The toxicity of the ixodicidal carbamates ethyl-4-bromophenyl carbamate (LQM 919), ethyl-4-chlorophenyl carbamate (LQM 996) and propoxur on Eisenia foetida adults was evaluated to estimate their ecotoxic potential. The earthworm mortality and weight loss produced by the three evaluated carbamate...

Gold catalysis is a convenient tool to oxidatively functionalize alkyne into a range of valuable compounds. In this article, we report a new access to isochroman-4-one and 2H-pyran-3(6H)-one derivatives that involves a gold-catalyzed oxidative cycloalkoxylation of an alkyne in the presence of a ...

N-(3,4-dicyanophenyl)piperidine-2,6-dione (2) and 4-phthalimidophthalonitrile (3) were synthesized in 24% and 74% yield respectively, using 4-aminophthalonitrile as the starting material. Treatment of 2 and 3 with zinc acetate in the presence of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene gave respective...

The solubility of 3-chloro-N-phenylphthalimide in acetonitrile, methanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, 2-methyl-1-propanol, ethyl acetate, acetone, 1,4-dioxane and acetic acid were obtained experimentally with the high-performance liquid chromatography analysis at temperature ranging from...

The pharmacological properties of (±)-2-(N-tert-butylamino)-3′-iodo-4′-azidopropiophenone [(±)-SADU-3-72], a photoreactive analog of bupropion (BP), were characterized at different muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) by functional and structural approaches. Ca2+ influx results i...

The molecule (RS)-2-(tert-Butylamino)-1-(3-chlorophenyl)propan-1-one (2B3CP) was optimized utilizing density functional theory (DFT) with B3LYP/6–311++G (d,p) basis set. The vibrational frequencies and potential energy distribution (PED) of 2B3CP molecules were calculated and compared with expe...

Supercritical carbon dioxide was utilized as a sustainable alternative to solvent extraction of waxes from the waste needles of two spruce species, namely Norwegian and Sitka spruce. These extracts were rich in nonacosan-10-ol, an organic compound with hydrophobic properties that lends its use i...

A convenient methodology for the synthesis of mono- and di-halogenated benzo[b]thiophenes is described herein, which utilizes copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate and various sodium halides in the presence of substituted 2-alkynylthioanisoles. The proposed method is facile, uses ethanol as a green so...

Novel (4-piperidinyl)-piperazine derivatives were synthesized and evaluated as ACC1/2 non-selective inhibitors. Optimization of the substituents on the nitrogen of the piperidine ring led to the identification of the fluorine substituted tert-butoxycarbonyl group. Advanced analog, 1,1,1-trifluor...

AlCl3-mediated tandem Friedel–Crafts reaction of vinylidenecyclopropanes with acyl chlorides produced the corresponding 1-[2-(2,2-diarylvinyl)-1-phenyl-3H-inden-5-yl]ethanone derivatives in moderate to good yields under mild conditions within short reaction time.

A novel series of 2-Chloroquinoline nucleus clubbed with the pyrazole ring has been synthesized and screened for antibacterial and antifungal activity. The results obtained were promising against both bacterial and fungal strains.   Among the series, compound MB-N was found moderately active aga...

The optimized molecular structure, vibrational frequencies, corresponding vibrational assignments of 1-[3-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone have been investigated experimentally and theoretically. The geometrical parameters are in agreement with XRD data. The stabili...

Photochemistry of the herbicide 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile (1) (bromoxynil) was extensively investigated using ultraviolet radiation of wavelengths (λ) around 313 nm. Aqueous-phase photoreactions of 7.8 μM of 1 in water in the absence (pH 6.0–7.0 and presence of 5, 10, 15, 20, 40, 45, ...

Reactions between decafluorocyclohexene and substituted ethanols (HOCH2CH2X: X = Cl, Br, I, and OMe) gave, in each case, a mixture of the corresponding 1- and 3-alkoxy-nonafluorocyclohexene (roughly 3:1). Pyrolysis of the 1-(2-methoxyethoxide) over glass or alumina at 520°C gave octafluorocyclo...

A simple and efficient method for the preparation of eight phosphoramidite building blocks for incorporation of 2′-O-(2-aminoethoxymethyl)ribonucleosides and 2′-O-(3-aminopropoxymethyl)ribonucleosides into synthetic oligonucleotides has been developed. The synthetic routes are maximally conver...

Analysis of the results of studies of docking 1 and 7a with c-Met kinase led to the identification of benzo[d]oxazol-2(3H)-one-quinolone derivatives as potential inhibitors of this enzyme. A molecular hybrid strategy, using a 4-ethoxy-7-substituted-quinoline core and a benzo[d]oxazol-2(3H)-one s...

Cannabinoid type 2 (CB2) receptor continues to emerge as a promising drug target for many diseases and conditions. New tools for studying CB2 receptor are required to further inform how this receptor functions in healthy and diseased states. The alkyl indole scaffold is a well-recognised ligand ...

Reaction of dioxonium derivative of closo-dodecaborate ([B12H11O+(CH2)4O]−) with an access of NaCN in boiling EtOH led to [B12H11OCH2CH2OH]2− with an excellent yield as a result of ring cleavage followed by elimination of acrylonitrile. The same entry in aprotic DMFA afforded regular ring cleava...

A number of 2-morpholino substituted benzoxazines have been prepared in order to test their effectiveness against ADP and collagen induced platelet aggregation. The reaction of 2-thio-1,3-benzoxazines with morpholine has been generalised to enable the use of substituted benzoxazines. Two separat...

New antibacterial composites were synthesized by modification and functionalization of montmorillonite (MMT). The antibacterial composites were synthesized by the reaction of MMT clay with the quaternary salt of p-N,N-dimethylamino benzaldehyde which produced modified functionalized montmorillon...