Gershon Amenuvor
The primary focus of this researcher's work is the utilization of ruthenium(II) complexes with diverse ligands to catalyze hydrogenation reactions, particularly for the efficient hydrogenation of aromatic compounds such as benzaldehyde, acetophenone, and styrene. This research explores the applications of these catalysts across various domains, including industrial processes, environmental health, oral health, and other related fields, emphasizing their versatility and effectiveness in catalytic chemistry.
Faculty Biography
Dr Gershon Amenuvor is a Coordination/Organometallic Chemist with special interest in developing metal complexes based on phosphorus, nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur mixed-donor ligands and their applications in homogeneous catalysis and metallodrug discovery. He is currently a lecturer in the Department of Chemistry.Gershon received his BSc. honours degree in chemistry from KNUST (2011), MSc. and PhD. degrees from the University of Johannesburg (2013-2018) under the supervision of Prof. James Darkwa and Dr Banothile C.E. Makhubela. His postgraduate degrees were sponsored by the National Research Foundation (South Africa), Supervisor-Linked Sasol South Africa bursary and Centre for Catalysis (University of Johannesburg).Gershon has passion for teaching and takes keen interest in students’ development through mentorship. He is also devoted to research and believes in doing his part right whiles leaving the rest for nature to take its course. With this in mind, he always encourages himself with his popular saying: ”the life we live in the lab makes us believe that the case is settled once all the necessary reagents are there in the flask. Why should we worry when we know that, certainly, nature takes it over from all our efforts?” His current research activities focus on synthesis of small organic molecules which could be active in tackling tropical diseases, synthesis of coordination compounds for applications in anion and cation detection, catalysis and biological applications. Gershon is open for research collaborations. Please feel free to contact him via gershon.amenuvor@knust.edu.gh.
Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
Chemical Synthesis and Characterization
Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
Computational Drug Discovery Methods
Crystallization and Solubility Studies
Magnetism in coordination complexes
Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
Metal complexes synthesis and properties
Oral and gingival health research
Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Influence of the Molecular Framework on the Photoconductivity Responses of Five Cu/Ni and Fe Heterometallic Materials Built with Cyanide and Ethylenediamine
Metabolic reprogramming in malignant A375 cells treated with a ruthenium (II) complex: insights from GCxGC-TOF/MS metabolomics
Open AccessEcological risk assessment of selected pharmaceuticals in major rivers within Kumasi, Ghana
Open AccessInvestigating the antitumor effects of a novel ruthenium (II) complex on malignant melanoma cells: An NMR-based metabolomic approach
Structural characterizations, optical and photo-electrochemical properties of four mixed-valence heterometallic coordination networks of alternating [Fe(CN)<sub>6</sub>]<sup>3/4−</sup> anions and [<i>M</i>(en)<sub>2</sub>·<i>n</i>H<sub>2</sub>O]<sup>2+</sup> (<i>M</i> = Cu<sup>2+</sup>, Ni<sup>2+</sup>; en = ethylenediammine) cations
CCDC 1986020: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Open AccessSynthesis and anti-cancer activity of bis-amino-phosphine ligand and its ruthenium(II) complexes
Multidentate Pyridyl‐Aminophosphinite and Pyridyl‐Phosphoramidite Ruthenium(II) Complexes: Synthesis, Structure and Application as Levulinic Acid Hydrogenation Pre‐Catalysts
Front Cover: Multidentate Pyridyl‐Aminophosphinite and Pyridyl‐Phosphoramidite Ruthenium(II) Complexes: Synthesis, Structure and Application as Levulinic Acid Hydrogenation Pre‐Catalysts (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 36/2019)
Multidentate Pyridyl‐Aminophosphinite and Pyridyl‐Phosphoramidite Ruthenium(II) Complexes: Synthesis, Structure and Application as Levulinic Acid Hydrogenation Pre‐Catalysts
CCDC 1579340: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Open AccessHomogeneous polymetallic ruthenium(<scp>ii</scp>)^zinc(<scp>ii</scp>) complexes: robust catalysts for the efficient hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone
CCDC 1581095: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Open AccessCCDC 1581094: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Open AccessCCDC 1581096: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Open AccessCCDC 1579338: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Open AccessCCDC 1579339: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Open AccessSynthesis, characterization and coordination chemistry of (pyrazolylphosphinite)palladium(II) complexes
Synthesis and characterization of (pyrazolylethylphosphinite)nickel(II) complexes and catalytic activity towards ethylene oligomerization
CCDC 1412964: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Open AccessCCDC 1412965: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Open AccessEfficient Solvent-Free Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid to <i>γ-</i>Valerolactone by Pyrazolylphosphite and Pyrazolylphosphinite Ruthenium(II) Complexes
CCDC 1412966: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Open AccessCCDC 1412967: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Open AccessCCDC 1412963: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Open AccessCCDC 1412962: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Open AccessNovel pyrazolylphosphite– and pyrazolylphosphinite–ruthenium(<scp>ii</scp>) complexes as catalysts for hydrogenation of acetophenone
Pyrazolyl phosphite and phosphinite ruthenium(II) complexes as catalysts for hydrogenation reactions of benzaldehyde, acetophenone and styrene
Department of Chemistry
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology