Extracts of the exuviae (cast skins) of nymphal bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) were analyzed for volatile compounds that might contribute to arrestment of adult bed bugs. Four volatile aldehydes, (E)-2-hexenal, 4-oxo-(E)-2-hexenal, (E)-2-octenal, and 4-oxo-(E)-2-octenal were consistently detected in the headspace of freshly shed exuviae regardless of the developmental stages from which the exuvia...

A variety of lipid radicals are formed under oxidative stress development. The further oxidation of these radicals leads to formation of numerous aldehydes. They can form postsynthetic modifications in proteins and nucleic acids that disrupt their functions. In the present study aldehydes role in the formation of oxidative stress parameters in rat thymocytes was investigated. Two models were us...

The determination of the content and distribution of the higher aliphatic aldehydes in tissues have depended on modifications (l-3) of the Feulgen procedure which employs the fuchsin-sulfurous acid reagent. However, several observers, notably Ehrlich et al. (2), have commented on two features of this procedure which make its application difficult: The Schiff reagent reacts with a wide variety o...

A method to oxidatively cleave allyl ethers to their corresponding aldehydes mediated by an oxoammonium salt is described. Using a biphasic solvent system and mild heating, cleavage proceeds readily, furnishing a variety of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and ketones.

[reaction: see text] (-)-N,N-Dimethylaminoisoborneol ((-)-DAIB) was found to be an excellent ligand for the enantioselective addition of Reformatsky reagents to aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes. Enantioselectivities up to 93% ee were obtained with sulfur-containing aldehydes.

Heteroarylvinyl sulfone 1 has been successfully used as a new sulfonyl Michael acceptor in aminocatalytic reactions with branched aldehydes. Subsequent one-pot Julia-Kocienski olefination allows the challenging preparation of enantiomerically pure α-allylated aldehydes bearing C-α quaternary carbons.

A Ni(0)-catalyzed Tishchenko reaction which can be applied to a variety of aliphatic aldehydes (primary, secondary, tertiary) and aromatic aldehydes was developed. The reaction might proceed via a hetero-nickelacycle intermediate.

The optical changes occurring during the interaction of amines with ketone aldehydes or unsaturated aldehydes are accompanied by strong electron spin resonance signals, and can thus be explained as due to the transfer of one whole electron in the ground state.