Dr. Minaxi Samatbhai Maru

• Ph.D. in Chemistry, Saurashtra University, 2013
• M.Sc. in Inorganic Chemistry, Saurashtra University, 2008
• B.Sc. in Chemistry, Saurashtra University, 2006

• Research Associate, CSMCRI Bhavnagar, 2013 to 2015
• Erasmus Mundus Postdoctoral Fellow, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal, 2025 to 2016
• Research Associate, CSMCRI Bhavnagar, 2016 to 2017
• Assistant Professor, Saurashtra University, 2017 to 2020
• Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Teacher Education Gandhinagar, 2020 to 2021
• Assistant Professor, Sardar Patel University, 2021 to 2022
• Assistant Professor, CHARUSAT University, 2022 to 2023
• Assistant Professor, MGM University, 2023 to 2025
• Assistant Professor, JSPM University, 2025 to Present

• Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis
• Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalysts
• Coordi nation Chemistry
• Organometallic Compounds
• Nanoparticles
• Green Chemistry

Patents

• A process for the preparation of epoxides of cyclic and acyclic aryl olefins using
  recyclable organic promoters, Rukhsana l. Kureshy, Noor-ul H. Khan, Sayed H. R. Abdi,
  Hari C. Bajaj, Tamai Roy, Minaxi S. Maru. Patent No. W02016189548A1 (343973),
  2016 (01-12-2016). (Application number: 1519/DEL/2015, Registration number:
  0053NF2014). Application filed by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research on 24-02-
  2016. Process transfer to A uila or anic and Bharati a ras an Gujarat.

Conference Proceedings

• Catalytic sulfoxidation of sulphide to sulfoxide over cobalt and Iron doped chromium oxide nanoparticle catalyst, Jagriti Behal, Minaxi S. Maru, Parth Patel, Raksha Saini, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022, 58, 638-641. 1st International Conference on Physics of Materials and Technology, ICPMT-2022 (16-18th february, 2022), Organized by Department of Physics, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, Majitar, Rangpo 737136, Sikkim. DOI:  hƩps://doi.org/10.2174/2666001602666220819104427. ISSN: 2214-7853

Research Articles

• Zn-doped CrO (Zn/CrO) nanoparticles for the sulfoxidation of sulfides: Synthesis,
  characterization, energy gap study, and catalytic activity. Raksha Saini, Minaxi S. Maru,
  Parth Patel, Jagriti Behal, manuscript under preparation.
  2. Green and selective cycloaddition of CO2 to oxiranes over Schiff base CuII complexes as
  catalysts, Anita Sharma, Minaxi S. Maru*, Parth Patel, Chandan Pashavan, Journal of
  Coordination Chemistry, 2024, 77(17-19), 2018-2043. DOI:
  10.1080/00958972.2024.2419954. ISSN:0095-8972, E-ISSN:1029-0389.
  3. Ultrasonic assisted green synthesis approach for nanotechnological materials, Jagriti
  Behal, Minaxi S. Maru, Rishu Katwal, Dinesh Pathak, Vinod Kumar, Journal of Alloys
  and Compounds Communications, 100013, 2024. DOI:
  hƩps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacomc.2024.100013. ISSN: 2950-2845.
  4. Fe-Doped Nano-Cobalt Oxide Green Catalysts for Sulfoxidation and Photo Degradation.
  Atul Soni, Minaxi S Maru, Parth Patel, Jagriti Behal, Deepika Kaushal, Manish Kumar,
  Maheshwar Thakur, Sunil Kumar, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2023, 1-
  12. DOI: hƩps://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-023-02611-2. ISSN: 1618-9558.
  5. Kinetic Investigation on Selective CO2 Hydrogenation to Formic Acid over Rhodium
  Hydrotalcite (Rh-HT) Catalyst. Minaxi S. Maru*, Sanwala Ram, and Ram S. Shukla,
  Kinetics and Catalysis, 2023, 64(3), 276-293. DOI:
  hƩps://doi.org/10.1134/S0023158423030060. ISSN: online 1608-3210, print 0023-
  1584.
• 6. Synthesis, Characterization, Textile Dyeing Study and Antimicrobial Activity of 3-(1H-
  benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-2-chloroquinoline, Minaxi S. Maru*, Varinder Kaur, Jagriti
• Behal, Samriti Vaid, Current Chinese Chemistry, 2022, 2(3), 40-44, DOI:
  hƩps://doi.org/10.2174/2666001602666220819104427. ISSN: 2666-0008.
  7. Microwave irradiated solid phase and catalyst-free Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine
  synthesis: Spectral characterization, fluorescence study and molecular crystal
• structure, Minaxi S. Maru*, Dongwon Kim, Jagriti Behal and Ok-sang Jung, Current
  Chinese Chemistry, 2022, 2(2), 21-32. DOI:
  hƩps://10.2174/2666001601666210506151517. ISSN: 2666-0008.
  8. A ruthenium-inserted hydrotalcite (Ru-HT) heterogeneous catalyst: kinetic studies on
  the selective hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to formic acid, Minaxi S. Maru*, S. Ram,
  Noor-ul H. Khan, R. S. Shukla, Materials Advances, 2021, 2, 5443-5452. DOI:
  hƩps://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00431J. E-ISSN: 2633-5409.
  9. Copper Hydrotalcite (Cu-HT) as an Efficient Catalyst for the Hydrogenation of CO2 to
  Formic Acid, Minaxi S. Maru*, Parth Patel, Noor-ul H. Khan and Ram S. Shukla, Current
  Catalysis, 2020, 9(1), 59-71. DOI: hƩps://10.2174/2211544709999200413110411.
  ISSN: 2211-5455.
  10. Catalyst-Free Solid Phase Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of 1,4-Dihydropyridine
  Derivatives and Their Single Crystal Structure Determination, Minaxi S. Maru*, P. K.
  Sudhadevi Antharjanam, and Noor-ul H. Khan, ChemistrySelect, 2019, 4(3), 774-782.
  DOI: hƩps://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201803559. E-ISSN: 2365-6549.
  11. New Salan and Salen Vanadium Complexes: Syntheses and Application in Sulfoxidation
  Catalysis, Minaxi S Maru, Sonia Barroso, Pedro Adão, Luis Alves, Ana M. Martins,
  Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2018, 870(1), 136-144. DOI:
  hƩps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2018.06.011. ISSN: 0022-328X.
  12. Nitrogen-rich graphitic carbon stabilized cobalt nanoparticles as an effective
  heterogeneous catalyst for hydrogenation of CO2 to formate, Parth Patel, Sekhar Nandi,
  Minaxi S. Maru, Rukhsana I. Kureshy, Noor-ul H. Khan, Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2018,
  25, 310–314. DOI: hƩps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2018.04.015. ISSN: 2212-9820.
  13. Ruthenium-hydrotalcite (Ru-HT): A heterogeneous catalyst for the direct and selective
  hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid, Minaxi S. Maru, Sanwala Ram, Ram S. Shukla,
  Noor-ul H. Khan, Molecular Catalysis, 2018, 446, 23–30. DOI:
  hƩps://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2017.12.005. ISSN: 2468-8231.
  14. Unprecedented NH2-MIL-101(Al)/n-Bu4NBr system as solvent free heterogeneous
  catalyst for efficient synthesis of cyclic carbonate via CO2 cycloaddition, S.
  Senthilkumar, Minaxi S. Maru, R. S. Somani, H. C. Bajaj and Subhadip Neogi, Dalton
  Transactions, 2018, 47, 418-428. DOI: hƩps://doi.org/10.1039/C7DT03754F. E-ISSN:
  1477-9234.
  15. Selective and Direct Hydrogenation of CO2 for the Synthesis of Formic Acid over a
  Rhodium Hydrotalcite (Rh-HT) Catalyst, Minaxi S. Maru*, S. Ram, J. H. Adwani, R. S.
  Shukla, ChemistrySelect, 2017, 2(13), 3823-3830. DOI:
  hƩps://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201700130. E-ISSN: 2365-6549.
• 16. Microwave assisted solid phase catalyst-free Biginelli synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-
  2(1H)-one and 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-thione: A green approach, characterization
• and molecular crystal structures, Minaxi S. Maru*, Molecular Crystals and Liquid
  Crystals, 2016, 641(1), 53-62. DOI: hƩps://doi.org/10.1080/15421406.2016.1235928.
  E-ISSN: 1563-5287.
  17. A novel 4-(4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrophenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-dicarbethoxy-1,4-
  dihydropyridine (C21H26N2O8): Microwave irradiated Hantzsch ester synthesis,
  characterization and molecular crystal, Minaxi S. Maru* and Manish K. Shah,
  Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 2015, 623(1), 217-225. DOI:
  hƩps://doi.org/10.1080/15421406.2015.1010907. E-ISSN: 1563-5287.
• 18. Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Transition Metal Complexes
  of Monodentate 2-(Substituted Phenyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazoles, Minaxi S. Maru* and
  Manish K. Shah, Chiang Mai Journal of Science, 2015, 42(1), 216-227. DOI:
  hƩp://epg.science.cmu.ac.th/ejournal/.
  hƩps://epg.science.cmu.ac.th/ejournal/journal-detail.php?id=5520. ISSN: 0125-2526.
  19. Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Evaluation of Mononuclear Dichloro-bis[2-(2-
  chloro-6,7-substituted Quinolin-3-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole]Co(II) Complexes, Minaxi
  S. Maru* and Manish K. Shah, Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry, 2015, 7(2),
  108-121. DOI: hƩp://dx.doi.org/10.17807/orbital.v7i2.530. E-ISSN: 1984-6428.
• 20. Cu(II) and Ni(II) Complexes of Novel Three 2-{1-Phenyl-3-(4-Halophenyl)-1H-Pyrazole-
  4-yl}-1H-Benzimidazoles: Synthesis and Structural Depiction, Minaxi S. Maru and Shah
• Manish K., Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry (Previously known as, Synthesis and
  Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry), 2014, 44(6), 912-
  919. DOI: hƩps://doi.org/10.1080/15533174.2013.797437. E-ISSN: 2470-1564.
  21. Synthesis and molecular crystal structure of 4-(4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrophenyl)-2,6-
  dimethyl-3,5-dicarbmethoxy-1,4-dihydropyridine (C19H22N2O8), Minaxi S. Maru and
  Shah Manish K., Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 2013, 574(1), 117-128. DOI:
  hƩps://doi.org/10.1080/15421406.2012.752308. E-ISSN:1563-5287.
  22. Transition metal complexes of 2-(substituted-1H-pyrazole-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazoles:
  Synthesis and characterization, Minaxi S. Maru and M.K.Shah; Journal of Chemical and
  Pharmaceutical Research, 2012, 4(3),1638-1643. DOI:
• hƩps://www.jocpr.com/articles/transition-metal-complexes-of-
  2substituted1hpyrazole4yl1hbenzodimidazoles-synthesis-and-characterization.pdf.
• ISSN: 0975-7384.
  23. Synthesis, physico-chemical studies and antimicrobial evaluation of novel 2-
  (substituted aryl)-1H-benzo[d]thiazoles and their metal(II)chloride complexes, Minaxi
  S. Maru and M.K.Shah; International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
  Sciences, 2012, 4(3): 388-391. DOI:
  hƩps://innovareacademics.in/journal/ijpps/Vol4Issue3/4088.pdf. ISSN: 0975-1491.
  24. Synthesis and Characterization of Cu(II), Ni(II) and Co(II) Based Schiff Base Complexes,
  Minaxi S. Maru, Ankita Bhalu, Kalpesh Vilapara and Manish Shah, International LeƩers
  of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, 2014, 31: 51-55.DOI:
  hƩps://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILCPA.31.51 ISSN: 2299-3843
  25. Syntheses and spectral characterization of some novel 1H-benzothiazole derivatives and
  their Cu(II) complexes, Minaxi S. Maru and M.K. Shah; Der Chemica Sinica, 2012, 3(2):
  481-485. ISSN: 0976-8505
  26. A simple and one-pot three-component synthesis of 1,4-dihydropyridines, Minaxi S.
  Maru and M.K. Shah; Organic Chemistry: An Indian Journal, 2009, 5(3): 360-362.
  27. Preparation of Epoxide Using Urea Based Solid Amide Catalyst, Parth Patel,
  Tusharkumar Menapara, Minaxi S. Maru, N.H. Khan, R.I. Kureshy, International Journal
  of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2016, 4(1): 398-403.
  28. Synthesis and physico-chemical studies of some divalent transition metal complexes of
  2-(2′-chloro-6′-substituted quinolinyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole ligands, Minaxi S. Maru
  and M.K.Shah; International Journal of Chemical Sciences and Research, 2012, 2(2): 14-
  27.
• 29. Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Novel 2-(1,3-Substituted
  1H-Pyrazol-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]thiazoles, Minaxi S. Maru and M.K.Shah; International
  Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2012, 3(1): 61-64.

• Lifetime membership in the Indian Council of Chemists (ICC), Agra, India. Life fellow No. is 1539.
• Lifetime membership in the Indian Science Congress Associati on, Kolkata, India. Life membership No. is L30635.

 Coordination Chemistry,

 Chemical Bonding,

 Organometallic Compounds and Catalysis,

 Bioinorganic Chemistry,

 Inorganic spectroscopy,

 Molecular Spectroscopy,

 Symmetry and Group Theory,

 Nuclear Chemistry,

 Solid State Chemistry,

 Quantum Chemistry,

 Magnetochemistry,

 Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms,

 Organic Spectroscopy,

 Chromatography.

 Applied Chemistry

2 days Research workshop on “Scientific Writi ng, Publication & Research Methods”

scheduled on 25 & 26 July 2025. Co-conducted with Director, RIIIL

• Short Term Programme - STP - Climate Change, Net Zero & Sustainable Development Goals from 12/08/2025 to 19/08/2025 in (ONLINE Mode). Organized by Goa University under UGC Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre.
• 15th Faculty Induction Programme (FIP) online, 23/06/2025 to 19/07/2025, organized by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwad University, ChhatrapatiSambhajinagar, 431004 Maharashtra (India), Sponsored by UGC Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre. Awarded A grade.
• NPTEL-AICT Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on NBA Accreditation and Teaching and Learning in Engineering (NATE), January 2025 to April 2025. Funded by the MoE, Government of India. Secure 64%. 
• Refresher Course on MOOC’s and E-content Development-Online, 18–30 November 2024 organized by Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, University of Hydrabad. 
• Faculty Development Program (FDP)/Training Program On “A Systematic Way of Research Paper Writing”, 15–20 November, 2024, organized by Council of Academic Research and Educational Organization RFI Care, India. 
• Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on Research Publication and Ethics, 19 – 24 August, 2024, organized by E & ICT academy IIT Guwahatiand supported by ministry of electronics and information technology GOI.
• Short Term Course on MOOCS on 22 – 28 August, 2024 organized by Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, Mizoram University.
• IP Awareness/Training program under National Intellectual Property Awarness Mission on 26 April, 2024, organized by Intellectual Property Office, India.
• 3 Days International Faculty Development Programm (IFDP) on Introduction to Computational Chemistry for Drug Discovery and Molecular Properties: A Hand on Training, 06/07/2023 to 08/07/2023, organized by School of Technology, Woxen University, Hydrabad.
• 7 Days Online Faculty Development Programm (FDP) on Computational Chemistry of Materials, 5/10/2022 to 11/10/2022, organized by Centre of Advanced Computational Chemistry Studies, New Delhi (ACC).
• 2 Days International Faculty Development Programm (IFDP), 13/10/2017 to 14/10/2017, organized by Global Training Education Program (GTEP), UK and Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Saurashtra University

• Reviewer Panel Member for the journal RSC Advances, RSC publishing Inc.
• Reviewer for the journals of Bentham Science Publishers.
• Reviewer for the Science Journal of Chemistry, Science PG, Science Publishing Group.
• Editor of journal Catalysis Research by LIDSEN Publishing Inc.
• Editor for a Book Futuristic Trends in Chemical Material Sciences & Nano Technology Volume 3 Book 8. Iterative International Publishers.
• National Eligibility Test (NET) Qualified, a national level exam in Chemical Science – E-Certificate No.: JUN22C01511
• Gujarat State Eligibility Test (GSET) Qualified, a state level exam in Chemical Science – E-Certificate No.: 202133428812244353
• Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Qualified, national level exam in Chemistry
• Aptis English Language Test Qualified with a C grade, international level exam in English, E-Certificate No.: 2896681 Postdoc fellowship
• Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), Project UID/QUI/00100/2013 postdoc Fellowship
• Erasmus Mundus EXPERTS4Asia 2nd Cohort Postdoc Fellowship Doctoral Fellowship
• Rajiv Gandhi National Senior Research Fellowship, RGNSRF
• Rajiv Gandhi National Junior Research Fellowship, RGNJRF 

Office Address: Department of Chemistry, School of Basic and Applied Sciences - SBAS,

Faculty of Science and Technology – FST, JSPM University, Pune

Email: msm.sbas@jspmuni.ac.in

Phone: 9428014193

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