International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry

One-pot Multi-component Synthesis of Some Pharmacologically Significant 2,4,5-Tri and 1,2,4,5-Tetrasubstituted Imidazoles: A Review

Ravi Bansal, Pradeep K. Soni, Mukesh K. Ahirwar & Anand K. Halve · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2016

Heterocyclic compounds are acquiring more importance in recent years because of their pharmacological activities. Compounds containing imidazole moiety have many pharmacological properties and play important role in biochemical processes. Imidazole is a natural compound which exi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/24493

Application of Reference Material IAEA A-13 as Ideal Substance for Comparative Studies of the Nuclear and Relative Analytical Method Precisions

V. Zaichick & S. Zaichick · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2016

Aims: To estimate method’s precision of five different analytical techniques when the chemical elemental contents in IAEA A-13 reference material were measured. Methodology: The appraisal of using radionuclide energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (REDXRF), instrumental neutron ac...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/26354

Synthesis of TiO2@ Activated Bagasse Fly Ash Nanocomposite as a Photocatalyst for Removal of Dyes and Heavy Metals from Wastewater

M. Nageeb Rashed, M. A. Eltherr & A. N. A. Abdou · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2016

TiO2@activated bagasse fly ash nanocomposite (TiO2/ABFA) was prepared and used as a photocatalyst for cadmium and methyl orange dye removal from bi-component pollutant solutions. Various weight ratios of TiO2 to ABFA (1:3, 1:2, and 1:1) were synthesized. Three systems were applie...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/25911

Study on the Synthesis of 2,6-di(pyridin-2-yl)pyridin- 4(1H)-one

Shuo Wang, Jie Chen & Liangchun Li · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2016

In this paper, 2,6-di(pyridin-2-yl)pyridin-4(1H)-one was synthesized from ethyl picolinate and acetone via Kröhnke-type reaction. Initially, optimization of the reaction conditions for the synthesis of 1,5-bis(2′-bipyridyl)pentane-1,3,5-trione 2, such as the molar ratio of ethyl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/26003

Synthesis of Novel 2-amino-6-oxo-3-(piperidinyla-midino)-4-aryl-6,7-dihydro-pyrano[2,3-d]-5,7-thiazol Derivatives by Domino Reaction under Microwave Irradiation

Hong- Shun Sun, Jian- Qiang Wang, Da- Wei Gu, Cheng Guo & Lin- Jiang Shen · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2016

Seven novel 2-amino-6-oxo-3-(piperidinylamidino)-4-aryl-6,7-dihydro-pyrano[2,3-d]-5,7-thiazol derivatives, which are different with the products of 2-amino-3-cyano-6-oxo-4-aryl-6,7-dihydro-pyrano[2,3-d]-5,7-thiazol derivatives in the conventional heating conditions, were synthesi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/25957

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of an Air Stable Primary Phosphine-manganese (+1) Complex; fac Tricarbonyl-tris(o-fluorophenylphosphine)-Manganese(+1)-hexafluorophosphate

A. R. H. Al-Sudani, P. G. Edwards & B. M. Kariuki · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2016

The synthesis of an air-stable manganese(+I)-primary phosphine complex from fac‑[Mn(CO)3 (CH3CN)3]PF6 and (o-FC6H4)PH2 is described. The X-ray single crystal structure of the manganese (I) complex is reported.  

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/25519

Investigation of New Cooling Paints Based on Copolymers of N-Isopropylacrylamide with Butyl Acrylate and N,N-Dimethylacrylamide

Hayato Sasaki, Hisashi Honda, Rokuro Fujita, Aki Tosaka, Kanako Sekimoto, Yukiumi Kita & Hideyuki Tukada · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2016

New cooling paints were developed by exploiting the vaporization heat of water. These systems were prepared using various ratios of three copolymer components N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm), butyl acrylate (BA), and N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMAAm). The homopolymer of NIPAAm dissol...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/25473

New Metal Free Organic Dyes Based DSSC with Graphite-PSS: PEDOT Counter Electrode

Sarita Bose & K. R. Genwa · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2016

Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have emerged as an efficient third generation solar cells. This is a photo-electrochemical cell where the junction consists of a semiconductor–electrolyte interface.  The DSSC was fabricated using TiO2 nanoparticles, wide band gap semiconductor,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/24519

A Review on the Biological Activity and the Triterpenoids from the Genus Vernonia (Asteraceae Family)

Joyce Jepkorir Kiplimo · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2016

Medicinal plants have always played a key part in health care. In fact, plants represent an enormous pool of new, undiscovered, and bioactive molecules. Therefore, ethnopharmacological and ethnobotanical studies are essential to discover new substances for the treatment of diseas...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/25091

Plasmonic Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Incorporated with TiO2-Ag Nanostructures

Eli Danladi, Muhammad Sani Ahmad, Ayiya Bitrus Bikimi & O. A. Babatunde · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2016

We demonstrated an improvement in efficiency of Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) decorated with silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) through successive ion layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR). The DSSCs employing FTO/TiO2/AgNPs and FTO/AgNPs/TiO2 as photoanodes show remarkably enh...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/25042