A novel sodium carbonate-catalyzed regioselective synthesis of pyrano[2,3-h]coumarins using a three-component reaction

In this work, a novel, convenient, and efficient approach to the synthesis of pyrano[2,3-h]coumarins has been reported based on the multicomponent reaction. The one-pot reaction between 5,7-dihydroxy-4-methylcoumarin, dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylate and aromatic aldehydes catalyzed by sodium carbonate lead to the formation of a novel class of pyrano[2,3-h]coumarin derivatives. High atom-economy, excellent yields, simple procedure, and mild reaction conditions are the important features of this protocol. This method allows access to a variety of pyrano[2,3-h]coumarins via using a broad substrate scope.     

NE102A Plastic Scintillator Response to 3He Ions

Physics of Particles and Nuclei Letters - Plastic scintillators are widely used in detecting nuclear radiation due to their low construction cost, the ability to be produced in nearly any shape and...     

The reaction of (N‐isocyanimino) triphenylphosphorane with (E)‐3‐aryl‐2‐ propenoic acid derivatives: One‐pot synthesis of 2‐[(E)‐2‐aryl‐1‐ethenyl]‐1,3,4‐oxadiazoles via intramolecular aza‐Wittig reaction

The reaction of (E)‐3‐aryl‐2‐propenoic acid derivatives with (N‐isocyanimino) triphenylphosphorane proceeds smoothly at room temperature to afford the corresponding 2‐[(E)‐2‐aryl‐1‐ethenyl]‐1,3,4‐oxadiazole via an intramolecular aza‐Wittig reaction in good yields under neutral conditions. The structures of the products were deduced from their IR, ¹H NMR, and ¹³C NMR spectra and mass spectrometry. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 22:612–616, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com . DOI 10.1002/hc.20701     

A novel method for the separation of bis(alpha-hydroxyalkyl)phosphinic acid diastereoisomers via formation of novel cyclic phosphinic acids

The reaction of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes with hypophosphorus acid under microwave irradiation was examined. The reaction gave a mixture of a racemic pair of bis(alpha-hydroxyalkyl)phosphinic acids and acetal derivatives from the corresponding bis(alpha-hydroxyalkyl)phosphinic acids of meso-stereochemistry in good yield. The difference in solubility in organic solvents due to polarity allowed us to readily separate these compounds. This method constitutes an easy, rapid, and good-yielding preparation and separation of bis(alpha-hydroxyalkyl) phosphinic acid diastereoisomers from simple starting materials using microwave irradiation.     

Berry phase of primordial scalar and tensor perturbations in single-field inflationary models

In the framework of the single-field slow-roll inflation, we derive the Hamiltonian of the linear primordial scalar and tensor perturbations in the form of time-dependent harmonic oscillator Hamiltonians. We find the invariant operators of the resulting Hamiltonians and use their eigenstates to calculate the adiabatic Berry phase for sub-horizon modes in terms of the Lewis–Riesenfeld phase. We conclude by discussing the discrepancy in the results of Pal et al. (2013) [21] for these Berry phases, which is resolved to yield agreement with our results.     

A novel method for the one-pot conversion of carboxylic acids to N,N-dimethylamides

A simple, efficient, and new method has been developed for the preparation of N,N-dimethylamides from carboxylic acids. As described below, treatment of a variety of aromatic carboxylic acids with N,N-dimethylsulfamoyl imidazole or N,N-dimethylsulfamoyl chloride in the presence of a mixture of methanesulfonic acid/phosphorus pentoxide (2:1, v/w) proceeded effectively to afford the corresponding N,N-dimethylamides in moderate to good yields. This method is easy, rapid, and good yielding for the synthesis of N,N-dimethylamides from carboxylic acids.     

N‐Inversion in N‐phenyloxaziridine: substituent and solvent effects via density functional theory

In this work, using density functional theory, the kinetic effects of the substitution of a t‐butyl group and\or the incorporation of an oxygen atom, and both, at the aziridine ring moiety were investigated for N‐inversion in N‐phenylaziridine. Then, for N‐inversion in 3‐t‐butyl‐N‐phenyloxaziridine, the kinetic Hammett substituent effects were studied using the different para‐substituted groups on the N‐phenyl ring moiety. The natural bond orbital (NBO) study was the last case in this work. The calculations were performed in the gas phase and solution (in carbon tetrachloride and dichloromethane). The incorporation of an oxygen atom in the aziridine ring strongly weakens the N‐inversion process. In addition, while both t‐butyl substituent and solvent slightly reinforce the N‐inversion of N‐phenyloxaziridine, in N‐phenylaziridine, they decrease the N‐inversion rate to some extent. In both phases, more pronounced in solution and especially in dichloromethane, and in agreement with the NBO results, the electron‐withdrawing groups on para position of the N‐phenyl ring strongly increase the rate of N‐inversion of 3‐t‐butyl‐N‐phenyloxaziridine molecule.     

Heck and oxidative boron Heck reactions employing Pd(II) supported amphiphilized polyethyleneimine‐functionalized MCM‐41 (MCM‐41@aPEI‐Pd) as an efficient and recyclable nanocatalyst

A novel nanocatalyst was developed based on covalent surface functionalization of MCM‐41 with polyethyleneimine (PEI) using [3‐(2,3‐Epoxypropoxy)propyl] trimethoxysilane (EPO) as a cross‐linker. Amine functional groups on the surface of MCM‐41 were then conjugated with iodododecane to render an amphiphilic property to the catalyst. Palladium (II) was finally immobilized onto the MCM‐41@PEI‐dodecane and the resulted MCM‐41@aPEI‐Pd nanocatalyst was characterized by FT‐IR, TEM, ICP‐AES and XPS. Our designed nanocatalyst with a distinguished core‐shell structure and Pd²⁺ ions as catalytic centers was explored as an efficient and recyclable catalyst for Heck and oxidative boron Heck coupling reactions. In Heck coupling reaction, the catalytic activity of MCM‐41@aPEI‐Pd in the presence of triethylamine as base led to very high yields and selectivity. Meanwhile, the MCM‐41@aPEI‐Pd as the first semi‐heterogeneous palladium catalyst was examined in the C‐4 regioselective arylation of coumarin via the direct C‐H activation and the moderate to excellent yields were obtained toward different functional groups. Leaching test indicated the high stability of palladium on the surface of MCM‐41@aPEI‐Pd as it could be recycled for several runs without significant loss of its catalytic activity.     

Plasma and KMnO4 Oxidation of Polyacrylonitrile Nanofiber

The effect of plasma and chemical methods on the stabilization of Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofiber prepared by electrospinning technique, has been investigated at various oxygen contents (10%, 20%, and 30%) and KMnO₄ solutions (3% and 5%). Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) analysis of plasma and chemical oxidized samples indicated that the treated nanofibers were oxidized under different contents of oxygen plasma and KMnO₄ contents by increasing the peak intensities of C&dbnd;O stretching band and OH– stretching vibration mode, respectively. Additionally conversion of C≡N bands into C&dbnd;N ones in the copolymer chain was observed in both plasma and chemical methods, but changes in chemical stabilized samples were not very sensible. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) images revealed that the surfaces of the plasma treated nanofibers were extremely etched. Furthermore a higher reduction in the average oxidized nanofiber diameters was observed using plasma method.