The hydrogenation of ethanediol 1-phenylethenylboronic ester was carried out at -20 °C under the atmosphere of hydrogen (9 atms) in the presence of [Rh(cod)2]BF4/(R)-BINAP (3 mol%). After alkaline hydrogen peroxide oxidation, the reaction gave 1-phenylethanol with 80%ee.

The addition of carbon dioxide and water enhances acetophenone hydrogenation activity over an activated carbon-supported palladium catalyst, and 1-phenylethanol can be easily recovered without distillation and neutralization. Two liquid phases (water and acetophenone) are indispensable for enhancement of the hydrogenation rate.

The effect of new synthetic pyrazinecarboxamide derivatives as potential elicitors of flavonolignan and flavonoid production in Silybum marianum and Ononis arvensis cultures in vitro was investigated. Both tested elicitors increased the production of flavonolignans in S. marianum callus and suspension cultures and flavonoids in O. arvensis callus and suspension cultures. Compound I, 5-(2-hydrox...

The aim of the present study is to synthesize some novel ecofriendly fungicides and bactericides of indole-2,3-dione derivatives, having important pharmacodynamic significance. The ligands used in the present account are derived by the condensation of 1,3-dihydro-3-[2-(phenyl)-2-oxoethylidene]-2H-indol-2- one, 1,3-dihydro-3-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-oxoethylidene]-2H-indol-2-one and 1,3-dihydro-3-[2...

OBJECTIVE(S) Recently, phthalimide derivatives were designed based on ameltolide and thalidomide as they possess a similar degree of anticonvulsant potency due to their phenytoin-like profile. The ability of phthalimide pharmacophore to interact with neuronal voltage-dependent sodium channels was studied in the batrachotoxin affinity assay. Therefore, in the present study, a series of 19 compou...