This disclosure relates to processes to form arylcyclopropyl carboxylic acids useful in forming molecules having pesticidal utility against pests in Phyla Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Nematoda.

This disclosure relates to processes to form arylcyclopropyl carboxylic acids useful in forming molecules having pesticidal utility against pests in Phyla Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Nematoda.

This disclosure relates to processes to form arylcyclopropyl carboxylic acids useful in forming molecules having pesticidal utility against pests in Phyla Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Nematoda.

The present invention provided a process for manufacture of amantadine nitrate derivatives, and the process comprises using adamantane as the raw material to prepare amantadine nitrate derivatives via the following steps: (1) synthesis of adamantanol; (2) carboxylation of adamantanol; (3) acetylation of adamantanoic acid; (4) reduction; (5) hydrolysis of amido adamantanol and Boc protection of amino group; (6) crystallization of Boc protected amantadinol; (7) nitrate esterification of Boc protected amantadinol; (8) refining of the product of nitrate esterification; (9) Boc deprotection and salt formation; and (10) refining of amantadine nitrate hydrochloride. The amantadine nitrate derivatives have the struction of:

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wherein, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently hydrogen, straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl. The process of this invention is efficient, cost effective, environmentally friendly, safe, reliable, and suitable for industrial production.

The present invention provided a process for manufacture of amantadine nitrate derivatives, and the process comprises using adamantane as the raw material to prepare amantadine nitrate derivatives via the following steps: (1) synthesis of adamantanol; (2) carboxylation of adamantanol; (3) acetylation of adamantanoic acid; (4) reduction; (5) hydrolysis of amido adamantanol and Boc protection of amino group; (6) crystallization of Boc protected amantadinol; (7) nitrate esterification of Boc protected amantadinol; (8) refining of the product of nitrate esterification; (9) Boc deprotection and salt formation; and (10) refining of amantadine nitrate hydrochloride. The amantadine nitrate derivatives have the struction of:

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wherein, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently hydrogen, straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl. The process of this invention is efficient, cost effective, environmentally friendly, safe, reliable, and suitable for industrial production.

A method includes: providing a mixture including at least one alkyl tosylate and a Grignard reagent; and reacting the at least one alkyl tosylate with the Grignard reagent in a C—C coupling reaction mechanism to form a branched aliphatic alcohol.

A nanodiamond according to the present invention has acidic functional groups, contains the acidic functional groups in a number density of 1 or more per square nanometer in the nanodiamond surface, and has a specific surface area of 150 m.sup.2/g or more. Particles of the nanodiamond preferably have a D50 (median diameter) of 9 nm or less. The nanodiamond is preferably derived from a nanodiamond synthesized by a detonation technique (in particular, an air-cooling detonation technique).

A nanodiamond according to the present invention has acidic functional groups, contains the acidic functional groups in a number density of 1 or more per square nanometer in the nanodiamond surface, and has a specific surface area of 150 m.sup.2/g or more. Particles of the nanodiamond preferably have a D50 (median diameter) of 9 nm or less. The nanodiamond is preferably derived from a nanodiamond synthesized by a detonation technique (in particular, an air-cooling detonation technique).

Oxidizing a first aromatic compound in the presence of a metal salt to yield a second aromatic compound includes combining the first aromatic compound, the metal salt, and water to yield an aqueous mixture, and heating the aqueous mixture at a temperature exceeding 200° C. to yield a reaction product that includes the second aromatic compound.

Oxidizing a first aromatic compound in the presence of a metal salt to yield a second aromatic compound includes combining the first aromatic compound, the metal salt, and water to yield an aqueous mixture, and heating the aqueous mixture at a temperature exceeding 200° C. to yield a reaction product that includes the second aromatic compound.