Dr. SUNIL KUMAR RAI
Assistant Professor
Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry and Crystal Engineering
Chemistry
Basic Details
Dr. SUNIL KUMAR RAI
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Assistant Professor
Chemistry
Qualification Details
| S.No. | Qualification | Name Of University | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ph. D. | Banaras Hindu University | 2016 |
| 2 | M. Sc. | Banaras Hindu University | 2011 |
| 3 | B. Sc. (Honors) | Banaras Hindu University | 2009 |
Positions Held
| S.No. | Employer | Designation | Employment Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date from | Date to | |||
| 1 | O4213University of Lucknow | Assistant Professor | 28/06/2022 | Presently Working |
| 2 | O4214Mankind Pharma, Manesar, Haryana | Senior Research Scientist | 01/03/2022 | 27/06/2022 |
| 3 | O4215Sai Life Sciences, Hyderabad | Deputy Manager | 02/08/2021 | 16/02/2022 |
| 4 | O4216Aragen Life Sciences, Hyderabad | Associate Scientist | 26/04/2021 | 30/07/2021 |
| 5 | O4217Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Hyderabad | Post Doctoral Fellow | 01/04/2019 | 30/09/2020 |
| 6 | O4218CSIR National Chemical Laboratory, Pune | SERB National Post Doctoral Fellow | 09/02/2017 | 08/02/2019 |
Academic Details
Recent Significant Publications, Articles, Cases
| S.No. | Title | Journal | Volume/Issue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O17162Investigation of Permeability Trend in Primary Alkyl Ammonium Salts of Diclofenac | Cryst. Growth Des. | 25/6 | 2025 |
| 2 | O17163Probing Short-Range Interactions in Isostructural Hydrate and Perhydrate of Dabrafenib by Magic-Angle Spinning Solid-State NMR | Anal. Chem. | 96/30 | 2024 |
| 3 | O17167Cocrystallization of multi-kinase inhibitor pazopanib with fenamic acids: improving dissolution and inhibiting cell migration | CrystEngComm | 25 | 2023 |
| 4 | O17166Dabrafenib–Panobinostat Salt: Improving the Dissolution Rate and Inhibition of BRAF Melanoma Cells | ACS Omega | 8 | 2023 |
| 5 | O17165Polymorph II of hydroxyurea 150 years after its first synthesis | CrystEngComm | 25 | 2023 |
| 6 | O17164Polymorphs, Solvatomorphs, Hydrate, and Perhydrate of Dabrafenib | Crystal Growth & Design | 23 | 2023 |
| 7 | O17168Entacapone Polymorphs: Crystal Structures, Dissolution, Permeability, and Stability | Crystal Growth & Design | 21 | 2021 |
| 8 | O17169Salts, Solvates and Hydrates of Multi-kinase Inhibitor Drug Pazopanib with Hydroxybenzoic Acids | CrystEngComm | 23 | 2021 |
| 9 | O17148Improving the Dissolution Rate of Anticancer Drug Dabrafenib | Crystal Growth & Design | 20 | 2020 |
| 10 | O17170Salts and Cocrystal of Etodolac: Advantage of Solubility, Dissolution and Permeability | Crystal Growth & Design | 20 | 2020 |
| 11 | O17171Structural, Hirshfeld surface and in vitro cytotoxicity evaluation of five new N-aryl-N’-alkoxycarbonyl thiocarbamide derivatives | Phosphorus Sulfur Silicon Relat Elem | 195 | 2020 |
| 12 | O17147Synthesis, characterisation, Hirshfeld surface and in vitro cytotoxicity evaluation of new N-aryl-N′-Alkoxycarbonyl thiocarbamide derivatives | Journal of Molecular Structure | 1202 | 2020 |
| 13 | O17149Synthesis, characterization, Hirshfeld surface, cytotoxicity, DNA damage and cell cycle arrest studies of N, N-diphenyl-N'-(biphenyl-4-carbonyl/4-chlorobenzoyl) thiocarbamides | Journal of Molecular Structure | 1186 | 2019 |
| 14 | O17150Quantitative Analysis of Intermolecular Interactions in 3‐Cyano‐2‐Pyridones: Evaluation through Single Crystal X‐ray Diffraction and Density Functional Theory | ChemistrySelect | 3 | 2018 |
| 15 | O17151Study of Conformational and Supramolecular Structural Stability of Propylene‐Bridged 2‐Pyridone Dimers | ChemistrySelect | 3 | 2018 |
| 16 | O17154Advancement in the sulfone-based dendrimers: From synthesis to application | Adv. Mater. Lett | 8 | 2017 |
| 17 | O17153An excellent stable fluorescent probe: selective and sensitive detection of trace amounts of Hg+ 2 ions in natural source of water | Chemical Physics Letters | 676 | 2017 |
| 18 | O17152Synthesis of N,N-Bis-Sulfonylated and N-Alkyl-N-Sulfonylated G1 Dendrimers via Click Reaction: Application of Thiocarbamide based Cu(I) Catalysts | ChemistrySelect | 2 | 2017 |
| 19 | O17155An efficient and controlled synthesis of persulfonylated G1 dendrimers via click reaction | RSC Advances | 6 | 2016 |
| 20 | O17157Experimental and Theoretical Study for the Assessment of the Conformational Stability of Polymethylene-Bridged Heteroaromatic Dimers: A Case of Unprecedented Folding | Crystal Growth & Design | 16 | 2016 |
| 21 | O17156Polymorphic study and anti-inflammatory activity of a 3-cyano-2-pyridone based flexible model | New Journal of Chemistry | 40 | 2016 |
| 22 | O17159Design and Synthesis of 2-Pyridone Based Flexible Dimers and Their Conformational Study through X-ray Diffraction and Density Functional Theory: Perspective of Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibition | Crystal Growth & Design | 15 | 2015 |
| 23 | O17160Face-to-face stacking in sulfonamide based bis-ethylene bridged heteroaromatic dimers | RSC Advances | 5 | 2015 |
| 24 | O17158Unusual reverse face-to-face stacking in propylene linked pyrazole system: perspective of organic materials | Structural Chemistry | 26 | 2015 |
| 25 | O17161Cascade synthesis of 2-pyridones using acrylamides and ketones | RSC Advances | 4 | 2014 |
Conferences, Seminars &Talks
| S.No. | Details | Year. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O15689Participated and presented a poster in "Regional Young Investigators’ Meetings" held at CSIR-CDRI on 13-15 September, 2023.. | 2023 |
| 2 | O15672Participated and presented a poster in “Applied Pharmaceutical Analysis (APA) – India 2020”. Conference was held at the Courtyard by Marriott, Ahmedabad, India on 23-25 February 2020. | 2020 |
| 3 | O15673Participated and presented a poster in “26th International Conference & Meeting of Magnetic Resonance Society on NMR from Molecules to Human Behaviour and Beyond”. Conference was held at the Department of Chemistry, Saurashtra, Rajkot, India on 18-21 February 2020. | 2020 |
| 4 | O15674Actively participated in two days’ workshop titled “GastroPlus™ Pharmaceutical Development’. Workshop was held at Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai, India on 27th and 28th September, 2018. | 2018 |
| 5 | O15675Participated in “Applied Pharmaceutical Analysis (APA) – India 2018” conference held at the Westin, Pune, India on 25-27 February 2018. | 2018 |
| 6 | O15676Actively participated in a workshop on “Introduction to Gaussian: Theory and Practice” conducted by SCUBE Scientific Software Solutions (P) Ltd in Delhi, India on January 8-12, 2018. | 2018 |
| 7 | O15677Participated in the National conference on “Climate Change and Its Vast Impact on Human Life and Society”. Conference was held at the Dr. P. S. Mukherjee government degree college, Bhadohi, India on 17-18 February 2017. | 2017 |
| 8 | O15678Participated and presented a paper in the National conference on “Energy, Environment and Impact on Society”. Conference was held at the K. N. government post graduate college, Gyanpur, Bhadohi, India on 19-20 January 2017. | 2017 |
| 9 | O15679Participated and presented a poster in “17th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry”. Conference was held at the CSIR National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra, India on 06-07 February 2015. | 2015 |
| 10 | O15680Participated and presented a poster in “International Conference on Frontiers of Spectroscopy”. Conference was held at the Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India on 10-12 January 2015. | 2015 |
| 11 | O15681Participated and presented a poster in “20th ISCB International Conference on Chemistry and Medicinal Plants in Translational Medicine for Healthcare”. Conference was held at the Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India on 1-4 March 2014. | 2014 |
| 12 | O15682Participated and presented a poster in “16th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry”. Conference was held at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India on 07-09 February 2014. | 2014 |
| 13 | O15683Participated and presented a poster in “15th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry”. Conference was held at the Department of Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India on 01-03 February 2013. | 2013 |
| 14 | O15687Participated in “Workshop on Technical Communication for Research Scholars”. Conference was held at the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India on 05-11 May 2012. | 2012 |
| 15 | O15688Participated in “International Workshop on Spectroscopic Signatures of Molecular Complexes/Ions in Our Atmosphere and Beyond”. Conference was held at the Department of Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India on 07-10 February 2012. | 2012 |
| 16 | O15684Participated and presented a poster in “Mid Year Meeting of the Chemical Research Society of India”. Conference was held at the CSIR Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India on 21-22 July 2012. | 2012 |
Awards & Recognitions
| S.No. | Name Of Awards | Year. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | O15685CSIR SRF | 2013 |
| 2 | O15686CSIR JRF qualified in December 2010 examination | 2012 |
Academic/Administrative Services to the University
| S.No. | Details |
|---|---|
| 1 | O11581Member of NMR facility management, Department of Chemistry, University of Lucknow, from 23 November 2022 to 03 September 2024. |
| 2 | O11582Member of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), University of Lucknow, since 15-09-2023 onwards |
| 3 | O11583Assistant Superintendent Examination Conduct since December 2024 |
Teaching Areas / Specialization
| S.No. | Details |
|---|---|
| 1 | O11569Supramolecular chemistry |
| 2 | O11570Medicinal chemistry |
| 3 | O11571Physical organic chemistry |
| 4 | O11572Synthetic organic chemistry |
| 5 | O11573NMR and UV-Vis Spectroscopy |
Research Areas & Interests
| S.No. | Details |
|---|---|
| 1 | O11574Supramolecular Chemistry: Experimental and Computational studies on small and medium size flexible molecules to understand the role of Inter- and intramolecular Interactions on conformational preferences. |
| 2 | O11575Crystal Engineering: Polymorphs, salts and Co-crystals screening of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and new chemical entities (NCEs) to improve physicochemical properties. |
| 3 | O11576Particle Science and Engineering: Improving particle property, flowability, filterability and impurity purging using crystallization techniques. |
| 4 | O11577Medicinal Chemistry: Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD) and synthesis of potential lead compounds for biological evaluation. |
Consulting Areas
| S.No. | Consulting Areas |
|---|---|
| 1 | O11578Screening of Polymorphs, salts and cocrystals of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and new chemical entities (NCEs). |
| 2 | O11579Designing feasible multi-step synthetic routes for new chemical entities. |
| 3 | O11580Separation of isomers, enantiomers and purging impurities using crystallization techniques. |