Unprecedented binary Cu(I)/Cu(II) catalyzed one-pot, three-component synthesis and evaluation of luminescent property of 2-amino-3-iminoethenylidene-2-indolones: a new class of merocyanine dye analogues

A facile and efficient binary Cu(I)/Cu(II) catalyzed one-pot, three-component synthesis of 2-amino-3-iminoethenylidene-2-indolones in excellent yield has been achieved. Remarkably, these newly synthesized, stable merocyanine dye analogues showed strong luminescence in the blue region with large Stokes shifts.     

Monitoring the emission of volatile organic compounds from flowers of Jasminum sambac using solid-phase micro-extraction fibers and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection

Solid-phase micro-extraction (SPME) was studied as a solvent free alternative method for the extraction and characterization of volatile compounds in intact and plucked flowers of Jasminum sambac at different day time intervals using gas chromatography (GC-FID) and gas chromatography-quadrupole mass spectrometry. The analytes identified included alcohols, esters, phenolic compounds, and terpenoids. The main constituents identified in the flower aroma using different fibers were cis-3-hexenyl acetate, (E)-beta-ocimene, linalool, benzyl acetate, and (E,E)-alpha-farnesene. The benzyl acetate proportion decreased from morning to afternoon and then increased in evening collections. PDMS fiber showed a high proportion of (E,E)-alpha-farnesene in jasmine floral aroma. Among other constituents identified, cis-3-hexenyl acetate, linalool, and benzyl acetate were major aroma contributors in plucked and living flowers extracts using PDMS/DVB, Carboxen/PDMS, and DVB/Carboxen/PDMS fibers. PDMS/DVB recorded the highest emission for benzyl acetate while the (E)-beta-ocimene proportion was highest in DVB/Carboxen/PDMS when compared with the rest. The highest linalool content, with increasing proportion from morning to noon, was found using mixed coating fibers. Almost negligible volatile adsorption was recorded for the polyacrylate fiber for intact flower aroma, whereas it was most effective for benzyl acetate, followed by indole under plucked conditions. Moreover, the highest amounts extracted, evaluated from the sum of peak areas, were achieved using Carboxen/PDMS, and DVB/Carboxen/PDMS. Introduction of a rapid, and solvent free SPME method for the analysis of multicomponent volatiles can be successfully employed to monitor the extraction and characterization of flower aroma constituents.     

Efficient electrocatalytic oxygen reduction over metal free-nitrogen doped carbon nanocapsules

Nitrogen doped carbon nanocapsules (NCNCs) were synthesized as a non-noble electrocatalyst for the ORR using a simple and efficient route. The NCNCs exhibited higher activity than the commercial Pt/C catalyst, excellent stability, and resistance to methanol oxidation in the oxygen reduction reaction.     

A Facile and Efficient Solid Supported,One‐Pot Synthesis of Functionalized Piperidine Derivatives Catalyzed by Amberlite IRA400‐Cl Resin/I2/KI via Multicomponent Reaction

A facile and efficient one‐pot, solid supported synthesis of functionalized piperidine derivatives catalyzed by Amberlite IRA400‐Cl resin/I₂/KI via a multicomponent reaction of various aldehydes, aromatic amines, and 1,3‐dicarbonyl compounds has been achieved. The reaction has been carried out in a one‐pot reaction and Amberlite resin as a solid supported catalyst at room temperature. Shorter reaction time, easy workup, yield, and mild reaction condition make the novel synthetic strategy both practical and attractive.     

Crystal Structure of N,N'‐Bis(3‐(o‐dimethylaminoimino‐ethyl) ‐2‐hydroxy‐5‐methyl)‐benzylpiperazine

The structure of the synthesized title compound, C₃₀H₄₆N₆O₂ , was solved by using X‐ray diffraction techniques. The compound crystallized in monoclinic space group P2₁/n with cell dimensions a = 14.0629(7), b = 6.5696(3), c = 17.7948(8)Å, β = 111.35(2)°, V = 1531.2(1)ų, Z = 2, D_cal = 1.134 Mgm^‐3 and T = 293(2)K. The molecule possesses a center of symmetry, and hence, there is half a molecule in the asymmetric unit. The piperazine ring adopts chair conformation with the substituents at the equatorial position, subtending a dihedral angle of 88.87(1)° with the phenyl ring. The phenyloxy hydrogen is involved in an intramolecular O‐H...N type of hydrogen bond.