A novel, convenient and efficient three-component reaction for synthesizing substituted pyrroles from primary amines and electron deficient acetylenic compounds in the presence of ammonium thiocyanate in water leads to the formation of pyrroles in good yields.

CONTEXT Thyroid hormone, requiring adequate maternal iodine intake, is critical for fetal neurodevelopment. Perchlorate decreases thyroidal iodine uptake by competitively inhibiting the sodium/iodide symporter. It is unclear whether environmental perchlorate exposure adversely affects thyroid function in pregnant women. Thiocyanate, derived from foods and cigarette smoke, is a less potent compe...

The antioxidant properties of Ruta graveolens L. were evaluated by two different methods; free radical scavenging using DPPH and inhibition of lipid peroxidation by the ferric thiocyanate method. The IC50 value of the methanol extract in DPPH inhibition was 200.5 μg/mL which was acceptable in comparison with BHT (41.8 μg/mL). In thiocyanate method, the plant extract demonstr...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of passive smoking on thyroid function in infants. DESIGN AND METHODS Cord serum tri-iodiothyronine (T3), free T3 (fT3), thyroxine (T4), free T4 (fT4), TSH, thyroxine binding globulin (TBG), thyroglobulin (TG) and cord plasma thiocyanate were measured at birth, and serum TG and thiocyanate after 1 year of life, in 18 infants born from parents who did not smoke...

Conventional hypergolic propellant combinations, using hydrazine and its derivatives as fuels dinitrogen tetroxide based oxidizers, have been applied in spacecraft for attitude roll control systems more than 50 years. However, due to their high toxicity carcinogenic potential, investigations into alternative green propellants are an active field current research efforts. Promising candidates co...

the antioxidant properties of ruta graveolens l. were evaluated by two different methods; free radical scavenging using dpph and inhibition of lipid peroxidation by the ferric thiocyanate method. the ic50 value of the methanol extract in dpph inhibition was 200.5 μg/ml which was acceptable in comparison with bht (41.8 μg/ml). in thiocyanate method, the plant extract demonstrated activity as muc...

The influence of specific anions on the equilibrium thermoresponse of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAM) brushes has been studied using in situ ellipsometry, quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) and static contact angle measurements between 20 and 45 °C in the presence of up to 250 mM acetate and thiocyanate anions in water. The thickness and changes in dissipation exhibited a...

Ionophore-based ion-exchange nanosphere emulsion was prepared and tested for the determination of thiocyanate. The emulsified nanosphere contained the cationic additive tridodecylmethyl ammonium chloride (TDMAC), the plasticizer, and the ionophore Mn(III)-salophen or Mn(III)-salen. This emulsion was used as titrating agent for thiocyanate complexation with ionophores, which could be transduced ...