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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.

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