Profesor Madya Dr. Quah Ching Kheng

RESEARCH GRANT­­

Principal Investigator

May 2012 –May 2013

Incentive Grant RM 5,000.00

Structural Investigation of Pyrazole Compounds and The Influence of Hydrogen Bonding Interactions on The Structural and Packing Modes in Single Crystalline State.

Nov 2012 –

Oct 2014

APEX DE2012 Grant RM 285,000.00

Structural Analysis and Biological Evaluation of Natural Products and Medicinal Compounds and Their Derivatives

Grant Account number: 1002 / PFIZIK / 910323

June 2011 –

May 2013

Research University Cluster Grant RM729,105.00.

Structure Determination of 50 kDa Outer Membrane Proteins from Salmonella Typhi And Other New Protein by X-Ray Protein Crystallography

Grant Account number: 1001 / PSKBP / 8630013

July 2014 –

June 2016

Fundamental Research Grant Scheme RM81,000.00.

Reversible Temperature-dependent Structural Phase Transition of Hexa- methylenetetramine (HMT) Derivatives.

Grant Account number: 203 / PFIZIK / 6711411

Dec 2014 –

Dec 2017

Research University Individual Grant RM 167,600.00

Synthesis, Characterization and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Novel Chalcone Compounds.

Grant Account number: 1001 / PFIZIK / 811278

Aug 2016 –

July 2019

Fundamental Research Grant Scheme RM 174,499.00.

Systematic Studies on The Structural, Anti-Cholinesterase and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Novel Adamantyl-Based Derivatives.

Grant Account number: 203/PFIZIK/6711563

Aug 2018 –

Aug 2020

Research University Individual Grant RM 70,000.00

Synthesis, Characterization and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Novel Chalcone Compounds.

Grant Account number: 1001 / PFIZIK / 8011080 

Co-reseacrher

April 2014 –

March 2017

Research University Individual Grant RM 180,234.87

Characterization and Structural Studies of Medicinally Importance Chalcones and Its Derivatives.

Grant Account number: 1001 / PFIZIK / 811238

Oct 2012 –

Oct 2014

USM Short Term Grant RM30,000.00

Hydrogen Bond Networks in Cocrystals and Polymorphs.

Grant Account number: 304 / PFIZIK / 6312078

Dec 2014 –

Nov 2017

Fundamental Research Grant Scheme RM 96,400.00

Small molecules structure determination of microcrystalline and/or liquid compounds using metal organic­­ frameworks as crystal sponges from X-ray diffraction.

Grant Account number: 203 / PKIMIA / 6711461

Aug 2016 –

July 2018

Fundamental Research Grant Scheme RM 88,000.00.

Spectroscopic Characterization of Novel Chalcone Derivatives for Non-Linear Optical (NLO) Materials.

Grant Account number: 203 / PFIZIK / 6711572

Dec 2016 –

Dec 2018

USM Short Term Scheme, RM 29,966.30.

Spectroscopic Determination and Quantum Chemical Analysis for New Chalcone Derivatives as Potential Non-Linear Optical Materials.

Grant Account number: 304 / PFIZIK / 6313336

SUMMARY

APEX DE 2012

(RM)

RUI

(RM)

RUC

(RM)

FRGS

(RM)

Short Term

(RM)

Incentive

(RM)

Total

(RM)

Principal Investigator

285,000

167,600

70,000

81,000

174,499

5,000

789,099

Team Leader

729,105

(*)

729,105

Total amount (Principal / Team leader)

1,512,204.00

Co-researcher

180,234

96,400

88,000

30,000

29,966

425,306

Total amount (all research grants)

1,937,510.00

(*) the total funding for the RUC is RM 4,867,684 .00, led by Prof. Datuk Asma Ismail & Prof. Phua Kia Kian.

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Students (Research Mode)

Principal Supervisor

Dr. Chidan Kumar

Postdoctoral Fellow

(Feb 2014 – Feb 2015)

Structural Analysis and Biological Evaluation of Natural Products and Medicinal Compounds and Their Derivatives

Dr. Loh Wan Sin

Ph.D. graduate

(2013-2016)

Structural Correlation of Some Heterocyclic Analogues (Chalcone, Pyrazoline, Ester and Xanthone) and Evaluation of Their Biological Potentials 

Dr. Chia Tze Shyang

Ph.D. graduate

(2012-2018)

Temperature-Dependent Structural Phase Transition Studies of Multi-Component Crystals of Hexamethylenetetramine and Isonicotinamide Using Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction

Ms Wong Qin Ai

Ph.D. candidate

(2018-Present)

Synthesis, Structure-Property Relationship and Non-Linear Optical (NLO) Studies of Halogenated Chalcones

Ms. Ooi Chin Wei

M.Sc. graduate

(2012-2014)

X-Ray Structural Studies of Chalcones Containing Naphthalene Moiety And Some 4-Chlorophenacyl Benzoates

Ms. Then Li Yee

M.Sc. graduate

(2014-2018)

Synthesis, Structural and Antioxidant Studies of Some Novel Ester Derivatives

Ms. Sim Ai Jia

M.Sc. candidate

(2015-present)

Substituent Effect on the Biological Activities of Some Novel isoindoline-1,3-dione Amino Pyridine Derivatives: Synthesis, Characterization and Crystal Structure Determination.

Mr. Ng Weng Zhun

M.Sc. candidate

(2015-present)

Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Crystallographic Insight to the Structural Aspects of Some Novel Benzofuron Amino Pyridine Derivatives.

Co-supervisor

Dr. Kwong Huey Chong

Ph.D. graduate

(2014-2018)

Synthesis, Structural Correlation and Anti-Cholisnesterase of Adamantyl, Biphenyl and Imidazo[1,2-a] Pyridineyl Derivatives

SUMMARY

Principal Supervisor

(Graduated)

Principal Supervisor

(Active)

Co-supervisor

(Graduated)

Co-supervisor

(Active)

Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Chidan Kumar 

Nil

Nil

Nil

Ph.D. Candidate

Dr. Loh Wan Sin

Dr. Chia Tze Shyang

Ms Wong Qin Ai

Dr. Kwong Huey Chong

Nil

M.Sc. Candidate

(Research Mode)

Ms. Ooi Chin Wei

Ms Then Li Yee

Ms. Sim Ai Jia

Mr. Ng Weng Zhun

Nil

Nil

Undergraduate Students (Final Year Project)

Academic session 2011/2012

1. See Chee Keong

Academic session 2012/2013

2. Farhana binti Mohd. Tahir

3. Siti Afiqah binti Kamarul Zaman

4. Muhammad Daim Bin Norharizan

5. Muhammad Fareez Bin Rahmant

Academic session 2013/2014

6. Ahmad Rujhan Mohd Rais

7. Mohamad Danial Mohd Azhar

8. Then li Yee

Academic session 2014/2015

9. Nurul Nurisha Binti Nashruddin

10. Fatahiya Binti Karim

11. Shaneal Chai Wei Vern

12. Nurul Nabilah Binti Hamidon

Academic session 2015/2016

13. Muhammad Syazani bin Abdul Jalil

14. Mohd Arham Bin Hamzah

15. Mohamad Samsuri Saad

16. Hafizan Bin Hussin

Academic session 2016/2017

17. Nafhan Nuhair Najib

18. AHMAD IZZUDIN BIN AZMI

Academic session 2017/2018

19. Yap Jinn Ming

20. Png Wen Han

21. Imdad Binti Mahmud Pathi

22. Muhammad Aiman Bin Abd Hamid

Academic session 2018/2019

23. Tee Cai Wen

24. Phang Yi Xin

25. Chua Jia Yi

26. Low Hui Qi

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

To-date, I have published more than 250 ISI/Scopus/SCI (Science Citation Index) journals

(27 papers rank Q1 and 42 papers rank Q2) with

h-index = 25 (Scopus - Elsevier, I S I - Web of Knowledge and Google Scholar) and > 2350 total citations.

For more information, please refer to

1. Scopus :- http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=25223844200

2. I S I        :- http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-5525-2009

Q1 PAPERS

(as of year article’s published year)

Crystal Correlation Of Heterocyclic Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine Analogues and Their Anticholinesterase Potential Evaluation
Huey Chong Kwong, C. S. Chidan Kumar, Siau Hui Mah, Yew Leng Mah, Tze Shyang Chia, Ching Kheng Quah, Gin Keat Lim and Siddegowda Chandraju.
Scientific Reports (2019). 9, 926.
(Impact Factor as of year 2017: 4.122)

Temperature-induced first-order displacive phase transition of isonicotinamide-4-methoxybenzoic acid co-crystal.
Tze Shyang Chia and Ching Kheng Quah.
Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials (2017).  B73, 285-295.
(Impact Factor as of year 2017: 6.467)

Temperature-induced order-disorder structural phase transitions of two-dimensional isostructural hexamethylenetetramine co-crystals 
Tze Shyang Chia and Ching Kheng Quah
Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials (2017) B73, 879-890. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2017: 6.467).

Novel Biphenyl Ester Derivatives as Tyrosinase Inhibitors: Synthesis, Crystallographic, Spectral Analysis and Molecular Docking Studies.
Huey Chong Kwong, C. S. Chidan Kumar, Siau Hui Mah, Tze Shyang Chia, Ching Kheng Quah, Zi Han Loh, Siddegowda Chandraju and Gin Keat Lim.
PLoS ONE (2017). 12, e0170117. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 2.806)

Structural, third-order optical nonlinearities and figures of merit of (E)-1-(3-substituted phenyl)-3-(4-fluorophenyl) prop-2-en-1-one under CW regime: New chalcone derivatives for optical limiting applications.
Anusha Ekbote, P. S. Patil, Shivaraj R Maidur, Tze Shyang Chia and Ching Kheng Quah.
Dyes and Pigments (2017). 139, 720-729
(Impact Factor as of year 2016 3.473)

Cu(II) complexes of 2-(diphenylmethylene)hydrazinecarboxamide derivatives: Synthesis, characterization and antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4
Yi Chen Chan, Abdussalam Salhin Mohamed Ali, Baharuddin Salleh, Hafizi Rosli, Ching Kheng Quah
Arabian Journal of Chemistry (2017). 10, s3493-s3500. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 4.553).­­

Monoclinic-to-Orthorhombic Phase Transition of Hexamethylenetetramine-Bis(2-Methylbenzoic Acid) Co-Crystal with Temperature-Dependent Dynamic Molecular Disorder.
Tze Shyang Chia and Ching Kheng Quah.
Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry (2016). C72, 971–980. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2017: 8.678)

Single Exited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer (ESIPT) containing Rhodol based chemodosimeter for both Hg2+ and OCl-: ratiometric detection with live-cell imaging.
Abhishek Manna, Debasish Sarkar, Shyamaprosad Goswami, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun.
RSC Advances (2016). 6, 57417-57423.
(Impact Factor as of year 2015: 3.289).

A highly sensitive fluorescent probe for detection of hydrazine in gas and solution phase based on the Gabriel mechanism and its bioimaging.
Rajkishor Maji, Ajit Kumar Mahapatra, Kalipada Maiti, Sanchita Mondal, Syed Samim Ali, Prithidipa Sahoo, Sukhendu Mandal, Md Raihan Uddin, Shyamaprosad Goswami, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun.
RSC Advances (2016). 6, 70855-70862
(Impact Factor as of year 2015: 3.289).

Relay recognition of F¯ and a Nerve-agent Mimic diethyl cyano- phosphonate in mixed aqueous media: Discrimination of diethyl cyanophosphonate and diethyl chlorophosphate by cyclization induced fluorescence enhancement
Avijit Kumar Das, Shyamaprosad Goswami, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun
RSC Advances (2016). 6, 18711-18717. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2015: 3.289)

Cd2+ triggered the FRET ‘ON’: a new molecular switch for the ratiometric detection of Cd2+ with live-cell imaging and bound X-ray structure.
Krishnendu Aich, Shyamaprosad Goswami, Sangita Das, Chitrangada Das Mukhopadhyay, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun.
Inorganic Chemistry (2015). 54, 7309–7315. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 4.762).

Synthesis, Structural and Antioxidant Studies of Some Novel N-ethyl Phthalimide Esters
C. S. Chidan Kumar, Wan-Sin Loh, S. Chandraju, Yip-Foo Win, Weng Kang Tan, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun.
PLoS ONE (2015) e0119440.  
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 3.234).

A triphenyl amine based solvatofluorochromic dye for the selective and ratiometric sensing of OCl– in human blood cell
Shyamaprosad Goswami, Krishnendu Aich, Sangita Das, Bholanath Pakhira, Kakali Ghoshal, Ching Kheng Quah, Maitree Bhattacharyya, Hoong-Kun Fun and Sabyasachi Sarkar. 
Chemistry – An Asian Journal (2015). 3, 694–700.
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 4.587).

Azodye−Rhodamine-Based Fluorescent and Colorimetric Probe Specific for the Detection of Pd2+ in Aqueous Ethanolic Solution: Synthesis, XRD characterization, Computational Studies and Imaging in Live Cells 
Ajit Kumar Mahapatra, Saikat Kumar Manna, Kalipada Maiti, Sanchita Mondal, Rajkishor Maji, Debasish Mandal, Sukhendu Mandal, Shyamaprosad Goswami, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun.
Analyst (2015)140, 1229-1236. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 4.107).

Synthesis and Anion Sensing Properties of Novel N,O–Chelated Perimidine–BF Complex 
Ajit Kumar Mahapatra, Rajkishor Maji, Kalipada Maiti, Saikat Kumar Manna, Sanchita Mondal, Chitrangada Das Mukhopadhyay, Shyamaprosad Goswami, Deblina Sarkar, Tapan Kumar Mondal, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun.
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical (2015). 207, 878-886.
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 4.097)

Pyrene thiazole-conjugate as ratiometric chemosensor with high selectivity and sensitivity for tin (Sn4+) and its application in imaging live cells
Ajit Kumar Mahapatra, Sanchita Mondal, Kalipada Maiti, Saikat Kumar Manna, Rajkishor Maji, Debasish Mandal, Sukhendu Mandal, Shyamaprosad Goswami, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun.
RSC Advances (2014). 4, 56605-56614 
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 3.708)

FRET based ‘red-switch’ for Al3+ over ESIPT based ‘green-switch’ for Zn2+: Dual channel detection with live-cell imaging on a dyed platform 
Shyamaprosad Goswami ,Abhishek Manna,Sima Paul,Anup Kumar Maity, Partha Saha, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun 
RSC Advances (2014). 4, 34572-34576 
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 3.708)

Selective Colorimetric and Ratiometric Probe for Ni(II) in Quinoxaline Matrix with the Single Crystal X-ray Structure 
Shyamaprosad Goswami, Shampa Chakraborty, Avijit Kumar Das, Abhishek Manna, Aditya Bhattacharyya, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun 
RSC Advances (2014). 4, 20922-20926. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 3.708)

A rhodamine-quinoline based chemodosimeter capable of recognising endogenous OCl- in human blood cell 
Shyamaprosad Goswami, Sangita Das, Krishnendu Aich, Prasanta Kumar Nandi, Kakali Ghoshal, Ching Kheng Quah, Maitree Bhattacharyya, Hoong-Kun Fun and Hatem A. Abdel-Aziz. 
RSC Advances (2014). 4, 24881-24886 
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 3.708)

Rapid nanomolar detection of hypochlorite in absolute aqueous media: application in tap water analysis with live-cell imaging 
Shyamaprosad Goswami, Avijit Kumar Das, Abhishek Manna, Anup Kumar Maity, Partha Saha, Ching Kheng Quah, Hoong-Kun Fun and Hatem A. Abdel Aziz
Analytical Chemistry (2014). 86, 6315–6322 
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 5.825)

Selective detection and bio-imaging of Pd2+ with novel ‘C-CN’ bond cleavage of cyano-rhodamine, cyanation with diaminomaleonitrile
Shyamaprosad Goswami, Abhishek Manna, Anup Kumar Maity, Sima Paul, Avijit Kumar Das, Krishnendu Aich, Manas Kumar Das, Partha Saha, Ching-Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun.
Daltons Transactions (2013). 42, 12844-12848. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2012: 3.806)

A new rhodamine-coumarin Cu2+–selective colorimetric and ‘off–on’ fluorescence probe for effective use in chemistry and bioimaging along with its bound X–ray crystal structure
Shyamaprosad Goswami, Debabrata Sen, Avijit Kumar Das, Nirmal Kumar Das, Krishnendu Aich, Hoong–Kun Fun, Ching Kheng Quah, Anup Kumar Maity, Partha Saha
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical (2013) 183, 518-525. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2012: 3.535)

CHEF induced highly selective and sensitive turn-on fluorogenic and colorimetric sensor for Fe3+.
Shyamaprosad Goswami, Sangita Das, Krishnendu Aich, Deblina Sarkar, Tapan Kumar Mondal, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun
Daltons Transactions (2013). 42, 15113-15119. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2012: 3.806)

Rapid and Ratiometric detection of hypochlorite with real application in tap water : molecules to low cost devices (TLC sticks)
Shyamaprosad Goswami, Abhishek Manna, Sima Paul, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun.
Chem. Commun. (2013) 49, 11656-11658. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2012: 6.378)

Photoinduced Reactions of Para-quinones with Bicyclopropylidene Leading to Diverse Polycyclic Compounds with Spirocyclopropanes
Wei Wang, Wen-Jie Zhang, Lei Wang, Ching Kheng Quah, Hoong-Kun Fun, Jian-Hua Xu and Yan Zhang
The Journal of Organic Chemistry (2013) 78, 6211-6222.
(Impact Factor as of year 2012: 4.564)

Photocycloadditions of substituted oxazoles with isoquinoline-1,3,4-trione— chemo-, regio-, diastereoselectivities and transformation of the photocycloadducts
Cheng-mei Huang, Heng Jiang, Ru-zhi Wang, Ching Kheng Quah, Hoong-Kun Fun and Yan Zhang.
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (2013) 11, 5023-5033.
(Impact Factor as of year 2012: 3.568)

A new rhodamine based colorimetric ‘off–on’ fluorescence sensor selective for Pd2+ along with the first bound X-ray crystal structure
Shyamaprosad Goswami, Debabrata Sen, Nirmal Kumar Das, Hoong-Kun Fun and Ching Kheng Quah. 
Chem. Commun. (2011) 47, 9101-9103 
(Impact Factor as of year 2010: 5.787)

Q2 PAPERS

(as of year article’s published year)

Design, synthesis and cytotoxic effects of curcuminoids on HeLa, K562, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cancer cell lines
Muhammad Nadeem Akhtar, Siti Noor Hajar Zamrus, Swee Keong Yeap, Ching Kheng Quah, Wan-Sin Loh, Noorjahan Banu Alitheen, Seema Zareen, Saiful Nizam Tajuddin, Yasmin Hussin and Syed Adnan Ali Shah.
Chemistry Central Journal (2018). 12, 31.
(Impact Factor as of year 2017: 2.284).

Sensing Study of Quinoxaline Analogues with Theoretical Calculation, Single Crystal X-Ray Structure and Real Application in Commercial Fruit Juices
Shampa Chakraborty, Shyamaprosad Goswami, Ching Kheng Quah and Bholanath Pakhir
Royal Society Open Science (2018). 5, 180149.
(Impact Factor as of year 2017: 2.504).

Tyrosinase inhibition potency of phthalimide derivatives: crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and molecular docking studies
Li Yee Then, Huey Chong Kwong C. S. Chidan Kumar, Tze Shyang Chia, Qin Ai Wong, Ching Kheng Quah, Siddegowda Chandraju, Thangavel Karthick, Yip-Foo Win, Shaida Fariza Sulaiman, Nurul Shafiqah Hashim and Kheng Leong Ooi
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials (2018). 233, 803-816.
(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 3.179).

Coordination chemistry aspects in reaction of cadmium and zinc with N2-donor linkages and β-diketone ligand; supported by structural, spectral, theoretical and docking studies
Farzin Marandi, Keyvan Moeini, Fereshteh Alizadeh, Zahra Mardani, Ching Kheng Quah, Wan-Sin Loh and J. Derek Woollins
Inorganica Chimica Acta (2018). 482, 717-725.
(Impact Factor as of year 2017: 2.264).

Structural characterizations, Hirshfeld surface analyses, and third-order nonlinear optical properties of two novel chalcone derivatives
Shivaraj R. Maidur, Jitendra R. Jahagirdar, Parutagouda Shankaragouda Patil, Tze Shyang Chia and Ching Kheng Quah
Optical Materials (2018) 75, 580-594.
(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 2.238).

Temperature-induced phase transition of isonicotinamide-malonic acid (2/1) and supramolecular construct analysis of isonicotinamide adducts
Tze Shyang Chia and Ching Kheng Quah
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials (2018). 233, 539-554   
(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 3.179).

Design, Synthesis, Docking studies of Flavokawain B types Chalcones and Their Cytotoxic Effects on MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 Cell Lines
Addila Abu Bakar, Muhammad Nadeem Akhtar, Norlaily Mohd Ali, Swee Keong Yeap, Ching Kheng Quah, Wan-Sin Loh, Noorjahan Banu Alitheen, Seema Zareen, Zaheer Ul-Haq and Syed Adnan Ali Shah
Molecules (2018) 23, 616.  
(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 2.816).

Structure–Property Relation and Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Studies of Two New Halogenated Chalcones.
Huey Chong Kwong, M. S. Rakesh, C. S. Chidan Kumar, Shivaraj R. Maidur, Parutagouda Shankaragouda Patil, Ching Kheng Quah, Yip-Foo Win, Cemal Parlak and Siddegowda Chandraju
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials (2018). 233, 349-360. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 3.179).

Radical scavenging potency of 2-(benzofuran-2-yl)-2-oxoethyl 3-(methyl/amino)benzoate: synthesis, crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis
Li Yee Then, C.S. Chidan Kumar, Huey Chong Kwong, Siau Hui Mah, Wan-Sin Loh, Ching Kheng Quah, Yip-Foo Win and Siddegowda Chandraju.
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials (2018). 233, 125-134
(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 3.179).

Structural Investigation and Hirshfeld Surface Analysis of Three Organic Picrate Salts
Wan-Sin Loh, Huey Chong Kwongb, C. S. Chidan Kumar and Ching Kheng Quah
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials (2018). 233, 27-34.
(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 3.179).

Cholinesterases Inhibitory Activities of Adamantyl-Based Derivatives and Their Molecular Docking Studies
Huey Chong Kwong, Siau Hui Mah, Tze Shyang Chia, Ching Kheng Quah and C. S. Chidan Kumar
Molecules (2017). 22, 1005.
(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 2.816).

Molecular structure, second- and third-order nonlinear optical properties and DFT studies of a novel non-centrosymmetric chalcone derivative: (2E)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-{[(1E)-(4-fluorophenyl)methylene]amino}phenyl)prop-2-en-1-one.
Shivaraj R. Maidur, P.S. Patil, Anusha Ekbote, Tze Shyang Chia and Ching Kheng Quah.
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (2017). 184, 342-354. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 2.536）

A remarkable case of pterin specific oxidative coupling: Unequivocal synthesis of 6,7-alkoxypterins and 1,4-dioxanopterin with ceric ammonium nitrate.
Manas Kumar Das, Shyamaprosad Goswami, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kung Fun.
Tetrahedron Letters (2016). 57, 3277–3280
(Impact Factor as of year 2015: 2.347).

Carbazole-benzimidazole based dyes for acid responsive ratiometric emissive switches.
Krishnendu Aich, Sangita Das, Shyamaprosad Goswami, Ching Kheng Quah, Deblina Sarkar, Tapan Kumar Mondal and Hoong-Kun Fun
New Journal of Chemistry (2016). 40, 6907-6915.
(Impact Factor as of year 2015: 3.277).

FRET based fluorescence ratiometric and colorimetric sensor to discriminate Fe3+ from Fe2+
Sangita Das, Krishnendu Aich, Shyamaprosad Goswami, Ching Kheng Quah, Hoong-Kun Fun, Aditya Paul and Arya Bhattacharyya
New Journal of Chemistry (2016). 40, 6414-6420.
(Impact Factor as of year 2015: 3.277).

ESIPT and CHEF based highly sensitive and selective ratiometric sensor for Al3+ with imaging in human blood cell.
Sangita Das, Shyamaprosad Goswami, Krishnendu Aich, Kakali Ghoshal, Ching Kheng Quah, Maitree Bhattacharyya and Hoong-Kun Fun. 
New Journal of Chemistry (2015). 39, 8582-8587. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 3.086).

Structure-property relation and third order nonlinear optical absorption study of a new organic crystal: 1-(3, 4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(2-fluorophenyl) prop-2-en-1-one
C. S. Chidan Kumar, S. Raghavendra, Tze Shyang Chia, Siddegowda Chandraju, S.M. Dharmaprakash, Hoong-Kun Fun and Ching Kheng Quah.
Optical Materials (2015). 49, 279–285. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 1.981)

Synthesis and crystallographic insight to the structural aspects of some novel adamantane based ester derivatives
C. S. Chidan Kumar, Huey Chong Kwong, Siau Hui Mah, Tze Shyang Chia, Wan-Sin Loh, Ching Kheng Quah, Gin Keat Lim, Siddegowda Chandraju and Hoong-Kun Fun.
Molecules (2015). 20, 18827-18846.
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 2.416)

Benzofuranyl Esters: Synthesis, Crystal Structure Determination, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities
C. S. Chidan Kumar, Li Yee Then, Tze Shyang Chia, Siddegowda Chandraju, Yip-Foo Win, Shaida Fariza Sulaiman, Nurul Shafiqah Hashim, Kheng Leong Ooi, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong Kun Fun.
Molecules (2015). 20, 16566-16581. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 2.416)

Crystal structure, vibrational spectra and DFT simulations of 2-fluoro-4-bromobenzaldehyde.
Mahir Tursun, Chandraju Sadolalu Chidan Kumar, M. Bilge, Lydia Rhyman, Hoong Kun Fun, Cemal Parlak, Ponnadurai Ramasami, Siddegowda Chandraju and Ching Kheng Quah.
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (2015). 146, 324–329. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 2.353).

(2E)-1-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-3-{4-[(E)-2-phenylethenyl] phenyl}prop-2-en-1-one : Synthesis, XRD, FT-IR, Raman and DFT studies.
Cemal Parlak, Ponnadurai Ramasami, Chandraju Sadolalu Chidan Kumar, Mahir Tursun, Ching Kheng Quah, Lydia Rhyman, Metin Bilge, Hoong-Kun Fun and Siddegowda Chandraju.
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (2015). 149, 385–395. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 2.353).

Neighbouring group participation of thiol through aldehyde group assisted thiolysis of active ether: ratiometric and vapor phase fast detection of hydrogen sulfide in mixed aqueous media.
Avijit Kumar Das, Shyamaprosad Goswami, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun.
New Journal of Chemistry (2015). 39, 5669-5675 
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 3.086).

Synthesis, molecular structure and spectroscopic investigations of novel fluorinated spiro heterocycles.
Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Abdullah Al Majid, Assem Barakat, Saied M. Soliman, Hazem A. Ghabbour, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun.
Molecules (2015). 20, 8223-8241. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 2.416).

3-Iodobenzaldehyde: XRD, FT-IR, Raman and DFT studies.
Chandraju Sadolalu Chidan Kumar, Cemal Parlak, Mahir Tursun, Hoong Kun Fun, Lydia Rhyman, Ponnadurai Ramasami, Ibrahim A. Alswaidan, Gürkan Keşan, Siddegowda Chandraju and Ching Kheng Quah.
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (2015). 145, 90–97. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 2.353).

Synthesis, crystal structures and spectroscopic properties of two new organotin (IV) complexes and their antiproliferative effect against cancerous and non-cancerous cells.
Yip-Foo Win, Chen-Shang Choong, Jia-Chin Dang, Muhammad Adnan Iqbal, Ching Kheng Quah, K. Sharmila Rajeswari, Rosenani A. Haque, Mohamed B. Khadeer Ahamed and Siang-Guan Teoh. 
Comptes Rendus Chimie (2015). 18, 137–148.
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 1.713).

A Highly Selective Ratiometric Chemosensor for Ni2+ in Quinoxaline Matrix
Shyamaprosad Goswami, Shampa Chakraborty, Monoj Kumar Adak, Sandipan Halder, Ching Kheng Quah, Hoong-Kun Fun, Bholanath Pakhira and Sabyasachi Sarkar.
New Journal of Chemistry (2014). 38, 6230-6235.
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 3.159)

Synthesis, molecular structure, FT-IR and XRD1. Synthesis, molecular structure, FT-IR and XRD investigations of 2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-oxoethyl 2-chlorobenzoate: A comparative DFT study.
C.S. Chidan Kumar, Hoong Kun Fun, Mahir Tursun, Chin Wei Ooi, S. Chandraju, Ching Kheng Quah and Cemal Parlak
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (2014). 124, 595-602. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 2.129)

FT-IR, molecular structure, first order hyperpolarizability, HOMO and LUMO analysis, MEP and NBO analysis of 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxoethyl-3-nitrobenzoate
C.S. Chidan Kumar, C. Yohannan Panicker, Hoong-Kun Fun, Y. Sheena Mary, B. Harikumar, S. Chandraju, Ching Kheng Quah and Chin Wei Ooi
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (2014). 126, 208-219. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 2.129)

Molecular structure, FT-IR, first order hyperpolarizability, NBO analysis, HOMO and LUMO analysis of 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxoethyl 3-methylbenzoate by HF and density functional methods
C.S. Chidan Kumar, C. Yohannan Panicker, Hoong-Kun Fun, Y. Sheena Mary, B. Harikumar, S. Chandraju, Ching Kheng Quah and Chin Wei Ooi
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (2014). 128, 327-336. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 2.129).

Synthesis, molecular structure, FT-IR, Raman, XRD and theoretical investigations of (2E)-1-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-3-(naphthalen-2-yl)prop-2- en-1-one 
Chandraju Sadolalu Chidan Kumar, Hoong Kun Fun, Cemal Parlak, Lydia Rhyman, Ponnadurai Ramasami, Mahir Tursun, Siddegowda Chandraju and Ching Kheng Quah.
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (2014). 132, 174-182. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 2.129).

A colorimetric and ratiometric fluorescent turn-on fluoride chemodosimeter and application in live cell imaging: high selectivity via specific Si–O cleavage in semi aqueous media and prompt recovery of ESIPT along with the X-ray structures. 
Shyamaprosad Goswami, Avijit Kumar Das, Abhishek Manna, Anup Kumar Maity, Hoong-Kun Fun, Ching Kheng Quah and Partha Saha.
Tetrahedron Letters (2014). 55, 2633-2638. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 2.391).

4-Chloro-3-fluorobenzaldehyde: Experimental (XRD, FT-IR and Raman) and DFT studies
Cemal Parlak, Chandraju Sadolalu Chidan Kumar, Hoong Kun Fun, Gürkan Kesan, Lydia Rhyman, Ponnadurai Ramasami, Siddegowda Chandraju and Ching Kheng Quah 
Journal of Fluorine Chemistry (2014). 163, 7-15. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 1.952).

Experimental and theoretical FT-IR, Raman and XRD study of 2-acetyl-5-chlorothiophene.
C. S. Chidan Kumar, Cemal Parlak, Hoong-Kun Fun, Mahir Tursun, Gürkan Kesan, Siddegowda Chandraju and Ching Kheng Quah
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (2014). 127, 67-73. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 2.129)

Single sensor for multiple analytes: fluorogenic detection of Al3+ in aqueous media and AcO- in organic media 
Shyamaprosad Goswami, Avijit Kumar Das, Krishnendu Aich, Abhishek Manna, Hoong-Kun Fun and Ching Kheng Quah
Supramolecular Chemistry (2014). 26, 94-104. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 2.132)

Conformational studies of 2-(4-bromophenyl)-2-oxoethyl benzoates.
C.S. Chidan Kumar, Tze Shyang Chia, Siddegowda Chandraju, Chin Wei Ooi, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun.
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials (2014). 29, 328-342. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 1.255)

Polymeric heptacoordinated organotin(IV) complexes derived from 5-amino-2-chlorobenzoic acid and in vitro anticancer studies. 
Yip-Foo Win, Chen-Shang Choong, Jia-Chin Dang, Muhammad Adnan Iqbal, Ching Kheng Quah, Amin Malik Shaw Abdul Majid and Siang-Guan Teoh. 
Journal of Coordination Chemistry (2014) 67, 3401-3413
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 2.224).

The First crystal structures of two 2-D lead(II)-coordination polymers with picolinic acid N-oxide and pseudohalides extended to 3-D networks by intermolecular interactions
Farzin Marandi, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun.
Journal of Coordination Chemistry (2013) 66, 986–994 
(Impact Factor as of year 2012: 1.801)

Heteroaryl Chalcones: Design, Synthesis, X-ray Crystal Structures and Biological Evaluation
C.S. Chidan Kumar, Wan-Sin Loh, Chin Wei Ooi, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun
Molecules (2013). 18, 12707-12714. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2012: 2.424)

Structural Correlation of Some Heterocyclic Chalcone Analogues and Evaluation of Their Antioxidant Potential
C. S. Chidan Kumar, Wan-Sin Loh, Chin Wei Ooi, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun
Molecules (2013). 18, 11996-12011. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2012: 2.424)

Synthesis and Crystal Structures of N-Substituted Pyrazolines
Wan-Sin Loh, Ching Kheng Quah, Tze Shyang Chia, Hoong-Kun Fun, Majal Sapnakumari, Badiadka Narayana and Balladka Kunhanna Sarojini. 
Molecules (2013). 18, 2386-2396 
(Impact Factor as of year 2012: 2.424)

A simple naphthalene-based colorimetric sensor selective for acetate.
Shyamaprosad Goswami, Avijit Kumar Das, Debabrata Sen, Krishnendu Aich, Hoong-Kun Fun, Ching Kheng Quah.
Tetrahedron Letters (2012). 53, 4819-4823 
(Impact Factor as of year 2011: 2.683)

Lead(II) and cadmium(II) complexes of 3-(2-pyridyl)-5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine-p,p’-disulfonate with high thermal stability
Farzin Marandi, Hoong-Kun Fun and Ching Kheng Quah 
Journal of Coordination Chemistry (2010). 63, 2113–2121 
(Impact Factor as of year 2009: 1.801)

Q3 & Q4 PAPERS

(as of year article’s published year)

Nonlinear reverse saturable absorption, self defocussing refraction and structure property relationships of novel 2,3,4 trimethoxy-nitro chalcone single crystals.
S. Raghavendra, T. ChandraShekhara Shetty, C.S. Chidan Kumar, Shivaraj R. Maidur, Parutagouda Shankaragouda Patil, Ching Kheng Quah, G. S. Ananthnag, Siddegowd Chandraju, and S. M. Dharmaprakash.
Journal of Molecular Structure (2019). Article in press.  
(Impact Factor as of year 2017: 2.011)

The Structural and third-order nonlinear iotical studies of a novel nitro group substituted chalcone derivative for nonlinear optical applications.
Haleshappa Davanagere, Jayarama, Parutagouda Shankar Gouda Patil, Shivaraj R. Maidur, Ching Kheng Quah and Huey Chong Kwong.
Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing (2019). 125, 309. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2017: 1.604)

Structural, spectral and docking studies of a coordination polymer of zinc(II) formed by a pyridine-derived linker
Farzin Marandi, Keyvan Moeini, Fereshteh Alizadeh, Zahra Mardani, Ching Kheng Quah and Wan-Sin Loh
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B (2018). 73, 369-375.
(Impact Factor as of year 2017: 0.757)

Synthesis and Crystal Structures of Ethyl 2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxylate Dihydrate and Its Building Block 4-Fluoro-3-nitrobenzoic Acid
Keng Yoon Yeong, Tze Shyang Chia, Ching Kheng Quah and Soo Choon Tan.
Journal of Chemical Crystallography (2018). 48, 170-176. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2017: 0.699)

Structure and nonlinear optical properties of (E)-1-(4-aminophenyl)-3-(3-chlorophenyl) prop-2-en-1-one: A promising new D-π-A-π-D type chalcone derivative crystal for nonlinear optical devices
Anusha Ekbote, P.S. Patil, Shivaraj R. Maidur, Tze Shyang Chia and Ching Kheng Quah.
Journal of Molecular Structure (2017). 1129, 239–247 
(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 1.753)

Structural and optical properties of a new organic crystal 3-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl)-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl) prop-2-en-1-one for nonlinear optical applications.
T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, C. S. Chidan Kumar, S. Raghavendra, T. S. Chia, S. Chandraju, S. M. Dharmaprakash, Ching Kheng Quah and H. K. Fun
Materials Technology: Advanced Performance Materials (2017). 32, 140-147. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 1.155).

Third order nonlinear optical properties and crystal structures of (E)-1 (3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl) prop-2-en-1-one.
C. S. Chidan Kumar, T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, Tze Shyang Chia, Siddegowda Chandraju, S. M. Dharmaprakash, Hoong-Kun Fun and Ching Kheng Quah.
Materials Research Innovations (2017). 21, 198-205.
(Impact Factor as of year 2015: 0.830)

Optical nonlinearity of D-A-p-D and D-A-p-A type of new chalcones for potential applications in optical limiting and density functional theory studies.
T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, C.S. Chidan Kumar, K.N. Gagan Patel, Tze Shyang Chia, S.M. Dharmaprakash, Ponnadurai Ramasami, Yunusa Umar, Siddegowda Chandraju and Ching Kheng Quah.
Journal of Molecular Structure (2017). 1143, 306–317 
(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 1.753)

Synthesis, spectral and X-ray diffraction of two new 2D lead(II) coordination polymers formed by nicotinic acid N-oxide linkers
Farzin Marandi, Keyvan Moeini, Sakineh Ghasemzadeh, Zahra Mardani, Ching Kheng Quah and Wan-Sin Loh
Journal of Molecular Structure (2017). 184, 342–354
(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 1.753).

Structure Property Relationship of a New Nonlinear Optical Organic crystal: 1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one for Optical Power Limiting Applications
S. Raghavendra, C.S. Chidan Kumar, T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, B.N. Lakshminarayana, Ching Kheng Quah, S. Chandraju, G.S Ananthnag, R.A. Gonsalves and S.M. Dharmaprakash
Results in Physics (2017) 7, 2550-2556. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 0.946).

Synthesis, single crystal structure, spectroscopic characterization and molecular properties of (2E)-3-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl) prop-2-en-1-one
C.S. Chidan Kumar, Ching Kheng Quah, V. Balachandran, H.K. Fun, A.M. Asiri, S. Chandraju, M. Karabacak.
Journal of Molecular Structure (2016). 1116, 135–145.
(Impact Factor as of year 2015: 1.780)

Crystal structure of 5,5′-((4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)methylene)bis (1,3-dimethylpyrimidine-2,4,6 (1H, 3H,5H)-trione) - diethylamine - dichloromethane (1/1/1) C25H32Cl2F3N5O6
Assem Barakat, Hazem A. Ghabbour, Abdullah Mohammed Al-Majid, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures (2016). 231, 321–323. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2015: 0.122)

Synthesis of 7- Methyl-6-indolopterin and 7- Methyl-6-indoloquinoxaline.
Shyamaprosad Goswami, Manas Kumar Das, Annada C. Maity, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun.
Synthetic Communications. (2016). 46, 1529-1536.
(Impact Factor as of year 2015: 1.065)

Synthesis, characterization, x-ray structure and antimicrobial activity of N-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(pyridin-4- ylcarbonyl) hydrazinecarbothioamide 
Mashooq Ahmad Bhat, Abdul Arif Khan, Hazem A Ghabbour, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun.
Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. (2016). 15, 1751-1757. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2015: 0.543)

Synthesis, Spectra, X-ray Diffraction and Thermal Studies of New Zn (Ⅱ) Compounds Based on Dibenzoylmethane
Farzin Marandi, Nastaran Shahinpour, Quah Ching Kheng and Hoong-Kun Fun.
Chinese J. Struct. Chem.(2016). 35, 1582–1592.
(Impact Factor as of year 2015: 0.538)

Synthesis, molecular structure, spectroscopic characterization and quantum chemical calculation studies of (2E)-1-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-3-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenyl) prop-2-en-1-one 
C. S. Chidan Kumar, K. Govindarasu, H.-K. Fun, E. Kavitha, S. Chandraju, and Ching Kheng Quah.
Journal of Molecular Structure (2015)1085, 63-77. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 1.602).

Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and computational studies of 2-(4-bromophenyl)-2-oxoethyl 3-methylbenzoate by density functional theory.
Diwaker Diwaker, C. S. Chidan Kumar, Ashish Kumar, Siddegowda Chandraju, Hoong-Kun Fun and Ching Kheng Quah.
Journal of Molecular Structure (2015). 1092, 192-201. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 1.602).

Synthesis, crystal growth, single crystal X-ray analysis and vibrational spectral studies of (2E)-3-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one: A combined DFT 
C.S. Chidan Kumar, V. Balachandran, Hoong-Kun Fun, Siddegowda Chandraju and Ching Kheng Quah.
Journal of Molecular Structure (2015). 1100, 299–310. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 1.602).

Crystal structure of 3-{[4-(4-fluorophenyl)piperazin-1-yl]methyl}-5-(thio-phen-2-yl)-2,3-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thione, C17H17FN4OS2
Fatmah A. M. Al-Omary, Haitham AlRabiah, Hazem A. Ghabbour, Ching Kheng Quah, Hoong-Kun Fun and Ali A. El-Emam
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures (2015). 3, 267–268.
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 0.136).

Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, electronic and optical studies of (2Z)‐5,6‐dimethyl‐2‐[(4‐nitrophenyl)methylidene]-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-3-one
Diwaker Diwaker, C. S. Chidan Kumar, Ashish Kumar, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun.
Journal of Computational Science (2015) .10, 237–246. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2014: 1.231).

Investigation of supramolecular synthons and structural characterisation of aminopyridine-carboxylic acid derivatives 
Madhukar Hemamalini, Wan-Sin Loh, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun
Central Chemistry Journal (2014). 8, 31. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 1.663)

Syntheses, X-ray Crystal Structures and Intermolecular Interaction Patterns of Hydrazone Derivatives with 1,2,3-Triazole Entity at 100 K.
Tze Shyang Chia, Ching Kheng Quah, Wan-Sin Loh, Nithin Chandra, Balakrishna Kalluraya and Hoong-Kun Fun.
Journal of Chemical Crystallography (2014). 44, 220-228. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 0.479)

Syntheses, Crystal Structures and Antimicrobial Studies of Two New Semicarbazone Derivatives
Tze Shyang Chia, Ching Kheng Quah, Chin Wei Ooi, Garuchari, Nishitha A. Isloor, Arun M. Isloor and Hoong-Kun Fun.
Journal of Chemical Crystallography (2014). 44, 51-56. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 0.479)

Syntheses and Characterization of Two New M(II)-5,5'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine (M = Cd and Pb) Coordination Polymers and Study of Their Thermal and Electrochemical Properties
Farzin Marandi, Masoumeh Mazrehali, Sima Pourbeyram, Ching Kheng Quah and Hoong-Kun Fun.
Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials (2014). 24, 940-947.
(Impact Factor as of year 2013: 1.077)

Synthesis, and Crystal Structures of the Derivatives of Butyrate and 1,3 Dioxane; allyl 2-acetyl-3-(phenylamino)butanoate, 2,6-dimethyl N-(4-methylphenyl)-1-3-dioxan-4-amine and N-(3,5-diflourophenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-1, 3-dioxan-4-amine
Samuel Robinson Jebas, Hoong-Kun Fun , Ching Kheng Quah, Chin Wei Ooi, Vijayaparthasarathi Vijayakumar, Sundaramoorthy Sarweswari, Gottimukkala Rambabu 
Journal of Chemical Crystallography (2013). 42, 12844-12848. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2012: 0.513)

Synthesis, Spectral Characterization and Crystal Structure of 2-((3-Aminophenyl) (phenyl) methylene) hydrazinecarboxamide
Yi-Chen Chan, Abdussalam Salhin Mohamed Ali, Melati Khairuddean and Ching-Kheng Quah
Journal of Crystallization Process and Technology (2013) 3, 64-68.

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two 3D Lead(II) Coordination Polymers with Isonicotinic Acid N-Oxide and Pseudohalides.
Farzin Marandi, Parisa Hassanmohammadi, Hoong-Kun Fun and Ching Kheng Quah
Z. Anorg Allg. Chem. (2012) 638, 461-465. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2011: 1.249)

Temperature dependent order–disorder multiple phase transitions studies of the hexamethylenetetraminium p-nitrobenzoate crystal
Ching Kheng Quah, Hoong-Kun Fun and Lye-Hock Ong
Journal of Molecular Structure (2012). 1010, 8-16. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2011: 1.634)

Synthesis of New Complexes of Cadmium(II) with 3-(2-Pyridyl)-5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine Ligand: Study of the Effect of Weak Interactions on their Crystal Packing
Farzin Marandi, Hoong-Kun Fun and Ching Kheng Quah 
Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry (2011) 41, 1-7. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2010: 0.504)

Temperature-dependent isomorphous phase transition studies in molecular crystals of 2,4,4’-trimethoxybenzophenone
Hoong-Kun Fun, Ching Kheng Quah, Samuel Robinson Jebas, Lye-Hock Ong 
Journal of Molecular Structure (2010). 964, 31-38. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2009: 1.551)

Synthesis and Structural Studies on Tetranuclear Tin Compositions Containing Tin {[R2Sn(LH)]2O}2 Moieties (R = Bu or Oct and LH = 4-[((E)-1-{2-Hydroxy-5-[(E)-2-(aryl)-1- diazenyl]phenyl}methylidene)- amino]benzoate) 
Tushar S. Basu Baul, Pradip Das, Xueqing Song, George Eng, Ching Kheng Quah, Hoong-Kun Fun
Z. Anorg Allg. Chem. (2010) 636, 851-856. 
(Impact Factor as of year 2009: 1.226)

ACADEMIC AND RECOGNITION

Fellowship

USM Fellowship

(Jan2009 – Dec2010)

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Award

Sanggar Sanjung Award

(2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017)

Publication Category

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Persada Kencana Award

(Dec 2011)

Best Thesis

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Ten Outstanding Young Malaysian Award (30 Finalist) (Dec 2014)

Junior Chamber International (JCI)

(入圍馬來西亞十大傑出青年獎)

Early Careers Academic Grant (£ 2000.00)

(May 2014)

Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)

United Kingdom

External Examiner for Thesis

S. Dinagaran

Ph.D. Thesis

(2017)

Investigation on the growth and properties of some organic single crystals for non-linear optical applications

Anna University， INDIA

Anil Kumar K. V.

Ph.D. Thesis

(2017)

Nonlinear Optical Investigations of Thermally Evaporated Organic Phthalocyanine Thin Films

Mangalore University， INDIA

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(May 2015 – Present)

Structural Chemistry & Crystallography Communication

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(Oct 2015 – Present)

Austin Chemical Engineering

Editorial Board Member

(June 2016 – Present)

Jacobs Journal of Structural Chemistry

Advisory Board Member

(Nov 2015 – May 2016)

International Workshop on Theoretical and Applied Physics,

Istanbul-Turkey, May 28-29, 2016

Organizing Committee Member 

(Dec 2015 – Oct 2016)

International Conference on Applied Crystallography.

Houston, USA, October 17-19, 2016

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Publisher

Journal Name and Impact Factors

American Chemical Society

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 7.504)

Crystal Growth & Design

(Impact Factor as of year 2017: 3.972)

The Royal Society of Chemistry

RSC Advances

(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 3.108)

CrystEngComm

(Impact Factor as of year 2017: 3.304)

Taylor & Francis Group

Journal of Coordination Chemistry

(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 1.795)

Springer

Medicinal Chemistry Research

(Impact Factor as of year 2016: 1.277)

Elsevier

EMPLOYMENT

Tutor

(Jan 2009 – Dec 2010)

School of Physics

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Research Officer

(Aug 2008 – Dec 2008

& Jan 2011 – April 2011)

X-ray Crystallography Laboratory

School of Physics

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(Nov 2011 – Sept 2017)

School of Physics

Universiti Sains Malaysia

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(Sept 2017 – Current)

School of Physics

Universiti Sains Malaysia