With 3,3'-bi[benzo[b]thiophenyl] as starting material, dibenzo[d,d']benzo[1,2-b:4,3-b']dithiophene, a [5]heterohelicene, was synthesized efficiently in 60% yield via formylation and McMurry reaction. Cyclopenta[1,2-b:4,3-b']bis(benzo[d]thiophen)-6-one, another interesting helical ketone, was also prepared in 79% yield via deprotonation and ketonization of 3,3'-bi[benzo[b]thiophenyl]. In additio...

A microbial consortium which rapidly mineralized the environmentally persistent pollutant benzo[a]pyrene was recovered from soil. The consortium cometabolically converted [7-(14)C]benzo[a]pyrene to (14)CO(2) when it was grown on diesel fuel, and the extent of benzo[a]pyrene mineralization was dependent on both diesel fuel and benzo[a]pyrene concentrations. Addition of diesel fuel at concentrati...

(E)-5-(Methoxyimino)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2H-benzo[b]azepin-2-one was prepared by a condensation reaction from 3,4-dihydro-1H-benzo[b]azepin-2,5-dione and O-methylhydroxylamine. The configuration at the C=N double bond determined X-ray crystallography.

The metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene has been investigated in cultured normal human bronchus, colon, duodenum, and esophagus obtained from the same patient. The highest total metabolism was found in bronchus and duodenum, while the highest mean binding level was observed in the bronchus followed, in order, by the esophagus, duodenum, and trans verse colon. A 30-fold interindividual variation in the...

The intestinal bioavailability and biotransformation of 3-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene, a major metabolite of benzo(a)pyrene in many animal species, was investigated in an in situ isolated intestinal preparation from the channel catfish, and in vitro with preparations of catfish intestine and blood. 3-Hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene was a good substrate for adenosine 3'-phosphate 5'-phosphosulfate (PAPS)-sulfot...

SUMMARY Benzo(a)pyrene and five isomenic phenols of benzo (a)pynene were tested for carcinogenicity by the topical application of 0.4 @moIe of each compound to the backs of C57BL/6J mice once every 2 weeks for 60 weeks. 1-, 3-, and 12-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene were noncarcinogenic , 11-hy droxybenzo(a)pyrene was weakly carcinogenic, and 2-hy droxybenzo(a)pyrene and benzo(a)pyrene were highly car ci...

Diverse contaminants released into the environment through progress of urbanization and industrialization adversely affect human health. Among various sources of contaminants, especially, in big cities, automobiles play a significant role in aggravating the pollution. Various pollutants viz., heavy metals (Pb, Mn, Ni, Zn, As, Hg, Cd) and Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (Benzo-apyrene, fluoranthene, p...

An efficient copper-promoted hydration reaction and its application in the synthesis of benzo[b]furan and benzo[b]thiophene derivatives is presented starting from readily available 2-fluorophenylacetylene derivatives. The key annulation step involves the hydration of the C-F bond of 2-fluorophenylacetylene derivatives followed by an intramolecular annulation to afford benzo[b]furan and benzo[b]...

The inability to meet the desired outcomes of anticancer treatment and decrease in success bacterial fungal infections accelerated research these areas. Our group has conducted numerous studies, especially on benzimidazole ring systems’ antiproliferative antimicrobial activities. In this study, activity compounds was tested against A549, A498, HeLa, A375, HepG2 cancer cell lines by MTT assay. A...

Variable benzo[b]furan derivatives having (E)- and (Z)-2-alkylcarbamoyl-1-methylvinyl groups at the 2-, 4- and 5-positions and a carboxylpropoxy or (1-phenyl)ethoxy group at the 7-position were prepared to find novel and selective leukotriene B4(LTB4) receptor antagonists. (E)-2-(2-diethylcarbamoyl-1-methylvinyl)-7-(1-phenylethoxy)benzo[b]furan (4v) showed selective inhibition to the human BLT2...