Uche Basil Eke

@unilorin.edu.ng

Professor/Chemistry/Physical Sciences
University of Ilorin



                       

https://researchid.co/basilchem23

Uche Basil Eke a Fellow of the Chemical Society of Nigeria (FCSN), is a Professor of inorganic chemistry in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin with over three decades of teaching, research and administrative experience. He has served the University of Ilorin in different capacities including Head of Department of Chemistry, Dean of Faculty of Physical Sciences and Chairman, University Sports Council.
His areas of research interests include Biofuels, Biopolymer Conjugates of drug candidates, Chemistry for Healthy Life. Professor Eke has successfully supervised 10 PhDs and more than 20 Masters’ theses in the area of Biofuels and Biopolymer Conjugates of drug candidates. He has successfully produced and optimized performance parameters of a new biodiesel. He has also published over forty-five research papers in high impact factor peer-reviewed scientific journals. He has a book on renewable energy published by Lambert Academic Publisher

EDUCATION

BSc., MSc. PhD. Chemistry

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Inorganic Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

19

Scopus Publications

258

Scholar Citations

10

Scholar h-index

12

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Studies of Some Metal (II) Complexes of Some Azo Dyes
    RC Aladesusi, UB Eke
    ASEAN Journal for Science and Engineering in Materials 2 (2), 109-118 2023

  • The facile synthesis of cationic ru (ii)-hydrazine and hydrazone complexes containing ethyldiphenylphosphine and methyldiphenylarsine ligands
    SO Owalude, VO Adimula, AC Tella, UB Eke
    Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences 15 (1), 147-151 2022

  • Bioorganometallic ferroquine and related compounds as antimalarial chemotherapeutic agents: a short review
    TA Abubakar, UB Eke, A Salisu
    Journal of Chemical Society of Nigeria 47 (3) 2022

  • MORPHOLIGICAL AND MOLECULAR DOCKING STUDIES ON THE FORTIFICATION OF STARCH FROM MAIZE WITH ISOLATED AND CHARACTERIZED DEFATTED SOYBEAN GLOBULINS POWDER
    UB Eke, OK Yusuff, SK Degni, OO Enietan
    Journal of Chemical Society of Nigeria 46 (6) 2021

  • PREPARATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND ANTIBACTERIAL STUDIES OF HYDRAZONE SUBSTITUTED MOLYBDENUM CARBONYLS
    TA Abubakar, UB Eke
    Journal of Chemical Society of Nigeria 46 (5) 2021

  • Synthesis, characterisation and in vitro anticancer activity of catalytically active indole-based half-sandwich complexes
    JJ Soldevila-Barreda, KB Fawibe, M Azmanova, L Rafols, A Pitto-Barry, ...
    Molecules 25 (19), 4540 2020

  • Organometallic-tamoxifen hybrids: a chronology of the search for new selective estrogen receptor modulator
    TA Abubakar, UB Eke
    Journal of Chemical Society of Nigeria 45 (2) 2020

  • Degradation studies of methylene blue on the surface of zinc oxide composite of cellulose
    SK Degni, UB Eke, TO Amusan, TA Abubakar
    International Journal of Photochemistry 5 (1), 11-22 2019

  • Isolation and Stability Studies of Dried Protein Fractions from Three Leguminous Seeds: Glycine max, Vignaunguiculata and Parkiabiglobasa
    SK Degni, UB Eke, HB Omowumi
    International Journal of Agrochemistry 5 (1), 28-40 2019

  • A NEW HETEROBIMETALLIC RUTHENIUM (II) COMPLEX: SYNTHESIS, SPECTRAL STUDIES AND CATALYTIC ACTIVITY POTENTIAL IN THE TRANSFER HYDROGENATION OF KETONES
    SO Owalude, AC Tella, UB Eke, EO Odebunmi
    Journal of Chemical Society of Nigeria 44 (1) 2019

  • Isoniazid stabilized tungsten tricarbonyl complex: A new CO-releasing molecule with antibacterial activity
    AT Abubakar, UB Eke, SK Degni
    Science Forum (J. Pure and App Sci) 19, 139-144 2019

  • A New Multidentate Fluorescent Chemosensor for Metal Ions: Synthesis and Fluorescence Response
    SK Degni, UB Eke, TA Abubakar
    IJEC 10, 17 2019

  • Transesterification Reaction of Palm Kernel Oil (PKO) on a Bed of Crushed Cashew Nut Shell (CCNS)
    UB Eke, SO Owalude, AC Tella, OG Adejoro
    Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 27 (1), 41-47 2019

  • Synthesis of new ruthenium (II) complexes containing isocyanide and labile nitrile ligands
    SO Owalude, AC Tella, UB Eke, EO Odebunmi
    Nigerian Journal of Chemical Research 22 (1), 70-77 2017

  • Trimethylamine N-oxide promoted decarbonylation reactions of molybdenum and tungsten hexacarbonyls with dimethylglyoxime
    AT Abubakar, UB Eke
    ChemSearch Journal 8 (1), 29-33 2017

  • Synthesis and characterization of substituted Mo and W carbonyl complexes containing some biologically active ancillary ligands.
    TA Abubakar, UB Eke
    JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 22, S53-S53 2017

  • Stability constant of some Anti-Tuberculosis metal drug complexes
    MO Bamigboye, UB Eke, JA Obaleye, HF Babamale
    Ilorin Journal of Science 4 (1), 174–181-174–181 2017

  • Synthesis of new ruthenium(II) complexes derived from labile nitrile ligands: an alternative route to the preparation of trans-dichlorotetrakis(diphenylphosphine
    SO Owalude, AC Tella, EO Odebunmi, UB Eke, JE Golen, AL Rheingold, ...
    Journal of Coordination Chemistry 70 (7), 1260-1269 2017

  • Solvent-free mechanochemical synthesis and X-ray studies of Cu (II) and Ni (II) complexes of 5-(3, 4, 5-Trimethoxybenzyl) pyrimidine-2, 4-diamine (Trimethoprim) in a ball-mill
    AC Tella, UB Eke, SO Owalude
    Journal of Saudi Chemical Society 20, S376-S381 2016

  • Ligating properties of the pthlalic anhydride derivatives of amines and glycine
    U Eke, K Fawibe
    ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 252 2016

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Mechanically-induced solvent-less synthesis of cobalt and nickel complexes of cimetidine.
    AC Tella, UB Eke, AY Isaac, CA Ojekanmi
    Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry 3 (2) 2011
    Citations: 23

  • Synthesis, characterisation and in vitro anticancer activity of catalytically active indole-based half-sandwich complexes
    JJ Soldevila-Barreda, KB Fawibe, M Azmanova, L Rafols, A Pitto-Barry, ...
    Molecules 25 (19), 4540 2020
    Citations: 21

  • Synthesis of heterobimetallic complexes from (. eta. 4-MeC5H5) Fe (CO) 2 (. eta. 1-PPh2CH2PPh2)
    LK Liu, LS Luh, YS Wen, UB Eke, MA Mesubi
    Organometallics 14 (10), 4474-4482 1995
    Citations: 21

  • Synthesis, structural and biocidal activity studies of triorganotin(IV) compounds of some N‐protected amino‐acids
    MA Mesubi, UB Eke, TT Bamgboye
    Applied organometallic chemistry 2 (2), 121-127 1988
    Citations: 18

  • Synthesis of Half-Sandwich Iron Carboxyalkyls and Iron (Thiocarboxy) alkyls: Reaction of Cyclopentadienyldicarbonyliodoiron with O-and S-Based Nucleophiles in the Presence of
    LK Liu, UB Eke, MA Mesubi
    Organometallics 14 (8), 3958-3962 1995
    Citations: 16

  • Solvent-free mechanochemical synthesis and X-ray studies of Cu (II) and Ni (II) complexes of 5-(3, 4, 5-Trimethoxybenzyl) pyrimidine-2, 4-diamine (Trimethoprim) in a ball-mill
    AC Tella, UB Eke, SO Owalude
    Journal of Saudi Chemical Society 20, S376-S381 2016
    Citations: 15

  • Solvent-free synthesis, X-ray studies and in vitro inhibitory activities of copper (II) complexes of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
    AC Tella, JA Obaleye, UB Eke, AY Isaac, OM Ameen
    Research on Chemical Intermediates 40, 1441-1457 2014
    Citations: 15

  • Cyclopentadienyldicarbonyliron Halides as Electrophiles: Reactions of (. eta. 5-C5H5) Fe (CO) 2I with MeLi in the Presence of Monophosphines and Diphosphines
    LS Luh, UB Eke, LK Liu
    Organometallics 14 (1), 440-447 1995
    Citations: 13

  • Solid-state isomerisation reactions of (η5-C5H4R) M (CO) 2 (PR3′) I (M= W, Mo; R= tBu, Me; R′= Ph, OiPr3)
    OG Adeyemi, UB Eke, L Cheng, LM Cook, DG Billing, BB Mamba, ...
    Journal of organometallic chemistry 689 (13), 2207-2215 2004
    Citations: 12

  • Enrichment of a cassava meal (Gari) with soyabean protein extract
    UB Eke, SO Owalude, LA Usman
    Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences 2 (2), 60-62 2008
    Citations: 11

  • Spectral studies of transition metal complexes of dihydrobis (1-pyrazoyl) borate with some Lewis bases
    AM Mesubi, UB Eke, OM Oyeku, SO Owalude
    Journal of Taibah University for Science 10 (1), 70-79 2016
    Citations: 10

  • Bis (acetonitrile-κN) dichlorido (η4-cycloocta-1, 5-diene) ruthenium (II) acetonitrile monosolvate
    H Chiririwa, R Meijboom, SO Owalude, UB Eke, C Arderne
    Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online 67 (8), m1096-m1096 2011
    Citations: 10

  • Syntheses and X-ray crystal structures of two ruthenium (II) complexes derived from acetonitrile and dimethylphenylphosphonite
    SO Owalude, EO Odebunmi, UB Eke, AL Rheingold, N Opembe, SL Suib
    Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 739, 21-25 2013
    Citations: 9

  • MeLi Reactions with the Electrophile System of (η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)2I/P(OMe)3:  The Roles of MeLi as Reductant, Nucleophile, and Base
    LK Liu, YH Liao, UB Eke
    Organometallics 18 (7), 1154-1158 1999
    Citations: 8

  • Synthesis and X-ray studies of ruthenium (II) complexes containing hydrazine and benzyl isocyanide ligands
    SO Owalude, EO Odebunmi, UB Eke, R Meijboom, VN Nesterov, ...
    Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia 27 (3), 405-411 2013
    Citations: 7

  • The solid-state isomerization of cis- and trans-(η5-C5H4Me)Mo(CO)2(P(OiPr)3)I
    OG Adeyemi, MA Fernandes, L Cheng, UB Eke, DC Levendis, NJ Coville
    Comptes rendus. Chimie 5 (5), 387-394 2002
    Citations: 7

  • Stoichiometric vs catalytic MeLi reaction with the mixture of (eta (5)-C5H5) Fe (CO)(2) I and P (OR)(3): Nucleophilic methylation vs Arbuzov-like dealkylation
    UB Eke, YH Liao, YS Wen, LK Liu
    JOURNAL OF THE CHINESE CHEMICAL SOCIETY 47 (1), 109-116 2000
    Citations: 7

  • Bioorganometallic compounds in medicine: The search for new antibacterial agents
    UB Eke, TA Abubakar
    World Journal of Biomedicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences 1 (1), 22-27 2015
    Citations: 5

  • Synthesis of new ruthenium(II) complexes derived from labile nitrile ligands: an alternative route to the preparation of trans-dichlorotetrakis(diphenylphosphine
    SO Owalude, AC Tella, EO Odebunmi, UB Eke, JE Golen, AL Rheingold, ...
    Journal of Coordination Chemistry 70 (7), 1260-1269 2017
    Citations: 4

  • The synthesis of some organotin (IV) compounds in the melt-phase
    U B Eke, T O Abodunrin, S O Owalude
    Journal of the Iranian Chemical Research 3 (4), 237-243 2010
    Citations: 4