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Soil physicochemical properties under Acacia senegal varieties in the dryland areas of Kenya
(2011-08)Acacia senegal is a multipurpose drought-tolerant tree or shrub legume and is commonly used in agroforestry systems in sub-Saharan Africa for gum arabic production and soil fertility improvement. Despite its wide distribution ... -
A botanical inventory and diversity assessment of Mt. Marsabit forest, a sub-humid montane forest in the arid lands of northern Kenya
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007)A botanical inventory and diversity of trees, shrubs (‡5 cm diameter at breast height [dbh]), herbs, climbers and lianas was assessed in plots (154) of 20 · 5 m in Mt. Marsabit forest, northern Kenya. We recorded 52 species ... -
Status of Opuntia invasions in the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya
(CAB Reviews, 2018-03)Invasive alien species (IAS) are among the leading threats to biodiversity, food security and human well-being. Opuntia (prickly pear cactus) is one of the most widespread and naturalized in the arid and semi-arid areas ... -
Application of arene ruthenium(II) complexes with pyridine-2-carboxaldimine ligands in the transfer hydrogenation of ketones
(Elsevier, 2016-05)The reaction of various pyridine-2-carboxaldimine ligands with the [(η6-arene)Ru(μ-Cl)Cl]2 dimer followed by a metathesis reaction with ammonium hexaflourophosphate, yielded the ruthenium(II) arene complex salts ... -
Synthesis and characterization of piano-stool ruthenium complexes with N,N′-pyridine imine bidentate ligands and their application in styrene oxidation
(Elsevier, 2016-04)The new complexes [(η6-arene)RuCl(C5H4N-2-CH N-R)]PF6 (arene = C6H6 with R = 4- flourophenyl (1), 4-chlorophenyl (2), 4-bromophenyl (3), 4 -iodophenyl (4), 2, 5-dichlorophenyl (5) or p-cymene with R = 4-flourophenyl (6), ... -
Antibacterial and antifungal activities of novel hydroxytriazenes
(2012-04-02)In a search for new leads potent antimicrobial agents, an array of novel hydroxytriazenes i-xi were synthesized and characterized through their melting point, crystal shape, colour and elemental analysis. In vitro ... -
Synthesis and characterization of some new half-sandwich ruthenium(II) complexes with bidentate N,N′-ligands and their application in alcohol oxidation
(2016)Graphical abstract New ruthenium (II) pyridine-imine complexes have been prepared and characterized. They show good catalytic activity in the oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl products using NaIO4 in a H2O/tert-butanol mixture. -
Synthesis and characterization of half-sandwich ruthenium(II) complexes with N-alkyl pyridyl-imine ligands and their application in transfer hydrogenation of ketones
(2016-08-24)A series of new arene ruthenium(II) complexes were prepared by reaction of ruthenium(II) precursors of the general formula [(η6-arene)Ru(μ-Cl)Cl]2 with N,N′-bidentate pyridyl-imine ligands to form complexes of the type ... -
Effect of Human Activities and Seasonal Variation on Water Quality of Nkenye (Chikuu) Stream in Chuka, Kenya
(2013-01)Composite water and sediment samples were taken from Nkenye stream at five different sampling stations during wet and dry seasons. Water quality parameters were analyzed using standard methods to ascertain ... -
Spectrophotometric Determination of Iron(III) by New Analytical Reagents Derived from Coupling Arylhydroxylamine and Aryldiazonium Salt
(2012)A highly sensitive and selective spectrophotometric method is developed for the determination of iron(III) in aqueous solution with hydroxytriazenes. In this work, the effect of pH variation, the composition of the complex ... -
A study of new half-sandwich Osmium(II) complexes with bidentate N,N-chelating ligands and their use in the transfer hydrogenation of ketones
(2016-11)The reaction of appropriate N,N-bidentate ligands with the [(η6-p-cymene)Os(μ-Cl)Cl]2 dimer, followed by metathesis reaction with NH4PF6, gave the new osmium(II) arene complex salts [(η6-p-cymene)OsCl(C5H4N-2-CH=N-R]PF6, ... -
Physico-Chemical Analysis of Ground Water from Kihara Division, Kiambu County, Kenya
(2012)Water quality is an index of health and is one of the areas of major concern to environmentalists, since industrialization, urbanization and modern agricultural practices have a direct impact on the water resources. Borehole ... -
Geochemical and Mineralogical Characteristics of Geophagic Materials from Kiambu, Kenya
(Modern Scientific Press Company, Florida, USA, 2012-09)Geophagia is the deliberate consumption of soil and clay. The practice of geophagia is due to reasons of culture, medicinal, religious and mineral deficiency. Geophagy is widespread among pregnant and ... -
Synthesis, Characterization, Electrochemical and Antibacterial Studies of Half-sandwich Ru(II) Complex of 4-fluoro-N-(2-pyridiylmethylene)-aniline Schiff Base
(2018-10)The 4-fluoro-N-(2-pyridiylmethylene)-aniline Schiff base ligand (L) and its complex has been synthesized and successfully characterized by 1H NMR, elemental analysis, UV/VIS spectroscopy. Electrochemical properties were ... -
Synthesis and characterization of water-soluble arene- ruthenium complexes and their application in biphasic olefin oxidation
(2018-12-25)New water-soluble complexes [(η6-C6H6)RuCl(C5H4N-2-CH = N-R)]Cl (1) (with R = 4-hydroxymethylphenyl (a), 2,4-dichlorophenyl (b), 2-fluorophenyl (c), 3-carboxyphenyl (d)) have been synthesized by reacting [(η6-C6H6)Ru(μ-Cl)Cl]2 ... -
Crystal structure of chlorido-(η6-p-cymene)-(N- (2-fluorophenyl)-1-(pyridin-2-yl) methanimine-κ2N, N′) ruthenium (II)–acetone (1/1), C22H23ClN2F7OPRu.
(2010-01)C 22 H 23 ClN 2 F 7 OPRu, monoclinic, P 2 1 / c (no. 14), a = 7.30480(10) Å, b = 12.9540(3) Å, c = 28.7076(6) Å, β = 96.6990(10)°, V = 2697.95(9) Å ³ , Z = 4, Rgt ( F ) = 0.0196, wRref ( F² ) = 0.0479, T = 100(2) K. -
Crystal structure of chlorido-(η5-pentamethylcyclopenta dienyl)-((bis-pyrazol-1-yl) methane-κ2N, N′) rhodium (III) hexafluorophosphate
(2019-11-13)C17H23ClN4RhF6P, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 10.6954(2) Å, b = 15.3868(3) Å, c = 12.6130(2) Å, β = 90.5590(10)°, V = 2075.60(7) Å3, Z = 4, Rgt(F) = 0.0296, wRref(F2) = 0.0727, T = 100(2) K. -
Synthesis and insecticidal activities of some selected hydroxytriazenes
(2011-10)Eight hydroxytriazenes were synthesized and then subjected to spot tests. The composition of these hydroxytriazenes was analyzed using elemental analysis and their physical characteristics like melting point, crystal shape ... -
Selective conversion of fructose to methyl levulinate using sulphated
(2015-01)Mesoporous sulfated-metal oxides and mixed-metal oxides prepared by a facile coprecipitation method employing titanium oxysulfate–sulfuric acid complex as a precursor of both titanium and sulfate are highly active and ... -
Antibacterial and antifungal activities of novel hydro
(2012)In a search for new leads potent antimicrobial agents, an array of novel hydroxytriazenes i-xi were synthesized and characterized through their melting point, crystal shape, colour and elemental analysis. ...