Letters in Organic Chemistry - Volume 16, Issue 8, 2019

Gemini surfactants (gemini) are a distinct class of amphiphiles having more than one hydrophobic tail and hydrophilic head group connected via a spacer. These surfactants usually have better surface active properties than corresponding conventional surfactant of equal chain length. Depending upon the nature of charge on head group, these geminis may be cationic or anionic. If there is no charge on head group, the Read More

Gene therapy is a powerful technology for treating incurable and hereditary disease in humans. In the recent years, a lot of studies have been done on the development of DNA carriers. Nonviral vectors, like liposomes, polymers, and micelles, has become common vehicles due to their safety. The key compound of DOGS, DOSPA and DOSPER is the 5-carboxyspermine which formed the poly amine head-group and carries four p Read More

Nowadays, hybrid drugs have gained a significant role in the treatment of different health problems. Most of the hybrid molecules with different heterocyclic moieties were proved to be potent anti-tumor agents in cancer chemotherapy. Hence, the present study is aimed at the evaluation of in vitro anticancer activity of novel hybrid molecules (pyrazolyl benzoxazole conjugates) and to investigate their anticancer activity by m Read More

The co-halogenation reaction of alkynes with tri-bromoisocyanuric acid in acetic acid, followed by aqueous work-up produced α,α-di-bromoketones (44-84%), while the reaction in aqueous acetonitrile in the presence of KBr produced vicinal di-bromoalkenes (66-86%). The usefulness of the methodology was demonstrated employing green metrics for the comparison of TBCA with analogous N-halo reagents in co-halogenatio Read More

An efficient synthesis of (R)-2-benzylmorpholine has been accomplished starting from L-phenylalaninol by employing stereospecific rearrangement of β-amino alcohol using catalytic amount of (CF3CO)2O as a key step.

An efficient and convenient method for the condensation of various aldehydes with 2-(4-(2- oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)acetonitrile has been demonstrated via triphenylphosphinecatalyzed Knoevenagel condensation in good to excellent yields. The effect of solvent on this reaction was studied. In addition, a tandem method for the synthesis of 2-(4-(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)thiazol-2- yl)acetonitrile has been outlined using Read More

Euphorbia species are important in traditional medicines as well as in horticulture. Though 82 Euphorbia species are reported from India, most of the species are yet to be explored for the phytochemicals or bioactivities. The present study reports the phytochemical and cytotoxicity studies of the Western Ghats endemic plant Euphorbia vajravelui. Compounds were isolated from the extracts of E. vajravelui using column chrom Read More

Chlordane, one of the extremely hazardous Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), was widely used as pesticides all over the world and its residues have been detected at high concentrations in many areas. As a species of Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs), chlordane exists mainly in the atmosphere where it can be migrated and transformed. Due to the carcinogenic and mutagenic properties, understanding its atmos Read More

A facile, efficient, additive-free and eco-friendly protocol for the synthesis of (E)-vinyl isobutyronitriles via Fe(III)-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling of cinnamic acids and AIBN (azodiisobutyronitrile) has been developed. The presented methodology offers several advantages such as easy accessibility and stability of substrates, inexpensive catalyst and simple post-treatment procedure.

Carbazole is an important type of tricyclic nitrogen containing compound and isolated first from coal tar in 1872 by Graebe and Glazer. Carbazole alkaloids have received considerable attention since their discovery in the 1960’s and their derivatives are well known for their pharmacological activities. Many recent studies have reported that carbazole derivatives exhibit a variety of biological activities. Toxicity of test compoun Read More

The phosphorus atom in hexamethyl phosphorus triamide 5 attacks the carbonyl function in 2-chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde 4a to give the bis-quinolinyl ethanone product 6. On the other hand, quinoline ring-attack proceeds by the same phosphorus reagent upon reaction with 2-chloroquinoline- 3-aldoxime 4b yielding phosphonate 7. Meanwhile, the reaction of the tris-aminophosphine reagent 5 with 2-chloroquin Read More

The polycyclic dihydropyridine nucleus represents the heterocyclic system of invaluable core motifs with wide applications in chemical, biological and physical properties. Although this kind of compounds have been extensively synthesized by other groups, the synthesis of these compounds under CFL light intensity were not explored. The synthesis of polycyclic dihydropyridine derivatives were achieved through the reaction o Read More

We have developed a new method for the synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones in good to excellent yields via phosphomolybdic acid (PMA)-catalyzed cyclocondensation of 2- aminobenzamides with aldehydes or ketones in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) at room temperature. The present method proves to be efficient in terms of short reaction time, high yield, simple workup and easy purification.