Dr. D. C. Deka

Professor

Professional Experience

• UNESCO Fellow (Japan).
• Commonwealth Fellow (UK).

Associations

• Secretary, Indian Association of Chemistry Teachers, NE Zone
• Secretary, Gauhati University Alumni Association.

Research Areas

• Organic Synthesis
• Biofuel
• Natural Products

Group

• Mr. Pankaj Kalita
• Kumari Sukanya
• Mr. Dhiresh Chakraborty
• Mr. Sanjay Basumatary
• Ms. Tiluttama Mudoi
• Mr. Vimal Kumar
• Ms. Swarnali Pathak
• Mr. Kajal Dutta          
• Mr. Pankaj Saikia
• Md. Abdul Halim Shah
• Mr. Satya Ranjan Neog
• Ms. Priyanka Baruah
• Ms. Pranita Das
• Ms. Nitumani Barua
• Ms. Monmi Saikia

Publications (representative)

1. Synthesis of chiral organotin reagents : synthesis and X-ray crystal structures of bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl(diphenyl)tin chlorides with cis-disposed nitrogen containing substituents
   Dibakar C. Deka, Madeleine Helliwell and Eric J. Thomas
   Tetrahedron 2001, 57, 10017-10026.

2. Pressure mediated reduction of nitro to amino functionality with FeSO4/NH3/H2O/EtOH
   Hari Sankar Kakati and Dibakar C. Deka
   Indian J. Chemical Technol. 2002, 9, 235-238.

3. Pressure mediated reduction of aromatic nitro compounds with hydrazine hydrate
   Hari Sankar Kakati and Dibakar C. Deka
   Indian J. Chemical Technol. 2003, 10, 60-62.

4. The effect of Lewis acidity in carbonyl coupling reactions
   Biswajit Purkayastha, Krishna S. Deka and Dibakar C. Deka
   Indian J. Chemistry 2003, 42B, 938-940.

5. A facile conversion of aromatic esters to amides by use of lithium amide under mild reaction condition
   Dibakar C. Deka, Biswajit Purkayasth and Maumita Paul
   Indian J. Chemistry 2003, 42B, 2641-2642.

6. Indirect olefination of o-aminobenzaldehyde
   Dibakar C. Deka and Maumita Paul
   J. Chem. Res. 2006, (2), 102-103.

7. Pressure mediated selective reduction of nitro group in the presence of amide functionality
   Dibakar C. Deka and Hari Sankar Kakati
   J. Chem. Res. 2006, (4), 223-224.

8. Chemical and spectroscopic investigation of kolakhar and its commercial importance
   Dibakar Chandra Deka  and Nripendra N. Talukdar
   Indian J. Traditional Knowledge 2007, 6(1), 72-78.

9. Isolation and identification of antimicrobial agent-producing bacterium from Taxus baccata rhizzosphere antagonistic against clinically significant microbes
   K. Tayung, D. K. Jha and D. C. Deka
   Indian J. Microbiology 2007, 47, 317-322.
   
   
10. Determining the antioxidant activity of certain medicinal   plants of Sonitpur (Assam), India using DPPH assay
    Vimal Kumar, B J Gogoi, M K Meghvani, Lokendra Singh, R B Srivastava, D C Deka
    Journal of Phytology, 2009, 1(1), 49-56.
    
    
11. High quality biodiesel from yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana) seed oil
    D C Deka, Sanjay Basumatary
    Biomass & Bioenergy, 2011, 35, 1797-1803.
    
    
12. Tayung K, Barik BP, Jha DK, Deka DC.– Identification and characterization of antimicrobial metabolite from an endophytic fungus, Fusarium solani isolated from bark of Himalayan yew.
    Mycosphere 2011, 2(3), 203–213.
    
    
13. Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of stem bark extracts of Oroxylum
    indicum Vent. (Bignoniaceae) ‐ A medicinal plant of northeastern India
    Vimal Kumar, A. K. Chaurasia, Ashok Naglot , Reji Gopalakrishnan, B. J. Gogoi, Lokendra Singh, R. B. Srivastava and D. C. Deka
    South Asian Journal of Experimental Biology 2011, 1(3), 152-157.
    
    
14. Lithium hydroxide catalyzed Michael addition - An easy  handling and non-toxic protocol
    Kumari Sukanya & D. C. Deka, Indian J Chemistry 2011, 50B, 872-875.

Ongoing Projects

1. Title: Designing novel organotin hydrides – Tin hydride bearing intramolecularly co-ordinating ligand
   Sponsoring Authority: University Grants Commission (UGC): 5.406 lacs
2. Title: Evaluation of antioxidant property of some selected fruits of North East India – a biochemical approach
   Sponsoring Authority: Department of Science and Technology (DST): 15 lacs.
3. Title: Physicochemical characterization of oils from different oil producing plants in northeast India
   Sponsoring Authority: Department of Biotechnology (DBT): 24.92 lacs.
4. Title: EIA Study on Kholongcchu Hydroelectric Project
   Sponsoring Authority: Govt. of Bhutan: 25 lacs.