Browsing Department of Chemistry by Author "Swigelaar, Wendell Peter"
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The synthesis of 3-allyl-4-ethyl-2- (1'-hydroxyethyl)-1-methoxynaphthalene and its behaviour towards base- and palladium-promoted cyclisation under aerobic and anaerobic conditions
Swigelaar, Wendell Peter (University of the Western Cape, 2005)Over the years, Giles and co-workers have established that, upon treatment with potassium tert-butoxide, tetra-substituted naphthalenes undergo cyclisations to afford naphthopyrans. It was suggested that these base-induced ... -
The Synthesis of Biaxial Naphthoquinones and an Initial Investigation regarding their Potential as anti- Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Apoptotic Agents
Swigelaar, Wendell Peter (University of the Western Cape, 2009)Tuberculosis and cancer are amongst the most devastating diseases affecting the world today, especially Africa and other less developed countries. Both diseases have the ability to develop resistance against drugs being ...