In this paper the synthesis of curcumin and curcumin derivatives is realised, based on the condensation of benzaldehydes substituted by acetyl acetone. The synthesis way is described and the obtained products are characterised in terms of substituted benzaldehydes, colour, melting point and elemental composition.

Aldol reactions belong to the most frequently used C-C bond forming transformations utilized particularly for the construction of complex structures. The selectivity of these reactions depends on the geometry of the intermediate enolates. Here, we have reacted octyl pentafluoro-λ6-sulfanylacetate with substituted benzaldehydes and acetaldehyde under the conditions of the silicon-mediated Mukaiy...

Palladium catalysed three component cascade process, involving coupling of 2-iodobenzoates, -benzaldehydes, or acetophenones with substituted allenes and ammonium tartrate as an ammonium surrogate, provides a novel and facile route to substituted functionalised isoquinolinones and isoquinolines in good yields.

Solvent-free Claisen-Schmidt reactions of cycloalkanones with various substituted benzaldehydes (aryl aldehydes) using solid NaOH (20 mol%) and applying a grinding technique were studied. Quantitative yields (96-98%) of α,α'-bis-(substituted-benzylidene)cycloalkanones were obtained. Aliphatic aldehydes also provided α,α'-bis-(substituted-alkylidene)cycloalkanones in very good yields with minor ...

The cis and trans conformers of benzaldehydes substituted in the o- or m-positions by Cl or CN can be differentiated by IR spectroscopy in Argon matrices. Partial photochemical rotamerization allows assignment of the IR bands and establishment of their relative intensities in pairs of rotamers, which permits, in turn, quantitation of equilibrium compositions prior to photolysis. The observed sp...

2-p-substituted phenyl-2-benzimidazolo acetonitriles (1a-5a) were prepared by the reaction of benzimidazole , p-substituted benzaldehydes and Sodium cyanide. A series of 2-(α-p -Substituted phenyl-αbenzimidazolo) methyl benzoxazoles (1b-5b) were synthesized by the reaction of 2-p-substituted phenyl-2benzimidazolo acetonitrile(1a-5a) and o-aminophenol in presence of Conc. HCl. These compounds we...

The synthesis and characterization of some novel Pyrimidine derivatives have been presented. Acylation of resorcinol followed by nuclear prenylation with isoprene gives Chroman. Chroman on treatment with p-substituted benzaldehydes affords substituted chalcones. Pyrimidines have been prepared from chalcones by condensing with Guanidine hydrochloride in alkali medium. The structure of Pyrimidine...

Yeast alcohol dehydrogenase has been found to catalyze the reduction of a series of para-substituted benzaldehydes at markedly different rates. By steady state kinetic analysis, values of kB and ko have been obtained for yeast alcohol dehydrogenase reduction of $-Br-, p-Cl-, H-, &CH3, &CH80benzaldehyde by reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleo...