Oxone as a Mild,Inexpensive, and Environmentally Benign Oxidant for the α-Thiocyanation of Ketones

An efficient and direct approach for the α-thiocyanation of ketones with α-hydrogens has been developed using ammonium thiocyanate as a thiocyanating agent and oxone as an oxidant in methanol.     

Sonochemical Synthesis of 1,4‐Disubstituted 1,2,3‐Triazoles in Aqueous Medium

An ultrasound‐accelerated fast and efficient three‐component reaction for the regioselective synthesis of l,4‐disubstituted 1,2,3‐triazoles using different alkyl and allyl halides, terminal alkynes, and sodium azide in water at room temperature has been developed using CuI as catalyst. Ultrasonication dramatically decreases the reaction times.     

BF3-Et2O-Mediated One-Pot Synthesis of Acetylchromans from Polyhydroxyacetophenones and Isoprene/Allyl Alcohol

A convenient one-pot method has been developed for the synthesis of substituted acetylchromans involving the condensation of polyhydroxyacetophenone with isoprene and long chain allylic alcohol (phytol) in the presence of borontrifluoride etherate (BF₃-Et₂O).     

Mild and Highly Efficient Protocol for the Synthesis of Benzimidazoles Using Samarium Triflate [Sm(OTf)3]

One-pot synthesis of benzimidazole compounds from ortho-phenylenediamine and a variety of aldehydes was developed under mild reaction conditions. All the reactions were carried out in the presence of samarium triflate (10 mol%) in acetonitrile at room temperature.     

Solution Behavior of Poly(n-Isopropylacrylamide) in Water: Effect of Additives

The effect of different kinds of additives (electrolytes, nonelectrolytes, hydrotropes, and surfactants) on the cloud point (CP) of low molecular weight and narrow dispersed poly(n-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) synthesized via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) controlled radical polymerization was examined. The CP showed a concentration dependent variation and it is greatly modified in the presence of additives. The size of the random polymer coil at 30°C obtained from dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements is often influenced by the presence of additives. We have explained the effects of different additives on PNIPAM in terms of their interaction with polymer and resultant changes in the coil structure.     

Micellar Mediated Halodecarboxylation of α,β‐Unsaturated Aliphatic and Aromatic Carboxylic Acids—A Novel Green Hunsdiecker–Borodin Reaction

A Novel Hunsdiecker‐Borodin reaction (HBR) has been carried out efficiently with α,β‐unsaturated aliphatic and aromatic carboxylic acids by using N‐halo succinimides such as N‐chloro succinimide (NCS), N‐bromo succinimide (NBS), and N‐iodo succinimide (NIS) under micellar media. The reaction with α,β‐unsaturated aromatic carboxylic acids afforded β‐halo styrenes in excellent yield while α,β‐unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acids underwent decarboxylation and to give corresponding halo derivatives. The reactions are dramatically accelerated in micellar media. This procedure works efficiently in CTAB (cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide), SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate), and TX (Triton‐X‐100) media under stirred conditions at room temperature. At reflux temperatures the yield of reaction products were further enhanced from good to excellent.     

Potential of using plant proteins and chicken feathers for cotton warp sizing

Two plant proteins, soyprotein and wheat gluten, and chicken feathers used to size cotton substrates provided sizing performance similar to starch and were also easily degraded in activated sludge. Sizing is an essential process to impart protection to warp yarns and increase weaving efficiency. Cotton yarns have traditionally been sized with starch, modified starch derivatives, CMC, poly vinyl alcohol (PVA), or a combination thereof along with quite a few other fiber binding ingredients. Although starch and starch derivatives are extensively used for sizing, there can be several limitations including less-than-satisfactory sizing performance and difficulties in desizing starch based size. Plant proteins such as wheat gluten, soyproteins and poultry feathers are available in large quantities at low cost and have limited industrial applications. However, these proteins are known to have excellent film-forming properties, a primary requirement for a warp size, and have also been used as adhesives. Using proteins as warp sizing agents on cotton yarns potentially could provide acceptable sizing performance and be cost-effective, as well. In this research, soyproteins, wheat gluten, and chicken feathers were studied for exploring their feasibility for sizing, desizing, biodegradability, and ability to replace starch and PVA for sizing cotton yarns. It was found that all three proteins provided similar cohesion to fibers and abrasion resistance compared to starch. Protein sizes had significantly high BOD₅/COD ratio compared to PVA, suggesting that the proteins are easily degradable in textile effluent treatment plants.     

A systematic investigation on flavonoids,catechin, β-sitosterol and lignin glycosides from Saraca asoca (ashoka) having anti-cancer & antioxidant properties with no side effect

Saraca asoca is an IUCN red-listed tree species that extensively famous in the Ayurvedic medicine field. Saraca asoca (Roxb.) de Wilde belongs to the family Fabaceae, has been used to treat various gynecological disorders, bacterial infections, worm infestations, haemmorhagic dysentery, uterine pain, skin diseases, cancer, circulatory, cardiovascular disorders, and many others. All parts of the Saraca asoca have medicinal values. Numerous antioxidant compounds like flavonoids, catechin, beta-sitosterol, lignin glycosides are present in the bark, leaf, and flower of Saraca asoca plant, which help to stabilize free radicals molecules that are associated with the development of cancer conditions. Currently in the cancer research study field new and more effective modes of natural therapies are recently being analyzed. Traditional medicines have been used for their preventative role against various diseases in the human population. Plant based therapy for cancer prevention is becoming more demanding due to its various unique properties such as natural chemical composition, less expensiveness, naturally available., easily orally administrable, significant chemo-protective activities, nontoxic to normal cells in the body, less side effects compared to other synthetic chemotherapeutic drugs. The chemotherapeutic drugs will be harmful to both cancer and normal cells. Additionally, some common side effects or health consequences like vomiting, nausea, bleeding, hair fall, alopecia, hyperuricemia, thrombocytopenia, bone marrow depression, mucositis are very common after chemotherapeutic drug treatment in cancer. This review paper summarizes the evidences which agree with the fact that flavonoids and other phenolic compounds in Saraca asoca plant possess significant antioxidant activity and an efficient chemopreventive characteristic against different types of cancer. This paper reviews the anticancer activities of Saraca asoca bark and flower and discusses the potential preventive roles of phenolic and flavonoids compounds, present in bark and flower of Saraca asoca in the cancer treatment process.     

Synthesis and characterization of 6-alkylcarbamato-2, 10-dichlorodibenzo [d,g] [1,3,6,2]dioxathiaphosphocin 6-oxides

Novel 6-alkylcarbamato/thiocarbamato-2,10-dichlorodibenzo [d,g][1,3,6,2]dioxathiaphosphocin 6-oxides were synthesized by cyclization of 5,5′-dichloro-2,2′-dihydroxydiphenyl sulfide with the corresponding dichlorophosphinyl carbamates/thiocarbamates that were obtained by the addition of alcohols/thiols to dichloroisocyanatophosphine oxide and were characterized by IR, ¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P NMR, and mass spectral studies. A ¹³C NMR analysis revealed ²J_POC and ³J_POCC couplings. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Effect of Electric Field on Dielectric Properties of SnO2 Sb2O3 and their Mixed Thin Films

Thin films of various thicknesses in the MIM structure have been prepared from the the powders of SnO₂, Sb₂O₃ and (SnO₂ + Sb₂O₃) of high purity by the thermal evaporation technique in a vacuum of 10⁻⁵ Torr. Dielectric properties of SnO₂, Sb₂O₃, and their mixed thin films have been studied with ac and dc electric fields and frequency. Capacitance and loss tangent are almost independent on dc voltage upto 1.0 V for SnO₂, 10.0 V for Sb₂O₃ and 2.5 V for mixed films. These capacitors become unstable at 1.0 V for SnO₂ films and 2.5 V for mixed films. For higher film thicknesses the decay in these films starts at higher voltages. Capacitance and loss tangent increases with applied ac voltage in SnO₂, Sb₂O₃, and their mixed films. A comparison of the capacitance values of SnO₂, Sb₂O₃, and their mixed films showed that the capacitance values are less in Sb₂O₃ as compared to SnO₂ films. In mixed films the capacitance is greater than the constituent films. These studies have shown that Sb₂O₃ films are found to be more stable compared to SnO₂ and their mixed films for ac and dc voltages. The results thus obtained on SnO₂, Sb₂O₃, and their films are presented and discussed.