N-halamines from rice straw

The cellulosic part of rice straw was modified to develop N-halamine derivatives for disinfection. The process involved cross-linking of the cellulosic material with amino/amide/imide containing compounds; cyclic and acyclic. The structures of the prepared materials were identified using FTIR and solid state ¹³CNMR. The modified materials were halogenated to form N-halamines and the antimicrobial activity of each evaluated against examples of Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli) using a variety of methods; agar plate, blended agar, stirred flask and in columns. One of the N-halamines achieved a 9 log reduction against both E. coli and S. aureus in 4 h. In addition, no S. aureus growth was recorded on agar plates blended with 0.5 g of this same material.     

Crystal and Molecular Structures of 2-Amino-4-Nitrobenzoic Acid and Its Cocrystals with 2,2′-Bipyridine (2/1) and Bis(pyridin-2-yl)ketone (1/1)

Abstract  

The eight-membered {···HOC=O}₂ synthon featured in the crystal structure of 2-amino-4-nitrobenzoic acid (1) is replaced by carboxylic acid···N-pyridine hydrogen bonds in its cocrystals with 2,2′-bipyridine (2/1; 2) and bis(pyridin-2-yl)ketone (1/1; 3) indicating the robust nature of the latter synthon. Disruption of the three-dimensional architecture based on O–H···O and N–H···O(nitro) hydrogen bonds in (1) is evident in the cocrystals which form supramolecular tubes (2) and chains (3) based on O–H···N and N–H···O hydrogen bonding. Compound (1) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a = 3.6291(1) ?, b = 7.7339(3) ?, c = 26.561(1) ?, β = 91.385(2)°, and Z = 4. Compound (2) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with a = 27.562(3) ?, b = 6.8300(6) ?, c = 12.923(1) ?, β = 110.593(5)°, and Z = 4. Compound (3) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with a = 3.795(3) ?, b = 12.024(8) ?, c = 35.65(2) ?, β = 92.131(6)°, and Z = 4 (determined from synchrotron data).