Isomerization of eugenol to isoeugenol

The isomerization of eugenol to isoeugenol was investigated by employing catalysis by KOH in amyl alcohol or glycerol, or by RhCl₃. A number of factors which affect the reaction (solvent, temperature, molar ratios, presence of water) were examined.

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(KOH ) (RhCl₃). , (, , , ).

     

Thermal analysis of hydrogen bonded benzoic acid liquid crystals

Novel homologous series of supramolecular hydrogen bonded liquid crystals have been investigated. Hydrogen bonds are formed between p-n octyloxy benzoic acid and various p-n alkyloxy benzoic acids whose carbon chain length varied from pentyl to dodecyl. These complexes are characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, polarizing optical microscopy (POM), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Phase diagram is constructed from POM and DSC data. The order of the phase transitions is determined by Navard and Cox ratio (N _R). Characteristic phases like nematic, smectic C, and smectic F are identified. A new smectic ordering observed in this series is investigated by constructing phase diagram obtained from two binary mixtures of the present homologs. Inter-digitation of lamellar layers is observed to be one of the reasons for the occurrence of new smectic ordering. Optical tilt angle in smectic C phase is fitted to a power law. The magnitude of exponent of the power law is found to concur with the Mean Field theory predicted value.     

Preparation and characterization of chitin benzoic acid esters

Chitin benzoic acid esters were prepared using a phosphoryl mixed anhydride method. The products were characterized by 1H-NMR and FT-IR spectroscopy. FT-IR analysis revealed that the degree of O-acyl substitution of the products was in a range of 1.17-1.83. Morphological surface changes in the parent molecule due to the introduction of benzoic acid moieties were observed by scanning electron microscopy. The surface of the products was porous, in contrast to the sheet-shape of the parent molecules. The solubility of the products, which improved with increased degree of acid substitution, was tested in various organic solvents.     

Reactivity of benzoic acid esters towards cumylperoxy radicals

The alkoxy groups of aromatic carboxylic acid esters are attacked by cumylperoxy radicals. The rate constants for the abstraction of a hydrogen atom by cumylperoxy radicals are: for methyl benzoate k₂=(4.28±0.8)×10¹⁰ exp (–20.5±1.5/RT) and for ethyl benzoate k₂=(9.41±0.8)×10¹⁰ exp(–18.5±1.5/RT) l/mol sec. The strengths of the primary and the secondary C–H bonds of these compounds have been estimated.

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, . k₂=(4,28±0,8)·10¹⁰ exp (–20,5±1,5/RT) k₂=(9,41±0,8)·10¹⁰ exp (–18,5±1,5/RT) /·. C–H .

     

Thermal analysis of binary systems of the pharmaceuticals trimethoprim and benzoic acid

Thermal analysis of the binary system benzoic acid (BA) and trimethoprim (TMP) provided evidence of the formation of two molecular compounds. BA-TMP and two crystalline forms of (BA)₂-TMP were characterized on the basis of their thermodynamic parameters as well as of crystallographic and spectroscopic properties. The availability of these compounds (by recrystallization) allowed interpretation of thermal effects in the DSC curves of the mixtures and the theoretical phase diagrams could be drawn. The results are consistent with the model of a very slight dissociation of the molecular compounds in the melt.     

Antifungal activity of cinnamic acid and benzoic acid esters against Candida albicans strains

Candida albicans is an important opportunistic fungal pathogen capable of provoking infection in humans. In the present study, we evaluated the antifungal effect of 23 ester derivatives of the cinnamic and benzoic acids against 3 C. albicans strains (ATCC-76645, LM-106 and LM-23), as well as discuss their Structure–Activity Relationship (SAR). The antifungal assay results revealed that the screened compounds exhibited different levels of activity depending on structural variation. Among the ester analogues, methyl caffeate (5) and methyl 2-nitrocinnamate (10) were the analogues that presented the best antifungal effect against all C. albicans strains, presenting the same MIC values (MIC = 128 μg/mL), followed by methyl biphenyl-2-carboxylate (21) (MIC = 128, 128 and 256 μg/mL for C. albicans LM-106, LM-23, and ATCC-76645, respectively). Our results suggest that certain molecular characteristics are important for the antifungal action.     

Reaction of 2-acetyltetralone with some esters of benzoic acid

In order to investigate the pharmacological screening of a number of pyran-4-ones their synthesis by cyclization with sulphuric acid of the corresponding 1,3,5-triketones has been carried out with high yields. In the course of preparation of the latter the reaction of 2-acetyltetralone with some esters of benzoic acid derivatives has been studied and in particular, for a number of them, an interesting nucleophilic substitution of a chlorine atom with an alkoxy group on a benzenic nucleus has been evidenced.     

Kinetic and redox characteristics of phenoxyl radicals of eugenol and isoeugenol: A pulse radiolysis study

The phenoxyl radicals of eugenol (EgOH) and isoeugenol (iEgOH) were generated by the specific one‐electron oxidant N₃^· using pulse radiolysis technique, and were characterized by their absorption spectra, decay and formation kinetics, and one‐electron reduction potential (E₇¹) values. Reactivities of eugenol phenoxyl radical with the biologically important molecule, trolox C (analogue of vitamin E, α‐tocopheral), were determined. Reactions of OH with these phenols were studied at different pHs and suitable mechanisms for these reactions were suggested. Scavenging abilities of the phenols toward highly damaging Br^·, NO₂^·, and CCl₃O₂^· radicals were evaluated. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 32: 17–23, 2000     

Thermal stabilization of polyimides with boric acid esters

New and previously synthesized boric acid esters were tested as thermal stabilizing additives to polyimides.     

4-(3-Dialkylamino-2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl)benzoic acid esters

Reactions of alkyl 4-aminobenzoates with maleic anhydride give the corresponding alkyl 4-(2,5-dioxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)benzoates, and the latter are converted into 4-(3-dialkylamino-2,5-dioxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)benzoates by treatment with secondary amines.     

Novel cellulose derivatives. III. Thermal analysis of mixed esters with butyric and hexanoic acid

Cellulose derivatives with low degrees of substitution (i.e., DS < 1.5) often fail to reveal glass transition temperatures (T_g) by virtue of their tenacious adherence to moisture, thus preventing systematic analysis of substituent effects (size and DS) on T_g and T_m transitions. On the other hand, cellulose triesters have T_ms that decline with acyl substituent size except when the substituent size becomes very large (i.e., > C₆), and they have T_gs within 5–20°C of their T_ms. This proximity is unusual for a semicrystalline material, and it interferes with the crystallization process that occurs between T_m and T_g. Triesters of cellulose with mixed acyl substituents (one smaller and one larger) allow not only unambiguous observation of T_gs and T_ms but also an adjustable Δ(T_m ? T_g) window that depends upon the size and the DS of the larger substituent. The materials studied including cellulose acetate butyrate triesters (DS_bu 0.8–2.6), cellulose acetate hexanoate triesters (DS_hex 0–3.0), and cellulose acetate (DS_ac 2.44), revealed that only the mixed esters, in which the bulkier acyl group is in the range of DS 0.3–1.0, had a Δ(T_m ? T_g) value in excess of 40°C. Although the T_m of cellulose acetate hexanoate declined by ca. 150°C per unit of DS_hex as DS_hex rose from 0 to 1, this was only ca. 25°C between DS_hex of 1 and 3. Frequently observed dual-melt endotherms were attributed to two separate crystal morphologies. ©1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Synthesis of aromatic alcohols and their alkanoic acid esters

The reaction of benzene with ethylene and propylene oxides in a helium atmosphere with aluminum chloride as a catalyst and the esterification of the resulting alcohols with saturated monocarboxylic acids in the presence of the heterogeneous catalyst KU-2-8 were studied.     

非线性主成分回归分光光度法同时测定复方制剂中两组分的含量

构造多组分体系的非线性模型,并用主成分回归法来解析,建立了同时测定两组分的非线性主成分回归分光光度法,方法用于复方苯甲酸制剂中苯甲酸和水杨酸含量的测定,结果优于线性主成分回归分光光度法。     

Chromatography in silica, quantitative analysis of retention mechanisms of benzoic acid derivatives

A quantitative analysis of the retention of benzoic acid derivatives in reversed-phase liquid chromatography was achieved using a molecular mechanics calculation in the CAChe program. Interaction energy values were calculated for both molecular and ionic forms. The predicted retention factors of partially ionized acids obtained using a combination of dissociation constants well correlated with the values measured by reversed-phase liquid chromatography with pH-controlled eluents. The molecular interaction energy value was calculated by subtracting the energy value of the complex from the sum of energy values of a model-phase and an analyte.