A new generation of green solvent, deep eutectic solvents (DESs), are being received increased interest in the fields of organic synthesis, electrochemistry, catalysis and oxidative desulfurization (ODS) process. Despite possessing high ODS activity, little is known for the mechanism of the exce...

Gas-chromatography (GC) analysis of carboxylic acids is limited by the high polarity and low volatility of most of these compounds. Boron trifluoride (BF3) mediated alkylation reactions is one of the most commonly used derivatization methods for making carboxylic acids GC compatible. A semi-auto...

STAT3 is an attractive therapeutic target for cancer therapy. However, due to low potency or poor druggability, none of its inhibitors are clinically available. Herein, a series of aminobenzo[b]thiophene 1, 1-dioxides with good drug-likeness properties were designed, synthesized and evaluated as...

The central role of microtubules in cell division and mitosis makes them a particularly important target for anticancer agents. On our early publication, we found that a series of 2-(3′,4′,5′-trimethoxybenzoyl)-3-aminobenzo[b]thiophenes exhibited strong antiproliferative activity in the submi...

An operationally simple and efficient one-pot method for the synthesis of 1-aroyl (or alkanoyl)-2-thioalkyl-3-aryl (or alkyl)-3H-benzo[e]indole-4,5-diones and naphtho[2,1-b]thiophene-4,5-diones has been devised by copper-catalyzed cross-coupling of α-oxoketene N,S-acetals/β-ketothioamides with...

The chloroacetyl derivatives of four representative para-substituted phenylalanines, N-chloroacetyl-p-chloro-DL-phenylalanine, N-chloroacetyl-p-nitro-DL-phenylalanine, Na,Np-di(chloroacetyl)-p-amino-DL-phenylalanine, and N-chloroacetyl-O-methyl-L-tyrosine, were prepared and tested for growth inh...

In the brain, astrocytes play an essential role with their multiple functions and sophisticated structure, as surrounded by a fractal environment which has not been available in our traditional cell culture. Water-repellent fractal tripalmitin (PPP) surfaces can imitate the fractal environment i...

An exhaustive analysis of the crystallisation behaviour of palm oil was performed using low-resolution magnetic pulsed nuclear resonance, differential scanning calorimetry, polarised light microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The aim of this study was to characterise the changes induced in the crys...

The crystallization behavior of lipids has important implications in industrial processing of food products, whose physical characteristics depend largely on crystallized fats. The study of the crystallization behavior and polymorphism of a pure lipid system is of great scientific importance as ...

Fatty acids, fatty alcohol compounds and triacylglycerols (TAGs) present a significant role in industrial applications, mainly in food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. In this study, eight solid-liquid phase diagrams composed by tripalmitin plus fatty acids (capric acid, lauric acid, my...

This neutron diffraction study of deuterated tripalmitin has provided further insight into a forensic observation of the crystallisation of lipids under high-shear conditions. To achieve this, an experimental set up was designed to enable simultaneous rheological data from a Couette cell to be r...

Recently, 1-(1,4-dioxaspiro[4,5]dec-2-ylmethyl)-4-(2-methoxyphenyl)piperazine (1) was reported as a potent 5-HT1AR agonist with a moderate 5-HT1AR selectivity. In an extension of this work a series of derivatives of 1, obtained by combining different heterocyclic rings with a more flexible amine...

We report an efficient, mild and convenient synthetic protocol for the C–S cross-coupling reaction of various aryl, benzyl, allyl chlorides and thiols using 5 mol % Nickel–Schiff base catalyst with NaOH as the base, in DMF at 70 °C. Using this protocol, we have shown that a variety of aryl su...

Synthesis of enantiomers of (3Z,6Z)-cis-9,10-epoxy 1,3,6-henicosatriene, the pheromonal component of Diacrisia obliqua was achieved through alkylative epoxide rearrangement and stereoselective Wittig olefination reactions as the key steps.

The polyfunctional 2,3- and 3,4-o-bis(chloromethyl)pyridines 3, produced via cycloaddition of the oxazinones 2 with propargyl chloride and 1,4-dichloro-2-butyne, were used as precursors of various pyridine o-quinodimethane analogues. The 2,3- and 3,4-dimethylenepyridine systems were generated vi...

Within a project aimed at discovering new Flaviviridae inhibitors, new variously substituted 2-phenylbenzimidazoles were synthesized and evaluated in cell-based assays for cytotoxicity and antiviral activity against viruses representatives of the three genera of the Flaviviridae family, i.e.: Pe...

In this study, a series of thiosemicarbazide derivatives 12–14, 1,2,4-triazol-3-thione derivatives 15–17 and compounds bearing 2-(4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-ylthio)acetamide structure 18–32 have been synthesized starting from phenolic compounds such as 2-naphthol, paracetamol and thymol. Structures ...

Development of novel, safe and effective drug candidates combating the emerging drug resistance has remained a major focus in the mainstream of anti-tuberculosis research. Here, we inspired to design and synthesize series of new pyridin-4-yl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl-thio-ethylidene-hydrazinecarbothi...

The spontaneous unimolecular fragmentation of metastable ions of ethyl lactate, CH3CH(OH)COOC2H5, 1, (MW:118) by electron ionization has been investigated by using mass-analyzed ion kinetic energy (MIKE) spectrometry and D labeling. The fragmentation of 1 is compared with those of methyl lactate...

The Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown (Verbenaceae) species popularly known as lemon balm has sedative, analgesic and spasmolytic properties. This study aimed to evaluate the vasorelaxant effect of the L. alba essential oil (EOLa) and its major constituent, citral, rat on aorta. Isometric muscle co...