Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry - Volume 17, Issue 1, 2020

This mini-review will present the recent applications of Tert-Butyl Nitrite (TBN) in organic synthesis. Due to its unique structural feature and wide application, TBN holds a prominent and great potential in organic synthesis. The applications of TBN in three areas viz. aerobic oxidation, annulation, and diazotization were reviewed recently; now, the current mini-review will describe the studies carried out to date in areas Read More

Aryl-aryl bond formation is one of the most important tools in modern organic synthesis. Therefore, there is a high level of interest to develop green, effective reaction system to obtain biaryls. This review summarized the recent advances in the metal-catalyzed Ullmann reaction in which the aryl-aryl bond was formed directly. Furthermore, different types of catalytic mechanisms, especially the surface reaction, have been Read More

Dimethylformamide acetals and Bredereck’s reagent (tert-butoxy-bis(dimethylamino) methane) are versatile C1 building blocks due to their ability to undergo condensation reactions with CH-acidic methyl and methylene moieties. Subsequent modulation of the resulting condensation products enables the preparation of open-chain products like aldehydes, ketones, enones, enol ethers, methyl groups, and, most important in alk Read More

MaxiPostTM is an interesting 3-fluorooxindole derivative, discovered in the late nineties of the last century as potassium channel opener. Since then, two different research fields were discovered: the discovery of new synthetic methods, especially asymmetric ones, and the in vitro and in vivo tests for its use as a drug for different diseases. This mini-review aims to summarize the state of art in both fields.

A variety of processes were reported for efficient removing of heavy metal from wastewater, including but not limited to ion exchange, reverse osmosis, membrane filtration, flotation, coagulation, chemical precipitation, solvent extraction, electrochemical treatments, evaporation, oxidation, adsorption, and biosorption. Among the aforementioned techniques, adsorption/ion exchange has been known as a most important met Read More

Beer, one of the most commonly consumed alcoholic beverages, is rich in polyphenols and is the main dietary source of xanthohumol and related prenylflavonoids. However, to avoid haze formation caused by the interaction between polyphenols and proteins, most phenolic compounds are removed from beer and lost in the brewery waste stream via polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (PVPP) adsorption. This waste stream contains se Read More

Solanesol has antibacterial, anticancer, anti-inflammatory and antiulcer biological activities, and is a key intermediate in the synthesis of coenzyme Q10, vitamin K2, and the anticancer synergist N-solanesyl-N,N'-bis(3,4-dimethoxy-benzyl)ethylenediamine (SDB) and other ubiquinone drugs. Due to its unique chemical structure, the chemical synthesis of solanesol is difficult, so solanesol is currently mainly isolated from solanaceou Read More