Abstract: The present invention provides heterocyclic vinylic compounds that can be used to form biocidal polymers. The polymers thus generated can used alone or can be grafted onto textiles, fabrics and polymers. The polymers are readily converted to N-halamine structures on exposure to a halogen source such as commercially available chlorine bleach. The N-halamine derivatives exhibit potent antibacterial properties against microorganisms and these properties are durable and regenerable.

Abstract: A heterocyclic imino compound of the formula (1) and an agrochemically acceptable salt thereof; and an agricultural chemical, fungicide and insecticide containing at least one member selected from the group of such compounds as an active ingredient: 1

Abstract: A process for producing a compound of the formula (II): 1

Abstract: A description is given of substituted 3-heteroaryl(amino- or oxy)pyrrolidin-2-ones of the formula (I), processes for preparing them, and their use as herbicides or as plant growth regulators.

Abstract: A process for preparing a heteroaromatic compound having a heteroaromatic nucleus substituted with one or more ether groups comprising the step of: condensing at least one hydroxy-group of a compound having said heteroaromatic nucleus, said at least one hydroxy group (—OH) being substituted at &agr;- or &bgr;-positions with respect to a heteroatom of said heteroaromatic nucleus, with an alcohol containing one or more primary or secondary alcohol groups, optionally substituted with nitro, amide, ester, halogen, cyano or (hetero)aromatic groups, using the redox couple of a triaryl- or trialkylphosphine and an azodioxo-compound at a temperature between −40° C. and 160° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted bis-arylsulfonamide and arylsulfonamide compounds of the general formula (I) or the formula (II), which compounds are potentially useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of medical conditions relating to obesity, type II diabetes and/or disorders of the central nervous system.

Abstract: A method is provided for the synthesis of nitramines and the recovery of the nitramines from a clathrate.

Abstract: This invention is directed to lipoxin A4 analogs of the following formula (I) and (II): 1

Abstract: Peptido and peptidomimetic compounds of the formula: 1

Abstract: The invention relates to novel substituted benzoylcyclohexanediones of the general formula (I) 1

Abstract: Described herein are compounds related to lactacystin and lactacystin &bgr;-lactone, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and methods of use.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a novel class of imidazolidinones of Formula (I): 1

Abstract: A compound of the formula: 1

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for producing an optically active hemiester of formula (1): wherein R1, R2 and R5 represent the same meanings as described below, which comprises reacting a cyclic acid anhydride of formula (2): wherein R1 and R2 are different and independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group optionally substituted with an alkoxy group or a halogen atom, and the like, with a hydroxy compound of formula (3): R3OH   (3) wherein R3 represents an alkyl group optionally substituted with an alkoxy group, a phenoxy group, a dialkylamino group or a halogen atom and the like, in the presence of an asymmetric catalyst.

Abstract: A compound having the formula: 1

Abstract: Modulators of PPAR&ggr; activity are provided which are useful in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of conditions such as type II diabetes and obesity.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing essentially formic acid-free N-alkyl-N′-methylalkyleneureas of the formula with R1=H or CH3, R2=CnH2n+1 with n=1-4 and x=0 or 1, from the corresponding alkyleneureas by reaction with monomeric or polymerized formaldehyde in the presence of formic acid. This entails feeding the mixture, obtained in the reaction, of N-alkyl-N′-methylalkyleneurea and formic acid to the upper region of a distillation column, distilling without further additions and removing essentially formic acid-free N-alkyl-N′-methylalkyleneurea in the lower region of the column.

Abstract: A dye-forming coupler of formula (I), a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing the coupler, and an azomethine dye that can be derived from the dye-forming coupler: 1

Abstract: Acid addition salts of imidazolidinones are provided as catalysts for transforming a functional group within a first reactant by reaction with a second reactant. Exemplary first reactants are &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated carbonyl compounds such as &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated ketones and &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated aldehydes. Chiral imidazolidinone salts can be used to catalyze enantioselective reactions, such that a chiral product is obtained from a chiral or achiral starting material in enantiomerically pure form.

Abstract: A class of compounds is described for treating inflammation and inflammation-related disorders.

Abstract: Certain known and novel pyruvate derivatives are particularly active in restoring or preserving metabolic integrity in oxidatively competent cells that have been subjected to oxygen deprivation. These pyruvate-derived compounds include, but are not limited to oximes, amides, pyruvate analogues, modified pyruvate analogues, esters of pyruvate (e.g., polyol-pyruvate esters, pyruvate thioesters, glycerol-pyruvate esters and dihydroxyacetone-pyruvate esters). Such pyruvate derivatives (including single tautomers, single stereoisomers and mixtures of tautomers and/or stereoisomers, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof) are useful in the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions for treating a number of conditions characterized by oxidative stress.

Abstract: A composition comprising a compound of formula I: 1

Abstract: This invention provides a convenient process for manufacturing 1,3-dialkyl-2-imidazolidinones in a direct one-step reaction from industrially available alkylene carbonate, N-alkylethanolamine or 1,2-diol, which can minimize forming solid materials and be readily conducted in an industrial large-scale production with a higher yield and less byproducts. The process is characterized in that alkylene carbonate, N-alkylethanolamine or 1,2-diol is reacted with monoalkylamine and carbon dioxide, alkylcarbamate alkylamine salt, and/or 1,3-dialkylurea, by heating them at 50° C. or higher in a reactor whose area in contact with at least part of the reactants and/or products is made of a metal comprising titanium or zirconium and/or an oxide thereof or inorganic glass.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I), 1

Abstract: Diaryl ether compounds useful in the control of weeds are described.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for producing an optically active hemiester of formula (1): wherein R1, R2 and R5 represent the same meanings as described below, which comprises reacting a cyclic acid anhydride of formula (2): wherein R1 and R2 are different and independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group optionally substituted with an alkoxy group or a halogen atom, and the like, with a hydroxy compound of formula (3): R3OH   (3) wherein R3 represents an alkyl group optionally substituted with an alkoxy group, a phenoxy group, a dialkylamino group or a halogen atom and the like, in the presence of an asymmetric catalyst.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the Heck coupling reaction where heterogeneous palladium catalysts are used to activate aryl halides for a carbon-carbon coupling with olefins in the presence a base and an aprotic solvent to produce aryl-olefin compounds. The process, in particular, provides for the use of aryl chlorides substituted with electron-withdrawing or electron-donating group for the cross coupling with olefins.

Abstract: The current invention discloses useful pharmaceutical compositions containing amidino derivative useful as nitric oxide synthase inhibitors.

Abstract: Compound represented by the structural formula 1

Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel imidazolone derivatives, a process for their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions and the use of such compounds in medicine. In particular, the compounds are inhibitors of the human immunodeficiency virus reverse transcriptase enzyme which is involved in viral replication. Consequently the compounds of this invention may be advantageously used as therapeutic agents against HIV infection.

Abstract: Novel nitrophenyl-sulphonyl-imidazoles of the formula 1

Abstract: There is provided a process for preparing a pharmacologically acceptable salt of N-(1(S)-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl)-L-alanyl-amino acid which comprises condensing an amino acid and N-(1(S)-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl)-L-alanine.

Abstract: There is provided a stereospecific process for the preparation of essentially enantiomerically pure imidazolinone herbicides having the R-configuration via (R)2-amino-2, 3-dimethylbutyronitrile.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula: 1

Abstract: The instant invention provides a process for the synthesis of matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors.

Abstract: A sulfonyl divalent aromatic or heteroaromatic ring hydroxamic acid compound that inter alia inhibits matrix metalloprotease activity is disclosed as are a treatment process that comprises administering a contemplated sulfonyl divalent aromatic or heteroaromatic ring hydroxamic acid compound in a MMP enzyme-inhibiting effective amount to a host having a condition associated with pathological matrix metalloprotease activity.

Abstract: There is provided compounds of formula I, 1

Abstract: Amide compounds of formula (I), combinatorial libraries of amide compounds and methods of preparing the same are provided. Libraries of the invention are useful for screening in biological assays in order to identify pharmaceutically useful compounds.

Abstract: Acid addition salts of imidazolidinones are provided as catalysts for transforming a functional group within a first reactant by reaction with a second reactant. Exemplary first reactants are &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated carbonyl compounds such as &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated ketones and &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated aldehydes. Chiral imidazolidinone salts can be used to catalyze enantioselective reactions, such that a chiral product is obtained from a chiral or achiral starting material in enantiomerically pure form.

Abstract: Acid addition salts of imidazolidinones are provided as catalysts for transforming a functional group within a first reactant by reaction with a second reactant. Exemplary first reactants are &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated carbonyl compounds such as &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated ketones and &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated aldehydes. Chiral imidazolidinone salts can be used to catalyze enantioselective reactions, such that a chiral product is obtained from a chiral or achiral starting material in enantiomerically pure form.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula: 1

Abstract: This invention relates to compounds having the Formula I: 1

Abstract: Acid addition salts of imidazolidinones are provided as catalysts for transforming a functional group within a first reactant by reaction with a second reactant. Exemplary first reactants are &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated carbonyl compounds such as &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated ketones and &agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated aldehydes. Chiral imidazolidinone salts can be used to catalyze enantioselective reactions, such that a chiral product is obtained from a chiral or achiral starting material in enantiomerically pure form.

Abstract: Peptoid compounds of Formula I and Formula II are disclosed The compounds are useful in the treatment of matrix metalloproteinase-mediated disorders.

Abstract: Hydrazine derivatives and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts useful for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, osteoarthritis, respiratory diseases, tumors, cachexia, cardiovascular disease, fever, hemorrhage, and sepsis.

Abstract: The dihalopropene compounds of the general formula [I] have excellent insecticidal/acaricidal activity, so that they are satisfactorily effective for the control of noxious insects, mites and ticks.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of compounds of formula (I) wherein R means hydrogen atom, or C1-6 alkyl group, or C7-12 aralkyl group or phenyl group, characterised in that: a) the compound of formula (III) is reacted with a compound of formula (IV) wherein X means halogen atom or C1-5 alkoxy group or hydroxyl group and the resulting compound of formula (II) is transformed in the presence of an oxidising agent in a reaction medium with pH above 7, into the compound of formula (I), or b) the compound of formula (III) is reacted with an anhydride of general formula (V) and the resulting compound of formula (II) transformed in the presence of an oxidising agent, in a reaction medium with pH above 7, into the compound of formula (I), or c) a compound of formula (II) is transformed in the presence of an oxidising agent, in a reaction medium with pH above 7, into the compound of formula (I), and if desired, the resulting compounds of formula (I), before or after isolation, are transformed into acid addition salts, or

Abstract: Process for the preparation of compounds of formula (I) wherein R means hydrogen atom, or C1-6 alkyl group, or C7-12 aralkyl group or phenyl group, characterised in that a) the compound of formula (III) is reacted with a compound of formula (IV) wherein X means halogen atom or C1-5 alkoxy group or hydroxyl group, and the resulting compound of formula (II) is transformed, in a reaction medium with pH above 7, into the compound of formula (I) or b) the compound of formula (III) is reacted with an anhydride of general formula (V) and the resulting compound of formula (II) transformed, in a reaction medium with pH above 7, into the compound of formula (I), or c) a compound of formula (II) is transformed, in a reaction medium with pH above 7, into the compound of formula (I), and if desired, the resulting compounds of formula (I), before or after isolation, are transformed into acid addition salts, or the compounds of formula (I) are liberated from their acid addition salts.

Abstract: This invention provides water-based compositions, particularly coating, ink, and agricultural compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium and dynamic surface tension by the incorporation of a surface tension reducing amount of certain cyclic urea compounds of the structure where R is a C6 to C12 alkyl group or R″O—(CH2)m—, R′ is hydrogen or methyl, R″ is a C4 to C12 alkyl group, m is 2-4 and n is 1 or 2.

Abstract: Disclosed are nitrosated and/or nitrosylated phosphodiesterase inhibitors having the formula NOn-PDE inhibitor where n is 1 or 2. The invention also provides compositions comprising such compounds in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The invention also provides a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an phosphodiesterase inhibitor (PDE inhibitor), which can optionally be substituted with at least one NO or NO2 moiety, and one to ten fold molar excess of a compound that donates, transfers or releases nitrogen monoxide as a charged species, i.e., nitrosonium (NO+) or nitroxyl (NO−), or as the neutral species, nitric oxide (NO•) or which stimulates endogenous EDRF production. The invention also provides compositions comprising such compounds in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The invention also provides methods for treating sexual dysfunctions in males and females.