A Simple and environmentally friendly  procedure for the one-pot multi-component synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one derivatives has been developed by one pot three component reaction of various aldehydes, β-dicarbonyl, and urea in the presence of catalytic amount of tris (trihexyltetradecylphosphonium) gadolinium hexachloride [P6,6,6,14]3 [GdCl6] as a solid acid catalyst without any ad...

Metastasis is the primary cause of death in breast cancer patients. Early detection of high-risk breast cancer, including micrometastasis, is critical in tailoring appropriate and effective interventional therapies. Increased fibronectin expression, a hallmark of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, is associated with high-risk breast cancer and metastasis. We have previously developed a penta...

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of benzene hexachloride isomers on root growth and the antagonism of these effects by selected chemical compounds. Interest has developed in gamma benzene hexachloride because it is highly toxic to insects (40). Five isomers of benzene hexachloride have been isolated (19) and the structural properties of most of them are well understood (40)....

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) with molecular imaging agents would allow for the specific localization of brain tumors. Prior studies using T 1-weighted MR imaging demonstrated that the SBK2-Tris-(Gd-DOTA)3 molecular imaging agent labeled heterotopic xenograft models of brain tumors more intensely than non-specific contrast agents using conventional T 1-weight...

Prospective gadolinium(III) MRI contrast agent precursors [Gd-TREN-1,2-HOPO] (1) [TREN-1,2-HOPO = tris[(1-hydroxy-2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridine-6-carboxamido)ethyl]amine] and [Gd-TREN-bis(Me-3,2-HOPO)-1,2-HOPO] (2) have been synthesized and characterized by relaxometric measurements. The water proton relaxivity values of 1 and 2 (20 MHz and 25 degrees C) are 9.5 and 9.3 mM(-)(1)s(-)(1), respectivel...

Experience in Queensland has shown that when crude BHC is refined to yield products containing higher proportions of the gamma isomer, the insecticidal persistence of the BHC in soil is decreased. This process also diminishes the specific toxicity of BHC to the soldier fly pest, Alfe~nzetopon.ia rubriceps (Macq.). I t also decreases the potential phytotoxicity, since less total BHC is required ...

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings are widely used in industries that require high durability and wear resistance, low friction. The unique characteristics of DLC allow for the possibility creating adsorption sites lubricant additives through doping process. In this study, combined use europium-doped diamond-like (Eu-DLC), gadolinium-doped (Gd-DLC), pure an ionic liquid (IL) additive, namely, t...

We have investigated the physicochemical and paramagnetic properties of the new gadolinium complexes of N-(pyrid-2-yl-methyl)-ethylenediamine-N,N,N-triacetic acid (Gd-PEDTA) and N-tris(2-aminoethyl)amine-N,N,N,N,N,N+hexaacetic acid(Gd-TTAHA). The relaxivities as well as the thermodynamic and conditional stability constants of these complexes with respect to the physiological relevance were dete...

A novel synthesis of 3-fold symmetric, homochiral tris(2-alkyl-2-aminoethyl)amine (TREN) derivatives is presented. The synthesis is general in scope, starting from readily prepared chiral alpha-amino aldehydes. The optical purity of the N-BOC protected derivatives of tris(2-methyl-2-aminoethyl)amine and tris(2-hydroxymethyl-2-aminoethyl)amine has been ascertained by polarimetry and chiral NMR c...