Kallol Ray

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Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 57, Issue 28 p. 8366-8366 Author ProfileFree Access Kallol Ray First published: 16 February 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201801205AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract When I was eighteen I wanted to be a fighter pilot in the Indian air force. The natural talent I would like to be gifted with is the ability to see the future ...” This and more about Kallol Ray can be found on page 8366. Kallol Ray The author presented on this page has recently published his 10th article in Angewandte Chemie in the last 10 years: “A Highly Reactive Oxoiron(IV) Complex Supported by a Bioinspired N3O Macrocyclic Ligand”: I. Monte Pérez, X Engelmann, Y.-M. Lee, M. Yoo, E. Kumaran, E. R. Farquhar, E. Bill, J. England, W. Nam, M. Swart, K. Ray, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 14384; Angew. Chem. 2017, 129, 14576. The work of K. Ray has been featured on the inside cover of Angewandte Chemie: “Oxidation Reactions with Bioinspired Mononuclear Non-Heme Metal–Oxo Complexes”: X. Engelmann, I. Monte-Pérez, K. Ray, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 7632; Angew. Chem. 2016, 128, 7760. Date of birth: December 13, 1978 Position: Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin E-mail: kallol.ray@chemie.hu-berlin.de Homepage: https://www.chemie.hu-berlin.de/en/forschung-en/ray/ray-en/kallolray ORCID: 0000-0003-2074-8844 Education: 2001 MSc, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 2005 PhD supervised by Prof. Dr. Karl Wieghardt, Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Bioinorganic Chemistry, Mülheim an der Ruhr 2005–2006 Postdoctoral position with Prof. Dr. Karl Wieghardt, MPI for Bioinorganic Chemistry 2006–2009 Postdoctoral position with Prof. Dr. Lawrence Que, Jr., University of Minnesota Awards: 2012 Ernst Haage Prize, MPI for Chemical Energy Conversion; 2013 Wöhler–EurJIC Young Investigator Prize; 2015 Carl Duisberg Memorial Award, GDCh; 2016 Heisenberg Professorship, DFG. Current research interests: Bioinspired catalysis; organometallic chemistry; water oxidation reactions; activation of C−H bonds; fuel cells; recyclable energy sources Hobbies: Cricket, soccer, fitness, wine tasting When I was eighteen I wanted to be a fighter pilot in the Indian air force. The natural talent I would like to be gifted with is the ability to see the future. The secret of being a successful scientist is to learn how to deal with criticism in life. My favorite molecule is hopefully yet to be discovered from an unexpected reaction in my laboratory. If I had one year of paid leave I would use the time to teach my kids my mother tongue Bengali. The principal aspect of my personality is impatience. What I appreciate most about my friends is that they accept me with all my flaws. Chemistry is fun because it is sometimes too difficult even for chemists to understand. My favorite drink is a Zombie. In a spare hour, I … wish I had that luxury. My favorite quote is “Don't criticize what you can't understand” (Bob Dylan). My biggest inspiration is my parents. I advise my students to be even (over)confident rather than being insecure in their lives. My 5 top papers: 1“Temperature Dependence of the Catalytic Two- versus Four-Electron Reduction of Dioxygen by a Hexanuclear Cobalt Complex”: I. Monte-Pérez et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 15033. (A deep understanding of the factors that control 2e−/2H+ vs. 4e−/4H+ reductions of dioxygen.) 2“Redox Non–innocence of a N–Heterocyclic Nitrenium Cation Bound to a Nickel–Cyclam Core”: F. Heims, F. F. Pfaff, S.-L. Abram, E. R. Farquhar, M. Bruschi, C. Greco, K. Ray, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 582. (The coordination chemistry of an N-heterocyclic nitrenium ion to a first-row transition metal and its implication in catalysis.) 3“A High-Valent Heterobimetallic [CuIII(μ-O)2NiIII]2+ Core involving Nucleophilic Oxo Groups”: S. Kundu et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 5622; Angew. Chem. 2013, 125, 5732 (Novel reactivity patterns of heterodinuclear bis(μ-oxo) complexes compared to their homodinuclear analogues.) 4“Lewis Acid Trapping of an Elusive Copper–Tosylnitrene Intermediate Using Scandium Triflate”: S. Kundu, E. Miceli, E. Farquhar, F. F. Pfaff, U. Kuhlmann, P. Hildebrandt, B. Braun, C. Greco, K. Ray, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 14710. (The long-sought reactive intermediate that is believed to be involved in the copper-mediated amination and aziridination reactions was trapped.) 5“An Oxocobalt(IV) Complex Stabilized by Lewis Acid Interactions with Scandium(III) Ions”: F. F. Pfaff et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 1711; Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 1749. (We trapped the elusive intermediate that is postulated to occur in cobalt-mediated oxidation reactions.) Volume57, Issue28July 9, 2018Pages 8366-8366 ReferencesRelatedInformation