Total Synthesis of the Biologically Active,Naturally Occurring 3,4‐Dibromo‐5‐[2‐bromo‐3,4‐dihydroxy‐6‐(methoxymethyl)benzyl]benzene‐1,2‐diol and Regioselective O‐Demethylation of Aryl Methyl Ethers

3,4‐Dibromo‐5‐[2‐bromo‐3,4‐dihydroxy‐6‐(methoxymethyl)benzyl]benzene‐1,2‐diol ( 2 ), a natural product, has been synthesized for the first time starting from (3‐bromo‐4,5‐dimethoxyphenyl)methanol ( 5 ) in five steps and with an overall yield of 34%. The reaction of some methoxymethyl‐substituted aryl methyl ethers with BBr₃, followed by the addition of MeOH, afforded the corresponding methoxymethyl‐substituted arylphenols in high yields.     

Evaluation of antioxidant activities of the edible and medicinal Acacia albida organs related to phenolic compounds

This study compared phenolic contents and antioxidant activity in different organs of Acacia albida (leaves and bark) and focuses on identification of phenolic compounds of leaves by HPLC-DAD. The analysed organs exhibited differences in total polyphenol contents (100 and 59.5 mg GAE g^? 1 DW). Phenolic contents of leaves were two times higher than those in bark. Ethanolic extracts exhibited good antioxidant activities with IC₅₀ = 26 μg mL^? 1 for DPPH and EC₅₀ = 50 μg mL^? 1 for FRAP. Identification by HPLC-DAD revealed the presence of nine phenolic compounds known for their high antioxidant activity. The results suggested that this species can be used as source of natural antioxidants.     

On categories associated to a Quasi-Hopf algebra

A quasi-Hopf algebra H can be seen as a commutative algebra A in the center 𝒵(H-Mod) of H-Mod. We show that the category of A-modules in 𝒵(H-Mod) is equivalent (as a monoidal category) to H-Mod. This can be regarded as a generalization of the structure theorem of Hopf bimodules of a Hopf algebra to the quasi-Hopf setting.     

Chloration et S-oxydation du benzo[b]thiophène par l'hypochlorite de tertiobutyle. Mécanisme de la réaction

In the reaction with benzothiophene, t-butyl hypochlorite acts simultaneously as a smooth oxidizing agent and as a chlorinating agent since it is a source of both hypochlorous acid and chlorine. The mixture of all the products obtained imply that the reaction intermediate is the unstable benzothiophene I-oxide which was shown to be present by the stop flow technique. The chlorine formed traps the highly reactive benzothiophene 1-oxide in situ to give the observed products.     

Critical exponents for landau point to order ε2

The exponent Δ₃ for a Landau isolated point on a first-order transition line is evaluated to order ?², ? = 4 ? d, for the case when the order parameters is a symmetric, traceless tensor of order 3. The result is $\text{Δ}{}_3\text{= (}\text{6}\text{13}\text{)? ? (}\text{63}\text{2197}\text{)?}{}^2\text{+}\text{O}\text{(?}{}^3\text{)}$.     

Bis(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)(squarato‐κO)copper(II) trihydrate

The title mononuclear [Cu(sq)(phen)₂]·3H₂O complex [sq is squarate (C₄O₄) and phen is 1,10‐phenanthroline (C₁₂H₈N₂)] has been synthesized and the structure consists of a neutral mononuclear [Cu(sq)(phen)₂] unit and three solvate water mol­ecules. The Cu^II ion has distorted square‐pyramidal coordination geometry, comprised of one carboxyl­ate O atom from a monodentate squarate ligand and four N atoms from two chelating phen ligands. An extensive three‐dimensional network of OW—H⋯O/OW hydrogen bonds, face‐to‐face π–­π interactions between the 1,10‐phenanthroline aromatic rings and a weak π–ring interaction are responsible for crystal stabilization.     

Di­aqua­bis­(pyridine‐2‐carbox­amide‐κ2N1,O2)­nickel(II) disaccharinate tetrahydrate

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Ni(C₆H₆N₂O)₂(H₂O)₂](C₇H₄NO₃S)₂·4H₂O or [Ni(pia)₂(H₂O)₂](sac)₂·4H₂O (pia is picolin­amide or pyridine‐2‐carbox­amide, and sac is the saccharinate anion), the Ni²⁺ cation, located on a centre of symmetry, is coordinated by two symmetry‐related aqua ligands together with a pair of symmetry‐related bidentate pia mol­ecules and exhibits a distorted octahedral environment. The unique unligated sac anion in the asymmetric unit resides on a general position and has a single negative charge. The coordinated water mol­ecules link the sac ions to the metal complex via O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. In addition, the sac ions are linked to the metal complex via intermolecular π–π interactions between the benzene ring of the sac ion and the pyridine ring of a pia ligand. Each uncoordinated water mol­ecule is hydrogen bonded to sac moieties through O—H⋯O and O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds.     

Synthesis and Spectrothermal Studies of Thermochromic Diamine Complexes of Cobalt(III), Nickel(II) and Copper(II) Squarate. Crystal Structure of [Co(en)3](sq)1.5 · 6H2O

New adducts of ethylenediamine (en), N,N-dimethylethylenediamine (ndmen) and N,N′-dimethylethylenediamine (dmen) with squarate as counter-ions were synthesized and characterized by physico-chemical methods (IR and UV/vis spectroscopy, magnetic susceptibility and thermoanalytical measurements). The crystal structure of tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) 1.5 squarate hexahydrate, [Co(en)₃](sq)_1.5 · 6H₂O, was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Co(III), Ni(II) and Cu(II) ions in the monomeric octahedral tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) 1.5 squarate hexahydrate (1), tris(ethylenediamine)nickel(II) squarate 0.5 hydrate (2) and diaquabis(ethylenediamine)copper(II) squarate dihydrate (3) are chelated by ethylenediamines through two amine nitrogen atoms. Cu(II) atoms in the diaquabis(ndmen)copper(II) squarate (4) and diaquabis(dmen)copper(II) squarate (5) monomeric octahedral complexes are coordinated by ndmen and dmen molecules through two amine nitrogen atoms in a bidentate chelating manner. Water molecules complete the octahedral coordination. The orange (1), violet (4) and violet (5) complexes upon heating transform to claret, green and green species on dehydration, respectively, which revert immediately after cooling in the open atmosphere. The violet (3) complex upon heating loses water molecules yielding a deep blue dehydrated species, which on further heating undergoes an exothermic phase transition accompanied by thermochromism, deep blue to brown in the solid state. The decomposition mechanism and thermal stability of the solid complexes are interpreted in terms of their structures. The final decomposition products – the respective metal oxides – were identified by IR spectroscopy.