the role of cu, zn and co in human physiology is well documented. isatin and glycine have inhibitory effects on central nervous system. to capitalize on these features metal complexes of isatin-3-glycine were prepared and evaluated for anticonvulsant activity. the cu (ii) complex was found to be most active among the compounds. the compounds were screened against staphylococcus aureus, escheric...

Typically, Povarov reactions of imines derived from aromatic amines and aromatic aldehydes show poor exo/endo-stereoselectivity and to date no data is available on the regioselectivity of the cyclisation when 3-substituted imines are employed. We have demonstrated that reaction using acyclic enamides as the alkene component with 3-nitro substituted imines is completely regioselective and gave o...

The stereoselective reduction of imines with trichlorosilane catalyzed by chiral Lewis bases is a well-established procedure for the synthesis of enantio-enriched amines. Five supported cinchona-based picolinamides have been prepared and their activity tested in a model reaction. The comparison of different supporting materials revealed that polystyrene gave better results than silica in terms ...

The ortho-nitro effect was discovered in sulfa-Staudinger cycloadditions of ethoxycarbonylsulfene with linear imines. When an ortho-nitro group is present at the C-aryl substituents of linear imines, the sulfa-Staudinger cycloadditions deliver cis-β-sultams in considerable amounts, together with the predominant trans-β-sultams. In other cases, the above sulfa-Staudinger cycloadditions give rise...

The asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of imines was performed with the use of a polymer-immobilized chiral catalyst. The chiral catalyst, prepared from crosslinked polystyrene-immobilized chiral 1,2-diamine monosulfonamide, was effective in the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of N-benzyl imines in CH(2)Cl(2) to give a chiral amine in high yield and good enantioselectivity. Furthermore, an amp...

Isatin (3a), isatin 3-carbohydrazone (4a), 5-spiro (isatin) 2-(N-acetyl hydrazino) 4-(N-acetyl)-∆2-1,3,4 oxadiazoline (5a), and 5-spiro (isatin) 2-hydrazino∆2-1,3,4 oxadiazoline (6a) had been synthesized from the unsubstituted oximinoacetanilide (2a). 4-Chlorooximinoacetanilide (2b), 5-chloroisatin (3b), 5-chloroisatin 3-carbohydrazone (4b) and 5-spiro (5-chloroisatin) 2-(N-acetyl hydrazino) 4...

New series of benzophenone imines with general formula Ph2-C=NR; R = Benzyl, 4-Fluorobenzyl, Naphthyl, Phenyl, 4-Nitrophenyl were synthesized by condensation of dichlorodiphenylmethane and different aromatic primary amines (1:1) Those imines were characterized by different physiochemical and spectroscopic techniques like melting point, elemental analysis, FT-IR, multinuclear NMR (H, C). After c...

Twelve new bis-Schiff bases of isatin, benzylisatin and 5-fluoroisatin 3a-3l were prepared by condensation of isatin, benzylisatin and 5-fluoroisatin with primary aromatic amines. The chemical structures of the products were confirmed by 1H- and 13CNMR, IR and mass spectral data. The compounds were screened for antiviral activity against a panel of DNA and RNA viruses. Minimum cytotoxic and min...