- Identification and synthesis of the male-produced sex pheromone of the soldier beetle chauliognathus fallax (Coleoptera: Cantharidae)
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Chauliognathus fallax Germar 1824 (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) occurs in North and South America and Australia. Gas chromatographic (GC) analyses of volatiles released by adults showed the presence of a male specific compound. GC coupled with electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) showed that this compound is exclusively bioactive on female antennae, suggesting it to be a sex pheromone. GC coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (GC-FTIR), as well as dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) derivatization and hydrogenation, suggested the target compound to be (Z)-tricos-11-ene. Unambiguous structural proof was achieved by independent synthesis, whereas the biological significance of the compound as a sex pheromone was confirmed by field bioassays.
- Vidal, Diogo M.,Fávaro, Carla F.,Guimar?es, Matheus M.,Zarbin, Paulo H. G.
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p. 1506 - 1511
(2016/08/10)
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- Efficient heterogeneous dual catalyst systems for alkane metathesis
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A fully heterogeneous and highly efficient dual catalyst system for alkane metathesis (AM) has been developed. The system is comprised of an alumina-supported iridium pincer catalyst for alkane dehydrogenation/olefin hydrogenation and a second heterogeneous olefin metathesis catalyst. The iridium catalysts bear basic functional groups on the aromatic backbone of the pincer ligand and are strongly adsorbed on Lewis acid sites on alumina. The heterogeneous systems exhibit higher lifetimes and productivities relative to the corresponding homogeneous systems as catalyst/catalyst interactions and bimolecular decomposition reactions are inhibited. Additionally, using a two-pot device, the supported Ir catalysts and metathesis catalysts can be physically separated and run at different temperatures. This system with isolated catalysts shows very high turnover numbers and is selective for the formation of high molecular weight alkanes.
- Huang, Zheng,Rolfe, Eleanor,Carson, Emily C.,Brookhart, Maurice,Goldman, Alan S,El-Khalafy, Sahar H.,Roy MacArthur, Amy H.
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experimental part
p. 125 - 135
(2010/06/20)
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- DEGRADATION OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS TO RENDER THEM AVAILABLE FOR BIODEGRADATION
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A method for the degradation of polycyclic aromatic compounds is disclosed that involves dissolving ozone in a bipolar solvent comprising a non-polar solvent in which is of sufficiently non-polar character to solubilized the polycyclic aromatic compounds, and a polar-water-compatible solvent which is fully miscible with the non-polar solvent to form a single phase with the non-polar solvent. The bipolar solvent with dissolved ozone is contacted with the polycyclic aromatic compounds to solubilize the polycyclic aromatic compounds and react the dissolved polycyclic aromatic compounds with the ozone to degrade the dissolved polycyclic aromatic compounds to oxygenated intermediates. The bipolar solvent is then mixed with sufficient water to form separate non-polar and polar phases, the non-polar phase comprising the non-polar solvent and the polar phase comprising the non-polar solvent and the oxygenated intermediates. The polar phase is then diluted and incubated with bacteria to biodegrade the oxygenated intermediates.
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Page/Page column 5-8; 15-16
(2008/12/07)
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- Process for hydrogenation of carboxylic acids and derivatives to hydrocarbons
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A process for hydrogenating a carboxylic acid and/or derivative thereof having a carboxylate group represented by the general formula R1COO-, which process comprises feeding hydrogen and the carboxylic acid and/or derivative thereof to a reactor and maintaining conditions within the reactor such that hydrogen reacts with the carboxylic acid and/or derivative thereof to produce a product stream comprising carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane and hydrocarbons represented by general formulae R1H and R1CH3, characterised in that the molar ratio of R1H : R1CH3 is above a pre-determined value and/or the mole ratio of the sum of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and methane to carboxylate groups is above a pre-determined value.
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Page/Page column 7-8
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- Composition and process for augmenting, enhancing or imparting a leather aroma to consumable materials
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Described is the process for augmenting, enhancing or imparting leather aromas to consumable materials including perfume compositions, colognes, perfumed polymers and perfumed articles including solid or liquid anionic, cationic, nonionic or zwitterionic detergents, fabric softener compositions, fabric softener articles, hair preparations, cosmetic powders and the like, by adding thereto a composition of matter consisting of the following ingredients: "A": At least one substance having the structure: STR1 in an amount of from about 1% up to about 5% wherein R9 represents C9 -C11 straight-chain alkyl and wherein R10 represents methyl and X is a moiety selected from the group consisting of: STR2 "B": At least one compound having the structure: STR3 in an amount of from about 3 up to about 7% wherein each of R12 -R15 represents hydrogen or C1 -C4 alkyl with the proviso that at least two of R12 -R15 represents hydrogen; "C": At least one compound having the structure: STR4 in an amount of from about 2% up to about 6% wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 each represents hydrogen or C1 -C4 alkyl with the proviso that one, two or three of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 represents C1 -C4 alkyl; "D": Optionally, at least one compound having the structure: STR5 in an amount of from 0% up to about 1.2% wherein R6 represents hydrogen or methyl and R11 represents hydrogen or methyl with the proviso that at least one of R6 or R11 is hydrogen; "E": At least one compound defined according to the structure: STR6 in an amount of from about 30% up to about 70% wherein R7 represents C11, C13, or C15 straight-chain alkyl and R8 represents C1 -C3 lower alkyl; "F": At least one compound having the structure: STR7 in an amount of from about 20% up to about 60% wherein n represents an integer of from 8 up to 28; "G": Optionally, the compound having the structure: STR8 in an amount of from 0 up to about 6%; and "H": Optionally, the compound having the structure: STR9 in an amount of from 0 up to about 6% with the requirement that: STR10 equal 100%.
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- Reductive Cleavage of 2,2-Dialkyl-1,3-benzodioxole Derivatives with Diisobutylaluminium Hydride. Synthesis of a -Catenane having a 22-Membered Macroheterocycle
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The reductive cleavage of the title compounds 1 with diisobutylaluminium hydride in refluxing benzene or toluene affords, after hydrolysis, pyrocatechol derivatives 8 and a mixture of alkenes 6 and alkanes 7.When the reaction is performed at room temperature, the pyrocatechol monoalkyl ethers 4 are obtained after hydrolysis.Starting from the precatenane 9, the catenane 12 having a 22-membered macroheterocycle is synthesised in a reaction sequence of several steps.
- Schill, Gottfried,Doerjer, Gerhard,Logemann, Enno,Vetter, Walter
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p. 3697 - 3705
(2007/10/02)
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