The thermal decomposition of dialkali metal salts of δ-hydroxybutyl ketone and ε-hydroxypentyl ketone tosylhydrazones in diglyme at 80–120 °C produced the 1-substituted cyclopentene and cyclohexene, respectively.

Palladium catalyzed direct C–H arylation of 3-bromoisothiazole-5-carbonitrile with aryl/hetaryl iodides in the presence of AgF gave 13 4-aryl/hetaryl-3-bromoisothiazole-5-carbonitriles. The scope of this arylation was investigated and explanations for the limitations proposed. 3-Bromoisothiazol...

Primary and secondary trifluoromethyl sulfones (triflones) are efficiently obtained from easily available sodium trifluoromethanesulfinate (triflinate) and alkyl bromides in N,N-dimethylacetamide. This technique is more powerful than the potassium triflinate/acetonitrile system. Ethyl aconitate ...

A novel approach to 2-amino-3,4-dicyanopyridines has been discovered from Cu(I)-catalyzed cyclizations of simple and easily available ketoximes and tetracyanoethylene (TCNE). The complexed radical mechanism involves cleavage of several OH/NO/CH bonds, and new CC/CN bonds formation. A wide variet...

The asymmetric hydrogenation of a series of 2-(trifluoromethyl)allylic alcohols 1a–g catalyzed by a BINAP–Ru(II) diacetate complex gave the corresponding products 2a–g in high yield (>90% yield) and high diastereoselectivity (>95% de). The asymmetric hydrogenation of 2-(trifluoromethyl)allyli...

A variety of functionalized 5-aryl-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenols were prepared by the first TiCl4-mediated [3+3] cyclocondensation of 1,3-bis(trimethylsilyloxy)-1,3-butadienes with 3-aryl-3-trimethylsilyloxy-1-trifluoromethyl-2-en-1-ones.

The synthesis of a novel series of eleven 6-aryl(5-methyl)-4-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinones, where aryl=Ph, 4-CH3Ph, 4-FPh, 4-ClPh, 4-BrPh, 4-OCH3Ph and alkyl=H, CH3, from the reaction of 4-aryl-4-methoxy-1,1,1-trifluoro-3-buten-2-ones with urea in the presence of hydrochloric acid, is repo...

New series of 4,4′-bis(pentafluorophenyl)- and 4,4′-bis(nonafluorophenyl)-containing monomers based on hexafluorobenzene or decafluorobiphenyl as well as on para- and meta-connecting dihydroxyl-substituted compounds or tetrafluorobenzene- and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane-based dihydroxyl-subs...

The reactions of the bis-NHC platinum complex cis-[PtMe2(bisNHC1)], 1, in which bisNHC1 = 1,1′-methylene-3,3′-bis[(N-(tert-butyl)imidazole-2-ylidene], with strong acids and thermolysis of the reaction products were investigated. The reaction of 1 with 1 equiv B(C6F5)3 in acetone gave the borat...

The convenient preparations of (C6F5)2GePhY (X = Cl, Br) and (C6F5)2GeX2 (X = F, Cl, Br) from easily available (C6F5)2GePh2 and [C6F5)2GeO]3 are presented.

Due to the complex nature of Alzheimer’s disease, multi-target-directed ligand approaches are one of the most promising strategies in the search for effective treatments. Acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase and β-amyloid are the predominant biological targets in the search for new anti...

The aim of this study was to establish the antimicrobial activities of S-(3,4-dichlorobenzyl)isothiourea hydrochloride (A22) and a series of structurally related compounds against multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 21 compounds were determined aga...

Fluticasone propionate (FLU) and Azelastine hydrochloride (AZE) are co-formulated with phenylethyl alcohol (PEA) and Benzalkonium chloride (BENZ) (as preservatives) in pharmaceutical dosage form for treatment of seasonal allergies. Different spectrophotometric methods were used for the simultane...

The evaluation of a new, orally active antihypertensive agent, S.9-390 (2-(o-chlorobenzyl) imidazoline hydrochloride), has been presented. In human beings, the drug was found to have effects suggesting both central antihypertensive and ganglionic blocking action, but no characteristic adrenolyti...

Taking 12-N-p-chlorobenzyl sophoridinol 2 as a lead, a series of novel sophoridinic derivatives with various 3′-substituents at the 11–side chain were synthesized and evaluated for their anticancer activity from sophoridine (1), a natural antitumor medicine. Among them, the sophoridinic ketone...

Tea is one of the most consumed beverages in the word. Here we report the concentrations of metals and phthalates in 32 commercial tea packages. The data were used to estimate the average daily intake of metals and phthalates, and associated Hazard Quotients (HQ) were calculated in order to dete...

The aim of this article is to assess the effect of phthalates on the activities of CYP2C9 and CYP2C19 in vitro. In this study, recombinant CYP2C9*1 and CYP2C19*1 microsomes were used to investigate the effects of phthalates and their metabolites on corresponding enzyme activities in vitro. 2–10...

BackgroundEarly-life phthalate exposures may adversely affect children's neurodevelopment by disrupting thyroid function, reducing gonadal hormone levels, or altering fatty acid concentrations in the brain. This study aimed to identify periods of heightened susceptibility during gestation, ...

Phthalates are widespread endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that have been suggested to affect neurodevelopment. However, association between lactational exposure to phthalates and neurodevelopmental effects has rarely been reported in epidemiological studies. We conducted a pilot prospectiv...

BackgroundInformation on the relationships between phthalate exposure, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in younger adults is limited. It is still unclear whether changes in insulin resistance represent an intermediate biological mechanism linking phthalate exposure and MetS.