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Sandile B. Simelane

Researcher at University of Johannesburg

Publications -  10
Citations -  148

Sandile B. Simelane is an academic researcher from University of Johannesburg. The author has contributed to research in topics: Catalysis & Chemical oxygen demand. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 10 publications receiving 116 citations. Previous affiliations of Sandile B. Simelane include University of Cape Town.

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Efficient tetrahydropyranyl and tetrahydrofuranyl protection/deprotection of alcohols and phenols with Al(OTf)3 as catalyst

TL;DR: In this article, a simple and efficient method for the conversion of alcohols and phenols into their corresponding THP and THF ethers at room temperature has been developed using 1 ǫ% aluminium triflate as catalyst.
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Aluminium triflate catalysed O-glycosidation: temperature-switched selective Ferrier rearrangement or direct addition with alcohols

TL;DR: A temperature-controlled mechanism switch between the Al(OTf)(3)-catalysed direct addition of alcohols or the Ferrier rearrangement reactions in some glycals is presented.
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The effect of humic acid on the stability and aggregation kinetics of WO3 nanoparticles

TL;DR: In this paper, physicochemical properties including size, hydrodynamic diameter, agglomeration rate, surface area, crystal structure, and surface charge were determined for WO3 using x-ray diffraction spectro...
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Aluminum Triflate Catalyzed Tandem Reactions of d-Galactal: Toward Chiral Benzopyrans, Chromenes, and Chromans

TL;DR: 3,4,6-Tri-O-acetyl-D-galactal is selectively converted into 1-O -aryl-2-deoxy derivatives or chiral bridged benzopyrans under Al(OTf)3 catalysis, depending on reaction conditions.