• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.162-167
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• 2005

Synthetic method for the selective N-monoalkylation of anilines using alkyl halides and triethylamine under room temperature was described. The corresponding N-alkyl anilines were obtained in good yields with minor quantities of dialkylated products. Anilines 2a-m and 3a-m were identified using NMR and IR. A series of 2a-m and 3a-m has been synthesized from aniline, toluidines, ethylanilines, aminoacetophenones, phenetidines. Formation of anilines was undertaken with dropping of alkylhalides at room temperature in methanol (or ethanol) for 3 hours~5 days. Selectivity on the monoalkylation was relatively high. Synthetic ratio of monoalkylated and dialkylated product was 94 : 6 in case of maximum monoalkylation.

• Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.1-18
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• 2008

The tetrachloroethylene (PCE) dehalogenase of Clostridium bifermentans DPH-1 (a halorespiring organism) was purified, cloned, and sequenced. This enzyme is a homodimer with a molecular mass of ca. 70 kDa and exhibits dehalogenation of dichloroethylene isomers along with PCE and trichloroethylene (TCE). Broad range of substrate specificity for chlorinated aliphatic compounds (PCE, TCE, cis-1,2-dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, 1,1-dichloroethylene, 1,2-dichloropropene, and 1,1,2-trichloroethane) for this enzyme was also observed. A mixture of propyl iodide and titanium citrate caused a light-reversible inhibition of enzymatic activity suggesting the involvement of a corrinoid cofactor. A partial sequence (81 bp) of the encoding gene for PCE dehalogenase was amplified and sequenced with degenerateprimers designed from the N-terminal sequence (27 amino acid residues). Southern analysis of C. bifermentans genomic DNA using the polymerase chain reaction product as a probe revealed restriction fragment bands. A 5.0 kb ClaI fragment, harboring the relevant gene (designated pceC) was cloned (pDEHAL5) and the complete nucleotide sequence of pceC was determined. The gene showed homology mainly with microbial membrane proteins and no homology with any known dehalogenase, suggesting a distinct PCE dehalogenase. So, C. bifermentans could play some important role in the initial breakdown of PCE and other chlorinated aliphatic compounds in sites contaminated with mixtures of halogenated substances.