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-...

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...

This review is intended to provide the reader who is interested in the historical development of the recent research on photoremovable protecting groups, phototriggers, and “caged” compounds and to provide some insight into the genesis of our entry into the field through our most recent discoveries. Several other investigations have paralleled our development of a photoremovable protecting grou...

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.

Transient precursor states are often experimentally observed for molecules adsorbing on surfaces. However, such precursor states are typically rather short-lived, quickly yielding to more stable adsorption configurations. Here we employ first-principles calculations to systematically explore the interaction mechanism for benzene derivatives on metal surfaces, enabling us to selectively tune the...

Improved photo-labile protecting groups, with high sensitivity to two-photon excitation, are needed for the controlled release of drugs, as tools in neuroscience and physiology. Here we present a new modular approach to the design of caging groups based on photoinduced electron transfer from an electron-rich two-photon dye to an electron acceptor, followed by scission of an ester to release a c...

An< accurate, stable and very fast corner finder (for feature based vision) has been developed', based on a novel definition of corners, using:no image derivatives. This note describes the algorithm and the results obtained from its use.

The title compound, C21H21NO, is a vinyl-ogous amide (enaminone) produced by reaction of 1-(2-phenyl-prop-2-en-1-yl)pyrrolidine-2-thione with phenacyl bromide. In the mol-ecule, the phenyl rings are twisted from the mean plane of the pyrrolidine ring by 11.2 (1) and 67.3 (1)°. In the crystal, weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules related by translation along the b axis into chains.