Publications 2020

PUBLICATIONS 2020

	Synthesis and optimisation of a novel graphene wool material by atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition Genna-Leigh Schoonraad, Moshawe Jack Madito, Ncholu Manyala, and Patricia Forbes Journal of Material Science 55 (2020) 545–564 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-03948-0
	Tetrahydropyrimidinones/thiones stabilized by trifluoromethyl-containing b-diketones Rasheed A. Adigun, Frederick P. Malan, Mohammed O. Balogun, Natasha October Journal of Molecular Structure 1202(2020) 1277281 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.127281
	Atmospheric Chemistry Analysis: A Review Patricial Forbes Analytical Chemistry 92 (2020) 455-472 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04623
	Blended learning in a second year organic chemistry class: students’ perceptions and preferences of the learning support Rethabile Tekane, Lynne A. Pilcher and Marietjie Potgieter Chemistry Education Research and Practice 21 (2020) 24-36 https://doi.org/10.1039/C9RP00099B
	Synthesis and characterisation of methylammonium lead tri-bromide perovskites thin films by sequential physical vapor deposition J.N. Fru, N. Nombona, M. Diale Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter 578 (2020)411884 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2019.411884
	Fabrication of novel magnetic chitosan/graphene‐oxide/metal oxide nanocomposite beads for Cr(VI) adsorption Chrisanne Naicker, Nolwazi Nombona, Werner E. van Zyl Chemical Papers 74 (2020) 529-541 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-019-00895-7
	Synthesis and anticancer activity of N-9- and N-7- substituted 1,2,3 triazole analogues of 2,6-di-substituted purine Jabeena Khazir, Bilal Ahmad Mir, Gousia Chashoo, Lynne Pilcher & Darren Riley Medicinal Chemistry Research 29 (2020) 33-45 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00044-019-02456-9
	Design, synthesis, and anticancer evaluation of acetamide and hydrazine analogues of pyrimidine Jabeena Khazir, Bilal Ahmad Mir, Gousia Chashoo, Tariq Maqbool, Darren Riley, Lynne Pilcher Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry 57 (2020) 1306-1318 https://doi.org/10.1002/jhet.3867
	Insights into household fuel use in Kenyan communities A Osano, J Maghanga, C.F. Munyeza, B Chaka, W Olal, P.B.C. Forbes Sustainable Cities and Society 55 (2020) 1020139 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102039
	Sesquiterpene lactones from Geigeria aspera Harv. and their cytotoxicity Gerda Fouche, Louis G. J. Ackerman, E. Annette Venter, Y. Zethu Mathe, Dave C. Liles & Christo J. Botha Natural Products Research Published online: 16 Oct 2019 https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2019.1675068
	Controlling mosquitoes with semiochemicals: a review Madelien Wooding, Yvette Naudé, Egmont Rohwer & Marc Bouwer Paracites & Vectors 13 (2020) 80 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-3960-3
	A review of sampling approaches to off-target pesticide deposition B.K.Munjanja, Y.Naudé, P.B.C.Forbes Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry 25 (2020) e00075 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teac.2019.e00075
	Mosquito repellent thermal stability, permeability and air volatility António B Mapossa, Alcides Sitoe, Walter W Focke, Homa Izadi, Elizabeth L du Toit, René Androsch, Chanita Sungkapreechad, and Elizabet M van der Merwe Pest Management Science 76 (2020) 1112-1120 https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5623
	Development of a turn-on graphene quantum dot-based fluorescent probe for sensing of pyrene in water Nsibande S. A. and Forbes P. B. C. RSC Advances 10 (2020) 12119-12128 https://doi.org/10.1039/C9RA10153E
	Origin of Hydrocarbons Stability from a Computational Perspective: A Case Study of Ortho‐Xylene Isomers Prof. Mariusz P. Mitoraj Filip Sagan Dr. Dariusz W. Szczepanik Dr. Jurgens H. de Lange Aleksandra L. Ptaszek Dr. Daniel M. E. van Niekerk Prof. Ignacy Cukrowski ChemPhysChem 21 (2020) 494-502 https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202000066
	Revisiting the Role of Hydrogen Bonding in the Strong Dimer Superexchange of a 2D Copper(II) Halide Honeycomb-Like Lattice: Structural and Magnetic Study Jeffrey C. Monroe, M. Angels Carvajal, Mercè Deumal, Christopher P. Landee, Melanie Rademeyer, and Mark M. Turnbull Inorganic Chemistry 59 (2020) 6319-6331 https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00433
	Copper(II) Halide Salts with 1-(4’-Pyridyl)-Pyridinediium Jeffrey C. Monroe, Christopher P. Landee, Melanie Rademeyer and Mark M. Turnbull Inorganics 8 (2020) 18 https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics8030018
	Distribution patterns of arsenic species in a lichen biomonitor E.M.Kroukamp, T.W.Godeto, P.B.C.Forbes Chemosphere 250 (2020) 126199 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126199
	Naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids, validated as hit multistage antiplasmodial natural products Phanankosi Moyoa, William Shamburgerb, Mariëtte E. van der Watt, Janette Reader, Ana Carolina C. de Sousa, Timothy J. Egan, Vinesh J. Maharaj, Gerhard Bringmann, Lyn-Marie Birkholtz International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance 13(2020) 51-58 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpddr.2020.05.003
	Experimental Demonstration of Dynamic Temperature-Dependent Behavior of UiO-66 Metal–Organic Framework: Compaction of Hydroxylated and Dehydroxylated Forms of UiO-66 for High-Pressure Hydrogen Storage Sonwabo E. Bambalaza, Henrietta W. Langmi, Robert Mokaya, Nicholas M. Musyoka, and Lindiwe E. Khotseng ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12 (2020) 24883-24894 https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c06080
	Comparative sampling of gas phase volatile and semi-volatile organic fuel emissions from a combustion aerosol standard system Yvonne C. Mason, Genna-Leigh Schoonraad, Jürgen Orasche,Christoph Bisig, Gert Jakobi, Ralf Zimmermann, Patricia B.C. Forbes Environmental Technology & Innovation 19 (2020) 100945 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2020.100945
	Optimization of the sorption of selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by regenerable graphene wool Adedapo O. Adeola and Patricia B. C. Forbes Water Science & Technology 80 (2019) 1931 https://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2020.011
	Insights into the yellowing of drying oils using fluorescence spectroscopy L. K. Cairns & P. B. C. Forbes Heritage Science 8 (2020) 59 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-020-00403-1
	Characterisation of semi-volatile hydrocarbon emissions from diesel engines Amanda S. Mahlangu, Paul W. Schaberg, Mark C. Wattrus, Patricia B.C. Forbes Clean Air Journal 30 (2020) https://doi.org/10.17159/caj/2020/30/1.7672
	Calcium and phosphorus in unbanded eggs of the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) Geoffrey J. Brown, Patricia B. C. Forbes, Jan G. Myburgh, Johan O. Nöthling Aquaculture Research 51 (2020) 3403–3411 https://doi.org/10.1111/are.14675
	Hands-On Spectroscopy: Inside and Outside the First-Year Laboratory Christine Mundy and Marietjie Potgieter Journal of Chemical Education 97 (2020) 1549-1555 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b01050
	Chemical profiling of the human skin surface for malaria vector control via a non-invasive sorptive sampler with GC×GC-TOFMS Madelien Wooding & Egmont R. Rohwer & Yvette Naudé Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 412 (2020) 5759-5777 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-020-02799-y
	Highly efficient formic acid and carbon dioxide electro-reduction to alcohols on indium oxide electrodes Kayode Adesina Adegoke, Shankara Gayathri Radhakrishnan, Clarissa L. Gray, Barbara Sowa, Claudia Morais, Paul Rayess, Egmont R. Rohwer, Clement Comminges, K. Boniface Kokoh and Emil Roduner Sustainable Energy & Fuels 4 (2020) 4030-4038 https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SE00623H
	Preparation of Sodium Silicate Solutions and Silica Nanoparticles from South African Coal Fly Ash Mathibela E. Aphane, Frédéric J. Doucet, Richard A. Kruger, Leslie Petrik, Elizabet M. van der Merwe Waste and Biomass Valorization 11 (2020) 4403–4417 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-019-00726-6
	Simultaneous quantification of acetaminophen and tryptophan using a composite graphene foam/Zr-MOF film modified electrode Justin Claude Kemmegne-Mbouguen, Firmin Parfait Tchoumi, Edwige Mouafo-Tchinda, Henrietta W. Langmi, Sonwabo E. Bambalaza, Nicholas M. Musyoka, Chrispin Kowenje and Robert Mokaya New Journal of Chemistry 30 (2020) 13108-13117 https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NJ02374D
	Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Gaseous Emissions from Household Cooking Devices: A Kenyan Case Study Chiedza F. Munyeza, Aloys M. Osano, Justin K. Maghanga, and Patricia B.C. Forbes Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 39 (2020) 538-547 https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4648
	Assessing Cu2L2X4 dimeric moieties as ferromagnetic building blocks in double halide-bridged polymers (X = Cl, Br and L = benzamide). An experimental and computational study Stefan Coetzee, Mark M. Turnbull, Christopher P. Landee, Juan J. Novoa, Mercè Deumal, Sergi Vela, Melanie Rademeyer Polyhedron 185 (2020) 114603 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2020.114603
	Coordination polymers and metallocycles of metal halides with n-(aminomethyl)pyridine, n = 3 or 4: Structures and solid-state fluorescence B.M.P. Beebeejaun-Boodoo, Melanie Rademeyer Polyhedron 179 (2020) 114364 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2020.114364
	Synthesis and Antifungal Activity of Chromones and Benzoxepines from the Leaves of Ptaeroxylon obliquum Modibo S. Malefo, Thanyani E. Ramadwa, Ibukun M. Famuyide, Lyndy J. McGaw, Jacobus N. Eloff, Molahlehi S. Sonopo, and Mamoalosi A. Selepe Journal of Natural Products 83 (2020) 2508–2517 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00587
	Bioactive Lignans from Hypoestes aristata Tshifhiwa Ramabulana, Luki-Marié Scheepers, Thirshen Moodley, Vinesh J. Maharaj, André Stander, Ntombenhle Gama, Daneel Ferreira, Molahlehi S. Sonopo, and Mamoalosi A. Selepe Journal of Natural Products 83 (2020) 2483–2489 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00443
	Natural Products: A Potential Source of Malaria Transmission Blocking Drugs? Phanankosi Moyo,*, Grace Mugumbate, Jacobus N. Eloff, Abraham I. Louw, Vinesh J. Maharaj and Lyn-Marié Birkholtz Pharmaceuticals 13 (2020) 251 https://doi.org/10.3390/ph13090251
	Assessment of reusable graphene wool adsorbent for the simultaneous removal of selected 2–6 ringed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from aqueous solution Adedapo O. Adeola & Patricia B.C. Forbes Environmental Technology Published online: 24 Sep 2020 https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2020.1824024
	Recent advances in phthalocyanines for chemical sensor, non-linear optics (NLO) and energy storage applications Denisha Gounden, Nolwazi Nombona, Werner E. van Zyl Coordination Chemistry Reviews 420 (2020) 213359 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213359
	Non-invasive sorptive extraction for the separation of human skin surface chemicals using comprehensive gas chromatography coupled to time-of-flight mass spectrometry: A mosquito-host biting site investigation Madelien Wooding, Egmont R. Rohwer and Yvette Naudé Journal of Seperation Science (2020) 1-14 https://doi.org/10.1002/jssc.202000522
	Cannabis legalisation and testing for cannabis use in safety- and risk-sensitive environments J B Laurens, P A Carstens The South African Medical Journal 110 (2020) 995-998 https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i10.14615
	Development of a Personal Aerosol Sampler for Monitoring the Particle–Vapour Fractionation of SVOCs in Workplaces George C. Dragan, Vesta Kohlmeier, Juergen Orasche, Juergen Schnelle-Kreis, Patricia B.C. Forbes, Dietmar Breuer and Ralf Zimmermann Annals of Work Exposures and Health 64 (2020) 903–908 https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxaa059
	Chelated Fischer carbene complexes of annulated thiophenes: synthesis, structure and electrochemistry Zandria Lamprecht, Frederick P. Malan, Israel Fernández, Simon Lotz and Daniela I. Bezuidenhout Dalton Transactions 49 (2020) 15339 https://doi.org/10.1039/D0DT03298K
	Synthesis and structure of annulated dithieno[2,3-b;3ʹ,2ʹ-d]thienyl-and ring-opened 3,3ʹ-bithienyl Fischer carbene complexes Zandria Lamprecht, Frederick P. Malan, David C. Liles, Simon Lotz, Daniela I. Bezuidenhout Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 925 (2020) 121466 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2020.121466
	Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of T-Shaped Coinage-Metal Complexes George Kleinhans, Alan K.-W. Chan, Ming-Yi Leung, David C. Liles, Manuel A. Fernandes, Vivian W.-W. Yam, Israel Fernández and Daniela I. Bezuidenhout Chemistry A European Journal 26 (2020) 6993-6998 https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202000726.
	Mass spectral studies on the human skin surface for mosquito vector control applications Madelien Wooding, Tyren Dodgen, Egmont R. Rohwer, Yvette Naudé Journal of Mass Spectrometry (2020) e4686 https://doi.org/10.1002/jms.4686
	A thermogravimetric investigation into the synthesis of CoF₃ from Co₃O₄ Bernard M. Vilakazi, Jacobus B. Wagener, Elizabet M. van der Merwe Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 240 (2020) 109638 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluchem.2020.109638
	Prohibited substance regulation and compliance testing: A principalism approach J B Laurens, P A Carstens South African Journal Bioethics and Law 13 (2020) 114-118 http://sajbl.org.za/index.php/sajbl/article/view/652 https://doi.org/10.7196/SAJBL.2020.v13i2.00711
	A high-repetition-rate, fast temperature-programmed gas chromatograph and its online coupling to a supercritical fluid chromatograph (SFC ×× GC) D Malan, S.J. van der Walt, E.R. Rohwer Review of Scientific Instruments 91, 034101 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5125060
	Pheromones as management tools for non-Scolytinae Curculionidae: development and implementation considerations, Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science, 82:3, 202-214, Luki-Marie Scheepers, Jeremy D Allison, Marc C Bouwer, Egmont R Rohwer & Bernard Slippers (2020) , DOI: 10.2989/20702620.2020.1858204
	Molecular Orbitals Support Energy-Stabilizing “Bonding” Nature of Bader’s Bond Paths Ignacy Cukrowski, Jurgens H. de Lange, Daniël M. E. van Niekerk, and Thomas G. Bates The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2020 124 (27), 5523-5533https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.0c02234
	Short-, medium-, and long-chain chlorinated paraffins in South African indoor dust and cat hair, Martin Brits, Jacob de Boer, Egmont R. Rohwer, Jayne De Vos, Jana M. Weiss, Sicco H. Brandsma, Chemosphere, Volume 238, 2020, 124643 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124643
	Advances in water treatment technologies for removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Existing concepts, emerging trends, and future prospects. Adeola, AO, Forbes, PBC. Water Environ Res. 2021; 93: 343– 359. https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.1420
	Technical principles of atmospheric carbon dioxide reduction and conversion: economic considerations for some developing countries. Roduner, E., Rohwer, E.R. Clean Techn Environ Policy 23, 475–482 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-020-01889-w
	Characterization of bonding modes in metal complexes through electron density cross‐sections. de Beer, S, Cukrowski, I, de Lange, JH. J Comput Chem. 2020; 41: 2695– 2706. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcc.26423
	Synthesis, physicochemical characterization, toxicity and efficacy of a PEG conjugate and a hybrid PEG conjugate nanoparticle formulation of the antibiotic moxifloxacin L. L. Tshweu, M. A. Shemis, A. Abdelghany, A. Gouda, L. A. Pilcher, N. R. S. Sibuyi, M. Meyer, A. Dube and M. O. Balogun, RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 19770 https://doi.org/10.1039/C9RA10872F
	Characterization and in vitro Antibacterial Efficacy of Functionalized 2-Substituted Benzimidazole Motifs. AJANI, Olayinka Oyewale; Natasha October et al. Facile Synthesis, Indonesian Journal of Chemistry, [S.l.], v. 20, n. 1, p. 72-87, dec. 2019. ISSN 2460-1578. https://doi.org/10.22146/ijc.40448
	Design and synthesis of sulphonyl acetamide analogues of quinazoline as anticancer agents. Khazir, J., Mir, B.A., Pandita, M., Lynne Pilcher, Darren Riley et al. Med Chem Res 29, 916–925 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00044-020-02533-4
	A concise, rapid and high yielding flow synthesis of aryldiazonium tetrafluoroborates (ZA-11367MP), Chantal Scholtz and Darren L. Riley https://doi.org/10.24820/ark.5550190.p011.367

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