Selected Publications (2010-2023)
Tara K. Davids, Wade F. Petersen and Gregory S. Smith∗
Evaluation of a trinuclear heteroleptic bis-cyclometalated iridium(III) complex as a photoredox catalyst for visible light-mediated hydrothiolation reactions
Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2023, 149, 110384.
Hong Yan*, Gregory S. Smith* and Fen-Er Chen*
Recent advances using cyclopropanols and cyclobutanols in ring-opening asymmetric synthesis
Green Synthesis and Catalysis, 2022, 3, 219.
Nosipho Msimango, Athi Welsh, Sharon Prince and Gregory S. Smith∗
Synthesis and anticancer evaluation of trinuclear N^N quinolyl-benzimidazole-based PGM complexes
Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2022, 144, 109840.
Sara Nasiri Sovari, Taryn M. Golding, Mziyanda Mbaba, Roxanne Mohunlal, Timothy J. Egan, Gregory S. Smith* and Fabio Zobi*
Rhenium(I) derivatives of aminoquinoline and imidazolopiperidine-based ligands: Synthesis, in vitro and in silico biological evaluation against Plasmodium falciparum
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2022, 234, 111905.
Nadia Baartzes, Jill Combrinck, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith∗
Heteroleptic Rh(III) phenylpyridyl complexes based on an aminoquinoline-benzimidazole hybrid scaffold: Antiplasmodial evaluation and mechanistic insights
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2022, 975, 122419.
Aleksandra Kowalczyk, Michal Piotrowicz, Magdalena Gapinska, Damian Tryzbinksi, Kryzsstof Wozniak, Taryn M. Golding, Tameryn Stringer, Gregory S. Smith, Rafal Czerwieniec, Konrad Kowalski*
Chemistry of glycol nucleic acid (GNA): Synthesis, photophysical characterization and insight into the biological activity of phenanthrenyl GNA constituents
Bioorganic Chemistry, 2022, 125, 105847.
Nozuko M. Motimani, Siyabonga Ngubane and Gregory S. Smith*
Polynuclear heteroleptic ruthenium(II) photoredox catalysts: Evaluation in blue-light-mediated, regioselective thiol-ene reactions
Polyhedron, 2022, 212, 115616.
Taryn M. Golding, Mziyanda Mbaba and Gregory S. Smith*
Modular synthesis of antimalarial quinoline-based PGM metallarectangles
Dalton Transactions, 2021, 50, 15274.
Shepherd Siangwata, Cody Williams, Nikechukwu N. Omosun, Siyabonga Ngubane and Gregory S. Smith*
Core- and peripheral-functionalised metallodendrimers for hydroformylation reactions: A review
Applied Catalysis A, General, 2021, 626, 118362.
Nikechukwu N. Omosun and Gregory S. Smith*
Monometallic and bimetallic sulfonated Rh(I) complexes: Synthesis and evaluation as recyclable hydroformylation catalysts
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2021, 951, 122022.
Athi Welsh, Mziyanda Mbaba, Sharon Prince and Gregory S Smith*
Synthesis, molecular modeling and preliminary anticancer evaluation of 2-ferrocenylbenzimidazole metallofragments
Journal of Molecular Structure, 2021, 1246, 131122.
Chayan Pandya, Parth Senjaliya, M.K. Hima Hareendran, P.V. Anju, Sadhana Venkatesh, Thejal Kumar S, Sibasis Sarkar, Anvesha Sil, Haamid Bhat, Prakash C. Jha, Gregory S Smith and Akella Sivaramakrishna*
Designing and Synthesis of Phosphine Derivatives of Ru3(CO)12 – Studies on Catalytic Isomerization of 1-Alkenes
Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2021, 518, 120211
Diana R. Melis, Chiao-Yu Hsiao, Jill M. Combrinck, Lubbe Wiesner and Gregory S. Smith*
Subcellular localisation of a quinoline-containing fluorescent cyclometallated Ir(III) complex in Plasmodium falciparum
ChemBioChem, 2021, 22, 1568-1572
Timothy J. Kotze, Sandra Duffy, Vicky M. Avery, Audrey Jordaan, Digby F. Warner, Leigh Loots, Gregory S. Smith and Prinessa Chellan*
Synthesis and antimicrobial study of organoiridium amido-sulfadoxine complexes
Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2021, 517, 120175
Nikechukwu N. Omosun, Siyabonga Ngubane and Gregory S. Smith*
Hydroformylation of olefins using redox-active rhodium(I) alpha-diimine-cored aryl ether metallodendrimers
Applied Catalysis A, General, 2021, 610, 117950
Fatima-Zahra Ishmail, Diana R. Melis, Mziyanda Mbaba and Gregory S. Smith*
Diversification of quinoline-triazole scaffolds with CORMs: Synthesis, in vitro and in silico biological evaluation against Plasmodium falciparum
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2021, 215, 111328
Mziyanda Mbaba, Taryn M. Golding and Gregory S. Smith*
Recent Advances in the Biological Investigation of Organometallic Platinum-Group Metal (Ir, Ru, Rh, Os, Pd, Pt) Complexes as Antimalarial Agents
Molecules, 2020, 25, 5276. (OPEN ACCESS)
Stephen de Doncker, Anna Casimiro, Izak A. Kotze, Siyabonga Ngubane* and Gregory S. Smith*
Bimetallic Paddlewheel-type Dirhodium(II,II) Acetate and Formamidinate Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, Electrochemistry, and Hydroformylation Activity
Inorganic Chemistry, 2020, 59, 12928-12940
Nadia Baartzes, Audrey Jordaan, Digby F. Warner, Jill Combrinck, Dale Taylor, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith*
Antimicrobial evaluation of neutral and cationic iridium(III) and rhodium(III) aminoquinoline-benzimidazole hybrid complexes
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2020, 206, 112694
Diana R. Melis, Christopher B. Barnett, Lubbe Wiesner, Ebbe Nordlander and Gregory S. Smith*
Quinoline-triazole half-sandwich iridium(III) complexes: synthesis, antiplasmodial activity and preliminary transfer hydrogenation studies
Dalton Transactions, 2020, 49, 11543-11555
Shepherd Siangwata, Neill J. Goosen and Gregory S. Smith*
Aqueous olefin hydroformylation using water-soluble mono- and trinuclear N,O-chelate rhodium(I)-aryl ether precatalysts
Applied Catalysis A, General, 2020, 603, 117736
Avinash K. Srivastava, Munsaf Ali, Shepherd Siangwata, Naveen Satrawala, Gregory S. Smith* and Raj K. Joshi*
Multitasking FeOCN Composite as an Economic, Heterogeneous Catalyst for 1-Octene Hydroformylation and Hydration Reactions
Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020, 9, 377-384
Tshegofatso L. Mashabane, G. Kabelo Ramollo, George Kleinhans, Stephen De Doncker, Shepherd Siangwata, Manuel A. Fernandes, Andreas Lemmerer, Gregory S. Smith and Daniela I. Bezuidenhout*
Tunable Rh(I) Fischer carbene complexes for application in the hydroformylation of 1-octene
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2020, 920, 121341-5753
Athi Welsh, Laa-iqa Rylands, Vladimir Arion, Sharon Prince and Gregory S. Smith*
Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of benzimidazole-based, trinuclear neutral cylometallated and cationic N^N-chelated ruthenium(II) complexes
Dalton Transactions, 2020, 49, 1143-1156
Cody Williams, Michel Ferreira, Sebastien Tilloy, Eric Monflier, Selwyn F. Mapolie and Gregory S. Smith*
Fréchet-type metallodendrons with N,P-iminophosphine Rh(I) complexes at the focal point: Synthesis and evaluation in the hydroformylation of 1-octene
Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2020, 502, 119341
Nicholas C.C. Breckwoldt, Gregory S. Smith, Percy van der Gryp and Neill J. Goosen*
Kinetic evaluation of the hydroformylation of the post-metathesis product 7-tetradecene using a heterobimetallic rhodium-ferrocenyl Schiff base derived precatalyst
Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis, 2019, 128, 333-347
Tameryn Stringer, Diana R. Melis and Gregory S. Smith*
N,O-Chelating quinoline-based half-sandwich organorhodium and -iridium complexes:synthesis, antiplasmodial activity and preliminary evaluation as transfer hydrogenation catalysts for the reduction of NAD+
Dalton Transactions, 2019, 48, 13143-13148
Diteboho S. Ramarou, Banothile C.E. Makhubela, Gregory S. Smith*
Rhodium(I) metallacycles based on alkylated-PTA scaffolds: Synthesis and evaluation as hydroformylation catalyst precursors
Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2019, 496, 119051
Ignacio Almendras, Yosselin Huentupil, Néstor Novoa, Pascal Roussel, Diana R. Melis, Gregory S. Smith, Rodrigo Arancibia*
Trinuclear Ni(II), Pd(II) and Cu(II) complexes containing the 2-hydroxy-benzaldehyde-ferrocenyl-sulfonylhydrazone ligand: Synthesis, structural characterization and antiplasmodial evaluation
Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2019, 496, 119050
Shepherd Siangwata, Nicholas C.C. Breckwoldt, Neill J. Goosen and Gregory S. Smith*
Olefin hydroformylation and kinetic studies using mono- and trinuclear N,O-chelate rhodium(I)-aryl ether precatalysts
Applied Catalysis A, General, 2019, 585, 117179-117187
Nadia Baartzes, Tameryn Stringer, Ronnett Seldon, Digby F. Warner, Dale Taylor, Sergio Wittlin, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith*
Bioisosteric ferrocenyl aminoquinoline-benzimidazole hybrids: Antimicrobial evaluation and mechanistic insights
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2019, 180, 121-133
Naveen Satrawala, Cody Williams, Avinash K. Srivastava, Kamal N. Sharma, Gregory S. Smith* and Raj K. Joshi*
Oxidative mono- and di-vinylation of 1-phenylpyrazole: Aqueous Rh(III)-catalyzed cross dehydrogenative coupling reactions
Catalysis Communications, 2019, 129, 105727-105733
Tameryn Stringer, Lubbe Wiesner and Gregory S. Smith*
Ferroquine-derived polyamines that target resistant Plasmodium falciparum
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2019, 179, 78-83
Jeremie Rossier, Sara Nasiri Sovari, Aleksandar Pavic, Sandra Vojnovic, Tameryn Stringer, Sarah Bättig, Gregory S. Smith, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic* and Fabio Zobi*
Antiplasmodial Activity and In Vivo Bio-Distribution of Chloroquine Molecules Released with a 4-(4-Ethynylphenyl)-Triazole Moiety from Organometallo-Cobalamins
Molecules, 2019, 24, 2310-2329
Nikechukwu N. Omosun and Gregory S. Smith*
Water-Soluble, Disulfonated alpha-Diimine Rhodium(I) Complexes: Synthesis, Characterisation and Application as Catalyst Precursors in the Hydroformylation of 1-Octene
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2019, 2558-2564
Prinessa Chellan*, Tameryn Stringer, Ajit Shokar, Aaron Au, Christina Tam, Luisa W. Cheng, Gregory S. Smith and Kirkwood M. Land
Antiprotozoal activity of palladium(II) salicylaldiminato thiosemicarbazone or complexes on metronidazole resistant Trichomonas vaginalis
Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2019, 102, 1-4
Tameryn Stringer, Maria Alejandra Silva Quintero, Lubbe Wiesner, Gregory S. Smith* and Ebbe Nordlander*
Evaluation of PTA-derived ruthenium(II) and iridium(II) quinoline complexes against chloroquine-sensitive and resistant strains of the Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2019, 191, 164-173
Laa-iqa Rylands, Athi Welsh, Keletso Maepa, Tameryn Stringer, Dale Taylor, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith*
Structure-activity relation studies of antiplasmodial cyclometallated ruthenium(II), rhodium(III) and iridium(III) complexes of 2-phenylbenzimidazoles
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2019, 161, 11-21
Nicholas C.C. Breckwoldt, Neill J. Goosen, Percy van der Gryp and Gregory S. Smith*
Hydroformylation of the post-metathesis product 7-tetradecene using rhodium(I) Schiff base catalyst precursors
Applied Catalysis A, General, 2019, 573, 49-55
Leah C. Matsinha, Shepherd Siangwata, Gregory S. Smith and Banothile C.E. Makhubela*
Aqueous biphasic hydroformylation of olefins: From classical phosphine-containing systems to emerging strategies based on water-soluble nonphosphine ligands
Catalysis Reviews, 2019, 61, 111-133
Munsaf Ali, Avinash K. Srivastava, Shepherd Siangwata, Gregory S. Smith and, Raj K. Joshi*
Photo induced alkyne hydration reactions mediated by a water soluble, reusable Rhodium(I) catalyst
Catalysis Communications, 2018, 115, 78-81
Cody Williams, Michel Ferreira, Eric Monflier, Selwyn F. Mapolie and Gregory S. Smith*
Synthesis and hydroformylation evaluation of Fréchet-type organometallic dendrons with N,O-salicylaldimine Rh(I) complexes at the focal point
Dalton Transactions, 2018, 47, 9418-9429
Irwin Cassells, Tameryn Stringer, Alan T. Hutton, Sharon Prince and Gregory S. Smith*
Impact of various lipophilic substituents on ruthenium(II), rhodium(III) and iridium(III) salicylaldimine‑based complexes: synthesis, in vitro cytotoxicity studies and DNA interactions
Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 2018, 23, 763-774
Diteboho S. Ramarou, Banothile C.E. Makhubela and Gregory S. Smith*
Synthesis of Rh(I) alkylated-PTA complexes as catalyst precursors in the aqueous-biphasic hydroformylation of 1-octene
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2018, 870, 23-31
Maxime Dauchy, Michel Ferreira, Jerome Leblond, Herve Bricout, Sebastien Tilloy, Gregory Smith and Eric Monflier*
New water-soluble Schiff-base ligands based on ß-cyclodextrin for aqueous biphasic hydroformylation reaction
Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2018, 90, 845-855
Andrew R. Burgoyne, Catherine H. Kaschula, M. Iqbal Parker and Gregory S. Smith*
Tripodal Half-Sandwich Rhodium and Iridium Complexes Containing Sulfonate and Pyridinyl Entities as Antitumour Agents
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2017, 5379-5386
Siphelele Malaza, Preshendren Govender, Marietjie Schutte-Smith, Hendrik G. Visser* and Gregory S. Smith*
Synthesis and Substitution Kinetics of Tricarbonylrhenium(I) Dendritic Complexes
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2017, 3919-3927
Preshendren Govender, Siyabonga Ngubane, Bruno Therrien and Gregory S. Smith*
Monometallic and mixed-valence bimetallic Rh(I/III) complexes: Synthesis, structure, electrochemistry and application in 1-octene hydroformylation
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2017, 848, 281-287
Tameryn Stringer, Ronnett Seldon, Nicole Liu, Digby Warner, Christina Tam, Luisa W. Cheng, Kirkwood M. Land, Peter J. Smith, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith*
Antimicrobial activity of organometallic isonicotinyl and pyrazinyl ferrocenyl-derived complexes
Dalton Transactions, 2017, 46, 9875-9885
Asanda C. Matsheku, Marian Y.-H. Chen, Sandra Jordaan, Sharn Prince, Gregory S. Smith and Banothile C.E. Makhubela*
Acridine‐containing RuII, OsII, RhIII and IrIII Half‐Sandwich Complexes: Synthesis, Structure and Antiproliferative Activity
Applied organometallic Chemistry, 2017, e3852
Shepherd Siangwata, Sisaenkosi Chulu, Clive L. Oliver and Gregory S. Smith*
Rhodium-catalysed hydroformylation of 1-octene using aryl and ferrocenyl Schiff base-derived ligands
Applied organometallic Chemistry, 2017, 31, e3593
Andrew R. Burgoyne, Catherine H. Kaschula, M. Iqbal Parker and Gregory S. Smith*
Synthesis and anticancer evolution of mono- and trinuclear half-sandwich rhodium(III) and iridium(III) complexes based on N,O-salicylaldiminato-sulfonated scaffolds
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2017, 846, 100-104
Danielle Aucamp, Tim Witteler, Fabian Dielmann, Shepherd Siangwata, David C. Liles, Gregory S. Smith and Daniela I. Bezuidenhout*
A triarylated 1,2,3-triazol-5-ylidene ligand with a redox active ferrocenyl substituent for rhodium(I)-catalysed hydroformylation of 1-octene
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2017, 1227-1236
Muneebah Adams, Carmen De Kock, Peter J. Smith, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith*
Evaluation of ferrocenyl-containing benzothiazoles as potential antiplasmodial agents
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2017, 242-246
Felix Bacher, Orsolya Dömötör, Eva A. Enyedy, Lana Filipovic, Sinisa Radulovic, Gregory S. Smith and Valdimir Arion*
Complex formation reactions of gallium(III) and iron(III/II) with L-proline-thiosemicarbazone hybrids: A comparative study
Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2017, 455, 505-513
Muneebah Adams, Tameryn Stringer, Carmen De Kock, Peter J. Smith, Kirkwood M. Land, Nicole Liu, Christina Tam, Luisa W. Cheng, Mathew Njoroge, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith*
Bioisosteric ferrocenyl-containing quinolines with antiplasmodial and antitrichomonal properties
Dalton Transactions, 2016, 45, 19086-19095
Tameryn Stringer, Carmen de Kock, Hajira Guzgay, John Okombo, Jenny Liu, Sierra Kanetake, Jihwan Kim, Christina Tam, Luisa W. Cheng, Peter J. Smith, Denver T. Hendricks, Kirkwood M. Land, Timothy J. Egan and Gregory S. Smith
Mono- and multimeric ferrocene congeners of quinoline-based polyamines as potential antiparasitics
Dalton Transactions, 2016, 45, 13415-13426
Nadia Baartzes, Tameryn Stringer, John Okombo, Ronnett Seldon, Digby F. Warner, Carmen de Kock, Peter J. Smith and Gregory S. Smith
Mono- and polynuclear ferrocenylthiosemicarbazones: Synthesis, characterisation and antimicrobial evaluation
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2016, 819, 166-172
Preshendren Govender, Tina Reidel, Paul J. Dyson and Gregory S. Smith
Regulating the anticancer properties of organometallic dendrimers using pyridylferrocene entities: synthesis, cytotoxicity and DNA binding studies
Dalton Transactions, 2016, 45, 9529-9539
Muneebah Adams, Linley Barnard, Carmen de Kock, Peter J. Smith, Lubbe Wiesner, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith
Cyclopalladated organosilane-tethered thiosemicarbazones_novel strategies for improving antplasmodical activity
Dalton Transactions, 2016, 45, 5514-5520 (Open Access)
Andrew R. Burgoyne, Catherine H. Kaschula, M. Iqbal Parker and Gregory S. Smith
In vitro Cytotoxicity of Half-Sandwich Platinum Group Metal Complexes of a Cationic Alkylated Phosphaadamantane Ligand
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2016, 1267-1273
Nadia Baartzes, Tameryn Stringer, Ronnett Seldon, Digby F. Warner, Carmen de Kock, Peter J. Smith and Gregory S. Smith
Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial evaluation of mono- and polynuclear ferrocenyl-derived amino and imino complexes
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2016, 809, 79-85
Akella Sivaramakrishna, Chinduluri Sravani, Sadhana Venkatesh, B.B. Pavankumar, Kari Vijayakrishna, Haamid R. Bhat, Prakash C. Jha and Gregory S. Smith
Theoretical and experimental investigations on stability and chemistry of organoiridium(III) complexes
RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 105528-105539
Sadhana Venkatesh, Chinduluri Sravani, Sannapaneni Janardan, Pothini Suman, E. Veerashekhara Goud, B.B. Pavankumar, Vardi Leninkumar, Haamid R. Bhat, Akella Sivaramakrishna, Kari Vijayakrishna, Prakash C. Jha, Gregory S. Smith
Synthesis, structure and thermolysis of cis-dialkylplatinum(II) complexes – Experimental and theoretical perceptions
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2016, 818, 72-81
Kabello Ramollo, Maria J. Lopez-Gomez, David C. Liles, Leah C. Matsinha, Gregory S. Smith and Daniela I. Bezuidenhout
Rhodium(I) Ferrocenylcarbene Complexes: Synthesis, Structural Determination, Electrochemistry, and Application as Hydroformyaltion Catayst Precursors
Organometallics, 2015, 34, 5745-5753
Erik Ekengard, Lotta Glans, Irwin Cassells, Thibault Fogeron, Preshendren Govender, Tameryn Stringer, Prinessa Chellan, George C. Lisensky, William H. Hersh, Isa Doverbratt, Sven Lidin, Carmen de Kock, Peter J. Smith, Gregory S. Smith* and Ebbe Nordlander
Antimalarial activity of ruthenium(II) and osmium(II) arene complexes with mono- and bidentate chloroquine analogue ligands
Dalton Transactions, 2015, 44, 19314-19329
Preshendren Govender, Tina Riedel, Paul J. Dyson and Gregory S. Smith
Higher generation cationic N,N-ruthenium(II)-ethylene-glycol-derived metallodendrimers: Synthesis, characterisation and cytotoxicity
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2015, 799-800, 38-44
Shepherd Siangwata, Nadia Baartzes, Banothile C.E. Makhubela and Gregory S. Smith
Synthesis, characterization and reactivity of water-soluble ferrocenylimine-Rh(I) complexes as aqueous-biphasic hydroformylation catalyst precursors
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2015, 796, 26-32
Leah C. Matsinha, Jincheng Mao, Selwyn F. Mapolie and Gregory S. Smith
Water-Soluble Palladium(II) Sulfhonated Thiosemicarbazone Complexes: Facile Synthesis and Preliminary Catalytic Studies in the Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction in Water
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2015, 4088-4094
Tameryn Stringer, Dale Taylor, Hajira Guzgay, Ajit Shokar, Aaron Au, Peter J. Smith, Denver T. Hendricks, Kirkwood M. Land, Timothy J. Egan and Gregory S. Smith
Polyamine quinolone rhodium complexes: synthesis and pharmacological evaluation as antiparasitic agents against Plasmodium falciparum and Trichomonas vaginalis
Dalton Transactions, 2015, 44, 14906-14917 (Open Access)
Tameryn Stringer, Hajira Guzgay, Jill M. Combrink, Melissa Hopper, Denver T. Hendricks, Peter J. Smith, Kirkwood M. Land, Timothy J. Egan and Gregory S. Smith
Synthesis, characterisation and pharmacological evaluation of ferrocenyl azines and their rhodium(I) complexes
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2015, 788, 1-8
Latisa Maqeda, Banothile C.E. Makhubela and Gregory S. Smith
Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of fluorocarbon-containing rhodium(I) complexes for biphasic hydroformylation reactions
Polyhedron, 2015, 91, 128-135
Wanning Hu, Jan Hoyer, Ines Neundorf, Preshendren Govender, Gregory S. Smith and Ulrich Schatzschneider
Synthesis of CpM(CO)3–DAB and –PAMAM Dendrimer Conjugates and Preliminary Evaluation of Their Biological Activity
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2015, 1505-1510
Andrew R. Burgoyne, Banothile C.E. Makhubela, Mervin Meyer and Gregory S. Smith
Trinuclear Half-Sandwich Ru(II), Rh(III) and Ir(III) Polyester Organometallic Complexes: Synthesis and in vitro Evaluation as Antitumor Agents
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2015, 1433-1444
Muneebah Adams, Carmen de Kock, Peter J. Smith, Kirkwood M. Land, Nicole Liu, Melissa Hopper, Allyson Hsiao, Andrew R. Burgoyne, Tameryn Stringer, Mervin Meyer, Lubbe Wiesner, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith
Improved antiparasitic activity by incorporating of organosilane entities into half-sandwich ruthenium(II) and rhodium(III) thiosemicarbqzone complexes
Dalton Transactions, 2015, 44, 2456-2468 (Open Access)
Leah C. Matsinha, Selwyn F. Mapolie and Gregory S. Smith
Recoverable and Recyclable Water-Soluble Sulphonated Salicylaldimine Rh(I) Complexes for 1-Octene Hydroformylation in Aqueous Biphasic Media
Dalton Transactions, 2015, 44, 1240-1248 (Open Access)
Lara C. Sudding, Richard Payne, Preshendren Govender, Fabio Edafe, Catherine M. Clavel, Paul J. Dyson, Bruno Therrien and Gregory S. Smith
Evaluation of the in vitro anticancer activity of cyclometalated half-sandwich rhodium and iridium complex coordinated to naphthaldimine-based poly(propyleneimine) dendritic scaffolds
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2014, 774, 79-85
Banothile C.E. Makhubela, Mervin Meyer and Gregory S. Smith
Evaluation of trimetallic Ru(II)- and Os(II)-Arene compelxes as potential anticancer agents
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2014, 772-773, 229-241
Preshendren Govender, Heidi Lemmerhirt, Alan T. Hutton, Bruno Therrien, Patrick J. Bednarski and Gregory S. Smith
First- and Second-Generation Heterometalic Dendrimers Containing Ferrocenyl-Ruthenium(II)-Arene Motifs: Synthesis, Structure, Electrochemistry, and Preliminary Cell Proliferation Studies
Organometallics, 2014, 33, 5535-5545 (Open Access)
Yiqun Li, Carmen de Kock, Peter J. Smith, Kelly Chibale* and Gregory S. Smith
Synthesis and Evaluation of a Carbosilane Congener of Ferroquine and Its Corresponding Half-Sandwich Ruthenium and Rhodium Complexes for Antiplasmodial and b-Hematin Inhibition Activity
Organometallics, 2014, 33, 4345-4348 (Open Access)
Linhua Lu, Prinessa Chellan, Gregory Smith*, Xiang Zhang, Hong yan and Jincheng Mao*
Thiosemicarbazone salicylaldiminato palladium(II)-catalysed alkynylation couplings between arylboronic acids and alkynes or alkynyl carboxylic acids
Tetrahedron, 2014, 70, 5980-5985
Winnie Nkoana, Dubekile Nyoni, Prinessa Chellan, Tameryn Stringer, Dale Taylor, Peter J. Smith, Alan T. Hutton and Gregory S. Smith
Heterometallic Half-sandwich Complexes Containing a Ferrocenyl Motif: Synthesis, Molecular Structure, Electrochemistry and Antiplasmodial Evaluation
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2014, 752, 67-75
Prinessa Chellan, Kirkwood M. Land, Ajit Shokar, Aaron Au, Seung Hwan An, Dale Taylor, Peter J. Smith, Tina Riedel, Paul J. Dyson, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith
Synthesis and evaluation of new polynuclear organometallic Ru(II), Rh(III) and Ir(III) pyridyl ester complexes as in vitro Antiparasitic and Antitumor Agents
Dalton Transactions, 2014, 43, 513-526 (Open Access)
Preshendren Govender, Fabio Edafe, Banothile Makhubela, Paul J. Dyson, Bruno Therrien, and Gregory S. Smith
Neutral and Cationic Osmium(II)-Arene Metallodendrimers: Synthesis, Characterisation and Anticancer Activity
Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2014, 409, 112-120
Prinessa Chellan, Kirkwood M. Land, Ajit Shokar, Aaron Au, Seung Hwan An, Dale Taylor, Peter J. Smith, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith
Di- and Trinuclear Ruthenium-, Rhodium-, and Iridium-Functionalised Pyridyl Aromatic Ethers: A New Class of Antiparasitic Agents
Organometallics, 2013, 32, 4793-4804
Tameryn Stringer, Dale Taylor, Carmen de Kock, Hajira Guzgay, Aaron Au, Seung Hwan An, Benjamin Sanchez, Raquel O-Connor, Neal Patel, Kirkwood M. Land, Peter J. Smith, Denver T. Hendricks, Timothy J. Egan and Gregory S. Smith
Synthesis, Characterisation, antiparasitic and cytotoxic evaluation of thioureas conjugated to polyamine scaffolds
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2013, 69, 90-98
Leah C. Matsinha, Peter Malatji, Alan T. Hutton, Gerhard A. Venter, Selwyn F. Mapolie and Gregory S. Smith
Water-Soluble Half-Sandwich Ru-Arene complexes: Synthesis, Structure, Electrochemistry, DFT Studies, and Aqueous Phase Hydroformylation of 1-Octene
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2013, 4318-4328
Tawfeeq Ismail, Daniel D. Rossouw, Philip Beukes, Jacobus P. Slabbert and Gregory S. Smith
Synthesis, characterisation and preliminary in vitro cellular uptake studies of 67Ga(III) thiosemicarbazones
Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2013, 33, 154-157
Muneebah Adams, Carmen de Kock, Peter J. Smith, Peter Malatji, Alan T. Hutton, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith
Heterobimetallic Ferrocenylthiosemicarbazone palladium(II) Complexes: Synthesis, Electrochemistry and Antiplasmodial Evaluation
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2013, 739, 15-20
Preshendren Govender, Sandesh Pai, Ulrich Schatzschneider and Gregory S. Smith
Next Generation PhotoCORMs: Polynuclear Tricarbonylmanganese(I)-Functionalized Polypyridyl Metallodendrimers
Inorganic Chemistry, 2013, 52, 5470-5478
Muneebah Adams, Carmen de Kock, Peter J. Smith, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith
Synthesis, characterisation and antiplasmodial evaluation of cyclopalladated thiosemicarbazone complexes
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2013, 736, 19-26
Muneebah Adams, Yiqun Li, Heena Khot, Carmen de Kock, Peter J. Smith, Kirkwood Land, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith
The synthesis and antiparasitic activity of aryl- and ferrocenyl-derived thiosemicarbazone ruthenium(II)-arene complexes
Dalton Transactions, 2013, 42, 4677-4685
Leah C. Matsinha, Selwyn F. Mapolie and Gregory S. Smith
Synthesis and characterisation of mono- and binuclear iminopyridyl and salicylaldimine Ru(II)-arene complexes
Polyhedron, 2013, 53, 56-61
Richard Payne, Preshendren Govender, Bruno Therrien, Catherine M. Clavel, Paul J. Dyson, and Gregory S. Smith
Neutral and cationic multinuclear half-sandwich rhodium and iridium complexes coordinated to poly(propyleneimine) dendritic scaffolds: Synthesis and cytotoxicity
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2013, 729, 20-27
Yiqun Li, Carmen de Kock, Peter J. Smith, Hajira Guzgay, Denver T. Hendricks, Krupa Naran, Valerie Miztahi, Digby F. warner, Kelly Chibale, and Gregory S. Smith
Synthesis, Characterization and Pharmacological Evaluation of Silicon-Containing Aminoquiniline Organometallic Complexes As Antiplasmodial, Antitumor and Antimycobacterial Agents
Organometallics, 2013, 32, 141-150
Preshendren Govender, Lara C. Sudding, Catherine M. Clavel, Paul J. Dyson, Bruno Therrien, and Gregory S. Smith
The influence of RAPTA moieties on the antiproliferative activity of peripheral-functionalised poly(salicylaldiminato)metallodendrimers
Dalton Transactions, 2013, 42, 1267-1277
Hong yan, Prinessa Chellan, Tingyi Li, Jincheng Mao, Kelly Chibale and Gregory Smith
Cyclometallated Pd(II) thiosemicarbazone complexes: new catalyst precursors for Suzuki-coupling reactions
Tetrahedron Letters, 2013, 54, 154-157
Emma B. Hager, Banothile C.E. Makhubela and Gregory S. Smith*
Aqueous-phase Hydroformylation of 1-octene using hydrophilic sulfonate salicylaldimine dendrimers
Dalton Transactions, 2012, 41, 13927-13935
Prinessa Chellan, Kirkwood M. Land, Ajit Shokar, Aaron Au, Seung Hwan An, Catherine M. Clavel, Paul J. Dyson, Carmen de Kock, Peter J. Smith, Kelly Chibale, and Gregory S. Smith
Exploring the Versatility of Cycloplatinated Thoisemicarbazones as Antitumor and Antiparasitic Agents
Organometallics, 2012, 31, 5791-5799
Banothile C.E. Makhubela, Anwar M. Jardine, Gunnar Westman and Gregory S. Smith
Hydroformylation of 1-octene using low-generation Rh(I) Metallodendritic Catalysts based on a Tris-2-(2-pyridyliminoehtyl)amine scaffold
Dalton Transactions, 2012, 41, 10715-10723
Preshendren Govender, Bruno Therrien and Gregory S. Smith
Bio-Metallodendrimers – Emerging Strategies in Metal-Based Drug Design
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2012, 2853-2862
Tebello Mahamo, Mokgolela M. Mogorosi, , John R. Moss, Selwyn F. Mapolie, J. Chris Slootweg, Koop Lammertsma and Gregory S .Smith
Neutral Palladium(II) Complexes with P,N Schiff-base ligands: Synthesis, Characterisation and Application as Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling Catalysts
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2012, 703, 34-42
Banothile C.E. Makhubela, Anwar Jardine and Gregory S. Smith
Rh(I) Complexes Supported on a Biopolymer as Recyclable and Selective Hydroformylation Catalysts
Green Chemistry, 2012, 14, 338-347
Tameryn Stringer, Denver T. Hendricks, Hajira Guzgay and Gregory S. Smith
Synthesis and characterisation of multimeric salicylaldimine thiosemicarbazones and their Pd(II) and Pt(II) complexes
Polyhedron, 2012, 31, 486-493
Prinessa Chellan, Tameryn Stringer, Ajit Shokar, Padraick J. Dornbush, Guillermo Vazquez-Anaya, Kirkwood M. Land, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith
Synthesis and in vitro Evaluation of Palladium(II) Salicylaldiminato Thiosemicarbazone Complexes against Trichomonas Vaginalis
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2011, 105, 1562-1568
Mokgolela M. Mogorosi, Tebello Mahamo, John R. Moss, Selwyn F. Mapolie, J. Chris Slootweg, Koop Lammertsma and Gregory S .Smith
Neutral Palladium(II) Complexes with P,N Schiff-base ligands: Synthesis, Characterisation and Catalytic Oligomerisation of Ethylene
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2011, 696, 3585-3592
Setshaba D. Khanye, Jiri Gut, Philip J. Rosenthal, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith
Ferrocenylthiosemicarbazones Conjugated to a Poly(propyleneimine)Dendrimer Scaffold: Synthesis and In Vitro Antimalarial Acitvity
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2011, 696, 3296-3300
Setshaba D. Khanye, Baojie Wan, Scott G. Franzbalu, Jiri Gut, Philip J. Rosenthal, Gregory S. Smith and Kelly Chibale
Synthesis and in Vitro Antimalarial and Antitubercular Acitvity of Gold(III)Complexes Containing Thiosemicarbazone Ligands
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2011, 696, 3392-3396
Gregory S. Smith and Bruno Therrien
Targeted and multifunctional arene ruthenium chemotherapeutics
Dalton Transactions, 2011, 40, 10793-10800
Tameryn Stringer, Bruno Therrien, Denver Hendricks, Hajira Guzgay and Gregory S. Smith
Mono- and dinuclear (h6-arene) ruthenium(II) benzaldehyde thiosemicarbazone complexes: Synthesis, characterisation and cytotoxicity
Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2011, 4, 956-960
Prinessa Chellan, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith
Molecular Structure of an Unexpected Binuclear Salicylaldimine Semicarbazone Palladium(II) Complex
Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 2011, 41, 747-750
Nathan C. Antonels, John R. Moss and Gregory S. Smith
Hydroformylation activity of multinuclear rhodium complexes coordinated to dendritic iminopyridyl and iminophosphine scaffolds
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2011, 696, 2003-2007
Banothile C.E. Makhubela, Anwar Jardine and Gregory S. Smith.
Pd Nanosized Particles Supported on Chitosan and 6-Deoxy-6-Amino Chitosan as Recyclable Catalysts for Suzuki-Miyaura and Heck Cross-coupling Reactions.
Applied Catalysis A: General, 2011, 393, 231-241
Preshendren Govender, Anna K. Renfrew, Catherine M. Clavel, Paul J. Dyson, Bruno Therrien, and Gregory S. Smith.
Antiproliferative activity of chelating N,O- and N,N-ruthenium(II) arene functionalised poly(propyleneimine) dendrimers scaffolds
Dalton Transactions, 2011, 40, 1158-1167
Prinessa Chellan, Shereen Nasser, Livia Vivas, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith.
Cyclopalladated Complexes containing Tridentate Thiosemicarbazone Ligands of Biological Significance: Synthesis, Structure and Antimalarial Activity
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2010, 695, 2225-2232
Setshaba D. Khanye, Gregory S. Smith, Carmen Lategan, Peter J. Smith, Jiri Gut, Philip J. Rosenthal and Kelly Chibale.
Synthesis and in Vitro Evaluation of Gold(I) Thiosemicarbazone Complexes for Antimalarial Activity
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2010, 104, 1079-1083
Guanlei Xie, Prinessa Chellan, Jincheng Mao, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith
Thiosemicarbazone Salicylaldiminato-Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Mizoroki-Heck Reactions
Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 2010, 352, 1641-1647
Prinessa Chellan, Nelusha Shunmoogam-Gounden, Denver T. Hendricks, Jiri Gut, Philip J. Rosenthal, Carmen Lategan, Peter J. Smith, Kelly Chibale and Gregory S. Smith.
Synthesis, Structure and in Vitro Biological Screening of Palladium(II) Complexes of Functionalsed Salicylaldimine Thiosemicarbazones as Antimalarial and Anticancer Agents
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2010, 3520-3528
Setshaba D. Khanye, Nikoletta B. Bathori, Gregory S. Smith and Kelly Chibale.
Gold(I) derived thiosemicarbazone complexes with rare halogen-halogen interaction-reduction of [Au(damp-C1,N)Cl2]
Dalton Transactions, 2010, 39, 2697-2700
Gregory S. Smith, Sanjib K. Patra, Lawrence Vanderark, Saowanit Saithong, Jonathan Charmant and Ian Manners.
Photocontrolled Living Anionic Polymerisation of Silicon-Bridged [1]Ferrocenophanes with Fluorinated Substitutents: Synthesis and Characterisation of Fluorinated Polyferrocenylsilane (PFS) Homopolymers and Block Copolymers
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2010, 211, 303-312