Professor Michael Adediran MESUBI

Department of Natural Sciences
E-mail: ademesubi@yahoo.com
Tel. 234 - 08055517108

Qualifications:
BSc Chemistry & Physics {Combined Hons.}
Second Class Upper Division, A.B.U.. Zaria, June 1966
PhD Chemistry, Kansas State University, May 1972

Discipline:
Chemistry. Particular Interest is in Physical/ Inorganic Chemistry.

Research Interest
Past Research Focus. Synthesis characterization and Structural studies of coordination compounds
Coordination chemistry of poly (1-pyrazolyl) alkanes and poly (1-pyrazolyl) borate ligands, hydrazides and related ligands.
Synthesis, structure and biological activity studies of organotin complexes.

Current Research Interests
Mineral processing and extraction.
Cosmetics Studies – Preparation, properties and applications.
Adhesive Studies – Preparation, properties and industrial application.

Current Teaching Areas
General & Basic Physical Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry; Chemical Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics, Chemical Kinetics, Electrochemistry, Quantum Mechanics, Molecular Spectroscopy.

Membership of Learned/ Professional Societies
Fellow of Chemical Society of Nigeria (FCSN)
Chartered Chemist and Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (CChem FRSC)
Chartered Scientist (CSci)
Member of Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria (IPAN)

PUBLICATIONS:
PhD Thesis;
M. Adediran Mesubi:
Hydrogen bonding by the CH group, solvent and temperature effects on the spectral properties of the CH stretching mode of 1-heptyne, (1972).

Journal Publications
J.A. Faniran, K.S. Patel and M.A. Mesubi:
Physico-chemical studies of metal haloacetates – III Infrared spectra of crystalline divalent metal dichloroacetates. Spectrochim. Acta, 31A, 117-122 (1975).
M.A. Mesubi and R.M. Hammaker:
A near i.r. study of hydrogen bonding by the CH group of 1-heptyne., Spectrochim. Acta, 31A, 1885-1890 (1975).
M.A. Mesubi:
Infrared Spectra of tryphnyltin substituted benzoates; Spectrochim. Acta, 32A, 1327-1330 (1976).
M.A. Mesubi, M.O. Afolabi and K.O. Falase:
Halogen cleavage of cyanomethyl triphenyltin. Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry Letters, 12, 469-474 (1976).
Howard, C. Clark and M.Adediran Mesubi,:
Preparation and characterization of some cationic five co-ordinate methylplatinum (II) – tris (1-pyrazolyl) methane complexes. J. Organometal. Chem. 215, 131-133 (1981).
M.Adediran Mesubi:
An Infrared study of zinc, cadmium and lead salts of some fatty acids. J.Mol. Struct., 81, 6-71 (1981).
M.Adediran Mesubi and R.S.Enemo:
Complex formation between organotin chlorides and bis (1-pyrazolyl) methane ligand. Spectrochim. Acta, 38A, 599-602 (1982).
M.Adediran Mesubi:
Synthesis and infrared studies of tri- and di- organotin (IV) derivatives of benezilic acid. Spectrochim. Acta, 38A, 989-991 (1982).
M.Adediran Mesubi and G.A. Olatunji:
A study of the thermal decomposition of some triphenyltin carboxylates. Thermochim. Acta, 67, 307-313 (1983).
M.Adediran Mesubi and P.Ikechukwu Ekemezi:
Studies on nickel (II) complexes of some poly (1-pyrazolyl) alkane ligands. Transition Met. Chemistry 9, 91-96 (1984).
M.Adediran Mesubi:
Reactions of di (1-pyrazolyl) propane copper (II) complexes with various anions. J. Co-ordination Chemistry 13, 179-184 (1984).
M.Adediran Mesubi:
Preparation and characterization of copper (II) complexes with bis (1-pyrazolyl) propane. Transition Met. Chem. 9, 181-184 (1984).
M.Adediran Mesubi and F.Okwudilichukwu Anumba:
Co-ordination chemistry of poly (1-pyrazolyl) alkanes, Part IV: Copper II complexes of bis- and tris- (1-pyrazolyl) methane. Transition Met. Chem. 10, 508 (1985).
M.Adediran Mesubi, U.Basil Eke and T.Tunde Bamgboye:
Synthesis, structural and biocidal activity studies of triorganotin (IV) compounds of some N-protected amino acids. Applied Organomet. Chem. 2, 121-127 (1988).
M.Adediran Mesubi and B. Ayo Omotowa:
Co-ordination chemistry of poly (1-pyrazolyl) alkanes, Part V: Preparation and characterization of cobalt (II) complexes with bis (1-pyrazolyl) methane and bis (3-methylpyrazolyl) propane. Transition Met. Chem. 16, 352-354 (1991).
M.Adediran Mesubi and B. Ayo Omotowa:
Synthesis and structural studies of cobalt (II) and nickel (II) mixed chelates with bis (1-pyrazolyl) propane or bis (3,5-methylpyrazolyl) propane and -diketone either as neutral or anionic ligand. Synth. React. Inorg. Met. Org. Chem.
23 (2), 213 – 228 (1993).
M.Adediran Mesubi and B. Ayo Omotowa:
Synthesis and structural characterization of cobalt (II) complexes of some salicylaldehyde benzohydrazones. Synth. React. Inorg. Met. Org. Chem. 23(3), 435-451 (1993).
M.O. Fagbule, M.A. Mesubi, G.A. Olatunji and J.A. Adeleke:
Synthesis and fastness properties of some transition metal complexes of malachite. Nig. J. of Science 2, 177-185 (1991).
Ling-Kang Liu, Uche B. Eke and M.Adediran Mesubi:
Synthesis of half- sandwichironcarboxyalkyls and ironthiocarboxyalkyls: Reaction of cyclopentadienyl -dicarbonyliodoiron with O- and S- base nucleophiles in the presence of triphenylphosphine. Organometallics 14, 3958 (1995).
Ling-Kang Liu, Lung-Shiang Luh, Yuh-Sheng Wen, Uche B. Eke and M.Adediran Mesubi:
Cyclopentadienyl - dicarbonyliron halides as electrophiles: Reaction of (n5-C5H5 Fe (CO)2I with MeLi in the presence of monophosphines and diphosphines. Organometallics 14, 4474 (1995).
M.F. Mahan, K.C. Molloy, B.A. Omotowa and M.A. Mesubi:
Organotin (IV) derivatives of acylpyrazol-5-ones. J. Organomet. Chem. 511, 227 (1996).
M.F. Mahon, K.C. Molloy, B.A. Omotowa and M.A. Mesubi:
Organomercury (II) and diorganothallium (III) derivatives of
4 – acylpyrazol–5-ones. J. Organomet. Chem. 525, 239-246 (1996).
B. Ayo Omotowa and M.Adediran Mesubi:
Correlation of coordination geometries and stability factors in organotin (IV) derivatives of 4 – acylpyrazol–5-onates with their fungicidal (mycelial control) and insecticidal (topical toxicity, larvicidal and ovicidal) activities. Applied Organomet. Chem. 11, 1 - 10 (1997).
M.F. Mahon, K.C. Molloy, B.A. Omotowa and M.A. Mesubi:
Triphenylantimony (V) derivatives of acylpyrozol-5-ones. J. Organomet. Chem. 560, 95-101 (1998).
M.A. Mesubi, F.A. Adekola, A.A. Bello, J.I.D. Adekeye and R.B. Bale:
Extraction of gold from Igun gold deposit in Atakumosa Local Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria. Nigerian J. of Pure and Applied Sciences. 14, 935 – 945 (1999).
F.A Adekola, M. A Mesubi and A. Abdulsalam:
Fixation of mercury on some mixed insoluble solid hexacyanoferrate (II) compounds; J. chem. soc. Nigeria 27 (1), 99-104 (2002).
Alafara A. Baba, F.A Adekola, M. A Mesubi and R.B Bale:
The characterization and lixiviation of sphalerite mineral in same acidic media; J. chem. soc. Nigeria. 28(1), 39- 43 (2003).
Alafara A. Baba, F.A Adekola, M. A Mesubi:
Solvent extraction of zinc with triphenylphosphite (TPP) from a Nigerian sphalerite in hydrochloric acid; Science Focus, 7, 29 – 34 (2004).