Booysen, Irvin Noel.Adebisi, Abimbola Augustine.2016-10-032016-10-0320152015http://hdl.handle.net/10413/13426Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry.Abstract available in PDF file.en-ZALigands (Biochemistry)Ruthenium compounds.Oxidation-reduction reaction.Schiff bases.Electron paramagnetic resonance.Theses -- Chemistry.Radical scavenging activities.Ruthenium (II) and -(III) compounds with biologically relevant N-donor heterocyclic chelators : synthesis, structural elucidation, electrochemistry, ESR and Radical Scavenging Studies.Thesis