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Prof Collins Obuah

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCH. OF PHYSICAL & MATH. SC.
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
Catalysisand bioinorganic chemistry
Publications

40

Citations

511

H-index

13

i10-index

17

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
12.8
Most cited paper
73
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 07:51
Publications

40 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Solvent and co-catalyst dependent pyrazolylpyridinamine and pyrazolylpyrroleamine nickel (II) catalyzed oligomerization and polymerization of ethylene
C Obuah, B Omondi, K Nozaki, J Darkwa
2014 Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 382, 31-40, 2014 Natural Sciences 73
Toxicity and therapeutic applications of citrus essential oils (CEOs): A review
AS Brah, FA Armah, C Obuah, SA Akwetey, CK Adokoh
2023 International Journal of Food Properties 26 (1), 301-326, 2023 Health Sciences 72
Tandem ethylene oligomerisation and Friedel–Crafts alkylation of toluene catalysed by bis-(3, 5-dimethylpyrazol-1-ylmethyl) benzene nickel (II) complexes and ethylaluminium …
A Budhai, B Omondi, SO Ojwach, C Obuah, EY Osei-Twum, J Darkwa
2013 Catalysis Science & Technology 3 (12), 3130-3135, 2013 Natural Sciences 63
Innovations and modifications of current extraction methods and techniques of citrus essential oils: A review
AS Brah, C Obuah, CK Adokoh
2024 Discover Applied Sciences 6 (9), 460, 2024 Natural Sciences 27
(Phenoxyimidazolyl-salicylaldimine) iron complexes: synthesis, properties and iron catalysed ethylene reactions
M Yankey, C Obuah, IA Guzei, E Osei-Twum, G Hearne, J Darkwa
2014 Dalton Transactions 43 (37), 13913-13923, 2014 Natural Sciences 25
Vinyl-addition polymerization of norbornene catalyzed by (pyrazol-1-ylmethyl) pyridine divalent iron, cobalt and nickel complexes
LL Benade, SO Ojwach, C Obuah, IA Guzei, J Darkwa
2011 Polyhedron 30 (17), 2878-2883, 2011 Natural Sciences 25
(Ferrocenylpyrazolyl)nickel(ii)-catalysed ethylene oligomerisation
C Obuah, JHL Jordaan, J Darkwa
2016 Catalysis Science & Technology 6 (13), 4814-4823, 2016 Natural Sciences 22
Novel pyrazolylphosphite– and pyrazolylphosphinite–ruthenium(ii) complexes as catalysts for hydrogenation of acetophenone
G Amenuvor, C Obuah, E Nordlander, J Darkwa
2016 Dalton Transactions 45 (34), 13514-13524, 2016 Natural Sciences 22
Ethylene and styrene carbon monoxide copolymerization catalyzed by pyrazolyl palladium (II) complexes
C Obuah, MK Ainooson, S Boltina, IA Guzei, K Nozaki, J Darkwa
2013 Organometallics 32 (4), 980-988, 2013 Natural Sciences 22
(Ferrocenylpyrazolyl) zinc (II) benzoates as catalysts for the ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone
C Obuah, Y Lochee, JHL Jordaan, DP Otto, T Nyokong, J Darkwa
2015 Polyhedron 90, 154-164, 2015 Natural Sciences 19
Ferrocenylpyrazolyl palladium complexes as catalysts for the polymerisation of 1-heptene and 1-octene to highly branched polyolefins
C Obuah, A Munyaneza, IA Guzei, J Darkwa
2014 Dalton Transactions 43 (23), 8940-8950, 2014 Natural Sciences 17
Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial applications of pyrazolyl-sulfonamides and their palladium complexes
C Amoah, C Obuah, MK Ainooson, CK Adokoh, A Muller
2021 New Journal of Chemistry 45 (7), 3716-3726, 2021 Natural Sciences 16
A DFT and TD-DFT studies of the photosensitizing capabilities of thiophene-based dyes
J Anan, EA Fosu, C Obuah, MK Ainooson, A Aniagyei, L Hamenu, ...
2024 Computational and Theoretical Chemistry 1237, 114633, 2024 Natural Sciences 14
(Ferrocenylpyrazolyl) zinc (II) acetate complexes as initiators and catalysts for the ring opening polymerization of ϵ-caprolacton.
C Obuah, Y Lochee, O Zinyemba, JHL Jordaan, DP Otto, J Darkwa
2015 Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 406, 185-193, 2015 Natural Sciences 12
Novel bio-friendly and non-toxic thiocarbohydrate stabilizers of gold nanoparticles
CK Adokoh, C Obuah, HH Kinfe, O Zinyemba, J Darkwa
2015 New Journal of Chemistry 39 (7), 5249-5258, 2015 Natural Sciences 11
Effects of electrochemical properties of ferrocenylpyrazolylnickel(ii) and palladium(ii) compounds on their catalytic activities in ethylene oligomerisation reactions
C Obuah, MK Ainooson, J Darkwa
2018 RSC advances 8 (10), 5362-5371, 2018 Natural Sciences 10
Phenoxysalicylaldimine‐Bearing Chromium (III) Precatalysts for Ethylene Polymerization
M Yankey, C Obuah, J Darkwa
2014 Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 215 (18), 1767-1775, 2014 Natural Sciences 10
A new sulfonamide-based chemosensor for potential fluorescent detection of Cu2+ and Zn2+ ions
C Amoah, C Obuah, MK Ainooson, L Hamenu, A Oppong, A Muller
2023 Tetrahedron 133, 133276, 2023 Natural Sciences 8
Synthesis, characterization and fluorescent properties of ferrocenyl pyrazole and triazole ligands and their palladium complexes
C Amoah, C Obuah, MK Ainooson, A Muller
2021 Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 935, 121664, 2021 Natural Sciences 7
Glyco disulfide capped gold nanoparticle synthesis: cytotoxicity studies and effects on lung cancer A549 cells
CK Adokoh, FK Keter, C Obuah, HH Kinfe, R Tshikhudo, J Darkwa
2022 Future Medicinal Chemistry 14 (5), 307-324, 2022 Health Sciences 5
Homo-Polymerization of 1-Hexene Catalysed by O^ N^ N (Salicylaldimine) Iron (III) Pre-Catalysts to Branched Poly (1-hexene)
M Yankey, C Obuah, J Darkwa
2016 Catalysts 6 (3), 47, 2016 Natural Sciences 5
Quantum mechanistic studies of the oxidation of ethylene by rhenium oxo complexes
EA Fosu, C Obuah, L Hamenu, A Aniagyei, MK Ainooson, KK Govender
2021 Journal of Chemistry 2021 (1), 7931956, 2021 Natural Sciences 4
(Pyrazolylethyl-amine) zinc (II) carboxylate complexes as catalysts for the copolymerization of CO2 and cyclohexene oxide
A Matiwane, C Obuah, J Darkwa
2020 Polyhedron 190, 114767, 2020 Natural Sciences 4
A DFT study on the reaction mechanisms of the oxidation of ethylene mediated by technetium and manganese oxo complexes
EA Fosu, C Obuah, L Hamenu, A Aniagyei, A Oppong, MK Ainooson, ...
2022 Journal of Molecular Modeling 28 (4), 94, 2022 Natural Sciences 3
Electron-density distributions in selected ferrocenyl-pyrazolyl late transition-metal complexes
MA Peck, GR Hearne, C Obuah, J Darkwa
2018 Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 20 (17), 11682-11691, 2018 Natural Sciences 3