Demetrius Levendis
 Professor
Chemistry
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa
Biography
Demetrius Levendis is professor of Chemistry at University of the witswatersrand. His research interests are in the broad area of molecular materials and solid-state chemistry, and more specifically the inter-relationships between phase transformations, polymorphism, and solid-state reactions (both thermal and photochemical).
Research Interest
His research interests are in the broad area of molecular materials and solid-state chemistry, and more specifically the inter-relationships between phase transformations, polymorphism, and solid-state reactions (both thermal and photochemical).
Publications
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De Vries EJ, Reece HA, Levendis DC (2011) A hexagonal solvate of the neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). CrystEngComm 13: 3334-3337.
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Fabbiani F PA, Buth G, Levendis DC, Cruz Cabeza A (2014) Pharmaceutical hydrates under ambient conditions from high-pressure seeds: a case study of GABA monohydrate.  Chemical Communications 50: 1817-1819.Â
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Khorasani S, Botes DS, Fernandes MA, Levendis DC (2015) single-crystal-to-single-crystal Diels–Alder reaction with mixed topochemical and topotactic behaviour.  A.CrystEngComm (DOI: 10.1039/c5ce01301a).Â
