Joseph Michael
Emeritus Professor
Chemistry
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa
Biography
Joseph Michael Professor is currently working as Emeritus professor of Chemistry at University of the witswatersrand. Michael's current research interests center on the exploration of generalised synthetic strategies based on the versatile reactivity of enaminones of various types, including vinylogous amides, urethanes, cyanamides, nitramines and sulfonamides.
Research Interest
His research interests revolves around the exploration of generalised synthetic strategies based on the versatile reactivity of enaminones of various types.
Publications
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de Koning CB, Michael JP, Riley DL (2009) Formal synthesis of (5R,8R,8aS)-indolizidine 209I via enaminones incorporating Weinreb amides,  Heterocycles. 79: 935–953.
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Lemmerer A, Michael JP (2011) Extensive hydrogen and halogen bonding, and absence of intramolecular hydrogen bonding between alcohol and nitro groups, in a series of endo-nitronorbornanol compounds.  Acta Crystallographica, Section C 67: 288–293.
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Zipp CF, Fernandes MA, Marques HM, Michael JP, Perry CB (2011) Polymorphs of N-[2-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl] benzamide: structural characterization and analysis of molecule; molecule interactions by means of atom-atom potentials and DFT. Crystal Growth and Design 11: 1431–1436.
