M Sc.

M. Phil. (Sambalpur University)

Ph.D. (NIT, Rourkela)

Inorganic Chemistry

PMEC – Since 30.11.2016

Applied Chemistry

Awarded as YOUNG WOMAN IN SCIENCE in the field of Chemistry by Venus International Women Awards-VIWA 2018

Life Member, OCS

[1] B. Biswal, B. B. Bhoi, R. K. Patra, D. Mallick, S. P. Dash, S. Das, and B. Bag, “A Rhodamine 6G based chemosensor for selective detection of Al(III) ion: Photophysical investigations and molecular logic function behaviour,” ES Chemistry and Sustainability, vol. 5, p. 1929, 2025.

[2] S. Majumder, S. Pasayat, A. K. Panda, S. P. Dash, S. Roy, A. Biswas, M. E. Varma, et al., “Mono- and dimeric oxidomolybdenum (V and VI) complexes, cytotoxicity, DNA interaction studies: Unprecedented Mo-assisted C=N bond cleavage of salophen ligands,” 2025.

[3] A. Banerjee, S. P. Dash, M. Mohanty, G. Sahu, G. Sciortino, and E. Garribba, “New V(IV), V(IV)O, V(V)O, and V(V)O₂ systems: Exploring their interconversion in solution, protein interactions, and cytotoxicity,” Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 59, no. 19, pp. 14042–14057, 2020.

[4] S. P. Dash, A. K. Panda, S. Pasayat, S. Majumder, A. Biswas, and W. Kaminsky, “Evaluation of the cell cytotoxicity and DNA/BSA binding and cleavage activity of some dioxidovanadium (V) complexes containing aroylhydrazones,” Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, vol. 210, 2020.

[5] S. P. Dash, A. K. Panda, S. Pasayat, S. Majumder, A. Biswas, and W. Kaminsky, “Corrigendum to ‘Evaluation of the cell cytotoxicity and DNA/BSA binding and cleavage activity of some dioxidovanadium (V) complexes containing aroylhydrazones’,” Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, vol. 210, p. 111135, 2020.

[6] A. Banerjee, S. P. Dash, M. Mohanty, D. Sanna, G. Sciortino, V. Ugone, and E. Garribba, “Chemistry of mixed-ligand oxidovanadium (IV) complexes of aroylhydrazones incorporating quinoline derivatives: Study of solution behavior, theoretical evaluation and protein interaction,” Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, vol. 199, p. 110786, 2019.

[7] S. Roy, M. Böhme, S. P. Dash, M. Mohanty, A. Buchholz, and W. Plass, “Anionic dinuclear oxidovanadium (IV) complexes with azo functionalized tridentate ligands and μ-ethoxido bridge leading to an unsymmetric twisted arrangement: Synthesis, X-ray structure and properties,” Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 57, no. 10, pp. 5767–5781, 2018.

[8] S. Roy, S. P. Dash, R. Acharyya, W. Kaminsky, V. Ugone, E. Garribba, and C. Harris, “Chemistry of oxidomolybdenum (IV) and (VI) complexes with ONS donor ligands: Synthesis, computational evaluation and oxo-transfer reactions,” Polyhedron, vol. 141, pp. 322–336, 2018.

[9] P. Adão, S. Majumder, S. P. Dash, S. Roy, M. L. Kuznetsov, and J. C. Pessoa, “Synthesis, structure, solution behavior, reactivity and biological evaluation of oxidovanadium (IV/V) thiosemicarbazone complexes,” Dalton Transactions, vol. 47, no. 33, pp. 11358–11374, 2018.

[10] S. Majumder, S. Pasayat, S. Roy, S. P. Dash, S. Dhaka, and M. R. Maurya, “Dioxidomolybdenum (VI) complexes bearing sterically constrained aroylazine ligands: Synthesis, structural investigation and catalytic evaluation,” Inorganica Chimica Acta, vol. 469, pp. 366–378, 2018.

[11] S. Majumder, S. Pasayat, A. K. Panda, S. P. Dash, S. Roy, A. Biswas, and M. E. Varma, “Monomeric and dimeric oxidomolybdenum (V and VI) complexes, cytotoxicity, and DNA interaction studies: Molybdenum-assisted C=N bond cleavage of salophen ligands,” Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 56, no. 18, pp. 11190–11210, 2017.

[12] R. Dinda, S. P. Dash, and S. Majumder, “Variable valence oxidometal (Mo and V) complexes of mono- and dibasic ligands: Exploring solution behavior and biological activities,” 2017.

[13] S. P. Dash, S. Roy, M. Mohanty, M. F. N. N. Carvalho, M. L. Kuznetsov, and J. C. Pessoa, “Versatile reactivity and theoretical evaluation of mono- and dinuclear oxidovanadium (V) compounds of aroylazines: Electrogeneration of mixed-valence divanadium (IV, V) complexes,” Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 55, no. 17, pp. 8407–8421, 2016.

[14] S. Pasayat, M. Böhme, S. Dhaka, S. P. Dash, S. Majumder, and M. R. Maurya, “Synthesis, theoretical study and catalytic application of oxidometal (Mo or V) complexes: Unexpected coordination due to ligand rearrangement through metal-mediated C–C bond cleavage,” European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, no. 10, pp. 1604–1618, 2016.

[15] S. P. Dash, S. Majumder, A. Banerjee, M. F. N. N. Carvalho, P. Adão, and J. C. Pessoa, “Chemistry of monomeric and dinuclear non-oxido vanadium (IV) and oxidovanadium (V) aroylazine complexes: Exploring solution behavior,” Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 1165–1182, 2016.

[16] S. P. Dash, A. K. Panda, S. Dhaka, S. Pasayat, A. Biswas, and M. R. Maurya, “A study of DNA/BSA interaction and catalytic potential of oxidovanadium (V) complexes with ONO donor ligands,” Dalton Transactions, vol. 45, no. 45, pp. 18292–18307, 2016.

[17] S. P. Dash, A. K. Panda, S. Pasayat, S. Majumder, A. Biswas, and W. Kaminsky, “Evaluation of the cell cytotoxicity and DNA/BSA binding and cleavage activity of some dioxidovanadium (V) complexes containing aroylhydrazones,” Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, vol. 144, pp. 1–12, 2015.

[18] A. Chakraborty, S. P. Dash, A. K. Panda, R. Acharyya, A. Biswas, et al., “Synthesis, X-ray structure and in vitro cytotoxicity studies of Cu(I/II) complexes of thiosemicarbazone: Special emphasis on their interactions with DNA,” Dalton Transactions, vol. 44, no. 13, pp. 6140–6157, 2015.

[19] S. P. Dash, A. K. Panda, S. Pasayat, R. Dinda, A. Biswas, and E. R. T. Tiekink, “Oxidovanadium (V) complexes of aroylhydrazones incorporating heterocycles: Synthesis, characterization and study of DNA binding, photo-induced DNA cleavage and cytotoxic activities,” RSC Advances, vol. 5, no. 64, pp. 51852–51867, 2015.

Department of Basic Science,

Parala Maharja Engineering College, Sitalapalli, Berhampur – 761003.