Reaction between aromatic aldehydes and 3–methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazoline-5-one catalyzed by nano-SiO2/HClO4 in water under reflux provided a simple and efficient route for the synthesis of 4-((5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)(aryl)methyl)-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5-ol derivatives in high yields.

Reaction between aromatic aldehydes and 3–methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazoline-5-one catalyzed by nano-SiO2/HClO4 in water under reflux provided a simple and efficient route for the synthesis of 4-((5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)(aryl)methyl)-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5-ol derivatives in high yields.

       Keeping in view the promising potential of carbonic anhydrase inhibitor based antimicrobials and enhancement of carbonic anhydrase inhibitory activity by metal complexes of sulfonamides, with an aim to develop better antimicrobial agents we have attempted investigation of antimicrobial activity of metal complexes of 4-(2'-hydroxy phenyl imino) phenyl sulphonamide. Sulfanilamide was taken...

Azobenzene incorporated into DNA has a photoisomerization quantum yield that depends on the DNA sequence near the azobenzene attachment site. We use Molecular Dynamics computer simulations to elucidate which physical properties of the modified DNA determine the quantum yield. We show for a wide range of DNA sequences that the photoisomerization quantum yield is strongly correlated with the vari...

Bacterial metabolism of Tyr and Phe has been associated with the formation of aromatic compounds that impart barny-utensil and floral off-flavors in cheese. In an effort to identify possible mechanisms for the origin of these compounds in Cheddar cheese, we investigated Tyr and Phe catabolism by Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus helveticus cheese flavor adjuncts under simulated Cheddar chee...

Felbamate is an anti-epileptic drug associated with hepatotoxicity and aplastic anemia. These toxicities are believed to be mediated by the formation of the reactive species 2-phenylpropenal. 4-Hydroxy-5-phenyl-[1,3]oxazinan-2-one is a metabolic precursor for 2-phenylpropenal. 4-Hydroxy-5-phenyl-[1,3]oxazinan-2-one exists in equilibrium with 3-oxo-2-phenylpropyl carbamate, which can undergo bet...

Photoresponsive molecular devices can be a valuable tool to promote chemical changes in response multiple signals, such as photons and pH, deliver drugs or detect physiological conditions vivo. For example, trans-chalcones (Ct) from 4′-hydroxyflavylium (F1) 7-hydroxyflavylium (F2) undergo cis-trans isomerization by photoreaction into many different structures. The takes place at slow rate pH ch...

Solar thermal fuels (STFs) harvest and store solar energy in a closed cycle system through conformational change of molecules and can release the energy in the form of heat on demand. With the aim of developing tunable and optimized STFs for solid-state applications, we designed three azobenzene derivatives functionalized with bulky aromatic groups (phenyl, biphenyl, and tert-butyl phenyl group...

Monomers of azobenzene were isolated in argon matrices at 15 K and characterized by infrared spectroscopy and theoretical calculations. When the equilibrium vapors existing over the azobenzene crystals at room temperature were trapped in the matrix, only the thermodynamically most stable E-azobenzene was detected. In an attempt to convert E-azobenzene into the Z isomer, the matrix-isolated E-mo...

A simple method for design of some novel 1,2-benzoxaphosphinines 2–9, was achieved. The methodology depended on cyclization 1-(2-hydroxy-phenyl)-3-phenylpropane-1,3-dione (1) as starting material with phosphorus halides in dry solvent the presence a base. Reaction substrate 1 halides, such P,P-dichlorophenylphosphine, phenyl phosphonic dichloride, phosphorodichloridate, and oxychloride toluene ...