Department of

Chemistry & Polymer Science

Publications 2022

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Adendorff, Sr., H.; Blackie, Sr., M. A. L. Decolonization and Science Education: What Is at Stake?; 2022.
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Ashwin, P.; Blackie, M.; Pitterson, N.; Smit, R. Undergraduate Students’ Knowledge Outcomes and How These Relate to Their Educational Experiences: A Longitudinal Study of Chemistry in Two Countries. Higher Education 2022.
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Ball, L. E.; Pfukwa, R.; Siqueira, R. P.; Mosqueira, V. C. F.; Klumperman, B. PLA-b-SMA as an Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymer for Encapsulation of Lipophilic Cargo. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2022.
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Bekker, M.; Robertson, D.; Duveskog, H.; Van Reenen, A. J. Performance Mapping toward Optimal Addition Levels and Processing Conditions for Different Types of Hydrocarbon Waxes Typically Used as External Lubricants in Sn-Stabilized PVC Pipe Formulations. ACS Omega 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c00392.
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Blackie, M. A. L. An Examination of the Practice of Chemistry through the Lens of Critical Realism. Journal of Critical Realism 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767430.2022.2069333.
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Blackie, M. A. L.; Arnott, G.; Kaschula, C. H. Engaging Organic Chemistry Students in Knowledge Building. Journal of Chemical Education 2022.
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Dreyer, R.; Pfukwa, R.; Barth, S.; Hunter, R.; Klumperman, B. The Evolution of SNAP-Tag Labels. Biomacromolecules 2022.
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du Preez, B.; du Toit, W.; de Villiers, A.; Aleixandré-Tudo, J. L. The Effect of Wine Age and Tannin Composition on Tannin Activity across Consecutive Pinotage Red Wine Vintages. Oeno One 2022, 56 (3), 297–311.
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Fang, H.; Sha, Y.; Yang, L.; Jiang, J.; Yin, L.; Li, J.; Li, B.; Klumperman, B.; Zhong, Z.; Meng, F. Macrophage-Targeted Hydroxychloroquine Nanotherapeutics for Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2022, 14 (7), 8824–8837.
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Gericke, A.; Militký, J.; Venkataraman, M.; Steyn, H.; Vermaas, J. The Effect of Mask Style and Fabric Selection on the Comfort Properties of Fabric Masks. Materials 2022, 15 (7).
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Gericke, A.; Militky, J.; Venkataraman, M.; Steyn, H. J.; Vermaas, J. Investigation of Thermal Comfort Properties of Fabrics Containing Mohair. Journal of the Textile Institute 2022, 113 (4), 616–627.
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Giliomee, J.; du Toit, L. C.; Klumperman, B.; Choonara, Y. E. Investigation of the 3D Printability of Covalently Cross-Linked Polypeptide-Based Hydrogels. ACS Omega 2022, 7 (9), 7556–7571. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c05873.
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Hensberg, J. C.; le Roux, W. H.; Malgas-Enus, R. Recyclable Fluorous Gold Nanoparticles as Catalysts in the Biphasic Oxidation of 1-Octene. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2022, 982.
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Hlatshwayo, M. N.; Adendorff, H.; Blackie, M. A. L.; Fataar, A.; Maluleka, P. Introducing ‘Decolonising Knowledge and Knowers’; 2022.
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Hlatshwayo, Sr., M. N.; Adendorff, Sr., H.; Blackie, Sr., M. A. L.; Fataar, A.; Maluleka, P. Decolonising Knowledge and Knowers: Struggles for University Transformation in South Africa; 2022.
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Hussain, H.; Rashan, L.; Hassan, U.; Abbas, M.; Hakkim, F. L.; Green, I. R. Frankincense Diterpenes as a Bio-Source for Drug Discovery. Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery 2022.
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Hussain, H.; Mamadalieva, N. Z.; Hussain, A.; Hassan, U.; Rabnawaz, A.; Ahmed, I.; Green, I. R. Fruit Peels: Food Waste as a Valuable Source of Bioactive Natural Products for Drug Discovery. Current Issues in Molecular Biology 2022, 44 (5), 1960–1994. https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb44050134.
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Hutchinson, R. A.; Klumperman, B.; Russell, G. T.; Van Herk, A. M. The Contributions of Prof. Kenneth F. O’Driscoll to Radical Copolymerization Kinetics. Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 2022, 100 (4), 680–688. https://doi.org/10.1002/cjce.24137.
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Ineza, C.; Pearce, B. H.; Begum, N. M.; Luckay, R. The Synthesis and Use of New Amic Acid Extractants for the Selective Extraction of Cu(II),Ni(II) and Co(II) from Other Base Metal Ions in Acidic Medium. Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia) 2022, 57 (1), 13–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2021.1881119.
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Jordaan, L.; Ndlovu, M. T.; Mkhize, S.; Ngubane, S.; Loots, L.; Duffy, S.; Avery, V. M.; Chellan, P. Investigating the Antiplasmodial Activity of Substituted Cyclopentadienyl Rhodium and Iridium Complexes of 2-(2-Pyridyl)Benzimidazole. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2022, 962.
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Joseph, M. C.; Swarts, A. J.; Mapolie, S. F. Cationic Half-Sandwich Ruthenium (II) Complexes Ligated by Pyridyl-Triazole Ligands: Transfer Hydrogenation and Mechanistic Studies. Polyhedron 2022, 212.
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Joseph, M. C.; Kotzé, I. A.; Nnaji, N. J.; Swarts, A. J.; Mapolie, S. F. Structural Investigation of the Anion Effect in Ruthenium(II) Arene Complexes Bearing Pyridyl-Triazole Ligands: Implications for Transfer Hydrogenation Catalysis. Organometallics 2022, 41 (23), 3546–3556.
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Korica, M.; Balić, I.; van Wyk, L. M.; van Heerden, D. P.; Nikolayenko, V. I.; Barbour, L. J.; Jednačak, T.; Đilović, I.; Balić, T. Inclusion of CO2, NH3, SO2, Cl2 and H2S in Porous N4O4-Donor Macrocyclic Schiff Base. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 2022, 332.
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Kusza, D. A.; Hunter, R.; Schäfer, G.; Smith, M.; Katz, A. A.; Kaschula, C. H. Activity-Based Proteomic Identification of the S-Thiolation Targets of Ajoene in MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2022.
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Lama, P.; Rawat, A.; Sikiti, P.; Pal, T. K. Significance of an Environmental Gas Cell to Obtain a Fully Dehydrated Form and CO2-Pressurized Structure of a Metal-Organic Framework Using in Situ Single-Crystal X-Ray Diffraction at 298 K. Inorganic Chemistry 2022, 61 (2), 939–943.
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le Roux, W. H.; van Reenen, A. J.; Malgas-Enus, R. Nano Polymerization Catalysts: Further Insights into Nanoparticle-Facilitated Polymerization of Olefins. Applied Catalysis A: General 2022, 633.
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le Roux, W. H.; Matthews, M.; Lederer, A.; van Reenen, A. J.; Malgas-Enus, R. First Report of Schiff-Base Nickel Nanoparticle-Catalyzed Oligomerization and Polymerization of Norbornene. Journal of Catalysis 2022, 405, 571–587.
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Le Roux, S. G.; Dippenaar, A. B.; Carstens, T.; Esterhuysen, C.; Haynes, D. A. Control of the Crystal Morphology and Polymorphic Form of a Dithiadiazolyl Radical Using Co-Sublimation. Crystal Growth and Design 2022.
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Lourens, A.; Falch, A.; Otto, D.; Malgas-Enus, R. Magnetic Styrene Polymers Obtained via Coordination Polymerization of Styrene by Ni and Cu Nanoparticles. Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2022, 142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2022.109586.
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Lukhele, E. J.; Khutlane, J. T.; Báthori, N. B.; Malgas-Enus, R. Reduction and Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solutions via Recyclable Magnetic Gold Nanomaterials. Surfaces and Interfaces 2022, 31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2022.101970.
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Masike, K.; de Villiers, A.; de Beer, D.; Joubert, E.; Stander, M. A. Application of Direct Injection-Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry (DI-IMS-MS) for the Analysis of Phenolics in Honeybush and Rooibos Tea Samples. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 2022, 106.
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Matinise, N.; Khutlane, J. T.; Malgas-Enus, R. The Effect of Magic Number Phosphine Stabilised Mono- and Bimetallic Au, Cu and Au-Cu Nanoparticles as Catalysts in the Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol–A Kinetic Study. Nano-Structures and Nano-Objects 2022, 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoso.2021.100814.
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Mielke, C.; Kuhnigk, J.; Pospiech, D.; Komber, H.; Boldt, R.; Lederer, A.; El Fray, M.; Standau, T.; Ruckdäschel, H.; Altstädt, V.; Voit, B. Structure–Property–Processing Relations of Short-Chain Branched Poly(Butylene Terephthalate) (PBT) with Biobased Comonomers. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202200208.
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Moloto, B. P.; Vermeeren, P.; Dalla Tiezza, M.; Esterhuysen, C.; Bickelhaupt, F. M.; Hamlin, T. A. Palladium-Catalyzed Activation of Carbon–Halogen Bonds: Electrostatics-Controlled Reactivity. European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2022, 2022 (26).
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Mouafon, I. L.; Mountessou, B. Y. G.; Lateef, M.; Tchamgoue, J.; Shaiq Ali, M.; Tchouankeu, J. C.; Green, I. R.; Ngadjui, B. T.; Kouam, S. F. Atricephenols A and B, Two Phenolic Compounds from Indigofera Atriceps Hook.f. (Fabaceae). Natural Product Research 2022.
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Munnik, B. L.; Kaschula, C. H.; Watson, D. J.; Wiesner, L.; Loots, L.; Chellan, P. Synthesis and Study of Organometallic PGM Complexes Containing 2-(2-Pyridyl)Benzimidazole as Antiplasmodial Agents. Inorganica Chimica Acta 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2022.121039.
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Ndiripo, A.; Lamola, H.; Ndlovu, P. Z.; Lederer, A.; Pasch, H.; van Reenen, A. J. Reverse Engineering of Chemically Similar Bimodal High Density Polyethylenes: A Comprehensive Study Using Advanced Chromatographic Techniques. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202200149.
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Nell, E. H.; de Villiers, A. Using Multiple Heart-Cutting Valves and Stop-Flow Operation to Enable Variable Second Dimension Gradient Times in Online Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A 2022, 1685.
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Nkabyo, H. A.; Oyenihi, A. B.; Joseph, C. M.; Olaoye, O. O.; Lopis, A. S.; Luckay, R. C. Platinum(II) Complexes Bearing Asymmetrically Substituted Pivaloylthioureas: Synthesis, Crystal Structures, DFT and Antioxidant Studies. Polyhedron 2022, 226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2022.116076.
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Nkuna, C. N.; Sadiku, E. R.; Perry, G.; Oboirien, B.; Dludlu, M. K.; Thompson, C. Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage and Chromium (VI) Removal Using Synthesised Chitosan Composites Blended with Kenaf Fibre and γ-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04243-3.
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Olivier, T.; Loots, L.; Kok, M.; de Villiers, M.; Reader, J.; Birkholtz, L.-M.; Arnott, G. E.; de Villiers, K. A. Adsorption to the Surface of Hemozoin Crystals: Structure-Based Design and Synthesis of Amino-Phenoxazine β-Hematin Inhibitors. ChemMedChem 2022, 17 (10). https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202200139.
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Palinske, M.; Muza, U. L.; Moreno, S.; Appelhans, D.; Boye, S.; Schweins, R.; Lederer, A. Potential of Small-Angle Neutron Scattering for Evaluating Protein Locus within a Polymersome. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2022.
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Pasch, H.; Ndiripo, A.; Bungu, P. S. E. Multidimensional Analytical Protocols for the Fractionation and Analysis of Complex Polyolefins. Journal of Polymer Science 2022, 60 (7), 1059–1078. https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20210236.
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Saleem, S. S.; Khan, A.; Aman, R.; Saleem, S. S.; Bibi, A.; Ahmad, N.; Mushtaq, S.; Mehsud, S.; Green, I. R.; Rashid, S. A.; Khan, A.; Shah, K. U. Impact of Pharmacist-Led Educational Intervention on Knowledge of Self-Management among Asthmatic Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study. BMJ Open 2022, 12 (6).
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Steyn, K. H.; de Villiers, A.; van Otterlo, W. A. L.; Green, I. R. Alkaloids from the Amaryllidaceae Crinum Variabile - Including a Full House of Lycorine and Its Acylated Derivatives. South African Journal of Botany 2022, 146, 503–508.
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Storm, E.; Maggott, E. D.; Mashazi, P.; Nyokong, T.; Malgas-Enus, R.; Mapolie, S. F. Application of Gold and Palladium Nanoparticles Supported on Polymelamine Microspheres in the Oxidation of 1-Phenylethanol and Some Other Phenyl Substituted Alcohols. Molecular Catalysis 2022, 528.
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Sun, N.; Wang, C.; Yu, B.; Wang, H.; Barbour, L. J.; Jiang, J. Stimuli-Responsive Porous Molecular Crystal with Reversible Modulation of Porosity. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2022, 14 (1), 1519–1525.
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Tanui, H. K.; Nkabyo, H. A.; Pearce, B. H.; Hussein, A. A.; Lopis, A. S.; Luckay, R. C. Iron(III) and Copper(II) Complexes Derived from the Flavonoids Morin and Quercetin: Chelation, Crystal Structure and DFT Studies. Journal of Molecular Structure 2022, 1257.
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Tapfuma, K. I.; Nyambo, K.; Baatjies, L.; Keyster, M.; Mekuto, L.; Smith, L.; Allie, N.; Loxton, A. G.; Malgas-Enus, R.; Mavumengwana, V. Fungal-Derived Compounds and Mycogenic Nanoparticles with Antimycobacterial Activity: A Review. SN Applied Sciences 2022, 4 (5). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-022-05010-2.
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Tella, A. C.; Oladipo, A. C.; Olayemi, V. T.; Gordon, A.; Ogunlaja, A. S.; Alimi, L. O.; Argent, S. P.; Mokaya, R.; Clarkson, G. J.; Walton, R. I. Calcium Coordination Compounds of Anionic Forms of Hydrogen Dipicolinate and Quinolinate: Synthesis, Characterization, Crystal Structures and DFT Studies. Structural Chemistry 2022.