Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Polymerizable Acryloyloxyalkyltriethyl Ammonium Salts. Issue 10 (9th August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mancuso, Raffaella; Amuso, Roberta; Armentano, Biagio; Grasso, Giuseppe; Rago, Vittoria; Cappello, Anna Rita; Galiano, Francesco; Figoli, Alberto; De Luca, Giorgio; Hoinkis, Jan; Gabriele, Bartolo
• Is Part Of: ChemPlusChem. Volume 82:Issue 10(2017)
• Page Start: 1233
• Page End: 1234
• Publication Date: 2017-08-09
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201700329
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2192-6506

Abstract

Abstract: Invited for this month's cover are the collaborating groups at the University of Calabria (Unical, Italy)—Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies (CTC) and Department of Pharmacy and Health and Nutritional Sciences (PHNS), at the National Research Council (CNR, Italy), Institute on Membrane Technology (ITM), and at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (HSKA, Germany), Institute of Applied Research (IAR), which cooperated in the framework of the European Union's Horizon 2020 project "VicInAqua". The front cover shows the structure of an acryloxyalkyltrithylammonium (AATEA) cation, characterized by a polymerizable end, a long‐chain alkyl linker, and a quaternary ammonium moiety. The bromide salts (AATEABs) have been synthesized by a two‐step procedure carried out entirely under air without any need for chromatographic purifications. Some AATEABs have shown significant antimicrobial activity and represent useful precursors for the preparation of polymeric films with antimicrobial properties. Read the full text of the article at10.1002/cplu.201700194 . Abstract : "… The compounds synthesized in this study may find application in the preparation of innovative polymeric films with antimicrobial activity, to be employed, for example, in textiles and in biomedical applications, and for the surface modification of commercial membranes for wastewater treatment…" Read more about the story behind the cover in the Cover Profile and about the research itself (DOI:10.1002/cplu.201700194 ).