Efficient 2,4,6‐trichloro‐1,3,5‐triazine‐catalyzed synthesis of 2‐arylbenzothiazoles and bisbenzothiazoles by condensation of 2‐aminithiophenol with aldehydes under mild conditions

2,4,6‐Trichloro‐1,3,5‐triazine efficiently catalyzed the condensation reactions between 2‐aminothiophenol and aromatic aldehydes to afford 2‐arylbenzothiazolles in good‐to‐excellent yields. Simple and mild reaction conditions, the use of a cheap catalyst and easy work up, and isolation are notable features of this method. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2011).     

Retrievable magnetic copper ferrite nanoparticles: an efficient catalyst for air oxidative cyclization of bisnaphthols

Herein, a green and efficient heterogeneous and photocatalytic system for the oxidation of bisnaphthols in acetonitrile under light-emitting diode will be presented. In this reaction, aerial oxygen and H₂O₂ have been used as oxidant in the presence of copper ferrite nanoparticles and N-hydroxyphthalimide as an organic co-catalyst. Copper ferrite nanoparticles were magnetically separated, the efficiency of which remained nearly unchanged up to five cycles. Magnetic copper ferrite nanoparticles were synthesized by sol–gel method and characterized by XRD, FT-IR, SEM, TEM, VSM and DRS analysis. In this project, both sets of diastereomers were formed.

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Catalytic system for the oxidation of bisnaphthols.

     

Realistic Cold Expansion Finite Element Model and Experimental Validations for Aluminium Alloys

Accurate understanding of the residual stresses produced by cold expansion (CX) of rivet holes is required for fatigue considerations, as well as for better addressing the loading problems in aerospace parts. This paper presents a physically based finite element (FE) model for predicting the residual stresses in aluminium parts submitted to CX. The model relies on experimental measurements for both construction and validation purposes. The model predictions were compared against the experimental results delivered by three different complementary techniques: Digital Image Correlation (DIC) (provided strain fields on the surface of the workpiece); X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) (provided residual stresses measurements on the surfaces); Microscopy measurements (measured the out-of-plane displacement on the hole bore). The FE model proves to be in good agreement with the experimental data. Further considerations on the simulation method regarding geometries, boundary conditions and friction effect are also discussed.     

Investigation of Fermions in Non-commutative Space by Considering Kratzer Potential

The two-dimensional Dirac equation for a fermion moving under Kratzer potential in the presence of an external magnetic field is analytically being solved for the energy eigenvalues and eigenfunctions. Subsequently, we have obtained the Wigner function corresponding to the eigenfunctions.     

Sequential one‐pot multicomponent synthesis of bis‐aminothiazols and evaluation of their antibacterial and antioxidant activities

A series of novel bis‐thiazoles were synthesized through a one‐pot semi‐five‐component reaction of the prepared α‐bisbromo ketones, aldehydes, and thiosemicarbazide in the presence of p‐TsOH under reflux condition. Products were obtained in reasonable yields via an efficient, convenient, and simple setup. The inhibitory activity on bacterial growth of the products was studied against Gram‐negative (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and Gram‐positive bacterial strains (Micrococcus luteus, Staphylococcus aureus) at different concentrations (25, 50, 100, and 200 μg/mL at 600 nm). Most of the products showed inhibitory activity at the concentration of 200 μg/mL. In addition, bis‐thiazoles showeed high to moderate antioxidant activity using the diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method. Bis‐thiazoles 6i and 6j showed higher antioxidant activity than vitamin C and vitamin E.     

Optimization of microwave and infrared drying process of nettle leaves using design of experiments

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Optimization of microwave and infrared drying processes of nettle leaves was investigated using dependent variables of drying time and phenolic...     

Solitary wave interaction for a higher-order nonlinear Schrodinger equation

Solitary wave interaction for a higher-order version of thenonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation is examined. An asymptotictransformation is used to transform a higher-order NLS equationto a higher-order member of the NLS integrable hierarchy, ifan algebraic relationship between the higher-order coefficientsis satisfied. The transformation is used to derive the higher-orderone- and two-soliton solutions; in general, the N-soliton solutioncan be derived. It is shown that the higher-order collisionis asymptotically elastic and analytical expressions are foundfor the higher-order phase and coordinate shifts. Numericalsimulations of the interaction of two higher-order solitarywaves are also performed. Two examples are considered, one satisfiesthe algebraic relationship derived from asymptotic theory, andthe other does not. For the example which satisfies the algebraicrelationship, the numerical results confirm that the collisionis elastic. The numerical and theoretical predictions for thehigher-order phase and coordinate shifts are also in strongagreement. For the example which does not satisfy the algebraicrelationship, the numerical results show that the collisionis inelastic and radiation is shed by the solitary wave collision.As the bed of radiation shed by the waves decays very slowly(like t^–), it is computationally infeasible to calculatethe final phase and coordinate shifts for the inelastic example.An asymptotic conservation law is derived and used to test thefinite-difference scheme for the numerical solutions.     

Organoplatinum complexes containing bis(diphenylphosphino)amine as ligand: uncommon case of N-H . . . I-Pt hydrogen bonding

The complex [PtMe(2)(dppa)], 1a, dppa = Ph(2)PNHPPh(2), which has previously been prepared as a mixture with the dimeric form [Pt(2)Me(4)(micro-dppa)(2)], was synthesized in pure form by the reaction of [PtCl(2)(dppa)] with MeLi. The aryl analogue [Pt(p-MeC(6)H(4))(2)(dppa)], 1b, was prepared by replacement of SMe(2) in cis-[Pt(p-MeC(6)H(4))(2)(SMe(2))(2)] with dppa. The reaction of the chelate complexes 1 with one equiv. of dppa afforded the complexes [PtR(2)(dppa-P)(2)], R=Me, 2a and R=p-MeC(6)H(4) 2b. The reaction of [PtR(2)(dppa)], 1, with neat MeI gave the organoplatinum(iv) complexes [PtR(2)MeI(dppa)], R=Me, 5a and R=p-MeC(6)H(4), 5b. The structure of 5a, determined by X-ray crystallography, indicated that the complex undergoes self-assembly by intermolecular N-H . . . I-Pt hydrogen bonding. MeI was also double oxidatively added to organodiplatinum(ii) complex cis,cis-[Me(2)Pt(micro-SMe(2))(micro-dppa)PtMe(2)], to give diorganoplatinum(iv) complex [Me(3)Pt(micro-dppa)(micro-I)(2)PtMe(3)], 4. The aryl analogue organodiplatinum(ii) complex cis,cis-[(p-MeC(6)H(4))(2)Pt(micro-SMe(2))(micro-dppa)Pt(p-MeC(6)H(4))(2)], 3b, was prepared by the reaction of cis-[Pt(p-MeC(6)H(4))(2)(SMe(2))(2)] with half equiv. of dppa, but 3b refused to react with MeI, probably because of the steric effects of the aryl ligands. The tetramethyl complex [PtMe(4)(dppa)], 6, was prepared either by reaction of 5a with MeLi or by replacement of SMe(2) in [Pt(2)Me(8)(micro-SMe(2))(2)] with dppa. All the complexes were fully characterized in solution by multinuclear NMR ((1)H, (13)C, (31)P and (195)Pt) methods and their coordination compared with that of the corresponding known dppm complexes.     

PEG-SO3H as a new, highly efficient and homogeneous polymeric catalyst for the synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes and 4,4��-(arylmethylene)-bis(3-methyl-1-phenyl-1Hpyrazol-5-ol)s in water

In this work, a green, simple and highly efficient procedure for the synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes and 4,4??- (arylmethylene)-bis(3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5-ol)s [as an important class of bis(pyrazolyl)methanes] is described. The condensation of indoles or 1-phenyl-3-methylpyrazol-5-one with carbonyl compounds catalyzed by poly(ethylene glycol)-bound sulfonic acid (PEG-SO₃H) in water affords the title compounds in high yields and relatively short reaction times.     

Rapid magnetic solid phase extraction with in situ derivatization of methylmercury in seawater by Fe3O4/polyaniline nanoparticle

A new Fe(3)O(4)/polyaniline nanoparticle (PANI) material has been successfully developed as magnetic solid-phase extraction sorbent in dispersion mode for the determination of methylmercury (MeHg) in aqueous samples, via quantification by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The resultant core-shell magnetic solid-phase extraction nanoparticle (MSPE-NP) sorbent was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS) and Fourier transform-infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Fe(3)O(4)/PANI composites showed fibrous structure with diameters between 50 and 100 nm for fibers. The MSPE-NP process involved the dispersion of the Fe(3)O(4)/PANI nanoparticles in water samples with sonication, followed by magnetic aided retrieval of the sorbent and then, solvent (hexane) desorption of extracted MeHg for GC-MS analysis. The extraction, derivatization and adsorption conditions were optimized by selecting the appropriate extraction parameters including the amount of sorbent, extraction time, derivatizing reagent volume and extraction solvent. The calibration graph was linear in the concentration range of 0.5-300 ng mL(-1) (R(2)>0.993) with detection limit of 0.1 ng mL(-1) (n=3), while the repeatability was 4.1% (n=5). Enrichment factor was obtained as 91. Seawater sample was analyzed as real sample and good recoveries (>98%) were obtained at different spiked values.