Jeena, Vineet.Jayram, Janeeka.2022-07-202022-07-2020192019https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/20667Doctoral Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermarutzburg.Abstract available in PDF.enSynthetic organic chemistry.Ketones.Oxidation.Imidazoles.The direct oxidation of Cѕр³–h benzyl aryl ketones to 1,2-diaryl diketones as a key step for the multi-component synthesis of 2,4,5-trisubstituted-1h-imidazoles.Thesis