O-Perbenzoylated 4-phenyl-[C-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)formaldehyde]semicarbazone was prepared in the reaction of O-perbenzoylated β-d-glucopyranosyl cyanide and 4-phenylsemicarbazide in the presence of Raney-Ni. Acylation of O-perbenzoylated C-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)formaldehyde semicarbazone furnished the corresponding 4-acyl-[C-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)formaldehyde]semicarbazones. The reaction of O-perben...

A highly enantioselective Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction of maleimides with isatin derived ketimines has been developed to obtain enantiomerically enriched 3-substituted-3-aminooxindoles using β-isocupreidine as an organocatalyst. Maleimide acting as a nucleophile provides products with up to 99% ee.

A chemo- and enantioselective cross-aza-benzoin reaction between enals and isatin-derived ketimines is disclosed. The high chemoselectivity (of the acyl anion reaction over enal α- and β-carbon reactions) is enabled by the electronic and steric properties of the N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalyst.

Isatin is an endogenous compound identified in humans that possesses a wide range of biological activities. Isatin has anxiogenic, sedative, anticonvulsant activities and acts as a potent antagonist on atrial natriuretic peptide receptors in vitro. A series of p-substituted isatin semicarbazones have shown anticonvulsant activity in MES, scPTZ and scSTY tests. Various isatin-N-Mannich bases of ...

A new thiosemicarbzone compound was prepared by the reaction of acenaphthenequinone and thiosemicarbazide (1:1 molar ratio) in absolute methanol at 70°C. The crystal structure of this compound, acenaphthenequinone thiosemicarbazone mono methanol, was determined by X-ray crystallography. The unit cell parameters are as follows: a = 7.0384(14) Ǻ, b = 14.202(3) Ǻ, c = 14.270(3) Ǻ, β = 104.26(3)°. ...