3-Benzylaminomethyl Lithocholic Acid Derivatives Exhibited Potent and Selective Uncompetitive Inhibitory Activity Against Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B (PTP1B).

Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) is a promising drug target for treating type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and obesity. As a result, developing new therapies that target PTP1B is an attractive strategy for treating these diseases. Herein, we detail the synthesis of 15 lithocholic acid (LA) derivatives, each containing different benzylaminomethyl groups attached to the C3 position of the steroid skeleton.

QSTR Modeling to Find Relevant DFT Descriptors Related to the Toxicity of Carbamates.

Compounds containing carbamate moieties and their derivatives can generate serious public health threats and environmental problems due their high potential toxicity. In this study, a quantitative structure-toxicity relationship (QSTR) model has been developed by using one hundred seventy-eight carbamate derivatives whose toxicities in rats (oral administration) have been evaluated. The QSRT model was rigorously validated by using either tested or untested compounds falling within the applicability domain of the model.

New QSPR model for prediction of corrosion inhibition using conceptual density functional theory.

The relationship between structure and corrosion inhibition of a series of twenty-eight quinoline and pyridine derivatives has been established through the investigation of quantum descriptors calculated with PBE/6-311 +  + G** method. A quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) model was obtained by examining these descriptors using a genetic algorithm approximation method based on a multiple linear regression analysis. The results indicate that the efficiency of corrosion inhibitors is strongly associated with hardness (η), minimal electrostatic potential (ESP), and volume (V) descriptors.

Nematicidal activity of furanoeremophilenes against Meloidogyne incognita and Nacobbus aberrans.

Background: While searching for novel small molecules for new organic pesticide agents against plant-parasitic nematodes, we found that the hexane extract from the roots of Senecio sinuatos and its main secondary metabolite, 3β-angeloyloxy-6β-hydroxyfuranoeremophil-1(10)-ene (1), possess nematicidal activity against the second stage juvenile (J2) of Meloidogyne incognita and Nacobbus aberrans. Both species reduce yield of various vegetable crops. These results encouraged us to synthesize esters 3-9 formed by diol 2, obtained by alkaline hydrolysis of 1 and acetic anhydride, benzoic acid, 2-nitrobenzoic acid, 2-bromobenzoic acid, 4-nitrobenzoic acid, 4-bromobenzoic acid, and 4-methoxybenzoic acid, respectively.

From metallic gold to [Au(NHC)] complexes: an easy, one-pot method.

A simple and direct method is described to prepare cationic bis(NHC)-Au(i) complexes containing N-alkyl or N-aryl NHC ligands to generate relevant gold complexes using metallic gold as the starting material.

Chiral Imidazolium-Functionalized Au Nanoparticles: Reversible Aggregation and Molecular Recognition.

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) stabilized by imidazolium salts derived from amino acids [glycine (), -alanine (), l-phenylalanine (), and -methionine ()] were prepared. The AuNPs were stabilized the most by , which kept the particles dispersed in water for months at pH > 5.5.

A macrocyclic dimeric diterpene with a C2 symmetry axis.

An unprecedented macrocyclic dimeric diterpene containing a C2 symmetry axis was isolated from Acacia schaffneri . This compound, named schaffnerine, was characterized as (5S,7S,8R,9R,10S,17S,5'S,7'S,8'R,9'R,10'S,17'S)-7,8:7,17':16,17:17,7':7',8':16',17'-hexaepoxy-7,8-seco-7',8'-seco-dicassa-13,13'-diene (1) from its spectroscopic data. Comparison of its experimental vibrational circular dichroism spectrum with that calculated using density functional theory, at the B3LYP/DGDZVP level, assigned its preferred conformation and absolute configuration.

Synthesis and relative stability of a series of compounds of type [Fe(II)(bztpen)X]+, where bztpen=pentadentate ligand, N5, and X-=monodentate anion.

The structural and solution characterization of novel Fe(II) compounds of the general formula [Fe(bztpen)X]PF6 and [Fe(bztpen)CH3CN](PF6)2 is presented, where bztpen is the pentadentate ligand N-benzyl-N,N',N'-tris(2-methylpyridyl)ethylenediamine and X- is a monodentate ligand. All complexes were characterized in solution and in the solid state, employing the usual techniques and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The results obtained are discussed in terms of the existing information for some previously reported analogous compounds to arrive at a rationalization regarding the influence of a variation in the coordination environment of all compounds and to evaluate their relative stability.

Synthesis and spectroelectrochemical studies of mixed heteroleptic chelate complexes of ruthenium(II) with 1,8-bis(2-pyridyl)-3,6-dithiaoctane (pdto) and substituted 1,10-phenanthrolines.

Reaction of dichlorotris(triphenylphosphine) ruthenium(II) [RuCl(2)(PPh(3))(3)] with 1,8-bis(2-pyridyl)-3,6-dithiaoctane (pdto), a (N(2)S(2)) tetradentate donor, yields a new compound [Ru(pdto)(PPh(3))Cl]Cl (1), which has been fully characterized. (1)H and (31)P NMR studies of 1 in acetonitrile at several temperatures show the substitution of both coordinated chloride and triphenylphosphine with two molecules of acetonitrile, as confirmed by the isolation of the complex [Ru(pdto)(CH(3)CN)(2)]Cl(2) (2). Cyclic voltammetric and spectroelectrochemical techniques allowed us to determine the electrochemical behavior of compound 1.