An efficient one-pot condensation for the synthesis of 1,8-dioxo-octahydroxanthene is  achieved through a condensation of aryl aldehydes and 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexandione in the presence of  NBS. This method enjoys several advantages such as low cost, simple work up procedure and safe reaction condition. In addition, water was chosen as a green solvent.

A (perarylcyclopentadienyl)molybdenum(VI) dioxo complex is shown to catalyse epoxidation of cyclooctene by t-butylhydroperoxide, but decomposition to a much more active non-cyclopentadienyl containing catalyst occurs as the reaction proceeds.

Foliar fungal endophytes of Pinus strobus (eastern white pine) were collected from different sites across south-eastern New Brunswick, Canada and screened for the production of bioactive metabolites. From one site, two fungal isolates representing a formerly unknown genus and species within the family Massarinaceae (Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes, Ascomycota) were resolved by phylogenetic analys...

Pyrrolidines type 2,4-disubstituted (alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl)-6,8-dioxo-3,7-diazabicyclo [3.3.0] octanes (8a-d) were successfully synthesized by an efficient one pot 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides (in situ generated from the reaction of aromatic aldehydes and methyl ester of α-amino acids) with dipolarophile (N-phenylmaleimide). The reaction of compounds 8a-d with hydrazine in...

A trinucleating framework was assembled by templation of a heptadentate ligand around yttrium and lanthanides. The generated complexes orient three sets of two or three N-donors each for binding additional metal centers. Addition of three equivalents of copper(I) leads to the formation of tricopper(I) species. Reactions with dioxygen at low temperatures generate species whose spectroscopic feat...

The continuous human medulloblastoma cell line TE-671 was grown as s.c. and intracranial xenografts in athymic nude mice. Tumor-bearing animals were treated with chemotherapeutic agents at the 10% lethal dose; s.c. xenografts were sensitive to melphalan, 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-(2,6-dioxo-1-piperidyl)-1-nitrosourea, and 5-azacytidine. No consistent response could be demonstrated to 9-beta-D-arabino...

Under aprotic conditions, the reaction of 4-amino-1,2-naphthoquinone with excess S2Cl2 generates 4,5-dioxo-naphtho[1,2-d][1,2,3]dithiazol-2-ium chloride in a typical Herz condensation. By contrast, prior literature reports an imine (NH) product, 4,5-dioxo-1H-naphtho[1,2-d][1,2,3]dithiazole, for the same reaction performed in acetic acid. Herein, the cation product is isolated with four differen...

Curcumin and its natural congeners are of current interest because of their putative anti-inflammatory and anticarcinogenic activities, but knowledge about their metabolic fate is scant. In the present study conducted with precision-cut liver slices from male and female Sprague-Dawley rats, five reductive but no oxidative metabolites of curcumin and its demethoxy and bis-demethoxy analogues wer...

Molineria latifolia (Singkut rhizome) is an endemic plant in tropical and humid climates, so it widely distributed several Asian countries. This study determines the antioxidant activity of rhizome ethanol extract isolated compounds. The a strong category with IC50 26.033 ppm. results isolation are known to contain 2,6-dimethoxy-benzoic acid 4-hexyl-2,5-dihydro-2,5-dioxo-3-furanacetic