Selective and low potential electrocatalytic oxidation of NADH using a 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl immobilized graphene oxide-modified glassy carbon electrode

DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazil), a free radical-containing organic compound, is used widely to evaluate the antioxidant properties of plant constituents. Here, we report an efficient electroactive DPPH molecular system with excellent electrocatalytic sensor properties, which is clearly distinct from the traditional free radical-based quenching mechanism. This unusual molecular status was achieved by the electrochemical immobilization of graphene oxide (GO)-stabilized DPPH on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). Potential cycling of the DPPH adsorbed-GCE/GO between ??1 and 1 V (Ag/AgCl) in a pH 7 solution revealed a stable and well-defined pair of redox peaks with a standard electrode potential, E⁰′?=?0?±?0.01 V (Ag/AgCl). Several electrochemical characterization studies as well as surface analysis of the GCE/GO@DPPH-modified electrode by transmission electron microscopy, Raman, and infrared spectroscopy collectively identified the imine/amine groups as the redox centers of the electroactive DPPH on GO. The use of different carbon-supports showed that only oxygen-functionalized GO and MWCNTs could provide major electroactivity for DPPH. This highlights the importance of a strong hydrogen-bonded network structure assisted by the concomitant π-π interactions between the organic moiety and oxygen function groups of carbon for the high electroactivity and stability of the GCE/GO@DPPH-NH/NH₂-modified electrode. The developed electrode exhibited remarkable performance towards the electrocatalytic oxidation of NADH at 0 V (Ag/AgCl). The amperometric i-t sensing of NADH showed high sensitivity (488 nA μM^?1 cm^?2) and an extended linear range (50 to 450 μM) with complete freedom from several common biochemical/chemical interferents, such as ascorbic acid, hydrazine, glucose, cysteine, citric acid, nitrate, and uric acid.     

Comparative study of the cationic surfactants and their influence on the alkaline hydrolysis of acetylsalicylic acid

A kinetic study of the reaction of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) with sodium hydroxide has been studied in the presence of some conventional and novel cationic surfactants. The pseudo‐first‐order rate constant increases with the surfactant concentration initially and then decreases. In comparison to conventional cationic surfactants, i.e., cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and cetylpyridinium bromide, novel alkyldiethylethanolammonium bromide (R = C₁₆) surfactant accelerated the alkaline hydrolysis significantly. The pseudophase ion‐exchange model has been applied to fit the experimental results. Activation parameters have also been evaluated. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 43: 1–8, 2011     

Total synthesis of emericellamides A and B

A concise total synthesis of emericellamides A and B, two cyclic depsipeptides exhibiting antibacterial and cytotoxic activities, is reported. A Paterson anti-aldol reaction and a hydroxy directed 1,3-anti reduction were applied for construction of the polypropionate unit with the required stereochemistry in emericellamides A and B. An FDPP mediated macrolactamization was used to construct the macrocycle of emericellamides A and B.     

Selective and unusual fluoride ion complexation by a steroidal receptor using OH...F- and CH...F- interactions: a new motif for anion coordination?

[structure: see text] A novel cholaphane has been synthesized from a naturally occurring bile acid in just two steps. It has an ability to bind two fluoride ions selectively utilizing the glycolate motif in chloroform. This "inside-out" cyclodextrin analogue encapsulates fluoride through O-H...F(-) and C-H...F(-) interaction.     

Studies on stable aqueous poly(o-toluidine) prepared with the use of a water soluble support polymer,polyacrylamide

Polymerization of o-methylaniline or o-toluidine (OT) was studied in aqueous acidic (HCl) medium with or without the use of the support of a water soluble polymer, polyacrylamide (PAAm). Poly(o- toluidine) (POT) produced with PAAm support was in the form of aqueous solution or dispersion that showed high stability and good processibility. High degree of dispersion or near solubility and storage stability of POT thus prepared are explained on the basis of establishment of hydrogen bonding between segments of POT being formed and the PAAm present in the medium thus resulting in a template effect. Studies by UV-visible spectroscopy and FTIR spectroscopy lend support to this view. POT-PAAm composites commonly show higher thermal stability than POT and the composites show DC-electrical conductivities in the range of 10⁻⁹–10⁻¹ S · cm⁻¹ depending on the POT content. Morphological analysis of the optically clear aqueous POT-PAAm solution by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) shows the presence of large clusters of PAAm-supported near-spherical POT nanoparticles in the aqueous PAAm solution. Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) analysis of isolated POT-PAAm composites shows a cocontinuous phase morphology without any trend of gross phase separation. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 3243–3256, 1999     

Synthetic and spectral studies of novel spiro {bicyclo[3,3,0]octene‐8,3′(2′H)‐indol}‐2′‐ones obtained from indol‐2,3‐diones

The present article reports our approach toward the synthesis of spiro compounds via indol‐2,3‐diones. Thus, reaction of indol‐2,3‐dione derivatives with a secondary cyclic amino acid, namely, (R)‐(−)‐thiazolidine‐4‐carboxylic acid, affords a thiazolo‐oxazolidinone as the main product. When the reaction is carried out in the presence of a dipolarophile, 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition to the intermediate azomethine ylide leads to a novel spiro compound. The products have been characterized on the basis of spectral studies, and the geometry of the intermediate iminium compound has been optimized by use of the semiempirical molecular orbital method. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 10: 381–384, 1999     

Synthesis and photoresponsive study of azobenzene centered polyamidoamine dendrimers

A new series of novel polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers 4, 5 and 6 possessing azobenzene units specifically at the core were prepared and their reversible trans/cis photoisomerization properties were studied. PAMAM dendritic wedges as well as azo-based PAMAM dendrimers were fully characterized by means of FT-IR, NMR (¹H and ¹³C), mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS), thermogravimetric and elemental analysis.     

Phase behavior of concentrated aqueous solutions of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium hydroxy naphthoate (SHN)

We have characterized the phase behavior of mixtures of the cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and the organic salt 3-sodium-2-hydroxy naphthoate (SHN) over a wide range of surfactant concentrations using polarizing optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction. A variety of liquid crystalline phases, such as hexagonal, lamellar with and without curvature defects, and nematic, are observed in these mixtures. At high temperatures the curvature defects in the lamellar phase are annealed gradually on decreasing the water content. However, at lower temperatures these two lamellar structures are separated by an intermediate phase, where the bilayer defects appear to order into a lattice. The ternary phase diagram shows a high degree of symmetry about the line corresponding to equimolar CTAB/SHN composition, as in the case of mixtures of cationic and anionic surfactants.     

Intramolecular 1,3-dipolar nitrone cycloaddition route to bicyclic fused enediyne

Bicyclic isooxazolidinyl enediynes 1 and 2 have been prepared by intramolecular nitrone cycloaddition between the two arms of an acyclic enediyne precursor 13. The reaction is highly regioselective and the two configurational isomers have similar onset temperatures for BC indicating no influence of bridgehead stereochemistry on the kinetics of cyclization.