Chemistry Course: 523 (Analytical Chemistry)
Francis D'Souza, Professor
Analytical and Supramolecular Chemistry
Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Tel: 316.978.7380
Fax: 316.978.3431
Email: [email protected]
Research Interests
 Chemistry of Porphyrins, Fullerenes and Nanotubes
 Light Energy Harvesting and Storage
 Electrochemical and Photochemical Sensors and Catalysts
 Fluorescent Chemosensors and Biosensors
 Metalloporphyrin Binding to DNA and Cleavage
Professional Activities
1. Associate Editor, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines
2. Chairman, Division of Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures
Electrochemical Society, 20043. Editorial Advisory Board Member, Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures
4. Editorial Advisory Board Member, Chemistry: An Indian Journal
Honors and Awards
JSPS Fellow, 2007
Excellence in Research Award, 2006
University Board of Trustees Young Faculty Scholar Award, 1998
National Merit Scholarship, 1982-84
Gold Medal Winner in M.S. for Securing University First Rank, 1984
Research Group
Selected Publications
 D’Souza, F.; Maligaspe, E.; Karr, P. A.; Schumacher, A. L.; Ojaimi, M. E.; Gros, C. P.;
Barbe, J.-M. Ohkubo, K.; Fukuzumi, S. ‘Face-to-Face Held Pacman Type PorphyrinFullerene Dyads: Design, Synthesis, Charge Transfer Interactions and Photophysical
Studies’ Chemistry European J. 2008, 14, 674-681.
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Araki, Y.; Chitta, R.; Sandanayaka, A. S. D.; Langenwalter, K.; Gadde, S.; Zandler, M.
E.; Ito, O.; D’Souza, F. “Self-Assembled Supramolecular Ferrocene-Fullerene Dyads and
Triad: Formation and Photoinduced Electron Transfer. J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112,
2222-2229.
D’Souza, F.; Ito, O. “Electron Transfer in Self-assembled Supramolecular Fullerene
Based Donor-Acceptor Conjugates.” published in Handbook of Organic Electronics and
Photonics Edited by H. R. Nalwa, American Scientific Publishers, Volume 1, chapter 13,
pp 485-521, 2008, American Scientific Publishers, California.
D’Souza, F.; Chitta, R.; Sandanayaka, A. S. D.; Subbaiyan, N. K.; D’Souza, L.; Araki,
Y.; Ito, O. ‘Supramolecular Carbon Nanotube-Fullerene Donor-Acceptor Hybrids for
Photoinduced Electron Transfer’ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 15865-15871.
D’Souza, F.; Chitta, R.; Sandanayaka, A. S. D.; Subbaiyan, N. K.; D’Souza, L.; Araki,
Y.; Ito, O. ‘Self-assembled Zinc Porphyrin-Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Hybrids via
Ammonium/Crown Ether Interaction: Construction and Electron Transfer Studies.”
Chemistry European J. 2007, 13, 8277-8284.
D’Souza, F.; Gadde, S.; Islam, D.M.S.; Wijesinghe, C. A.; Schumacher, A. L.; Zandler,
M. E.; Araki, Y.; Ito, O. ‘Multi-Triphenylamine-Substituted Porphyrin-Fullerene
Conjugates as Charge Stabilizing ‘Antenna-Reaction Center’ Mimics.” J. Phys. Chem. A.
2007, 111, 8552-8560.
Francis D’Souza, Raghu Chitta, Suresh Gadde, Lisa M. Rogers, Paul A Karr, Melvin E.
Zandler, Atula S. D. Sandanayaka, Yasuyaki Araki, and Osamu Ito “Photosynthetic
Reaction Center Mimicry of ‘Special Pair’ Dimer Linked to Electron Acceptors by
Supramolecular Approach: Self-assembled Cofacial Zinc Porphyrin Dimer Complexed
with Fullerene(s)” Chemistry European J. 2007, 13, 916-922.
D’Souza, F.; Ito, O. “Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Supramolecular Systems of
Fullerenes Functionalized with Ligands Capable of Binding Zinc Porphyrins and Zinc
Phthalocyanines.” Coord. Chem. Rev. 2005, 249, 1410.
D’Souza, F.; Smith. P. M.; Zandler, M. E.; McCarty, A. L.; Itou, M.; Araki, Y.; Ito. O.
“Energy Transfer Followed by Electron Transfer in a Supramolecular Triad Composed of
Boron Dipyrrin, Zinc Porphyrin and Fullerene: A Model for Photosynthetic AntennaReaction Center Complex.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 7898.
D’Souza, F., Deviprasad, G. R., El-Khouly, M. E., Fujitsuka, M., Ito, O., “Probing the
Donor-Acceptor Proximity on the Physico-Chemical Properties of Porphyrin-Fullerene
Dyads: ‘Tail-on’ and ‘Tail off’ Binding Approach.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123, 5277.
List of Dr. D'Souza's Publications
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