Design and synthesis of diethyl(substituted 2-benzylbenzofuran-3-yl)phosphonates as antioxidant and antimicrobial agents

In continuance of our effort to improve novel and potent synthetic approaches for various bioactive phosphorylated heterocycles via C─P bond formation, a series of diethyl substituted(2-benzylbenzofuran-3-yl)phosphonate derivatives ( 4a - j ) was synthesized by one-pot reaction of various diversely substituted salicylaldehydes, phenyl acetylene, and diethyl phosphite using CuO nanoparticles as catalyst in 1:1 ethanol and water under room temperature. The new compounds have been studied for their radical scavenging activity by DPPH, H₂O₂, and NO approaches and antimicrobial activity assay against bacteria and fungi by disk diffusion method.     

Reinforced corrosion resistance of mild steel in acidic medium by bis(2-acetylpyridine)dithiosemicarbazone (DTSc): electrochemical,surface and spectroscopic studies

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - A novel corrosion inhibitor bis(2-acetylpyridine)dithiosemicarbazone (DTSc) has been created and confirmed by different spectroscopic techniques including...     

Unusual coordination mode of aroyl/acyl thiourea ligands and their π‐arene ruthenium (II) piano‐stool complexes: Synthesis,molecular geometry,theoretical studies and biological applications

Two mononuclear ruthenium complexes ( 1 and 2 ) with aroyl/acylthiourea as an ancillary ligand of type, [(η⁶‐p‐cymene)RuCl(L‐N,S)], where [ L1  = 2,4‐dichloro‐N‐(o‐tolylcarbamothioyl)benzamide] and L2  = N‐(phenylcarbamothioyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide] were synthesized and well characterized. The single crystal X‐ray diffraction studies revealed the coordination mode and the geometry of the complexes. The two complexes adopted general piano‐stool (three‐legged) geometry with a novel coordination mode of aroyl/acylthiourea through amide N (anionic) and thiocarbonyl S (neutral). This type of monobasic bidentate coordination of the aroyl/acylthiourea ligand was witnessed the first time around the metal ion. The coordination of the complexes was well explained through geometric parameters and frontier molecular orbital parameter values computed at the B3LYP/SDD level. The synthesized complexes were also screened for their antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant and in vitro antiproliferative activities. Complexes exhibited good antimicrobial agents against various pathogens. The antioxidant activity of the complex 2 has shown most potent activity with IC₅₀ value of 48.55 ± 1.7 μM compared to the reference drug. In addition, the in vitro antiproliferative activity of the complex 2 showed excellent activity against HepG‐2 cell line with the IC₅₀ value of 24.30 ± 1.20 μM which is close to Doxorubicin standard drug.     

Green one-pot synthesis of N -bisphosphonates as antimicrobial and antioxidant agents

A straightforward and greener approach has been developed for the synthesis of novel aminomethylene bisphosphonates by one-pot reaction of diverse aryl/heteroaryl amines with dialkyl phosphite and triethyl orthoformate using CuO nanoparticles as catalyst under microwave irradiation and solvent-free conditions. This is an ecofriendly synthetic approach for swift access to a library of diverse aminomethylene bisphosphonates. All the synthesized new compounds were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity by disc diffusion method and antioxidant activity by DPPH, H2O2, and NO methods. The title compounds exhibited significant antioxidant and considerable antimicrobial activities.     

Densities,viscosities, and excess properties for binary mixtures of ethylene glycol with amides at 308.15 K

The densities, ρ, and viscosities, η, of binary mixtures of ethylene glycol with formamide, N,N-dimethyl formamide and N,N-dimethyl acetamide, have been measured over the entire composition range at 308.15 K. From this experimental data, excess molar volume, \( V_{\text{m}}^{\text{E}} \) , deviation in viscosity, Δη, and excess Gibbs free energy of activation of viscous flow, \( \Delta G^{{ * {\text{E}}}}, \) have been determined. Negative values of \( V_{\text{m}}^{\text{E}} \) , Δη, and \( \Delta G^{{ * {\text{E}}}} \) are observed over the entire composition range in the mixtures studied. The observed negative values of various excess and deviation parameters are attributed to the existence of strong interactions, like dipole–dipole interactions, H-bonding between the carbonyl group of amide molecules, and hydroxyl group of glycol molecules, geometrical fitting of smaller molecules into the voids created by larger molecules in the liquid mixtures. The excess properties have been fitted to Redlich–Kister-type polynomial, and the corresponding standard deviations have been calculated. The derived partial molar volumes and excess partial molar volumes also support the \( V_{\text{m}}^{\text{E}} \) results. The experimental viscosity data of all of these liquid mixtures have been correlated with four viscosity models.     

Phosphomolybdic acid promoted Kabachnik–Fields reaction: an efficient one-pot synthesis of α-aminophosphonates from 2-cyclopropylpyrimidine-4-carbaldehyde

2-Cyclopropylpyrimidin-4-yl-aryl/benzothiazole derived α-aminophosphonates were synthesized in a simple and efficient method from a three-component condensation reaction of 2-cyclopropylpyrimidin-4-carbaldehyde, various anilines/benzothiazole amines, and different phosphites by using 0.5 mol % of phosphomolybdic acid (PMA, H₃PMo₁₂O₄₀) in dichloromethane at room temperature in good to excellent yields with short reaction times.     

Determination of Hansen Solubility Parameters for the Solid Surface of Cellulose Acetate Butyrate by Inverse Gas Chromatography

The specific retention volumes, , for adsorption of 21 solute probes on the solid surface of cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) were determined in the temperature range 343.15 to 403.15 K by inverse gas chromatography (IGC). The weight fraction activity coefficients, , and Flory–Huggins interaction parameters, , were evaluated using . Both and values decreased with increase of temperature in all the solutes. Further, the values increased with increase of chain length in n-alkanes, but in the case of alcohols the trend was reversed. values were less than 0.5 in polar solutes and greater than 0.5 in 1-alkanes and alcohols. The Hansen solubility parameters (HSP) were calculated by relating with the cohesive energy of adsorption of the solutes on the surface of CAB. The adsorption model proposed by Snyder and Karger was used to determine the HSP for the CAB. The dispersive, , polar, , and hydrogen bonding components of HSP decreased with increase of temperature and the relative error associated with these parameters increased with increase of temperature. The characterization of the solid surface of CAB in terms of the three solubility parameter components was analyzed and is discussed.     

Line-integral solution for the stress and displacement fields of an arbitrary dislocation segment in isotropic bi-materials in 3D space

The solutions for the stress and displacement fields due to an arbitrary dislocation segment in an isotropic bi-material medium consisting of joined three-dimensional (3D) half spaces are derived and expressed in terms of line integrals, integrands of which are given in an exact analytical form that, in turn, can also be integrated to yield analytical expressions for the stress–displacement field. The solution is constructed by employing a general solution derived by Walpole [Int. J. Eng. Sci. 34 (1996) p.629] for any elastic singularity in joined isotropic half space, and combining it with Mura's integral formula for the displacement gradient of an arbitrary dislocation segment in homogeneous medium. The resulting new solution provides a framework for deriving analytical expressions for stress and displacement fields of dislocation curves of arbitrary shapes and orientations. The benefit of the method developed, as compared with other methods found in the literature, is that the new solution presented is naturally divided into two components, a homogenous component representing the field of a dislocation in an infinitely homogenous medium, and an image component. This makes it easy and straightforward to modify existing dislocation dynamics codes that already include the homogenous part. To illustrate the accuracy of the method, the stress field expressions of an edge dislocation with Burgers vector perpendicular to the bi-material interface are derived as a degenerate case of the general result. It is shown that our solution is identical to that found in the literature for this case.     

Eco-friendly decoration of graphene oxide with green synthesized silver nanoparticles: cytotoxic activity

Research on Chemical Intermediates - The aim of the present study was to focus on the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using the aqueous extract of dried jujube fruit and the...