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• 108-88-3 toluene 
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• 14254-57-0 4-(chlorocarbonyl)pyridine 
• 55-22-1 pyridine-4-carboxylic acid 
• 499996-08-6 acetic acid acetoxy-[4-(pyridine-4-carbonyl)phenyl]methyl ester 

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NOVEL ACRYLAMIDE DERIVATIVES AS ANTIMALARIAL AGENTS

The invention relates to novel acrylamide derivatives of the formula (I) wherein R1, R 2, R 3, X, and ring A are as defined in the description, and their use as active ingredients in the preparation of pharmaceutical compo

Tuning the redox chemistry of 4-benzoyl-N-methylpyridinium cations through para substitution. Hammett linear free energy relationships and the relative aptitude of the two-electron reduced forms for H-bonding

In anhydrous CH3CN a series of nine 4-(4-substituted-benzoyl)-N-methylpyridinium cations (substituent: -OCH3, -CH3, -H, -SCH3, -Br, -C≡CH, -CHO, -NO2, and -+S(CH3)2) demonstrate two chemically reversible, well-separated one-electron (1-e) reductions in the same potential range as other main stream redox catalysts such as quinones and viologens. Hammett linear free energy plots yield excellent correlation between the E1/2 values of both waves and the substituent constants σp-X. The reaction constants for the two 1-e reductions are ρ1 = 2.60 and ρ2 = 3.31. The lower ρ1 value is associated with neutralization of the pyridinium ring, and the higher ρ2 value with the negative charge developing during the 2nd-e reduction. Structure-function correlations point to a purely inductive role for substitution in both 1-e reductions. The case of the 4-(4-nitrobenzoyl)-N-methylpyridinium cation is particularly noteworthy, because the 4-nitrobenzoyl moiety undergoes reduction before the 2nd reduction of the 4-benzoyl-N-methylpyridinium system. Correlation of the third wave of this compound with the 2nd-e reduction of the others yields σp-NO2- = -0.97 ± 0.02, thus placing the -NO2- group among the strongest electron donors. Solvent deuterium isotope effects and maps of the electrostatic potential (via PM3 calculations) as a function of substitution support that 2-e reduced forms develop H-bonding with proton donors (e.g., CH3-OH) via the O-atom. The average number of CH3OH molecules entering the H-bonding association increases with e-donating substituents. H-bonding shifts the 2nd reduction wave closer to the first one. This has important practical implications, because it increases the equilibrium concentration of the 2-e reduced form from disproportionation of the 1-e reduced form.