An undergraduate laboratory was developed as part of the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative’s Open Synthesis Network. This activity aimed to develop new compounds efficacious against visceral leishmaniasis. Students successfully synthesized, purified, and characterized ten different benzoxazole amides that were sent biological testing several protozoan parasites. Although all had poor L. d...

We report two ESIPT active novel fluorescent probes, 1 and 2, based on benzoxazole benzimidazole units, respectively. Their sensing aptitude towards metal ions in aqueous media is reported. A specific response of to Al3+ and, a lesser extent, Zn2+, was found, while the emission 2 highly impacted by Al3+, Cu2+, Fe2+ Fe3+ either blue shift or quenching emission. Emission also shows relative sensi...

a simple and facile method for the preparation offe2+ supported on hydroxyapatite-core-shell-γ-fe2o3 nanoparticles (γ-fe2o3@hap-fe2+ nps) as an environmentally friendly and recyclable green catalyst is described and used for the one-pot synthesis of benzimidazoles and benzoxazole derivatives via reactions between aromatic aldehydes and ortho‐phenylenediamine or ortho‐aminophenol in aqueous medi...

ZrOCl2.8H2O@nano SiO2 has been synthesized for the first time via a simple procedure and characterized by SEM (scanning electron microscopy), FT-IR, and EDX (energy-dispersive X-ray) techniques. The efficiency of the prepared nanostructure has been explored for the synthesis of benzimidazoles via the condensation reaction of orthoesters and diamines at 60 °C under solvent-free conditions. The s...

The novel polymer poly[p-(2,5-dihydroxy)-phenylenebenzobisoxazole] (PBOH) fiber was synthesized in the presence of 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalicacid (DHTA) and 4,6-diamino-1,3-benzenediol in poly(phosphoric acid) (PPA) using typical polycondensation conditions. The crystalline solutions of liquid PBOH in PPA were spun into fibers using dry-jet wet spinning. Furthermore, the thermostability and mech...