• Study on stratospheric–tropospheric ozone and its exchange, including total column- and surface-ozone variations using ground–based and satellite observations in South African sites. 

  Mkololo, Thumeka. (2021)

  Abstract available in PDF.

• Phytochemical investigation and biological studies of some South African plant species (Asteraceae and Hyacinthaceae) 

  Oyetunde-Joshua, Funsho Mary. (2021)

  Plants used in conventional medicine for the treatment of different ailments have been the bedrock for modern therapeutics. Scilla nervosa from the Hyacinthaceae family and Helichrysum panduratum and Helichrysum actutaum ...

• Kinetic and mechanistic studies on substitution reactions of multinuclear cis-platinum(II) complexes: an experimental and computational investigation. 

  Asman, Panyako Wangoli. (2020)

  Abstract available in PDF.

• Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of ionic liquids and polymeric ionic liquids/functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes for Cr(VI) adsorption. 

  Matandabuzo, Mzukisi. (2019)

  In this study, a series of imidazolium and pyridinium-based ionic liquids (ILs), polymeric ionic liquids (PILs), and their carbon nanotubes-functionalized composites were synthesized, characterized and applied as potential ...

• Synthesis structural and optical studies of copper sulphide and silfide nanoparticles from Cu(II) and Ag(I) dithiocarbamate single source precursors. 

  Botha, Nandipha Loveness. (2018)

  Eight dithiocarbamate ligands were synthesized from butylamine, diallylamine, N-ethyl aniline, N-methyl benzyl amine, piperidine, morpholine, dibenzyl amine and phenyl piperizine. Eight copper(II) dithiocarbamate complexes ...

• Synthesis of nitrogen-, oxygen- and phosphine- donor palladium(II) complexes for the catalytic hydrogenation and methoxycarbonylation of alkenes and alkynes. 

  Tshabalala, Thandeka Adelinah. (2019)

  Reactions of N-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-ylmethyl-2-methoxy)aniline (L1) and N-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-ylmethyl-2-bromo)aniline (L2) with p-TsOH, Pd(AOc)2 and two equivalents of PPh3 or PCy3 produced the corresponding palladium ...

• An instrumental evaluation of selected metal functionalised semiconductors in the facilitation of photo-organic transformations. 

  Underwood, Timothy Michael. (2019)

  Throughout this research study, various strategies to design, synthesise and test the photo-reactivity of attenuated wide band gap semiconductors in alcohol oxidation studies have been explored. An alizarin red-sensitised ...

• The rates and mechanisms of substitution from Ru(II) complexes with different non-leaving ligand environments. 

  Sitati, Meshack Kituyi. (2019)

  Results from multiple studies have confirmed that the nature of ligands on the metal centre determines the properties of an anti-cancer agent in a biological environment. Ligands affect solubility, substitution reactivity, ...

• Understanding the reactivity of ruthenium (II) complexes kinetics and mechanistic studies. 

  Jaganyi, Deogratius. (2019)

  Abstract available in pdf.

• The control, manipulation and detection of surface plasmons and cold atoms. 

  Dlamini, Sanele Goodenough. (2017)

  Cold atoms and surface plasmons are now widely recognised as having a vast potential as sources for future quantum information technologies, including in quantum simulations, quantum computing and quantum-enhanced ...

• Controlling the reactivity of mononuclear palladiun (II) complexes. Substitution kinetics and mechanisms. 

  Onunga, Daniel Omondi. (2019)

  Abstract available in PDF.

• Towards the development of alternative platinum-based anticancer drugs: a kinetic and mechanistic study of mono and dinuclear trans-platinum(II) complexes. 

  Olusegun, Moses Ariyo. (2019)

  Abstract available in PDF.

• Radiation dose and cancer risk estimates from tuberculosis infections imaging. 

  Adeleye, Oluwabamise. (2018)

• A study of modified mesoporous silica for the adsorption of selected organic pollutants. 

  Akpotu, Samson Oghenemauro. (2016)

  Water is an essential natural resource the world over. Only one-tenth of the world’s water is pol-lution free and hence there is a need for remediating polluted water. These pollutants, some of which are organic (dyes and ...

• Phytochemical investigation and tissue culture studies on the South African knob trees, Zanthoxylum Capense and Senegalia Nigrescens. 

  Sunday, Bodede Olusola. (2017)

  Abstract available in PDF file.

• The application of “PNP” aminodiphosphine complexes in the oxidation of n-octane and styrene. 

  Naicker, Dunesha. (2015)

  The oxidation of hydrocarbons provides a cost effective method of converting cheap starting material to bulk chemicals and more importantly in the synthetic transformation to fine chemicals. Transition metals effectively ...

• The photochemistry and photostabilization potential of plant extracts on sunscreen absorbers. 

  Ollengo, Moses Abednego. (2014)

  Abstract available in PDF file.

• Phytochemistry and quorum sensing inhibitory studies of four vernonia species growing in Nigeria. 

  Abubakar, Babando Aliyu. (2017)

  Abstract available in PDF file.

• Phytochemical, elemental and biological studies of three Ficus species (Moraceae) found in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 

  Ogunlaja, Olumuyiwa Olufisayo. (2017)

  Ficus (Moraceae), with over 800 species, is one of the understudied genera in modern pharmacognosy. Rural households depend on their fruits for food while other plant parts such as leaves and bark are utilised for medicinal ...

• Synthesis and characterization of functionalized 1,8- diaminophosphines and perimidines of group 10-12 complexes and antimicrobial applications. 

  Potwana, Fezile Siphiwe Wiseman. (2017)

  Abstract available in PDF file.

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