We describe a novel isothermal gas-chromatographic procedure for measuring valproic acid. Plasma, with cyclohexanecarboxylic acid added as internal standard, is selectively extracted with pentane to minimize the extraction of other acidic drugs. To convert carboxylic acids to their phenacyl esters, alpha-bromoacetophenone is added to the organic extract before evaporating the solvent. These est...

Three azolo[b]1,3,4-thiadiazinium bromides were prepared from the respective N-amino-N'-methylazolethiones and phenacyl bromide, and their crystal structures were determined. 6-Phenyl-1-methylimidazo[2,1-b]1,3,4-thiadiazinium bromide (1) crystallized as methanol solvate (P21/n), 6-phenyl-1-methyl-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b]1,3,4-thiadiazinium bromide (2) as hemi-ethanol solvate (P21/n), and 6-phenyl-...

A convenient synthesis of some novel bis-pyrrole derivatives via hydrazonoyl halides is described. Antimicrobial evaluation of some selected examples of the synthesized products was carried out. The bis-pyrrole derivative having chloro substituents showed good activity against all of the used microbes. The molecular docking of the bis-pyrrole derivatives was performed by the Molecular Operating...

Playing it safe: The nontoxic cyanide source K4 [Fe(CN)6]·3H2O can be used for the cyanation of (hetero)aryl halides. The application of palladacycle catalysts prevents poisoning during catalyst formation, thereby allowing for low catalyst loadings, fast reaction times, and wide heterocyclic substrate scope.

Forging a bond: an efficient, general palladium catalyst for C-O bond-forming reactions of secondary and primary alcohols with a range of aryl halides has been developed using the ligand 1. Heteroaryl halides, and for the first time, electron-rich aryl halides can be coupled with secondary alcohols. A diverse set of substrate combinations are possible with just a single ligand, thus obviating t...

Cyclization of 1,6-diynes promoted by stoichiometric Ga(III) halides produces vinyl halides in good to excellent yields. Under acidic conditions, initially formed iodocyclization products undergo in situ Friedel-Crafts cyclizations, giving access to iodoindenopyridines. Application of the vinyl halides in cross-coupling reactions has been explored, and mechanistic aspects of the cyclization are...

3-Mercapto-1,2,4 benzotriazine (1) was methylated by methyl iodide in the presence of base to afford 1,2-dihydro-3-methyhercapto-1, 2,4 benzotriazine (2). The latter was reacted with hydrazine hydrate to give the corresponding 3-hydrazine derivative (3). Compound (3) on condensation with phenacyl bromide gave 3- phenacyl hydrazino l,2,4-benzotriazine (4). PPA cyclization of the ketone (4) ...

Electron-transporting organic semiconductors (n-channel) for field-effect transistors (FETs) that are processable in common organic solvents or exhibit air-stable operation are rare. This investigation addresses both these challenges through rational molecular design and computational predictions of n-channel FET air-stability. A series of seven phenacyl-thiophene-based materials are reported i...

Indium halides or bismuth halides catalyzed the coupling of various alcohols with alkenylsilanes to give the corresponding alkenes stereospecifically without any other activators.

A series of novel hybrid compounds between dihydrobenzofuran and imidazole has been prepared and evaluated in vitro against a panel of human tumor cell lines. The results suggest that substitution of the imidazolyl-1-position with an electron-donating dihydrobenzofuran, and the imidazolyl-3-position with a naphthylacyl or electron-rich phenacyl group, were vital for modulating cytotoxic activity.