The reaction of P-diketones 1 with phenyl hydrazine afforded 5-aryl-3-(1- methyl-5-nitro-2-imidazoly1)-1-phenylpyrazole (2) and 3-aryl-5-(1-methyl-5- nitro-2-imidazoly1) -1-phenylpyrazole (3). The reaction of diketones (1) with urea in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid gave 4-(or 6-)aryl-6-(or 4-)(1-methyl- 5-nitro-2-imidazolyl)-1-(lH)pyrimidones (4). The structures of all compounds w...

Pseudomonas putida B2 is able to grow on o-nitrophenol (ONP) as the sole source of carbon and nitrogen. ONP was converted by a nitrophenol oxygenase to nitrite and catechol. Catechol was then attacked by a catechol 1,2-dioxygenase and further degraded through an ortho-cleavage pathway. ONP derivatives which were para-substituted with a methyl-, chloro-, carboxy-, formyl- or nitro-group failed t...

The reductive cyclization of different organic nitro compounds by carbon monoxide, catalyzed transition metal complexes, is a very efficient and clean strategy for the synthesis many N-heterocycles. However, its use requires autoclaves pressurized CO lines. In this perspective, authors will present results obtained in their laboratories on phenyl formate as convenient surrogate, able to liberat...

This review summarizes the recent studies on synthesis of secondary amines by one-pot amination aldehydes and ketones over heterogeneous catalysts. Amines are widely applied as key intermediates in chemical industry for various commodities such agrochemicals, drugs, detergents, lubricants, food-additives polymers. Direct catalytic reductive carbonyl compounds was considered which generally incl...

Replacement of precious noble metal catalysts with low-cost, non-noble heterogeneous catalysts for chemoselective reduction and reductive coupling of nitro compounds holds tremendous promise for the clean synthesis of nitrogen-containing chemicals. We report a robust cobalt-nitrogen/carbon (Co-N x /C-800-AT) catalyst for the reduction and reductive coupling of nitro compounds into amines and th...

2,3-Dihydro-3-[(S)-1-phenethyl]quinazolinone and some new 2-substituted derivatives bearing isopropyl, o-nitrophenyl and p-nitrophenyl groups were prepared in 40-90% yield by amidation of isatoic anhydride with (S)-phenylethylamine, followed by condensation with triethyl orthoformate, isopropylaldehyde, o-nitro- and p-nitro-benzaldehyde, respectively. The two 2-subtituted dihydroquinazolinones ...

Copper (II) phthalocyanine and 2,9,16,23 tetrakis nitro copper (II) phthalocyaninehas been synthesized respectively from phthalonitrile and 4-nitro phthalonitrile under solvent-free condition using two different catalystsovernanodimensionalzeolites. 4-Nitro phthalonitrile synthesized from phthalimide in three steps. The newly prepared compounds have been characterized by IR, UV-Vis, 1</sup...