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h-index: 24
Works: 118
Citations: 1,800

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Electronic tuning of the lability of Pt(II) complexes through pi-acceptor effects. Correlations between thermodynamic, kinetic, and theoretical parameters.
A. Hofmann, D. Jaganyi, O. Munro, G. Liehr +1 more
2003Inorganic Chemistry145 citations
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Pyrano-isoflavones with erectile-dysfunction activity from Eriosema kraussianum.
S. Drewes, M. Horn, O. Munro, J. Dhlamini +2 more
2002Phytochemistry61 citations
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Gold(III) Macrocycles: Nucleotide-Specific Unconventional Catalytic Inhibitors of Human Topoisomerase I
Kate J. Akerman, A. Fagenson, Vidusha Cyril, M. Taylor +3 more
2014Journal of the American Chemical Society55 citations Open access
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Kinetic and mechanistic study on the reactions of [Pt(bpma)(H2O)]2+ and [Pd(bpma)(H2O)]2+ with some nucleophiles. Crystal structure of [Pd(bpma)(py)](ClO4)2.
D. Jaganyi, Felicia Tiba, O. Munro, B. Petrović +1 more
2006Dalton Transactions54 citations
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Gold(III) complexes of pyridyl- and isoquinolylamido ligands: structural, spectroscopic, and biological studies of a new class of dual topoisomerase I and II inhibitors.
Colin R. Wilson, A. Fagenson, Wanvipa Ruangpradit, M. Muller +1 more
2013Inorganic Chemistry36 citations
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Venusol from Gunnera perpensa: structural and activity studies.
F. Khan, Xolani K Peter, R. Mackenzie, L. Katsoulis +4 more
2004Phytochemistry36 citations
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Speciation in solution, solid state spectroscopy and vapochromism of [Pt(trpy)(NCS)]SbF(6) where trpy = 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine.
J. Field, Craig D Grimmer, O. Munro, B. Waldron
2010Dalton Transactions34 citations
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Heterocyclic Bismuth(III) Dithiocarbamato Complexes as Single-Source Precursors for the Synthesis of Anisotropic Bi2 S3 Nanoparticles.
Walter N. Kun, Sixberth Mlowe, Linda D. Nyamen, Peter T Ndifon +3 more
2016Chemistry33 citations Open access
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Crystal structures and photoluminescent properties of the orange and yellow forms of [Pt{4′-(o-ClC6H4)trpy}(CN)]SbF6: an example of concomitant polymorphism
J. Field, L. P. Ledwaba, O. Munro, D. McMillin
200833 citations
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Structural and Physical Characterization of (Nitrato)iron(III) Porphyrinates [Fe(por)(NO(3))] - Variable Coordination of Nitrate.
G. Wyllie, O. Munro, C. Schulz, W. Scheidt
2007Polyhedron33 citations Open access
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Transformation of naturally-occurring 1,9-trans-9,5-cis sweroside to all trans sweroside during acetylation of sweroside aglycone.
M. Horn, Siegfried E. Drewes, Nicola J. Brown, O. Munro +2 more
2001Phytochemistry33 citations
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Synthesis, electrochemistry and luminescence of [Pt{4'-(R)trpy}(CN)](+) (R = Ph, o-CH(3)C(6)H(4), o-ClC(6)H(4) or o-CF(3)C(6)H(4); trpy = 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine): crystal structure of [Pt{4'-(Ph)trpy}(CN)]BF(4) x CH(3)CN.
J. Field, R. J. Haines, L. P. Ledwaba, Robert McGuire +3 more
2007Dalton Transactions28 citations
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A Cytotoxic Bis(1,2,3‐triazol‐5‐ylidene)carbazolide Gold(III) Complex Targets DNA by Partial Intercalation
Danielle van der Westhuizen, C. Slabber, M. Fernandes, Daniël F. Joubert +5 more
2021Chemistry26 citations Open access
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Temperature dependence of the crystal structure and luminescence properties of [Pt{4′-(o-ClC6H4)trpy}Cl]SbF6(trpy = 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine)
J. Field, J. Gertenbach, R. J. Haines, L. P. Ledwaba +4 more
200326 citations
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Orientation towards asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones catalyzed by (pyrazolyl)ethyl)pyridine Fe(II) and Ni(II) complexes
Makhosazane N. Magubane, M. Alam, S. Ojwach, O. Munro
201725 citations
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Structural, kinetic, and DFT studies of the transfer hydrogenation of ketones mediated by (pyrazole)pyridine iron(II) and nickel(II) complexes
Makhosazane N. Magubane, G. S. Nyamato, S. Ojwach, O. Munro
201624 citations
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(Benzimidazolylmethyl)amine ZnII and CuII Carboxylate Complexes: Structural, Mechanistic and Kinetic Studies of Polymerisation Reactions of ϵ‐Caprolactone
N. Attandoh, S. Ojwach, O. Munro
201424 citations
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Probing the nature of the Co(III) ion in corrins: the structural and electronic properties of dicyano- and aquacyanocobyrinic acid heptamethyl ester and a stable yellow dicyano- and aquacyanocobyrinic acid heptamethyl ester.
S. M. Chemaly, K. Brown, M. Fernandes, O. Munro +2 more
2011Inorganic Chemistry23 citations
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Cobalt Porphyrin-Thiazyl Radical Coordination Polymers: Toward Metal-Organic Electronics.
D. Haynes, Laura J. van Laeren, O. Munro
2017Journal of the American Chemical Society22 citations
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Molecular recognition: preorganization of a bis(pyrrole) Schiff base derivative for tight dimerization by hydrogen bonding.
O. Munro, S. Joubert, Craig D Grimmer
2006Chemistry22 citations
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Cancer molecular biology and strategies for the design of cytotoxic gold(I) and gold(III) complexes: a tutorial review.
Danielle van der Westhuizen, Daniela I. Bezuidenhout, O. Munro
2021Dalton Transactions21 citations Open access
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Redox behaviour of cymantrene Fischer carbene complexes in designing organometallic multi-tags.
Daniela I. Bezuidenhout, B. van der Westhuizen, Pieter J Swarts, Teshica Chatturgoon +3 more
2014Chemistry19 citations
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Sorption of small molecule vapours by single crystals of [Pt{4'-(Ph)trpy}(NCS)]SbF6 where trpy = 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine: a porous material with a structure stabilised by extended π-π interactions.
J. Field, O. Munro, B. Waldron
2012Dalton Transactions19 citations
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Evidence for Inhibition of Topoisomerase 1A by Gold(III) Macrocycles and Chelates Targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium abscessus
Rashmi Gupta, Carolina Rodrigues Felix, M. Akerman, Kate J. Akerman +7 more
2018Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy18 citations Open access
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Synthesis, crystal structure and solid state photoluminescence of [Pt(trpy)(CCPh)]SbF6 (trpy=2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine)
Riaan Büchner, J. Field, R. J. Haines, L. P. Ledwaba +3 more
200718 citations
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Minor pyrano-isoflavones from Eriosema kraussianum: activity-, structure-, and chemical reaction studies.
S. Drewes, M. Horn, F. Khan, O. Munro +3 more
2004Phytochemistry17 citations
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Non-covalent interactions between cations in the crystal structure of [Pt{4′-(p-tolyl)trpy}Cl]SbF6, where trpy is 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine, underpin the salt’s complex solid-state luminescence spectrum
J. Field, Colin R. Wilson, O. Munro
201116 citations
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Ruthenium complexes with Schiff base ligands containing benz(othiazole/imidazole) moieties: Structural, electron spin resonance and electrochemistry studies
I. Booysen, A. Adebisi, O. Munro, B. Xulu
201414 citations Open access
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Complementary hydrogen bonding in a new tridentate Schiff base ligand: X-ray, DFT and solution NMR studies
O. Munro, Sandra D. Strydom, Craig D Grimmer
200413 citations
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Synthesis, X-ray structure determination and germination studies on some smoke-derived karrikins
J. Nair, Martin Pošta, H. B. Papenfus, O. Munro +2 more
201412 citations Open access
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Novel vanadium compounds with 2-pyridylbenzimidazole
I. Booysen, T. Hlela, T. Gerber, O. Munro +1 more
201312 citations
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Ruthenium(II/IV) complexes with potentially tridentate Schiff base chelates containing the uracil moiety
I. Booysen, Sanam Maikoo, Matthew Piers Akerman, B. Xulu +1 more
201312 citations
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Complexities of the Interaction of NiII, PdII and PtII Pyrrole‐Imine Chelates with Human Serum Albumin**
Sheldon Sookai, O. Munro
2023ChemistryEurope11 citations Open access
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Discovery of novel heterocyclic amide-based inhibitors: an integrative in-silico approach to targeting soluble epoxide hydrolase
Z. Fakhar, L. Hejazi, S. Tabatabai, O. Munro
2021Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics11 citations
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Biodistribution (as determined by the radiolabelled equivalent) of a gold(III) bis(pyrrolide-imine) Schiff base complex: a potential chemotherapeutic.
M. Akerman, O. Munro, M. Mongane, J. V. van Staden +5 more
2013Journal of labelled compounds & radiopharmaceuticals11 citations
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Cytotoxic pyrrole-based gold(III) chelates target human topoisomerase II as dual-mode inhibitors and interact with human serum albumin.
Sheldon Sookai, Matthew A. Akerman, Mia Færch, Y. Sayed +1 more
2025European journal of medicinal chemistry9 citations Open access
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An 8-aminoquinoline-naphthyl copper complex causes apoptotic cell death by modulating the expression of apoptotic regulatory proteins in breast cancer cells.
Nonzuzo Myeza, Cathy Slabber, O. Munro, Sheldon Sookai +3 more
2024European Journal of Pharmacology9 citations Open access
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Supramolecular solvatochromism: mechanistic insight from crystallography, spectroscopy and theory.
Varvara I Nikolayenko, L. V. van Wyk, O. Munro, L. Barbour
2018Chemical Communications9 citations
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One-dimensional C-H...N hydrogen-bonded polymers in flexible tetrapyridyl systems.
A. Mambanda, D. Jaganyi, O. Munro
2007Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications9 citations
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Preparation and properties of the halogenoalkyl compounds [(η5-C5H5)(CO)2(PPhiMe3−i)Mo{(CH2)nX}] (n=3, 4; i=0–3; X=Br, I) and [{η5-C5(CH3)5}(CO)3Mo{(CH2)nX}] (n=3, 4; X=Br, I) and the crystal structures of [(η5-C5H5)(CO)3W{(CH2)5I}], [(η5-C5H5)(CO)3W{(CH2)3Br}] and [(η5-C5H5)(CO)2(PPh3)Mo{(CH2)3I}]
H. Friedrich, M. Onani, O. Munro
20019 citations
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Pt(II) Bis(pyrrole-imine) complexes: Luminescent probes and cytotoxicity in MCF-7 cells†.
Sheldon Sookai, Shanen Perumal, Mandeep Kaur, O. Munro
2024Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry8 citations Open access
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Coordination of di- and triimine ligands at ruthenium(II) and ruthenium(III) centers: structural, electrochemical and radical scavenging studies
I. Booysen, A. Adebisi, M. Akerman, O. Munro +1 more
20168 citations
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An X-ray crystallographic and DFT study of bis(pyrrolide-imine) nickel(II) Schiff base chelates
M. Akerman, Teshica Chatturgoon, O. Munro
20148 citations
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Mono- and dinuclear rhenium(I) compounds with bidentate benzimidazole chelators
I. Booysen, M. Ismail, O. Munro
20138 citations
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Unconventional hydrogen bonding and π-stacking in two substituted pyridine carboxamides.
Colin R. Wilson, O. Munro
2010Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications8 citations
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Experimental and theoretical studies of a naturally occurring non-oligomeric steroidal supramolecular zipper
O. Munro, K. du Toit, S. Drewes, N. Crouch +1 more
20068 citations
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Conformational analysis: crystallographic, NMR, and molecular mechanics studies of flexible sulfonic esters.
O. Munro, J. Mckenzie, Sandra D. Strydom, D. Gravestock
2003Journal of Organic Chemistry8 citations
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Self-recognition in a flexible bis(pyrrole) Schiff base derivative: formation of a one-dimensional hydrogen-bonded polymer.
O. Munro, G. L. Camp
2003Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications8 citations
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Delineating the binding site of a series of gold(III) Schiff base chelates on HSA via experimentation and in silico methods.
Sheldon Sookai, O. Munro
2025International Journal of Biological Macromolecules7 citations Open access
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A Survey of the Angular Distortion Landscape in the Coordination Geometries of High-Spin Iron(II) 2,6-Bis(pyrazolyl)pyridine Complexes
Izar Capel Berdiell, Evridiki Michaels, O. Munro, M. Halcrow
2024Inorganic Chemistry7 citations Open access
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