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​​16. “Activation of Protic, Hydridic, and Apolar E-H Bonds by a Boryl-Substituted GeII-Cation” R. Mangan, Arnab Rit, C. P.             Sindlinger, R. Tirfoin, Jesús Campos, J. Hicks, H. Niu, and Simon Aldridge,* Chem. Eur. J 2020, 26, 306-315. (This               paper was selcted as a "Hot Paper")

15. “A Stable heavier group 14 analogue of vinylidene” Arnab Rit, Jesús Campos, Haoyu Niu, and Simon Aldridge*, Nat.             Chem. 2016, 8, 1022-1026. (This work was highlighted in Nat. Chem. 2016, 8, 993-995)

14. “A Systematic Study of Structure and E-H Bond Activation Chemistry by Sterically Encumbered Germylenes Complexes”         M. Usher, A. V. Protchenko, Arnab Rit, Jesús Campos, E. L. Kolychev, and Simon Aldridge,* Chem. Eur. J 2016, 22,              11685-11698.

13. “Catalytic B-N dehydrogenation using frustrated lewis pairs: evidence for a chain-growth coupling mechanism” Zhenbo          Mo, Arnab Rit, Jesús Campos, E. L. Kolychev, and Simon Aldridge,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 3306-3309.​

12. “Molecular zinc hydrides” Ann-Kristin Wiegand, Arnab Rit, and Jun Okuda,* Coord. Chem. Rev. 2016, 314, 71-82.​

​11. “Exploiting electrostatics to generate unsaturation: oxidative Ge=E bond formation using a non π-donor   stabilized                [R(L)Ge:]+ cation” Arnab Rit*, Rémi Tirfoin, and Simon Aldridge,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 378-382.

​​10. “Facile reversibility by design: tuning small molecule capture and activation by single component frustrated lewis pairs”           Zhenbo Mo, Eugene L. Kolychev, Arnab Rit, Jesús Campos, Haoyu Niu, and Simon Aldridge,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015,         137, 12227-12230.

​​9. “A cationic zinc hydride cluster stabilized by an N-heterocyclic carbene: synthesis, reactivity and hydrosilylation                    catalysis” Arnab Rit, A. Zanardi, T. P. Spaniol, L. Maron, and Jun Okuda,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201453, 13273-13277.

​​8. “Dinuclear zinc hydride supported by an anionic bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) ligand” Arnab Rit, Thomas P. Spaniol, and Jun      Okuda,* Chem. Asian J. 2014, 9, 612-619.

​​7. “Mixed alkyl hydrido complexes of zinc: synthesis, structure, and reactivity” Arnab Rit, Thomas P. Spaniol, Laurent Maron,      and Jun Okuda,* Organometallics 2014, 33, 2039-3047.

​6. “Two Different Metal-Dependent Coordination Modes of a Dicarbene Ligand” Ramananda Maity, Arnab Rit, Christian                Schulte to Brinke, Jutta Kosters, and F. Ekkehardt Hahn,* Organometallics 2013, 32, 6174-6177.

​​5. “Molecular zinc dihydride stabilized by N-heterocyclic carbenes’’ Arnab Rit, Thomas P. Spaniol, Laurent Maron, and Jun          Okuda,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 4664-4667. (This paper was selected as "Hot Paper".

​4. "Metal Centre Dependent Coordination Modes of a Tricarbene Ligand" Ramananda Maity, Arnab Rit, Christian Schulte to          Brinke, Constantin G. Daniliuc, and F. Ekkehardt Hahn,* Chem Commun. 2013, 49, 1011-1013. 

​3“Polynuclear architectures with di- and tricarbene ligands’’ Arnab Rit, Tania Pape, and F. Ekkehardt Hahn,*                            Organometallics 2011, 30, 6393-6401. (This paper was featured as cover article of the 23rd issue of 2011)

​2. Supramolecular structures from polycarbene ligands and transition metal ions’’ Arnab Rit, Tania Pape, Alexander Hepp,        and F. Ekkehardt Hahn,* Organometallics 2011, 30, 334-347.

​1. “Self-assembly of molecular cylinders from polycarbene ligands and Ag(I) or Au(I)” Arnab Rit, Tania Pape, and F.                  Ekkehardt Hahn,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 4572-4573.

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