New spiroborate esters, derived from terpene amino alcohols, (S)-prolinol, and 2-aminoethanol, were employed as catalysts in the borane reduction of acetophenone and other aryl alkyl and halogenated ketones. The corresponding alcohols were obtained in high yields and with enantioselectivities up...

Multiarm star polymers have been synthesized by cationic ring-opening polymerization of ɛ-caprolactone from a hyperbranched poly(ethyleneimine) core and end-capped with acetic anhydride. These star polymers have been used as modifiers in diglycidylether of bisphenol A/methyl tetrahydrophthalic a...

Intermolecular [2+2] photocycloaddition of a variety of alken- and alkyn-3-ols with 3,4,5,6-tetrahydrophthalic anhydride (THPA) and the related imide (THPI) gave the corresponding cyclobutanes and cyclobutenes in high yield. Irradiation times were relatively short and stereoselectivities as high...

Hydrothermal aging of an epoxy-anhydride network has been studied by means of gravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and modulated differential scanning calorimetry (MDSC). The long-term aging results revealed a fourth stage mechanism in which an initial short diffu...

In the present research work, cardanol based di-anhydride curing agent was synthesized and used in the preparation of anticorrosive epoxy coatings. For this purpose, cardanol and glycidyl methacrylate were first reacted and subsequently malenized using maleic anhydride to yield di-anhydride comp...

Methods for obtaining epoxidized linseed oil methyl esters and curing them with phthalic (PA), cis-1,2,3,6-tetrahydrophthalic (THPA) and cis-1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic (CH) anhydrides in the presence of 2-methylimidazole as initiator/catalyst are presented. The methodology employed for the char...

Lignin and cardanol based novolac epoxy resin (LCNE) was prepared by reacting epichlorohydrin with the mixture of lignin and cardanol (2/3 in weight ratio). Kinetics of the curing reaction between LCNE and methyl tetrahydrophthalic anhydride (MeTHPA) was studied by differential scanning calorime...

This paper reports for the first time that p-Toluenesulfonic-acetic anhydride was applied to degrade bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (DGEBA) cured by methyl tetrahydrophthalic anhydride (MTHPA). Chemical structures of high temperature volatile organic compounds of the ester-dissolved extract in the...

In this work, the solubility of 4-methylphthalic anhydride in eight organic solvents (methyl acetate, acetone, acetonitrile, toluene, butyl acetate, carbon tetrachloride, cyclohexane, n-heptane) was studied experimentally by the isothermal saturation method at temperatures from (278.15 to 318.15...

The latent catalytic abilities of tertiary amines-intercalated α-zirconium phosphate [(α-ZrP·amine): 1,4-diazabicyclo[2,2,2]octane (α-ZrP·DABCO) and 1,8-diazabicyclo[5,4,0]undec-7-ene (α-ZrP·DBU)] were examined by copolymerization of glycidyl phenyl ether (GPE) and hexahydro-4-methylphtha...

The crystal structures of acetato-[meso-tetra(p-chlorophenyl)porphyrinato]thallium(III) Tl[(p-Cl)4tpp](OAc) (1), acetato-[meso-tetra(p-chlorophenyl)porphyrinato]indium(III) In[(p-Cl)4tpp](OAc) (2) and acetato-[meso-tetra(p-bromophenyl)porphyrinato]indium(III) In[(p-Br)4tpp](OAc) (3) were determi...

Tris(p-bromophenyl)aminium hexachloroantimonate and perchlorate were utilized to promote the oxidative ring-opening reaction of cyclopropyl silyl ethers giving ring-expanded ketones. Exploration of salt quantity effect on the reaction allowed us to hypothesize that amine radical cation is regene...

Xanthene-propargyl derivative was synthesized by multicomponent reaction and was characterized by SCXRD analysis. Structure was optimized to ground state using DFT calculations at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d, p) level of theory in gas phase and in solvent. NBO analysis was performed at same level of th...

The binding of 3-(p-bromophenyl)-5-methyl-thiohydantoin (BPMT) with human serum albumin (HSA) was investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy in combination with UV absorption spectrum under physiological conditions. The intrinsic fluorescence of HSA was quenched by BPMT through static quenching m...

We described an efficient synthesis of (8β,9β,14β)-17β-acetyl-13β-p-bromophenyl-11,11-di(methoxycarbonyl)-3-methoxygona-1,3,5(10)-triene, (8β,9α,14β)-17β-acetyl-13β-p-bromophenyl-11,11-di(methoxycarbonyl)-3-methoxygona-1,3,5(10)-triene, (8β,9β,14β)-13 β-p-bromophenyl-11,11-di(metho...

The methacrylamide monomer, N-(p-bromophenyl)-2-methacrylamide (PBPMA) was synthesized by reacting p-bromoaniline dissolved in ethylmethylketone (EMK) with methacryloyl chloride in the presence of triethylamine. The copolymers of PBPMA with N-Vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (NVP) were synthesized by free ra...

An efficient one-pot and regioselective synthesis of 3,4-dihydroquinazolines and 4,5-dihydro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-3-ones by Ugi/Staudinger/aza-Wittig sequence has been developed. The Ugi reactions of 2-azidobenzylamines, aldehydes, acids (or α-keto acids) and isocyanides produced the azide inte...

In August 2007, four capsules containing white powders, said to have originated from an Israel-based Internet company “Neorganics”, were anonymously delivered to the Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia. The capsules were analysed and the active components were identified including 4-methy...

In plants, aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) function as ‘aldehyde scavengers’ by removing reactive aldehydes and thus play important roles in stress responses. To date, 30 ALDHs have been identified in Gossypium raimondii, whereas ALDHs have not been studied in Gossypium arboreum or in tetraplo...

Recent findings provide insights into the gibberellin signaling system in plants. Genes for gibberellin biosynthetic enzymes have been cloned, and an emerging theme is that gibberellin biosynthesis is negatively regulated by gibberellin responses. Mutants defective in gibberellin signaling have ...