MICROWAVE ASSISTED OXIDATION OF BENZALDEHYDES UNDER SOLVENT-FREE CONDITION USING OXONE®/WET-ALUMINA

The solventless oxidation of benzaldehydes to carboxylic acids using oxone/wet-alumina under microwave irradiations is described.     

ALANINE/CHLOROCHROMIC ACID/SILICA GEL: AN EFFICIENT AND SELECTIVE REAGENT FOR THE OXIDATION OF ORGANIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS

Alanine/chlorochromic acid/silica gel is a new and selective reagent for the efficient oxidation of sulfides, thiols, oximes, and alcohols. Oxidation of sulfides is solvent dependent. In chloroform at room temperature sulfoxides are formed as the major products, while in carbon tetrachloride or under solvent-free conditions solfones are produced in good-to-excellent yields.     

Poly(4-vinylpyridine)：As a green, efficient and commercial available basic catalyst for the synthesis of chromene derivatives

Poly(4-vinylpyridine) is reported as a green,commercial available and efficient basic recyclable catalyst for the synthesis of chromene derivatives.This catalyst can be easily recovered by simple filtration and recycled up to 5 consecutive runs without any loss of its efficiency.     

Investigation of the Electroreduction Behavior,Electroreduction Mechanism and Voltammetric Determination of Medetomidine on the Graphene Paste Electrode

This paper presents a method for the construction of a graphene paste electrode (GPE) from reduced graphene oxide (RGO). The GPE was successfully used for the determination of medetomidine. The influence of some experimental variables such as pH, supporting electrolyte, scan rate, and possible interferences were studied. Differential pulse voltammetric (DPV) peak currents of medetomidine increased linearly with its concentration in the range from 0.009 to 2.5 µM. The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantitation (LOQ) values for the determination of medetomidine were 2.8 and 9.2 nM, respectively. Also, for the first time, the electroreduction behavior of medetomidine was investigated.     

Low Temperature Preparation of 3D Solid and Hollow ZnS Nanosphere Self-Assembled from Nanoparticles by Varying Sulfur Source

In this work, we report a facile hydrothermal method for the preparation of three dimensional hollow ZnS nanostructures, using Zinc bis(salicyle aldehitato), Zn(Sal)₂, thioacetamide (TAA) and thioglycolic acid (TGA) as Zn²⁺, sulfur source and capping agent, respectively. The ZnS solid and hollow sphere was produced from the self-assembly of nanoparticles with diameters of 11 ± 2 nm with TGA and TGA, TAA, respectively. Furthermore, with changing zinc precursor from Zn(Sal)₂ to zinc acetate [Zn(OAC)₂], ZnS nanorods were obtained. The products were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, selected area electron diffraction, and FT-IR spectra. The influence of surfactant (Polyethylene glycol) on the morphology of the products was also investigated. Possible formation mechanism and optical properties of these architectures were also reported.     

A Theoretical Study of OH and OCH3 Free Radical Adsorption on a Nanosized Tube of BC2N

By using density functional theory calculations, we have investigated the adsorption of OH and OCH₃ free radicals on a BC₂N nanotube based on the energetic, electronic and geometric properties. The adsorption of radicals on the top of a B atom is more favorable than that on the other sites and reaction energies have been calculated to be in the range of ?0.57 to ?1.48 eV for OH and ?0.27 to ?1.19 eV for OCH₃. It was found that the adsorption of radicals may facilitate the electron emission from the BC₂N nanotube surface by decreasing the work function due to the charge transfer which occurs between the tube and radicals. Also, HOMO/LUMO gap of the tube is significantly decreased, which may result in the increase of the electrical conductivity of the tube.     

A Facile One-Pot Synthesis of Highly-Functionalized Stable Heterocyclic Phosphorus Ylides in Aqueous Media

Phthalimide or succinimide undergo a reaction with dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates and triphenylphosphine to produce highly-functionalized stable heterocyclic phosphorus ylides in good yields in water-tetrahydrofuran (6:1). This methodology is of interest because of the use of water as solvent, thus minimizing the cost, operational hazards, and environmental pollution.     

Synthesis of Bicyclic Compounds Derived from 1,2,4-Benzotriazines

The synthesis of bicyclic compounds derived from benzo[1,2,4]triazines is described.     

Split-shell molecular orbital calculations on the diatomic alkali metal molecules

Absolute g-tensor calculations for planar hydrocarbon and for non-planar phenyl substituted hydrocarbon radicals are reported. The relevant interactions determining g are discussed. Calculations are performed on the basis of a second-order perturbation expansion. The electronic wavefunctions are obtained from a simplified version of Hoffmann's extended Hückel model (SEH), where all valence electrons are taken into account explicitly. For planar systems the observed linear dependence of g on the energy of the half filled π orbital is well reproduced. A qualitative analysis of this dependence, making restrictive assumptions about the σ electrons, was given earlier by Stone. The calculations for non-planar model systems reproduce the g-factor anomalies which are observed for highly twisted phenyl substituted hydrocarbon radicals. The results show the necessity of direct π-σ mixing and are consistent with recent investigations of the proton hyperfine couplings in such systems.