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Title
Prof.
Firstname
Ishmael
Middlename
Baperi
Lastname
Masesane
Position
Dean
Department
Office
Block 237 Office 211
Phone
+267 355 2492
Professional Qualifications
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC 2019-date); PhD (Organic synthesis, University of Durham, UK, 2003); M.Sc (Natural Products Chemistry, University of Botswana, 1998); B.Sc (Chemistry and biology, University of Botswana, 1996)
Brief Biography
President of the Botswana Academy of Science (2020-2023); Head of the Department (August 2015-2021), Professor (August 2016-to date), Associate Professor (2009-2016) Senior lecturer (2006-2009), Lecturer (1998-2006); Staff Development Fellow (1996-1998).
Teaching Areas
Organic chemistry
General chemistry
Natural Products Chemistry
Research Areas
Organic Synthesis
Natural Products Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
Postgraduate Supervision Areas
- Synthesis of different classes of flavanoids
- Isolation of flavanoids from local plants
- Structural Elucidation
Selected Publications
- Ombito, J. O.; Bojase, G.; Majinda, R. R. T.; Masesane, I. B.; Schuffler, A.; Opatz, T. Erysacleuxins C and D, new isoflavones from the twigs of Erythrina sacleuxii Hua and their cytotoxic activity. Arabian Journal of Chemistry 2020, 13, 4019-4023.
- Öhrström, L.; Masesane I. Bring IUPAC to Southern Africa; Division II promotes IUPAC in Africa by meeting in Botswana and co-sponsoring the 2nd Symposium on organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Southern Africa. Chemistry International 2019, 41, 38-40.
- Keroletswe, N.; Majinda, R. R. T.; Masesane, I. B. A New 3-Prenyl-2-flavene and Other Extractives from Baphia massaiensis and Their Antimicrobial Activities. Natural Products Communications 2018, 13, 435-438.
- Bedane, K. G.; Majinda, R. R. T. Masesane, I. B. A fast and efficient synthesis of flavanones from cinnamic acid. Synthetic Communications 2016, 46, 1803-1809.