FASc, FNA, FRSC, Supramolecular chemist, Soft materials, Crystal engineering, polymer chemistry. Advisory Board Member of Angew Chem; Chem Soc Rev; Chem Europe
IISER Thiruvananthapuram
Joined July 2020
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JACS: Our fully organic crystalline polymer with water-filled nanochannels achieves highly anisotropic proton conduction— 3 orders of magnitude faster along the channels than perpendicular to them.
Dedicated to Prof. E. D. Jemmis on his 75th B'day. doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c17442
ICCOSS27 regn is nearing full capacity - only 21 slots remaining. If you plan to attend/present a poster (preferred), submit your application immediately. Registration is expected to close before the deadline as soon as these 21 slots are filled. iccoss27.com
For those interested in Organic solid state chemistry ! Registration is open, A few more slots for short oral and poster presentations are available. Also 30 more seats for participation are available.
Meet the leaders shaping ICCOSS27!
ICCOSS27 will bring together cutting-edge research in organic solid-state chemistry, featuring these leading researchers from around the world. Register now: iccoss27.com @sureshan1973 @SureshanLab
Can one solid-state reaction create conditions for the next?
Our work, “Sequential Topochemical Reactions Through an Evolving Reaction Lattice,” is just in Angew. Chem.
We uncover a two-stage topochemical cascade in a xerogel: MONOMER → DIMER → POLYMER doi.org/10.1002/anie.3298028
A peptide crystal cracks & then heals.
Topochemical polymerisation first creates a bimorphic strained crystal, causing cracking. Continued reaction removes the lattice mismatch, leading to self-healing.
The reaction that causes crack drives healing! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Early birds get the best seats-and the best deals!
Registration for ICCOSS27 is officially OPEN. Grab your early bird ticket now: Registration – ICCOSS 27
Seats are limited to 250 on a first-come, first-served basis. Register early to secure your spot! @SureshanLab @sureshan1973
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The 27th International Conference on the Chemistry of the Organic Solid State, ICCOSS27, will be held from June 20th to 25th, 2027, in Kerala, India. The website is online now; click on the link for more information: ICCOSS 27
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ICCOSS27: Almost finalized the invited speakers & will soon begin evaluating the abstracts for contributory talks (max 20) & poster presentations (max 50). For details, please visit: iccoss27.com
We will be introducing our speakers regularly here. Stay tuned !
I had the honor of delivering a keynote lecture on topochemistry at the prestigious JACS Symposium in Kolkata!
Met exceptional leadership& editorial teams of ACS; Erick Carreira, Natalie Stingelin, Sarah Tegen (Sr VP), Graham, Jha, Deeksha, Rhea Williams & many others! #JACS
This is introduction section of a poster I have seen during my recent Japan visit. The work is on an interesting topochemical reaction. As this work is unpublished, I cant show the work or author list. But good to see my name in the historical evolution of Topochemical reactions
Happy to know that the ERC projects I reviewed indeed got funded by the European Research Council. Congratulations to the winners!
ICCOSS 27 | 20–25 June 2027 | Kerala iccoss27.com/
Join the 27th International Conference on the Chemistry of the Organic Solid State, a prestigious global conference series since 1968.
Limited slots remain for talks & posters.
Regn closes at 250-participants limit.
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Arrived Hokkaido Uty as a visiting professor. A wonderful 1st day with stimulating discussions with Profs. Hajime Ito, Koji Kubota & Kazuki Sada, followed by an unforgettable sushi feast.
Looking forward to visiting Unies & research institutes across Japan over the coming weeks
Excited to visit friend, Prof. Shuhei Furukawa at Kyoto University on June 12th and to interact with colleagues there. I will be giving a talk about our recent advances in Topochemical polymerisation.
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Our latest JACS!
Synthesising distinct polymers from the same monomer by controlling regiochemistry, esp in the solid state, is challenging. we show that salt formation can tune the regiochemistry of topochemical polymerisation. doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c02949
ICCOSS27 (June 20–25, 2027) will be held in Kovalam, India. A global conference series since 1968, ICCOSS brings together leaders in organic solid-state chemistry. Join us for cutting-edge science, discussions & networking. Details coming soon!
I’m looking forward to presenting a keynote at the ACS150 JACS Symposium Series: IACS Kolkata! I’ll be sharing insights from my work in supramolecular chemistry, focusing on topochemical synthesis and its impact on the future of science.

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100th paper from my independent career at IISER Tvm!
doi.org/10.1002/anie.4795352
My first paper from IISERTVM was in Angew. Chem. The 100th paper is also an Angew Chem. We published 35 papers in Angew Chem, 12JACS, 3 Nat Commun, 5 Chem Sci, 2PNAS, 1 Sci Adv.
15ChemComm , 4 JOC etc
