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ChemInform Abstract: A Differential Scanning Calorimetry Study of Hydrogen‐Induced Amorphization in GdMn2, PrMn2 and NdMn2 Laves Phases.
Authors: CHUNG U.‐I. , LEE J.‐Y.
Published: May 2016

The DSC results obtained for the Laves phases LnMn2 (Ln: Gd, Pr, Nd) in H2 atmosphere show two exothermic reactions which are related to the formation of a crystalline hydride and of microcrystals of LnH2 and α‐Mn, respectively.
ChemInform Abstract: Lewis Acid Promoted Cross Aldol Reaction of Aldehydes with Ketones Utilizing 3‐Methyl‐2‐phenyl‐2‐(2‐oxoalkyl)benzothiazolines as an Enolate‐Transferring Reagent.
Authors: CHIKASHITA H. , TAME S. , YAMADA S. , ITOH K.
Published: May 2016

SnCl4 is found to be the most effective Lewis acid for the reactions of benzothiazolines such as (I) or (IV) with aldehydes such as (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Palladium‐Catalyzed Polyene Cyclizations of Trienyl Triflates.
Authors: CARPENTER N. E. , KUCERA D. J. , OVERMAN L. E.
Published: May 2016

The enol triflates (I) undergo cyclization in the presence of palladium(II) acetate, forming the bicyclic dienones (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Studies on the Reactivities of Azoxybenzenes. Part 18. The Nitration of Azoxybenzene and Its Methyl Derivatives.
Authors: YAMAMOTO J. , MANDAI M.
Published: May 2016

By treatment of azoxybenzene (I) with dilute nitric acid (II) in acetic acid, the mononitro derivative (III) is formed selectively.
ChemInform Abstract: A Dramatic Solvent Effect During Aromatic Halogen‐Metal Exchanges. Different Products from Lithiation of Polyfluorobromobenzenes in Ether and THF.
Authors: BRIDGES A. J. , PATT W. C. , STICKNEY T. M.
Published: May 2016

The lithiation of the trifluorobromobenzene (I) with LDA in THF followed by carboxylation yields the tetrahalobenzoic acid (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Azoles. Part 27. Nitroimidazole Derivatives, Their Antibacterial and Fungicidal Activity and Electron Affinity.
Authors: ZAPRUTKO L. , GAJDZINSKI M. , MICHALSKA W. , PIETKIEWICZ K. , LUTOMSKI K. , LUKASZEWSKI Z. , WRZECIONO U.
Published: May 2016

The reaction of the dinitroimidazoles (I) with phenacyl bromides such as (II) or epichlorohydrin (IV) yields the corresponding N‐substituted derivatives (III) or (V) respectively.
ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of Imidoyl Radicals with Multiple Carbon‐Carbon Bonds.
Authors: LEARDINI R. , NANNI D. , TUNDO A. , ZANARDI G.
Published: May 2016

A general view on the reaction between imidoyl radicals, e.g. (III), and alkenes and alkynes is given.
ChemInform Abstract: Isolation of the Cembranoid Preverecynarmin Alongside Some Briaranes, the Verecynarmins, from Both the Nudibranch Mollusc Armina maculata and the Octocoral Veretillum cynomorium of the East Pyrenean Mediterranean Sea.
Authors: GUERRIERO A. , D'AMBROSIO M. , PIETRA F.
Published: May 2016

The three novel briaranes verecynarmin E (Ia), F (Ib) and G (II), the novel cembranoid preverecynarmin (IIIa) and the known cembranoid cembrene C (IIIb) are isolated.
ChemInform Abstract: Ionic Conductivity of Solid Electrolytes Based on Lithium Titanium Phosphate.
Authors: AONO H. , SUGIMOTO E. , SADAOKA Y. , IMANAKA N. , ADACHI G.
Published: May 2016

It is demonstrated that partial substitution of Ti(IV) and P(V) in LiTi2(PO4)3 by M(III) (M(III): Al, Cr, Ga, Fe, Sc, In, Lu, Y, La) and Si(IV), resp., results in an increase of the electrical conductivity and a decreased porosity of the solid electrolytes.
ChemInform Abstract: Preparation and Properties of Ta2O5 Films by LPCVD for ULSI Application
Authors: ZAIMA S. , FURUTA T. , YASUDA Y. , IIDA M.
Published: May 2016

(ULSI: ultra large scale integrated circuits).
ChemInform Abstract: Solvation and Complexation of Metals in Water‐Hydrogen Fluoride Mixtures. Sn, Cd, Pb, and Tl.
Authors: BEAUDOIN R. , MENARD H.
Published: May 2016

The behavior of Sn and Tl in H2O‐HF mixtures (0‐100% HF) is studied polarographically.
ChemInform Abstract: K20Ga6Sb12.66 and K20Ga6As12.66, Compounds with Ga3Sb9‐ 6‐ and Ga3As9‐ 6‐Anions Isostructural to B3O3‐ 6.
Authors: CORDIER G. , OCHMANN H.
Published: May 2016

The title compounds are prepared by solid state reaction of the elements (slight excess of K; 1. 570 K, 2. 1300 K; corundum crucible, argon).
ChemInform Abstract: Experimental Charge Maps in Diactivated Carbanions: Access to Charge Demands of Primary Electron‐Withdrawing Functionalities.
Authors: BARCHIESI E. , BRADAMANTE S. , FERRACCIOLI R. , PAGANI G. A.
Published: May 2016

It is reported that the 13C shifts of C(1) in numerous 1,1‐disubstituted ethylene derivatives, R‐CH=CX2 and R‐CH=CXY, are predictable, relative to the unsubstituted system R‐CH=CH2 on the basis of additivity of the shielding contributions AX and AY.
ChemInform Abstract: Mechanism of Formation and Fragmentation of (8)Paracyclophane in the Gas Phase.
Authors: KRAAKMAN P. A. , EEKEN P. J. K. M. , DE WOLF W. H. , BICKELHAUPT F.
Published: May 2016

Flash vacuum thermolysis of the spiro compound (I) at 600 °C yields the (8)paracyclophane (II), which at higher temp. is converted into the styrenes (III) and (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Thermal Decomposition of Phenyl Alkyl Ethers.
Authors: ONDRUSCHKA B. , ENGELSTAEDTER U. + , VORWERK D. , ZIMMERMANN G.
Published: May 2016

Reaction products and intermediates of the thermal conversions (600‐1200 °C; ca. 120 mPa) of (I)‐(III) are determined.
ChemInform Abstract: Flash‐Pyrolysis of 1‐Vinylbenzotriazoles.
Authors: BARKER S. J. , STORR R. C.
Published: May 2016

As is shown by the title compounds (I), (III), (V), and (VIII), the relative sizes of substituents on the vinyl group control the conformational population of intermediate diradicals generated by flash vacuum pyrolysis and thereby product formation.
ChemInform Abstract: Organophosphorus Antioxidants. Part 10. The Hydroperoxide Decomposing Action of Phosphites, Phosphonites and Thiophosphites.
Authors: KOENIG T. + , HABICHER W. D. , SCHWETLICK K.
Published: May 2016

Kinetics and mechanism of reactions of a variety of phosphites, phosphonites, thiophosphites, and hydrogenphosphites with cumyl, tert. butyl, and α‐tetralyl hydrogenperoxides are studied by means of 31P NMR spectroscopy, HPLC, and iodometric titrations.
ChemInform Abstract: Osmium Tetraoxide Catalyzed Vicinal Hydroxylation of Higher Olefins by Using Hexacyanoferrate(III) Ion as a Cooxidant.
Authors: MINATO M. , YAMAMOTO K. , TSUJI J.
Published: May 2016

The method outlined in the reaction scheme represents an efficient modified access to cis‐diols such as (II) using hexacyanoferrate(III) as cooxidant.
ChemInform Abstract: Michael Addition of Methyl 2‐(Trimethylsilyl)propenoate with Organomagnesiums or Organolithiums Leading to 1:1 and/or 2:1 Adducts and Subsequent Peterson Olefination by Condensation with Carbonyl Compounds.
Authors: TANAKA J. , KANEMASA S. , NINOMIYA Y. , TSUGE O.
Published: May 2016

Michael addition of the title compound (I) with organometallics such as (V) and subsequent Peterson olefination leads to the products (III) and/or (IV) resulting from the intermediate formation of 1:1 and/or 1:2 adduct anions such as (VI) and (VII).
ChemInform Abstract: Stereospecific Reductive Desulfurization of Vinyl Sulfoxides with tert‐Butyllithium and an Internal Proton Source.
Authors: THEOBALD P. G. , OKAMURA W. H.
Published: May 2016

Vinylic sulfoxides such as (I) are reduced with retention of the configuration using tBuLi with methanol as an internal proton source.
ChemInform Abstract: Topically Active Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors. Part 3. Benzofuran‐ and Indole‐2‐sulfonamides.
Authors: GRAHAM S. L. , HOFFMAN J. M. , GAUTHERON P. , MICHELSON S. R. , SCHOLZ T. H. , SCHWAM H. , SHEPARD K. L. , SMITH A. M. , SMITH R. L. , SONDEY J. M. , SUGRUE M. F.
Published: May 2016

The benzofuranone (I) and the protected indole (XVII) are converted into the sulfonamides (IV) and (XVIII) via consecutive lithiation, reaction with sulfur dioxide (II), oxidation, and final treatment with ammonia (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of a Series of Dibenzo(a,d)cycloalkenimines as N‐Methyl‐D‐aspartate Antagonists.
Authors: THOMPSON W. J. , ANDERSON P. S. , BRITCHER S. F. , LYLE T. A. , THIES J. E. , MAGILL C. A. , VARGA S. L. , SCHWERING J. E. , LYLE P. A. , CHRISTY M. E. , EVANS B. E. , COLTON C. D. , HOLLOWAY M. K. , SPRINGER J. P. , HIRSHFIELD J. M. , BALL R. G. , AMATO J. S. , LARSEN R. D. , WONG E. H. F. , KEMP J. A. , TRICKLEBANK M. D. , SINGH L. , OLES R. , PRIESTLY T. , MARSHALL G. R. , KNIGHT A. R. , MIDDLEMISS D. N. , WOODRUFF G. N. , IVERSEN L. L.
Published: May 2016

A series of seventy‐three dibenzocycloalkenimines is synthesized as outlined in the reaction scheme.
ChemInform Abstract: Novel S‐Alkylation Products from “Isolated Thiamin Ylide” via Thiaminium Neothiaminthiolate Ion Pair.
Authors: SUGIMOTO H. , ISHIBA T. , SATO T. , NAKAI H. , HIRAI K.
Published: May 2016

Treatment of the thiamin monochloride (I) with sodium ethoxide yields the thiamin ylide (II) which reacts with methyl iodide (III) to give the pyrimidopyrimidine (IV), together with the ring‐opened hydrolysis product (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Instant Ligands. Part 4. Preparation of Some Difluorophosphinite Ligands from Unsaturated Hydroxy Compounds, and Their Reactions to Form Molybdenum Complexes.
Authors: DAVIS M. J. , RANKIN D. W. H.
Published: May 2016

The difluorophosphinite ligands (III) and (V) are characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy.
ChemInform Abstract: Direct Synthesis of Trialk(ar)yl Phosphites and Trialk(ar)yl Trithiophosphites from Elemental Phosphorus.
Authors: RIESEL L. , KANT M. , HELBING R.
Published: May 2016

In the presence of an excess of triethylamine title compounds such as (III) can be produced in good yields by treating elemental phosphorus (I) with alcohols or thiols (II) and CCl4 (in molar ratio 1:12:6) in dipolar‐aprotic solvents.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Crystallographic Characterization of (Me5C5)2Ca(Me3SiCC‐CCSiMe3): The First Monomeric Diyne Complex of a Main‐Group Element.
Authors: WILLIAMS R. A. , HANUSA T. P. , HUFFMAN J. C.
Published: May 2016

The title complex (at ‐155 °C space group P21, Z=4) is obtained from Ca(η5‐C5Me5)2 and 1,4‐bis(trimethylsilyl)‐1,3‐butadiyne as an air‐sensitive crystalline compound.
ChemInform Abstract: New Near IR Absorbing Metal Complex Dyes with Heterocyclic Phenyliminoquinone‐Type Ligands.
Authors: KUBO Y. , KATAOKA H. , IKEZAWA M. , YOSHIDA K.
Published: May 2016

Cyclocondensation of o‐aminobenzenethiol (Ia) with the iminoquinolinones (II) gives phenothiazine dyes (IIIa) and (IIIb) in good yield, whereas o‐aminophenol (Ib) gives only poor yields of (IIIc) and (IIId).
ChemInform Abstract: C‐Nucleosides. Part 13. Synthesis of 5‐Nitro‐2‐(β‐D‐ribofuranosyl)furan.
Authors: MAEBA I. , OSAKA K. , ITO C.
Published: May 2016

In the search for pharmacological agents the title compound (V) is prepared.
ChemInform Abstract: A Mechanistic Study of Silicon Etching in NH3/H2O2 Cleaning Solutions
Authors: VAN DEN MEERAKKER J. E. A. M. , VAN DER STRAATEN M. H. M.
Published: May 2016

is performed at 70 °C as a function of the H2O2 concentration.
ChemInform Abstract: Structures, Relative Stabilities, Barriers to Internal Rotation, and Vibrational Frequencies of Isomeric HNOH and HPOH.
Authors: SO S. P.
Published: May 2016

The geometries of HNOH (I) and HPOH (II) are calculated at the SCF level using various basis sets.
ChemInform Abstract: Hydrogen Bonding in Barium Hydroxide Trihydrate by Neutron Diffraction.
Authors: LUTZ H. D. , KELLERSOHN TH. , VOGT TH.
Published: May 2016

Ba(OH)2·3 H2O crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pnma with Z=4.
ChemInform Abstract: Structure of a Sulfide of Thulium and Zinc, ZnTm2S4.
Authors: LEMOINE P. , TOMAS A. , VOVAN T. , GUITTARD M.
Published: May 2016

The title compound is prepared by annealing a stoichiometric mixture of ZnS and Tm2S3 at 1220 K (7 d).
ChemInform Abstract: Structure of Na4OI2.
Authors: SABROWSKY H. , HIPPLER K. , SITTA S. , VOGT P. , WALZ L.
Published: May 2016

The title compound is prepared by reaction of Na2O and NaI in a closed silver crucible at 830 K. Single crystals are only obtained when a mixture with 100% excess Na2O is annealed in a corundum crucible.
ChemInform Abstract: Preparation, Properties of and Reactions with Metal‐Containing Heterocycles. Part 70. Correlation Between Conformation and Chemical Shift in Phosphametallacycloalkanes.
Authors: LINDNER E. , FAWZI R. , MAYER H. A. , EICHELE K. , POHMER K.
Published: May 2016

Investigations of the acyclic and cyclic complexes (I), (II), (III), and (IV) show that different conformations have an obvious influence on the 31P and 13C chemical shift of metal adjacent ring atoms.
ChemInform Abstract: Stereochemistry of the Oxidative Addition of an Epoxide to Platinum(II): Relevance to Catalytic Reactions of Epoxides.
Authors: AYE K.‐T. , GELMINI L. , PAYNE N. C. , VITTAL J. J. , PUDDEPHATT R. J.
Published: May 2016

The reaction of (R)‐styrene oxide and that of cyclic trans‐CHD‐CHPh‐O with CO2 and PtMe2(1,10‐phenanthroline) are investigated using NMR techniques.
ChemInform Abstract: Enzyme‐Catalyzed Synthesis of (S)‐Cyanohydrins.
Authors: NIEDERMEYER U. , KULA M.‐R.
Published: May 2016

While the synthesis of (R)‐cyanohydrins is documented by numerous examples, the enzymatic preparation of (S)‐cyanohydrins is not well established up to now.
ChemInform Abstract: Absolute Configuration of 6,8‐Dioxabicyclo(3.2.1)octane (Ia) and Several Methyl Substituted Derivatives.
Authors: IBRAHIM N. , EGGIMANN T. , DIXON E. A. , WIESER H.
Published: May 2016

The (1R) enantiomers (I)‐(III) and their (1S) antipodes are synthesized by standard synthetic methods and/or with baker's yeast.
ChemInform Abstract: Electrolytic Transformation of Fluoroorganic Compounds. Part 4. C‐C Bond Formation at α to a Trifluoromethyl Group. Cyanation and Allylation of α‐Trifluoromethylated N,O‐Acetals.
Authors: FUCHIGAMI T. , ICHIKAWA S. , KONNO A.
Published: May 2016

The α‐methoxy amines (I) react with trimethylsilyl cyanide (II) in the presence of boron trifluoride etherate to form the α‐amino nitriles (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Rearrangement of Bicyclo(2.2.1)heptane Ring Systems by Titanocene Alkylidene Complexes to Bicyclo(3.2.0)heptane Enol Ethers. Total Synthesis of (.+‐.)‐δ9(12)‐Capnellene.
Authors: STILLE J. R. , SANTARSIERO B. D. , GRUBBS R. H.
Published: May 2016

The titanacyclobutane (I) reacts with the norbornenes (II) to give the fused titanacyclobutanes (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Transition Metal‐Catalyzed Coupling of (1‐(Arylimino)alkyl)zinc with Aromatic Iodide.
Authors: MURAKAMI M. , ITO H. , ABU BAKAR W. A. W. , ABU BAKAR BIN BABA ABU BAKAR BIN BABA , ITO Y.
Published: May 2016

The isonitriles (I) react with dialkylzinc compounds (II) to give the imines (III) which are coupled with the aryl iodides (IV) to yield the substitution products (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Helical Poly‐β‐pyrroles. Multiple Atropisomerism Resulting in Helical Enantiomorphic Conformations.
Authors: MAGNUS P. , DANIKIEWICZ W. , KATOH T. , HUFFMAN J. C. , FOLTING K.
Published: May 2016

A four‐step sequence converts the dinitrile (I) via the dicyanopyrrole (IV) into the Horner‐Wittig product (VI).
ChemInform Abstract: Micelle Activated Reactions. Part 1. Micelle Activated Iodination and Partial Dehalogenation of Pyrazoles and 1,2,4‐Triazoles.
Authors: MIETHCHEN R. , RANDOW R. , LISTEMANN R. , HILDEBRANDT J. , KOHLHEIM K.
Published: May 2016

Only anionic tensides, e.g. Rodapon N 50, have a catalytic effect on the iodination reactions shown in the scheme.
ChemInform Abstract: New Derivatives of 5‐Nitroimidazole: Synthesis and Antiparasitic Activity.
Authors: ALCALDE E. , MANOS L. , DINARES I. , VALLS N. , ELGUERO J. , ESCARIO J. A. , MARTINEZ A. R. , IGEA A. , OSUNA A. , RUIZ‐PEREZ L. M. , CIFUENTES J.
Published: May 2016

Reaction of 1‐(2‐chloroethyl)‐2‐methyl‐5‐nitroimidazole (I) with 1‐(n‐butyl) (IIa) or 1‐benzylimidazole (IIb) yields the lipophilic imidazolium salts (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of a Novel Nitrogen Oxygen System. Salts of 1‐Nitramino‐1,2,3‐triazole 3‐Nitroimides.
Authors: SHITOV O. P. , VYAZKOV V. A. , TARTAKOVSKII V. A.
Published: May 2016

The aminotriazoles (I) are coupled with O‐picrylhydroxylamine (II) and nitric acid (III) to give the diaminotriazolium nitrates (IV) which are transformed into the salts (VI) upon treatment with nitryl tetrafluoroborate (V) and potassium acetate.
ChemInform Abstract: Intramolecular Cyclization of O‐Alkyl‐N‐(3‐phenylpropenoyl)thiocarbamates Catalyzed by Boron Trifluoride.
Authors: DZURILLA M. , KUTSCHY P. , KOSCIK D. , TOMA S.
Published: May 2016

To obtain thiazinones of type (III), O‐alkyl‐thiocarbamates (I) and (V) are treated with BF3, known as a good catalyst for this type of cyclization.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Antiinflammatory/Analgesic Activities of N‐Heterocyclic Carboxamides of Thiopyrano‐1,2‐benzothiazine.
Authors: SCHIAFFELLA F. , FRINGUELLI R. , CECCHETTI V. , FRAVOLINI A. , BRUNI G. , RUNCI F. M.
Published: May 2016

The carboxamides (III) are prepared by aminolysis of the methyl esters (I) with the appropriate heterocyclic amines (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Stereochemistry in a Medium‐Sized Ring. Highly Diastereoselective N‐Oxidation of a Substituted 3‐Benzazonine. X‐Ray Crystal Structure of an Unusual Complex Between an Amine N‐Oxide and Saccharin.
Authors: MARYANOFF B. E. , PARVEZ M. , OLOFSON R. A.
Published: May 2016

MCPBA‐Oxidation of the trans‐benzazonine (I) yields the N‐oxide (II) along with only minor amounts of its isomer (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Cyclopentane‐Fused Oxygen Heterocycles from the Intramolecular Reaction of Alkynes with Cyclopropylcarbenechromium Complexes.
Authors: HERNDON J. W. , MATASI J. J.
Published: May 2016

The cyclopropylcarbenechromium complex (I) reacts with the alkynols (II) to give the α‐alkynyloxycarbene complexes (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Reactive E=C(p‐p)π‐Systems. Part 21. Preparation and Properties of 1λ3,3λ3‐Diphosphanes of the Type R2PCF2P(H)CF3.
Authors: GROBE J. , LANGE G. , LE VAN D.
Published: May 2016

The 1λ3,3λ3‐diphosphanes (III) are synthesized.
ChemInform Abstract: A General One‐Pot Synthesis of 1,3‐Butadienylphosphanes.
Authors: TEULADE M.‐P. , SAVIGNAC P.
Published: May 2016

The diethyl phosphonate (II) is α‐lithiated and then consecutively coupled with diphenylphosphinous chloride (Ia) and crotonaldehyde (Va) to form solely the adduct (VI).
ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of ((Cr(cp)(CO)3)2) (cp: η5‐C5H5) with Elemental Phosphorus. Isolation of (Cr2(cp)2(P5)) as a Thermolysis Product and Its X‐Ray Crystal Structure.
Authors: GOH L. Y. , WONG R. C. S. , CHU C. K. , HAMBLEY T. W.
Published: May 2016

The title reaction in toluene at 90 °C produces a mixture of the compounds (III)‐(VI), the relative proportion of which is dependent on the duration of the reaction (table).
ChemInform Abstract: Isolation and X‐Ray Structure of a Dinuclear Copper‐Nitrosyl Complex.
Authors: PAUL P. P. , TYEKLAR Z. , FAROOQ A. , KARLIN K. D. , LIU S. , ZUBIETA J.
Published: May 2016

In order to explore the chemistry of Cu(I) precursor compounds the reactions of (I) and (III) with the nitrosonium ion are studied.
ChemInform Abstract: High‐Pressure Conditions for Improved Synthesis of Phthalocyanines.
Authors: EDMONDSON S. J. , HILL J. S. , ISAACS N. S. , MITCHELL P. C. H.
Published: May 2016

It is shown that the use of pressures around 10 kbar combined with a reducing agent such as hydroquinone greatly increases the yields and the rates of formation of metal‐free and metallophthalocyanines in conventional preparations starting from 1,2‐dicyanobenzene and a metal salt.
ChemInform Abstract: Kinetics of Corrosion of Ruthenium Dioxide Hydrate by Bromate Ions Under Acidic Conditions
Authors: MILLS A. , DAVIES H.
Published: May 2016

(0.5 M H2SO4) are studied as a function of BrO3‐ and RuO2·xH2O (powder) concentrations and temp. (20‐65°C).
ChemInform Abstract: Reduction of Cu2+ Cations Supported on Y Zeolites
Authors: COUGHLAN B. , KEANE M. A.
Published: May 2016

, enriched to various levels with different alkali metal cations, is studied as a function of reduction temp., and time, heating rate, and NH3 pretreatment.
ChemInform Abstract: Selective Conversion of 4‐Isopropenyl‐1‐methylcyclohex‐1‐ene (I) to 4‐Isopropylidenyl‐1‐methylcyclohex‐1‐ene (II) Over SO2‐ 4/ZrO2.
Authors: TANAKA T. , ITAGAKI A. , ZHANG G. , HATTORI H. , TANABE K.
Published: May 2016

Isomerization of limonene (I) is carried out over various metal oxides and AlPO4 at 60 °C and 1 atm to identify catalysts over which terpinolene (II) is preferentially formed.
ChemInform Abstract: Acyclic Stereoselection. Part 47. Stereochemistry of the Michael Addition of Ester and Ketone Enolates to α,β‐Unsaturated Ketones.
Authors: OARE D. A. , HEATHCOCK C. H.
Published: May 2016

The propionate (I) is converted to the E‐(III) or Z‐enolate (VIII) depending on the lithiation conditions.
ChemInform Abstract: Studies on as‐Triazine Derivatives. Part 14. Synthesis and Reverse Electron‐Demand Diels‐Alder Reaction of Ethyl 5,8‐Dichloro‐1,2,4‐benzotriazine‐3‐carboxylate.
Authors: SAGI M. , SATO O. , KONNO S. , YAMANAKA H.
Published: May 2016

Cyclocondensation of cyclohexane‐1,2‐dione (I) with the amidrazones (II) produces the tetrahydro‐1,2,4‐benzotriazine derivatives (III) which are chlorinated with sulfuryl chloride to form the tetrachloro derivative (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: The Reactions of Indoles in Aqueous Solution Initiated by One‐Electron Oxidation.
Authors: SHEN X. , LIND J. , ERIKSEN T. E. , MERENYI G.
Published: May 2016

The reaction mechanism is investigated in detail underlying one‐electron oxidation of (Ia) and, to a lesser extent, (Ib) and (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 2,6‐Disubstituted Dihydronaphthalenes and Naphthalenes by Electrocyclic Reaction of o‐Quinodimethane. A Synthesis of (.+‐.)‐Naproxen.
Authors: SHISHIDO K. , YAMASHITA A. , HIROYA K. , FUKUMOTO K. , KAMETANI T.
Published: May 2016

A way to form dihydrobenzocyclobutenes such as (V) in good yield is described.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Spectroscopic Properties of New Rose Bengal and Eosin Y Derivatives.
Authors: AMAT‐GUERRI F. , LOPEZ‐GONZALEZ M. M. C. , MARTINEZ‐UTRILLA R. , SASTRE R.
Published: May 2016

The column chromatographic purification of the acid form of Rose Bengal or Eosin Y results in the formation of the pure lactones (Ia) or (Ib).
ChemInform Abstract: The Total Synthesis of (+)‐Ryanodol. Part 1. General Strategy and Search for a Convenient Diene for the Construction of a Key Tricyclic Intermediate.
Authors: DESLONGCHAMPS P. , BELANGER A. , BERNEY D. J. F. , BORSCHBERG H.‐J. , BROUSSEAU R. , DOUTHEAU A. , DURAND R. , KATAYAMA H. , LAPALME R. , LETURC D. M. , LIAO C.‐C. , MACLACHLAN F. N. , MAFFRAND J.‐P. , MARAZZA F. , MARTINO R. , MOREAU C. , RUEST L. , SAINT‐LAURENT L. , SAINTONGE R. , SOUCY P.
Published: May 2016

The paper reports a retrosynthetic analysis that leads to the conception of a synthetic strategy for the construction of ryanodol (Ia), the diterpene of ryanodine (Ib), a natural product isolated from Ryania speciosa.
ChemInform Abstract: Preparation and Biological Activity of 17β‐Carboxylic Acids in the Androstane Series.
Authors: GERASIMOVA M. L. , GUSAROVA T. I. , NIKITIN V. B. , ENGALYCHEVA G. N. , KAMINKA M. E. , KULESHOVA E. F.
Published: May 2016

Air oxidation of the side chain of the pregnane derivative (I) yields the androstanecarboxylic acid (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Antihypertensive Properties of Some N‐Acyl‐Substituted D‐Penicillamines.
Authors: GRANIK V. G. , GRIZIK S. I. , FAERMARK I. F. , SHVARTS G. YA. , SOLOV'EVA N. P. , CHISTYAKOV V. V. , MASHKOVSKII M. D.
Published: May 2016

Reaction of penicillamine (II) with the oxopyrrolidinecarboxylic chloride (I) gives the amide (III) which is coupled with hydrazine hydrate (IV), producing the glutamylpenicillamine (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Transformations of α‐ and β‐Ionones into α‐ and β‐Damascone and β‐Damascenone Using Allylsilane Chemistry.
Authors: AZZARI E. , FAGGI C. , GELSOMINI N. , TADDEI M.
Published: May 2016

Reduction of the ionones (I) with sodium borohydride, followed by acetylation and coupling with the cuprate (IV), produces the allylsilanes (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal with Extreme Polarization: X‐Ray Structure Analysis of the Crystalline Phase.
Authors: COLQUHOUN H. M. , DUDMAN C. C. , O'MAHONEY C. A. , ROBINSON G. C. , WILLIAMS D. J.
Published: May 2016

Optically pure (III) (and analogously its enantiomer) is prepared from (I) via the diastereomers (II) which are resolved.
ChemInform Abstract: Metal‐Containing Heterocycles: Preparation, Properties, Reactions. Part 69. Independent Mechanisms of the Cyclocotrimerization of Thiophosphinito Manganese Complexes with Alkynes. ‐ An Easy Access to Five‐Membered Heterocycles.
Authors: LINDNER E. , KAESS V. + , MAYER H. A.
Published: May 2016

In solution the dimeric thiophosphinito‐Mn complexes (I) are in equilibrium with the appropriate monomeric species (II), which are kinetically stabilized in the case of (IIc) and (IId).
ChemInform Abstract: Oxidative Cyclization of Diamides by Phenyliodoso Acetate.
Authors: BECKWITH A. L. J. , DYALL L. K.
Published: May 2016

The title reaction of carboxamides, e.g. (I), (III) and (V), proceeds via an initially formed isocyanate.
ChemInform Abstract: Sequential Wittig Oxyanion‐Accelerated Cope Reactions of 2,2,2‐Triphenyl‐5‐vinyl‐1,2λ5‐oxaphospholane.
Authors: ENHOLM E. J. , SATICI H. , PRASAD G.
Published: May 2016

Coupling of the phosphonium salt (I) with vinyloxirane (II) gives the hydroxyalkenylphosphonium bromide (III) which is cyclized, forming the title compound (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: VO(OR)Cl2‐Induced Oxidative Aromatization of α,β‐Unsaturated Cyclohexenones.
Authors: HIRAO T. , MORI M. , OHSHIRO Y.
Published: May 2016

The cyclohexenones (I) are heated with ethoxyvanadyl dichloride (II) in ethanol (III) to produce the ethoxybenzenes (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Chemistry of Oxaziridines. Part 12. Oxidation of Alkylidenetriphenylphosphoranes with N‐Sulfonyloxaziridines.
Authors: DAVIS F. A. , CHEN B.‐C.
Published: May 2016

The acylmethylenephosphoranes (I) are treated with 2‐(phenylsulfonyl)‐3‐phenyloxaziridine or the known camphorylsulfonyloxaziridine to give the symmetrical 1,2‐diacylethenes (IIa) and (IIb) and the bis(methoxycarbonyl)ethene (IIc) with the predominance of the E‐isomers.
ChemInform Abstract: Redox Chemistry of Diphenyl Diselenide and Its Chemistry in the Presence of Protons, Hydroxide, Water, and Hydrogen Peroxide.
Authors: SOBKOWIAK A. , SAWYER D. T.
Published: May 2016

In acetonitrile, diphenyldiselenide undergoes a reversible one‐electron reduction, which is similar to the electrochemical behavior of O2.
ChemInform Abstract: Clathrate Formers with Allene Structure ‐ Host Compounds, Crystal Inclusion, and Structure of a Dioxane Clathrate.
Authors: WEBER E. , SEICHTER W. , GOLDBERG I.
Published: May 2016

Fifteen tetraaryl‐substituted allenes such as (III)‐(V) are prepared, and their properties in crystal inclusion are determined.
ChemInform Abstract: Bacterial Metabolism of 6,7‐Dihydro‐5H‐benzocycloheptene by Pseudomonas putida. Synthesis and Absolute Configuration of Benzylic Alcohol and cis‐Diol Metabolites of 6,7‐Dihydro‐5H‐benzocycloheptene.
Authors: BOYD D. R. , DORRITY M. R. J. , MALONE J. F. , MCMORDIE R. A. S. , SHARMA N. D. , DALTON H. , WILLIAMS P.
Published: May 2016

The synthesis of optically pure metabolites such as (VII), (VIII) and (IX) is described.
ChemInform Abstract: New Reactions of a Thionitrosoarene.
Authors: TAKAHASHI M. , OKAZAKI R. , INAMOTO N.
Published: May 2016

The 3‐azido‐2,1‐benzisothiazole (I) is thermally or photolytically cleaved to generate the intermediate thionitrosoarene (II) which is transformed into the products (III) ‐ (V) or is trapped with the diazo compounds (VI) to give the imines (VIIIa), (VIIIc), or the thiocarbonylimine (IXb) via the thiatriazoles (VII).
ChemInform Abstract: Lewis‐Acid‐Catalyzed Fries Rearrangement of Isopropylcresol Esters.
Authors: MARTIN R. , DEMERSEMAN P.
Published: May 2016

Esters of type (II) and (VI) undergo normal Fries rearrangement when treated by method A. However, in the presence of AlCl3 at 100 °C (method B) alkyl migration takes place.
ChemInform Abstract: Efficient Procedures for in situ Trapping of (R)‐ and (S)‐Glyceraldehyde Acetonides by Stabilized Wittig Reagents.
Authors: LEONARD J. , MOHIALDIN S. , SWAIN P. A.
Published: May 2016

Oxidative cleavage of the mannitol diacetonide (I) with lead tetraacetate generates the acetonide (R)‐(II) of (R)‐glyceraldehyde.
ChemInform Abstract: Reactions of Pentafluoropyridine with Organo‐Silicon Compounds in the Presence of Fluoride Ions.
Authors: ARTAMKINA G. A. , KOVALENKO S. V. , BELETSKAYA I. P. , REUTOV O. A.
Published: May 2016

In the presence of an F‐ source the reactions between pentafluoropyridine (I) and the organo‐silicon compounds (II) afford the 4‐substituted tetrafluoropyridines (III) in fair to high yields.
ChemInform Abstract: Dehydration of 2‐(2‐Hydroxyethyl)benzimidazole. Synthesis of 6,13‐Dimethyl‐5H,12H‐pyrazino(1,2‐a:4,5‐a′)bisbenzimidazole.
Authors: POPOV I. I.
Published: May 2016

Dehydration of 2‐(2‐hydroxyethyl)benzimidazole (I) in the presence of acids gives the pyrazinobisbenzimidazole (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Metal Complexes of Molecular Clefts. The Synthesis and X‐Ray Crystal Structures of a Mononuclear Barium and Four Binuclear Silver(I) Complexes of Bibracchial Tetraimine Schiff‐Base Macrocycles.
Authors: ADAMS H. , BAILEY N. A. , CARLISLE W. D. , FENTON D. E. , ROSSI G.
Published: May 2016

The binuclear Ag(I) complexes (I) (yield 72‐80%) and the mononuclear Ba complex (II) (78%) of the macrocycles L are synthesized by the "2 + 2" condensation of 2,6‐diacetylpyridine and the correspondingly functionalized triamines in the presence of AgNO3/NaClO4 or Ba(ClO4)2 in refluxing methanol.
ChemInform Abstract: Alkyne ⇌ Vinylidene Rearrangements on Tetranuclear Clusters.
Authors: ALBIEZ T. , POWELL A. K. , VAHRENKAMP H.
Published: May 2016

The expansion of the vinylidene‐bridged FeCo2 clusters (I) with the cyclopentadienyl‐Rh building block (II) yields the two isomeric alkyne‐bridged FeCo2Rh clusters (III) ((IIIa): space group P21/c, Z = 8) and (IV) ((IVa): Pnma, Z=4).
ChemInform Abstract: Photoinduced Molecular Transformations. Part 106. Intramolecular Addition vs β‐Scission of Oxyl Radicals Generated from A‐Homo‐5α‐cholest‐1‐en‐4α‐ and ‐4β‐ol Hypoiodites and 4‐Methyl‐A‐homo‐5α‐cholest‐1‐en‐4α‐ and ‐4β‐ol Hypoiodites.
Authors: SUGINOME H. , YAMAMOTO Y. , ORITO K.
Published: May 2016

On irradiation in the presence of I2 and HgO, the 4‐methyl‐A‐homo‐5α‐cholest‐1‐en‐4‐ols (IX) and (X) give similar results as the parent compounds (II) and (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Preparation of 2,4‐Bis(methylsulfonyl)‐1‐naphthyl (BMSN) Active Esters and Their Potential Utility in Peptide Bond Formation.
Authors: BEREZNAK J. F. , JOULLIE M. M.
Published: May 2016

1‐Naphthol (I) is converted to the 2,4‐di(methylthio) derivative (V) via reduction and methylation of the di(thiocyanate) (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Vinca Alkaloids and Related Compounds. Part 48. Synthesis of (+)‐Catharanthine and (.+‐.)‐Allocatharanthine.
Authors: SZANTAY C. , BOELCSKEI H. + , GACS‐BAITZ E.
Published: May 2016

Coupling of catharanthine (IXa), the major alkaloid of Catharanthus roseus, with vindoline leads to vinblastine derivatives which show antitumor activity.
ChemInform Abstract: The Alkaloids of Picrasma javanica: Further Studies.
Authors: ARBAIN D. , BYRNE L. T. , SARGENT M. V. , SKELTON B. W. , WHITE A. H.
Published: May 2016

The structures of hydroxydehydrocrenatine and hydroxycrenatine (isolated from P. javanica and reported to be the 5‐hydroxy compounds) are revised to the 8‐hydroxy compounds (Ia) (space group P1 with Z=4) and (Ib), respectively.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of the Methyl Ethers of (.+‐.)‐Grandisol and (.+‐.)‐Fragranol by the Reaction of an Olefin with a Ketene Immonium Ion.
Authors: GRANDGUILLOT J.‐C. , ROUESSAC F.
Published: May 2016

With a view to preparing terpenes related to pheromones the title compounds are synthesized via (2 + 2) cycloaddition of the title immonium ion, derived from the amine (I), with the alkene (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Origin of the Solvent Effect on the Photolysis of Co(NH3)5Br2+ at 254 nm in a Water‐Acetonitrile Solvent System.
Authors: LANGFORD C. H. , LINDSAY E.
Published: May 2016

Measurements of the quantum yield as a function of the MeCN:H2O ratio for the title reaction (yielding a Co(II) species and a Br radical) show that variations of the viscosity or the polarity of the solvent do not explain the observed solvent effect.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Two Polymorphs of (NH4)2Mo4O13, Orthorhombic (o) and Triclinic (t).
Authors: BENCHRIFA R. , LEBLANC M. , DE PAPE R.
Published: May 2016

The hydrothermal treatment of an (NH4)2O/MoO3 mixture at 200 °C (teflon autoclave) yields (NH4)2Mo2O7, (NH4)8Mo10O34 and the title compound (NH4)2Mo4O13 (I).
ChemInform Abstract: Dynamics of Agostic Complexes of the Type C5R5(C2H4)M(CH2CH2‐μ‐H)+. Energy Differences Between and Ancillary Ligand Control of Agostic and Terminal Hydride Structures.
Authors: BROOKHART M. , LINCOLN D. M. , BENNETT M. A. , PELLING S.
Published: May 2016

The degenerate interconversions of the two enantiomeric forms of the agostic title complexes (M: Co; R: H, Me) via the sym. terminal hydrides (C5R5)Co(C2H4)2H+ are investigated by 13C NMR spectroscopy at 100.6 MHz in the temp. range ‐80 to ‐100 °C. The determined free energies of activation for this process (5.3 kcal/mol) represent a maximum energy difference between the agostic and terminal hydride structures.
ChemInform Abstract: Photochemistry of Halogenocarbon Compounds. Part 5. Photolysis of Fluorinated 1,2,3‐Triazine Derivatives.
Authors: CHAMBERS R. D. , SHEPHERD T. , TAMURA M.
Published: May 2016

Photolysis of the perfluorotriazine (I) gives a polymer.
ChemInform Abstract: A Light‐Initiated Process for Rapid Debenzylation of Carbohydrates.
Authors: BINKLEY R. W. , HEHEMANN D. G.
Published: May 2016

The diarabinosides (Ia) ‐ (Ic) and the methyl α‐arabinohexopyranosides (Id) ‐ (If) are O‐debenzylated upon irradiation in the presence of N‐bromosuccinimide and calcium carbonate to give the pyranosides (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Sodium Mercury Edetate Dehydrogenation of N‐Aliphatic Substituted 1,2,3,6‐Tetrahydropyridine Derivatives.
Authors: MOEHRLE H. + , OTTERSBACH D.
Published: May 2016

Oxidative dehydrogenation of the tetrahydropyridine derivative (I) and the piperidine derivatives (VI) with the mercury(II)‐EDTA complex in water leads in all cases to the formation of the 4‐hydroxypiperidone (II) as the main reaction product, together with small amounts of the dihydropyridone (III), the pyridone (IV), and benzaldehyde (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Halogenation Using Quaternary Ammonium Polyhalides. Part 22. Selective Bromination of Aromatic Ethers with Benzyltrimethylammonium Tribromide.
Authors: KAJIGAESHI S. , MORIWAKI M. , TANAKA T. , FUJISAKI S. , KAKINAMI T. , OKAMOTO T.
Published: May 2016

The reaction of aromatic ethers such as (I) with a stoichiometric amount of benzyltrimethylammonium tribromide in dichloromethane‐methanol gives only mono‐substituted ethers such as (II), whereas in acetic acid‐ZnCl2 di‐ or tri‐substituted ethers such as (III) are selectively obtained in quantitative yields.
ChemInform Abstract: Rapid Synthesis of α,β‐Unsaturated Iodides: Iodination Under Vacuum with Solid Diphosphorus Tetraiodide.
Authors: LASNE M.‐C. , CAIRON P. , VILLEMIN D.
Published: May 2016

The allylic alcohols (I) are converted to the corresponding iodides (II) by treatment with solid diphosphorus tetraiodide either in the vapor phase or in hot carbon disulfide.
ChemInform Abstract: Cu(II)‐Catalyzed Hydrolysis of an Unactivated Ester Based on Reversible Conjugate Addition.
Authors: DUERR B. F. , CZARNIK A. W.
Published: May 2016

Conjugate addition of the diamine (II) to methyl acrylate (I) produces the β‐amino acid ester (III) which is hydrolyzed in the presence of various metal dications to yield the corresponding acid (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of the Ethyl Esters of Methoxy‐ and Halosubstituted Benzylidenehydrazides of Oxalic Acid with the Grignard Reagent.
Authors: BERDINSKII I. S. , POSYAGINA E. YU. , ORLOVA L. D. , LYADOVA A. A.
Published: May 2016

The title reactions afford the arylidenehydrazides (IIIb), (IIIe) as the sole products or mixtures of the arylidenehydrazides (IIIa), (IIIc), (IIId) and the diarylmethylhydrazides (IVa), (IVc), (IVd), depending on the nature of the radical R of the Grignard reagents RMgBr (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis, Structure, and Transformation of 1‐Amino‐5‐phenyl‐2,6,6‐tricyano‐3‐cyclopropyl‐1,3‐cyclohexadiene into 6‐Phenyl‐2‐dicyanomethylene‐3‐cyano‐4‐cyclopropyl‐1,2‐dihydropyridine.
Authors: NESTEROV V. N. , SHKLOVER V. E. , SHARANIN YU. A. , STRUCHKOV YU. T. , KHOROSHILOV G. E.
Published: May 2016

The cyclohexadiene derivative (III) mentioned in the title is obtained by reaction of the malononitriles (I) and (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Methoxyethoxymethyl, t‐Butoxymethyl, and Benzyloxymethyl Substituents as 1‐Protecting Groups Against Organolithium Reagents in the Syntheses of Imidazoles.
Authors: NGOCHINDO R. I.
Published: May 2016

The imidazoles (I), protected by the title substituents, undergo quantitative monolithiation at ‐78 °C; the protecting groups are, consequently, complementary to existing protecting groups in the imidazole chemistry.
ChemInform Abstract: Donor‐Substituted 2,5‐Dihydropyrazines as Dienophiles in the Diels‐Alder Reaction with Inverse Electron Demand. A Simple Synthesis of Substituted Pyrazino(2,3‐d)pyridazines.
Authors: SEITZ G. , WASSMUTH H.
Published: May 2016

Inverse (4 + 2)cycloaddition reaction of the 1,2,3,5‐tetrazine (I) with the electron‐rich 2,5‐dihydropyrazines (II) leads to the formation of the title compounds (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Convenient Synthesis of Silyl Ketenes from 1‐tert‐Butoxy‐2‐silylethynes.
Authors: VALENTI E. , PERICAS M. A. , SERRATOSA F.
Published: May 2016

The tert‐butoxyethynylsilanes (III) are prepared by base‐induced coupling of tert‐butoxyacetylene (I) or Z‐bromovinyl tert‐butyl ether (IV) with the chlorosilanes (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Addition of Stannyl Phosphines to Alkynes and Allenes.
Authors: MITCHELL T. N. , BELT H.‐J.
Published: May 2016

Diphenyl(trimethylstannyl)phosphine (II) adds to terminal and non‐terminal alkynes such as (I) and allenes such as (V) under free‐radical conditions.
ChemInform Abstract: Metal‐Metal Bonds Involving Vanadium Atoms. A Facile Synthesis of a Novel Divanadium Tetrakis(dithioacetate) That Contains Two .mu±eta.2‐S2 Bridges from Bis(benzene)vanadium(0) and Dithioacetic Acid.
Authors: DURAJ S. A. , ANDRAS M. T. , KIBALA P. A.
Published: May 2016

The diamagnetic title complex (III) crystallizes in P21/c with Z=2.
ChemInform Abstract: Metal‐Mediated Addition of Carbon Dioxide to the Activated Benzene in (Cr(η4‐C6H6)(CO)3)2‐.
Authors: CORELLA J. A. II , COOPER N. J.
Published: May 2016

The benzene ligand in the complex (I) can be activated toward electrophiles by potassium naphthalenide reduction to the dianionic η4‐benzene complex (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Reactions of the Novel (Cp2MoCl2)2+ Cation with Organothiolates to Give Molybdenocene(VI) Dithiolates and the Oxidation of Cp2Mo(SR)2 to Give (Cp2Mo(SR)2)2+.
Authors: GOWIK P. K. , KLAPOETKE T. M. +
Published: May 2016

The title reactions lead to the formation of the first molybdenocene(VI) dithiolate complexes (IV) which are characterized by NMR, IR, and mass spectroscopic data.
ChemInform Abstract: A Stable 6‐Metalated 1‐Azafulvene: Synthesis and Reactions of Cyclic Ru(C(C4H3N)SCNMe2S)(η2‐S2CNMe2)(CO)(PPh3) and Crystal Structure of Cyclic (Ru(=C(SCNMe2S)(2‐pyrrolyl))(η2‐S2CNMe2)(CO)(PPh3))+.
Authors: IRVINE G. J. , RICKARD C. E. F. , ROPER W. R. , WRIGHT L. J.
Published: May 2016

Dimethyldithiocarbamate displaces chloride from both the carbene center and the metal in the carbene‐Ru complex (I) to give the stable Ru‐substituted 1‐azafulvene (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Compounds with Juvenile Hormone Activity. Part 28. Synthesis of (‐)‐Juvenile Hormone I, the Antipode of the Natural Compound.
Authors: MORI K. , FUJIWHARA M.
Published: May 2016

The synthesis of unnatural (‐)‐juvenile hormone I (VI) starts from (+)‐(I) (1.6% overall yield) and leads via the antipode (‐)‐(I).
ChemInform Abstract: Mass‐Transfer Measurements of Copper Deposition in a Fluosilicate Electrolyte.
Authors: UCEDA D. , O'KEEFE T. , COLE E.
Published: May 2016

The diffusion coefficient of Cu2+ in fluosilicate solutions and the mass transfer parameters for Cu deposition are determined under various conditions and the results are compared with those obtained in acidic sulfate electrolytes.
ChemInform Abstract: Ternary BaAl4‐Type Derivatives. Preparation and Crystal Structure of CaCu2As2, Ca2Cu6P5, and Ba2Cu3P4.
Authors: PILCHOWSKI I. , MEWIS A.
Published: May 2016

The title compounds are prepared by annealing mixtures of the corresponding elements at 900‐950 °C. CaCu2As2 and Ca2Cu6P5 crystallize in the space group I4/mmm with Z=2, Ba2Cu3P4 belongs to space group Ibam, Z=4.
ChemInform Abstract: Diastereoselective Nitrile Oxide and Nitrone Additions.
Authors: OLSSON T. , STERN K. , WESTMAN G. , SUNDELL S.
Published: May 2016

Nitrile oxide addition to the acrylates (Ia) and (Ib) (space group P21 with Z=2) provides products (III) in high yields.
ChemInform Abstract: Oxidation of Aminophenols by 4a‐Hydroperoxy‐5‐ethyllumiflavin Anion. Flavoenzyme Hydroxylase Mechanism.
Authors: KEUM S.‐R. , GREGORY D. H. , BRUICE T. C.
Published: May 2016

The pseudo‐first‐oder rate constant at saturation is independent of the structure of the oxidizable anions such as (I), (V), and (VI).
ChemInform Abstract: Reagents for the Directed Modification of Biopolymers. Part 4. Synthesis of 1‐(p‐Isothiocyanatophenyl)ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid and Its Complex with Europium.
Authors: SHISHKIN G. V. , GRACHEVA E. A. , PRIKHOD'KO T. A. , VYSOCHIN V. I. , SIL'NIKOV V. N. , DORONINA S. O. , LUK'YANCHUK N. P. , DOROGINA A. V. , KUZNETSOVA E. N.
Published: May 2016

The preparation of the title compound (XII) and its conversion to its Eu(III) complex are described.
ChemInform Abstract: S‐Aryl (Tetramethyl)isothiouronium Salts as Possible Antimicrobial Agents. Part 4.
Authors: TAIT A. , GAMBERINI G. , GIOVANNINI M. G. , DI BELLA M.
Published: May 2016

The hydrophobicity of fifty‐five literature‐known isothiouronium salts such as (I) are determined by 1‐octanol/water partition.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 2‐(((p‐Nitrophenyl)sulfonyl)oxy) 3‐Keto Esters from 3‐Keto Esters and (p‐Nitrophenyl)sulfonyl Peroxide.
Authors: HOFFMAN R. V. , WILSON A. L. , KIM H.‐O.
Published: May 2016

β‐Keto esters such as (I) are converted into the title compounds (III) by reaction with the nosyl (= p‐nitrophenylsulfonyl) peroxide (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Cyclofunctionalization of Epoxy Alcohol Derivatives. Part 4. Cyclization of Sulfonyl Ester Dianions. A Synthesis of MeBMT.
Authors: MCCOMBIE S. W. , SHANKAR B. B. , GANGULY A. K.
Published: May 2016

The epoxyalkyl arenesulfonylcarboxylates (III) and (V) undergo rearrangement upon treatment with LDA and subsequent acidic work‐up to form the arenesulfonyl γ‐lactones (IV) or (VI).
ChemInform Abstract: Difunctionalized 4‐Nitroisoxazoles as Dienophilic in Diels‐Alder Reactions.
Authors: NESI R. , GIOMI D. , PAPALEO S. , CORTI M.
Published: May 2016

Cycloaddition reaction of the 4‐nitrooxazoles (I) with the dimethylbutadiene (IIa) gives the fused cyclohexenes (III) (= IV), together with the elimination products (V), whereas (I) and isoprene (IIb) form the isomers (III) and (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Potential Antimalarials. Part 9. Di‐Mannich Bases of 4‐(7′‐Trifluoromethylquinazolin‐4′‐ylamino)phenol and 4‐(7′‐Trifluoromethylquinolin‐4′‐ylamino)phenol.
Authors: BARLIN G. B. , JIRAVINYU C.
Published: May 2016

A series of the title di‐Mannich bases such as (I) and (II) are known or prepared by standard methods.
ChemInform Abstract: Electrochemical Oxidation of Benzyl Chlorides: A New Synthesis of 5‐Methyl‐2‐pyrazinecarboxylic Acid.
Authors: BORSOTTI G. P. , FOA' M. , GATTI N.
Published: May 2016

By selective electrochemical oxidation at a nickel hydroxide electrode, benzyl chlorides, e.g. (I), are converted to the corresponding acids, e.g. (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Geminal Alkylation: Substitutions of Allyl Sulfones. Regiocontrol via Molybdenum Catalysis.
Authors: TROST B. M. , MERLIC C. A.
Published: May 2016

The allyl sulfones (I) are bislithiated and subsequently coupled with the dihalides (II) to give the cyclic derivatives (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Photolytic Ring‐Expansions of 6‐Azidoquinolines and 6‐Azidodiazines: Some Unexpected Azepine Ring‐Opening Reactions.
Authors: HAYES R. , SCHOFIELD J. M. , SMALLEY R. K. , SCOPES D. I. C.
Published: May 2016

Photolysis of 6‐azidoquinazoline (I) in the presence of MeOK (II) in MeOH/dioxane according to method A) unexpectedly affords the azepine (III) instead of the expected "unreduced" pyrimidoazepine.
ChemInform Abstract: Tribenzyltin‐ and Tribenzyltitaniumcyclopentadienyl.
Authors: JACOB K. , GLANZ M. , HOLECEK J. , LYCKA A.
Published: May 2016

The cerium compound (I), which contains σ‐ as well as π‐bounded cyclopentadienyl rings, reacts with the chlorides (II) and (IV) to give the products (III) and (V), respectively.
ChemInform Abstract: Syntheses of a σ,π‐Bidentate Bicyclo(3.2.1)octene Complex of Manganese via Carbene‐Dienyl Coupling and of a Novel η2‐Arene Species.
Authors: WANG C. , LANG M. G. , SHERIDAN J. B. , RHEINGOLD A. L.
Published: May 2016

The formation of (VI) demonstrates an approach to the construction of bicyclic ring systems via the intramolecular coupling of two unsaturated ligands at a metal center.
ChemInform Abstract: Bioconversion of (+)‐Fenchone to (+)‐6‐endo‐Hydroxyfenchone by Aspergillus niger.
Authors: MIYAZAWA M. , YAMAMOTO K. , NOMA Y. , KAMEOKA H.
Published: May 2016

In contrast to the title conversion the microbial transformation of (+)‐fenchone (I) by Corynebacterium sp.
ChemInform Abstract: A Novel Cyclization Reaction of a C‐6 Substituted Uridine Analog: An Entry to 5,6‐Dialkylated Uridine Derivatives.
Authors: WANG B. , KAGEL J. R. , RAO T. S. , MERTES M. P.
Published: May 2016

The uridine (I) is coupled with the acetal (II) and then cyclized in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid to form the hydroxy compound (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Growth and Luminescence Properties of Mg‐Doped GaN Prepared by MOVPE
Authors: AMANO H. , KITOH M. , HIRAMATSU K. , AKASAKI I.
Published: May 2016

(metal‐organic vapor phase epitaxy).
ChemInform Abstract: Pulsed‐Nozzle Fourier‐Transform Microwave Spectroscopy of Laser‐Vaporized Metal Oxides: Rotational Spectra and Electric Dipole Moments of YO, LaO, ZrO, and HfO.
Authors: SUENRAM R. D. , LOVAS F. J. , FRASER G. T. , MATSUMURA K.
Published: May 2016

The microwave spectra of the title compounds are obtained by coupling a laser‐ablation source to a pulsed‐nozzle Fourier transform microwave spectrometer (detailed description of the instrumentation).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Characterization of GdPS4.
Authors: LE ROLLAND B. , MOLINIE P. , COLOMBET P.
Published: May 2016

GdPS4 is synthesized by heating a mixture of the elements at 950 °C (3 weeks, evacuated silica tube).
ChemInform Abstract: Intramolecular Michael Addition of Chiral Imines to Enoates: A New Asymmetric Carbocyclization Reaction.
Authors: DUMAS F. , D'ANGELO J.
Published: May 2016

The imines (I), (III) and (V) are cyclized to the ketones (II), (IV) and (VI) by using three methods of activation: high pressure, heating and Lewis acid.
ChemInform Abstract: A Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds by the Ca(OAc)2‐Induced Aromatization of Polyoxoalkanedioates Generated from Diesters and Acetoacetate Dianion.
Authors: YAMAGUCHI M. , HASEBE K. , HIGASHI H. , UCHIDA M. , IRIE A. , MINAMI T.
Published: May 2016

The 1,5‐dicarboxylates (I) are coupled with two equivalents of the methyl acetoacetate (II) dianion to form the intermediate tetraoxodicarboxylates (III) which are directly cyclized, yielding the hydroxytetralones (IV).