A stable two-coordinate acyclic silylene

Simple two-coordinate acyclic silylenes, SiR(2), have hitherto been identified only as transient intermediates or thermally labile species. By making use of the strong σ-donor properties and high steric loading of the B(NDippCH)(2) substituent (Dipp = 2,6-(i)Pr(2)C(6)H(3)), an isolable monomeric species, Si{B(NDippCH)(2)}{N(SiMe(3))Dipp}, can be synthesized which is stable in the solid state up to 130 °C. This silylene species undergoes facile oxidative addition reactions with dihydrogen (at sub-ambient temperatures) and with alkyl C-H bonds, consistent with a low singlet-triplet gap (103.9 kJ mol(-1)), thus demonstrating fundamental modes of reactivity more characteristic of transition metal systems.     

Synthesis of zirconium diboride and its application in the protection of stainless steel surface in harsh environment

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Surface degradation of steel is one of the key problems of steel end user because of the electrochemical reaction at the steel surface caused by...     

Remarkably stable amphiphilic random copolymer assemblies: A structure–property relationship study

Synthesis of a library of amphiphilic random copolymers from a single reactive pre‐polymer and their self‐assembly is reported. Post‐polymerization modifications of the parent polymer containing pendant N‐hydroxy succinimide (NHS) ester groups with various oligooxyethylene (OE) amines produce amphiphilic random copolymers with same degree of polymerization and equal extent of randomness. ¹H‐NMR and FT‐IR data indicate quantitative substitution in all cases. The critical aggregation concentration (CAC) for all the polymers is estimated to be in the range of 10^?5 M. Stability of these nano‐aggregates is studied by photoluminescence using time dependent F—rster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) between co‐encapsulated lipophilic dyes namely DiO and DiI in the hydrophobic pocket of the aggregates. These studies suggest remarkably high stability for all systems. However those with shorter hydrophilic pendant chains are found to be even more robust. Morphology is examined by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) which reveals multi‐micellar clusters and vesicles for polymers containing short and longer OE segments, respectively. Encapsulation efficacy is tested with both hydrophobic and hydrophilic guest molecules. All of them can encapsulate hydrophobic guest pyrene while a hydrophilic dye Calcein can be sequestered only in vesicle forming polymers. Lower critical solution temperature (LCST) is exhibited by only one polymer that contains the shortest OE chains. All polymers exhibit excellent cell viability as determined by MTT assay. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013 , 51, 4932–4943     

Phase behaviour of thermotropic banana-shaped compounds under pressure

The phase behaviour of two achiral bent core banana-shaped compounds, the hexyloxy (compound I) and decyloxy (compound II) members of the 1,3-phenylene bis[N-(2-hydroxy-4-n-alkoxybenzylidene)-4′-aminobenzoate] series was investigated under hydrostatic pressures up to 300?MPa using high pressure differential thermal analysis and light transmission methods. The reversible transition sequence crystal (Cr₁)–B₁ phase–isotropic liquid (I), observed at room pressure for compound I, remains in the pressure region up to c 70?MPa. At higher pressures a pressure-induced crystalline phase (Cr_i) appears between the Cr₁ and B₁ phases, its temperature region becoming wider with increasing pressure. The temperature vs. pressure phase diagram shows a triple point of 72.9?MPa and 160.3°C for the Cr₁, Cr_i and B₁ phases, indicating the lower limit of pressure for the Cr_i phase. In compound II the reversible transition sequence crystal (Cr₁)–B₂ phase–I is seen over the whole pressure region, and the temperature range of the B₂ phase remains unaltered. It is concluded that both the B₁ and B₂ banana phases are stable over the whole pressure region studied.     

SYNTHESIS OF SOME SULFUR-CONTAINING SPIROINDOLE DERIVATIVES

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The synthesis of some new sulfur-containing spiroindole derivatives is reported. Fluorinated 3′-aryl-2′-phenylimino-spiro[3H-indole-3,6′[4,5′-pyrazolin][4,3-d]thiazolo]2(1H)-ones were prepared by the reaction of 5-(2-oxo-3-indolinylidene)-3-aryl-2-phenylimino-4-thiazolidinones with hydrazine hydrate. The compounds have been characterized on the basis of elemental and spectral studies.     

Total synthesis of the 2,6-disubstituted piperidine alkaloid (−)-andrachcinidine

The total synthesis of the 2,6-disubstituted piperidine alkaloid (?)-andrachcinidine is reported using Keck’s asymmetric allylation, Sharpless epoxidation, nucleophilic substitution, and intramolecular aza-Michael addition as the key steps.     

Polyethylene glycol (PEG-400): An efficient one-pot green synthesis and anti-viral activity of novel α-diaminophosphonates

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An efficient and eco-friendly protocol has been accomplished for a series of novel α-diaminophosphonates by a one-pot, three-component system via Kabachnik-Fields reaction of 4,4′-methylenedianiline, a variety of aryl/heteroaryl aldehydes and diphenylphosphite employing polyethylene glycol (PEG-400) as a green solvent at 80?°C. All products were obtained in good to excellent yields (80–95%). The identity of the new synthesized compounds was confirmed by IR, ¹H, 13C, and 31P NMR, LC-MS and elemental analysis. In vivo anti-viral activity was evaluated against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). Compounds 4b, 4c, 4j and 4k exhibited the highest anti-viral activities against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) when compared with the standard drug ningnanmycin.     

Electroinitiated Polymerization of Acrylamide Using Tartaric Acid as Electrolyte

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Acrylamide has been polymerized electrochemically in aqueous medium in the presence of tartaric acid, and the effects of such reaction variables as monomer concentration, electrolyte concentration, and current on the rates of polymerization have been studied. The mechanisms of initiation and termination have been discussed in the light of the observed kinetic data. Initiation is believed to occur through the generation of radical ions during electrolysis, and electrolytic termination is found to be negligible during the polymerization process.     

Extractive Spectrophotometric Determination of Titanium in Silicate Rocks, Soils and Columbite–Tantalite Minerals

2,3-Dihydroxynaphthalene forms a strong chelate with titanium over the pH range 4 to 9. At pH 4–5, titanium is extracted into ethyl acetate along with iron, leaving behind V, Nb, Mo, and a host of elements present in complex matrices of rock samples. In the extract, titanium is easily separated from iron after raising the pH of the medium and re-extracting. The method is free from any interference. The sensitivity of the method is 3.2×10⁴ L·mol^–1cm^–1. The method has been applied to a number of diverse samples including rocks and minerals. The precision of the Ti method is excellent. This method has been compared with tiron, chromotropic acid, diantipyrilmethane (DAM) and other existing spectrophotometric methods used in the analysis of rocks, ores and minerals. The proposed method has definite advantages over most spectrophotometric methods in terms of sensitivity, selectivity, reproducibility and simplicity.