Structurally different trimethyl silyl ethers are oxidized with Bu4/NIO4 in the presence of AlCl3 and BF3 as catalysts in CH3CN and CHCl3 under reflux conditions. The corresponding carbonyl compounds are isolated in good yields.

Schiff bases are aldehyde or ketone like compounds in which the carbonyl group is replaced by an imine or azomethine group. They are widely used for industrial purposes and also exhibit a broad range of biological activities. The reaction is acid catalysed, however only aldehydes and ketones which do not aldolize easily in acidic media, can be condensed with amines in presence of strong acid ca...

The carbonyl groups in several artemisinin derivatives were converted into geminal difluorinated compounds on treatment with diethylaminosulfur trifluoride. A number of other mono- and polyfluorinated artemisinin derivatives were prepared. Their in vitro antimalarial activities were all equal to or greater than the nonfluorinated analogs or precursors.

MARTN, WILLIAM J. (University of Utah, Salt Lake City), AND STANLEY MARCUS. Detoxified bacterial endotoxins. II. Preparation and biological properties of chemically modified crude endotoxins from Salmonella typhimurium. J. Bacteriol. 91: 1750-1758. 1966.-Chemical modification of a crude endotoxin prepared by the Roschka-Edwards (RE) procedure from a strain of Salmonella typhimurium yielded prod...

boron (b) is a non-metal micronutrient which is essential for plants growth and development. formation of boron complex with cell wall matrix and phenolic compounds is a definite influence of boron in physiological process. it has been suggested that b-toxicity and deficiency may induce excess production of reactive oxygen species thereby promote defense responses by antioxidant enzymes or non-...