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ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization of Diruthenium σ,π‐Vinyl Complexes Ru2(μ‐O=C(NMe2),.mu±sigma.,π‐C(Ar)=C(Ar)H)(CO)5PPh3 (Ar: Phenyl or p‐Tolyl) and Ru2(μ‐O=C(NMe2),.mu±sigma.,π‐C(Ph)=CH2)(CO)5PPh3. Crystal and Molecular Structures of Ru2(μ‐O=C(NMe2),.mu±sigma.,π‐C(p‐tolyl)=C(p‐tolyl)H)(CO)5PPh3 and Ru2(μ‐O=C(NMe2),.mu±sigma.,π‐C(Ph)=CH2)(CO)5PPh3.
Authors: XUE Z. , SIEBER W. J. , KNOBLER C. B. , KAESZ H. D.
Published: May 2016

In the reaction of (I) (which are present in solution together with the gem‐isomers in unequal amounts) with PPh3 the vic‐isomers (III) are the only complexes isolated in the solid state while in solution the gem‐compounds predominate.
ChemInform Abstract: Thermal and Photochemical Reactions of (Ru3(CO)12) with Tetraethyldiphosphite. X‐Ray Structure of (Ru3(CO)10(μ‐(EtO)2POP(OEt)2)).
Authors: CABEZA J. A. , RIERA V. , JEANNIN Y. , MIGUEL D.
Published: May 2016

The thermal, 1:1 molar title reaction gives a mixture of at least five compounds which includes the trinuclear products (III), (IVa), and (IVb).
ChemInform Abstract: Rhodium‐Catalyzed Dimerization of Vinyl Ketones. NMR Study of the Dynamic Behavior of Intermediate η2‐ and η4‐Methyl Vinyl Ketone Complexes of Rhodium(I).
Authors: KOVALEV I. P. , KOLMOGOROV YU. N. , STRELENKO YU. A. , IGNATENKO A. V. , VINOGRADOV M. G. , NIKISHIN G. I.
Published: May 2016

In order to study the vinyl ketone catalytic dimerization mechanism the first stage of this reaction, i.e. the vinyl ketone coordination with RhCl(PMe3)3, is investigated.
ChemInform Abstract: Oxygen Atom Transfer from O2 to a Coordinated Olefin: A New Route to Oxametallacyclobutanes.
Authors: DAY V. W. , KLEMPERER W. G. , LOCKLEDGE S. P. , MAIN D. J.
Published: May 2016

The oxygen uptake by (I) to transform into (III) proceeds via several intermediates which can be detected by 31P NMR spectroscopy.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Characterization of New Platinum(II) Complexes Containing Thiazole and Imidazole Donors. Part 2. Tribromo(styrylheterazole)platinate(II) Anionic Complexes.
Authors: MUIR M. M. , GOMEZ G. M. , CADIZ M. E. , MUIR J. A.
Published: May 2016

Seventeen complexes such as (III) are prepared containing a styrylbenzoheterazole, derived from imidazoles, thiazoles, oxazole or selenazole with yields that are in general higher than 80%.
ChemInform Abstract: Porphyrin Synthesis from a,c‐Biladienes. Evidence for a Common Mechanistic Pathway in the Electrochemical and Chemical Routes: Formation of Novel Macrocycles Possessing the Homoporphyrin Carbon Skeleton.
Authors: LIDDELL P. A. , OLMSTEAD M. M. , SMITH K. M.
Published: May 2016

Copper(II)‐catalyzed cyclizations of a,c‐biladiene salts are used for the preparation of porphyrins.
ChemInform Abstract: Asymmetric Reactions. Part 65. Preparation of Three Diastereoisomers of 2‐(1‐Methyl‐1‐phenylethyl)‐5‐methylcyclohexan‐1‐ol from (R)‐(+)‐Pulegone.
Authors: CERVINKA O. , SVATOS A. , MASOJIDKOVA M.
Published: May 2016

The mixture of the alcohols (II), prepared from (R)‐pulegone (I) by a known procedure, is transformed to the carbamates (IV)‐(VI) which are separated by crystallization and column chromatography.
ChemInform Abstract: Bioconversion of (3RS,E)‐ and (3RS,Z)‐Nerolidol into Oxygenated Products by Streptomyces cinnamonensis. Possible Implications for the Biosynthesis of the Polyether Antibiotic Monensin A?
Authors: HOLMES D. S. , ASHWORTH D. M. , ROBINSON J. A.
Published: May 2016

The ability of the monensin‐producing organism Streptomyces cinnamonensis to bioconvert the E‐ (I) and Z‐ (IV) isomers of nerolidol into new oxygenated products (II), (III) or (V)‐(VIII) is investigated using 3H labeled samples.
ChemInform Abstract: Structure Determination of a New Spirobicyclic Triterpenoid from Iris foetidissima.
Authors: MARNER F.‐J. , KARIMI‐NEJAD Y. , JAENICKE L. , WRAY V.
Published: May 2016

The structure of the title compound (I) is elucidated spectroscopically and by oxidative degradation.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Fluorohydrins and of Bromofluoro Derivatives by Anti Addition on the 14,15 Double Bond of Tabersonine in Superacids.
Authors: BERRIER C. , JACQUESY J. C. , JOUANNETAUD M. P. , VIDAL Y.
Published: May 2016

Tabersonine (I) reacts with H2O2 in HF/SbF5 to yield the fluorohydrins (III), (IV) and (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Direct Bromination or Hydroxylation at C‐11 in Vincadifformine and Tabersonine Derivatives in Superacids.
Authors: BERRIER C. , JACQUESY J. C. , JOUANNETAUD M. P. , VIDAL Y.
Published: May 2016

Hydroxylation of the substrates (I) or (III) with H2O2 in HF/SbF5 medium gives the derivatives (II) or (IV), respectively.
ChemInform Abstract: Mammalian Alkaloids: O‐Methylation of (.+‐.)‐Norcoclaurine‐1‐carboxylic Acid and Related Isoquinolines Including (S)‐ and (R)‐Norcoclaurine with 14C‐Labeled S‐Adenosyl‐L‐methionine in Presence of Mammalian Catechol O‐Methyltransferase.
Authors: SEKINE Y. , CREVELING C. , BELL M. , BROSSI A.
Published: May 2016

Methylation of the title acid (I) proceeds predominantly at the 7‐OH group.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 8‐Aza‐1,3‐dideaza‐2′‐deoxyadenosine and 5,6‐Disubstituted Benzotriazole 2′‐Deoxy‐β‐D‐ribofuranosides via Nucleobase‐Anion Glycosylation.
Authors: KAZIMIERCZUK Z. , SEELA F.
Published: May 2016

The glycosylation of the benzotriazoles (I), (V), or (IX) is stereoselective in all cases leading to exclusive β‐anomer formation; however, regioisomeric N1‐, N2‐, and N3‐deoxyribofuranosides are formed (→ (III) + (IV) or (VI) + (VII) + (VIII)) after deprotection.
ChemInform Abstract: 1,2,4‐Diazaphosphole Nucleosides. Synthesis, Structure, and Antitumor Activity of Nucleosides with a λ3 Phosphorus Atom.
Authors: RILEY T. A. , LARSON S. B. , AVERY T. L. , FINCH R. A. , ROBINS R. K.
Published: May 2016

The diazaphospholes (II), (VIII), and (XII) are coupled with the ribofuranose (I) in the presence of trimethylsilyl triflate and then deprotected to form the diazaphosphole nucleosides (III), (X), and (XIII).
ChemInform Abstract: Enantioselective Syntheses with Titanium‐Carbohydrate Complexes. Part 6. A Facile Synthesis of Optically Pure (‐)‐(S)‐Ipsenol (IV) Using a Chiral Titanium Complex.
Authors: OERTLE K. , BEYELER H. , DUTHALER R. O. , LOTTENBACH W. , RIEDIKER M. , STEINER E.
Published: May 2016

A stereocontrolled synthetic route to optically pure (‐)‐(S)‐ipsenol (IV), the pheromone of Pityokteines curvidens and other bark‐beetle species is described.
ChemInform Abstract: The Michael Type Reaction of the B‐Iodo‐9‐BBN/Ethoxyethyne Adduct with α,β‐Unsaturated Ketones. A Selective Synthesis of δ‐Keto Esters.
Authors: KAWAMURA F. , TAYANO T. , SATOH Y. , HARA S. , SUZUKI A.
Published: May 2016

The adduct (III) of 1‐ethoxyacetylene (II) and 9‐iodo‐9‐borabicyclo‐(3.3.1)nonane (II) reacts with the vinylic ketones (IV) to give the enol boronates (V) which are hydrolyzed to produce the δ‐keto esters (VI).
ChemInform Abstract: The Synthesis of Cytokinin Phosphates.
Authors: SHADID B. , VAN DER PLAS H. C.
Published: May 2016

The phosphates (I) and (II) are prepared via the phosphotriester approach using the phosphorylating reagent (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Raman and 27Al NMR Investigations on the Existence of the Heptachlorodialuminate Ion (Al2Cl7)‐ in the Solid Reaction Products of the Composition MCl·2 AlCl3 (M: K, Rb, Cs).
Authors: REICH P. , MUELLER D. + , FEIST M. , BLUMENTHAL G.
Published: May 2016

From the Raman and 27Al NMR results obtained for MCl·2 AlCl3 (M: K, Rb, Cs) it is concluded that the postulated (Al2Cl7)‐ ion containing an Al‐Cl‐Al bridge does not exist in these compounds.
ChemInform Abstract: The System Fluorosulfuric Acid (HSO3F) and Bis(fluorosulfuryl)peroxide (S2O6F2) ‐ a Solution Study.
Authors: CICHA W. V. , HERRING F. G. , AUBKE F.
Published: May 2016

The interactions between the HSO3F solvent and dissolved S2O6F2 (or its dissociation product SO3F·) are studied by Raman, ESR, 1H and 19F NMR spectroscopy.
ChemInform Abstract: A Voltammetric Study of Compound Formation in the Hg‐Cd‐Te System.
Authors: MORI E. , MISHRA K. K. , RAJESHWAR K.
Published: May 2016

The cathodic electrodeposition chemistry in the Hg‐Cd‐Te system is studied in an H2SO4 electrolyte by means of hydrodynamic voltammetry in conjunction with cyclic photovoltammetry, XRD, and optical measurements.
ChemInform Abstract: Surface Protonation and Electrochemical Activity of Oxides in Aqueous Solution
Authors: GOODENOUGH J. B. , MANOHARAN R. , PARANTHAMAN M.
Published: May 2016

are studied as a function of pH for the pyrochlores Pb2M2‐xPbxO7‐y (M: Ru, Ir), the rutiles MO2 (M: Ru, Ir), and the perovskite Sr1‐xNbO3‐δ.
ChemInform Abstract: Electrochemical Investigation of Photocatalytic Oxidation of NO‐ 2 at TiO2 (Anatase) in the Presence of O2.
Authors: HORI Y. , BANDOH A. , NAKATSU A.
Published: May 2016

The oxidation of NO2‐ by O2 in illuminated aqueous anatase suspension is found to be zero order in (NO2‐).
ChemInform Abstract: Structural and Electrochromic Properties of Tungsten and Molybdenum Trioxide Electrodes in Acidic Media.
Authors: MACHIDA K. , ENYO M.
Published: May 2016

The unstable phases formed during electrocoloration in 0.5 M H2SO4 of sintered or anodically oxidized WO3 and MO3 film electrodes are studied by in situ XRD.
ChemInform Abstract: Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) of Electroless Nickel‐Plated Low‐Carbon Steel in Hot Concentrated NaOH Solutions
Authors: LO P.‐H. , TSAI W.‐T. , LEE J.‐T.
Published: May 2016

is studied as a function of NaOH concentration and heat treatment of the Ni‐coating.
ChemInform Abstract: Synergistic Dissolution of Oxides in Molten Sodium Sulfate.
Authors: HWANG Y.‐S. , RAPP R. A.
Published: May 2016

The dissolution kinetics of pure Cr2O3 and pure Fe2O3 powders in molten Na2SO4 are compared with those of the dissolution of a mixture of these oxides.
ChemInform Abstract: Platinum and Rhodium Substitution by Molybdenum and Tungsten Carbides for Catalysis. Synthesis, Activations and Uses.
Authors: LEDOUX M. J. , PHAM‐HUU CUONG PHAM‐HUU CUONG , MARIN S. , WEIBEL M. , GUILLE J.
Published: May 2016

Carbides of Mo and W with high specific surface areas (100‐400 m2/g) are prepared by reaction of MoO3 and WO2 vapors on activated, high surface area carbon at relatively low temp. (∼1200 °C).
ChemInform Abstract: Photo‐Selective Electroless Metal Deposition Following Light Absorption by Titanate Ceramics.
Authors: BAUMGARTNER C. E. , LAMBY E. J. , KOLLMANSBERGER K. A.
Published: May 2016

It is demonstrated that illumination in an O2 containing atmosphere of titanate ceramics which are pretreated in Sn2+ solutions (e.g.
ChemInform Abstract: Linear versus Cyclic (HCN)3: An ab initio Study on Structure, Vibrational Spectra, and IR Intensities.
Authors: KURNIG I. J. , LISCHKA H. , KARPFEN A.
Published: May 2016

Equilibrium structures and several other ground state properties are calculated.
ChemInform Abstract: A Comparative Study of the Liquid‐Crystalline Behavior of Three Homologous Series of 1,2‐Propanediol Derivatives.
Authors: VAN DOREN H. A. , VAN DER GEEST R. , KELLOGG R. M. , WYNBERG H.
Published: May 2016

The propensity for mesophase formation is a function of the heteroatom and the alkyl‐chain length decreasing from S to O and being absent in homologues with more than 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain.
ChemInform Abstract: Reductive Cyclization of o‐(3‐Butenyl)fluorobenzene at Mercury and Lead Cathodes.
Authors: LOFFREDO D. M. , SWARTZ J. E. , KARIV‐MILLER E.
Published: May 2016

Electrochemical reduction of the fluorobenzene (I) is performed at a mercury or a lead cathode.
ChemInform Abstract: Biocatalytic Preparation of Bicyclo(3.2.0)heptane Derivatives.
Authors: KLEMPIER N. , GEYMAYER P. , STADLER P. , FABER K. , GRIENGL H.
Published: May 2016

Optically active bicyclo(3.2.0)heptenols such as (II) or (IV), which are central building blocks for the synthesis of chiral cyclobutane and ‐pentane systems, are prepared with up to >99% e.e.
ChemInform Abstract: Reactions of an o‐Quinone Monoimide with Anthracenes, Phencyclone, and 1,3‐Diphenylisobenzofuran.
Authors: HEINE H. W. , SURIANO J. A. , WINKEL C. , BURIK A. , TAYLOR C. M. , WILLIAMS E. A.
Published: May 2016

The o‐quinone monoimide (I) reacts with the anthracenes (II) in a (4 + 4)cycloaddition reaction to give the products (III) which isomerize in the presence of TFA, forming the 9,10‐disubstituted anthracenes (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Thermal Decomposition of Isomeric Nitropropenes: A Photoelectron Spectroscopic Study.
Authors: CHIN W. S. , MOK C. Y. , HUANG H. H.
Published: May 2016

The mechanism of pyrolysis of the nitropropenes (I) and (V) parallels that of the fragmentation of nitrostyrenes.
ChemInform Abstract: Stereoselective Methylation of α‐Sulfinyl Carbanions Generated from Three Isomeric Pyridylmethyl p‐Tolyl Sulfoxides and Benzyl 2‐Pyridyl Sulfoxide.
Authors: FURUKAWA N. , HOSONO E. , FUJIHARA H. , OGAWA S.
Published: May 2016

A high stereoselectivity is observed in the methylation of the 2‐pyridylmethyl sulfoxide (Ia) at low temp. being in contrast to a similar methylation of the isomers (Ib), (Ic) or to that of the sulfoxide (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Reactions of (1.1.1)Propellane.
Authors: WIBERG K. B. , WADDELL S. T.
Published: May 2016

A very wide range of reactions of (I) with several different reagents is reported, e.g. free‐radical reactions with reagents such as (II) or aldehydes such as (V) and (VI).
ChemInform Abstract: A Selective and Efficient Method for Alcohol Oxidations Mediated by N‐Oxoammonium Salts in Combination with Sodium Bromite.
Authors: INOKUCHI T. , MATSUMOTO S. , NISHIYAMA T. , TORII S.
Published: May 2016

The oxidation of primary alcohols, e.g. (I), with sodium bromite in a two‐phase system is catalyzed by 2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidine 1‐oxyl derivatives, yielding the corresponding aldehydes, e.g. (II).
ChemInform Abstract: New Oximation Method for Aldehydes and Ketones.
Authors: JUSKOWIAK M. , KRZYZANOWSKI P.
Published: May 2016

The trans‐oximation of oxo‐compounds such as (I) by acetone oxime (II) produces oximes (III) in high yields provided acetone (IV) is distilled off and the oxo group is not overcrowded by substituents R1,R2.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Biochemical Properties of Further 10‐Acyl Derivatives of Dithranol: Acetylsalicyldithranol and L‐Acetoxylactyldithranol.
Authors: BERSET J.‐D. , KREBS A.
Published: May 2016

Dithranol (I) reacts with the acetoxylated carboxylic acid chlorides (II) to yield the 10‐acyldithranols (III).
ChemInform Abstract: On the Structure of Naturally‐Occurring (+)‐Methyl 3,4‐Anhydroshikimate.
Authors: WOOD H. B. , GANEM B.
Published: May 2016

The chiroptical properties of synthetic (IV) and naturally occurring anhydroshikimate are substantially different.
ChemInform Abstract: Studies on Lactams. Part 84. β‐Lactams via α,β‐Unsaturated Acid Chlorides: Intermediates for Carbapenem Antibiotics.
Authors: MANHAS M. S. , GHOSH M. , BOSE A. K.
Published: May 2016

The addition reaction of crotonyl chloride (I) with the imine (II) yields the cis‐substituted azetidinone (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Lewis Acid‐Mediated Carbon‐Carbon Bond Forming Reaction Using the Pummerer Rearrangement Products from Chiral β‐Hydroxy Sulfoxides.
Authors: KOSUGI H. , WATANABE Y. , UDA H.
Published: May 2016

The sulfoxides (I) are converted to the α‐trifluoroacetoxy and the α‐chloro sulfides (III) via Pummerer rearrangement.
ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of 2‐Substituted Benzothiazoles with Dichlorocarbene.
Authors: RAO J. S. , IYENGAR D. S. , RAO S. N.
Published: May 2016

Under alkaline conditions, both the benzothiazoles (I) and (IV) afford the product (III) on reaction with dichlorocarbene.
ChemInform Abstract: Organic Reactive Intermediates. Part 12. Preparation and Reactions of Xanthenyl and Flavylium Ylides.
Authors: HANDOO K. L. , KAUL A.
Published: May 2016

The ylides, generated from the perchlorates (III) and (VIIa), undergo normal Wittig reactions when treated with carbonyl compounds such as (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Boron‐Organic Synthesis of 8‐Azagonanes.
Authors: GERTSEV V. V. , ROMANOV YU. A.
Published: May 2016

The azabicycloalkanes (III), prepared from the 1,5‐diketones and ethanolamine (II), are cyclized upon refluxing in xylene in the presence of orthoboric acid to give the (homo)azagonanes (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Action of Acrylonitrile on 4‐Cyano‐ and 4‐Carbethoxy Pyridazin‐3(2H)‐ones and Their 3‐Mercapto Derivatives. A Novel Synthesis of Pyrano and Thiinopyridazines.
Authors: SHAMS N. A. , KADDAH A. M. , ENAYAT E. I. , SHALABY A. A. , YOUSSEF A. M.
Published: May 2016

Acrylonitrile (V) reacts with pyridazines (II) and (VII) either by ring closure to give (I) and (VI), resp. or by simple addition to yield (III) and (VIII).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Reactivity of Cyclic Quinonimines of the 2H‐1,4‐Benzothiazine Series.
Authors: CRESCENZI O. , PROTA G. , SCHULTZ T. M. , WOLFRAM L. J.
Published: May 2016

Periodate oxidation of the cysteinylhydroquinone ethyl ester (I) according to method A) affords the 2H‐1,4‐benzothiazine (III), which is formed via rearrangement of the unstable quinonimine (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Derivatives of s‐Triazine. Part 8. Structure and Transformations of the Products from the Reaction of 2,4,6‐Triethoxycarbonyl‐s‐triazine with Arylhydrazines.
Authors: ALEKSEEVA N. V. , TURCHIN K. F. , ANISIMOVA O. S. , SHEINKER YU. N. , YAKHONTOV L. N.
Published: May 2016

The 1,3,5‐triazinetricarboxylate (I) is coupled with phenylhydrazine (II) to give the amino‐1,2,4‐triazinecarboxylate (III) and the carboximidic hydrazide (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: A New and Efficient Approach to Macrocyclic Keto Lactones.
Authors: KARIM M. R. , SAMPSON P.
Published: May 2016

Ti‐catalyzed reaction of cyclohexanone (I) with the acetoxymethyl vinyl ketone (II) in the presence of methanol (III) and H2O2 yields methyl 10‐acetoxy‐9‐oxodecanoate (IV) which is subjected to hydrolysis, giving the hydroxy acid (V).
ChemInform Abstract: “Phospha‐Wittig” Reaction in the Synthesis of 1‐Phosphadienes and (η4‐1‐Phosphadiene)tricarbonyliron Complexes from α,β‐Unsaturated Aldehydes.
Authors: MARINETTI A. , RICARD L. , MATHEY F.
Published: May 2016

The anions of the "phospha‐Wittig" reagents (I) react with α,β‐unsaturated aldehydes e.g. (II) and (V) to yield corresponding 1‐phosphadiene P‐W(CO)5 complexes such as (III) and (VI).
ChemInform Abstract: α‐Elimination of Carbon Induced by Manganese.
Authors: CROWTHER D. J. , TIVAKORNPANNARAI S. , JONES W. M.
Published: May 2016

Unlike the case for the α‐methoxycyclobutyl complex of Fe(π‐C5H5)(CO)2, the degradation of a similar Mn complex (VI) does not lead to a ring‐expanded metallacyclopentene from α‐elimination of carbon.
ChemInform Abstract: New μ2‐S2‐‐Coupled, Singly Bridged Double Cubane with the ((Fe4S4Cl3)2S)4‐ Core. The Stepwise Synthesis and Structural Characterization of (n‐Bu4N)2(Ph4P)2((Fe4S4Cl3)2S).
Authors: CHALLEN P. R. , KOO S.‐M. , DUNHAM W. R. , COUCOUVANIS D.
Published: May 2016

The sulfide‐bridged cluster anion of the title complex is obtained by the coupling of two simple, unfunctionalized cubanes, a reaction which is known to proceed with "site‐differentiated" cubanes, where a tripodal ligand blocks the reactivity of three iron sites and a labile ligand allows the substitution at the fourth site.
ChemInform Abstract: Coordination Chemistry of Higher Oxidation States. Part 33. Five‐Coordinate Diphosphine Complexes of Cobalt(III), (Co(Ph2P(CH2)nPPh2)X3) (n = 4 or 5, X: Cl or Br).
Authors: LEVASON W. , SPICER M. D.
Published: May 2016

The intensive colored title complexes (III) are rare examples of five‐coordinate Co(III) complexes.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of a Series of Hexanuclear Ruthenium Carbido Cluster Alkynes Under Mild Conditions: X‐Ray Structure Analyses of the Complexes (Ru6C(CO)15(μ3‐η2‐PhCCH)) and (Ru6C(CO)15(μ3‐η2‐PhCCMe)).
Authors: DRAKE S. R. , JOHNSON B. F. G. , LEWIS J. , CONOLE G. , MCPARTLIN M.
Published: May 2016

X‐ray structure analyses of the title complexes (IIIc) (space group P21/c, Z=4) and (IIId) (P1, Z=2) confirm the structure of the synthesized alkyne cluster (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Terminal and New Bridging Coordination of Methylguanidine, Arginine, and Canavanine to Platinum(II). The First Crystallographic Study of Bonding Between a Transition Metal and a Guanidine Ligand.
Authors: RATILLA E. M. A. , SCOTT B. K. , MOXNESS M. S. , KOSTIC N. M.
Published: May 2016

The yellow monometallic complexes (I) and the red bimetallic complexes (II) are synthesized from chloro(2,2':6',2''‐terpyridine)‐Pt(II) chloride and the corresponding guanidine‐containing compounds as their chlorides.
ChemInform Abstract: Stereoselective Synthesis of 6‐Nitro‐7β‐thiocyanatocholest‐5‐enes.
Authors: SHAHABUDDIN SHAHABUDDIN , HUSAIN MASHKOOR , HABIB R. , FAZAL A. , HUSAIN MUBARAK
Published: May 2016

Treatment of the 7α‐bromocholestenes (I) with KSCN under the conditions shown gives stereospecifically the 7β‐thiocyanato products (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of a New Fucosidase Inhibitor, 1,5‐Dideoxy‐1,5‐imino‐L‐talitol, via Cyanotrimethylsilanolysis of a β‐D‐Ribofuranoside and Its Inhibitory Activities.
Authors: HASHIMOTO H. , HAYAKAWA M.
Published: May 2016

The ribofuranoside (I) reacts with trimethylsilyl cyanide (II) to form the nitriles (III) and (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthetic Studies Directed Toward the Pseurotins. Part 2. Synthesis of Related Highly Functionalized Furan‐3(2H)‐ones.
Authors: SHAO X. , DOLDER M. , TAMM C.
Published: May 2016

The title compound (IX) is a suitably functionalized intermediate for the construction of pseurotin A (X).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of the Enantiomerically Enriched Macrocyclic Lactones (+)‐(S)‐ and (‐)‐(R)‐Phoracantholide I and (+)‐(S)‐Tetradecan‐13‐olide.
Authors: STANCHEV S. , HESSE M.
Published: May 2016

(S)‐Phoracantholide I (II) and the title macrocyclic lactone (VI) are synthesized via asymmetric reduction of the ketones (I) and (III), respectively.
ChemInform Abstract: Reactive Ion Etching of PECVD Amorphous Silicon and Silicon Nitride Thin Films with Fluorocarbon Gases.
Authors: KUO Y.
Published: May 2016

Amorphous α‐Si:H and silicon nitride films are prepared by plasma‐enhanced CVD using SiH4 and a SiH4‐NH3 mixture as sources.
ChemInform Abstract: Application of Cells of Microorganisms Immobilized in Their Carragenan for the Preparation of Organic Substances
Authors: DAVIDENKO T. I. , BONDARENKO G. I.
Published: May 2016

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ChemInform Abstract: Group 11 Metal(I) Complexes with Low Coordination Numbers: The Crystal Structures of (PPh3Me)2(CuBr3) (I), (PPh3Me)2(CuBr2)Br (II), and (PPh3Me)2(AgI3) (III).
Authors: BOWMAKER G. A. , CAMUS A. , SKELTON B. W. , WHITE A. H.
Published: May 2016

(I) crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Fdd2 with Z = 8 and contains planar, almost perfectly trigonal CuBr32‐ ions.
ChemInform Abstract: The Structure of Metastable Lithium Disilicate, Li2Si2O5.
Authors: SMITH R. I. , HOWIE R. A. , WEST A. R. , ARAGON‐PINA A. , VILLAFUERTE‐CASTREJON M. E.
Published: May 2016

The new metastable form of Li2Si2O5 is prepared by immersion of Na2Si2O5 in molten LiNO3 (573 K, 3 d).
ChemInform Abstract: A Study of the Thermal Preparation and Stability of c‐Zn2P4O12.
Authors: TROJAN M.
Published: May 2016

The mechanism of the thermal dehydration of Zn(H2PO4)2·2 H2O yielding the cyclo‐tetraphosphate Zn2P4O12 is studied by thermal analysis (dynamic TA and TA under quasi‐isothermal and quasi‐isobaric conditions) and a detailed multi‐step scheme is proposed.
ChemInform Abstract: Fluoride Complexes of Zinc(II) and Cadmium(II).
Authors: HEFTER G. T. , TIOH N. H. , CHAN C. B.
Published: May 2016

Fluoride ion selective electrodes are used to determine the stability constants β1 for the formation of the monofluoride complexes MF+(aq) (M: Zn, Cd) at 25 °C and ionic strengths in the range 0.01‐3 M (NaClO4).
ChemInform Abstract: Spectroscopic Studies on the Hexafluorides of Ruthenium and Rhodium Isolated in Low‐Temperature Matrices.
Authors: BRISDON A. K. , JONES P. J. , LEVASON W. , OGDEN J. S. , HOLLOWAY J. H. , HOPE E. G. , STANGER G.
Published: May 2016

RuF6 and RhF6 are prepared in high yield by static fluorination of the corresponding pentafluorides (autoclave, 30 atm., 220 °C, 72 h).
ChemInform Abstract: Conformation and Structure of a Calix(7)Arene.
Authors: PERRIN M. , LECOCQ S. , ASFARI Z.
Published: May 2016

Calixarenes have the ability to include various guests.
ChemInform Abstract: Dimerization of 1‐Alkynes Catalyzed by RhCl(PMe3)3. Isolation of the Intermediate (Alkynyl)(vinyl)rhodium(III) Complexes.
Authors: KOVALEV I. P. , EVDAKOV K. V. , STRELENKO YU. A. , VINOGRADOV M. G. , NIKISHIN G. I.
Published: May 2016

The dimerization of 1‐alkynes e.g. (I) catalyzed with RhCl(PMe3)3 yields the conjugated enynes (II) and (III) with a selectivity of 95‐98%.
ChemInform Abstract: Diastereofacial Controlled Addition Reaction of Alkoxymethyl Ketones Modified by (2R,4R)‐2,4‐Pentanediol with Organometallics.
Authors: FUJISAWA T. , WATAI T. , SUGIYAMA T. , UKAJI Y.
Published: May 2016

The chiral alkoxyacetophenone (I) is treated with the methylmetal compounds (II) to yield mixtures of the diastereomeric carbinols (III) and (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Kinetics and Mechanism of Aminolysis of Phthalimide and N‐Substituted Phthalimides. Evidence for the Occurrence of Intramolecular General Acid‐Base Catalysis in the Reactions of Ionized Phthalimides with Primary Amines.
Authors: KHAN M. N.
Published: May 2016

In continuation of mechanistic studies on general acid‐base catalysis in the cleavage of imide bonds, kinetics of the reaction of prim. and tert. amines such as (II) or DABCO with phthalimide derivatives are studied.
ChemInform Abstract: Effects of Anionic Micelles on the Intramolecular General‐Base‐Catalyzed Hydrazinolysis and Hydrolysis of Phenyl Salicylate. Evidence for a Porous Cluster Micelle.
Authors: KHAN M. N.
Published: May 2016

It is concluded from kinetic data of the hydrolysis of (I) in the presence of SDS that the reaction with H2O does not occur at the surface of the micelles.
ChemInform Abstract: A Facile Method for the Cleavage of Acetals by the Combined Use of Samarium Trichloride and Chlorotrimethylsilane.
Authors: UKAJI Y. , KOUMOTO N. , FUJISAWA T.
Published: May 2016

Acetals such as (I), (III), (V), and (VI) are cleaved smoothly to form the corresponding carbonyl compounds on treatment with a combined reagent consisting of samarium trichloride and chlorotrimethylsilane.
ChemInform Abstract: Cycloaddition‐Elimination Reactions of 4‐Methyl‐5‐phenylimino‐δ2‐1,2,3,4‐thiatriazoline with Strong Electrophilic Isothiocyanates. Mechanism of the Isomerization Process.
Authors: L'ABBE G. , BUELENS K.
Published: May 2016

The thiatriazolines (I) react with equimolar amounts of the isothiocyanates (II) to give the dithiazolidines (III); with excess (II), however, the isomers (IV) are obtained.
ChemInform Abstract: Oxidation Reactions of Thiodiglycolic Acid: A Pulse Radiolysis Study.
Authors: MOHAN H. , MOORTHY P. N.
Published: May 2016

Hydrogen abstraction from (I) by HO· is observed whereas the radical cation of (I) is formed in the presence of strong oxidants such as (MeI)·+ 2, Cl·‐ 2, SO·‐ 4 also in CH2Cl2 (UV, kinetics, reduction potential (I)+/(I): 2.0 V vs.
ChemInform Abstract: Heterocyclic 1,2,4,6‐Thia‐ and 1,2,4,6‐Selenatriazinyl Radicals. Spin Distributions and Modes of Association.
Authors: BESTARI K. , CORDES A. W. , OAKLEY R. T. , YOUNG K. M.
Published: May 2016

In order to investigate how variations in electronic structure and steric bulk can influence spin distribution and modes of association, an ESR analysis of the radicals (V) and (IX) is carried out.
ChemInform Abstract: Nucleophilic Cleavage of One‐Electron σ Bonds: Stereochemistry and Cleavage Rates.
Authors: DINNOCENZO J. P. , TODD W. P. , SIMPSON T. R. , GOULD I. R.
Published: May 2016

Arylcyclopropane cation radicals are generated photolytically from (I), (IV), (V), and (VII) which undergo nucleophilic substitution by nucleophiles (II) (and CN‐ as well) with inversion of configuration at carbon.
ChemInform Abstract: Nitration by Oxides of Nitrogen. Part 3. Reactions of Dinitrogen Pentoxide with Mono‐ and Dioxacycloalkanes with 5‐, 6‐, and 7‐Membered Rings.
Authors: GOLDING P. , MILLAR R. W. , PAUL N. C. , RICHARDS D. H.
Published: May 2016

Dinitrogen pentoxide (II) reacts with the cyclic ethers (I) or the cyclic acetals (IV) and (VII) under ring‐opening, forming the nitrates (III), (V) and (VI), or (VIII).
ChemInform Abstract: Reactions of Trifluoroamine Oxide: A Route to Acyclic and Cyclic Fluoroamines and N‐Nitrosoamines.
Authors: GUPTA O. D. , KIRCHMEIER R. L. , SHREEVE J. M.
Published: May 2016

Trifluoroamine oxide (II) is shown to be an effective fluorinating and nitrosating reagent.
ChemInform Abstract: Electrochemical Preparation and Reactions of Unmasked Acyl Anion Synthons.
Authors: YOSHIDA K. , KUNUGITA E. , KOBAYASHI M. , AMANO S.
Published: May 2016

1‐Pentyl bromide (I) is electroreductively coupled with pentacarbonyliron (II) to generate the acyliron compound (III) which is quenched with aqueous acid, forming heptanal (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Regio‐ and Stereospecific Synthesis of Substituted Cyclohexenediols from 7‐Oxabicyclo(2.2.1)hept‐5‐en‐2‐ols and Organolithium Reagents.
Authors: ARJONA O. , FERNANDEZ DE LA PRADILLA R. , GARCIA E. , MARTIN‐DOMENECH A. , PLUMET J.
Published: May 2016

7‐Oxabicyclo(2.2.1)heptenols (I) are selectively cleaved with the organolithium compounds (II) to form the cyclohexenediols (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Diazotization of 2‐Methyl‐2‐(1,2,3,4‐tetrachloro‐9‐triptycyl)propylamine Rotamers. A Consequence of Participation of 1‐Chloro Substituent During the Formation of Alkyl Cation in the sc‐Isomer.
Authors: TANAKA Y. , YAMAMOTO G. , OKI M.
Published: May 2016

The tetrachlorotriptycylpropionic acid (I) is converted to the amine (III) which is diazotized with isoamyl nitrite to undergo deamination, yielding the isomeric butenyltriptycenes (IV) ‐ (VI), together with the benzenoaceanthrylene (VII).
ChemInform Abstract: Epoxidation of α,β‐Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids with Hydrogen Peroxide by Heteropoly Acids.
Authors: OGUCHI T. , SAKATA Y. , TAKEUCHI N. , KANEDA K. , ISHII Y. , OGAWA M.
Published: May 2016

The unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acids (Ia), (Ib), (Id), and (Ie) react with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of heteropoly acids to form the oxiranes (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Preparation of Tetrahydrobenz(cd)indoles from 1‐Tetralones.
Authors: BECK A. L. , COATES W. J. , MOODY C. J.
Published: May 2016

A novel approach to form 3,4‐bridged indoles (VII) from aromatic ketones such as (I) is described.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions of Novel Heteropentalene Mesomeric Betaines, Pyrrolo(1,2‐c)imidazole Mesomeric Betaines.
Authors: MUSICKI B.
Published: May 2016

The formylpyrroledicarboxylates (I) undergo cyclocondensation with the imines (II) to produce the betaines (III) mentioned in the title.
ChemInform Abstract: Stereoselective Synthesis of 3‐(Ethoxycarbonyl)‐4‐hydroxy‐5‐(1‐hydroxyalkyl)‐2‐isoxazoline 2‐Oxides by Reaction of 2,3‐Epoxy Aldehydes and Ethyl Nitroacetate on Alumina Surface.
Authors: ROSINI G. , GALARINI R. , MAROTTA E. , RIGHI P.
Published: May 2016

The α,β‐epoxy aldehydes (I) react with ethyl nitroacetate (II) in the presence of alumina to give the isoxazoline derivatives (III) and (IV) mentioned in the title.
ChemInform Abstract: Pyrylium Compounds. Part 44. 2‐(2‐Hydroxy‐3‐oxo‐cycloalk‐1‐enyl)‐2H‐thiopyrans from 2,4,6‐Triarylthiopyrylium Salts and Cycloalkane‐1,2‐diones.
Authors: ZIMMERMANN T. , FISCHER G. W. , OLK B.
Published: May 2016

The pyrylium salts (I) react with the diones (II) in the presence of an appropriate binding agent (e.g.
ChemInform Abstract: Azapsoralens. Synthesis of 8‐Azapsoralens.
Authors: VANSICKLE A. P. , RAPOPORT H.
Published: May 2016

The furopyridine (III), prepared by cyclocondensation of the cyanoacetamide (I) with the acetylpentynoate (II), is O‐protected and then reduced to give the aldehyde (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 10‐(N′‐Phenyl)imidoyl Derivatives of Phenothiazine and Its Reactions with O,O‐Dialkyl Thio‐ and Dithiophosphates.
Authors: KAMALOV R. M. , MAKAROV G. M. , YARMUKHAMETOVA D. KH. , PUDOVIK M. A. , CHERKASOV R. A. , PUDOVIK A. N.
Published: May 2016

Phenyl isocyanide dichloride (II) reacts with phenothiazine (I) to give the imidoyl chloride (III) which is coupled with the ammonium (di)thiophosphates (IV), forming the N‐phosphorylated thioureas (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Diaza(7,7)paracyclophanetetraene and Diaza(7,2,7,2)paracyclophanehexaene.
Authors: BAUCHAT P. , FOUCAUD A.
Published: May 2016

Base‐induced coupling of terephthalaldehyde (I) with methyl acrylate (II) forms the mono‐ (III) or the bisadducts (IV) depending on the reaction conditions.
ChemInform Abstract: The Rhodium Carbenoid Route to Cyclic Ethers. Synthesis of the cis‐2,7‐Disubstituted Oxepane Skeleton of Isolaurepinnacin.
Authors: DAVIES M. J. , MOODY C. J.
Published: May 2016

The oxepanonecarboxylate (I) is coupled with allyl acetate (II) in the presence of a Pd(0) catalyst to give the allyl derivative (III) which is converted into the cis‐2,7‐alkyloxepan‐3‐one (IV) by hydrogenation, removal of the ester moiety, and base‐catalyzed isomerization.
ChemInform Abstract: Novel Planar π‐Systems.
Authors: HOPF H. , KREUTZER M.
Published: May 2016

The title compounds (III) and (IV) are prepared as ethynyl analogues of tetracyanoethylene.
ChemInform Abstract: Formation and Reactions of Bis(phosphino)succinic Anhydrides.
Authors: VAN DOORN J. A. , FRIJNS J. H. G. , MEIJBOOM N.
Published: May 2016

Reaction of bromomaleic anhydride (I) with the phosphine (II) leads directly to the trans‐configurated title compound (IV); the reaction sequence involves a remarkable cis‐trans rearrangement of the intermediate (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Properties of 4,6‐Diamino‐3‐cyano‐2(1H)‐pyridineselone. Molecular and Crystal Structure of 2‐Allylseleno‐4,6‐diamino‐3‐cyanopyridine.
Authors: NESTEROV V. N. , SHKLOVER V. E. , STRUCHKOV YU. T. , SHARANIN YU. A. , DYACHENKO V. D.
Published: May 2016

Autocondensation of cyanoselenoacetamide (I) in the presence of catalytic amounts of sodium ethylate gives the pyridineselone (II) which is transformed into the selenazolopyridinium salt (V) via the allylselenylpyridine (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Water‐Soluble Metal Complexes and Catalysts. Part 1. Water‐Soluble Metal Complexes of the Sulfonated Triphenylphosphane TPPTS: Preparation of Pure Compounds and Their Use in Catalysis.
Authors: HERRMANN W. A. , KULPE J. A. , KELLNER J. , RIEPL H. , BAHRMANN H. , KONKOL W.
Published: May 2016

Gel permeation chromatography is the key to isolation of pure TPPTS (I) as well as complexes of the type (LxMy(TPPTS)z·(H2O)3z) for which (I) serves as starting material.
ChemInform Abstract: CH‐Activation of Acetonitrile by Alkyl Compounds of the Early Lanthanoids: Dimeric Cyanomethyl‐Lanthanoid Complexes with CH2CN Bridges.
Authors: HEERES H. J. , MEETSMA A. , TEUBEN J. H.
Published: May 2016

The reaction of (I) with MeCN does not result in the expected insertion of a nitrile group into the metal‐C σ‐bond but rather in activation of a C‐H bond in the methyl group leading to the new type of complexes (III) which contain the novel bridging ligands CH2CN.
ChemInform Abstract: Asymmetric Synthesis of C2‐Symmetric Annulated Bicyclooctylcyclopentadienes.
Authors: CHEN Z. , HALTERMAN R. L.
Published: May 2016

Hydroboration of the diisopropylcyclohexadiene (I) with enantiomerically pure monoisopinocampheylborane, prepared from (+)‐pinene, and oxidation with hydrogen peroxide yield the diol (II) after recrystallization.
ChemInform Abstract: The Chemistry of Niobium and Tantalum Dithiocarbamato‐Complexes. Part 5. The Kinetics and Mechanism of the Hydrazine‐Forming Reactions Between ((M(S2CNEt2)3)2(μ‐N2)) (M: Nb or Ta) and Acid: Rate‐Limiting Protonation.
Authors: HENDERSON R. A. , MORGAN S. H. , STEPHENS A. N.
Published: May 2016

In all cases a multistep mechanism is established which involves rate‐limiting protonation of the bridging dinitrogen atoms.
ChemInform Abstract: Conversion of a μ3‐Alkylidyne into a μ3‐Acyl Group at a Trimetal Center; X‐Ray Crystal Structures of the Phosphido Bridged Complexes (WFe2(μ3‐CR)(μ‐H)(μ‐PEt2)(CO)6(PEt2H)(η‐C5H5))·Et2O, (WFe2(μ3‐CR)(μ‐PPh2)2(CO)6(η‐C5H5))·0.5 CH2Cl2, (WFe2(μ3‐OCCH2R)(μ‐PPh2)2(CO)5(η‐C5H5)), and (WFe2(μ‐OCCH2R)(μ‐PPh2)2(CO)6(PPh2H)(η‐C5H5))·CH2Cl2 (R: C6H4Me‐4).
Authors: JEFFERY J. C. , LAWRENCE‐SMITH J. G.
Published: May 2016

The reaction of the μ3‐methylidyne Fe2W cluster (I) with one equiv. of the phosphines (II) or (V) results in the formation of the substitution products (III) and the μ‐hydrido‐μ‐phosphido cluster (IVb), respectively.
ChemInform Abstract: Organometallic Macrocycles: Synthesis and Molecular Structure of Trimeric Tartratodiruthenium Complexes.
Authors: SUESS‐FINK G. + , WOLFENDER J.‐L. , NEUMANN F. , STOECKLI‐EVANS H.
Published: May 2016

The title complexes (IV), which are to be regarded as organometallic macrocycles with chiral structural units, are remarkably easy to prepare.
ChemInform Abstract: β‐Trimethylsilylethoxymethyl Chloride as a Formaldehyde Equivalent in Aldol Type Reactions.
Authors: CRICH D. , LIM L. B. L.
Published: May 2016

Consecutive treatment of the CH‐acidic compounds (I) and (IV) with lithium diisopropylamide and β‐trimethylsilylethoxymethyl chloride (II) produces the ethers (III) and (V).
ChemInform Abstract: A Stereocontrolled Organopalladium Route to 2,5‐Disubstituted Pyrrolidine Derivatives. Application to the Synthesis of a Venom Alkaloid of the Ant Species Monomorium latinode.
Authors: BAECKVALL J.‐E. + , SCHINK H. E. , RENKO Z. D.
Published: May 2016

Palladium‐catalyzed chloroacetoxylation of the dienes (I) yields stereoselectively the 1,4‐syn‐adducts (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Enzyme‐Mediated Enantioface‐Differentiating Hydrolysis of Enol Esters.
Authors: MATSUMOTO K. , OHTA H.
Published: May 2016

Starting with epichlorohydrin (I), the enol acetate (IXa) is synthesized via the glycerol derivative (V) in a 8‐step reaction sequence as outlined in the reaction scheme.
ChemInform Abstract: Characteristics of a Production Route for Filamentary Nb3Sn Superconductors Based on a Reaction Between Niobium and Nb6Sn5.
Authors: NEIJMEIJER W. L. , KOLSTER B. H.
Published: May 2016

Monofilamentary Nb3Sn superconductors are prepared by reaction between Nb6Sn5 powder and Nb.
ChemInform Abstract: The Crystal Structure and the Magnetic Order of U14Au51
Authors: DOMMANN A. , OTT H. R. , HULLIGER F. , FISCHER P.
Published: May 2016

are studied by means of neutron diffraction.
ChemInform Abstract: The Oxidation of Hydrogen Over Supported Palladium
Authors: JONES M. G. , NEVELL T. G.
Published: May 2016

is studied in air containing 0.1‐2.0 vol.% H2 at temp. in the range 300‐625 K by using the microcalorimetric pellistor technique.
ChemInform Abstract: Preparation and Characterization of Silicon‐Supported Ni/Pt Catalysts.
Authors: RAAB C. , LERCHER J. A. , GOODWIN J. G. JUN. , SHYU J. Z.
Published: May 2016

A series of Pt/Ni bimetallic catalysts is prepared by the incipient wetness technique using PtCl4 and NiCl2 as precursors and SiO2 as support.
ChemInform Abstract: A Laser Photolysis Study of the Reaction of SO‐ 4 with Cl‐ and the Subsequent Decay of Cl‐ 2 in Aqueous Solution.
Authors: MCELROY W. J.
Published: May 2016

The reactions of the SO4‐ and Cl2‐ radicals following photolysis of K2S2O8‐NaCl solutions at 248 nm are studied by kinetic spectroscopic techniques.
ChemInform Abstract: The Investigation of π Polarization Effects in Stilbazoles, Stilbazole Methiodides, and Styrylfurans by 13C NMR Spectroscopy.
Authors: CHUAH E. A. , CLARKSON T. J. , HAPPER D. A. R.
Published: May 2016

The 13C NMR spectra of approximately 170 compounds are measured and the relevant data of compounds such as (I) and (II) are tabulated.
ChemInform Abstract: Circular Dichroism of the Benzene Group Vibrations and Molecular Stereochemistry.
Authors: BOSE P. K. , POLAVARAPU P. L.
Published: May 2016

CD in the vibrational transitions of three different series of molecules (I)‐(III) is measured.
ChemInform Abstract: Skeletal Rearrangements of Deprotonated Organosilanes in the Gas Phase. Silicon‐Oxygen Bond Formation.
Authors: DOWNARD K. M. , BOWIE J. H. , HAYES R. N.
Published: May 2016

Collisional activation mass spectrometry is used to study a wide range of deprotonated Me3Si compounds such as (I)‐(III).
ChemInform Abstract: Structures of Pentaarylbismuth Compounds.
Authors: SCHMUCK A. , LEOPOLD D. , WALLENHAUER S. , SEPPELT K.
Published: May 2016

The dichroitic compound (Ia) crystallizes in P1 with Z=2 and has an irregular geometry close to square‐pyramidal.
ChemInform Abstract: Hydrogen Bonding. Part 10. A Scale of Solute Hydrogen‐Bond Basicity Using log K Values for Complexation in Tetrachloromethane.
Authors: ABRAHAM M. H. , GRELLIER P. L. , PRIOR D. V. , MORRIS J. J. , TAYLOR P. J.
Published: May 2016

The scale log K = LA log KH B + DA is given; LA and DA values characterise the acids while log KH B characterise the base.
ChemInform Abstract: Reverse Chemoselective Borane Reduction of an Optically Active Malonic Acid Ester.
Authors: FADEL A. , CANET J.‐L. , SALAUN J.
Published: May 2016

The key step in the preparation of optically active derivatives of the racemic malonate (±)‐(I) is the stereoselective reduction of the diacid monoester (+)‐(II) with borane dimethyl sulfide complex, yielding the β‐hydroxy acid (‐)‐(III).
ChemInform Abstract: Rearrangements of 6‐Bicyclo(3.2.1)octyl Cations.
Authors: BRANDT S. , KIRMSE W. , MOENCH D. + , WROBLOWSKY H.‐J.
Published: May 2016

The solvolysis of (I), its exo isomer, the corresponding 6‐deuterated tosylates, and of (VI) indicates that a degenerated Wagner‐Meerwein rearrangement precedes the substitution and hydrogen shift.
ChemInform Abstract: Photoreaction of 3‐Azido‐5,7‐di‐tert‐butyl‐2,1‐benzisothiazole. Spectroscopic Detection of a Thionitroso Intermediate.
Authors: OKAZAKI R. , TAKAHASHI M. , INAMOTO N. , SUGAWARA T. , IWAMURA H.
Published: May 2016

5,7‐Di(tert‐butyl)‐2,1‐benzisothiazole (I) is lithiated and then aminated with trimethylsilylmethyl azide (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Electrochemical Reduction of 4‐Iodo‐ and 4‐Bromoanisole at Mercury and Carbon Cathodes in Dimethylformamide.
Authors: MUBARAK M. S. , KARRAS L. L. , MURCIA N. S. , BART J. C. , STEMPLE J. Z. , PETERS D. G.
Published: May 2016

Electrolysis of the p‐haloanisoles (I) at mercury or carbon cathodes produces the dehalogenation products (II).
ChemInform Abstract: N‐Halogeno Compounds. Part 11. Perfluoro‐(N‐fluoro‐N‐(4‐pyridyl)methanesulfonamide). A Powerful New Electrophilic Fluorinating Agent.
Authors: BANKS R. E. , KHAZAEI A.
Published: May 2016

The title reagent (IV), synthesized via fluorination of the sodiosulfonamide (III), serves as an electrophilic "F+‐transfer" agent.
ChemInform Abstract: An Efficient Approach Toward the Synthesis of Phosphorothioate Diesters via the Schoenberg Reaction.
Authors: KAMER P. C. J. , ROELEN H. C. P. F. , VAN DEN ELST H. , VAN DER MAREL G. A. , VAN BOOM J. H.
Published: May 2016

The trialkyl phosphites (I) and dimethyl phosphite (V) are converted into the trialkyl phosphorothioates (III) or dimethyl phosphorothioate (VII) upon treatment with the diacyl disulfides (II) or (VI).
ChemInform Abstract: Palladium‐Catalyzed Alkenylation and Alkynylation of Polyhaloarenes.
Authors: TAO W. , NESBITT S. , HECK R. F.
Published: May 2016

Various polyhalo(bromo‐ or iodo)arenes are coupled with terminal olefins, e.g. methylacrylate (II) or styrene (VIII), in the presence of palladium diacetate and triethylamine to give polyalkenylated derivatives.
ChemInform Abstract: Trifluoromethylation Reactions of CF3I, Te(CF3)2, Sb(CF3)3, Hg(CF3)2, and Cd(CF3)2 with Furan, Thiophene, Pyrrole, and p‐Benzoquinone.
Authors: NAUMANN D. , KISCHKEWITZ J.
Published: May 2016

The trifluoromethylation abilities of the CF3‐donors mentioned in the title are investigated in photochemical or thermal reactions with several aromatic 5‐ring compounds as well as p‐hydroquinone.
ChemInform Abstract: Electrochemical Oxidation of Ketone Acylhydrazones and Their HCN Adducts in NaCN‐MeOH. Transformation of Ketones to Nitriles.
Authors: OKIMOTO M. , CHIBA T.
Published: May 2016

Eleven acylhydrazones such as (I) are converted into nitriles such as (III) by electrolysis in the presence of sodium cyanide (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Conversion of Acetals into Monothioacetals, α‐Alkoxy Azides, and α‐Alkoxyalkyl Thioacetates with Magnesium Bromide.
Authors: KIM S. , PARK J. H. , LEE S.
Published: May 2016

The acetals (I) are treated with the nucleophiles (II) in the presence of equimolar amounts of magnesium dibromide to yield the α‐methoxy azides (IIIa), (IIIc), the O,S‐acetals (IIId), and the thioloacetates (IIIb).
ChemInform Abstract: Chiral Sulfur Compounds. Part 9. Stereochemistry of the Intermolecular and Intramolecular Conjugate Additions of Amines and Anions of Chiral E‐ and Z‐Vinyl Sulfoxides. Total Syntheses of (R)‐(+)‐Carnegine and (+)‐ and (‐)‐Sedamine.
Authors: PYNE S. G. , BLOEM P. , CHAPMAN S. L. , DIXON C. E. , GRIFFITH R.
Published: May 2016

Wittig‐Horner reaction of the aldehydes (I) with the phosphonates (II) gives the chiral vinyl sulfoxides (III) and (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Novel Reactions of 1‐Triptycylcarbinols with Thionyl Chloride‐Dimethylformamide.
Authors: CRUMRINE D. S. , CURTIN M. L. , IWAMURA H.
Published: May 2016

The hydroxymethyltriptycene (I) reacts with thionyl chloride (II) in the presence of DMF, forming the bis(triptycylmethyl) sulfite (III), whereas analogous treatment of the ditriptycyl carbinol (IV) results in the formation of the rearranged product (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Syntheses of Methylene‐Bridged Benzopyrenes, Carcinogenic Components of Automobile Exhaust Residue.
Authors: YOUNG R. J. , HARVEY R. G.
Published: May 2016

The pyrenyloxobutenoate (I), prepared via succinylation of pyrene, reacts with trimethylsilyl cyanide (II) in the presence of boron trifluoride etherate to form the cyanohydrin silyl ether (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Silver‐Mediated Epoxidations.
Authors: JOERGENSEN K. A. , LARSEN E.
Published: May 2016

The epoxidation of alkenes, e.g. (I), with Ph‐IO is also mediated by AgNO3 in the presence of tertiary amines such as pyridine.
ChemInform Abstract: Regioselective Synthesis of 2‐Arylidene Coumaran‐3‐ones by Dye Sensitized Photooxygenation of 2‐Hydroxyphenylstyrylketones in the Presence of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate.
Authors: CHAWLA H. M. , SHARMA S. K.
Published: May 2016

Dye‐sensitized photooxygenation of the hydroxyphenylstyrylketones (I) in the presence of sodium dodecylsulfate yields the coumaranones (II) and/or the benzopyranones (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Catalytic Hydrogenation of Heterocyclic Compounds. Part 2. Bond Isomerization and Hyperstability.
Authors: JOHNSON D. K. , MUNDY B. P.
Published: May 2016

Hydrogenation of the tetrahydroisobenzofuran (V) results in isomerization, yielding the derivative (IV) which is independently prepared from phthalic acid anhydride (I) as shown in the scheme.
ChemInform Abstract: Reactions of 2,3‐Dihydro‐2‐phenyliodonium‐3‐oxobenzo(b)thiolenide 1,1‐Dioxide.
Authors: HADJIARAPOGLOU L. , SCHANK K.
Published: May 2016

The ylid (III), generated from the oxodihydrobenzothiophene 1,1‐dioxide (I) and iodosylbenzene bis(trifluoroacetate) (II), is subjected to various conversions as outlined in the reaction scheme.
ChemInform Abstract: Preparation of 3‐Acetyl‐2‐hydroxyindoles via Rhodium Carbenoid Aromatic C‐H Insertion.
Authors: ETKIN N. , BABU S. D. , FOOKS C. J. , DURST T.
Published: May 2016

The anilines (I) are coupled with diketene (II) and subsequently converted into the diazo compounds (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: 1,3‐Benzodioxole Derivatives as Radioprotectives. Part 2. Synthesis of 5‐Hydroxy‐6‐cinnamyl‐1,3‐benzodioxoles.
Authors: DALLACKER F. , HOLSCHBACH M. , KONINGS A. W. T.
Published: May 2016

Aldol condensation reaction of the aldehyde (I) with the aliphatic aldehydes (II) yields the cinnamic aldehydes (III) which are reduced to form the corresponding alcohols (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: C‐7 Functionalization of 6,7‐Dihydro‐5H‐pyrrolo(1,2‐a)imidazoles: Activation via Quaternization with MemCl.
Authors: GALLAGHER T. F. , ADAMS J. L.
Published: May 2016

The pyrroloimidazoles (I) react with methoxyethoxymethyl chloride (II) to give the iminium salts (III) which are coupled with the aldehydes (IV) in the presence of bases to form the alcohols (V) after dequaternization.