(4Z,6Z)-4,6-Bis(4-meth­oxy­benzyl­idene)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-5-one

The title compound, C22H22O5, crystallizes with two independent mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit, both of which possess pseudo-C s symmetry. The central 1,3-dioxanone rings have envelope conformations, with the C atom bearing the two methyl groups at the flap. The benzene rings of the meth­oxy­benzyl­idene units, attached in the 4- and 6-positions on the central 1,3-dioxanone rings, are tilted in the same direction with dihedral angles varying between 8.2 (1) and 18.1 (1)°. The crystal packing is influenced by π-stacking inter­actions of the parallel displaced type [centroid–centroid distance of 3.723 (1) Å for mol­ecule 1 and 3.884 (1) Å for mol­ecule 2, with ring slippages of 1.432 and 1.613 Å, respectively] and the T-shaped type, with the long mol­ecular axes all aligned along [010]

(2E,6E)-2,6-Bis(4-methyl­benzyl­idene)cyclo­hex-3-en-1-one

The title compound, C22H20O, shows an approximately planar cyclo­hexenone ring [maximum deviation = 0.069 (4) Å], with a disordered position of the C=C bond [ratio = 0.71 (2)/0.29 (2)]. The benzene rings of the 4-methyl­benzyl­idene units, attached in the 2- and 6-positions to the cyclo­hexenone ring, are rotated in the same direction by 28.6 (4) and 22.4 (4)°, with respect to the mean plane of the cyclo­hexenone ring [fraction 0.71 (2); maximum deviation = 0.06 (3) Å]. In the crystal, mol­ecules are packed in the manner of a distorted hexa­gonal rod packing with their long axes all aligned along [201]. A number of C—H⋯π inter­actions stablize the crystal structure

rac-3-[(3-Chloro­anilino)(4-chloro­phenyl)meth­yl]thian-4-one

In the title compound, C18H17Cl2NOS, the thio­pyran­one ring adopts a chair conformation, with the substituent in the axial position. The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 89.43 (1)°. In the crystal, mol­ecules form inversion dimers through inter­molecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds [graph set R 2 2(8)]

rac-3-[(Anilino)(naphthalen-2-yl)­methyl]thian-4-one

In the title compound, C22H21NOS, the thio­pyran­one ring adopts a chair-like conformation with the substituent in the axial position. The relative configuration of the racemic compound is 3R,7S according to the numbering scheme used in this publication. In the crystal packing, centrosymmetric dimers are built up via N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, with graph set R 2 2(8)

Electric field effects on proteins Novel perspectives on food and potential health implications

Electric fields (EF) technologies have been establishing a solid position in emergent food processing and have seen as serious alternatives to traditional thermal processing. During the last decades, research has been devoted to elucidation of technological and safety issues but also fundamental aspects related with interaction of electric fields (EF) with important macromolecules, such as proteins. Proteins are building blocks for the development of functional networks that can encompass health benefits (i.e. nutritional and bioactive properties) but may be also linked with adverse effects such as neurodegenerative diseases (amyloid fibrils) and immunological responses. The biological function of a protein depends on its tridimensional structure/conformation, and latest research evidences that EF can promote disturbances on protein conformation, change their unfolding mechanisms, aggregation and interaction patterns. This review aims at bringing together these recent findings as well as providing novel perspectives about how EF can shape the behavior of proteins towards the development of innovative foods, aiming at consumers health and wellbeing.This study was supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under the scope of the strategic funding of UID/ BIO/04469/2019 and UIDB 50006/2020 with funding from FCT/ MCTES through national funds, BioTecNorte operation (NORTE-01- 0145-FEDER-000004) funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the scope of Norte2020 - Programa Operacional Regional do Norte. This work was also supported by the projects AlleRiskAssess – PTDC/BAA-AGR/31720/2017 and NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-031720. Zita Avelar acknowledge the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) for its fellowship SFRH/BD/146347/2019info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Ionic liquid [bmim][ NO3], an efficient medium for green and one-pot synthesis of benzothiazinones at room-temperature

AbstractA one-pot room-temperature procedure is developed for an efficient reaction of 2-aminothiophenols with 2-bromoalkanoates in ionic liquid [bmim][ NO3] to obtain high yields of different benzothiazin-3-ones under base- and additive-free conditions. Products are easily separated from the reaction mixtures by Et2O extraction. Notably, condensation of the extract under reduced pressure results in precipitation of the products and, consequently, no chromatographic separation is needed. The ionic liquid can be recovered and successfully recycled into subsequent reactions without significant loss of activity