Preparation,characterization, and antibacterial activity of organo-sepiolite/chitosan/silver bionanocomposites

Bionanocomposites with different loadings of silver (Ag) were prepared via synthesis of Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) using the wet chemical reduction method in the lamellar space layer of the organo-sepiolite/chitosan (O-SEP/CS). The prepared O-SEP/CS/Ag bionanocomposites were characterized using various analysis methods for their structure, morphology, and optical properties. The characteristic absorption bands from the UV–visible absorption spectrum confirmed the formation of AgNPs. The antibacterial activities of O-SEP/CS/Ag bionanocomposites were investigated against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria using the disc diffusion method. The results suggest that O-SEP/CS/Ag bionanocomposites can be useful in wide range of bio-medical applications because of high antibacterial activity.     

The Synthesis and Substituent Effect of the Acid Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Amidosulfites

The acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of 2-oxo-3-(p-substituted)-phenyl-5-methyl-1,2,3-oxathiazolidines (1) have been studied in 60% (v/v) 1,4 dioxane-aqueous solutions of perchloric and hydrochloric acids at 10.0 ± 0.05°C. The analysis of the kinetic data by the order of the catalytic effects of the acids, activation parameters, kinetic solvent isotope effect, and substituent effect are all in agreement with an A-2 mechanism in the studied range.     

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Disulfides

Abstract

A new microwave-assisted synthesis methodology for the preparation of substituted disulfide derivatives is presented. 4-Substituted sulfenimides were reacted with 4-substituted thiols under neat (to right doughy consistency) conditions in chloroform, with both microwave heating and conventional methods. The resulting 4-substituted disulfide derivatives were obtained at higher yields and in shorter reaction times with microwave heating. Their chemistry was confirmed by ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR, infrared (IR), and elemental analysis.

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