A highly efficient organocatalytic sequential reaction involving Michael addition of bis(phenylsulfonyl)ethylene, in situ condensation and intramolecular nitrone [3+2] cycloaddition with a variety of aldehydes and hydroxyamines to afford a single diastereomer of indanes with four stereogenic centers in excellent yields and stereoselectivities was developed.

We have shown that Ca(II) ions, ethylene glycol-bis(beta-aminoethyl ether)-N,N-tetraacetic acid, LaCl3, and six known calmodulin inhibitors shift the yeast-mycelium dimorphic potential of Ceratocystis ulmi. Our data are consistent with the conclusions that Ca(II)-calmodulin interaction is necessary for mycelial growth in C. ulmi and that the absence of this interaction leads to the yeast phase.

A 1-cyano-1,2-bis(biphenyl)ethene derivative having hexa(ethylene glycol) groups as amphiphilic side chains showed aggregate-induced enhanced emission in water; upon heating the intensity of the enhanced emission was attenuated in a lower temperature range than the temperature range where exciton interaction is still effective.

We previously showed that adsorption of bacteriophages T4 and T5 to their respective outer membrane receptors induced a partial depolarization of the cytoplasmic membrane. As these membrane potential changes were independent of phage properties, we proposed that phage adsorption triggered the emission of a signal which must be transmitted between the two membranes. We show here that these two p...

Eight different zirconium phenoxyimine complexes were synthesized, characterized and tested as catalysts for ethylene polymerization. The phenoxyimine compounds were prepared by condensation of substituted salicylaldehydes with aliphatic and aromatic amines, the substituted salicylaldehydes from ortho substituted phenols and paraformaldehyde. The introduction of iodo substituents was achieved e...

Catalytic polymerization of ethylene in aqueous emulsion by in situ catalysts based entirely on compounds commercially available from standard chemicals suppliers, namely a chlorinated derivative of 1,4-benzoquinone, triphenylphosphine, and bis(1,5-cyclooctadiene)nickel, is reported. Using miniemulsions of catalyst solutions in a small amount of hydrocarbon solvent for polymerization, stable di...

A series of bis(β-ketoamino) titanium complexes containing pyrazolone rings (1–3) have been synthesized, characterized, and used as precursors for homoand copolymerization of ethylene and norbornene. The titanium complexes activated with methylaluminoxane (MAO) exhibited good activities for homopolymerization of ethylene (E) to produce linear polyethylenes (PEs). Ethylene–norbornene copolymers ...

We investigated interactions of bispyridinium para-aldoximes N,N'-(propano)bis(4-hydroxyiminomethyl) pyridinium bromide (TMB-4), N,N'-(ethano)bis(4-hydroxyiminomethyl)pyridinium methanosulphonate (DMB-4), and N,N'-(methano)bis(4-hydroxyiminomethyl)pyridinium chloride (MMB-4) with human erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase phosphorylated by tabun. We analysed aldoxime conformations to determine the ...

A method for the prediction of a suitable solvent for the extraction of pesticides is outlined. The procedure is based on the Hildebrand solubility parameter, delta(t). The solubility parameter is broken down into three individual components, which are calculated by the addition of group contributions. To demonstrate the applicability of the approach pressurized fluid extraction was used to ext...

Two new precatalysts for ethylene and α-olefin trimerization, (FI)Ti(CH2SiMe3)2Me and (FI)Ti(CH2CMe3)2Me (FI = phenoxy-imine), have been synthesized and structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction. (FI)Ti(CH2SiMe3)2Me can be activated with 1 equiv of B(C6F5)3 at room temperature to give the solvent-separated ion pair [(FI)Ti(CH2SiMe3)2][MeB(C6F5)3], which catalytically trimerizes ethylene o...