compounds screened for activity, 9 phenylpropanoates, 3 cinnamates, and 4 benzoates were found to be highly active antifeedants. To understand the structure-activity relationships of these compounds, a multivariate analysis study was performed. A number of molecular and substituent descriptors were calculated and correlated to results from two-choice feeding tests with H. abietis. Three local models were developed
A practical and chemoselective method is described for the O-methylation of carboxylic acids. Dimethyl malonate, a low toxic and commercially available compound was found to be an effective methylating reagent for a variety of carboxylic acids affording methyl ester products in good to high yields and with excellent chemoselectivity, without the use of strong bases as additives. A mechanism involving the utilization of potassium bromide is tentatively proposed. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Synthesis, characterization and antiproliferative activity of β-aryl-δ-iodo-γ-lactones
A convenient pathway for the synthesis of new of beta-aryl-delta-iodo-gamma-lactones is described. The synthetic route led to both cis and trans isomers which were separated by column chromatography or crystallization. The structures of synthesized compounds were confirmed by spectroscopic methods: IR, NMR and HR-MS. For lactones with naphthyl ring (6e and 7e) the crystal structures were also obtained. The lactones were screened for biological evaluation against cancer line HL-60 (human promyelocytic leukemia). The tests showed that the presence of substituent at the benzene ring does not significantly affect the antiproliferative activity of the compound. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
A novel molecular recognition in montmorillonite in the arylation of acrylates