, Poster Presentation
- International Conference on Recent Advances on Interdisciplinary Sciences, Department of Electronics, University of Jammu, 2019-01-11, 2019-01-12, Poster Presentation
- One day hands-on training on Single Crystal X-ray Diffractometer, IIT Jammu, Jammu, J&K, India, Participation
- 2nd Online Workshop on Scientific Writing, Chemical Science Review and Letters, Salem, India, 2020-05-15, 2020-05-15, Participation
Disclaimer
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Timeline
Lecturer - Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu
11.2023 - 05.2024
Lecturer - Govt. Degree College, Samba
08.2023 - 11.2023
Lecturer - Govt. Degree College, Bhaderwah
03.2018 - 07.2018
Lecturer - Govt. Degree College, Bhaderwah
09.2016 - 07.2017
University of Jammu - B.Sc., General English, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany
Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University - M.Sc., Chemistry
University of Jammu - Ph.D., Chemistry