T.P. Dasgupta tara.dasgupta@uwimona.edu.jm B.Sc. Calcutta, India M.Sc. Bihar., D.Phil. Calcutta, India, C.Chem,. FRSC. Professor of Inorganic Chemistry

Research Interests

1) Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms. The Department has been recognised internationally for its outstanding research work in Reaction Mechanisms. Twenty-six students have received postgraduate degrees (M. Phil and Ph. D) and eighty papers have been published in international journals in this area. Currently three other staff members Dr. N. McKnight, Dr. P. Maragh and Dr. D. Dixon are also involved in this area of research. Present activities are in five major areas:

a) Synthesis and Reactivity of Novel Polynuclear Complexes,

b) Electron Transfer involving Biological Reductants,

c) Reactivity of Oxoanions

d) Transfer Chemical Potentials of complex cations and anions.

e) Nitric Oxide releasing compounds and their biological applications

Selected publications

• T.P Dasgupta, F A Beckford and G Stedman, "Reaction of [Fe₂(CN)₁₀]^4- with L-Ascorbic Acid", Journal of Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions 2561 (1995)

• T P Dasgupta, K Abdur-Rashid, J Burgess, "Kinetics of the Oxidation of Ascorbate by Tetranuclear cobalt(III) Complexes ("Hexols") in Aqueous Solution", Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions 1393, 1996.
• T P Dasgupta, K Abdur-Rashid and J Burgess, "Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxidation of L-Ascorbic acid by cis-diaqua cobalt(III) Ammine Complexes, Journal of Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions 1385, 1996
• T P Dasgupta, A Holder, "Synthesis, Acid Hydrolysis and Formation of the [(NH₃)₅CoOMoO₃]⁺ ion in Aqueous Solution", Journal of Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 2637, 1996
• T P Dasgupta, N Sadler, D Dixon, "Mechanism of oxidation of L-Ascorbic Acid by the Pentaamminechromatocobalt (III) Complex in Aqueous Solution", Journal of Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 1903, 1997.
• T P Dasgupta, V Gooden, H Cai, N Gordon, L Huges, G Sadler, "The Synthesis and Characterization of Monomeric Complexes of Ru(bpy)₂ with dihydroxyanthraquinous", Inorganic Chimica Acta 255, 105, 1997

• T P Dasgupta, A Holder, W McFarlane, N Rees, J Enemark, A Pacheco, K Christeuren, "Synthesis Characterization, Infrared and ⁹⁵Mo NMR Spectroscopy of some coordinated oxo-molybedenum (VI) complexes", Inorganic Chimica Acta 260, 225-228, 1997.
• T P Dasgupta, V Gooden, N Gordon, G Sadler, "Properties and Kinetics of Dihydroxy-and Diaminoantraquinone Ruthenium Bipyridyl Dimers", Inorganic Chimica Acta, 268, 31, 1997
• T P Dasgupta, D McGowden, D Ragoobirsingh, "The hyperglycaemic effect od s-nitroso-glutathiane via the release of nitric oxide", West Indian Medical Journal 46, Supplement 2:22, 1997
• T P Dasgupta, F Beckford, D Bennett, G Steadman, "Redox Chemistry of [Fe₂(CN)₁₀]^4- Part 4 Reaction with L.Cysteine", Journal of Chemical Research, 98, 1998
• T P Dasgupta, D Dixon, N Sadler-McKnight, "Oxidation of Thiol-containing substrates by the pentaamminechromatocobalt(III) complex ion", Inorganic Reaction Mechanism 1, 41-56, 1998.
• T P Dasgupta, D Bennett, G Stedman, "Redox Chemistry of [Fe₂(CN) ₁₀]^4- . Part 5. Reaction with Thiourea", Transition Metal Chemistry, 23, 749-753.

2. Pesticides. Research in this area is in collaboration with the Department of Life Sciences. During the past ten years, the Department has become active in Pesticide Chemistry. One Ph.D. and three M. Phil students have graduated, and three students are currently working for M.Phil degrees.

Selected Publications

• T P Dasgupta, E Roberts, N Singh, A Mansingh, "Persistence of Vamidothion in Coconuts at Different Stages of Development", Jamaican Journal of Science & Technology, 38, 7-8, 1997.

• T P Dasgupta, D Morrison, A Lewis, "Pesticide Residues in Water, Sediments and Soil - The Jamaican Situation", Caraphin News No17, 12-13, 1998.

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