[1] He made important contributions in the area of supramolecular chemistry,[2][3] synthesis of novel electro-active molecules,[4] and drug discovery.

He was a post-doctoral research associate and then a visiting assistant professor during 1992–2000 at the University of Houston under the supervision of Jay Kochi.

In particular, Rathore was well known for his contributions to studies of the Scholl reaction mechanism, syntheses of cofacially arrayed polyfluorenes, and applications of nitric oxide complexes with aromatic donors.

His recent work was focused on elucidating the application of frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs) in the rational design of novel charge-transfer materials.

[12] A full characterization of pillararene was first reported in 2008 by Tomoki Ogoshi et al.[13] Rajendra Rathore was born in Kannauj, India in 1961.