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EPL PIX: Liverpool stay atop table; City down Fulham

IMAGES from the Premier League matches played across England, on Saturday.




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The basics of molecular biology / Alexander Vologodskii.

Cham : Springer, [2023]




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Sonata Software secures multi-year deal from Fortune 500 manufacturing company

The client is partnering with Sonata Software to modernise its operations and deliver a homogenous, unified user experience at scale




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India should manufacture its own AI systems: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

In an interaction with media in Mumbai, Huang said, “Manufacture your own AI. You should not outsource, you should not export data to import intelligence. Don’t wait to jump into this one 20 years later. Enter this one at Ground Zero.”




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Qualcomm bullish on India’s automotive growth, eyes major expansion in auto tech

At the recent Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Ride Elite platforms, designed to enhance in-car entertainment and automated driving experiences




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Bharti Airtel Q2 preview: Consolidated net profit expected to grow multifold

According to analysts, industry-leading ARPU and support from other businesses bode well for Airtel’s revenue growth during the quarter




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Airtel’s new MD & CEO has spearheaded multiple innovations




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Having a data backup is not enough. You should store it at multiple places: Veeam

This rule involves maintaining three copies of data, stored on two different types of storage media, with one copy located offsite




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Full impact of tariff hike to flow through current quarter: Gopal Vittal

Vittal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel, said there is room for further hikes as the average revenue per user levels in India were still much lower than in smaller countries in the region




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India key for us to be able to fulfill our AI strategy, says Dell’s Vivek Mohindra

businessline spoke to Mohindra during his recent visit to Mumbai about how Dell is looking at AI developments and the challenges he is seeing on ground when it comes to using AI




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AI startup Pulse raises $1.4 million in seed round




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Honouring Khulu

On July 18, we celebrate Mandela Day. A day not only to honour the man himself, but also a chance for us to join the global movement to make the world a better place.




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Deconstructive annulation mediated one-pot synthesis of xanthene derivatives

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00093E, Paper
Balasubramaniyam Manikandan, Subbiah Thamotharan, Olivier Blacque, Subramaniapillai Selva Ganesan
One-pot, two-step methodology utilized for the sequential C–O/C–N cleavage followed by intramolecular/intermolecular annulation reaction.
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Click synthesis of dendronized malonates for the preparation of amphiphilic dendro[60]fullerenes

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3OB01986A, Paper
Carlos Cruz-Hernández, Perla Y. López-Camacho, Gustavo Basurto-Islas, Aaron Rojas, Patricia Guadarrama, Melchor Martínez-Herrera
Click chemistry is a valuable methodology for obtaining dendronized malonate derivatives to derivatize C60 using the Bingel–Hirsch reaction.
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A water mediated multicomponent reaction for the synthesis of novel spirooxindole derivatives and their antifungal activity

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00256C, Paper
Min Zhang, Liang Shi, Li Chen, Zhengyu Liu, Ting Zhao, Chunyin Zhu, Liuqing Yang
A total of 27 novel spirooxindoles were synthesized through a water mediated three-component reaction of isatin, 4-aminocoumarin, and 1,3-cyclodicarbonyl compounds. Several compounds showed excellent antifungal activity against Physalospora piricola.
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Diastereoselective synthesis of functionalized spiroindolines via intramolecular ipso-iodocyclization/nucleophile addition cascade reactions of indole-tethered ynones

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00112E, Paper
Debojyoti Bag, Sanghapal D. Sawant
Herein, we describe a highly diastereoselective approach for synthesizing polyfunctionalized spiroindolines from indolyl-ynones involving an ipso-iodocyclization/nucleophile addition cascade.
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A rhodium-catalyzed cascade C–H activation/annulation strategy for the expeditious assembly of pyrrolidinedione-fused 1,2-benzothiazines

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00193A, Paper
Yinsong Wu, Guanghao Shi, Yanan Liu, Yangzilin Kong, Mengdi Wu, Demao Wang, Xiaobing Wu, Yongjia Shang, Xinwei He
We have developed a cascade annulation strategy triggered by rhodium(III)-catalyzed C–H activation for the expeditious assembly of pyrrolidinedione-fused 1,2-benzothiazines from free NH-sulfoximines with maleimides under mild conditions.
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Generation of sulfones utilizing β-sulfinyl esters as masked aryl sulfinates under redox-neutral conditions

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00238E, Communication
Yixin Zhang, Zhu Yang, Hongjun Yang, Xuefeng Li, Lu Yang
A method for generation of SVI sulfones from β-sulfinyl esters (SIV) under transition-metal-free non-oxidative mild conditions is presented.
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Photoinduced decatungstate-catalyzed C(sp3)–H thioetherification by sulfinate salts

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00394B, Paper
Pengcheng Li, Jia-Lin Tu, Ao-Men Hu, Lin Guo, Chao Yang, Wujiong Xia
A visible light photoinduced decatungstate-catalyzed C(sp3)–H thioetherification of hydrocarbons by sodium sulfite is herein reported.
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Rh(III)-catalysed C-H annulation of cis-stilbene acids with 2-diazo-1,3-diketones: A facile access to 6,7-dihydrobenzofuran-4(5H)-one and α-pyrone scaffolds

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00151F, Paper
Shankaraiah Nagula, Mary Sravani Galla, Nandini B. Kale, Akshay Kumawat, Darshana Bora
An efficient Rh(III)-catalysed C-H functionalization, tandem annulation of cis-stilbene acids using 2-diazo-1,3-diketones was devised. The protocol has solely afforded 6,7-dihydrobenzofuran-4(5H)-ones using alicyclic diazocarbonyls via decarbonylation and α-pyrones with aliphatic diazo...
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Friedel–Crafts reactions for biomolecular chemistry

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00406J, Review Article
Open Access
Jun Ohata
This review demonstrates advances in Friedel–Crafts alkylation and acylation reactions in a variety of biomolecular chemistry fields.
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Asymmetric total synthesis of humulane sesquiterpenoids alashanoids B, C, E, and F and 2,9-humuladien-6-ol-8-one

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00393D, Paper
Rasmita Barik, Samik Nanda
Naturally occurring sesquiterpenes having humulane frameworks are structurally intriguing and possess significant biological profiles.
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Reduction of sulfoxides catalyzed by the commercially available manganese complex MnBr(CO)5

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00204K, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Daniel Leal Lourenço, Ana Cristina Fernandes
A new methodology for the reduction of a wide variety of aliphatic and aromatic sulfoxides catalyzed by the air-stable, cheap and commercially available manganese catalyst MnBr(CO)5 with excellent yields is...
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Covalently linked thieno[2,3-b]thiophene-fullerene dimers: synthesis and physical characterization

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,2978-2984
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00027G, Paper
Abdulrahman M. Alazemi, Mohammad H. BinSabt, Hamad M. Al-Matar, Alan L. Balch, Mona A. Shalaby
Linked thieno[2,3-b]thiophene-fullerene Dimers.
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Asymmetric synthesis of the fully functionalized six-membered A-ring of siphonol A

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,2958-2962
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00104D, Communication
Ying Sun, Shaomin Fu, Bo Liu
The asymmetric synthesis of the fully functionalized six-membered A-ring of siphonol A is presented.
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Synthesis of alkynyl sulfides via base-promoted nucleophilic ring-opening of α-bromostyrene sulfonium salt

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22,2953-2957
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00203B, Communication
Junqi Zhou, Ziyu Wang, Hanmiao Xu, Mengke Su, Jian Wen
An effective method for synthesizing various alkynyl sulfides has been developed using tetramethylene sulfoxide as a sulfur source through base-promoted nucleophilic ring-opening reactions.
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Photochromism of phenazine-2,3-diol derivatives through excited state intermolecular proton transfer based on keto–enol tautomerization

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00387J, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Kazuki Ohira, Kumpei Kozuka, Naoki Kaneda, Masahiro Yamamoto, Keiichi Imato, Yousuke Ooyama
It was found that phenazine-2,3-diol derivatives exhibit photochromism through excited state intermolecular proton transfer (ESInterPT) processes based on keto–enol tautomerization.
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Nickel-catalysed regio- and stereoselective hydrocyanation of alkynoates and its mechanistic insights proposed by DFT calculations

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00380B, Communication
Shigeru Arai, Koichi Nakazawa, Xiao-Fei Yang, Masaya Nakajima, Shinji Harada, Atsushi Nishida
This work discloses the origin of regio- and stereoselectivity of hydrocyanation of alkynoates.
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Electro-oxidative three-component cascade coupling of isocyanides with elemental sulfur and amines for the synthesis of 2-aminobenzothiazoles

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00432A, Paper
Peng-Fei Huang, Jia-Le Fu, Ying Peng, Jian-Hong Fan, Long-Jin Zhong, Kewen Tang, Yu Liu
2-Aminobenzothiazoles are commonly encountered in various functional compounds. Herein, we disclose an electro-oxidative three-component reaction for the effective synthesis of 2-aminobenzothiazoles under mild conditions, utilizing non-toxic and abundant elemental sulfur...
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Design, synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies of quinoline-anthranilic acid hybrids as potent anti-inflammatory drugs

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00040D, Paper
Sidra Siddique, Khalid Hussain, Naureen Shehzadi, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Nadeem Arshad, Sadaf Iftikhar, Farhat Saghir, Ayisha Shaukat, Muhammad Sarfraz, Nisar Ahmed
Despite the high global prevalence, rheumatoid arthritis lacks a satisfactory treatment.
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Synthesis of Deuteriodifluoromethylthiolated Isocoumarins-1- imines and Isocoumarins Enabled by Multi-Component Reagents System (MCRS)

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00328D, Communication
Xuemin Li, Haofeng Shi, Jiaxin He, Jialiang Wu, Fengxia Sun, Yunfei Du
The combining use of BnSCF2D, mCPBA and Tf2O serves as an efficient multi-component reagents system (MCRS) for the synthesis of deuteriodifluoromethylthiolated isocoumarins-1-imines/isocoumarins via intramolecular cyclization/ deuteriodifluoromethylthiolation of 2-alkynylbenzamide/2-alkynylbenzoates. The approach...
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Measuring local pH at interfaces from molecular tumbling: A concept for designing EPR-active pH-sensitive labels and probes

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00167B, Paper
Open Access
Maxim A. Voinov, Nicholas Nunn, Roshan Rana, Atli Davidsson, Alex I. Smirnov, Tatyana I. Smirnova
EPR-based local pH measurements based on changes in rotational dynamics of spin-bearing molecules upon protonation.
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Facile synthesis of tetrahydroquinoline containing dithiocarbamate derivatives via one-pot sequential multicomponent reaction

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00490F, Communication
SIDDHARTHA KUMAR SENAPATI, Anit Pal, Animesh Das
An efficient sequential multi-component method for the synthesis of tertrahydroquinoline containing dithiocarbamate has been developed. This reaction involved a boronic acid-catalyzed reduction of quinoline to tertrahydroquinoline, followed by nucleophilic addition...
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New Generation of Highly Reactive Allylborating Agents For Cu(I)-Catalyzed Allylation of Chiral Sulfinylimines

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00291A, Paper
Michael S. Alexeev, Tatyana V. Strelkova, Michail M. Ilyin, Jr., Yulia V. Nelyubina, Ivan A. Bespalov, Michael Medvedev, Victor N Khrustalev, Nikolai Kuznetsov
The implementation of selective catalytic processes with highly active reagents is an attractive strategy that meets modern principles of sustainable development of chemistry. In the current study, we for the...
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Base- and sulfur-promoted oxidative lactonization of chalcone-acetate Michael adducts: access to pyran-2-ones

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00479E, Communication
Cao Nguyen Nguyen, Duc Toan Nguyen, Ha An Tran, Dinh Hung Mac, Thi Thu Tram Nguyen, Pascal Retailleau, Thanh Binh Nguyen
A cost-effective, practical, straightforward and scalable synthesis of α-pyrones via base- and sulfur-promoted annulation of phenylacetates and chalcones is reported.
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Visible light-driven photocatalytic sulfonative oxidation of benzyl secondary amines

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00348A, Paper
Yong-Xiang Lü, Xinqian Wang, Ying-Ming Pan, Keyume Ablajan
A method for the α-oxidation and sulfonation of benzyl secondary amines was developed utilizing Ir(III) or Eosin Y as the photocatalyst in the presence of O2 as a green oxidant....
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K2CO3-Mediated (3+3-1) Annulation of 1,3-Acetonedicarboxylates with 2-Fluoro-1-nitroarenes: Synthesis of Indoles

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00488D, Paper
Meng-Yang Chang, Chin-Huey Ho, Hsing-Yin Chen
The K2CO3-mediated one-pot reaction of 1,3-acetonedicarboxylates with 2 equiv. of substituted 2-fluoro-1-nitrobenzenes has been developed to synthesize various 2,3-dicarboxylate indoles via a tandem (3 + 3 − 1) annulation pathway....
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How bad is truly bad

Turns out no weather condition is better or worse for flying




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Short-haul flights redefining air travel

 While the growth of international flights remains muted, demand for narrow-bodied aircraft witnesses a renewed surge 




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Insolvency of aircraft operator: default remedies.

India should adopt Cape Town Convention as part of the domestic legal framework.




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Sustainable aviation fuels could be a game-changer

But adopting it in Indian aviation could take time




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Regaining momentum during turbulent times

Airlines must find a balances approach to navigating rising fuel costs




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Airlines’ performance metrics may need an overhaul

It may be time to revisit RASK, CASK metrics; benchmarking based on cost drivers can boost an airline’s performance




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Air infrastructure plans should be future-proof

India’s aviation story is full of delayed, untapped and under-utilised potential




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Air India’s roadmap can be tricky to pull off

The airline has to work hard to drastically grow its network and fleet while improving reliability as well




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Compliance with regulation: Staying ahead is key




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Zomato users can now schedule order 2 days in advance

Zomato’s order scheduling is available at more than 35,000 restaurants across 30 cities




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Apple AirPods Pro’s new hearing aid feature could help people face a problem they’d rather ignore

Millions who could benefit from hearing aids have never tried them, but the Apple AirPods could change this




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 Instagram downgrades quality of less popular videos

Last year, Meta had admitted in a blog to having separate encoding configurations for different videos based on how popular they were




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GitHub unveils multi-model Copilot, Spark for AI developers

Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet will be available via GitHub Copilot starting today and Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro will be available in the coming weeks