Phase-Transfer Catalyzed Additions. VI. Reaction of N-Diphenylmethyleneaminoacetonitrile with Aromatic Aldehydes

The phase-transfer catalyzed reaction of N-diphenylmethyleneaminoacetonitrile with aromatic aldehydes affords 4-aryl-3-cyano-1,1-diphenyl-2-aza-1,3-butadienes (3) in good yields.     

Efficient and Benign One-Pot Conversion of N-Tosyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidines to Pyrimidines via Tandem β-Elimination and Aromatization

An efficient, mild, benign, and practical method for one-pot conversion of N-tosyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidines into pyrimidines is discussed in detail. In this method, N-tosyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidines are first prepared via N-tosylation of tetrahydropyrimidines with TsCl and then treated with 1.5 equivalents of NaOH in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) under air at 60 °C to afford corresponding pyrimidines in 70–95% yields via cascade β-elimination and aromatization.

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Simple and Efficient System for the α-Bromination of a β-Ketoester by Using N-Bromosuccinimide in the Presence of Silica-Supported NaHCO3 as the Heterogeneous Catalyst: An Environmentally Benevolent Approach

Selective and efficient α-bromination of β-ketoesters and cyclic and acyclic ketones is achieved by reaction with N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) catalyzed by silica-supported sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃ · SiO₂) under mild reaction conditions and with short reaction times. With 100% selectivity with all substrates, after 45 min at room temperature (20 ± 2 °C), conversions for ethylacetoacetate were 67% and for acetophenone, cyclohexanone, and cycloheptanone were 58, 50, and 55%, respectively. Acetyl acetone recorded 65% conversion with 100% selectivity. Although cyclopentanone and toluene had only 20% conversion, both reactions showed 100% selectivity toward α-bromination. The catalysts exhibit activity and reusability.     

Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of β-Amino Ketones via a Mannich Reaction Catalyzed by Cellulose Sulfuric Acid as a Biodegradable,Efficient, and Recyclable Heterogeneous Catalyst

The efficient use of cellulose sulfuric acid as a heterogeneous catalyst promotes three-component, one-pot Mannich reaction of various ketones, aromatic aldehydes, and aromatic amines in ethanol to make the corresponding β-amino ketones with high stereoselectivity in favor of the anti-isomer. This protocol has several advantages such as good yield, mild reaction conditions, no environmental hazards, and simple workup procedure.      

One-Pot Synthesis of β-Phosphonomalonates Catalyzed by Molecular Iodine

A one-pot procedure has been developed for the synthesis of β-phosphonomalonates via P-C bond formation through tandem Knoevenagel–phospha–Michael reaction catalyzed by iodine as a new, inexpensive, nonmetallic, and commercially available catalyst.

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Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin-based extraction for diuron bioaccessibility in an artificially contaminated soil

Different extraction techniques are presented here to determine whether their extraction abilities correlate with the bioaccessible diuron fraction in an aged contaminated soil. Diuron bioaccessibility was tested establishing correlations between the amount of diuron biodegraded after different aging periods, using a specific diuron biodegrader microorganism consortium, and the amount of diuron extracted by 50 mM hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPBCD), 10 mM CaCl₂, hexane, or butanol. HPBCD extraction procedure correlated better than the other extraction techniques tested with diuron measured microbial biodegradation for all aging times (1, 30, 60, 90, and 120 days). The results obtained with this soil indicate that the aqueous HPBCD extraction technique has potential to become a valuable tool for estimating the bioaccessible fraction of soil-associated diuron at different aging times, and it could be applicable in the assessment of risk and contaminated land bioremediation potential.     

Synthesis of Quercetin 3-O-[6″-O-(trans-p-Coumaroyl)]-β-D-Glucopyranoside

This report describes the efficient synthesis of quercetin 3-O-[6^″-O-(trans-p-coumaroyl)]-β-D-glucopyranoside 1 (isoquercitrin coumarate), an acylated quercetin glycoside possessing antihypertensive, antidiabetic, and tyrosinase inhibitory activities. The synthesis is initiated from commercially available quercetin via regioselective benzylation of quercetin to produce 4′, 7-di-O-benzylquercetin (4). Through 4, 1 was successfully achieved via selective β-glycosylation of the 3-OH, acylation of 6^″-OH, and finally debenzylation via catalytic transfer hydrogenation.     

Synthesis and Enzyme Inhibitory Activities of Highly Functionalized Pyridylmethyl-C-β-D-Glycosides

Several pyridylmethyl-C-β-D-glycosides (3a–3l, 6a, and 6h) were synthesized by refluxing 3-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)/(β-D-cellobiosyl)-propanones and dicyanobenzylidenes with ammonium acetate in anhydrous toluene in moderate to good yields. The reaction involves a C?C Michael addition of enamine, formed from glycosyl ketone and ammonium acetate, to the dicayanobenzylidene derivative; subsequent dehydrative cyclization; and oxidative aromatization. Two of these prototypes, compounds 3e and 3k, were deacetylated to the respective glucopyranosyl methyl pyridines 4e and 4k with NaOMe/MeOH. The synthesized compounds were screened for their in vitro α-glucosidase inhibitory activities and one of the compounds showed 20% inhibition as compared to standard drug acarbose displaying 39% inhibition.     

Effects of cyclodextrin-modified polycarboxylate superplasticizers on the dispersion and hydration properties of cement paste

Abstract

A new series of poly (AA-co-β-CD-A-co-TPEG) (PACDs) copolymers were prepared by the copolymerization of a novel monovinyl β-cyclodextrin monomer (β-CD-A), acrylic acid and isoprenyl oxy polyethylene glycol (TPEG-2400), which could be used as superplasticizers and shown excellent dispersion ability. Therefore, this work mainly investigated the adsorption behavior, dispersing properties as well as hydration behavior of cement pastes. Optical microscopy was employed to describe dispersing performance. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and TGA/DTG were utilized to account for the cement hydration process. We found that the PACDs with β-CD-A exhibited outstanding dispersion ability. In addition, the performances of the PACDs were monitored by evaluating the setting time and fluidity of the cement paste. The results clearly shown that the setting time was longer and slump loss was smaller than that of PACD₀ that without β-CD-A. Therefore, PACDs with the proper content of β-CD pendants had excellent performances due to the steric hindrance of the CD moieties.     

Investigation of the Effect of Inclusion of Eriochrome Black T with β-Cyclodextrin on Its Complexation Reaction with Ca2+ and Mg2+ Using Rank Annihilation Factor Analysis

Rank annihilation factor analysis (RAFA) was used to investigate the effects of inclusion of eriochrome black T (EBT) on its complexation reaction with Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ at different pH values. Addition of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) to Ca-EBT or Mg-EBT caused decomposition of the 1:1 metal complex and increase in EBT concentration in solution due to the formation of EBT-β-CD inclusion complex. In order to perform RAFA, concentration profiles were calculated by optimizing the value of the conditional stability constant and inclusion constant. The rank of original data matrix reduces by one by removing the information from the complex form (Ca-EBT or Mg-EBT). The performance of the method was evaluated by using synthetic data as well as experimental data and good results were obtained. The proposed method is capable of the simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of formation constant of a complex and the equilibrium constant of the competing reaction in solution.