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ChemInform Abstract: Photoelectrochemical Studies on Thin Film Pb3O4 Photoelectrodes.
Authors: KUMAR S. , SHARON M. , JAWALEKAR S. R.
Published: May 2016

Thin‐film Pb3O4 photoelectrodes are prepared by electrodeposition of thin‐film PbO2 on Ni substrates and subsequent annealing at 450 °C in air for 24 h. The positions of the valence band and the conduction band of Pb3O4 are determined from the UPS spectrum to be 6.40 and 4.26 eV, respectively.
ChemInform Abstract: The Manganese(III) Oxidation of Arsenic(III)/Antimony(III) in Aqueous Sulfuric Acid
Authors: KAMPLI S. R. , NANDIBEWOOR S. T. , SAMBRANI M. I. , RAJU J. R.
Published: May 2016

is studied for the first time.
ChemInform Abstract: Ferromagnetic Coupling via Imidazolate in an Iron(III)‐Porphyrin‐Dicopper(II) System.
Authors: KOCH C. A. , REED C. A. , BREWER G. A. , RATH N. P. , SCHEIDT W. R. , GUPTA G. , LANG G.
Published: May 2016

The complex system (I), containing a Fe(II) porphyrin, is isolated by reaction of the components in toluene.
ChemInform Abstract: Hydrogen Transfer Reactions. Part 13. Catalysis of Disproportionation by (Dinitrogen)hydridotris(triphenylphosphane)cobalt(I).
Authors: BROCK M. , HEESING A.
Published: May 2016

For both C‐H activation and olefin isomerization the title compound is a more powerful catalyst than the Wilkinson complex.
ChemInform Abstract: Stereoelectronic Effects in the Gas Phase. Part 2. Negative Ion Reactions of 1,3‐Dithianes and 1,3‐Dithiane 1‐Oxides.
Authors: FISHER C. L. , KAHN S. D. , HEHRE W. J. , CASERIO M. C.
Published: May 2016

Deprotonation at C‐2 and other positions and subsequent fragmentation are observed in the reactions of (I)‐(III) with HO‐, MeO‐, and thermal electrons, using ICR and pulsed positive‐negative ion chemical ionization techniques.
ChemInform Abstract: Methane Oxidative Coupling. Part 2. A Study of Lithium‐Titania‐Catalyzed Reactions of Methane.
Authors: LANE G. S. , MIRO E. , WOLF E. E.
Published: May 2016

The role of Li‐promotion of the TiO2 catalyst in the oxidative coupling, using CH2/O2 cofeeding conditions over the temp.‐range 600‐800 °C, is studied.
ChemInform Abstract: Oxidation of Hydrocarbons. Part 18. Mechanism of the Reaction Between Permanganate and Carbon‐Carbon Double Bonds.
Authors: LEE D. G. , CHEN T.
Published: May 2016

In the oxidation of olefins such as cinnamic and crotonic acid, a cyclic manganate diester is formed in the rate‐limiting step.
ChemInform Abstract: Copper(II)‐Mediated Stereoselective Reduction of Acetylenic Sulfones by Hydrosilanes.
Authors: RYU I. , KUSUMOTO N. , OGAWA A. , KAMBE N. , SONODA N.
Published: May 2016

The title reaction of compounds such as (I) to (II) is effected by using a novel reduction system consisting of Cu(II) salts such as Cu(BF4)2, CuF2 or Cu(NO3)2 and a hydrosilane.
ChemInform Abstract: An Efficient Intermolecular Carbon‐Carbon Bond Formation via SmI2‐Promoted Anion Radical Alkylation.
Authors: UJIKAWA O. , INANAGA J. , YAMAGUCHI M.
Published: May 2016

Methyl phenethyl ketone (I) is coupled with various olefinic compounds, e.g. (II), (IV), (VII), (IX), or (XI), in the presence of samarium diiodide to yield tertiary methyl phenethyl carbinols, e.g. (III), (V), (VI), (VIII), (X), and (XII).
ChemInform Abstract: A Simple, Chiral‐Pool‐Independent Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure Alanine‐Derived α‐Amino Aldehyde Acetals.
Authors: BRINGMANN G. , GEISLER J.‐P.
Published: May 2016

(S)‐1,1‐Dialkoxy‐2‐propanamines (V) are prepared from 1,1‐dialkoxy‐2‐propanones (I) and (S)‐phenylethylamine (II) by asymmetric reduction of the imines (III) and subsequent hydrogenolysis.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of a Highly Strained Cyclopropene: Tricyclo(3.2.2.02,4)non‐2(4)‐ene.
Authors: CHENIER P. J. , SOUTHARD D. A. JUN.
Published: May 2016

The dibromide (VII), prepared as outlined in the reaction scheme, is treated with tert‐butyllithium to give the strained cyclopropene (VIII) as an intermediate which is trapped by reaction with the benzofuran (IX), forming the cycloadduct (XI).
ChemInform Abstract: Reactions of Amides with Potassium Permanganate in Neutral Aqueous Solution.
Authors: LEE C. K. , AHN Y. M.
Published: May 2016

KMnO4 (II) is employed as oxidation agent in oxidation reactions with amides, such as (I), yielding the corresponding carboxylic acid derivatives (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Spectral Data of (E) and (Z) Oximes of 2‐Hydroxybenzophenone Derivatives.
Authors: KOPCZYNSKI T. , KRZYZANOWSKA E. , OLSZANOWSKI A.
Published: May 2016

Reaction of HO‐NH2·HCl (II) with (III) according to the conditions shown leads preferentially to (E) isomers (I) (90%) or (Z) isomers (IV) (80%), respectively.
ChemInform Abstract: Properties and Reactions of Substituted 1,2‐Thiazetidine 1,1‐Dioxides: 2‐ and/or 4‐Silylated 1,2‐Thiazetidine 1,1‐Dioxides.
Authors: MUELLER M. + , MEYLE E. , PAULUS E. F. , PLAGGE H. , OTTO H.‐H.
Published: May 2016

Depending on the reaction conditions and the molar ratio of the reactants, the N‐ and/or C‐4‐silylated β‐sultams (IIIa), (IVa)‐(IVd), (VI) are prepared starting from the thiazetidine 1,1‐dioxide (I) as shown in the scheme.
ChemInform Abstract: A New Oxidizing Reagent: Triethylsilyl Hydrotrioxide.
Authors: POSNER G. H. , WEBB K. S. , NELSON W. M. , KISHIMOTO T. , SELIGER H. H.
Published: May 2016

The dioxetanes (II) are prepared by oxidation of the alkenes (I) with the triethylsilyl hydrotrioxide.
ChemInform Abstract: Liquid‐Phase Lactonization of Butane‐1,4‐diol into γ‐Butyrolactone Over Palladium Supported on K‐L Zeolite.
Authors: BABA T. , KAMETA K. , NISHIYAMA S. , TSURUYA S. , MASAI M.
Published: May 2016

The oxidation of 1,4‐butanediol (I) to produce γ‐butyrolactone (II) is catalyzed by Pd(0) supported on various carriers.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Disubstituted Tetrahydrocarbazoles with Potential Antidepressive Activity.
Authors: GIANCASPRO G. I. , PIZZORNO M. T. , ALBONICO S. M. , BINDSTEIN E. , GAROFALO A. , ZEICHEN R.
Published: May 2016

Reaction of the tetrahydrocarbazoles (I) with epichlorohydrin (II) yields the N‐oxiranylmethyl derivatives (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Structure and Reactivity of Isoanellated Heterocyclic Systems with 4n π‐ and (4n + 2) π‐Electrons. Part 15. 2‐tert.‐Butyl‐4‐methyl‐2,4‐dihydropyrrolo(3,4‐b)indoles. Reactions with Activated CC‐Dienophiles.
Authors: DYKER G. , KREHER R. P.
Published: May 2016

While their unsubstituted analogue (R1,R2: ‐H) is inert towards N‐arylmaleimides, the methoxy‐substituted title compounds (I) react with (II) to give the unstable cycloadducts (III) (detected by means of 1H NMR).
ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of 1,exo‐5‐Dimethyl‐3‐oxo‐exo‐6‐carbomethoxytricyclo‐(5.2.1.02,6)dec‐8‐ene with Ethanedithiol in the Presence of Boron Trifluoride Etherate. A Novel Fragmentation Process.
Authors: MARCHAND A. P. , VIDYASAGAR V. , SURI S. C. , THOMAS R. D. , ELLINGTON D. H.
Published: May 2016

The tricyclus (I) mentioned in the title reacts with the dithiol (II) in the presence of BF3 etherate to give the fragmentation product (III).
ChemInform Abstract: 4‐(1H‐Pyrazol‐1‐yl)‐2‐butylamine Derivatives as Inhibitors of Blood Platelet Aggregation.
Authors: FERRONI R. , MILANI L. , SIMONI D. , ORLANDINI P. , GUARNERI M. , FRANZE D. , BARDI A.
Published: May 2016

Reaction of pyrazoles such as (I) with methyl vinyl ketone (II) gives the pyrazolylbutanone (III) which is coupled with amines such as (IV), forming butylamine derivatives, e.g. (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Lewis Acid‐Mediated Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions of 2‐Alkoxy‐3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐1‐benzopyrans: Regiochemistry and Utility in the Synthesis of 3,4‐Dihydro‐2H‐1‐benzopyran‐2‐carboxylic Acids.
Authors: COHEN N. , SCHAER B. , SAUCY G. , BORER R. , TODARO L. , CHIU A.‐M.
Published: May 2016

The reaction of the chromans (I) and (VI) with the cyanosilanes (II) is catalyzed by Lewis acids to yield the corresponding nitriles (III) and (VII).
ChemInform Abstract: The Chemistry of 2H‐3,1‐Benzoxazine‐2,4(1H)‐dione (Isatoic Anhydride). Part 21. A Mild Process for the Application of 10‐Alkyl‐9‐acridanones and Its Application to the Synthesis of Acridone Alkaloids.
Authors: COPPOLA G. M. , SCHUSTER H. F.
Published: May 2016

10‐Substituted‐9‐acridanones such as (IV) are readily prepared by the reaction of the isatoic anhydride (I) with 2‐cyclohexenone (II) and subsequent aromatization.
ChemInform Abstract: Metalated Heterocycles in the Synthesis of Ellipticine Analogues. A New Route to the 10H‐Pyrido(2,3‐b)carbazole Ring System.
Authors: GRIBBLE G. W. , FLETCHER G. L. , KETCHA D. M. , RAJOPADHYE M.
Published: May 2016

The indoles (I) are lithiated and then regioselectively coupled with the anhydride (II) to produce the keto acids (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Formal (2 + 2 + 2)Cycloaddition of Molecular Oxygen, 1,3‐Diketone, and Olefin. Synthesis and Reactions of Cyclic Peroxides.
Authors: YOSHIDA J. , NAKATANI S. , SAKAGUCHI K. , ISOE S.
Published: May 2016

The reaction of the cyclic diones (I) with alkenes such as (II) and oxygen is catalyzed by AIBN to give the peroxides (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 2,2,4‐Trisubstituted‐1,2‐dihydroquinazolines.
Authors: STREKOWSKI L. , CEGLA M. T. , KONG S.‐B. , HARDEN D. B.
Published: May 2016

A previously described methodology (cf.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 2,2‐Dimethyl‐3,4‐chromandiones: Condensation with o‐Diaminopyridines.
Authors: VINOT N. , MAITTE P.
Published: May 2016

The condensation of the title diones, e.g. (II), with the pyridines (III) and (VI) leads to mixtures of isomers.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Evaluation of the Analgesic and Antiinflammatory Activities of N‐Substituted Salicylamides.
Authors: DAIDONE G. , RAFFA D. , PLESCIA S. , MATERA M. , CARUSO A. , LEONE V. , AMICO‐ROXAS M.
Published: May 2016

Coupling of phenyl salicylate (I) with the (het)aromatic amines (II) yields the salicylamides (III).
ChemInform Abstract: New Pyridazino(3,4‐b)azocines by Intramolecular (4 + 2)Cycloaddition with Reversed Electron Demand.
Authors: SEITZ G. , RICHTER J.
Published: May 2016

The (alkynylamino)(methylthio)tetrazine (IIIa), prepared from 3,6‐bis‐(methylthio)‐1,2,4,5‐tetrazine (I), is oxidized to produce the sulfoxide (IIIb) and the sulfone (IIIc).
ChemInform Abstract: Organic Phosphorus Compounds. Part 3. Synthesis of 5‐Fluorosubstituted Benzothiazolylbenzylphosphonates.
Authors: YOSHINO K. , HORI N. , HORI M. , MORITA T. , TSUKAMOTO G.
Published: May 2016

The title compounds (VII) are synthesized as demonstrated for the example (VIIa).
ChemInform Abstract: Studies on the Synthesis of Phosphorus Heterocycles. Part 1. (1,4,3)Thiazaphosphorino(3,4‐b)(1,3,2)benzodiazaphosphorine 12‐Oxides.
Authors: CHEN R. , BAO R.
Published: May 2016

The isatoic anhydrides (I) are converted to the oxazolines (III) which react with phosphorus trichloride (IV), forming the benzodiazaphosphorines (VI) after basic hydrolysis.
ChemInform Abstract: Regio‐ and Stereoselective Preparation of Enolates from Ketones by Means of Sodium Bis(trimethylsilyl)amide.
Authors: DAUDEMAR M. , BELLASSOUED M.
Published: May 2016

The benzylic ketones (I) or (X) are subjected to enolization with the metal amides (II) or (VI) under kinetically or thermodynamically controlled conditions.
ChemInform Abstract: Reactivity of Neodymium(III) Isopropoxide Derivatives: Synthesis, Characterization and Crystal Structure of (Nd4(μ3‐OH)2(μ2,μ1‐acac)6(acac)4).
Authors: PONCELET O. , HUBERT‐PFALZGRAF L. G.
Published: May 2016

The reaction between Nd chips and iPrOH (I) leads to the tetramer (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Copper(II) Promoted Desulfurization of N‐Phenylthiourea. The Synthesis and X‐Ray Structure of ((Cu(bipy)(pc)2)2) (bipy: 2,2′‐Bipyridine, pc: Phenylcyanamide).
Authors: BRADER M. L. , AINSCOUGH E. W. , BAKER E. N. , BRODIE A. M.
Published: May 2016

The title complex (IV) (yield in g) crystallizes in P21/c with Z=2.
ChemInform Abstract: Intramolecular Energy Transfer in a Chromophore‐Quencher Complex.
Authors: BOYDE S. , STROUSE G. F. , JONES W. E. JUN. , MEYER T. J.
Published: May 2016

MLCT excitation of the complex (Ib) is followed by an intramolecular energy transfer to one of the chemically attached anthryl groups to give an anthryl triplet with a lifetime of 6 μs in MeCN at 295 K. Oxidative quenching occurs at this triplet and is followed by rapid intramolecular electron transfer to give the Ru(III) complex.
ChemInform Abstract: A New Synthetic Route to (.+‐.)‐Forskolin.
Authors: BEGLEY M. J. , CHESHIRE D. R. , HARRISON T. , HUTCHINSON J. H. , MYERS P. L. , PATTENDEN G.
Published: May 2016

The key intermediate (VIII) is prepared from the mixture (IV) via a novel stereoselective intramolecular radical‐mediated cyclization reaction (using Co(I) generated electrochemically from vitamin B12, bis(trimethylstannyl)benzopinacolate or hexaphenylditin) in tandem with an intramolecular Mukaiyama aldolization.
ChemInform Abstract: Free‐Radical Addition to Di‐ and Tripeptides Containing Dehydroalanine Residues.
Authors: CRICH D. , DAVIES J. W.
Published: May 2016

A variety of di‐ and tripeptides such as (I) containing the dehydroalanine unity ‐ available by DABCO treatment of the corresponding chloroalanines ‐ is subjected to the alkylmercury halide/NaBH4 method to give the saturated peptides (III) with good chemical yield, but low diastereoselectivity.
ChemInform Abstract: New Efficient Syntheses of 3,3,3‐Trifluoroalanine, 2‐Deutero‐3,3,3‐trifluoroalanine, and Their N‐Protected Derivatives.
Authors: BURGER K. , HOESS E. + , GAA K.
Published: May 2016

Addition of the amides or urethanes (II) to the α‐keto ester (I) yields the adducts (III) which are converted to the acylimines (IV) by treatment with trifluoroacetic acid anhydride in pyridine.
ChemInform Abstract: The Chemistry of D‐Gluconic Acid. Part 3. Convenient Syntheses of 1,2‐Anhydro‐3,4:5,6‐di‐O‐isopropylidene‐D‐glucitol and ‐D‐mannitol.
Authors: REGELING H. , CHITTENDEN G. J. F.
Published: May 2016

Treatment of the 3,4:5,6‐di‐O‐isopropylidene‐D‐glucitol (I) with tosyl chloride (II) produces the corresponding tosylate (III) which is converted into 1,2‐anhydro‐3,4:5,6‐di‐O‐isopropylidene‐D‐glucitol (IV) by reaction with sodium methoxide.
ChemInform Abstract: A Novel Method for the Synthesis of Anomerically Allylated C‐Glycofuranosides. An Unusual Lewis Acid‐Catalyzed Rearrangement of an Oxetanosyl‐N‐glycoside to Furanosyl‐C‐glycosides.
Authors: KATO K. , MINAMI T. , TAKITA T. , NISHIYAMA S. , OHGIYA T. , YAMAMURA S.
Published: May 2016

The reaction of the protected oxetanocin (I) with allyltrimethylsilane (II) in the presence of Lewis acids yields the C‐allyl furanosides (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Antitumor Activity of New Alkylphospholipids Containing Modifications of the Phosphocholine Moiety.
Authors: UKAWA K. , IMAMIYA E. , YAMAMOTO H. , MIZUNO K. , TASAKA A. , TERASHITA Z. , OKUTANI T. , NOMURA H. , KASUKABE T. , HOZUMI M. , KUDO I. , INOUE K.
Published: May 2016

The hydroxyalkylammonium tosylates (III) are prepared either by quaternization of the ω‐dimethylamino alcohols (I) with methyl tosylate (II) or by reaction of the diol monotosylates (VI) with trimethylamine (VII).
ChemInform Abstract: Marine Natural Products
Authors: FAULKNER D. J.
Published: May 2016

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ChemInform Abstract: Silicon Polytungstate (SiW12O40)4‐‐Derivatized Titanium Dioxide (TiO2)/Electrolyte Interfaces
Authors: WU W.‐T. , MCEVOY A. J.
Published: May 2016

are studied in order to test the validity of previously published data that indicate that a prolonged cathodic polarization of a (SiW12O40)4‐‐modified TiO2 surface induces a permanent anodic displacement of the flatband potential of the semiconductor.
ChemInform Abstract: Crystal Growth and Physical Properties of Two Compounds of the Series SnS2‐xSex: SnS2 and SnSSe.
Authors: KATTY A. , FOTOUHI B. , LE NAGARD N.
Published: May 2016

Single crystals of a phosphorus doped SnS2 (< 5% P) and SnSSe are grown by CVD and Bridgman techniques.
ChemInform Abstract: Polycrystalline Boron Phosphide Semiconductor Electrodes.
Authors: GOOSSENS A. , KELDER E. M. , SCHOONMAN J.
Published: May 2016

Polycrystalline BP films can be deposited onto Al2O3 substrates by conventional thermally activated CVD at 940 °C in a H2 environment using BBr3 and PBr3 as reactants.
ChemInform Abstract: Electroless Growth of Aluminum Dendrites in NaCl‐AlCl3 Melts.
Authors: LI Q. , HJULER H. A. , BERG R. W. , BJERRUM N. J.
Published: May 2016

The spontaneous growth of aluminum dendrites after aluminum electrodeposition is observed in NaCl‐AlCl3 melts.
ChemInform Abstract: Cyclic Voltammetry Studies of the Lithiumthioborate Glass‐Indium Interface.
Authors: RUDOLPH B. , BURCKHARDT W. , STAIKOV G.
Published: May 2016

Lithium conducting glasses of general composition xMm+Sm/2‐y Li2S‐(1‐x‐y) LiI (M: B, Ge, Si, P, As, Sb) are of importance as solid electrolytes in "all‐solid‐state" batteries.
ChemInform Abstract: Copper Photodeposition on TiO2 Studied with HREM and EXAFS.
Authors: JACOBS J. W. M. , KAMPERS F. W. H. , RIKKEN J. M. G. , BULLE‐LIEUWMA C. W. T. , KONINGSBERGER D. C.
Published: May 2016

The possibility of direct selective surface activation of photosensitive TiO2 substrates by photodeposition of autocatalytic Cu particles from an alkaline electroless copper bath (CuSO4/NaOH/KNaC4H4O6, HCHO) is studied.
ChemInform Abstract: IR Spectroscopy Study of Carbon Monoxide Adsorption on α‐Chromia Surfaces: Probing Oxidation States of Coordinatively Unsaturated Surface Cations.
Authors: ZAKI M. I. , KNOEZINGER H. +
Published: May 2016

It is demonstrated that coordinatively unsaturated (cus) Cr3+ cationic sites, most probably in 3‐coordinated and to a much less extent 5‐coordinated states, are the CO adsorption sites on H2‐reduced Cr2O3.
ChemInform Abstract: Solution Properties and Reactivity of the Aqua Ion of the MoIV 3 Incomplete Cuboidal Mo/S Cluster (Mo3S4(H2O)9)4+.
Authors: OOI B.‐L. , SYKES A. G.
Published: May 2016

The title ion (II), prepared as shown in the scheme, is stable in acidic solutions of pH < 1 and, unlike the μ‐oxo analogue (Mo3O4(H2O)9)4+, does not react with O2 and ClO4‐.
ChemInform Abstract: Gas‐Phase Reactions. Part 76. Generation and Ionization Pattern of the Iso(valent)electronic Compounds ClP(=O)2 and ClP(=S)2.
Authors: MEISEL M. , BOCK H. , SOLOUKI B. , KREMER M.
Published: May 2016

The title compounds (V) may be regarded as a missing link in the series of planar 24‐electron compounds such as Cl3B, ClNO2 and SO3.
ChemInform Abstract: X‐Ray Structure Analysis of α‐Lithiophenylacetonitrile‐Lithium Diisopropylamide·2 Tetramethylethylenediamine ‐ A “Quasi‐Dianion Complex”.
Authors: ZARGES W. , MARSCH M. , HARMS K. , BOCHE G.
Published: May 2016

The structure analysis of the title complex (I) (space group P1, Z=2) is the first structural characterization of an adduct formed between a monoanion and a base, in this case formed by reaction of phenylacetonitrile and two equiv. LDA.
ChemInform Abstract: Asymmetric Synthesis. Part 7. Double Stereodifferentiation in Allylation of Ketimines Bearing Two Chiral Auxiliaries. Application to Enantioselective Synthesis of α‐Allylglycine.
Authors: JIANG Y. , ZHOU CH. , PIAO H.
Published: May 2016

Condensation reaction of the ketones (I) with the glycinates (II) yields the ketimines (III) which bear at least one asymmetric carbon atom.
ChemInform Abstract: The Structure of a 2‐Oxoperhydro‐1,3,5‐triazine (IV), the Cycloaddition Product of Diphenyl‐N‐(p‐tolyl)ketenimine and Chlorosulfonyl Isocyanate.
Authors: ROEMMING C. , SKATTEBOEL L.
Published: May 2016

As reported (1973), cycloaddition of (II) + (III) gives an unstable product from which the chlorosulfonyl group is reductively removed.
ChemInform Abstract: Stereoselective Preparation of Bicyclo(3.3.0)octanones from the Products of Aprotic Conjugate Addition of Lithiated Allylic Sulfoxides to Cyclopent‐2‐enone and Enolate Trapping with Methyl Cyanoformate.
Authors: HAYNES R. K. , KATSIFIS A. G.
Published: May 2016

The products (IV) and (VII) of the title reaction are transformed to the target compounds (V) and (VIII) by cyclization of the corresponding sulfides in the presence of SnCl4.
ChemInform Abstract: Valence Isomers of 10π C11H10 Hydrocarbons. Bisnorcaradiene: Intermediacy and Trapping.
Authors: DUERR H. + , PAULY K.‐H. , SCHEIDHAUER P. , FISCHER K.
Published: May 2016

The photoreaction of the spironorcaradienes (I) leads to the products (V)‐(VII) via the intermediates (II), (IV) and the valence isomers (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Gas‐Phase Base‐Induced Elimination Reactions in Onium Intermediates. Part 2. Stereochemistry and Orientation in Alkene Formation from Gaseous Halonium Ions.
Authors: ANGELINI G. , LILLA G. , SPERANZA M.
Published: May 2016

The 1‐butene (V) is formed via (II) through a transition state with an anti configuration.
ChemInform Abstract: Halogenation of Alkynes and Alkynylsilanes.
Authors: AL‐HASSAN M. I.
Published: May 2016

Bromination of the alkynes (I) gives the trans‐dibromoalkenes (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Malonaldehyde Monoacetals.
Authors: PENG S.‐Q. , WINTERFELDT E.
Published: May 2016

Malonaldehyde monoacetals such as (V) and (VI), which are useful building blocks in organic synthesis, can be prepared by a very general technique shown in the scheme for (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Cobalt(II) Chloride‐Catalyzed Addition of Alcohols to Vinyl Ethers: A Convenient Synthesis of Mixed Acetals.
Authors: IQBAL J. , SRIVASTAVA R. R. , GUPTA K. B. , KHAN M. A.
Published: May 2016

The vinyl ethers (II), (VI), or (VIII) are treated with the alcohols (I) in the presence of cobalt dichloride to produce the mixed acetals (III), (VII), or (IX).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of cis‐ and trans‐1‐Methylcyclohexane‐1,4‐diols and Their 4‐Hemisuccinate Esters.
Authors: BUSHWELLER J. H. , ANZALONE L. , SPENCER T. A.
Published: May 2016

The monoprotected diketone (I) is subjected to Grignard reaction with methylmagnesium iodide (II), producing an equilibrating mixture of the conformers of the alcohol (III).
ChemInform Abstract: New Synthesis from β‐Pinene of Tetracyclo(6.2.1.01,6.06,10)undecanes, an Unusual Ring System.
Authors: THOMAS A. F. , REY F.
Published: May 2016

Reaction of β‐pinene (I) with acryloyl chloride (II) produces the tricyclic ketones (III) and (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Bicyclo(3.3.1)nonanes as Synthetic Intermediates. Part 15. Ring Enlargement of Bicyclo(3.3.1)nonane‐2,6‐dione and Bicyclo(3.3.1)nonan‐2‐one. Revision of the Literature.
Authors: MOMOSE T. , MURAOKA O. , MASUDA K.
Published: May 2016

The main product of the reaction of the bicyclononanedione (I) with diazomethane (II) is shown to be the isotwistane (III) and not the tricyclodecane (VI) as previously published.
ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of Olefins with Sulfuryl Chloride and Cyclic Ethers: An Efficient Synthesis of α‐Chloroalkyl ω‐Chloroalkyl Ethers.
Authors: JOSEPH S. P. , KESHAVAMURTHY K. S. , DHAR D. N.
Published: May 2016

The alkenes (I) are treated with the cyclic ethers (II), (IV), or (VII) and sulfuryl chloride to produce the α‐chloroalkyl ω‐chloroalkyl ethers (III), (V), or (VIII).
ChemInform Abstract: The Synthesis and Chemistry of Azolenines. Part 14. The Combination of 3H‐ and 2H‐Pyrroles with N‐Phenylmaleimide: Diels‐Alder Reactions and Michael Additions.
Authors: LUI K.‐H. , LAI T.‐F. , SAMMES M. P.
Published: May 2016

The 3H‐pyrroles (I) react with N‐phenylmaleimide (II) in benzene, at room temp. or under reflux, to give the endo Diels‐Alder adducts (III); the adducts (IV) are similarly obtained.
ChemInform Abstract: Ethylene Analogues of Tetrathiafulvalene and Tetraselenafulvalene: New Donors for Organic Metals.
Authors: SUGIMOTO T. , AWAJI H. , SUGIMOTO I. , MISAKI Y. , KAWASE T. , YONEDA S. , YOSHIDA Z. , KOBAYASHI T. , ANZAI H.
Published: May 2016

The ethylene analogues (I) and (II) as well as a wide range of substituted derivatives are synthesized (1H, 13C NMR, electronic spectra, redox behavior, PPP‐SCF‐CI calculations).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 1H‐Pyrrolo(1,2‐c)imidazoles.
Authors: MUSICKI B. , MALLEY M. F. , GOUGOUTAS J. Z.
Published: May 2016

Reaction of the formylpyrroles (I) with ammonium acetate (II) results in the formation of the pyrroloimidazoles (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Antibacterials. Synthesis and Structure‐Activity Studies of 3‐Aryl‐2‐oxooxazolidines. Part 1. The “B” Group.
Authors: GREGORY W. A. , BRITTELLI D. R. , WANG C.‐L. J. , WUONOLA M. A. , MCRIPLEY R. J. , EUSTICE D. C. , EBERLY V. S. , BARTHOLOMEW P. T. , SLEE A. M. , FORBES M.
Published: May 2016

Reaction of the phenyl isocyanates (I) with the epoxides (II) yields the oxazolidinones (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Ring Transformations of Semicyclic 1,3‐Diarbonyl Heteroanalogs. Part 1. Synthesis of Semicyclic N‐Acyl‐ and N‐(Aminocarbonyl)amidine Derivatives and Their Ring Transformation to 5‐(ω‐Aminoalkyl)‐1,2,4‐triazoles.
Authors: LIEBSCHER J. , PAETZEL M. + , KELBORO Y. F.
Published: May 2016

The lactames (I) are converted to the N‐(thio)acyl amidines (III) and (IV) which are further transformed into triazoles such as (VII) and (XI) via methyl thioimidates, e.g. (IX), or chloroimidates.
ChemInform Abstract: Cycloaddition of Benzonitrile Oxide to Heterocyclic β‐Enaminonitriles.
Authors: CORSARO A. , PERRINI G. , PUGLISI G. , PURRELLO G.
Published: May 2016

The heterocyclic enaminonitriles (I) and (IV) add benzonitrile oxide (II) (generated in situ from benzhydroximic acid) exclusively at their C≡N triple bond to give oxadiazole derivatives (III) or (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 2,3‐Dideoxy‐4‐O‐(p‐methoxybenzyl)‐L‐erythro‐hex‐2‐enono‐1,5‐lactone.
Authors: MARCO J. L. , RODRIGUEZ B.
Published: May 2016

The chiral amide (I) is converted to the α‐keto O,S‐acetal (III) and then reduced, yielding the α‐hydroxy acetals (IVa) and (Va).
ChemInform Abstract: Preparation of Some Chromans Substituted at the 3‐ or 4‐Position by an Aryl or Benzyl Group, by the Rhodium‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Nucleophilic Substitution of the Corresponding 3‐(2‐Fluorophenyl)propan‐1‐ols.
Authors: HOUGHTON R. P. , SHERVINGTON L. A.
Published: May 2016

The Rh(III) complex catalyzed cyclization reaction of o‐fluorophenylpropanols such as (I) gives rise to chroman derivatives such as (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Studies on Synthesis and Stereochemistry of 3‐Methyloctahydroisocoumarins and 1‐Methyloctahydro‐3H‐2‐benzopyran‐3‐ones.
Authors: FUJIWARA Y. , OKAMOTO M.
Published: May 2016

The four diastereomeric lactones (V), (VI), (VIII), and (IX) and the two diastereomeric lactones (XIII) and (XIV) are prepared as outlined in the reaction scheme.
ChemInform Abstract: Alkylation and Acylation of 2‐Hydroxy‐9(10H)‐acridinone and 2‐Hydroxy‐9(10H)‐thioacridinone.
Authors: DHIF D. , GALY J.‐P. , VINCENT E.‐J. , BARBE J.
Published: May 2016

The thallous salt of the hydroxyacridinone (I) is coupled with the dicarboxylic dichlorides (II) to give the esters (III) or (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Stereochemical Studies on 7‐ and 9‐Substituted 3‐Azabicyclo(3.3.1)nonanes (3‐ABNs).
Authors: JEYARAMAN R. , MANOHARAN M.
Published: May 2016

Cyclohexanone (I) reacts with ammonium acetate (II) and benzaldehyde (III) to give the azabicyclononanone (IV) and dibenzylidenecyclohexanone (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of New 5‐Nitrotetrahydro‐1,3‐oxazine Derivatives via Electron‐Transfer Reactions.
Authors: CROZET M. P. , VANELLE P.
Published: May 2016

A useful approach to tetrahydro‐1,3‐oxazines with a substituted double bond, e.g. (III), (VI), (X) is demonstrated.
ChemInform Abstract: Fifty‐Two Membered Macromonocyclic Polyamine Possessing Twelve Nitrogen Atoms in the Ring: Cyclic Spermine Tetramer.
Authors: IWATA M. , KUZUHARA H.
Published: May 2016

Chain elongation of the α,ω‐bis(tosylamines) (I) and analogues is achieved by coupling with the phthalimido‐substituted electrophiles (II), followed by reduction, deprotection, and tosylation.
ChemInform Abstract: Kinetically Stable Complexes of Alkali Cations with Rigidified Calix(4)arenes: Synthesis, X‐Ray Structures, and Complexation of Calixcrowns and Calixspherands.
Authors: DIJKSTRA P. J. , BRUNINK J. A. J. , BUGGE K.‐E. , REINHOUDT D. N. , HARKEMA S. , UNGARO R. , UGOZZOLI F. , GHIDINI E.
Published: May 2016

Some members of the title compounds such as the calixcrown (Ia) or the calixspherand (Ib) are prepared by common methods and the kinetic and thermodynamic stabilities of their alkali cation complexes are measured.
ChemInform Abstract: An Unexpected Synthesis of the 1,4‐Dithiepinofuran‐2‐one System.
Authors: FETIZON M. , GOULAOUIC P. , HANNA I. , PRANGE T.
Published: May 2016

The cyclohexyl‐substituted dithiepin‐fused furanone (IV) is obtained by base‐mediated rearrangement of the cyclohexanoyl(methoxycarbonylmethyl)dithiane (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Polymer‐Supported Bases. Part 10. Synthesis of Phosphatidylcholines Using Polymer‐Supported or Free Acylimidazoles.
Authors: TOMOI M. , INOMATA K. , KAKIUCHI H. , TOKUYAMA S.
Published: May 2016

L‐α‐Glycerophosphorylcholine (I) is treated with the palmitoylimidazoles (II) in the presence of DBU to form the dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Facile Synthesis of 2‐(5‐Isopropyl‐5‐methyl‐4‐oxo‐2‐imidazolin‐2‐yl)phenyl Phosphonates.
Authors: TAKENAKA H. , HAYASE Y.
Published: May 2016

Cyclocondensation of benzoyl chloride (I) with the aminodimethylbutanamide (II) yields the imidazolinone (III) which is coupled with diethyl chlorophosphate (IV) to give the phosphonate (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Organocerium(III) Reagent from Pyrimidine in Carbon Bond‐Forming Reactions.
Authors: ZHENG J. , UNDHEIM K.
Published: May 2016

The reactions shown in the scheme confirm that the organo‐Ce(III) chloride (III) exhibits a high specificity for 1,2 addition to α,β‐unsaturated CO derivatives such as (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Two Novel Polyoxomolybdates Containing the (MoNO)3+ Unit: (Mo5Na(NO)O13(OCH3)4)2‐ and (Mo6(NO)O18)3‐.
Authors: GOUZERH P. , JEANNIN Y. , PROUST A. , ROBERT F.
Published: May 2016

The first polyoxomolybdates with an Mo(II)NO group instead of an Mo(IV)O group, the title compounds (IV) and (V) (for both space group P21/a, Z=4) are prepared by reductive nitrosylation of complex (I) with hydroxylamine in methanol and transformation of (IV) into (V) on dissolution.
ChemInform Abstract: Fluoride‐Assisted Stabilization of Manganese(III) in Aqueous Medium. A General Approach to the Synthesis of Mixed‐Ligand Fluoro Complexes of Manganese(III).
Authors: BHATTACHARJEE M. N. , CHAUDHURI M. K. , PURKAYASTHA R. N. D.
Published: May 2016

Synthesis and characterization of a number of the Mn(III) title complexes are reported.
ChemInform Abstract: Heterobimetallic Au‐Pt Phosphine Complexes. X‐Ray Crystal and Molecular Structures of ((PPh3)Pt(AuPPh3)6)(NO3)2 and ((PPh3)(CO)Pt(AuPPh3)6)(PF6)2.
Authors: ITO L. N. , SWEET J. D. , MUETING A. M. , PIGNOLET L. H. , SCHOONDERGANG M. F. J. , STEGGERDA J. J.
Published: May 2016

The seven‐nuclear title cluster (IIa) (space group P1, Z=2) is obtained from the trinuclear complex (I) as shown.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of the 6‐Methylenecarboxylic Acid Derivatives of Testosterone and Progesterone.
Authors: HANDSCHUH D. , VOELTER W.
Published: May 2016

The π‐allylpalladium chloride complexes of the title steroids (I) are prepared and alkylated to give the esters (IV) as major products.
ChemInform Abstract: Asymmetric Reductive Amination of Cycloalkanones. Part 9. Asymmetric Synthesis of GABA‐Related Cycloaliphatic Amino Acids.
Authors: OMAR F. , FRAHM A. W.
Published: May 2016

The cyclic ketones (I) react with the chiral auxiliary amine (II) to form the imines (III) which are hydrogenated in the presence of Raney nickel, yielding the amines (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: A Convenient Preparation of Hex‐5,6‐enopyranosides.
Authors: CHRETIEN F.
Published: May 2016

Various hex‐5,6‐enopyranosides such as (II) are prepared by sodium hydride‐induced dehydrohalogenation of 6‐halopyranosides such as (I).
ChemInform Abstract: The Chemistry of O‐Silylated Ketene Acetals: Synthesis of N‐Benzoyl‐L‐daunosamine.
Authors: KITA Y. , ITOH F. , TAMURA O. , KE Y. Y. , MIKI T. , TAMURA Y.
Published: May 2016

The key steps in the synthesis of the daunosamine (X) are the stereoselective 1,3‐addition of the ketene silyl acetal (V) to the nitrones (IV) and subsequent transsilylation, yielding the siloxyamines (VI) and (VII).
ChemInform Abstract: Tris‐N,N′,N′′‐(3′,4′,5′‐trimethoxyphenethyl)‐1,3,5‐hexahydrotriazine, a Methylenemescaline Trimer: Characterization and Selective Cyclization to Anhalinine Under Non‐Aqueous Conditions.
Authors: CHRISEY L. A. , BROSSI A.
Published: May 2016

Cyclocondensation of mescaline (I) with aqueous formaldehyde (II) gives the 1,3,5‐hexahydrotriazine (III) which undergoes ring cleavage and recyclization upon treatment with hydrochlorid acid, producing a mixture of mescaline (I) and anhalinine hydrochloride (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: New Opportunities in Single Crystal and Powder Diffraction Experiments Using Synchrotron Radiation
Authors: BERAR J. F. , BESSIERE M. , LEFEBVRE S.
Published: May 2016

Review: (review including a short discussion of flux and brillance of the new synchrotron sources with 88 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Metal Complexes of Amino Acids and Peptides
Authors: HAY R. W. , NOLAN K. B.
Published: May 2016

Review: (209 refs.
ChemInform Abstract: Structure of BrF‐ 6 and Related Compounds.
Authors: MAHJOUB A. R. , FUCHS J. , SEPPELT K. , HOSER A.
Published: May 2016

Single crystals of CsBrF6 contain BrF6‐ anions with nearly perfect octahedral structure.
ChemInform Abstract: Crystallographic and Magnetic Structure of Ternary Carbides of the Type Nd2Fe17Cx.
Authors: HELMHOLDT R. B. , BUSCHOW K. H. J.
Published: May 2016

A polycrystalline sample of Nd2Fe17C0.5 is investigated by neutron diffraction at 300 and 4.2 K. The structure of this carbide is closely related to that of the parent compound Nd2Fe17 (Th2Zn17‐type, space group R3m), with the C atoms located at the empty 9(e) sites.
ChemInform Abstract: The Luminescence of Some Tin‐Activated Alkaline‐Earth Orthophosphates
Authors: DONKER H. , SMIT W. M. A. , BLASSE G.
Published: May 2016

(β‐Ca3(PO4)2, α‐Sr3(PO4)2, α‐Ba3(PO4)2, Ba2.85Mg0.15(PO4)2, and M2.55Mg0.45(PO4)2 with M: Ca, Sr) is studied down to 4.2 K. The luminescence of the tin‐activated orthophosphates is explained by assuming the presence of two different Sn2+ centers in the lattices.
ChemInform Abstract: Positive Voltage Shift in C‐V Curves by a Combination Oxide of Dry SiO2 and Sputtered SiO2.
Authors: BHAN R. K. , CHAUDHURY P. K. , BASU P. K. , CHHABRA K. C.
Published: May 2016

"Combination oxides" consisting of thermally grown dry SiO2 and sputter deposited SiO2 are grown on p‐ and n‐type silicon.
ChemInform Abstract: A Zirconium(IV) Ion‐Selective Coated Wire Electrode,
Authors: KAR R. , CHATTOPADHYAYA M. C.
Published: May 2016

in which a solution complex of α‐nitroso‐β‐naphthol with Zr(IV) is used as the electroactive material, is found to be selective for Zr(IV) in the presence of Fe(III), Al(III), Cr(III), La(III), Sn(IV), and Th(IV) ions.
ChemInform Abstract: Soluble Copper(II) Alkoxide for Solution‐Based Syntheses of YBa2Cu3O7‐x.
Authors: GOEL S. C. , KRAMER K. S. , GIBBONS P. C. , BUHRO W. E.
Published: May 2016

A new Cu(II) alkoxide Cu(OCH2CH2OCH2CH2OMe)2 (I), obtained as blue solid by the alcohol‐exchange procedure of Mehrotra et al. (1981) is soluble in benzene, toluene, and THF.
ChemInform Abstract: Predominant Inversion of Configuration in an Intramolecular Carbene Addition to an Alkene.
Authors: WIBERG K. B. , CHAVES A.
Published: May 2016

With regard to a planned synthesis of the tetracyclic compound (V) (R‐R: ‐CH2‐CH2‐) and with the synthesis of (V) (R: ‐H) by Skattebol (1966) in mind, the dibromocyclopropane (IIIa) is reacted with MeLi.
ChemInform Abstract: Reactions Related to Coenzyme B12 Dependent Rearrangements: Metal Mediated Free Radical Acyl Migrations in Methyl and Cyclopropyl Substituted Models.
Authors: BEST W. M. , WIDDOWSON D. A.
Published: May 2016

In continuation of studies on rearrangements related to B12 catalyzed reactions, novel model compounds are intended to mimic the free radical methylmalonylCoA‐succinylCoA rearrangement.
ChemInform Abstract: Diels‐Alder Adducts on the b Side of Naphthalene: Rapid Cycloreversion of o‐Quinodimethanes.
Authors: GRIMME W. , HOENER P. + , KAEMMERLING H. T. + , WALDRAFF R. , WIRZ J.
Published: May 2016

The cycloreversion of the naphthalene adducts (II) to (III) and (IV) is extremely fast, since, in contrast to reaction of adducts of type (V) (only (Va) is examined experimentally), the full resonance energy is released.
ChemInform Abstract: Converted Bimolecular Substitution Reactions of Acetal Derivatives of Propionaldehyde and Benzaldehyde.
Authors: AMYES T. L. , JENCKS W. P.
Published: May 2016

Substitution reactions of (I), (III), and even (V) with anionic nucleophiles such as Cl‐, Br‐, N3‐, SCN‐, NO3‐, and S2O32‐ give unstable adducts that break down to the corresponding aldehydes (detailed kinetics, mechanisms).
ChemInform Abstract: Thermal Generation of α,3‐Dehydrotoluene from (Z)‐1,2,4‐Heptatrien‐6‐yne.
Authors: MYERS A. G. , KUO E. Y. , FINNEY N. S.
Published: May 2016

From thermolysis experiments of (V) in MeOH, MeOH/(VI) mixtures, CCl4 (X), cyclohexadiene (VI), and CD3OH (same kinetics as in (VI)) it is concluded that (V) undergoes rate‐limiting, first‐order transformation to intermediate α,3‐dehydrotoluene of type (XIII).
ChemInform Abstract: Rhodium(I) Complexes of β‐Diketonates and Related Ligands as Hydrosilylation Catalysts.
Authors: CULLEN W. R. , WICKENHEISER E. B.
Published: May 2016

The rhodium β‐diketonato complexes (VII) and the chiral O,N‐bidentate ligands (R)‐(X) and (R)‐(XII), prepared as shown in the reaction scheme, are employed in the hydrosilylation of acetophenone (XIIIa).
ChemInform Abstract: Highly Stereoselective Reduction of Methyl Ketone Complexes of the Chiral Lewis Acid ((η5‐C5H5)Re(NO)(PPh3))+ by K((s‐C4H9)3BH). Synthesis of Optically Active Secondary Alcohols and Derivatives.
Authors: DALTON D. M. , GLADYSZ J. A.
Published: May 2016

The rhenium ketone complexes (+)‐ and (±)‐(I) are treated with potassium tris(sec‐butyl)borohydride to form the chiral rhenium alkoxides (II) with satisfactory diastereoselectivities.
ChemInform Abstract: A New Method for Preparation of Alcohols from Olefins with Molecular Oxygen and Phenylsilane by the Use of Bis(acetylacetonato)cobalt(II).
Authors: ISAYAMA S. , MUKAIYAMA T.
Published: May 2016

The olefin (I) is treated with the silanes (II) in the presence of oxygen and cobalt(II) acetylacetonate to form the silyl peroxides (III) and the alcohol (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Novel, Possibly Antiaromatic, Fulvenes.
Authors: CHANDRASEKHAR S. , VENKATESAN V.
Published: May 2016

With a view to obtaining stable analogues of the cyclopentadienyl cation the title compounds, e.g. (III), are prepared.
ChemInform Abstract: Reactions of Some Aromatic Amines with Cinnamoyl Isothiocyanate.
Authors: ELGHANDOUR A. H. H. , RAMIZ M. M. M. , IBRAHIM M. K. A. , ELMOGHAYAR M. R. H.
Published: May 2016

The o‐substituted anilines (I) react with cinnamoyl isothiocyanate (II), producing the N‐cinnamoyl‐N‐phenylthioureas (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Facile Cleavage of Aryl Haloacetates and 2‐Chloroethyl Carboxylic Esters with Sodium Telluride. A One‐Pot Conversion of Aryl Esters into Aryl Ethers Under Aprotic Conditions.
Authors: SUZUKI H. , PADMANABHAN S. , OGAWA T.
Published: May 2016

The chloroacetates (I) derived from phenols or naphthols are cleaved upon treatment with disodium telluride to produce the corresponding hydroxyarenes (II) after acidic work‐up.
ChemInform Abstract: Addition Reactions of Diazotropilidene with Monosubstituted Ethylenes Leading to 3‐Substituted Indanones.
Authors: SAITO K. , TAKAHASHI K.
Published: May 2016

The sodium salt (I) of tropone tosylhydrazone (I) reacts with the activated olefins (II) via 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition of diazotropilidene intermediately formed and subsequent rearrangement to produce mixtures of the indanones (III) and the bicyclo(5.2.0)nonatrienes (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Reactivity of Benzylic Epoxides Derived from 1,2,3,9,10,10a‐Hexahydrophenanthrene. Search for a Unified Mechanism for the Ring Opening of 2‐Aryloxiranes.
Authors: CHINI M. , CROTTI P. , MACCHIA F.
Published: May 2016

The hexahydrophenanthrene (VII), prepared by intramolecular Wittig olefination of the decalone derivative (VI), is epoxidized to form the diastereomeric oxiranes (VIII) and (IX).
ChemInform Abstract: α,β‐Epoxy Sulfoxides as Useful Intermediates in Organic Synthesis. Part 22. Stereospecific Desulfinylation of Sulfinylaziridines with Alkylmetals: A Novel Synthesis Including Asymmetric Synthesis of Z‐N‐Arylaziridines and Some Mechanistic Studies.
Authors: SATOH T. , SATO T. , OOHARA T. , YAMAKAWA K.
Published: May 2016

The α‐chloroalkyl sulfoxides (I) are deprotonated and then coupled with the benzalanilines (II) to form the β‐chloro‐β‐sulfinylamines (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Stereocontrolled Functionalization of Cycloheptadiene Using Organometallic Chemistry: Synthesis of the (+)‐Prelog‐Djerassi Lactone and a Tylosin Subunit.
Authors: PEARSON A. J. , LAI Y.‐S. , LU W. , PINKERTON A. A.
Published: May 2016

The cycloheptadienes (I) are subjected to singlet oxygenation, producing selectively the endoperoxides (II) which are the starting materials for various stereoselective transformation, e.g. basic cleavage, yielding the keto enols (III), or reduction to give the diols (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 7,9‐Diphenyl‐3‐methylene‐1‐oxa‐8‐azaspiro(4.5)decan‐2‐one.
Authors: IKRAMUDDEN T. M. , CHANDRASEKARA N. , RAMARAJAN K. , SELVARAJ K. , MULEKAR S. V. , BERLIN K. D.
Published: May 2016

The piperidin‐4‐ones (I) undergo Reformatskii reaction with the bromomethacrylate (II) and zinc, forming the intermediate piperidinyloxyzinc bromides (III) which are cyclized upon treatment with acids to produce the spirolactones (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Asymmetric Oxidation of Some 1,3‐Dithianes in the Presence of Chiral Titanium Complexes.
Authors: SAMUEL O. , RONAN B. , KAGAN H. B.
Published: May 2016

A modified Sharpless oxidation method using cumene hydroperoxide, tetra(isopropoxy)titanium, and (+)‐diethyl tartrate is applied to the 1,3‐dithianes (I) which are converted to the monosulfoxides (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Effective Activation of Carbonyl and Related Compounds with Phosphonium Salts. The Aldol and Michael Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds with Silyl Nucleophiles and Alkyl Enol Ethers.
Authors: MUKAIYAMA T. , MATSUI S. , KASHIWAGI K.
Published: May 2016

The silyl enol ethers (I) are coupled with the aldehydes (II) in the presence of quaternary phosphonium salts to form the O‐silyl aldols (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Prototropic Migrations in Phosphorylated 2‐Azaallyl Systems. Part 4. Phosphorylation of N‐Benzylidene‐2,2,2‐trifluoro‐1‐chloroethylamine and Its Prototropic Isomers with Dialkyl Fluorophosphites and Sterically Hindered Trialkyl Phosphites.
Authors: ONYS'KO P. P. , KIM T. V. , KISELEVA E. I. , SINITSA A. D.
Published: May 2016

The chloro imine (I) and the imidoyl chloride (V) are coupled with the fluorophosphites (II) or the phosphites (VI) to give the corresponding α‐amino phosphonates (III), (VII), and (VIII) or the α‐imino phosphonates (IV) and (IX).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Stability of Two‐Coordinate N‐Trifluoromethyliminoarsine, CF3N=AsH.
Authors: ANG H. G. , LEE F. K.
Published: May 2016

The relatively unstable new title compound (III) decomposes to give CF3H, N2 and arsenic.
ChemInform Abstract: Facile Arene C‐H Bond Activation by Tantalum Silyl Complexes.
Authors: BERRY D. H. , JIANG Q.
Published: May 2016

It is shown that the addition of benzene to an otherwise unreactive Ta(III) alkyl complex (I) can be catalyzed by di‐tert.‐butylsilane and that an isolated silyl complex (V) itself activates benzene under extremely mild conditions.
ChemInform Abstract: Reactions of Complex Ligands. Part 37. Activated Aminocarbene Complexes of the Fischer Type. Synthesis, Structure and Anellation Reactions.
Authors: DOETZ K. H. + , GROTJAHN D. , HARMS K.
Published: May 2016

Aminocarbene complexes such as (III) can be activated by introduction of acyl or Boc functions to give five‐membered complexes such as (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Reductive Nitrosylation of Tetraoxometalates. Part 15. Generation of Mn(NO)3+, Mn(NO)2+, and Mn(NO)2+ 2 Moieties Directly from MnO‐ 4. Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemistry of Cyanonitrosyl Derivatives of Manganese.
Authors: BHATTACHARYYA R. , GHOSH N. , BHATTACHARJEE G. P.
Published: May 2016

In an aqueous‐alkaline medium KMnO4 (I) undergoes an apparently single‐step nitrosylation reaction in the presence of an excess of NH2OH·HCl (III) and KCN (II) to afford complexes containing Mn(NO)2+, Mn(NO)22+, or Mn(NO)3+ moieties.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Characterization of Mixed‐Ligand Technetium(II) Complexes Containing Halides, Phosphines, and Either 2,2′‐Bipyridine, 1,10‐Phenanthroline, or 2,2′:6′,2′′‐Terpyridine. X‐Ray Crystal Structures of cis(Cl),trans(P)‐(TcCl2(P(CH3)2C6H5)2(phen)) and trans(P)‐(TcBr(P(CH3)2C6H5)2(terpy))SO3CF3.
Authors: WILCOX B. E. , HO D. M. , DEUTSCH E.
Published: May 2016

The neutral Tc(II) complexes (III) are prepared by replacement of one halide and one phosphine ligand in mer‐Tc(III) complexes, as demonstrated with (I), followed by base‐induced reduction.
ChemInform Abstract: Transition Metal‐Mediated Asymmetric Synthesis. Part 10. Homochiral π‐Complexes with Planar Chirality: Synthetic Equivalents of Chiral Cyclohexadiene Dications.
Authors: HOWARD P. W. , STEPHENSON G. R. , TAYLOR S. C.
Published: May 2016

The cis‐diol (Ia), obtained by microbial oxidation of toluene, is converted to the bis(methyl ether) (Ib) and the diacetoxy derivative (Ic).
ChemInform Abstract: The Roles of Aminocarbyne Intermediates and Intramolecular Electron Transfer in the Formation of Carbon‐Carbon Bonds by the Coupling of Isocyanides.
Authors: WU J. , FANWICK P. E. , KUBIAK C. P.
Published: May 2016

The binuclear Ir(I) complex (II) crystallizes in P21 with Z=2.
ChemInform Abstract: Compounds with Platinum‐Molybdenum or ‐Tungsten Bonds Derived from the Alkylidyne Metal Complexes (M(CR)(CO)2(η‐C5H5)) (M: Mo or W; R: C6H4Me‐4 or C6H3Me2‐2,6).
Authors: SPANIOL T. P. , STONE F. G. A.
Published: May 2016

The reaction of Pt(C2H4)2(PiPr3) (generated in situ) with the parent alkylidyne complexes (I) affords the electronically unsaturated 30‐electron dimetal complexes (V).
ChemInform Abstract: A New Chiral Route Toward Terpenoids. Annulation of Carvone to transand cis‐Fused Bicyclic Synthons.
Authors: GESSON J.‐P. , JACQUESY J.‐C. , RENOUX B.
Published: May 2016

Two consecutive alkylations of carvone (I) lead to the products (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Microbiological Transformations. Part 11. Microbiological Transformations of A‐Nor‐, A‐Homo‐, and A‐Ring‐Heterocyclic Steroids with the Fungus Aspergillus ochraceus.
Authors: CRABB T. A. , RATCLIFFE N. M.
Published: May 2016

The size of ring A of the steroids (I) does not influence their hydroxylation with the title fungus.
ChemInform Abstract: A Convenient “Hydrogen Transfer” Hydrogenation of Testosterone.
Authors: SPYRIOUNIS D. M. , IKONOMIDIS G. , DEMOPOULOS V.
Published: May 2016

The metabolites (II) and (III) of testosterone (I) are prepared by hydrogen transfer from sodium hypophosphite to (I) in the presence of palladium on charcoal.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 1,5‐Di‐O‐acetyl‐2,3,4‐tri‐O‐butyl‐xylo‐, ‐ribo‐, and arabino‐pentitols. Standards for Determination of the Configuration of Higher Sugars.
Authors: JAROSZ S.
Published: May 2016

The osmylation or epoxidation of higher sugar allylic alcohols leads to triols possessing either the ribo, xylo or arabino configuration.
ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of Methoxatin and 9‐Decarboxymethoxatin with Benzylamine. Dynamics and Products.
Authors: RODRIGUEZ E. J. , BRUICE T. C.
Published: May 2016

The pH dependences of kinetics and products in the oxidation of (II) by both (I) and of the hydration of (I) are examined.
ChemInform Abstract: Hydrolysis of Toxic Organophosphorus Compounds by o‐Iodosobenzoic Acid and Its Derivatives.
Authors: HAMMOND P. S. , FORSTER J. S. , LIESKE C. N. , DURST H. D.
Published: May 2016

The chemical warfare agents soman (Ia), sarin (Ib), tabun (Ic), and paraoxon (Ie) are hydrolyzed effectively in aqueous micellar (cat.2) solutions in the presence of the deprotonated form of iodosobenzoic acids (II) (cat.1) (e.g.