Dr. Musheer Ahmad

Assistant Professor
Aligarh Muslim University, India

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Supramolecular Chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

My URL
https://livedna.org/91.19226

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Area of Interest:

Chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistry
Organic Framework
Crystal Engineering
Magnetic Material

Selected Publications

  1. Usman, M., M. Zaki, R.A. Khan, A. Alsalme, M. Ahmad and S. Tabassum, 2017. Coumarin centered copper (ii) complex with appended-imidazole as cancer chemotherapeutic agents against lung cancer: Molecular insight via DFT-based vibrational analysis. RSC Adv., 7: 36056-36071.
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  2. Tabassum, S., M. Afzal, H. Al-Lohedan, M. Zaki, R.A. Khan and M. Ahmad, 2017. Synthesis and structure elucidation of new open cubane tetranuclear [Cu II 4] Cluster: Evaluation of the DNA/HSA interaction and pBR322 DNA cleavage pathway and cytotoxicity. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 463: 142-155.
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  3. Shakir, M., P.K. Sharma, S. Hanif and M. Ahmad, 2017. Design, synthesis and theoretical analysis of functionalized dicarboxylate moieties based on organotin (IV) dinuclear complexes: Crystal structure elucidation and biological studies. J. Coordin. Chem., 70: 2625-2643.
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  4. Sama, F., I.A. Ansari, M. Raizada, M. Ahmad and M. Ashafaq et al., 2017. Design, structural characterization and catalytic activity of incomplete dicubane clusters of N-substituted diethanolamines. J. Clust. Sci., 28: 1355-1377.
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  5. Sama, F., I.A. Ansari, M. Raizada, M. Ahmad and C.M. Nagaraja et al., 2017. Design, structures and study of non-covalent interactions of mono-, di-, and tetranuclear complexes of a bifurcated quadridentate tripod ligand, N-(aminopropyl)-diethanolamine. New J. Chem., 41: 1959-1972.
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  6. Sama, F., A.K. Dhara, M.N. Akhtar, Y.C. Chen and M. Tong et al., 2017. Amino alcohols and benzoates-friends or foes? Tuning nuclearity of Cu (II) complexes, structures, magnetism, DFT and TD-DFT studies and catecholase like activities. Dalton Trans., 46: 9801-9823.
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  7. Raizada, M., F. Sama, M. Ashafaq, M. Shahid, M. Ahmad and Z.A. Siddiqi, 2017. New hybrid polyoxovanadate-Cu complex with V⋯ H interactions and dual aqueous-phase sensing properties for picric acid and Pd 2+: X-ray analysis, magnetic and theoretical studies and mechanistic insights into the hybrid's sensing capabilities. J. Mater. Chem. C, 5: 9315-9330.
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  8. Rahman, Q.I., M. Ahmad and S.K. Mehta, 2017. Hydrothermal synthesis of Cr-doped SrTiO3 nanoparticles for rhodamine-B dye degradation under visible light illumination. Colloid Polymer Sci., 295: 933-937.
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  9. Mobin, M., R. Aslam, S. Zehra and M. Ahmad, 2017. Bio-environment-friendly cationic gemini surfactant as novel corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in 1 M HCl solution. J. Surfactants Detergents, 20: 57-74.
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  10. Khan, I.M., A. Ahmad, L. Miyan, M. Ahmad and N. Azizc, 2017. Synthesis of charge transfer complex of chloranilic acid as acceptor with p-nitroaniline as donor: Crystallographic, UV-visible spectrophotometric and antimicrobial studies. J. Mol. Struct., 1141: 687-697.
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  11. Faizi, M.S.H., M. Ahmad, A.A. Kapshuk and I.A. Golenya, 2017. Crystal structure of (E)-9-({[4-(diethylamino) phenyl] imino} methyl)-2, 3, 6, 7-tetrahydro-1H, 5H-pyrido [3, 2, 1-ij] quinolin-8-ol. Acta Crystallogr. Section E: Crystallogr. Commun., 73: 38-40.
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  12. Faizi, M.S.H., A. Haque, M. Ahmad and I.A. Golenya, 2017. Crystal structure of (E)-N1-[(anthracen-9-yl) methylidene]-N4-phenylbenzene-1, 4-diamine. Acta Crystallogr. Section E: Crystallogr. Commun., 73: 137-140.
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  13. Zaki, M., M. Afzal, M. Ahmad and S. Tabassum, 2016. Synthesis and crystal structure elucidation of new copper (II)-based chemotherapeutic agent coupled with 1, 2-DACH and orthovanillin: Validated by in vitro DNA/HSA binding profile and pBR322 cleavage pathway. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biol., 161: 318-327.
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  14. Usman, M., F. Arjmand, M. Ahmad, M.S. Khan, I. Ahmad and S. Tabassum, 2016. A comparative analyses of bioactive Cu (II) complexes using Hirshfeld surface and density functional theory (DFT) methods: DNA binding studies, cleavage and antibiofilm activities. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 453: 193-201.
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  15. Tabassum, S., M. Ahmad, M. Afzal, M. Zaki, M.S.H. Faizi and A. Ali, 2016. Synthesis and crystal structure determination of cobalt (II) mixed-ligand complex containing 1, 10-phenanthroline and 5-(2-carboxybenzyloxy) isophthalic acid: Their biological evaluation viz. DNA/protein binding profile, pBR322 DNA cleavage activity. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 451: 216-226.
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  16. Sharma, S., L. Toupet, M. Ahmad and F. Arjmand, 2016. Synthesis, characterization and crystal structure of RNA targeted l-and d-phenylalanine-(1, 10-phen)-copper (ii) conjugate complexes: Comparative in vitro RNA binding profile of enantiomers and their biological evaluation by morphological studies and antibacterial activity. RSC Adv., 6: 79372-79382.
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  17. Parveen, M., S. Azaz, A.M. Malla, F. Ahmad, M. Ahmad and M. Gupta, 2016. An SiO 2/ZnBr 2 mediated expeditious approach to 3-methyl-1-phenyl-1 H-pyrazol-5 (4 H)-one derivatives in water under microwave irradiation. RSC Adv., 6: 148-162.
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  18. Faizi, M.S.H., M. Ahmad, A. Ali and V.A. Potaskalov, 2016. Crystal structure of 5-[(4-carboxybenzyl) oxy] isophthalic acid. Acta Crystallogr. Section E: Crystallogr. Commun., 72: 1219-1222.
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  19. Faizi, M.S.H., M. Ahmad and I.A. Golenya, 2016. Crystal structure of 4-[4-(ethoxycarbonyl) piperazin-1-yl] benzoic acid. Acta Crystallogr. Section E: Crystallogr. Commun., 72: 1267-1269.
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  20. Ansari, I.A., F. Sama, M. Shahid, M. Khalid, P.K. Sharma, M. Ahmad and Z.A. Siddiqi, 2016. Synthesis, spectral characterization, X-ray and magnetic studies of oxo-bridged tetranuclear coordination polymers of cobalt. J. Inorg. Organometallic Polym. Mater., 26: 178-189.
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  21. Ansari, I.A., F. Sama, M. Shahid, M. Ahmad, P.S. Nayab, Rahisuddin and Z.A. Siddiqi, 2016. Synthesis, crystal structures and spectral characterization of Cu (II) and Mn (II) complexes of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde: Antioxidant properties and molecular docking studies. J. Coordinat. Chem., 69: 3336-3353.
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  22. Ansari, I.A., F. Sama, M. Raizada, M. Shahid, M. Ahmad and Z.A. Siddiqi, 2016. Structurally well-characterized new multinuclear Cu (ii) and Zn (ii) clusters: X-ray crystallography, theoretical studies and applications in catalysis. New J. Chem., 40: 9840-9852.
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  23. Yadav, S., I. Yousuf, M. Usman, M. Ahmad, F. Arjmand and S. Tabassum, 2015. Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of diorganotin (iv) complexes of N′-(4-hydroxypent-3-en-2-ylidene) isonicotinohydrazide: Chemotherapeutic potential validation by in vitro interaction studies with DNA/HSA, DFT, molecular docking and cytotoxic activity. RSC Adv., 5: 50673-50690.
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  24. Tabassum, S., R. Singh, M. Zaki, M. Ahmad and M. Afzal, 2015. Synthesis and crystal structure determination of a mononuclear cobalt (II) complex derived from 4-(pyridin-4-ylmethoxy)-benzoic acid: Evaluation of the DNA/protein interaction and photo-induced pBR322 DNA cleavage. RSC Adv., 5: 35843-35851.
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  25. Shah, T.A., Z. Ahmad, N.A. Mir, M. Muneer, N.P. Rath and M. Ahmad, 2015. One step synthesis of highly functionalized thiazolo [3, 2-b][1, 2, 4] triazole, triazolo [1, 5-a] pyrimidine and triazolo [3, 4-b][1, 3, 4] thiadiazine. RSC Adv., 5: 107931-107937.
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  26. Khanam, H., A. Mashrai, N. Siddiqui, M. Ahmad, M.J. Alam and S. Ahmad, 2015. Structural elucidation, density functional calculations and contribution of intermolecular interactions in cholest-4-en-3-one crystals: Insights from X-ray and Hirshfeld surface analysis. J. Mol. Struct., 1084: 274-283.
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  27. Tabassum, S., M. Zaki, M. Ahmad, M. Afzal, S. Srivastav, S. Srikrishna and F. Arjmand, 2014. Synthesis and crystal structure determination of copper (II)-complex: in vitro DNA and HSA binding, pBR322 plasmid cleavage, cell imaging and cytotoxic studies. Eur. J. Med. Chem., 83: 141-154.
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  28. Tabassum, S., M. Ahmad, M. Afzal, M. Zaki and P.K. Bharadwaj, 2014. Synthesis and structure elucidation of a copper (II) Schiff-base complex: in vitro DNA binding, pBR322 plasmid cleavage and HSA binding studies. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biol., 14: 321-331.
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  29. Singh, R., M. Afzal, M. Zaki, M. Ahmad, S. Tabassum and P.K. Bharadwaj, 2014. Synthesis, structure elucidation and DFT studies of a new coumarin-derived Zn (II) complex: In vitro DNA/HSA binding profile and pBR322 cleavage pathway. RSC Adv., 4: 43504-43515.
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  30. Parveen, M., A.M. Malla, M. Alam, M. Ahmad and S. Rafiq, 2014. Stereoselective synthesis of Z-acrylonitrile derivatives: Catalytic and acetylcholinesterase inhibition studies. New J. Chem., 38: 1655-1667.
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  31. Mir, N.A., T.A. Shah, S. Ahmed, M. Muneer, N.P. Rath and M. Ahmad, 2014. One pot synthesis of imidazo [2, 1-b] thiazoles and benzo [d] thiazolo [3, 2-a] imidazoles. Tetrahedron Lett., 55: 1703-1710.
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  32. Faizi, M.S.H., A. Mashrai, M. Shahid and M. Ahmad, 2014. N1-[(1H-Imidazol-2-yl) methylidene]-N4-phenylbenzene-1, 4-diamine. Acta Crystallogr. Section E: Struct. Rep. Online, Vol. 70. 10.1107/S1600536814014238.
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  33. Ahmad, M., R. Katoch, A. Garg and P.K. Bharadwaj, 2014. A novel 3D 10-fold interpenetrated homochiral coordination polymer: Large spontaneous polarization, dielectric loss and emission studies. Cryst Eng. Comm., 16: 4766-4773.
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  34. Ahmad, M., R. Das, J. Mrozinski, A. Bienko, P. Poddar and P.K. Bharadwaj, 2014. Interchain relay of antiferromagnetic ordering in 1D Co (II) coordination polymers via π-π interactions. Cryst. Eng. Comm., 16: 8523-8530.
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  35. Ahmad, M., M. Afzal, S. Tabassum, B. Kalinska, J. Mrozinski and P.K. Bharadwaj, 2014. Synthesis and structure elucidation of a cobalt (II) complex as topoisomerase I inhibitor: in vitro DNA binding, nuclease and RBC hemolysis. Eur. J. Med. Chem., 74: 683-693.
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  36. Siddiqi, Z.A., A. Siddique, M. Shahid, M. Khalid and P.K. Sharma et al., 2013. Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic studies of tetranuclear hydroxo and ligand bridged [Co4 (μ3-OH)2 (μ2-dea) 2 (L-L)4] 4Cl•8H2O[L-L = 2, 2'-bipyridine or 1, 10-phenanthroline] complexes with mixed valence defect dicubane core. Dalton Trans., 42: 9513-9522.
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  37. Sahu, J., M. Ahmad and P.K. Bharadwaj, 2013. Structural diversity and luminescence properties of coordination polymers built with a rigid linear dicarboxylate and Zn (II)/Pb (II) ion. Crystal Growth Design, 13: 2618-2627.
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  38. Rahman, Q.I., M. Ahmad, S.K. Misra and M.B. Lohani, 2013. Hexagonal ZnO nanorods assembled flowers for photocatalytic dye degradation: Growth, structural and optical properties. Superlattices Microstructures, 64: 495-506.
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  39. Rahman, Q.I., M. Ahmad, S.K. Misra and M. Lohani, 2013. Effective photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B dye by ZnO nanoparticles. Mater. Lett., 91: 170-174.
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  40. Mishra, R., M. Ahmad, M.R. Tripathi and R.J. Butcher, 2013. Four novel coordination polymers of transition metals built using a semi rigid oxygen donor ligand: Crystal structures, novel topology and emission studies. Polyhedron, 50: 169-178.
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  41. Mishra, R., M. Ahmad and M.R. Tripathi, 2013. Four novel isostructural coordination polymers {[M (H'L)2 (H2O) 2]•2DMF}[M= Zn (II), Cd (II), Mn (II) and Co (II)] built using a nitrogen and oxygen donor azo ligand: Crystal structures and fluorescence studies. Polyhedron, 54: 189-195.
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  42. Mishra, R., M. Ahmad and M.R. Tripathi, 2013. Different dimensional and structural variations in coordination polymers of d10 metal ions constructed from a benzimidazole based carboxylate linker. Polyhedron, 50: 22-30.
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  43. Khanam, H., A. Mashrai, M. Ahmad, Y.N. Mabkhot, W. Frey and N. Siddiqui, 2013. Synthesis, growth, spectral, thermal and crystallographic studies of 5α, 6α-epoxycholestane single crystals. J. Crystal Growth, 384: 135-143.
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  44. Ahmad, M. and P.K. Bharadwaj, 2013. Synthesis of coordination polymers with d10 metal ions and a new linear ligand: X-ray structural and luminescence studies. Polyhedron, 52: 1145-1152.
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  45. Yadav, S., M. Ahmad and K.S. Siddiqi, 2012. Metal-ion directed synthesis of N2O2 type chelate complexes of Ni (II), Cu (II) and Zn (II): Spectral, thermal and single crystal studies. Spectrochim. Acta Part A: Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc., 98: 240-246.
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  46. Singh, R., M. Ahmad and P.K. Bharadwaj, 2012. Coordination polymers of copper and zinc ions with a linear linker having imidazole at each end and an azo moiety in the middle: Pedal motion, gas adsorption and emission studies. Crystal Growth Design, 12: 5025-5035.
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  47. Rahman, Q.I., M. Ahmad, S.K. Misra and M. Lohani, 2012. Efficient degradation of Methylene blue dye over highly reactive Cu doped strontium titanate (SrTiO3) nanoparticles photocatalyst under visible light. J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol., 12: 7181-7186.
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  48. Ahmad, M., R. Das, P. Lama, P. Poddar and P.K. Bharadwaj, 2012. Synthesis, characterization and magnetic studies of coordination polymers with Co (II) and Mn (II) ions. Crystal Growth Design, 12: 4624-4632.
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  49. Ahmad, M., M.K. Sharma, R. Singh, J. Mrozinski and P.K. Bharadwaj, 2012. Unprecedented Mn (II)-phosphate 3D coordination polymer with novel pkb1 topological network showing spin-canted antiferromagnetism. Aust. J. Chem., 65: 1285-1290.
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  50. Ahmad, M., M.K. Sharma, R. Das, P. Poddar and P.K. Bharadwaj, 2012. Syntheses, crystal structures and magnetic properties of metal-organic hybrid materials of Co (II) using flexible and rigid nitrogen-based ditopic ligands as spacers. Crystal Growth Design, 12: 1571-1578.
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  51. Agarwal, R.A., A. Aijaz, M. Ahmad, E.C. Sanudo, Q. Xu and P.K. Bharadwaj, 2012. Two new coordination polymers with Co (II) and Mn (II): Selective gas adsorption and magnetic studies. Crystal Growth Design, 12: 2999-3005.
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