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Synthesis, Characterization, Crystal Structures, And Antibacterial Activity Of Some New 1-(3,4,5-Trimethoxybenzoyl)-3-Aryl Thioureasreas, Aamer Saeed, Rasheed Ahmad Khera, Naeem Abbas, Muhammad Latif, Imran Sajid, Ulrich Flörke

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Synthesis of some novel 1-(3,4,5-trimethoxy)benzoyl-3- arylthiourea derivatives (1a-o) was accomplished in 2 steps. The synthetic route involves the reaction of 1-(3,4,5-trimethoxy)benzoyl chloride with potassium thiocyanate in 1:1 molar ratio in acetone to afford the corresponding isothiocyante followed by treatment with suitably substituted anilines. The structures of the products were established by elemental analyses, IR, ^1H- and ^{13}C-NMR, and mass spectroscopy and for 1b and 1m from single crystal X-ray diffraction data. All of the synthesized compounds (1a-o) were screened for antibacterial activity against gram positive and gram negative bacterial strains and were found to exhibit low activity towards the tested …

Molecular Recognition Of Aromatic Amines By Coumarin Substituted Azacrown Ether, Hiten Mehta, Harjinder Kaur, Shobhana Menon

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

New chromogenic azacrown ether N[7-hydroxy-4-methyl-coumarin-8-methylene]-4-azadibenzo-18-crownether (HMCMADCE) was synthesised through the condensation reaction of 4-azadibenzo-18-crown- 6ether, 4-methyl,7-hydroxy coumarin and formaldehyde was used to investigate its behaviour towards the aromatic amines. All the aromatic primary amines gave specific colours in aqueous medium. The functional group recognition behaviour is further extended to study the estimation of the aromatic primary amine in commercial drug samples. The amines can be estimated in the presence of several functional groups like phenolic-OH, secondary and tertiary aromatic amines as well as aliphatic amines.

Synthesis Of Some New Biheterocyclic Triazole Derivatives And Evaluation Of Their Antimicrobial Activity, Hakan Bektaş, Ahmet Demi̇rbaş, Nesli̇han Demi̇rbaş, Şengül Alpay Karaoğlu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

2-{3-(4-Substitutedbenzyl)-4-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]-5-oxo-4,5- dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl}-N'-(aryl-methylene)acetohydrazides (5a-g), 4-amino-2-{-(4-substitutedbenzyl)-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol- 1-yl}-N'-(arylmethylene)acetohydrazides (6a,b), and 4-[2-(1H-indol- 3-yl)ethyl]-5-(4-substitutedbenzyl)-2-{5-(phenylamino)-1,3,4-thiadiazol- 2-yl]methyl}-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ones (8a,b) were synthesized starting from 4-alkyl-5-(4-substitutedbenzyl)-2,4-dihydro- 3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ones (2a-c) by several steps and their structures were well characterized by elemental analyses, IR, ^1H-NMR, ^{13}C-NMR, and mass spectral studies. They were also screened for their microbial activities. The obtained antimicrobial activity results revealed that 12 among the 24 compounds tested displayed variable growth inhibition effects on the tested gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial strains. None of the compounds showed antifungal activity against yeast-like fungi.

Chelating Agent Free Solid Phase Extraction (Caf-Spe) Method For Separation And/Or Preconcentration Of Iron(Iii) Ions, Özcan Yalçinkaya, Orhan Murat Kalfa, Ali̇ Rehber Türker

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

This paper presents a chelating agent free solid phase extraction (CAF-SPE) method for the separation and/or preconcentration of trace iron(III) ions. This method is based on the sorption of Fe(III) ions without using any chelating agent onto Amberlyst 36 resin. A good relative standard deviation (3%), high recovery (>95%), high enrichment factor (100), and low detection limit (0.32 \mu g L^{-1}) were obtained. The adsorption capacity of resin was 117 mg g^{-1} for iron(III). The method was applied for the determination of iron various in water and commercial tea bag samples. The accuracy of the method was confirmed by …

Highly Stereoselective And Efficient Synthesis Of The Dopa Analogue In Pepticinnamin E Via Enantioselective Hydrogenation Of Dehydroamino Acids, Dequn Sun

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

An efficient and new method was developed to prepare the dopa analogue 11 in natural pepticinnamin via catalytic hydrogenation of dehydroamino acids (DDAA) with a good yield and ee. Product 11 is a key intermediate towards the total synthesis of pepticinnamin E and its analogues.

Synthesis And Antimicrobial Activity Of N-Alkyl Substituted P-Methyl (E)-3- And 4-Azachalconium Bromides, Nuretti̇n Yayli, Gülbi̇n Misir, Nuran Yayli, Ahmet Yaşar, Emi̇ne Demi̇r, Zi̇hni̇ Demi̇rbağ

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Twenty new N-alkyl substituted p-methyl (E)-3- and 4-azachalcones (1a-j, 2a-j){3-[(1E)-3-(4-methylp-henyl)-3- oxoprop-1-en-1-yl]-1-alkyl (C_{5-12,_{14-15) pyridinium bromides (1a-j) and 4-[(1E)-3-(4-methylp-henyl)-3-oxoprop-1-en-1-yl]-1-alkyl (C_{5-12,_{14-15) pyridinium bromides (2a-j)} were synthesized and tested for antimicrobial activities against Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecalis, Proteus vulgaris, and Escherichia coli. They showed good antimicrobial activity especially against the gram-positive bacteria tested with minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values less than 4.7 \mu g/mL in most cases. The optimum length of the alkyl chain for better and broader activity is situated in the range of 8-12 carbon atoms in the series of compounds 1a-j, 2a-j. The non-alkylated compounds 1-2 were …

Performance Evaluation Of Platinum-Based Catalysts For The Development Of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Abdul Sattar Ali Khan, Riaz Ahmed, Muhammad Latif Mirza

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Platinum-based catalysts are considered the most efficient catalysts for triggering electrochemical reactions in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. In the present study, commercial catalysts containing 10% and 30% Pt supported on Vulcan XC-72 carbon were studied to assess their performance in PEM fuel cells. Both catalysts consisted of Pt particles of almost the same size. The utility of these catalysts in PEM fuel cells was studied by finding the real surface area and rate of electro-oxidation of methanol in 0.5 M H_2SO_4 by using cyclic voltammetry. The methanol oxidation reaction was used for characterization of catalysts of PEM fuel …

Synthesis, Structural Determination, And Biological Activity Of New 7-Hydroxy-3-Pyrazolyl-4h-Chromen- 4-Ones And Their O-\Beta-D-Glucosides, Kishor Hatzade, Vijay Taile, Pravin Gaidhane, Vishwas Ingle

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A convenient route to synthesize some new medicinally important 7-hydroxy-3-pyrazolyl chromones (3a-i) is described. The interaction of 7-hydroxy-3-formyl chromone (1) with various substituted acetophenones and further cyclization with hydrazine hydrate in an aprotic solvent followed by condensation with 2, 3, 4, 6-tetra-o-acetyl-\alpha-dglucopyranosyl bromide afforded 2, 3, 4, 6-tetra-o-acetyl-\beta-d-glucopyranosyloxy-3-(3-aryl-1H-pyrazol-5- yl)-4H-chromen-4-ones (4a-i). Later deacetylation with anhydrous zinc acetate in methanol gave 7-o-\beta-d-glucopyranosyloxy-3-(3-aryl- 1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-4H-chromen-4-ones (5a-i). These compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antimicrobial and anti-oxidant activity. The structures of these newly synthesized o-glucosides were established by IR, NMR, mass spectra, elemental analysis, and chemical analysis.

Composition Of The Essential Oils Of Pinus Nigra Arnold From Turkey, Ekrem Sezi̇k, Osman Üstün, Bülent Demi̇rci̇, Kemal Hüsnü Can Başer

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Essential oil composition of the needles of Pinus nigra Arnold collected from different localities in Turkey was investigated by GC and GC/MS. The main components in the oils were \alpha-pinene, \beta-pinene, \beta-caryophyllene, and germacrene D.

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Isolation And Identification Of A New Acetildenafil Analogue Used To Adulterate A Dietary Supplement: Dimethylacetildenafil, Ali̇ Hakan Göker, Maksut Coşkun, Mehmet Alp

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A new sildenafil analogue was found to have been added illegally to a dietary supplement marketed for the enhancement of sexual function. The structure was determined as 5-(2-ethoxy-5- {[4-(3,5-dimethyl)piperazin-1-yl]-acetyl}phenyl)-1,6-dihydro-1-methyl-3- propyl-7H-pyrazolo [4,3-d]pyrimidin-7-one. Owing to the inclusion of a dimethyl group in acetildenafil, the detected compound was called dimethylacetildenafil. The sample was purified with column chromatography. The IR, LC/MS (ESI), and completely assigned NMR data of dimethylacetildenafil are reported for the first time. The structure was compared with that of acetildenafil and the results showed that the ethyl substitution at the 4-position of the piperazine ring had been replaced by a 3,5-dimethyl …

Simultaneous Determination Of Cu(Ii) And Pd(Ii) As 4-Phenylpiperazinecarbodithioate Complex Using H-Point Standard Addition Method And Derivative Spectrophotometry, Varinder Kaur, Ashok Kumar Malik, Neelam Verma

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A new, simple, inexpensive, and sensitive method for the simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of Cu(II) and Pd(II) by H-point standard addition method and derivative spectrophotometry is described. 4- Phenylpiperazinecarbodithioate (PPDTC) in an anionic micellar solution of SLS was used as a reagent at pH 4. The experimental parameters, such as pH, type of surfactant, concentration of reagent, and surfactant used, were optimized to minimize the errors. The linear ranges of the method were 0.1-10 and 0.1-11 \mu g mL^{-1} for Cu(II) and Pd(II), respectively. The results of applying H-point standard addition and fourth derivative spectrophotometry showed that Cu(II) and Pd(II) can …

Synthesis And Characterization Of Non-Symmetric Tetradentate Complexes Of Zn(Ii), Co(Ii), And Cu(Ii), Maryam Lashanizadegan, Shima Seraj

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The non-symmetrical tetradentate Schiff-base H_2L was obtained using the half-unit N-(1-hydroxy-2-acetophenone)-1-amino- 2-phenyleneimine (HL) with 2-hydroxyl-1-naphthaldehyde. ZnL, CoL, and CuL complexes were prepared and characterized by ^1H-NMR, IR, electronic, and atomic absorption spectra. The single crystal X-ray structure of CuL was determined. Crystal data for CuL are triclinic space group P-1, a = 8.3933 (17) Å, b = 11.197 (2) Å, c = 13.381 (3) Å, \alpha = 95.29 (3)°, \beta = 94.37 (3)°, \gamma = 95.82 (3)°, and z = 2.

Direct Reductive Amination Of Carbonyl Compounds Using Sodium Borohydride-Silica Chloride, Heshmatollah Alinezhad, Mahmood Tajbakhsh, Neda Hamidi

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A simple and convenient procedure for reductive amination of aldehydes and ketones using sodium borohydride in the presence of silica chloride as an active, inexpensive, recoverable, and recyclable catalyst is described. The reactions were carried out with equimolar amounts of amine and carbonyl compound using silica chloride-sodium borohydride in THF at room temperature.

Synthesis And Antimicrobial Activities Of 2-(5-Mercapto)-1,3-Oxadiazol-2-Ylmethyl-1,2,4-Triazol-3-One Derivatives, Nesli̇han Demi̇rbaş, Ahmet Demi̇rbaş, Hakan Bektaş, Şengül Alpay Karaoğlu, Deni̇z Şahi̇n

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The synthesis of 4-amino-2-[(5-mercapto-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2- yl)methyl]-5-(4-methylphenyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one (2) and 4-amino-2-[(4-amino-5-mercapto-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methyl]- 5-(4-methylphenyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one (5) was performed starting from 2-[4-amino-3-(4-methylphenyl)-5-oxo-4,5- dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]acetohydrazide (1). The treatment of 2 and 5 with 4-fluorobenzaldehyde (for 8) or salicylaldehyde (for 6) afforded the corresponding Schiff bases (6 and 8). The condensation of 5 with phenacyl bromide produced 4-amino-5-(4-methylphenyl)-2- [(6-phenyl-7H-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazin-3-yl)methyl]- 2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one (7). The alkylation of 2 and 8 was carried out by using methyl iodide in basic media. Compounds 3 and 10a,b were prepared by aminoalkylation of 2 and 8 with 4-fluorophenyl piperazine, morpholine, or 4-methyl piperazine in the presence of formaldehyde. The synthesized compounds were screened for their antimicrobial activities …

Picolyl Substituted N-Heterocyclic Carbene/Palladium Catalyzed Heck Reactions, Murat Yi̇ği̇t, Beyhan Yi̇ği̇t, İsmai̇l Özdemi̇r, Engi̇n Çeti̇nkaya

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Novel 1,3-dialkylimidazolinium and 1,3- dialkyltetrahydropyrimidinium hexafluorophosphate salts as N-heterocyclic carbene precursors were prepared by reacting N,N'-dialkylethandiamine or N,N'-dialkylpropandiamine, triethyl orthoformate, and ammonium hexafluorophosphate. The salts were characterized spectroscopically and tested in homogeneous Heck reactions.

Convenient Synthesis Of Monomeric Steroids From Steroidal Oxalate Dimers Using Flash Vacuum Pyrolysis (Fvp), Lutfun Nahar, Alan Turner, Satyajit Sarker

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Flash vacuum pyrolysis (FVP) or thermolysis (FVT), an environmentally friendly method for studying organic reaction mechanisms as well as synthesis, was applied to a series of oxalate dimers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15) to synthesise monomeric enes, dienes, and a triene (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16). All steroidal monomers were identified by spectroscopic means.

Synthesis, Characterisation, And Structural Elucidation By Spectral Investigation (Ft-Ir, Multinuclear Nmr, Mass Spectrometry) Of Biologically Active Organotin(Iv) Compounds Containing Germanium, Muhammad Kaleem Khosa, Muhammad Mazhar, Saqib Ali, Sarim Dastgir

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A new series of di and tri-organotin(IV) compounds containing germanium with the general formula R_{4-n}SnL_n was synthesised by reaction of 3-triphenylgermanyl-3,3-dimethylpropionic acid with organotin(IV) oxides and organotin(IV) chloride in 2:1 and 1:1 molar ratio, respectively, where R~=~CH_3, C_2H_5, n-C_4H_9, n-C_8H_{17}, and C_6H_5 n = 1 or 2 and L~=~triphenylgermanyl acid anion (GeC_{23} H_{23} O_2^-). These compounds were characterised by elemental analyses, FT-IR, multinuclear NMR (^1H, ^{13}C, ^{119}Sn), and mass spectrometry. The geometry around the tin atom was determined and compared in both solution and solid states. The spectroscopic results indicated that all the diorganotin(IV) compounds containing germanium possess trigonal-bipyramidal structures …

A Theoretical Study Of The Effects Of Polar Substitution On The Activation Barriers For Internal Rotation Around The C-N Bond In P-Substituted Nitrosobenzenes: Comparison Of Dft And Mp2 Calculations, Şafak Özhan Kocakaya, Necmetti̇n Pi̇ri̇nççi̇oğlu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The activation barriers for internal rotation around the C-N bond in p-substituted nitrosobenzenes were calculated using the density functional theory (DFT) and second-order Møller-Plesset (MP2) methods with the 6-31+g(d) basis set. The polarisable continuum model (PCM) was used to model the solvent effect. An explicit water molecule was also introduced to form a hydrogen bond with the nitrosogroup and its effect on the barrier was studied by DFT. The barriers were well-correlated with Hammett sigma^+ rather than sigma values, meaning a strong resonance effect. The MP2 method produces better and comparable results with the few available experimental values.

Comparative Kinetic Studies On The Alkaline Hydrolysis Of Halogen Substituted Isocoumarins, Hafiz Badaruddin Ahmad, Muhammad Aslam Malana, Muhammad Yousaf, Muhammad Rehan, Mazhar Abbas

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Kinetics of the hydrolysis of 3-(2'-chloro-6'-fluorobenzyl) isocoumarin (1), 3-(4'-fluorophenyl)isocoumarin (3), 3-(2'- fluorophenyl)isocoumarin (5), 3-(2'-chlorophenyl)isocoumarin (7), and 3-(4'-chlorophenyl)isocoumarin (9) were studied spectrophotometrically in the presence of aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide. The rates of hydrolyses for these isocoumarins were compared. The data for isocoumarin (1) were further investigated to probe the reaction mechanism. The dependence of pseudo-first order rate constant k_{obs} on hydroxide ion concentration is fitted by the expression k_{obs} = k_o + k_1[OH] + k_2 [OH]^2, showing the formation of monoanionic and dianionic tetrahedral intermediates during the course of reaction. The magnitude of k_o shows significant participation of solvent …

An Investigation Of California Middle-Grades Teachers' Knowledge Of Early Adolescent Development, Melina Johnson

Doctoral Dissertations

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Analysis Of Models For Longitudinal And Clustered Binary Data, Weiming Yang

Mathematics & Statistics Theses & Dissertations

This dissertation deals with modeling and statistical analysis of longitudinal and clustered binary data. Such data consists of observations on a dichotomous response variable generated from multiple time or cluster points, that exhibit either decaying correlation or equi-correlated dependence. The current literature addresses modeling the dependence using an appropriate correlation structure, but ignores the feasible bounds on the correlation parameter imposed by the marginal means.

The first part of this dissertation deals with two multivariate probability models, the first order Markov chain model and the multivariate probit model, that adhere to the feasible bounds on the correlation. For both the …

Factors Contributing To Low Performance Among African American And Hispanic Students On The California High School Exit Exam (Cahsee), Zelda Brown

Doctoral Dissertations

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Nearest Neighbor Search With Strong Location Privacy, Stavros Papadopoulos, Spiridon Bakiras, Dimitris Papadias

Publications and Research

The tremendous growth of the Internet has significantly reduced the cost of obtaining and sharing information about individuals, raising many concerns about user privacy. Spatial queries pose an additional threat to privacy because the location of a query may be sufficient to reveal sensitive information about the querier. In this paper we focus on k nearest neighbor (kNN) queries and define the notion of strong location privacy, which renders a query indistinguishable from any location in the data space. We argue that previous work fails to support this property for arbitrary kNN search. Towards this end, we introduce methods that …

Blind Expertise, Christopher Robertson

Faculty Scholarship

The United States spends many billions of dollars on its system of civil litigation, and expert witnesses appear in a huge portion of cases. Yet litigants select and retain expert witnesses in ways that create the appearance of biased hired guns on both sides of every case, thereby depriving factfinders of a clear view of the facts. As a result, factfinders too often arrive at the wrong conclusions, thus undermining the deterrence and compensation functions of litigation. Court-appointment of experts has been widely proposed as a solution, yet it raises legitimate concerns about accuracy and has failed to gain traction …

A Generalized Nonlinear Model For The Evolution Of Low Frequency Freak Waves, Jonathan Blackledge

Articles

This paper presents a generalized model for simulating wavefields associated with the sea surface. This includes the case when `freak waves' may occur through an effect compounded in the nonlinear (cubic) Schrodinger equation. After providing brief introductions to linear sea wave models, `freak waves' and the linear and nonlinear Schrodinger equations, we present a unified model that provides for a piecewise continuous transition from a linear to a nonlinear state. This is based on introducing a fractional time derivative to develop a fractional nonlinear partial differential equation with a stochastic source function. In order to explore the characteristics of this …

Fractional Anisotropic Diffusion For Noise Reduction In Magnetic Resonance Images, Jonathan Blackledge, Matthew Blackledge

Articles

We extend the method of anisotropic diffusion for noise reduction in digital images to the case when the diffusion processes are non-Gaussian and Levy distributed. This yields a fractional diffusion equation characterised by the Levy index. A solution to this equation is considered and a numerical algorithm developed. The algorithm is then applied as a case study to the problem of reducing noise in magnetic resonance imaging. The focus of this study is on diffusion weighted images which have low signal-to-noise ratios.

Systemic Risk Assessment Using A Non-Stationary Fractional Dynamic Stochastic Model For The Analysis Of Economic Signals, Jonathan Blackledge

Articles

This paper considers the Fractal Market Hypothesis (FMH) for assessing the risk(s) in developing a financial portfolio based on data that is available through the Internet from an increasing number of sources. Most financial risk management systems are still based on the Efficient Market Hypothesis which often fails due to the inaccuracies of the statistical models that underpin the hypothesis, in particular, that financial data are based on stationary Gaussian processes. The FMH considered in this paper assumes that financial data are non-stationary and statistically self-affine so that a risk analysis can, in principal, be applied at any time scale …

Using Virtual Reality To Enhance Electrical Safety And Design In The Built Environment, Martin Barrett, Jonathan Blackledge, Eugene Coyle

Articles

Electricity and the inherent risks associated with its use in the built environment have long since been a priority for the electrical services industry and also the general public who must live and work in this environment. By its nature virtual reality has the advantage of being safe for both the user and equipment. In addition, it offers the user an opportunity to be exposed to a range of scenarios and conditions that either occur infrequently or are hazardous to replicate. This paper presents a prototype desktop virtual reality model, to enhance electrical safety and design in the built environment. …

Weak Gradient Inverse Schrodinger Scattering, Jonathan Blackledge

Articles

The paper briefly reviews formal methods and associated conditions for solving the forward and inverse Schrodinger scattering problem for a three-dimensional elastic scattering potential. These methods are based on an application of the Green's function and are conditional upon the properties of the scattering potential, e.g. that the scattering potential is a `weak scatterer'. In this paper, we explore an alternative route to solving the problem which depends on properties imposed on the scattered wavefield rather than the scattering potential. In particular, we explore the case when the gradient of the scattered wavefield is weak relative to its frequency. An …