A new dinuclear iron nitrosyl complex [Fe(2)(C(14)H(12)N(3)S)(2)(NO)(4)] (1) (C(14)H(12)N(3)S = 2-mercapto-1-[2-(4-pyridyl)-ethyl]-benzimidazolyl) has been obtained by the reaction of Fe(NO)(2)(CO)(2) with 2-mercapto-1-[2-(4-pyridyl)-ethyl]-benzimidazole in CH(3)OH under moderate condition. Complex 1 was characterized by IR, UV-vis, electrochemistry and single crystal X-ray diffraction. IR spec...

The RNA-dependent DNA polymerase of Rous sarcoma virus is inhibited by N-methyl isatin beta-thiosemicarbazone and by thiosemicarbazide, but not by semicarbazide. These inhibitors also inactivate, upon contact with the virion, the transforming ability of Rous sarcoma virus. Sulfhydryl donors, such as 2-mercapto-ethanol, can prevent these effects. The RNA-directed activity of the purified polymer...

The title compound, C(19)H(17)ClN(2)O(5)S, was synthesized by the reaction of ethyl 6-(4-chloro-phen-yl)-2-mercapto-4-methyl-1,6-dihydro-pyrimidine-5-carboxyl-ate and dimethyl acetyl-ene-dicarboxyl-ate in methanol. In the mol-ecule, the nearly planar thia-zole ring, with a mean deviation from the plane of 0.0108 (3) Å, is fused with a dihydro-pyrimidine ring in a flattened half-chair conformation.

2-Heterocyclylmercaptoalkyl penems were synthesized and their in vitro potency was established. The compounds exhibit moderate to strong antibacterial activity against various Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Their antimicrobial activity is related to the nature of the heterocycle, the length of the hydrocarbon spacer between the 2-position of the penem nucleus and the mercapto group, ...

New dinuclear palladium(III) compounds of general formula Pd2[(C6H4)PPh2]2[N-S]2Cl2, N-S being 2-mercaptopyridinate, 3a; 2-mercapto-6-methylpyridinate, 3b; 2-quinolinethiolate, 3c; 2-mercaptopyrimidinate, 3d; 1-methyl-1H-imidazole-2-thiolate, 3e; 1-methyl-1H-benzimidazole-2-thiolate, 3f; 2-mercaptobenzothiazolate, 3g and 5-mercapto-1-methyltetrazolate, 3h have been obtained by oxidation with Ph...

Novel propargyl-ended heterobifunctional poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) derivatives with hydroxyl, carboxyl, mercapto or hydrazide end groups were synthesized with simplicity yet high efficiency. PEG (Mw = 3500 Da) with an α-hydroxyl group and an ω-carboxyl was used as the starting polymer. The carboxyl group of the bifunctional PEG was modified into a propargyl, then carboxyl, mercapto or hydrazi...