The direct nonpeptidic macrocycle synthesis of α-isocyano-ω-amines via the classical Ugi four-component reaction (U-4CR) is introduced. Herein an efficient and flexible two-step procedure to complex macrocycles is reported. In the first step, the reaction between unprotected diamines and isocyanocarboxylic acids gives high diversity of unprecedented building blocks in high yield. In the next st...

Like many English-dominant nations, Australia has a rich history of cultural and linguistic diversity. This diversity is the result of a melting pot of languages including languages spoken by Australia’s Indigenous people and languages added by European settlement and subsequent waves of migration from various parts of the world. Despite this rich history of linguistic diversity, little has bee...

Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) technique has been used to deposit composite multilayers of poly(3-octylthiophene) with cadmium arachidate (POT-CdA), zinc arachidate (POT-ZnA) and copper arachidate (POT-CuA). These composite multilayers were used as precursors to develop the respective semiconducting CdS, ZnS and Cu2S nanoclusters in the POT-arachidic acid (POT-AA) matrix. The formation of sulphide nano...

A simple and environmentally benign procedure for the synthesis of 14-aryl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes by a one-pot condensation of 2-naphthol with aromatic aldehyde in the presence of [Et3NH][HSO4] as an acidic ionic liquid catalyst under solvent-free conditions has been developed. The reaction work-up is very simple and the catalyst can be easily separated from the reaction mixture and reused s...

Telomeres are composed of simple tandem DNA repeats that protect the ends of linear chromosomes from replicative erosion or inappropriate DNA damage response mechanisms. The mammalian Protection Of Telomeres (POT1) protein interacts with single-stranded telomeric DNA and can exert positive and negative effects on telomere length. Of four distinct POT1 homologs in the roundworm Caenorhabditis el...

Sulfonated polystyrene/montmorillonite nanocomposite (OMMT/PS-SO3H) was prepared and used as a novel, efficient and inexpensive heterogeneous acid catalyst in the one-pot reaction three-component Mannich reaction of ketones, aromatic aldehydes and amines under solvent-free conditions. The catalyst was characterized by XRD, SEM, TG, BET and FT-IR techniques. This method has advantages...

An efficient sodium bismuthate (NaBiO3) synthesis of biologically active spiro[4H-pyran]derivatives has been accomplished via one-pot three-condensation of isatin/acenaphthequinone, malononitrile and different reagents including 1,3-dicrbonyl compounds, α-naphthol and 4-hydroxycumarin under solvent-free conditions. The notable advantages of the present procedure are: eco-friendly, environmental...

A highly efficient and environmentally friendly synthesis of various 1,5-diaryl-3-(arylamino)-1H-pyrrol-2(5H)-ones catalyzed by 1-methylpiperidinium hydrogen sulfate via one-pot cyclo-condensation reaction ofaldehydes, amines and ethyl 2-oxopropanoate under ambient conditions has been explored. The presentmethodology offers several advantages such as good yields, simple procedure, shorter react...

This work described one pot syntheses of polysubstituted 2,6- dicyanoaniline and 2-(3-Oxo-1,3-diarylpropyl) malononitrile derivatives in the presence of MgO nanoparticles (NPs) under grinding conditions and microwave irradiation, respectively. The simple experimental procedure includes shorter reaction times, higher yields, lower cost and environmental friendliness. Other remarkable features ar...