• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.539-540
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• 2002

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.230-237
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• 1994

The structure-activity relationships of (E)-chalcone-4-carboxylic acids, flavone-4'-carboxylic acids, two types of aromatic amides, terephthalic monoanilides, and (arylcarboxamido)benzoic acids, which were made by Shudo group, are discussed by conformation analysis(AM1) of retinoic acid and those compounds. Conformer of each compound is superimposed on the conformationally restricted compound, 4-(6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-6,6,9,9-tetramethyl-4H-4-oxonaphto[ 2,3-b]pyran-2-yl) benzoic acid(Fv80), possessing the strongest differentiation-inducing activity on human promyelocytic leukemia cells HL-60. The results indicated that the lengths between the carboxylic carbon and the two 6, 9 carbons binding to dimethyl, 1.20 nm and 1.09 nm, as well as the planarity of molecule are very important factors for the activity, especially 1.20 nm. In the case of the recently synthesized azulenic retinoic acids by Sato, et al. in 1993, the distance probably is also important, resulted from superimposing them on a Ch55 conformer and Fv80. The distance 1.0 nm is also important in Ch55. Several conformers of all-trans retinoic acid (RA) are well superimposed on the almost non-flexible Fv80, RA, 9-cis RA, and, specifically s-10,12 cis RA. And a simple hexangular model of RA is suggested to draw RA conformers easily without computer drawing model or molecular model.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.31 no.9
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• pp.2672-2674
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• 2010

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.359-363
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• 1991

2,6-Dimethyl-4-(3'-nitrophenyl)1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid 5-(2'-cyanoethyl) ester 10a reacted with chloromethyl methylsulfide to give 2,6-dimethyl-4-(3'-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid 3-methylthiomethyl 5-(2'-cyanoethyl) ester 11a in 88.1% yield. The synthesis of 2,6-dimethyl-4-(3'-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicrboxylic acid 3-methylthiomethyl ester 2a was achieved in 83% yield by alkaline hydrolysis of compound 11a in aqueous EtOH.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.453-458
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• 2012

Reactions of (N-isocyanimino)triphenylphosphorane with (1R)-(-)-campherchinon in the presence of aromatic carboxylic acids proceed smoothly at room temperature and in neutral conditions to afford sterically congested 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives in high yields. The reaction proceeds smoothly and cleanly under mild conditions and no side reactions were observed.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.34 no.9
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• pp.2604-2608
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• 2013

An efficient synthesis of 2,2'-dipyrryl ketones has been carried out from pyrrole-2-carboxylic acids using trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFAA). Simultaneous generation of both mixed anhydride and 2-unsubstituted pyrrole, via facile decarboxylation with in-situ generated TFA, made their cross reaction (intermolecular Friedel-Crafts acylation) possible and efficient.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.164-169
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• 1999

The synthesis and antimicrobial activity of N-substituted glycol derivatives of Norfloxacin were described. Norfloxacin was treated with chloroacetyl chloride to yield chloroacetyl norfloxacin (1). This compounds was reacted with alkyldiamines to afford bivalent ligand quinolone carboxylic acids (2-6), which was added to pivaloyloxymethyl chloride to give bivalent ligand pivaloyloxymethyl quinolone carboxylates (7-11). Chloroacetyl norfloxacin (1) treated with alkylamines to obtain monovalent ligand quinolone carboxylic acids (12-15), which was reacted with pivaloyloxymethyl chloride to get monovalent ligand pivaloyloxymethyl quinolone carboxylates (16-19). Free carboxylic quinolones (2-6, 12-15) showed little stronger activities to their pivaloyloxymethyl esters (7-11, 16-19). In monovalent ligand quinolone analogues, longer a1kyl chain com-pounds showed stronger activities than shorter one.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.32 no.8
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• pp.2529-2530
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• 2011

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.127-132
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• 2010

Biomphalaria alexandrina snails play an indispensable role in transmission of schistosomiasis. Infection rates in field populations of snails are routinely determined by cercarial shedding neglecting prepatent snail infections, because of lack of a suitable method for diagnosis. The present study aimed at separation and quantification of oxalic, malic, acetic, pyruvic, and fumaric acids using ion-suppression reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to test the potentiality of these acids to be used as diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers. The assay was done in both hemolymph and digestive gland-gonad complex (DGG) samples in a total of 300 B. alexandrina snails. All of the studied acids in both the hemolymph and tissue samples except for the fumaric acid in hemolymph appeared to be good diagnostic biomarkers as they provide not only a good discrimination between the infected snails from the control but also between the studied stages of infection from each other. The most sensitive discriminating acid was malic acid in hemolymph samples as it showed the highest F-ratio. Using the Z-score, malic acid was found to be a good potential therapeutic biomarker in the prepatency stage, oxalic acid and acetic acid in the stage of patency, and malic acid and acetic acid at 2 weeks after patency. Quantification of carboxylic acids, using HPLC strategy, was fast, easy, and accurate in prediction of infected and uninfected snails and possibly to detect the stage of infection. It seems also useful for detection of the most suitable acids to be used as drug targets.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.362-366
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• 2012

We report the effect of the chain length of carboxylic acid on the photoluminescence(PL) of $CuInS_2$/ZnS nanocrystals. $CuInS_2$/ZnS nanocrystals with emission wavelength ranging from 566 nm through 583 nm were synthesized with zinc acetate and carboxylic acids with various chain length. In this study, $CuInS_2$/ZnS nanocrystals prepared using long chain carboxylic acid showed more improved PL intensity. The origin of strong photoluminescence of the nanocrystals prepared with zinc acetate and long chain carboxylic acid was ascribed to improved size distribution due to strong reactivity between long chain carboxylic acid and zinc acetate.