Two independent computational methods have been used for determination of amide resonance stabilization and amidicities relative to N,N-dimethylacetamide for a wide range of acyclic and cyclic amides. The first method utilizes carbonyl substitution nitrogen atom replacement (COSNAR). The second, new approach involves determination of the difference in amide resonance between N,N-dimethylacetami...

A series of amine functionalized ligands, including 2,2'-(benzylazanediyl)bis(N,N'-dimethylacetamide) (BnABDMA), 2,2'-azanediylbis(N,N'-dimethylacetamide) (ABDMA), and 2,2'-(methylazanediyl)bis(N,N'-dimethylacetamide) (MABDMA), are synthesized for the thermodynamic study of their complexation with Nd(3+) ions. Their complexation in solution is investigated using potentiometry, spectrophotometry...

High fecundity, rapid generation time, and external development of optically clear embryos make the zebrafish (Danio rerio) a convenient vertebrate model for genetic, developmental, and disease studies. Efficient sperm cryopreservation enhances the zebrafish model system by optimizing productive use of facility space, extending the reproductive lifetime of males, providing an alternative to liv...

Thorough studies of organic chemistry have emphasized the important role of reactive solvents in some condensation reactions, such as ethynylation of carbonylic compounds. Some of the most widely used reactive solvents for these reactions are N,N-dialkylacetamides, among which N,N-dimethylacetamide is prominent due to its particular reactivity. This is the reason why it had been used not only a...

A phosgene-free synthesis of symmetrical N,N'-disubstituted urea by the reaction of aromatic and aliphatic primary amines and urea promoted by  microwave irradiation in the presence of a suitable energy-transfer solvent such as N-N-dimethylacetamide is described.

The PdCl(2)-promoted reactions of methylenecyclopropanes (MCPs) 1 bearing diaryl substituents on the terminal double bond were carefully investigated. The solvents employed significantly affected the reaction outcomes. It was found that dimeric allylpalladium(ii) complexes 2a-2f can be obtained as the sole products in acceptable to good yields under mild reaction conditions with THF as the solv...