N‐Vinylpyrrolidone and Ethoxyethyl Methacrylate Copolymer: Synthesis,Characterization and Reactivity Ratios

Free radical copolymerization of N‐vinyl‐2‐pyrrolidone with 2‐ethoxyethyl methacrylates was carried out with 2,2′‐azobisisobutyronotrile as an initiator in 1,4‐dioxane. The resulting copolymer was characterized by FTIR, H¹‐NMR and C¹³‐NMR spectroscopic techniques thermal properties of copolymer were determined by DSC and TGA. The reactivity ratios of the monomers were computed by the Fineman‐Rose (F‐R), Kelen‐Tudos (K‐T) and extended Kelen‐Tudos (EK‐T) method at lower conversion, using the data obtained from both FTIR and elemental analysis studies; the results are in good agreement with each other. The average reactivity ratio, Alfrey‐Price Q and e values were found to be r ₁=0.769, r ₂=0.266 and Q ₁=0.0859, e ₁=0.4508, respectively for NVP/EOEMA copolymer. The distribution of monomer sequence along the copolymer chain was calculated using a statistical method based on obtained reactivity ratio. The number average molecular weight and polydispersity were determined by GPC.     

Detection of dopamine in the presence of excess ascorbic acid at physiological concentrations through redox cycling at an unmodified microelectrode array

The electrochemical behavior of dopamine was examined under redox cycling conditions in the presence and absence of a high concentration of the interferent ascorbic acid at a coplanar, microelectrode array where the area of the generator electrodes was larger than that of the collector electrodes. Redox cycling converts a redox species between its oxidized and reduced forms by application of suitable potentials on a set of closely located generator and collector electrodes. It allows signal amplification and discrimination between species that undergo reversible and irreversible electron transfer. Microfabrication was used to produce 18 individually addressable, 4-μm-wide gold band electrodes, 2 mm long, contained in an array having an interelectrode spacing of 4 μm. Because the array electrodes are individually addressable, each can be selectively biased to produce an overall optimal electrochemical response. Four adjacent microbands were shorted together to serve as the collector, and were flanked on each side by seven microbands shorted as the generator (a ratio of 1:3.5 of electroactive area, respectively). This configuration achieved a detection limit of 0.454?±?0.026 μM dopamine at the collector in the presence of 100 μM ascorbic acid in artificial cerebrospinal fluid buffer, concentrations that are consistent with physiological levels. Enhancement by surface modification of the microelectrode array to achieve this detection limit was unnecessary. The results suggest that the redox cycling method may be suitable for in vivo quantification of transients and basal levels of dopamine in the brain without background subtraction.

Montmorillonite K-10 Clay Catalysed Glycosidation of 1-O-Acetyl-2,3-dideoxy-dl-pent-2-enopyrano-4-ulose

The O-glycosidation reaction of 1-O-acetyl-2,3-dideoxy-DL-pent-2-enopyran - 4 -ulose catalysed by the environmentally accepted and inexpensive industrial catalyst Montmorillonite K-10 clay with variety of alcohols in high yield is reported.     

Hypervalent Iodine in the Synthesis of Bridgehead Heterocycles: A Facile Route to the Synthesis of 6‐Arylimidazo[2,1‐b]thiazoles Using [Hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene

α‐Tosyloxyketones (2), readily accessible through hypervalent iodine oxidation of enolizable ketones (1) using [hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene (HTIB) in acetonitrile, exclusively generates the 6‐arylimidazo[2,1‐b]thiazoles (4) on treatment with commercially available 2‐aminothiazole (3).     

P2O5-Promoted Efficient and Diastereoselective Synthesis of Substituted 5-Methylene-dihydropyran-2,6-diones and 3-Methylene-3,4-dihydropyran-2-ones

A simple, efficient, and diastereoselective synthesis of 5-methylene-dihydropyran-2,6-diones and 3-methylene-3,4-dihydropyran-2-ones from substrates afforded by the S_N2 reaction between the acetyl derivatives of the Baylis–Hillman adducts and methylacetoacetate or acetylacetone or benzoyl acetone via saponification followed by P₂O₅-mediated cyclization is described.     

Synthesis of Some 2-(3-Alkyl/aryl-5-trifluoromethylpyrazol-1-yl)-4-(coumarin-3-yl)thiazoles as Novel Antibacterial Agents

Abstract

Herein, we describe a one-pot synthesis of some novel 2-(3-alkyl/aryl-5-trifluoromethylpyrazol-1-yl)-4-(coumarin-3-yl)thiazoles (6) involving the reaction of 3-alkyl/aryl-5-hydroxy-5-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dihydropyrazole-1-thiocarboxamides (3) with 3-bromoacetylcoumarins (5) in the presence of sodium carbonate in ethanol. Reaction of 3 with 5 in the absence of sodium carbonate, however, resulted in the formation of 2-(3-alkyl/aryl-5-hydroxy-5-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dihydropyrazol-1-yl)-4-(coumarin-3-yl)thiazoles, which were subsequently dehydrated to 6 by refluxing in ethanol in the presence of sodium carbonate. The structure of the synthesized compounds (6) was confirmed by infrared (IR), mass, ¹H NMR, and ¹³C NMR spectra and elemental analysis data. Newly synthesized compounds (6) showed moderate to good activity against Gram-positive bacteria.     

A New Route for the Synthesis of Dialkyl Tellurides and Dialkyl Ditellurides

Sodium cleaves elemental tellurium, Te_X, quantitatively to Te^2– ₂ and Te^2- in anhydrous tetrahydrofuran in the presence of catalytic amounts of naphthalene. Subsequent addition of alkylating agent affords dialkyl tellurides and dialkyl ditellurides in excellent yields.