A comparison of the behaviour of two closely related xanthenyl-derived host compounds in the presence of vaporous dihaloalkanes. Lize de Jager, Benita Barton, Eric C. Hosten. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, 2018, 92, 181-194. DOI: 10.1007/s10847-018-0833-x

A New Synthetic Method for Tetraazatricyclic Derivatives and Evaluation of Their Biological Properties. Felix Odame, Richard Betz, Eric C. Hosten, Jason Krause, Michelle Isaacs, Heinrich C. Hoppe, Setshaba D. Khanye, Yasien Sayed, Carminita Frost, Kevin A. Lobb, and Zenixole R. Tshentu. ChemistrySelect, 2018, 3, 13613-13618. DOI: 10.1002/slct.201802930

A Study of the Flow Behavior of Prevulcanised Natural Rubber Latex/singlewalled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNT) Blends Using Rotational Viscometry and Power Law Model. Victor Chike Agbakoba, Clarence S. Yah, Geoffrey S. Simate and Shanganyane Percy Hlangothi. Appl. Rheol., 2018, 28, 64175. DOI: 10.3933/ApplRheol-28-64175

Characterization and computational studies of a co-crystal of 2-aminobenzimidazole and 2-[(benzoylcarbamothioyl)amino]propanoic acid. Odame F., Hosten E.C., Betz R., Lobb K., Tshentu Z.R. J. Struc. Chem., 2018, 59(5), 1200-1204. DOI: 10.1134/S0022476618050268

Complexes of Ambidentate N,O-Donor Ligands with Rhenium(I) and -(V). Annemè Boyce, Thomas I. A. Gerber, Eric C. Hosten. J. Chem. Crystallography, 2018, 48. 96-102. DOI: 10.1007/s1087 0-018-0715-5

Complexes of host compound (−)-(2R,3R)-2,3-dimethoxy-1,1,4,4-tetraphenylbutane-1,4-diol (DMT) with guests anisole and the methyl-substituted anisoles: host selectivity, thermal and single crystal diffraction considerations. Benita Barton, Pieter L. Pohl, Eric C. Hosten. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, 2018, 92, 357-367. DOI: 10.1007/s10847-018-0858-1

Complexes of TETROL with selected heterocyclics: unconventional host–guest hydrogen bonding and the correlation with host selectivity. Benita Barton, Sasha‑Lee Dorfling, Eric C. Hosten. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, 2018, 92, 251-259. DOI: 10.1007/s10847-018-0840-y

DMT [(−)-(2R,3R)-2,3-dimethoxy-1,1,4,4-tetraphenylbutane-1,4-diol], a highly efficient host compound for nitroaromatic guests: selectivity, X-ray and thermal analyses. Benita Barton, Eric C. Hosten, Pieter L. Pohl. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, 2018, 92, 329-337. DOI: 0.1007/s10847-018-0853-6

Effects of the Type of Catalyst on the Polymerisation Mechanism of Furfuryl Alcohol and its Resultant Properties. Austine O. Iroegbu, Shanganyane P. Hlangothi. Chemistry Africa, 2018. DOI: 10.1007/s42250-018-0017-5

Furfuryl Alcohol a Versatile, Eco‑Sustainable Compound in Perspective. Austine Ofondu Iroegbu, Shanganyane P. Hlangothi. Chemistry Africa, 2018. DOI: 10.1007/s42250-018-00036-9

Host (-)-(2R,3R)-2,3-Dimethoxy-1,1,4,4-tetraphenylbutane-1,4-diol and Guests Aniline, N-Methylaniline, and N,N-Dimethylaniline: A Selectivity Study. Benita Barton, Eric C. Hosten, and Pieter L. Pohl. Aust. J. Chem., 2018, 71, 133-141. DOI: 10.1071/CH17532

Host behaviour of related compounds, TETROL and DMT, in the presence of two different classes of aromatic guest compounds. Benita Barton, Lize de Jager, Sasha-Lee Dorfling, Eric C. Hosten, Cedric W. McCleland, Pieter L. Pohl. Tetrahedron, 2018, 74, 4754-4760. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.07.044

Host compounds (+)-(2R,3R)-1,1,4,4-tetraphenylbutane-1,2,3,4-tetraol (TETROL) and (2R,3R)-(-)-2,3-dimethoxy-1,1,4,4-tetraphenylbutane-1,4-diol (DMT) with guests o-, m- and p- toluidine: A comparative investigation. Benita Barton, Sasha-Lee Dorfling, Eric C. Hosten, Pieter L. Pohl. Tetrahedron, 2018, 74, 2754-2761. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.04.039

Host proficiency of N,N′-bis(9-phenyl-9-thioxanthenyl)ethylenediamine for pyridine and the methylpyridine guests – a competition study. Benita Barton, Lize de Jager & Eric C. Hosten. Supramolecular Chemistry, 2018, 30(1), 61-71. DOI 10.1080/10610278.2017.1361037

Hydrogen Bonding, the Driving Force for Increased Host Selectivities in Two-Solvent Mixed Complexes of TETROL Comprising Both Favored (Aniline) and Disfavored Guests (o‑Toluidine or Toluene). Benita Barton, Sasha-Lee Dorfling, and Eric C. Hosten. Cryst. Growth Des., 2018, 18(6), 3569-3575. DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.8b00364

Metal-mediated reactions towards the synthesis of a novel deaminolysed bisurea, dicarbamolyamine. Felix Odame, Eric Hosten, Zenixole R. Tshentu. Open Chem., 2018, 16, 535-543. DOI: 10.1515/chem-2018-0058

Molecular and crystal structure of a novel Mannich quatenary salt: 3-(Dimethylamino)-1-p-tolylpropan-1-one hydrochloride. A.O. Ayeni, Watkins G.M., Hosten E.C. Journal of Structural Chemistry, 2018, 59 (7), 1688-1690. DOI: 10.1134/S0022476618070247

Organomercury complexes bearing (thioxothiazolidin-5-yl)methyl moiety by intramolecular heteromercuration reaction of diallyldithiocarbamate. Madalina Hrubaru, Damian C. Onwudiwe, Sergiu Shova, Constantin Draghici, Laszlo Tarko and Eric C. Hosten. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2018, 471, 257-264. DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2017.11.010

Organotin(IV) complexes derived from N-ethyl-N-phenyldithiocarbamate: Synthesis, characterization and thermal studies. Jerry O. Adeyemi, Damian C. Onwudiwe, Eric C. Hosten. J. Saudi. Chem. Soc., 2018, 22(4), 427-438. DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2017.08.004

Polymorphism of a new Mannich base - [-4-methyl-2-((4-(4-nitrophenyl)piperazin-1-yl)methyl)phenol]. Ayowole O. Ayeni, Gareth M. Watkins, Eric C. Hosten. J. Mol. Struct., 2018, 1160, 38-45. DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.01.068

Synthesis and Characterization of complex (BenzMeIm)2[PtCl4]. Mohamad Ali Hikmat, Mahmoud Jamal Azheen, Gerber Thomas, Hosten Eric. Chinese J. Inorg. Chem., 2018, 34 (4), 728-732. DOI: 10.11862/CJIC.2018.096

Synthesis and characterization of homoleptic group 10 dithiocarbamate complexes and heteroleptic Ni(II) complexes, and the use of the homoleptic Ni(II) for the preparation of nickel sulphide nanoparticles. Felicia F. Bobinihi, Damian C. Onwudiwe, Eric C. Hosten. J. Mol. Struct., 2018, 1164, 475-485. DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.03.063

Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial studies of organotin(IV) complexes of N-methyl-N-phenyldithiocarbamate. Jerry O.Adeyemi, Damian C. Onwudiwe, Anthony C.Ekennia, Romanus C. Uwaoma, Eric C.Hosten. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2018, 477, 148-159. DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2018.02.034

Synthesis, Characterization and Computational Studies of Two Triazaspiro Tetracycles. Felix Odame, and Eric C. Hosten. Acta Chim. Slov. 2018, 65 (5), 531-538. DOI: 10.17344/acsi.2017.4084

Synthesis, Characterization and DPPH Scavenging Activity of Some Benzimidazole Derivatives. Felix Odame, Jason Krause, Eric C. Hosten, Richard Betz, Kevin Lobb, Zenixole R., Tshentu and Carminita L. Frost. Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop., 2018, 32(2), 271-284. DOI: 10.4314/bcse.v32i2.8

Synthesis, Characterization, and Computional Studies of Triazatetracyclo Acetamide. F. Odame, E. C. Hosten, and Z. R. Tshentu Journal of Structural Chemistry, 2018, 59 (8), 1804-1809. DOI: 10.1134/S0022476618080073

Synthesis, structural characterization, and thermal stability studies of heteroleptic cadmium(II) dithiocarbamate with different pyridyl groups. Damian C. Onwudiwe, Eric C. Hosten. J. Mol. Struct., 2018, 1152, 409-421. DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2017.09.076

The crystal structure of 8-chloro-7-ethyl-1,3-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6(3H,7H)-dione, C9H11ClN4O2. Syed Saeed Ali, Abdulrahman M. Al-Obaid, Eric C. Hosten and Ahmed Bari. Z. Kristallogr. NCS, 2018, 233 (2), 317-318. DOI: 10.1515/ncrs-2017-0314

Water and the relationship to the crystal structure stability of azithromycin. R. Neglur, E. Hosten, M. Aucamp, W. Liebenberg, D. Grooff. J. Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2018, 132, 373-384. DOI: 10.1007/s10973-017-6928-6