The effect of temperature on the adsorption and retention behaviors of a low molecular weight compound (phenol) on a C18-bonded silica column (C18-Sunfire, Waters) from aqueous solutions of methanol (20%) or acetonitrile (15%) was investigated. The results of the measurements were interpreted successively on the basis of the linear (i.e., overall retention factors) and the nonlinear (i.e., adso...

Zirconocene-alkyne complexes prepared from Cp2ZrBu2, phosphines and alkynes reacted with CO to give double carbonylation products, 4-hydroxycyclobuten-1-one derivatives after hydrolysis.

Microstructural characteristics of various real Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts for methanol steam reforming (MSR) were investigated by in situ X-ray diffraction (XRD), in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), temperature programmed reduction (TPR) and electron microscopy (TEM). Structure–activity correlations of binary Cu/ZnO model catalysts were compared to microstructural properties of the ternar...

A new, simple and reliable extractive-spectrophotometric method for the preconcentration and determination of diclofenac (DCF) was developed. In a strong nitric acid medium, diclofenac produced a yellowish compound in a water / tetrahydrofuran / perfluorooctanoic acid homogeneous phase that could be extracted into a sedimented microdroplet. The concentration of the extracted colored compound in...

A general efficient regioselective cobalt catalyzed carbonylation of unactivated C(sp)–H bonds of aliphatic amides was demonstrated using atmospheric (1–2 atm) carbon monoxide as a C1 source. This straightforward approach provides access to a-spiral succinimide regioselectively in a good yield. Cobalt catalyzed sp C–H bond carbonylation is reported for the first time including the functionaliza...

Novel synthesis of diversely substituted 2-(furan-3-yl)acetates via palladium-catalyzed one-pot multi-component reactions of allenols, aryl iodides, alcohols, and carbon monoxide has been developed. Notably, the formation of the title compounds features a cascade process combining carbonylation of aryl iodide, alcohoxyl carbonylation of the in situ formed allyl palladium complex, and intramolec...

A concise enantioselective synthesis of tetrahydrolipstatin (THL) and seven stereoisomers has been achieved. The synthesis of THL was accomplished in 10 steps and 31% overall yield from an achiral ynone. Key to the success of the approach is the use of a bimetallic [Lewis acid](+)[Co(CO)4](-) catalyst for a late-stage regioselective carbonylation of an enantiomerically pure cis-epoxide to a tra...

This study investigated the role of Na(+)/H(+) exchanger (NHE) and signalling molecules, such as cAMP, PKC, PI 3-kinase, and immune defence enzymes, NADPH oxidase and nitric oxide synthase, in the induction of protein glutathionylation and carbonylation in cadmium-treated haemocytes of mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Glutathionylation was detected by western blot analysis and showed actin as ...