Charles De Koning
Professor
Chemistry
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa
Biography
Charles De Koning is professor of Chemistry at University of the witswatersrand. Professor de Koning’s research focuses on: the development of new routes to synthesize aromatic and heteroaromatic systems, and their applications to the assembly of aromatic natural products, such as cardinalin 3 and anhydrofusarubin.
Research Interest
He is specialized in fields such as synthesize aromatic and heteroaromatic systems
Publications
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Dahan Farkas N, Langley C, Rousseau AL, Yadav DB, Davids H, de Koning CB (2016) Substituted Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines: Synthesis and Biological Activity Against Colon Cancer Cell Lines HT-29 and Caco-2, Â European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 46: 4573-4583.
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Pillay A, Rousseau AL, Fernandes MA, de Koning CB (2012) The Synthesis of the Pyranonaphthoquinones Dehydroherbarin and Anhydrofusarubin Using Wacker Oxidation Methodology as a Key Step and Other Unexpected Oxidation Reactions with Ceric Ammonium Nitrate and Salcomine. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 10: 7809-7819.
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Leboho TC, van Vuuren SF, Michael JP, de Koning CB (2014) The Acid-Catalysed Synthesis of 7-Azaindoles from 3-Alkynyl-2-aminopyridines and their Antimicrobial Activity,  Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 12: 307-315.
