BACKGROUND 1,3-Diphenylpropenones (chalcones) are well known for their diverse array of bioactivities. Hydroxyl group substituted chalcones are the main precursor in the synthesis of flavonoids. Till date various methods have been developed for the synthesis of these very interesting molecules. Continuing our efforts for the development of simple, eco-friendly and cost-effective methodologies, ...

Nonadiabatic electronic transitions between potential energy surfaces play a dominant role in many photoinduced chemical reactions, such as charge transfer, branching pathways in dissociation, and cis/trans isomerizations. Furthermore, nonadiabatic internal conversion (IC) to the ground state (S0) is believed to protect photoexcited natural chromophores (e.g. nucleic acid bases of DNA.) against...

The solvent-assisted lipid bilayer (SALB) method offers a general strategy to fabricate supported lipid bilayers on solid surfaces. In this method, lipids dissolved in alcohol are deposited on the target substrate in parallel with their aggregation during exchange with aqueous buffer solution which promotes spontaneous bilayer formation. Herein, a combination of experimental and theoretical app...

Vortex-assisted surfactant-enhanced emulsification microextraction based on solidification of floating organic drop (VASEME-SFO) was used for preconcentration and speciation of antimony (ΙΙΙ, V) followed by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS). In this procedure, Triton X-114 was used as emulsifier and 1-undecanol was used as extraction solvent. This method is based on the comp...

abstract: in this study, an analytical method is developed to determine 15 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) in olive and refined pomace olive oils using hplc coupled with a fluorescence detector. the standardised method of ultrasound-assisted solvent extraction consisted of liquid–liquid extraction with organic solvent and purification on c18 and florisil bonded-phase cartridges was modi...

This study aimed to develop optimal microwave assisted extraction conditions for recovery of phenolic compounds and antioxidant properties from the macadamia skin, an abundant waste source from the macadamia industry. Water, a safe, accessible, and inexpensive solvent, was used as the extraction solvent and Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was applied to design and analyse the conditions for ...

We describe the facile synthesis of several two-dimensional covalent-organic frameworks (2D COFs) as films by vapor-assisted conversion at room temperature. High-quality films of benzodithiophene-containing BDT-COF and COF-5 with tunable thickness were synthesized under different conditions on various substrates. BDT-COF films of several micrometer thickness exhibit mesoporosity as well as text...