A Simple Approach to the Synthesis of Fluoren-9-Ones

Cyclohexene-l-Carboxylic acid (I) undergoes reaction with various aromatic substrates (2a-i) in presence of Polyphosphoric acid (PPA) at 100[ddot]c to give cis-1,2,3,4,4a,9a - hexahydrofluoren-9-ones (3a-i) in good yield. Dehydrogenation of (3a-i) with selenium powder afforded corresponding fluoren-9-ones (4a-i) in high yield.     

SYNTHESIS AND SPECTRAL STUDIES OF SOME NEW [(ALKOXYCARBONYLVINYL)ARYL- AND BENZYLSULFONYLMETHYL] SULFONES

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Some new 1,1,2-trisubstituted ethylenic sulfones have been prepared by the condensation of aryl- and benzylsulfonylmethylsulfonylacetic acid esters with araldehydes.     

First stereoselective total synthesis of decytospolides A and B

The first synthesis of bioactive decytospolides A and B adopting an oxa-Michael addition as the key step is reported.     

Orientational order parameter studies on 3.Om and 3O.Om liquid crystals

Orientational order parameter S is evaluated in the nematic phase of six liquid crystal compounds, N-(p-n-propyl benzylidene)-p-n-alkoxy anilines, 3.Om and N-(p-n-propyloxy benzylidene)-p-n-alkoxy anilines, 3O.Om compounds with m = 6, 7 and 8, using different methods. The techniques employed are S from birefringence δn, Haller's approximation from (1?T/T_c) ^β, effective geometry parameter α_g and Vuks’ scaling factor S_C. The values of S obtained using the above methods are compared with one another and with the results on a number of liquid crystals; the liquid crystals favor isotropic Vuks’ method.     

Studies on Curcumin Loaded Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Silver Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Antibacterial and Drug Releasing Applications

Design of silver nanoparticles containing poly(N-isopropylarclamide) (PNIPAAm) hydrogels were prepared by free-radical polymerization of N-isopropylarclamide as an environmentally sensitive monomer and MBA as a crosslinker in an aqueous medium. The embedded silver nanocomposite hydrogels (AgNCH) structure were characterized by, UV-Vis, FTIR, DLS, TEM and X-ray analysis. Curcumin loading and release characteristics were performed for PNIPAAm hydrogel, silver ions loaded hydrogels as well as silver nanocomposite hydrogels. These curcumin loaded silver nanocomposite hydrogels exhibit excellent antibacterial action on Escherichia coli (E. coli). Therefore, the present study clearly provides novel antimicrobial hydrogels which are potentially useful in biomedical applications.