This work explores thoroughly the reaction network of the partial oxidation of phenylmethanol at the TiO(2)-solvent interface under photocatalytic conditions by using a first-principles continuum solvation method. We demonstrate that the photocatalytic oxidation of phenylmethanol has a complex reaction network with dual pathways. The dimer pathway dominates the mechanism under aerobic condition...

A direct arylation to furnish diarylmethanes from benzyl alcohols was realized through Pd(PPh3)4-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura coupling via benzylic C-O activation in the absence of any additives. The arylation is compatible with various functional groups. This development provides an atom- and step-economic way to approach a diarylmethane scaffold under mild and environmentally benign conditions.

A series of novel N-benzyl substituted amides of 1H-indole-5-carboxylic acid were synthesized and evaluated for their ability to inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE). The target compounds (6b-6e) displayed moderate potency to inhibit BuChE. One of the compounds tested, i.e., 1-benzylpiperidine amide of 1H-indole-5-carboxylic acid (6a) was a weak, non-selective i...

The chromatographic separation of the hexane soluble fraction of the methanol extract of the aerial parts of Solidago virga-aurea var. gigantea M(IQ*) (Compositae) led to the isolation of a new benzylbenzoate (1) together with four known benzylbenzoates (2-5). Their structures were determined as 2-methoxybenzyl-2-hydroxybenzoate (1), benzyl-2-hydroxy-6-methoxybenzoate (2), 2-methoxybenzyl-2,6-d...

The effect of fluorination on the conformational and hydrogen-bond (HB)-donating properties of a series of benzyl alcohols has been investigated experimentally by IR spectroscopy and theoretically with quantum chemical methods (ab initio (MP2) and DFT (MPWB1K)). It was found that o-fluorination generally resulted in an increase in the HB acidity of the hydroxyl group, whereas a decrease was obs...

Dibenzyl ethers and benzyl chloride can be obtained in moderate to excellent yields through Pd-catalysed reactions in hydrophobic ionic liquids using microwave or conventional heating.

The title compound, C(18)H(14)FN(3)O(2)S(2), was synthesized by the reaction of 5-(4-fluoro-phen-yl)-N-(4-methoxy-benzyl-idene)-1,3,4-thia-diazol-2-amine and mercaptoacetic acid. The thia-zolidinone ring adopts a twist conformation. The 4-methoxy-phenyl ring is almost perpendicular to the thia-diazole ring, making a dihedral angle of 88.4 (3)°. The 4-fluoro-phenyl ring is nearly coplanar with t...

A series of S-benzyl aryl thiourea were condensed with o-Methoxy phenyl isocyanate to yield respective isothiobiuret derivatives. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by (1)H-NMR, IR, and Mass Spectral studies and tested for biological activities.