Hydration of α-pinene catalyzed by acid clays

Unanticipated Stickiness of α-Pinene.

The adsorption of α-pinene to solid surfaces is an important primary step during the chemical conversion of this common terpene over mesoporous materials, as well as during the formation of atmospheric aerosols. We provide evidence of tight and loose physisorbed states of α-pinene bound on amorphous SiO2 as determined by their adsorption entropy, enthalpy, and binding free energies characterize...

Biological activities of α-pinene and β-pinene enantiomers.

The antimicrobial activities of the isomers and enantiomers of pinene were evaluated against bacterial and fungal cells. The agar diffusion test showed that only the positive enantiomers of the α- and β-isomers of pinene were active. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal microbicidal concentration (MMC) of these monoterpenes were also determined, confirming that the positive en...

An efficient synthesis of α,α'-benzylidene bis(4-hydroxycoumarin) derivatives catalyzed by Tl2O3 nanoparticles

In this work, we attempted to synthesize thallium (III) oxide nano structures by direct thermal decomposition using thallium I phenylsuccinic acid coordination polymer [Tl(PsucH)]n as a precursor. Also, Tl2O3 nanoparticles have been characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-Ray powder diffraction (XRD) and IR spectroscopy and then we report a simple and efficient method for the syn...

Parameterization of α-pinene ozonolysis SOA

Highly stereoselective synthesis of α-alkyl-α-hydroxycarboxylic acid derivatives catalyzed by a dinuclear zinc complex.

A dinuclear zinc-ProPhenol catalyst enables highly enantioselective nitro-Michael reactions with oxazol-4(5H)-ones as nucleophilic substrates (see scheme, Nap = 2-naphthyl). This work highlights the utility of the ProPhenol family of ligands. The modular nature of these ligands proved crucial in the optimization of reaction conditions to achieve excellent stereoselectivities.