• Microstructure and mechanical properties of Si and Sb added AZ91 magnesium alloy 

  Srinivasan, A; Pillai, U T S; Pai, B C (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and ASM International, 2005)

  The effect of Si (individual and combined) with 0.2 pet Sb additions on the microstructure and mechanical properties of permanent mold AZ91 alloy has been studied. The results indicate that Si addition introduces a Chinese ...
• Microbial synthesis of chitinase in solid cultures and its potential as a biocontrol agent against phytopathogenic fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides 

  Sandhya, C; Binod, P; Nampoothiri, K M; Szakacs, G; Pandey, A (Humana Press Inc.(Springer), 2005)

  Antifungal activity of chitinase can be effectively utilized in biologic pest control strategies. Because solid-state cultivation has been termed a cost-effective means for fungal growth and metabolite production, chitinase ...
• Two unprecedented multicomponent reactions involving N-heterocyclic carbenes, activated acetylenes, and aldehydes 

  Vijay Nair, G; Sreekumar, V; Bindu, S; Suresh, E (American Chemical Society, 2005)

  Two unprecedented multicomponent reactions of N-heterocyclic carbenes involving activated acetylenes and aldehydes are described.
• A stereoselective synthesis of spiro-dioxolanes via the multicomponent reaction of dicarbomethoxycarbene, aldehydes and 1,2-or 1,4-diones 

  Vijay Nair, G; Sindhu Mathai; Smitha C Mathew; Rath, N P (Pergamon-Elsevier Science, 2005)

  The three component reaction of acyclic carbonyl ylides generated from dicarbomethoxycarbene and aldehydes with 1,2- and 14-diones is described. The reaction afforded the corresponding spiro-dioxolanes in good yields.
• Electrophilic substitution reactions of trisheteroarylmethanes: an efficient strategy to develop novel synthons for organic synthesis 

  Vijay Nair, G; Siji Thomas; Smitha C Mathew; Vidya, N; Rath, N P (Pergamon-Elsevier Science, 2005)

  Trisheteroarylmethanes are interesting molecules for the construction of three dimensionally complex systems. From this vantage point, we studied electrophilic substitution reactions on tris-2-thienylmethane and ...
• The Huisgen 1,4-dipolar cycloaddition involving isoquinoline, dimethyl butynedioate and activated styrenes: a facile synthesis of tetrahydrobenzoquinolizine derivatives 

  Vijay Nair, G; Rema Devi, B; Luxmi R Varma (Pergamon-Elsevier Science, 2005)

  A three-component reaction involving isoquinoline, dimethyl butynedioate and electrophilic styrenes is described. The reaction proceeds through a Huisgen 1,4-dipolar cycloaddition pathway.
• One-pot, four-component reaction of isocyanides, dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, and cyclobutene-1,2-diones: a synthesis of novel spiroheterocycles 

  Vijay Nair, G; Rajeev S Menon; Ani Deepthi; Rema Devi, B; Biju, A T (Pergamon-Elsevier Science, 2005)

  Isocyanides, dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, and cyclobutene-1,2-diones react in one-pot to afford novel spirocyclic compounds with double insertion of the isocyanide.
• Multicomponent reactions based on nucleophilic carbenes and their applications in organic synthesis 

  Vijay Nair, G; Rajeev S Menon; Sreekumar, V (Walter de Gruyter, 2005)

  Zwitterionic intermediates generated from the addition of nonprotic nucleophiles to activated acetylenes are intercepted with various third components constituting novel multicomponent organic transformations. Catalytic ...
• The three component reaction involving isocyanides, dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and quinoneimides: a facile synthesis of spirofused gamma-iminolactams 

  Vijay Nair, G; Dhanya, R; Viji, S (Pergamon-Elsevier Science, 2005)

  The three component reaction of the zwitterion generated from dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and isocyanides with various quinoneimides is described. The reaction afforded the corresponding gamma-spiroiminolactams in good yields.
• Reaction of Huisgen zwitterion with 1,2-benzoquinones and isatins: Expeditious synthesis of dihydro-1,2,3-benzoxadiazoles and spirooxadiazolines 

  Vijay Nair, G; Biju, A T; Vinod, A U; Suresh, E (American Chemical Society, 2005)

  The zwitterionic intermediate generated from dialkyl azodicarboxylate and triphenylphosphine on reaction with 3-methoxy-1,2-benzoquinones afforded dihydro-1,2,3-benzoxadiazoles. N-Substituted isatins furnished spirooxadiazolines ...
• Reaction of diaryl-1,2-diones with triphenylphosphine and diethyl azodicarboxylate leading to N,N-dicarboethoxy monohydrazones via a novel rearrangement 

  Vijay Nair, G; Biju, A T; Abhilash, K G; Rajeev S Menon; Suresh, E (American Chemical Society, 2005)

  A mechanistically novel reaction of diaryl-1,2-diones with diethyl azodicarboxylate and triphenylphosphine to afford N,N-dicarboethoxy monohydrazones is described. The reaction proceeds via a nitrogen to nitrogen migration ...
• The multicomponent reaction of dimethoxycarbene, dimethyl butynedioate and electrophilic styrenes: an unprecedented synthesis of highly substituted cyclopentenone acetals 

  Vijay Nair; Beneesh, P B; Sreekumar, V; Bindu, S; Rajeev S Menon; Ani Deepthi (Pergamon-Elsevier Science, 2005)

  The zwitterionic species generated by the addition of dimethoxycarbene to dimethyl butynedioate is trapped by arylidenemalononitrile to yield cyclopentenone derivatives.
• Practical synthesis of triaryl and triheteroarylmethanes by reaction of aldehydes and activated arenes promoted by gold(III) chloride 

  Vijay Nair; Abhilash, K G; Vidya, N (American Chemical Society, 2005)

  Electron-rich arenes condense efficiently with various aldehydes under the influence of AuCl3, thus opening up a practical route to triarylmethanes, which have important applications. The mild conditions employed are ...
• Alpha,beta-(C-C-C) agostic bonds in transition metal based olefin metathesis catalyses 

  Suresh, C H; Baik, M-H (The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2005)

  An alpha,beta-(C - C - C) agostic bond is found to provide the additional stabilization needed to make the formally 14-electron metallacyclobutane intermediate lower in energy than its 16-electron alkylidene analogue during ...
• Effect of nonstoichiometry on the structure and microwave dielectric properties of Ba(Mg0.33Ta0.67)O-3 

  Surendran, K P; Sebastian, M T; Mohanan, P; Moreira, R L; Dias, A (American Chemical Society, 2005)

  The effect of a slight A- and B-site cation nonstoichiometry on the structure, densification, and microwave dielectric properties of Ba(Mg1/3Ta2/3)O-3 (BMT) was investigated. Magnesium and barium nonstoichiometric compositions ...
• Production and partial purification of a neutral metalloprotease by fungal mixed substrate fermentation 

  Sumantha, A; Sandhya, C; Szakacs, G; Soccol, C R; Pandey, A (Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, 2005)

  Five strains of fungi belonging to Aspergillus sp. were evaluated by casein agar plate assay and a wheat bran-based solid-state fermentation for selecting a neutral protease-producing culture. Based on the results, A. ...
• Rectangular dielectric resonator antenna on a conductor-backed co-planar waveguide 

  Suma, M N; Sreedevi K Menon; Bijumon, P V; Sebastian, M T; Mohanan, P (John Wiley & Sons, 2005)

  In this paper, we present an effective excitation of a rectangular dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) with a conductor-backed co-planar waveguide (CB-CPW). The radiation and resonance characteristics are found to vary, ...
• Antioxidant activity of sesame cake extract 

  Suja, K P; Jayalekshmy, A; Arumughan, C (Elsevier Science, 2005)

  Sesame cake was extracted with methanol to obtain a crude antioxidant extract. The qualitative and quantitative analysis of antioxidants/lignans present in the extract was carried out by reverse phase high performance ...
• Synthesis and properties of amphotropic hydrogen bonded liquid crystalline (LC) poly(ester amide)s (PEA): effect of aromatic moieties on LC behavior 

  Sudha, J D; Pillai, C K S (Elsevier Science, 2005)

  Twelve hydrogen bonded aromatic-aliphatic poly(ester amide)s differing in the structures of their aromatic moieties (isophthalic, terephthalic, 2.6-naphthyl and 4,4/-biphenyl moieties of the dicarboxylic acid and phenylene, ...
• Selective detection of cysteine and glutathione using gold nanorods 

  Sudeep, P K; Shibu Joseph, S T; George Thomas, K (American Chemical Society, 2005)

  One of the significant features of the present system is its ability to detect cysteine/glutathione in the presence of various other alpha-amino acids. The spectra of Au nanorods remain unaffected on addition of millimolar ...

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