Efficient catalytic transfer hydrogenation reactions of carbonyl compounds by Ni(II)-diphosphine complexes
JOURNAL OF COORDINATION CHEMISTRY
Authors: Venkatesh, Sadhana; Panicker, Rakesh R.; Kumar, Verdhi Lenin; Pavankumar, B. B.; Viswanath, Nukala; Singh, Shangrila; Desikan, Rajagopal; Sivaramakrishna, Akella
Abstract
The catalytic transfer hydrogenation reactions of a series of aromatic and aliphatic carbonyl compounds were investigated using divalent Ni(II)-diphosphine complexes, [L2NiCl2] (where L-2 = 1,1-bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm), 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe), 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane (dppp), 1,1-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (dppf), and N-butyl-N-(diphenylphosphino)-1,1-diphenylphosphinamine (dppba)). This is a single-step reaction in the presence of potassium hydroxide and isopropyl alcohol to afford the corresponding alcohols. This protocol tolerates other sensitive functional groups like olefinic double bonds and also achieves high chemoselectivity. All the reactions were monitored by GC and GC-MS. The plausible mechanism is also discussed. The method reported in the present article is simple, cost-effective, and provides excellent conversions. Nickel-diphosphine complexes appear as a potential alternative to expensive transition metal complexes.
Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial and Analgesic Properties of Rosmarinus officinalis L. from North of Iran
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS AND BY-PRODUCTS-JMPB
Authors: Vandat, Seyed Mohammad; Khavarpour, Maryam; Kazemi, Sohrab
Abstract
Medicinal plants can be used in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products due to their biological and nutritional properties. The objective of this research was to examine the chemical composition, antimicrobial and analgesic activity of Rosmarinus officinalis L. plant originating Amol, north of Iran for the first time. The essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillation. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry study was used for oil analysis. Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis, Bacillus subtilis and Candida albicans were used to examine the antimicrobial activity of the essential oils using agar disk diffusion assay. GC-MS analysis revealed that the oil was dominated by 1,8-cineole (20.20%), alpha-Pinene (17.29%) and borneol (7.59%). Antimicrobial assays of different dilutions of essential oil showed significant antimicrobial activity against gram-positive bacteria. Furthermore, the water and ethanolic extracts prevented the pain resulting from hot-plate test. The results suggested Rosmarinus officinalis from Amol as an alternative natural compound which has antimicrobial and analgesic effects to use in pharmaceutical industries.