Redox polymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA). I. Influence of surfactants on polymerization kinetics

Oxidation of ferrous orthophenanthroline (FeP) by peroxydiphosphate (PP) in aqueous medium at pH 1 was followed spectrophotometrically. Kinetic analysis has shown that oxidation occurs via the formation of an intermediate complex between FeP and PP. Equi-librium and rate constants were calculated. Influence of surfactants on the oxidation of FeP by PP was also Investigated. The equilibrium constant for complex formation was found to be higher in the presence of surfactants. The enhanced complex formation has been attributed to the ionic interactions between the charged surfactant and the ionic species in the reaction medium. Polymerization of HEMA initiated by the redox system,FeP/PP, was carried out in aqueous medium, under the conditions of excess reductant over oxidant and excess oxidant over reductant. The polymerization followed different mech-anisms under these conditions; with excess oxidant, the growing polymer radicals underwent oxidative termination, while with excess reductant, primary radical termination was pre-ferred. The effect of surfactants on the aqueous polymerization of HEMA using the redox system FeP/PP was also investigated. In addition to the decrease in rate, the polymerization followed a different mechanism in the presence of surfactants, the growing radicals ter-minated by mutual interaction. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

H-β-zeolite catalyzed synthesis of β-bromostyrenes from styrene bromohydrins

Synthesis of β-bromostyrenes from styrene bromohydrins using H-β-zeolite as catalyst under moderate conditions is reported. The catalyst could be regenerated and reused up to three consecutive cycles.     

An efficient one-pot three-component synthesis of imidazol-2-ones using [Bmim]BF4 ionic liquid

A mild and efficient method was developed for preparation of imidazol-2-ones via one-pot three-component condensation of 1,3-cyclic diketones, aryl glyoxals and urea using [Bmim]BF₄ ionic liquid. Excellent yields, short reaction time, simple work-up, and reusability of IL are advantages of this procedure.     

Facile and Green Syntheses of 2-(N-Methylindole-3-carbonyl)-3-(N-methylpyrrol-2-yl)acrylonitriles and a Study of Their Antimicrobial Activities

Facile and green syntheses of substituted-2-(N-methylindole-3-carbonyl)-3-(N-methyl pyrrol-2-yl) acrylonitriles 6a–d are being reported. L-Proline has been utilized as an efficient and ecofriendly catalyst in aqueous medium for Knoevenagel condensation of pyrrole-2-carboxyaldehyde (1) and its N-methyl derivative (2) with the active methylene compounds 3-cyanoacetylindoles 3a–d at room temperature to afford substituted-2-(1H-indole-3-carbonyl)-3-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)acrylonitriles 4a–d and substituted-2-(1H-indole-3-carbonyl)-3-(N-methylpyrrol-2-yl) acrylonitriles 5a–d respectively. Subsequently these products were treated with dimethyl sulfate (DMS) in polythylene glycol (PEG)–600 as an efficient and green solvent to afford the corresponding substituted-2-(N-methylindole-3-carbonyl)-3-(N-methylpyrrol-2-yl)acrylonitriles 6a–d. The antibacterial and antifungal activities of 4a–d, 5a–d, and 6a–d have been studied.

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Redox polymerization-kinetics of the reaction inititated by the system CH2(CH)2?MN(III) in aqueous H2SO4 and the system CH2(CN)2?MN(OAC)3 in DMF and acetic acid

Polymerization of acrylonitrile and methyl methacrylate by the redox systems propanedinitrile-Mn(III) in aqueous sulfuric acid and propanedinitrile-Mn(OAc)₃ in DMF and glacial acetic acid was investigated in the temperature range 20–40°C. The kinetics are consistent with the formation of an intermediate complex whose irreversible decomposition yields the initiating radical. With both monomers mutual termination predominates. The main difference between aqueous H₂SO₄ and acetic acid compared with DMF lies in the ease of oxidation of the primary radicals by the oxidant. Rate and equilibrium parameters were estimated and their significance discussed.     

Stability-indicating liquid chromatography method development and validation for impurity profiling of montelukast sodium in bulk drug and tablet dosage form

Montelukast sodium (MLS) is a leukotriene receptor antagonist drug used in the treatment of asthma, bronchospasm, allergic rhinitis and urticaria. A reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography method was developed to separate, identify and quantitative determination of MLS and its eight known organic impurities in tablet dosage form using a C₁₈ column and mobile phases consisting of a gradient mixture of pH 2.5 phosphate buffer and acetonitrile. The stability-indicating character of the developed method was proven using stress testing (1 m HCl at 80°C/30 min, 1 m NaOH at 80°C/30 min, H₂O at 80°C/30 min, 3% H₂O₂ at 25°C/1 min, dry heat at 105°C/10 h and UV–vis light/4 days) and was validated for specificity, quantitation limit, linearity, precision, accuracy and robustness. For MLS and its eight known impurities, the quantitation limits, linearity and recoveries were 0.015–0.03 μg/ml, correlation coefficient > 0.997 (R² > 0.995) and 85.5–107.0%, respectively. The developed chromatographic method is suitable for impurity profiling and also for assay determination of MLS in bulk drugs and pharmaceutical formulations. The mass values (m/z) of newly formed degradation products (DP1 and DP2) of montelukast sodium were identified using liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry.     

l‐Proline‐Catalyzed Knoevenagel Condensation: A Tandem Synthesis of 3‐Acetylcoumarinoindoles and Their N‐Alkyl Derivatives by Using PEG‐600 as the Reaction Medium

A tandem synthesis of 3‐acetylcoumarinoindoles 5a , 5b , 5c , 5d , 5e in the presence of catalytic amount of l ‐proline in ethanol medium is reported. l ‐proline has been utilized as an efficient and eco‐friendly catalyst for the Knoevenagel condensation of 3‐cyanoacetylindoles 1a , 1b , 1c , 1d , 1e with 2‐hydroxybenzaldehyde ( 2 ) to afford the corresponding substituted 3‐(1H‐indol‐3‐yl)2‐(2‐hydroxybenzylidene)‐3‐oxopropanenitriles 3(a–e) , which without isolation were treated with hot conc. HCl to afford 3‐acetylcoumarinoindoles 4a , 4b , 4c , 4d , 4e in high yields. Subsequently, these were reacted with dimethyl sulfate in the presence of PEG‐600 (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India) as an efficient and green solvent to afford the corresponding N‐methyl‐3‐acetylcoumarinoindoles 5a , 5b , 5c , 5d , 5e in moderate yields.     

L-Proline-Catalyzed Knoevenagel Condensation: A Facile,Green Synthesis of (E)-Ethyl 2-Cyano-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)acrylates and (E)-3-(1H-Indol-3-yl)acrylonitriles

L-Proline has been utilized as a novel and ecofriendly catalyst in ethanol medium for the Knoevenagel condensation of indole-3-carboxyaldehydes and their N-methyl derivatives 1(a–e) and 4(a–e) with the active methylene compound, ethyl cyanoacetate (2) to afford substituted (E)-ethyl 2-cyano-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)acrylates 3(a–e) and 5(a–e) respectively. These products were reacted with dimethyl sulfate in the presence of PEG-600 as an efficient and green solvent to afford the corresponding N-mthylated derivatives 5(a–e). These Knoevenagel products react with 5% NaOH, yielding (E)-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)acrylonitriles 6(a–e) and 7(a–e).     

PPh3‐catalyzed knoevenagel condensation: A facile synthesis of 5‐(1H‐indol‐3‐yl)Meth‐ ylene)‐2, 2‐Dimethyl‐1, 3‐Dioxane‐4, 6‐dione,and their N‐alkyl derivatives by using peg‐600 as the reaction medium

Triphenylphosphine (TPP) has been utilized as a novel and efficient catalyst for the Knoevenagel condensation of indole‐3‐carboxaldehydes 1(a–e) , 1‐methyl‐1H‐indole‐3‐carboxaldehydes 4(a–e) , and 1‐ethyl‐1H‐indole‐3‐carboxaldehydes 6(a–e) with the active methylene compound, that is, meldrum's acid ( 2 ), to afford substituted derivatives 5‐((1H‐indol‐3‐yl) methylene)‐2,2‐dimethyl‐1,3‐dioxane‐4,6‐dione 3(a–e) , 2,2‐dimethyl‐5‐((1‐methyl‐1H‐indol‐3‐yl)methylene)‐1,3‐dioxane‐4,6‐dione 5(a–e) , and 2,2‐dimethyl‐5‐((1‐ethyl‐1H‐indol‐3‐yl)methylene)‐1,3‐dioxane‐4,6‐dione 7(a–e) , respectively, in ethanol medium at RT just within 1 h in excellent yields. The products 3(a–e) were reacted independently with alkylating agents, that is, DMS and DES in the presence of PEG‐600 as an efficient and green solvent, to afford the corresponding N‐substituted methyl and ethyl derivatives 5(a–e) and 7(a–e) , respectively. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 23:41–48, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com . DOI 10.1002/hc.20750     

Capped-tetrahedrally coordinated Fe(II) and Co(II) complexes using a "Click"-derived tripodal ligand: geometric and electronic structures

The 'Click'-derived tripodal ligand tris[(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-yl)methyl]amine, tbta, was used to synthesize the complexes [Fe(tbta)Cl]BF(4), 1, and [Co(tbta)Cl]BF(4), 2. Both complexes were characterized by (1)H NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Single-crystal X-ray structural determination of 2 shows a 4 + 1 coordination around the cobalt(II) center with a rather long bond between Co(II) and the central amine nitrogen atom of tbta. Such a coordination geometry is best described as capped tetrahedral. 1 and 2 are thus the first examples of pseudotetrahedral coordinated Fe(II) and Co(II) complexes with tbta. A combination of SQUID susceptometry, EPR spectroscopy, M?ssbauer spectroscopy, and DFT calculations was used to elucidate the electronic structures of these complexes and determine the spin state of the metal center. Comparisons are made between the complexes presented here with related complexes of other ligands such as tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine, tmpa, hydrotris(pyrazolyl) borate, Tp, and tris(2-(1-pyrazolyl)methyl)amine, amtp. 1 and 2 were tested as precatalysts for the homopolymerization of ethylene, and both complexes delivered distinctly different products in this reaction. Blind catalyst runs were carried out with the metal salts to prove the importance of the tripodal ligand for product formation.