A highly facile and eco-friendly green synthesis of Annona squamosa (custard apple) leaf extract reduced graphene oxide (CRG) nanosheets was achieved by the reduction of graphene oxide (GO). The as-prepared CRG was characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Raman spectroscopic techniques. Removal of oxygen containing moieties from the GO was confirmed by UV-Vis, FT-IR and XPS spectroscopic data. The XRD and Raman data further confirmed the formation of the CRG. TEM images showed the sheet structure of the synthesized CRG. These results show that the phytochemicals present in custard apple leaf extract act as excellent reducing agents. The CRG showed good dispersion in water.

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The synthesis of 2-(5-methyl-2-nitrophenyl)-5-(substituted)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles (5a-e) and thiadiazoles (6a-e) was carried out by refluxing of N-(5-methyl-2-nitrobenzoyl)-2-substituted carbohydrazide with phosphorous oxychloride and Lawesson's reagent respectively. The N-(5-methyl-2-nitrobenzoyl)-2-substituted carbohydrazides was synthesized by treating 2(5-methyl-2-nitrobenzohydrazide) with various aryl acids in the presence of HATU and DIPEA. Compounds 6a, 5c and 5d exhibited significant cytotoxic properties when compared to standard podophyllotoxin. Further, the compounds were also studied for their antibacterial activities.

A convenient, and efficient one-pot synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-oxadizoles is described.

: In this review, authors focus mostly on the various synthetic strategies developed so far for 1,2,3-triazole scaffold and its derivatives via different approaches such as metal-free, metal assisted or bimetallic. Brief overview of applications of the very important 1,2,3-triazole scaffold along with pharmacological activity is also discussed. Synthetic strategies are updated until June 2020.

A facile, one-pot, and proficient method was developed for the production of various 2-arylaminobenzimidazoles. This methodology is based for the first time on a copper catalyst promoted domino C–N cross-coupling reaction for the generation of 2-arylaminobenzimidazoles. Mechanistic investigations revealed that the synthetic pathway involves a copper-based desulphurization/nucleophilic substitution and a subsequent domino intra and intermolecular C–N cross-coupling reactions. Some of the issues typically encountered during the synthesis of 2-arylaminobezimidazoles, including the use of expensive catalytic systems and the low reactivity of bromo precursors, were addressed using this newly developed copper-catalyzed method. The reaction procedure is simple, generally with excellent substrate tolerance, and provides good to high yields of the desired products.