White analytical chemistry-driven stability-indicating concomitant chromatographic estimation of thiocolchicoside and aceclofenac using response surface analysis and red,green, and blue model

White analytical chemistry is a novel concept for the assessment of analytical methods on basis of its validation efficiency, greenness power, and economical efficiency. White analytical chemistry-driven stability indicating chromatographic method has been developed for the concomitant analysis of thiocolchicoside and aceclofenac. The proposed chromatographic method has been developed using a safe and environmental-friendly organic solvents for the concomitant stability study of thiocolchicoside and aceclofenac. The analytical risk assessment was carried out for the identification of high-risk analytical risk factors and analytical method performance attributes. The mixture design was applied for the design of experiments-based response surface modeling of high-risk analytical risk factors and analytical method performance attributes. The degradation products were isolated and characterized using infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance, and mass spectral data. The proposed method was compared for its validation efficiency, greenness power, and cost-efficiency with published chromatographic methods using the red, green, and blue models. The white score of the proposed and reported method was calculated by averaging the red, green, and blue scores of the methods. The proposed method was found to be robust, green, and economical for the concomitant stability study of thiocolchicoside and aceclofenac.     

Completion of the Total Synthesis of Several Bioactive Sarpagine/Macroline Alkaloids including the Important NF-κB Inhibitor N4-Methyltalpinine

The unification of the general synthetic strategy regarding the important and emerging group of C-19 methyl-substituted sarpagine/macroline alkaloids has culminated in the completion of the total synthesis of several bioactive alkaloids. Key transformations include an ACE-Cl mediated late-stage N(4)-demethylation and an anhydrous acid-mediated intramolecular quaternary hemiaminal formation between a tertiary amine and an aldehyde function to allow efficient access to several biologically important alkaloids from this group. Herein, the enantiospecific total synthesis of the first known sarpagine/macroline alkaloid with NF-κB inhibitory activity, N(4)-methyltalpinine (as a chloride salt), as well as the anticancer alkaloids talpinine, O-acetyltalpinine, and macrocarpines F–G, are described.     

Stabilizing the triclinic structure of Mn2V2O7 via isovalent cationic substitution

The thermal expansion of Mn₂V₂O₇ in the temperature range of ?190 to 1030°C is studied. The volumetric thermal expansion coefficients for triclinic (α) and monoclinic (β) modifications are 2.57 × 10^?5 and 3.86 × 10^?5 1/deg, respectively. It is shown that as the Ni²⁺ concentration in Mn_2?2x Ni_2x V₂O₇ rises, the point of the α → β phase transition point moves from room temperature for Mn₂V₂O₇ to 155 ° 5°C for Mn_1.46Ni_0.54V₂O₇ (27 mol % Ni₂V₂O₇).     

Phase equilibria in the Nb<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>5</Subscript>–CdO system and the thermal stability of Cd<Subscript>2</Subscript>Nb<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>7</Subscript> and CdNb<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>6</Subscript>

Phase equilibria were studied in the Nb₂O₅–CdO system in the Nb₂O₅-rich region including CdNb₂O₆ and Cd₂Nb₂O₇. It was determined that CdNb₂O₆ and Cd₂Nb₂O₇ in air are stable to 1150 and 1120°C, respectively, and that, above these temperatures, there is solid-phase decomposition of niobates with CdO release in the gas phase. Along with the cadmium oxide evaporation, the Cd₂Nb₂O₇ decomposition is accompanied by the formation of cadmium metaniobate CdNb₂O₆ and the CdNb₂O₆ decomposition results in the formation of niobium oxide Nb₂O₅. No thermal events were observed in the differential thermal analysis curve for a 1: 1 CdNb₂O₆–Cd₂Nb₂O₇ mixture heated to 1100°C in air, which suggests that there are neither phase transformations in cadmium niobates, nor a eutectic within this temperature and concentration ranges. A study of the morphology of compacted samples of niobates determined specific conditions for producing dense composite ceramics, a mixture of niobates, that is suitable for using as a dielectric material.     

Kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of aryl β-styryl ketones by osmium tetroxide in sulphuric acid-acetic acid medium. A structure-reactivity correlation study

Summary Oxidation of aryl -styryl ketones by osmium tetroxide has been studied in H₂SO₄-HOAc medium. The order with respect to osmium is unity in all the cases and the [substrate] order is unity for aryl -styryl ketone and fractional for substituted aryl -styryl ketone. Varying the concentration of [H⁺] at constant ionic strength had practically no effect on the rate; the salt effect is also negligible. Polymerisation did not occur when H₂C- CHCONH₂ was added to the reaction mixture. Increasing the percentage of AcOH decreased the rate. Direct attack at the 58-01 by Os^III in the slow step to give the oxidation product of aryl -styryl ketone, viz. 1-benzoyl-2-arylethane-1,2-diol is suggested and a possible mechanism for the reaction.     

Platinum group metal functionalized phosphine complexes. Part 1: Phosphinoamide ruthenium(II) complexes

Summary Three new bifunctional phosphinoamide ligands of the type Ph₂PCH₂C(O)NHR (R = H, HDPA; Me, MDPA; Ph, PDPA) were prepared and characterized. Their ruthenium(II) complexes prepared from two different precursors, RuCl₂-(DMSO)₄ and RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃, are of similar composition and correspond to the formula, [RuCl(L)₂(P-O)₂]Cl (L = DMSO/PPh₃; phosphinoamide). However, RuCl₃-(AsPh₃)₂(MeOH) reacts with the phosphinoamide to yield a reduced product of the cis-RuCl₂(P-O)₂ type. The ligands and complexes were characterized by mass, i.r. and n.m.r. spectroscopy. Possible stereochemistries for the complexes are proposed.     

Carbohydrate-derived conformationally restricted bicyclic dipeptides as potential hetero foldamer building blocks

Starting from carbohydrate precursors, hetero foldamer building blocks featuring diverse amino acid side chains and stereochemistry have been accessed via a multi-step synthetic protocol. These conformationally restricted bicyclic dipeptide building blocks are characterized by a constrained β-lactam ring fused with a pyrrolidine ring carrying a hydroxyethylamine isostere (HEA) on the backbone. These building blocks offer the possibility of developing foldamers with interesting structural architectures, conspicuously different from those classically observed. Furthermore, such hetero-building blocks have the potential to augment the conformational space available for foldamer design with diverse backbone conformations and structural architectures.