Borane complexes of the H3PO2 P(III) tautomer: useful phosphinate equivalents

The preparation and reactivity of novel (R¹O)(R²O)P(BH₃)H [R¹, R²=Et, TIPS] synthons is investigated. The direct alkylation of these compounds with lithium hexamethyldisilazide (LiHMDS) and various electrophiles, provided new series of phosphonite-borane complexes, which can be converted into H-phosphinates and boranophosphonates.     

Revisiting the Hirao cross-coupling: improved synthesis of aryl and heteroaryl phosphonates

The palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of dialkylphosphite with aromatic electrophiles (Hirao coupling) was re-investigated. Some limitations in terms of palladium loadings and substrate reactivity are alleviated with the use of Pd(OAc)₂ complexed to 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (dppf) as a ligand. Various aryl and heteroaryl halides are employed to deliver both known and novel substituted phosphonates. The first examples of aryl chloride couplings are also reported.     

Extractive separation of Cu<Superscript>2+</Superscript>–Co<Superscript>2+</Superscript> and Ni<Superscript>2+</Superscript>–Co<Superscript>2+</Superscript> mixtures using <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-salicylideneaniline

A study on the extraction of copper(II), cobalt(II), and nickel(II) from solutions containing ions of both metals with N-salicylideneaniline(SAN) in chloroform has been realized. Distribution of the metal ions in wide range of pH has been studied. Extraction of copper(II) was always favored over that of cobalt(II). Extraction of copper(II) from binary metal solution is selective and it can be quantitatively separated from cobalt(II). The equilibrium constant of the extraction of cobalt and nickel from an aqueous solution containing both metals using SAN were evaluated. The separation factors for cobalt and nickel were expressed as a function of the distribution of nickel and cobalt. From these results, salicylideneaniline is an adequate extractant for extractive separation of such mixtures.     

Effects of ascorbic acid on the physiochemical,rheological, and antioxidant properties of citrus essential oil-based emulsion stabilized by pectin

The present study was conducted to enhance the peel of Citrus sinensis (sweet orange) by using their essential oils (EOs) as a potential source of natural bioactive molecules. EOs were obtained by hydrodistillation and their chemical profile was determined through GC-MS analysis. O/W EO emulsions were prepared using pectin as biopolymer emulsifier at different proportions, including different amounts of ascorbic acid (0, 0.5, and 1% w/w). The effect of pectin and ascorbic acid concentrations on the stability and rheological behavior of emulsions was investigated. It was found that adding ascorbic acid to the appropriate concentration of pectin enhances the interfacial membranes surrounding the oil droplets and decreases the droplet sizes. As a result both the viscoelastic modules and the resulting viscosity of emulsions increase leading to an improvement of their stability. Antioxidant activity of orange EO emulsion in combination with ascorbic acid was found significantly higher than that without ascorbic acid, and higher than that of individual components. Overall, this study would be helpful in developing more effectives systems with promising physical and antioxidant characteristics for the preservation of foods.     

Synthesis,identification and antimicrobial activity of substituted thiazolines and 1,3,4-thiadiazines from dehydroacetic acid

The reaction of thiosemicarbazones with various α-chloroketones in the presence of anhydrous NaOAc led to 4-thiazolines 5, 7 or 1,3,4-thiadiazines 11 in good yields. Structure elucidation was carried out by ¹H, ¹³C, and FT-IR spectroscopy. The purity of these new products was confirmed by HRMS. A possible mechanism for the formation of 5, 7, and 11 was discussed. All the synthesized novel 4-thiazoline and 1,3,4-thiadiazine derivatives were evaluated in vitro for their antibacterial and antifungal activities against six pathogenic bacteria and a strain of yeast: Escherichia coli ATCC 25992, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27852, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 methicillin-resistant, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 43300 methicillin-sensitive, Micrococcus luteus ATCC 4698 Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 and Candida albicans IPA (200). Some compounds exhibited relatively significant antibacterial and antifungal activities.     

Generalized result with a unified proof of global existence to a class of reaction‐diffusion systems

We prove in this paper a generalized result with a unified proof of global existence in time of classical solutions to a class of a reaction diffusion system with triangular diffusion matrix on a bounded domain in . The system in question is u_t=aΔu ? f(x,t,u,v), v_t=cΔu + dΔv + ρf(x,t,u,v), , t > 0 with f(x,t,0,η) = 0  and  f(x,t,ξ,η)≤Kφ(ξ)e^ση, for all  x∈Ω, t > 0, ξ≥0, η≥0; where  ρ, K  and  σ  are real positive constants. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Recent Advances on Electrochemical Sensors Based on Electroactive Bacterial Systems for Toxicant Monitoring: A Minireview

In recent years, there have been advancements in the development of bacterial electrochemical sensors for toxicity monitoring, especially through utilization of electroactive bacteria. Accordingly, this mini review summarizes the recent advances in the design of bacterial-based electrochemical sensors with a specific discussion of main methodologies used for preparation of bioelectrodes based on electroactive bacteria. Additionally, current trends in the design of efficient and high performing bacterial electrochemical sensors for toxicity monitoring are presented. An overview of the most relevant findings and challenges of this technology for practical are provided and might serve as a general outlook for planning further research.     

Improved activity of SnO for the photocatalytic oxygen evolution

SnO prepared by soft chemistry exhibits a black color and semiconducting properties. The X-ray diffraction indicates a tetragonal symmetry (SG: P4/nmm) with nano crystallites of an average size of 85 nm. The forbidden band, determined from the diffuse reflectance is found to be 1.46 eV. The electrical conductivity occurs by polaron hopping and follows an Arrhenius type law with activation energy of 0.21 eV, the change in the slope at 526 K is attributed to the oxidation to SnO₂. The photo-electrochemical study shows n type conduction with a flat band potential of ?0.45 V, close to the photocurrent onset potential (?0.40 V). The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy shows the bulk contribution of SnO (R_b = 1.7 kΩ cm²) and decreases down to 1.89 kΩ cm² under illumination. The photocatalytic properties have been evaluated for the first time for to the oxygen evolution. The valence band, deriving from Sn²⁺: 5p orbital with a potential (?0.80 V_SCE/5.55 eV), is suitably positioned with respect to O₂/H₂O level (～0.6 V_SCE), leading to water oxidation under visible light. The best performance occurs at pH ～ 7 with an oxygen liberation rate of 23 µmol mL h^?1 (mg catalyst)^?1 and a quantum efficiency of 1.2%. An improvement of ～13% is observed on the system SnO/clay.     

Regiocontrol in the palladium-catalyzed hydrophosphinylation of terminal alkynes

The regioselectivity of the palladium-catalyzed hydrophosphinylation of terminal alkynes was investigated. Complementary conditions to achieve the predominant formation of either the linear or the branched alkenyl-H-phosphinate products were identified. With Pd/xantphos in acetonitrile, the linear isomer is generally obtained with good to excellent selectivity, and E-stereospecificity. On the other hand, by using Pd/dppf in the non-polar solvent toluene, good selectivity for the branched alkenyl-H-phosphinate is typically observed. The role of various reaction parameters is studied.     

Some Isometric Properties of Subspaces of Function Spaces

We investigate the isometric properties of subspaces of Banach spaces which are unconditionally complemented in their biduals. In particular, we determine the fixed point properties for Müntz subspaces of dilation-stable weakly sequentially complete function spaces on [0, 1].