Solvent extraction system is one of the effective techniques used for separation of metal cations from aqueous solutions [1-8]. It is a suitable method for preventing and protecting environment from pollution. The extraction of copper(II) using carboxylic acids has been a subject of much work research [9-13]. Lauric acid was employed as an extractant for the separation of numerous cations, the ...

Some derivatives of biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid 2-(aryl)-4-oxo-thiazolidin-3-yl –amide were synthesized and studied for their antimicrobial activity. These compounds were prepared from biphenyl-4-carboxylic-acid hydrazides. Biphenyl-4-carboxylic-acid hydrazides 1 on refluxing with aryl aldehydes in the presence of catalytic amount of glacial acetic acid furnish the biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid hyd...

In the frame of the development of the DIAMEX process, first studies including counter-current hot tests were performed, with the DiMethyl-DiButylTetraDecylMAlonamide as reference extractant. In parallel, the diamide formula has been optimised so that a new extractant was proposed: the DiMethylDiOctylHexylEthoxyMAlonamide. This new reference extractant was used in two inactive flowsheets. The p...

Alkylation of pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid and 6-chloropyrazine-2-carboxylic acid with radicals generated by silver nitrate-catalyzed oxidative decarboxylation of pivalic acid afforded 5-(1,1dimethylethyl)pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid and 6-chloro-5-(l,l-dimethylethyl)pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid. Condensation of chlorides of the latter three halogenated and/or alkylated pyrazine-2carboxylic acids wit...

approved: T. Mark Zabriskie L-pipecolic acid (L-PA), a six carbon imino acid, is an intermediate of lysine degradation in various organisms including bacteria, yeast, fungi and mammals. In primates, the oxidation of L-PA by the enzyme L-pipecolate oxidase (L-PO) is the rate determining step of L-lysine degradation in the central nervous system. This thesis describes efforts to probe the L-PO me...

The feasibility of extractive reaction of methacrylic acid from aqueous solution using a quaternary amine, tri–octyl methyl ammonium chloride (TOMAC) as an extractant, was studied. The diluents chosen in the present work belong to different chemical classes, n–butyl acetate, carbon tetrachloride, isoamyl alcohol, methyl isobutyl ketone, and toluene. The effect of initial acid concentration in t...

Two molecules of indole derivative, e.g. indole-5-carboxylic acid, reacted with one molecule of thiol, e.g. 1,2-ethanedithiol, in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid to yield adducts such as 3-[2-(2-amino-5-carboxyphenyl)-1-(2-mercaptoethylthio)ethyl]-1Hindole-5-carboxylic acid. Parallel formation of dimers, such as 2,3-dihydro-1H,1'H-2,3'-biindole-5,5'-dicarboxylic acid and trimers, such as 3...

In present paper, the recovery of propionic acid from aqueous phase by reactive extraction was studied using tri-n-butyl phosphate (TBP) in petroleum ether. Extraction using pure diluent was found to be poor. Using the mixture of extractant-diluent the extraction was significantly improved. Results were presented in terms of distribution coefficient, equilibrium complexation constant, loading r...

BACKGROUND C5-C8 medium-chain carboxylic acids are valuable chemicals as the precursors of various chemicals and transport fuels. However, only a few strict anaerobes have been discovered to produce them and their production is limited to low concentrations because of product toxicity. Therefore, a bacterial strain capable of producing high-titer C5-C8 carboxylic acids was strategically isolate...

Carboxylic acids are central compounds in cellular metabolism, and in the carbon cycle in nature. Carbon dioxide is captured from the atmosphere and enters living cells through the formation of carboxylic groups, and it is released from living cells by the decarboxylation of carboxylic acids. The aerobic extraction of free energy from sugars in cellular respiration hinges on the ingeniously des...