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VOL. 48B		NUMBER 9		September 2009
CONTENTS
Papers
1261	Simple and convenient methods for synthesis, resolution and application of aminonaphthols		The racemic aminonaphthols are obtained in 70-95% yield by simple and straightforward condensation of benzaldehyde, 2-naphthol and 1° or 2° amines in ethanol solvent under refluxing conditions and resolved using l-(+)-tartaric acid or R-(+)-binol/boric acid or dibenzoyl-l-(-)-tartaric acid. The readily accessible chiral aminonaphthols are useful for resolution of important racemic moieties like binol, ibuprofen and mandelic acid.
	Mariappan Periasamy*, Shaik Anwar & Meda Narsi Reddy School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Central University P. O., Hyderabad 500 046, India
1274	Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of novel ethyl-5-(ethoxycarbonyl)-4-methylthiazol-2-yl-carbamate compounds		Different 2 and 5-substituted-4-methylthiazolyl carbamate compounds have been synthesized and screened for their antimicrobial activities.
	B H M Mruthyunjayaswamy* & S M Basavarajaiah Department of Studies and Research in Chemistry, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga 585 106, India
1279	Design, synthesis and evaluation of diclofenac-antioxidant mutual prodrugs as safer NSAIDs		Diclofenac has been conjugated with different naturally occurring antioxidants having antiulcerogenic properties with the objective of obtaining diclofenac-antioxidant mutual prodrugs as safer NSAIDs, devoid of ulcerogenic side effects.
	Benu Manon & Pritam D Sharma* University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University Chandigarh 160 014, India
1288	Synthesis of pharmaceutically important 1,3,4-thiadiazole and imidazolinone derivatives as antimicrobials		2-Aryl-5-(6′-chloro-1′,3′-benzothiazole-2-yl-amino)-1,3,4-thiadiazoles 2a-j and 4-(4′-arylidene)-2-phenyl-1-(6′-chloro-1′,3′-benzothiazol-2-yl-thiourido)-4,5-dihydroimidazolin-5-ones 3a-e have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ^1H NMR and mass spectral data. All the compounds have been evaluated in vitro for their antimicrobial activities against several microbes and show significant activity.
	Mohd Amir*, Arun Kumar, Israr Ali & S A Khan Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hamdard University, New Delhi 110 062, India
1294	Synthesis and conformation of a hexapeptide fragment (3-8) of SPF peptide by NMR and restrained molecular dynamics

P N Sunilkumar, C Sadasivan, K S Devaky & M Haridas*

Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Kannur University,
Thalassery Campus 670 661, India

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1299

Studies on synthesis and plant growth retardant activity of cyclic bis-quaternary salts of ammonia from phthalic acid using conventional and microwave methods

3a: n=1	4a: n=1
3b: n=2	4b: n=2
3c: n=4	4c: n=4

Jyoti Bangar* & M L Sharma

Department of Chemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, India

1307

Enzyme catalyzed acylation of 7-hydroxy-4-methyl-2H-chromene-2-one using microwave

The reaction of 7-hydroxy-4-methyl-2H-chromene-2-one with different acids are studied under microwave assisted dry media and solution phase as well as conventional heating.

Mazaahir Kidwai*, Poonam Mothsra & Roona Poddar

Green Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India

1311

A facile microwave assisted synthesis of flavones

Chalcones on irradiation under microwave in DMSO in presence of catalytic amount of I₂ provides flavones in high yield. The corresponding chalcones are obtained by Claisen-Schimdt condensation of aromatic aldehydes with o-hydroxyacetophenone.

M J Menezes, S Manjrekar, V Pai, R E Patre & S G Tilve*

Department of Chemistry, Goa University, Taliegao Pleateau, Goa 403 206, India.

1315

A new reagent for selective reduction of nitro group

The nitro group in aromatic nitro and dinitro compounds containing reducible substituents have been selectively and rapidly reduced to corresponding amino or diamino compounds employing hydrazine glyoxylate in the presence of zinc or magnesium powder.

B Raju, R Ragul & B N Sivasankar*

Department of Chemistry, Government Arts College, Udhagamandalam, The Nilgiris 643 002, India

1319

Synthesis and antioxidant activity of indolyl chromenes

A simple and efficient method for the synthesis of indolyl chromenes 4a-h has been accomplished by the one-pot three-component reaction of salicylaldehyde and malononitrile with indole catalyzed by L-proline in water. All the synthesized compounds are evaluated for antioxidant activity. All of the compounds 4a-h have exhibited excellent free radical scavenging activity and found to be more potent than the standard. Compounds 4b-c and 4h have showed very high reducing power.

Gnanamani Shanthi, Paramasivan T Perumal*, Urmila Rao & Praveen Kumar Sehgal

Organic Chemistry Division, Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai 600 020, India

1324

Molecular and crystal structure of an isoflavonoid, 5,7,4′-trihydroxy-6,3′-diprenylisoflavone from Cudrania javanensis

An approach towards the single crystal structure analysis of the biologically important isoflavonoid, 5,7,4′-trihydroxy-6,3′-diprenylisoflavone is presented.

Mahendra Kalita, Gautam Kumar Sarmah, Mohendra Nath Bora, Babulal Das & Jibon Kotoky*

Department of Life Sciences, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati 781 035, India

1329

Phytochemical investigation of the whole plant of Astragalus leucocephalus

Three new lanostene type triterpenoids; astragalone 1, astragalene 2, sieversigenin 3 and a known triterpenoid, cyclosieversigenin 4 and kaempferol 5 a flavone, have been isolated from the methanol extract of whole plant. Their structures have been elucidated mainly by spectroscopic methods.

Y Jayaprakash Rao, Ch Ramakrishna Reddy, N Gangadhar & G L David Krupadanam*

Department of Chemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad 500007, India

1333

An efficient synthesis of α-(alkylidene)-5,5-dimethyl-δ-lactones

2-(-Alkylidene substituted)-5,5-dimethyl-δ-lactones 4a-f have been synthesized in two steps. The stable phosphorane carboethoxymethyledene (α-prenyl)-triphenylphosphorane 1 is condensed with different carbonyl compounds to afford α, β-unsaturated esters 3a-f which are cyclised using PPA to give title compounds.

Sonia B Parsekar, Chandan P Amonkar, Vishnu S Nadkarni & Santosh G Tilve*

Department of Chemistry, Goa University, Goa 403 206, India

1337

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