Department of

Chemistry & Polymer Science

Publications 2024

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Adejoh, O.; Ukoha, P. O.; Hosten, E. C.; Nnaji, N.; Eze, C. O.; Anarado, C. J. O.; Iwegbue, C. M. A.; Jayamoorthy, K.; Ujam, O. T. Synthesis, Structure, Preliminary Antimicrobial and Antimalarial Studies of 1,1′-(Piperazine-1,4-Diyl)Bis(2-Phenylethan-1-One) and Its Lanthanide, Ce(III), Pr(III), and Nd(III) Complexes. Journal of Molecular Structure 2024, 1300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.137287.
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Adeleke, A. A.; Oladipo, S. D.; Luckay, R. C.; Akintemi, E. O.; Olofinsan, K. A.; Babatunde Onajobi, I.; Yussuf, S. T.; Ogundare, S. A.; Adeleke, O. M.; Babalola, K. I. Synthesis and Therapeutic Potential of Selected Schiff Bases: In Vitro Antibacterial, Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, and Computational Studies. ChemistrySelect 2024, 9 (5). https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202304967.
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Adhikari, R.; Campana, P. T.; Choo, Y. S. L.; Lopes Dias, M.; Dos Santos, C. G.; Fellows, C. M.; Hess, M.; Lucas-Roper, R.; Luscombe, C. K.; Mallon, P. E.; Merna, J.; Peeters, M.; Quach, T. T.; Théato, P.; Topham, P. D.; Vohlídal, J.; Walter, M. An Exercise-Based International Polymer Syllabus. Pure and Applied Chemistry 2024. https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2024-0029.
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Aphane, M. E.; Maggott, E. D.; Doucet, F. J.; Mapolie, S. F.; Landman, M.; van der Merwe, E. M. Synthesis and Evaluation of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle Catalyst Supports Prepared from South African Coal Fly Ash. Waste and Biomass Valorization 2024, 15 (8), 5053–5068. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-024-02496-2.
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Autzen, A. A. A.; Beuermann, S.; Drache, M.; Fellows, C. M.; Harrisson, S.; van Herk, A. M.; Hutchinson, R. A.; Kajiwara, A.; Keddie, D. J.; Klumperman, B.; Russell, G. T. IUPAC Recommended Experimental Methods and Data Evaluation Procedures for the Determination of Radical Copolymerization Reactivity Ratios from Composition Data. Polym. Chem. 2024, 15 (18), 1851–1861. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4PY00270A.
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Ayub, H.; Murray, R. J.; Kuyler, G. C.; Napier-Khwaja, F.; Gunner, J.; Dafforn, T. R.; Klumperman, B.; Poyner, D. R.; Wheatley, M. GPCRs in the Round: SMA-like Copolymers and SMALPs as a Platform for Investigating GPCRs. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 2024, 754, 109946. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2024.109946.
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Barnard; Robertson; van Reenen. Evaluating the Influence of Chemical Composition and Morphology of Waxes on the Fusion Behaviour of Rigid PVC. Express Polym. Lett. 2024, 18, 118–132. https://doi.org/10.3144/expresspolymlett.2024.10.
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Daniels, M.; Rautenbach, M.; du Plessis, A.; Pfukwa, R. 3D Printable Antimicrobial Polymer Blend. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202400071.
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Eltahir, A. O. E.; Omoruyi, S. I.; Augustine, T. N.; Luckay, R. C.; Hussein, A. A. Neuroprotective Effects of Glycyrrhiza Glabra Total Extract and Isolated Compounds. Pharmaceuticals 2024, 17 (7). https://doi.org/10.3390/ph17070852.
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Eltahir, A. O. E.; Lategan, K. L.; David, O. M.; Pool, E. J.; Luckay, R. C.; Hussein, A. A. Green Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using Liquiritin and Other Phenolics from Glycyrrhiza Glabra and Their Anti-Inflammatory Activity. Journal of Functional Biomaterials 2024, 15 (4). https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb15040095.
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Esterhuysen, C. Hydrogen vs Halogen-Bonded R22(8) Rings in Organic Crystal Structures. Crystal Growth and Design 2024, 24 (2), 859–870. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.3c01343.
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Gent, R.; Van Rooyen, D.; Atkin, S. L.; Swart, A. C. C11-Hydroxy and C11-Oxo C19 and C21 Steroids: Pre-Receptor Regulation and Interaction with Androgen and Progesterone Steroid Receptors. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25 (1). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25010101.
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Haberstroh, J.; Taube, C.; Fidelius, J.; Schulz, S.; Israel, N.; Dmitrieva, E.; Gomila, R. M.; Frontera, A.; Wolf, R.; Schwedtmann, K.; Weigand, J. J. A Neutral Diphosphene Radical: Synthesis, Electronic Structure and White Phosphorus Activation. Chemical Communications 2024, 60 (65), 8537–8540. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc02200a.
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Heuts, J. P. A.; Klumperman, B. Composition Drift in Radical Copolymerization. European Polymer Journal 2024, 215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2024.113215.
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Kiriy, N.; Özenler, S.; Voigt, P.; Kobsch, O.; Meier-Haack, J.; Arnhold, K.; Janke, A.; Muza, U. L.; Geisler, M.; Lederer, A.; Pospiech, D.; Kiriy, A.; Voit, B. Optimizing the Ion Conductivity and Mechanical Stability of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes Designed for Use in Lithium Ion Batteries: Combining Imidazolium-Containing Poly(Ionic Liquids) and Poly(Propylene Carbonate). International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25 (3). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25031595.
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Kusza, D. A.; Venter, G. A.; Mabunda, M.; Biwi, J.; Samanta, S. K.; Klinck, J. D.; Singh, S. V.; Hunter, R.; Kaschula, C. H. Finding the Ajoene Sweet-Spot: Structure-Activity Relations That Govern Its Blood Stability and Cancer Cytotoxicity. ChemMedChem 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202400087.
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Li, X.; Sensharma, D.; Loots, L.; Geng, S.; Nikkhah, S. J.; Lin, E.; Bon, V.; Liu, W.; Wang, Z.; He, T.; Mukherjee, S.; Vandichel, M.; Kaskel, S.; Barbour, L. J.; Zhang, Z.; Zaworotko, M. J. Reversible Phase Transformations in a Double-Walled Diamondoid Coordination Network with a Stepped Isotherm for Methane. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c03555.
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Lourens, A.; Falch, A.; Malgas-Enus, R. Nano-Ni/Cu Decorated Iron Oxide for Catalytic Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol. Materials Chemistry and Physics 2024, 315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2024.129022.
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Matthews, M.; van Reenen, A. Recycling of Polyolefins for Multiple Lifecycles. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202300421.
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Matthews, M. E.; Duveskog, H.; van Reenen, A. J. An Investigation into the Applicability of Wideline NMR for the Determination of Oil in Waxes. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2024, 309 (8). https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202300372.
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Mbonzhe, L.; Mushango, L.; Chatterjee, N.; Loots, L.; Oliver, C. L.; Batisai, E. Three-Dimensional Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Containing Substituted Diimide Ligands: Synthesis, Structures and Gas Sorption Studies. CrystEngComm 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ce00332b.
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Mielke, C.; Geisler, M.; Komber, H.; Kuhnigk, J.; Voit, B.; Lederer, A.; Pospiech, D. Poly(Butylene Terephthalate) Copolyesters with Dilinoleic Derivatives: Solution Properties and Influence of Short-Chain Branching. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202400148.
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Motloung, B.; Pfukwa, R.; Klumperman, B. Ion-Mediated Gelation of Thermo-Responsive Cellulose Nanofibril/Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) Hybrid Hydrogels with Tunable De-Swelling Kinetics. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202300457.
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Muller, M.; Brau, T.; Lauer, T.; Stoll, D.; de Villiers, A. Improving the Accuracy of Predictive 2D-LC Optimization Strategies: Incorporation of Simulated Elution Profiles to Account for Injection Band Broadening in Online Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography. Anal. Chem. 2024, 96 (16), 6398–6407. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.4c00491.
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Ndlovu, P. Z.; Ndiripo, A.; Albrecht, A.; Pasch, H.; Lederer, A. Nonlinear Ziegler-Natta-Homopolyethylene with Enhanced Crystallinity: Physical and Macromolecular Characteristics. Macromolecules 2024, 57 (9), 4385–4395. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c00290.
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Ngxangxa, S.; Tredoux, A. G. J.; de Villiers, A. Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry for the Detailed Qualitative Analysis of Old Vine Chenin Blanc Wine Volatiles and Comparison with Young Vine Chenin Blanc Wines. Journal of Chromatography Open 2024, 5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcoa.2024.100116.
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Oladipo, S. D.; Luckay, R. C. Copper(Ii) Complexes Derived from Naphthalene-Based Halogenated Schiff Bases: Synthesis, Structural Analysis, DFT Computational Studies and in Vitro Biological Activities. New Journal of Chemistry 2024, 48 (30), 13276–13288. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4nj01621a.
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Oladipo, S. D.; Luckay, R. C.; Olofinsan, K. A.; Obakachi, V. A.; Zamisa, S. J.; Adeleke, A. A.; Badeji, A. A.; Ogundare, S. A.; George, B. P. Antidiabetes and Antioxidant Potential of Schiff Bases Derived from 2-Naphthaldehye and Substituted Aromatic Amines: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, Computational, and Invitro Studies. Heliyon 2024, 10 (1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23174.
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Panayides, J.-L.; Riley, D. L.; Hasenmaile, F.; van Otterlo, W. A. L. The Role of Silicon in Drug Discovery: A Review. RSC Medicinal Chemistry 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4md00169a.
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Pfukwa, R.; Ray, S. S. Polymer Science in South Africa. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2024, 309 (8). https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202400240.
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Scalzullo, S. M.; Morgans, G. L.; Klintworth, R.; de Koning, C. B.; Fernandes, M. A.; van Otterlo, W. A. L.; Michael, J. P. Chromenone-Fused Pyrrolizines and Pyrrolizine Analogues of Lamellarins: Expanding the Lamellarin Family. European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2024, 27 (6). https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202301230.
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Sibanda, N.; Pfukwa, H.; Bungu, P. E.; Pasch, H. Advanced Tools for Molecular Characterization of Bio-Based and Biodegradable Polymers. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 2024, 416 (16), 3665–3675. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-024-05255-3.
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Strydom, M.; Haynes, D. A. A Cambridge Structural Database Study of Pancake Bonding and Geometry in Dithiadiazolyls. Crystal Growth and Design 2024, 24 (15), 6311–6325. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00596.
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Swart, A. C.; van Rooyen, D.; du Toit, T.; Heyns, B.; Molphy, J.; Wilson, M.; Leahy, R.; Atkin, S. L. Circulating Adrenal and Gonadal Steroid Hormones Heterogeneity in Active Young Males and the Contribution of 11-Oxy Androgens. Scientific Reports 2024, 14 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-66749-9.
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Tanui, H. K.; Nnaji, N.; Mapolie, S. F.; Hussein, A. A.; Luckay, R. C. Crystal Structure of Lead(II) with the Flavonoid Morin Elucidating Evidence of the “Inert Pair Effect” as Well as a Computational Study. Journal of Molecular Structure 2024, 1307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.137993.
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Tapfuma, A.; Akdogan, G.; Luckay, R. C.; Tadie, M. Investigation of Gold-Amino Acid Interactions Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Correlation with Gold Dissolution; Studies at Different PH Values. Minerals Engineering 2024, 209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2024.108633.
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Thole, D.; Modibane, K. D.; Mhlaba, R.; Balogun, S. A.; Malgas-Enus, R.; Botha, E.; Musyoka, N. M.; van Sittert, C. G. C. E. Recent Developments of Carbon Nanotubes-Based Nanocomposites for Hydrogen Production, Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion. Results in Chemistry 2024, 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2024.101496.
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van der Westhuyzen, A. E.; Ashraf, N.; Conradie, D.; Loots, L.; Kaschula, C. H.; Pelly, S. C.; Frolova, L. V.; Landfair, T.; Shuster, C. B.; Betancourt, T.; Kornienko, A.; van Otterlo, W. A. L. Improved Rigidin-Inspired Antiproliferative Agents with Modifications on the 7-Deazahypoxanthine C7/C8 Ring Systems. J. Med. Chem. 2024, 67 (12), 9950–9975. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c02473.
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van Niekerk, A.; Chakraborty, S.; Bellis, C.; Chellan, P.; Prince, S.; Mapolie, S. F. Binuclear Palladacycles with Ionisable and Non-Ionisable Tethers as Anticancer Agents. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 2024, 257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2024.112608.