
ESEOLA, Abiodun O.
-Postdoc at Institut für Anorganische u. Analytische Chemie, Humboldtstr. 8, 07743 Jena, Deutschland.
-Teaching & research staff @ Redeemer's University, Ede - Nigeria...








Scientific Research Publications
Scopus and Google Scholar h-index: 15
Citations: 926
I10-index: 23
Collaborations in Drug Discovery efforts are in articles 1, 3–5, 11, 12 and 22
Post-Doctoral research results are in articles 13, 18, 21 and 23
PhD Supervision results are in articles 6–10, 14–17, 19 and 20
Projects shared with BSc thesis are in articles 25 and 29
Collaboration in Single Molecular Magnets is published in article 28
Collaborations in Steel Anticorrosion Studies are in articles 2, 24, 26 and 30
Results from PhD Thesis are in articles 27, 31–36
1. Johnson, T. O.; Adeyemi, O. E.; Adegboyega, A. E.; Olomu, S. A.; Enokela, F.; Ibrahim, S.; Gwantu, B.; Afolayan, B.; Stephen, K.; Eseola, A. O.; Plass, W.; Adeyemi, O. S. Elucidation of the anti-plasmodial activity of novel imidazole and oxazole compounds through computational and in vivo experimental approaches. Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics 2023, 41 (18), 9013–9021. DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2139761.
2. Omoregie, H. O.; Eseola, A. O.; Akong, R. A. Mixed ligand complexes of copper(II) with benzoyltrifluoroacetone, 1,10-phenanthroline and 2,2′-bipyridine: Structure, spectroscopic and antimicrobial properties. Journal of Molecular Structure 2022, 1250, 131826. DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131826.
3. OLUWAYEMI, E. T.; AWAKAN, O. J.; Eseola, A. O.; Plass, W.; Adeyemi, O. S. Imidazole derivative improves antioxidant status and causes differential alteration of redox-status in Drosophila melanogaster. Karbala International Journal of Modern Science 2022, 8 (1), 40–51. DOI: 10.33640/2405-609X.3206.
4. Adeyemi, O. S.; Eseola, A. O.; Plass, W.; Kato, K.; Otuechere, C. A.; AWAKAN, O. J.; Atolani, O.; Otohinoyi, D. A.; Elebiyo, T. C.; Evbuomwan, I. O. The anti-parasite action of imidazole derivatives likely involves oxidative stress but not HIF-1α signaling. Chemico-Biological Interactions 2021, 349, 109676. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2021.109676.
5. Adeyemi, O. S.; Molefe-Nyembe, N. I.; Eseola, A. O.; Plass, W.; Shittu, O. K.; Yunusa, I. O.; Atolani, O.; Evbuomwan, I. O.; Awakan, O. J.; Suganuma, K.; Kato, K. New Series of Imidazoles Showed Promising Growth Inhibitory and Curative Potential Against Trypanosoma Infection. The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine 2021, 94 (2), 199–207.
6. Aouina, A.; Oloyede, H. O.; Akong, R. A.; Abdelhak, J.; Görls, H.; Plass, W.; Eseola, A. O. Molecular variation and fluorescent turn-on detection of chromium(III) by three ESIPT-reactive 2,2'-(1,4-phenylenebis(5-phenyl-1H-imidazole-4,2-diyl))diphenols. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 2021, 406, 113006. DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.113006.
7. Akong, R. A.; Görls, H.; Woods, J. A. O.; Plass, W.; Eseola, A. O. ESIPT-inspired fluorescent turn-on sensitivity towards aluminium(III) detection by derivatives of O- and S-bridged bis-(phenol-imine) molecules. Results in Chemistry 2021, 3, 100236. DOI: 10.1016/j.rechem.2021.100236.
8. Aouina, A.; Oloyede, H. O.; Akong, R. A.; Abdelhak, J.; Görls, H.; Plass, W.; Eseola, A. O. Exploring Broad Molecular Derivatization as Tool in Selective Fluorescent Detection of Mercury(II) by a Series of Large Stokes Shift 1,4-Bis(5-phenyl-1 H -imidazol-4-yl)benzenes. Industrial Engineering Chemistry Res. 2020, 59 (52), 22398–22412. DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05087
9. Oloyede, H. O.; Woods, J. A. O.; Görls, H.; Plass, W.; Eseola, A. O. Coordination environment variations in multinuclear trigonal bipyramid Co(II) complexes bearing tetradentate sulfonamide N-donors and phenoxazinone synthase activities. Inorganica Chimica Acta 2020, 509, 119664. DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2020.119664.
10. Oloyede, H. O.; Akong Akong, R.; Woods, J. A. O.; Görls, H.; Plass, W.; Eseola, A. O. New Bidentate N-Sulfonyl-Substituted Aromatic Amines as Chelate Ligand Backbones: Pd Catalyst Generation in C–C Coupling via In Situ and Precatalyst Modes. Australian Journal of Chemistry 2021, 74 (2), 101. DOI: 10.1071/CH19668.
11. Adeyemi, O. S.; Eseola, A. O.; Plass, W.; Otuechere, C. A.; Elebiyo, T. C. New imidazoles cause cellular toxicity by impairing redox balance, mitochondrial membrane potential, and modulation of HIF-1α expression. Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2020, 529 (1), 23–27. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.05.059.
12. Adeyemi, O. S.; Eseola, A. O.; Plass, W.; Atolani, O.; Sugi, T.; Han, Y.; Batiha, G. E.-S.; Kato, K.; AWAKAN, O. J.; Olaolu, T. D.; Nwonuma, C. O.; Alejolowo, O.; Owolabi, A.; Rotimi, D.; Kayode, O. T. Imidazole derivatives as antiparasitic agents and use of molecular modeling to investigate the structure-activity relationship. Parasitology research 2020, 119 (6), 1925–1941. DOI: 10.1007/s00436-020-06668-6.
13. Eseola, A. O.; Görls, H.; Orighomisan Woods, J. A.; Plass, W. Single monodentate N-donor ligands versus multi-ligand analogues in Pd(II)-catalysed C–C coupling at reduced temperatures. Polyhedron 2020, 182, 114507. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2020.114507.
14. Oloyede, H. O.; Orighomisan Woods, J. A.; Görls, H.; Plass, W.; Eseola, A. O. N-donor-stabilized Pd(II) species supported by sulphonamide-azo ligands: Ligand architecture, solvent co-ligands, C–C coupling. Journal of Molecular Structure 2020, 1199, 127030. DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.127030.
15. Oloyede, H. O.; Woods, J. A. O.; Görls, H.; Plass, W.; Eseola, A. O. Influence of structural and thermal factors on phenoxazinone synthase activities catalysed by coordinatively saturated cobalt(III) octahedral complexes bearing diazene–disulfonamide N⌃N⌃N chelators. Comptes Rendus Chimie 2020, 23 (2), 169–183. DOI: 10.5802/crchim.15.
16. Oloyede, H. O.; Woods, J. A. O.; Görls, H.; Plass, W.; Eseola, A. O. New cobalt(ii ) coordination designs and the influence of varying chelate characters, ligand charges and incorporated group I metal ions on enzyme-like oxidative coupling activity. New Journal of Chemistry 2020, 44 (35), 14849–14858. DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ02347G.
17. Oloyede, H. O.; Görls, H.; Orighomisan Woods, J. A.; Plass, W.; Eseola, A. O. N-donor 2-(Sulfonamido)benzamide ligands, their palladium(II) coordination species and C–C coupling catalysis efficiencies. Journal of Molecular Structure 2019, 1197, 336–344. DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.07.054.
18. Eseola, A. O.; Görls, H.; Plass, W. Importance of monodentate mono-ligand designs in developing N-stabilized Pd catalysts for efficient ambient temperature C C coupling: Donor strengths and steric features. Molecular Catalysis 2019, 473, 110398. DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2019.110398.
19. Oloyede, H. O.; Woods, J. A. O.; Görls, H.; Plass, W.; Eseola, A. O. Flexible, N-sulfonyl-substituted aliphatic amine ligands in palladium-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura C C coupling: Influence of substituents bulkiness and co-ligand size. Polyhedron 2019, 159, 182–191. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2018.11.044.
20. Oloyede, H. O.; Woods, J. A. O.; Görls, H.; Plass, W.; Eseola, A. O. The necessity of free and uncrowded coordination environments in biomimetic complex models: oxidative coupling by mixed-ligand cobalt(ii ) complexes of diazene–disulfonamide. New Journal of Chemistry 2019, 43 (46), 18322–18330. DOI: 10.1039/C9NJ04396A.
21. Eseola, A. O.; Görls, H.; Bangesh, M.; Plass, W. ESIPT-capable 2,6-di(1 H -imidazol-2-yl)phenols with very strong fluorescent sensing signals towards Cr(iii ), Zn(ii ), and Cd(ii ): molecular variation effects on turn-on efficiency. New Journal of Chemistry 2018, 42 (10), 7884–7900. DOI: 10.1039/C8NJ01265B.
22. Adeyemi, O. S.; Molina, M. T.; Eseola, A. O.; Fonseca-Berzal, C.; Gómez-Barrio, A. New Imidazole-Based Compounds Active Against Trypanosoma cruzi. Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening 2017, 20 (1), 20–24. DOI: 10.2174/1386207320666170110141907.
23. Eseola, A. O.; Görls, H.; Woods, J. A.; Plass, W. Cyclometallation, steric and electronic tendencies in a series of Pd(II) complex pre-catalysts bearing imidazole–phenol ligands and effects on Suzuki–Miyaura catalytic efficiencies. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 2015, 406, 224–237. DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2015.06.001.
24. Odozi, N. W.; Babalola, J. O.; Ituen, E. B.; Eseola, A. O. Imidazole Derivative as Novel Effective Inhibitor of Mild Steel Corrosion in Aqueous Sulphuric Acid. American Journal of Physical Chemistry 2015 (4(1-1)), 1–9. DOI: 10.11648/j.ajpc.s.2015040101.11.
25. Eseola, A. O.; Akogun, O.; Görls, H.; Atolani, O.; Kolawole, G. A.; Plass, W. Ligand characteristics and in situ generation of Pd active species towards CC coupling using series of 2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenols. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 2014, 387, 112–122. DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2014.02.032.
26. Obi-Egbedi, N. O.; Obot, I. B.; Eseola, A. O. Synthesis, characterization and corrosion inhibition efficiency of 2-(6-methylpyridin-2-yl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10] phenanthroline on mild steel in sulphuric acid. Arabian Journal of Chemistry 2014, 7 (2), 197–207. DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2010.10.025.
27. Eseola, A. O.; Geibig, D.; Görls, H.; Sun, W.-H.; Hao, X.; Woods, J. A. O.; Plass, W. Palladium(II) complexes bearing 2-(1H-imidazol/oxazol-2-yl)-pyridines: Synthesis, structures and ligand effects in Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2014, 754, 39–50. DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.12.041.
28. Buchholz, A.; Eseola, A. O.; Plass, W. Slow magnetic relaxation in mononuclear tetrahedral cobalt(II) complexes with 2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenol based ligands. Comptes Rendus Chimie 2012, 15 (10), 929–936. DOI: 10.1016/j.crci.2012.07.005.
29. Eseola, A. O.; Adepitan, O.; Görls, H.; Plass, W. Electronic/substituents influence on imidazole ring donor–acceptor capacities using 1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline frameworks. New Journal of Chemistry 2012, 36 (4), 891. DOI: 10.1039/C2NJ20880F.
30. Obot, I. B.; Obi-Egbedi, N. O.; Eseola, A. O. Anticorrosion Potential of 2-Mesityl-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline on Mild Steel in Sulfuric Acid Solution: Experimental and Theoretical Study. Industrial Engineering Chemistry Res. 2011, 50 (4), 2098–2110. DOI: 10.1021/ie102034c.
31. Eseola, A. O.; Li, W.; Sun, W.-H.; Zhang, M.; Xiao, L.; Woods, J. A. Luminescent properties of some imidazole and oxazole based heterocycles: Synthesis, structure and substituent effects. Dyes and Pigments 2011, 88 (3), 262–273. DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2010.07.005.
32. Eseola, A. O.; Sun, W.-H.; Li, W.; Woods, J. A. Syntheses of new imidazole ligand series and evaluation of 1-, 2- and 4,5-imidazole substituent electronic and steric effects on N-donor strengths. Journal of Molecular Structure 2010, 984 (1-3), 117–124. DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2010.09.015.
33. Eseola, A. O.; Zhang, M.; Xiang, J.-F.; Zuo, W.; Li, Y.; Woods, J. A.; Sun, W.-H. Synthesis and characterization of nickel(II) complexes bearing 2-(imidazol-2-yl)pyridines or 2-(pyridin-2-yl)phenanthroimidazoles/oxazoles and their polymerization of norbornene. Inorganica Chimica Acta 2010, 363 (9), 1970–1978. DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2009.02.026.
34. Eseola, A. O.; Li, W.; Adeyemi, O. G.; Obi-Egbedi, N. O.; Woods, J. A. Hemilability of 2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyridine and 2-(oxazol-2-yl)pyridine ligands: Imidazole and oxazole ring Lewis basicity, Ni(II)/Pd(II) complex structures and spectra. Polyhedron 2010, 29 (8), 1891–1901. DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2010.02.039.
35. Eseola, A. O.; Obi-Egbedi, N. O. Spectroscopic study of 2-, 4- and 5-substituents on pKa values of imidazole heterocycles prone to intramolecular proton-electrons transfer. Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy 2010, 75 (2), 693–701. DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2009.11.041.
36. Eseola, A. O.; Li, W.; Gao, R.; Zhang, M.; Hao, X.; Liang, T.; Obi-Egbedi, N. O.; Sun, W.-H. Syntheses, structures, and fluorescent properties of 2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)phenols and their neutral Zn(II) complexes. Inorganic chemistry 2009, 48 (19), 9133–9146. DOI: 10.1021/ic9008703.
