S-(−)-Perillaldehyde (4-isopropenylcyclohex-1-ene-1-carbaldehyde) is a secondary metabolite and an atmospheric pollutant obtained from the oxidation of other terpenes, as limonene and… Continue reading Conformational Flexibility in Terpenes: Vibrational Circular Dichroism (VCD), Infrared and Raman Study of S-(−)-Perillaldehyde
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
Chiral discs: Seemingly flat disc‐like molecules form a columnar phase and spontaneously segregate into macroscopic chiral domains (deracemization). Quantum chemical… Continue reading Spontaneous Deracemization of Disc‐like Molecules in the Columnar Phase
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
This paper reports on the polymorphism of 2-propyl-1H-benzimidazole (2PrBzIm) induced by temperature change. Upon heating, an irreversible reconstructive-type phase transition… Continue reading Conformational aspects of polymorphs and phases of 2-propyl-1H-benzimidazole
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
(S)-(−)-Perillyc acid (4-isopropenylcyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid) is an intermediate in the limonene and pinene pathway degradation and its measurement in urine is… Continue reading Conformational landscape and hydrogen bonding in (S)-(−)-perillyc acid: experimental VCD, IR, Raman, and theoretical DFT studies
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
2-Propyl-1H-benzimidazole (2PrBzIm) is a small molecule, commercially available, which displays a curious behavior in the solid state. 2PrBzIm, although devoid of… Continue reading The Curious Case of 2-Propyl-1H-benzimidazole in the Solid State: An Experimental and Theoretical Study
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
S-(−)-Limonene oxide (4-isopropenyl-1-methyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane) is a secondary metabolite and an atmospheric pollutant product of oxidation of other terpenes, such as limonene and α-pinene, among others. For the first… Continue reading Conformational preference of a chiral terpene: vibrational circular dichroism (VCD), infrared and Raman study of S-(−)-limonene oxide
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
Herein we report a study of the most stable conformers of the chiral crown ether (all-S)-(18-crown-6)-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid (18c6H4), which constitutes… Continue reading Conformational landscape of a chiral crown ether: a vibrational circular dichroism spectroscopy and computational study
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
A silver/DBU catalyst system was developed for the effective synthesis of cyclic carbonate and oxazolidinone from the reaction of CO2… Continue reading Silver-Catalyzed Carbon Dioxide Incorporation and Rearrangement on Propargylic Derivatives
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
A new cembrane diterpene named incensfuran (1), biogenetically derived from incensole (2), was isolated from crude extracts of the Boswellia papyrifera Hochst.… Continue reading Incensfuran: isolation, X-ray crystal structure and absolute configuration by means of chiroptical studies in solution and solid state
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
Leishmaniosis is a neglected tropical disease which affects several millions of people worldwide. The current drug therapies are expensive and… Continue reading (R)-(−)-Aloesaponol III 8-Methyl Ether from Eremurus persicus: A Novel Compound against Leishmaniosis
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
September 22, 2019