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Rita  Kakkar

Rita Kakkar

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30 Publications
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About

Professional Summary

Dr. Rita kakkar holds a position of Professor at Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, India. She has completed her Ph.D. in Chemistry from same University. Her main area of interest focuses on Physical Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Computational Chemistry, and Nanoscience. She is member of Interim Committee on Sexual Harassment, Faculty of Science, Governing Bodies of various Colleges of Delhi University, Managing Committee of NESHW, and Selection Committees within the University and outside. She successfully supervised 35 doctoral thesis and 9 M.Phil students, currently supervising 4 doctoral thesis. She has completed 2 research projects as principal investigator and member of team. She is also serving as reviewer for number of journals. She is life member of Chemical Research Society of India, and member of American Chemical Society. Dr. Rita has published 37 research articles in journals, 1 chapter in book and 14 presentations in scientific meetings contributed as author/co-author.

Education

Academic Background
  • Ph.D. University of Delhi, Delhi, India Chemistry | Completed: 1981

Publications (30)

Selected Scholarly Contributions
Resveratrol: a polyphenol with multiple health benefits.
Bansal, P and R. Kakkar,
Int. J. Pharm. Drug Anal., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2014
Theoretical study of the stability of tautomers and conformers of isatin-3-thiosemicarbazone (IBT).
Kohli, E., R. Arora and R. Kakkar,
Can. Chem. Trans., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2014
Density functional study of functionalization of carbon nanotubes with carbenes.
Kakkar, R., S. Sharma and B. Badhani,
Can. Chem. Trans., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2014
Recent advancements on warfare agents/metal oxides surface chemistry and their simulation study.
Sharma, N, and R. Kakkar,
Adv. Mat. Lett., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2013
Peptide Deformylase inhibitors for addressing the issue of bacterial resistance.
Kumari, T., R. Arora and R. Kakkar,
Int. Rev. Biophys. Chem., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2013
DNA minor groove binder Hoechst 33258 and its analogues: a review.
Issar, U. and R. Kakkar,
Int. Rev. Biophys. Chem., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2013
Quantum dots for diagnosis of cancers.
Malik, P., S. Gulia and R. Kakkar,
Adv. Mat. Lett., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2013
ZnO quantum dots for biomedical applications.
Gulia, S. and R. Kakkar,
Adv. Mat. Lett., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2013
Theoretical investigation of the alloxan-dialuric acid redox cycle.
Kakkar, R. and M. Bhandari,
Int. J. Quantum Chem., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2013
Adsorption studies of acetaldehyde on TiO2 nanosurface.
Gaba, R., M. Bhandari and R. Kakkar,
Adv. Mat. Lett., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2013
Assessment of theoretical methods for the study of hydrogen abstraction kinetics of global warming gas species during their degradation and byproduct formation (IUPAC Technical Report).
Ramasami, P., H.H. Abdallah, E.F. Archibong, P. Blowers and T.A. Ford et al.
Pure Applied Chem., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2013
Surface affinity of graphene for health, energy and environmental safety applications.
Tyagi, J. and R. Kakkar,
Adv. Mater. Lett., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2013
A chloro-bridged heterobimetallic (η6-Arene)ruthenium-organotin complex as an efficient Topoisomerase Iα inhibitor.
Khan, R.A., A. Asim, R. Kakkar, D. Gupta, V. Bagchi, F. Arjmand and S. Tabassum,
Organometallics, | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2013
Tautomeric transformations and reactivity of alloxan.
Kakkar, R., M. Bhandari and R. Gaba,
Comput. Theor. Chem., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2012
Quantitative structure activity relationship study of 2,4,6-trisubstituted-s-triazine derivatives as antimalarial inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase.
Ojha, H., P. Gahlot, A.K. Tiwari, M. Pathak and R. Kakkar,
Chem. Biol. Drug Des., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2011
Theoretical study of the kojic acid structure in gas phase and aqueous solution.
Kakkar, R. and C. Singh,
Int. J. Quantum Chem., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2011
Docking Modes of Pfz3 and its analogues into the lipoamide binding site on PDHK2.
Gahlot, P and R. Kakkar,
Int. Res. J. Pharm., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2011
DFT Study of interactions of carbenes with boron nitride nanotubes.
Kakkar, R. and S. Sharma,
Chem. J., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2011
Structure-based design of PDHK2 inhibitors from docking studies.
Kakkar, R.,
Int. Res. J. Pharm., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2011
Role of surface modification of colloidal CdSe quantum dots on the properties of hybrid organic-inorganic nanocomposites.
Kumar, U., K. Kumari, S.N. Sharma, M. Kumar, V.D. Vankar, R. Kakkar and V. Kumar,
Colloid. Polym. Sci., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2010
Controlling the assembly of hydrophobized gold nanoparticles at the air-water interface by varying the interfacial tension.
Gupta, S., N. Singh, M. Sastry, R. Kakkar and R. Pasricha,
Thin Solid Films, | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2010
Surface modification of CdSe quantum dots for biosensing applications: Role of ligands.
Sharma, S.N., U. Kumar, V.N. Singh, B.R. Mehta and R. Kakkar,
Thin Solid Films, | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2010
Formation of water-soluble and biocompatible TOPO-capped CdSe quantum dots with efficient photoluminescence.
Sharma, H., S.N. Sharma, U. Kumar, V.N. Singh and B.R. Mehta et al.,
J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Med., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2009
The Curtius rearrangement of some organic azides: A DFT mechanistic study.
Kakkar, R., S. Zaidi and R. Grover,
Int. J. Quantum Chem., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2009
Size- and shape-controlled synthesis and properties of colloidal PbSe nanocrystals.
Kumar, U., S.N. Sharma, S. Singh, M. Kar, V.N. Singh, B.R. Mehta and R. Kakkar,
Mater. Chem. Phys., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2009
Structural aspects of the anti-cancer drug oxaliplatin: A combined theoretical and experimental study.
Tyagi, P., P. Gahlot and R. Kakkar,
Polyhedron, | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2008
Density functional study of the conformations and intramolecular proton transfer in thiohydroxamic acids.
Kakkar, R., A. Dua and S. Zaidi,
Org. Biomol. Chem., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2007
Metal ion complexes of thioformin: A density functional study.
Kakkar, R., A. Dua and P. Gahlot,
Polyhedron, | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2007
Preparation, properties and infrared spectral studies of N-(p-ethylphenyl)thiobenzohydroxamic acid.
Kakkar, R., A. Dua and S. Zaidi,
Spectrochim. Acta A Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2007
Effect of aqueous solvation on the structures of pyruvic acid isomers and their reactions in solution: a computational study.
Kakkar, R., M. Pathak and P. Gahlot,
J. Phys. Org. Chem., | Journal Article
Self Rita Kakkar
2007