In the title compound, C(10)H(10)N(2)O(3), an inter-mediate in the synthesis of anthranilamide insecticides, all the non-H atoms except the nitro-group O atom lie on a crystallographic mirror plane. The H atoms of the methyl group are disordered over two sets of sites with equal occupancies. In the crystal structure, C-H⋯N links lead to chains of mol-ecules propagating in [100].

In the mol-ecule of the title compound, C(8)H(9)N(3), a new imidazoline derivative, the six- and five-membered rings are slightly twisted away from each other, forming a dihedral angle of 7.96 (15)°. In the crystal structure, neighbouring mol-ecules are linked together by inter-molecular N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds into extended one-dimensional chains along the a axis. The pyridine N atom is in close ...

The biotransformation of dihydro-epi-deoxyarteannuin B (compound 1) was investigated by using suspension-cultured cells of Averrhoa carambola. One novel sesquiterpene, 7α-hydroxy-dihydro-epideoxyarteannuin B (compound 2, 29.02%), and one known sesquiterpene, 3-α-hydroxy-dihydro-epideoxyarteannuin B (compound 3, 23.26%), were obtained upon the addition of the substrate (compound 1). All the biot...

New 7-thio derivatives of 6,7-dihydro-1H-cyclopenta[d]pyrimidine-2,4(3H,5H)-dione have been synthesized by the reaction of 3-cyclohexyl-7-thio-6,7-dihydro-1H-cyclopenta[d]pyrimidine-2,4(3H,5H)-dione with alkylhalogenides. The synthesized compounds were tested for antioxidant activity on the model of Fe(2+)-dependent oxidation of adrenaline in vitro. It was found that the antiradical activity of...

A two-step sequence for the synthesis of various 3,4-dihydro-2H-1,3-thiazines is presented. In the first step, 2H-1,3-thiazines were prepared by a new multicomponent reaction (MCR). Starting from β-chlorovinyl aldehydes, this MCR offers an efficient and facile access to 2,2-dialkyl- and 2-alkyl-2-aralkyl-5,6-diaryl-2H-1,3-thiazines. The potential of these products in subsequent reactions was ve...

Five full-length cDNA encoding gibberellin 2-oxidases, VaGA2oxA1, VaGA2oxA2, VaGA2oxB1, VaGA2oxB2, and VaGA2oxB3, were cloned from etiolated adzuki bean (Vigna angularis cv. Dainagon) seedlings, and their enzymatic characteristics were examined using recombinant enzymes fused with glutathione S-transferase (GST). Recombinant VaGA2oxA1 (rVaGA2oxA1) and rVaGA2oxA2 showed 2beta-hydroxylation activ...

A series of N-azabicycloalkyl-1-alkyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-3-quinolinecarboxamides were synthesized and tested for serotonin 5-HT4 receptor-stimulating effects in the regulation of electrically-evoked contraction in guinea pig muscle. Among them, N-azabicycloalkyl-1-isopropyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-3-quinolinecarboxamide (8c, 9c, 10c, 11c, 12c) exhibited potent serotonin 5-HT4 receptor-stimulating acti...

Pseudo-macrocyclic complexes of copper(II), and in one instance nickel(II), incorporating the bidentate ligands methyl N-(4-oxo-5,5-diphenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)imidocarbamate and N,N-dimethyl-N'-(4-oxo-5,5-diphenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)guanidine are reported and their X-ray structures compared with those previously reported for related complexes of two N-(4-oxo- 5,5-diphenyl-4...

Methods for the preparation of [3alpha-(3)H]ergosta-7,22-dien-3beta-ol (5,6-dihydro-ergosterol), [5,6-(3)H(2)]ergosta-7,22-dien-3beta-ol and [3alpha-(3)H]ergosta-7,22-diene-3beta,5alpha-diol are described. It is shown that 5,6-dihydro[3alpha-(3)H]ergosterol on incubation under aerobic conditions with whole cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae LK(2)G(12) is efficiently converted into ergosterol. St...

Detoxification of an antifungal monoterpene terpinolene (1) by the plant pathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea afforded hydroxlyated metabolites 2,3-dihydro-3beta,6beta-dihydroxy-terpinolene (2) (39%) and 2,3-dihydro-1alpha,3alpha-dihydroxy-terpinolene (3) (20%), respectively. Terpinolene showed good levels of antifungal activity while both the metabolites were inactive against another plant patho...