Booysen, Irvin Noel.Maikoo, Sanam.2022-07-202022-07-2020192019https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/20670Doctoral Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg.Abstract available in PDF.enRuthenium.Chelates.Metal complexes.Benzimidazoles.Schiff bases.Novel ruthenium(II) and -(III) complexes encompassing biologically relevant multidentate chelates: synthesis, structural elucidation, electrochemistry and biological studies.Thesis