bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
ChemInform Abstract: Silylmethylation of O,O‐Bis(trimethylsilyl)diethanolamine.
Authors: ORLOV G. I. , ENUKASHVILI A. A. , DYAKOV V. M. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractReaction of the chloromethylsilane (I) with O,O‐bistrimethylsilyldiethanolamine (II) proceeds under elimination of trimethylethoxysilane to give the oxazasilacyclohexane (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of Phosphorus Pentachloride with Mixtures of a Trialkylphosphite and an Aldehyde.
Authors: GAZIZOV M. B. , ZAKHAROV V. M. , KHAIRULLIN R. A. , MOSKVA V. V. , SAVEL'EVA E. I. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractReaction of phosphorus pentachloride (I) with the phosphites (II) and acetaldehyde (III) produces mixtures of the dialkylchlorophosphates (IV) and the dialkylphosphoryl ethyldichlorophosphites (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Use of Dicyclohexano‐15‐crown‐5 in the Synthesis of Glycine‐N‐methylenephosphonic Acid.
Authors: GOLOVANOV A. V. , MASLENNIKOV I. G. , MEDVEDEV A. E. , LAVRENT'EV A. N. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe dialkyl phosphites (I) react with N‐hydroxymethylglycine (II) to give the phosphonates (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of 2,4‐Diamino‐1,2λ3,4λ3‐azadiphosphetidines with Some Electrophilic Reagents.
Authors: MONIN E. A. , NOVIKOVA Z. S. , BORISENKO A. A. , KABACHNIK M. M. , LUTSENKO I. F. , CHERNEGA A. N. , ANTIPIN M. YU. , STRUCHKOV YU. T. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe 1,2,4‐azadiphosphetidines (III) are synthesized from the tetrachloromethylene diphosphine (I) and the aliphatic amines (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Preparation and Reaction Chemistry of Trimethylsilyl Derivatives of Tantalum. X‐Ray Structures of d0 (η5‐C5Me5)Ta(SiMe3)Cl3 and d1 (η5‐C5Me5)Ta(SiMe3)(PMe3)Cl2.
Authors: ARNOLD J. , SHINA D. N. , TILLEY T. D. , ARIF A. M. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe trichloro title compound (II) prepared as shown is converted to the derivatives (III) and (IV) on treatment with one equiv. KOSiMe3 or LiOtBu, or with 3 equiv. MeMgBr, respectively.
ChemInform Abstract: Reactions of Bimetallic Group VI (6) Complexes. Part 3. Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Dimeric Molybdenum(III) and Tungsten(III) Compounds with Bridging Thiolate Ligands. A 95Mo NMR Study on Dinuclear Molybdenum Complexes. Crystal Structure of (Mo(III)2(η5‐C5H5)2(SMe)3(CO)2)Br·H2O.
Authors: GOMES DE LIMA M. B. , GUERCHAIS J. E. , MERCIER R. , PETILLON F. Y. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe cationic tris(thiolato)‐bridged complexes (II) are formed by treatment of the neutral bis(thiolato)‐bridged complexes (I) with Me2S2 in the presence of allyl halides.
ChemInform Abstract: Molecular Hydrogen Complexes of the Transition Metals. Part 4. Preparation and Characterization of M(CO)3(PR3)2(η2‐H2) (M: Mo, W) and Evidence for Equilibrium Dissociation of the H‐H Bond to Give MH2(CO)3(PR3)2.
Authors: KUBAS G. J. , UNKEFER C. J. , SWANSON B. I. , FUKUSHIMA E. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe η2‐H2 title complexes (II) are synthesized from the η6‐cycloheptatrienetricarbonyl complexes (I) as shown and characterized by vibrational and NMR spectroscopic data.
ChemInform Abstract: Artificial Allosteric System. Part 4. T/R Characterization of an Artificial Allosteric System by Resonance Raman Spectroscopy and O2 or CO Affinity.
Authors: TABUSHI I. , KUGIMIYA S. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractAllosteric control of successive O2 binding to hemoglobin is best interpreted by remarkable conformation change from the low O2 affinity form, T (tense), to the high O2 affinity form, R (relaxed), on O2 binding to the subunit protein (α or β) in the tetrameric protein (α2β2).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis, 31P Shift Correlated Two‐Dimensional (COSY) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra, and Structure of the Tris(trimethyl phosphite)‐Substituted Phosphido‐Bridged Heteronuclear Dimer ((MeO)3P)2(CO)2Ru(μ‐PPh2)Co(CO)2(P(OMe)3).
Authors: GUESMI S. , TAYLOR N. J. , DIXNEUF P. H. , CARTY A. J. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe reaction of the phosphido‐bridged heterobinuclear complex (I) with two or three equiv. trimethyl phosphite gives the mono‐ and disubstituted derivatives (IIa) and (IIb), and only traces of the trisubstituted compound (IIc), or only the last.
ChemInform Abstract: Preparation and Properties of and Reactions with Metal‐Containing Heterocycles. Part 54. A Simple Route to Ruthenacycloalkanes.
Authors: LINDNER E. , JANSEN R.‐M. , MAYER H. A. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe complex (I) reacts with alkanediylbis(trifluoromethanesulfonates) by nucleophilic elimination‐cycloaddition to the mononuclear carbonylruthenium complexes (II)‐(IV) in yields of 50‐60%.
ChemInform Abstract: Systematic Mixed‐Metal Cluster Synthesis. The Preparation, Structure, and Spectroscopic Properties of Bis((diphenylphosphino)methyl)phenylarsine‐Bridged Complexes Containing Nearly Linear Rh3, RhIrRh, IrRhIr, and Ir3 Chains.
Authors: BALCH A. L. , FOSSETT L. A. , OLMSTEAD M. M. , REEDY P. E. JUN. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractBecause metal ions prefer binding phosphorus rather than arsenic reaction between the potentially tridentate title ligand and the Rh dimer (I) or the Ir monomer (II) yields the 12‐membered metallocycles (IIIa) and (IIIb) with uncoordinated As atoms.
ChemInform Abstract: Limited Platinum Chains. Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Green Tetranuclear Platinum Compound, cis‐Diammine Tetraplatinum Squarate, Pt4(NH3)8(C4O4)4·4 H2O. A Structural Analogue of Platinum Blues.
Authors: BERNARDINELLI G. , CASTAN P. , SOULES R. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe structure of the green title compound (III), synthesized as shown in the scheme (no yield given), is determined by X‐ray analysis (space group: P21/n; Z=2).
ChemInform Abstract: Influence of Steric Factors on the Coordination Mode (η1 or η2) of Phosphaalkenes to Zerovalent Pt0L2 Centers. X‐Ray Structure of Bis(triphenylphosphine)((2,6‐dimethylphenyl)‐9‐fluorenylidenephosphine)platinum(0)‐Toluene.
Authors: KRAAIJKAMP J. G. , VAN KOTEN G. , VAN DER KNAAP T. A. , BICKELHAUPT F. , STAM C. H. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe new phosphaalkene‐Pt(0) complexes (II) and (V) are prepared as shown.
ChemInform Abstract: Chemistry of Metal Hydrides. Part 27. Kinetic and ESR Studies of Acetylene Insertion Reactions with Platinum(II) Dihydrides and the Crystal Structure Determination of trans‐PtH(P‐tBu2‐Bu)2(CH3OOCC=CHCOOCH3).
Authors: CLARK H. C. , FERGUSON G. , GOEL A. B. , JANZEN E. G. , RUEGGER H. , SIEW P. Y. , WONG C. S. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractPt(II) dihydrides (I) react with both internal and terminal activated alkynes (II) to give alkenyl products (yield 70‐75%) which are trans with respect to Pt and H about the C=C bond.
ChemInform Abstract: A New Approach to 6‐Deoxy‐D‐allofuranose and 6‐Deoxy‐L‐talofuranose Derivatives from 1,2:5,6‐Di‐O‐isopropylidene‐α‐D‐glucofuranose.
Authors: ZSOLDOS‐MADY V. , ZBIRAL E. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractStarting from the glucofuranose (I) the α‐D‐allofuranose (V) is prepared as shown.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of p‐Aminophenyl β‐D‐Ribofuranoside 3‐(D‐Ribit‐5‐yl Phosphate).
Authors: GAREGG P. J. , JOHANSSON R. , LINDH I. , SAMUELSSON B. 
Published: May 2016

Abstractp‐Nitrophenyl‐β‐D‐ribofuranoside (Ia) is converted to its derivative (Ic) via (Ib) by tritylation and subsequent benzylation.
ChemInform Abstract: Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Vitamin A Through a Double Elimination Reaction. A Novel Convergent C10 + C10 Route.
Authors: OTERA J. , MISAWA H. , ONISHI T. , SUZUKI S. , FUJITA Y. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe sulfone (I) is coupled with the C10‐aldehyde (II) to give the alcohol (IIIa) which is converted to the derivatives (IIIb) and (IIIc).
ChemInform Abstract: Conformational Prerequisites for the in vitro Inhibition of Cholate Uptake in Hepatocytes by Cyclic Analogues of Antamanide and Somatostatin.
Authors: KESSLER H. , KLEIN M. , MUELLER A. + , WAGNER K. , BATS J. W. , ZIEGLER K. , FRIMMER M. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractComparative investigations of the inhibition of cholate uptake in liver cells by the cyclopeptides (I) (somatostatin), (II) (antamanide), (III) (cyclolinopeptide A), (IV) ("PPF"), and (V) ("008") demonstrate that constitution and conformation determine the biological activity of a peptide.
ChemInform Abstract: 2‐Oxazolidinones for Regioselective Protection of β‐Amino Alcohols in the Synthesis of 2‐Amino‐1‐aryl‐3‐fluoro‐1‐propanols.
Authors: JOMMI G. , PAGLIARIN R. , TAVECCHIA P. , CHIARINO D. , FANTUCCI M. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe synthesis of the fluoro analogue (VIII) of thiamphenicol (IX) is reported.
ChemInform Abstract: Chiral Synthons by Enantioselective Hydrolysis of meso‐Diesters with Pig Liver Esterase: Substrate‐Stereoselectivity Relationships.
Authors: ADACHI K. , KOBAYASHI S. , OHNO M. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractVarious meso‐diesters undergo efficient asymmetric hydrolysis with PLE (pig liver esterase) as outhined in the reaction scheme.
ChemInform Abstract: Changes in the Glass Forming Ability of MgZnSn Alloys Due to the Presence of an Intermetallic Compound.
Authors: MINGOLO M. , ARCONDO B. , NASSIF E. , SIRKIN H. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractXRD and Mößbauer studies on (Mg70Zn30)100‐xSnx alloys with various tin contents indicate the appearance of Mg2Sn clusters that modifies the glass forming ability compared to the binary alloy.
ChemInform Abstract: Polymorphic Cadmium Sulfites. The Crystal Structures of CdSO3‐I (A), CdSO3‐II (B), and CdSO3‐III
Authors: ENGELEN B. , BUCHMEIER W. , LUTZ H. D. 
Published: May 2016

Abstract(C) are determined from single‐crystal XRD data.
ChemInform Abstract: Effect of Powder Purity and Second Phases on the Dielectric Properties of Lead Magnesium Niobate Ceramics.
Authors: CHEN J. , GORTON A. , CHAN H. M. , HARMER M. P. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractIt is demonstrated that the use of ultra‐high‐purity grade starting powders of PbO, Nb2O5, and MgO produces Pb‐Mg‐Nb (PMN) ceramics with highly superior dielectric properties, even in the presence of a pyrochlore second phase.
ChemInform Abstract: Photoluminescence of Tetrameric Copper(I) Iodide Complexes in Solution.
Authors: VOGLER A. , KUNKELY H. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe title complexes (I) are investigated in noncoordinating solvents (C6H6, CH2Cl2, Me2CO) at 20 °C. Emission quantum yields and lifetimes are determined.
ChemInform Abstract: A New Germacrenolide from Blainvillea latifolia (D.C.).
Authors: ROJATKAR S. R. , DHANESWAR N. N. , PURANIK V. G. , TAVALE S. S. , GURUROW T. N. , NAGASAMPAGI B. A. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe germacrenolides (I) are isolated from an acetone extract of the title plant.
ChemInform Abstract: Acidities of Hydrocarbons and Sulfur‐Containing Hydrocarbons in Dimethyl Sulfoxide Solution.
Authors: BORDWELL F. G. , DRUCKER G. E. , ANDERSEN N. H. , DENNISTON A. D. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractBased on (IIa) the relative acidities of hydrocarbons such as (I) and (IIb), which form highly delocalized carbanions, agree well with their ion‐pair acidities measured in cyclohexylamine.
ChemInform Abstract: Organocopper‐Lewis Acid Mediated 1,3‐Chirality Transfer of Acyclic γδ‐Dioxygenated (E)‐αβ‐Enoates. Regio‐, (E)‐Stereo‐, and Diastereoselective α‐Alkylation Approaching 100% Selectivity.
Authors: IBUKA T. , NAKAO T. , NISHII S. , YAMAMOTO Y. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractWhile treatment of the acetate (Ia) with (II) results in the formation of the reduced product (III), the analogous reaction of (Ib) or (Ic) with 3 equiv. of the higher‐order cuprate (IVa) provides the desired alkylated compound (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Picosecond Time Scale Dynamics of Perester Photodecomposition: Evidence for an Acyloxy Radical Intermediate in the Photolysis of tert‐Butyl 9‐Methylfluorene‐9‐percarboxylate.
Authors: FALVEY D. E. , SCHUSTER G. B. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe photolysis of the title compound (I) leads to the radicals (III) and (IV) which are identified by product formation.
ChemInform Abstract: The Generation of Carbene Anion Radicals from Diazo Compounds. Factors Influencing the Unimolecular Decomposition of the Anion Radicals of Diazo Compounds in Solution.
Authors: BETHELL D. , PARKER V. D. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractUsing cyclic voltammetric and chronoamperometric methods the rate constants for the reduction of the anion radicals (II) in DMF or MeCN are obtained, indicating an eC or eCeh mechanism (overall two electron process with homogeneous electron transfer following the rate‐determining chemical step; loss of N2).
ChemInform Abstract: Dialkylborylmethylcyclobutene ‐ 1‐(Dialkylboryl)‐2‐methylenecyclobutane: a New Metallotropic System. Synthesis of 2‐Substituted Methylenecyclobutanes and Cyclobutene Derivatives.
Authors: BUBNOV YU. N. , GURSKII M. E. , LAVRINOVICH L. I. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractLithiation of the methylenecyclobutane (I) and subsequent reaction with the dialkylbromoboranes (II) produce equilibrium mixtures of the methylenecyclobutylboranes (III) and the tautomeric cyclobutenylmethylboranes (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Electrochemical Oxidative Substitution and Dimerization of 1‐Arylazo2‐naphthols, Leading to a New Synthesis of Some Unsymmetrical Diarylamines.
Authors: BENTLEY T. W. , RICHARDS D. J. , HUTCHINGS M. G. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe arylazonaphthols (I) undergo electrochemical oxidation, producing the radical cation (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Differences Between the Reaction of 2‐Benzylidenecyclopentanone with Malononitrile and the Reaction of Cyclopentylidenemalononitrile with Aromatic Aldehydes; Synthesis of Strong Fluorescent o‐Aminonitriles.
Authors: MIREK J. , MILART P. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe compound (III) is obtained from the components (Ia) and (II) only in a moderate yield.
ChemInform Abstract: Transition Metal Complexes of N‐Ethoxycarbonylthiophene‐2‐thiocarboxamide: Sulfur Abstraction from N‐Ethoxycarbonylthiophene‐2‐thiocarboxamide by Ag(I), Cu(II), Pb(II), Hg(II) and Cd(II) Ions.
Authors: GUPTA H. K. , DIKSHIT S. K. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe thioacylcarbamate (I) reacts with the metal salts (II) to form the chelate complexes (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Syntheses and Biological Activities of 2‐(Adamantylmethyl)benzimidazoles and ‐imidazolines.
Authors: KUZMIERKIEWICZ W. , SACZEWSKI F. , FOKS H. , KALISZAN R. , DAMASIEWICZ B. , NASAL A. , RADWANSKA A. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe title compounds (III) are synthesized from the adamantane acetic acids (I) and the diamines (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Selective Reduction of Carboxylic Acid Esters in the Presence of a Five‐Membered Cyclic Sulfone.
Authors: ANDERSON W. K. , MACH R. H. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractCarboxylic acid esters (I) are reduced selectively using aluminumtrihydride‐etherate in the presence of a five‐membered cyclic sulfone.
ChemInform Abstract: The Synthesis of 4‐Carbalkoxy‐5‐thioalkyl‐1,2,3‐thiadiazoles.
Authors: HINZ W. , JUST G. 
Published: May 2016

Abstract1,1‐Dithiomalonates (II), easily obtained from the compounds (I), react with p‐toluenesulfonylazide (III) to give the 1,2,3‐thiadiazoles (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: The Synthesis and Ring‐Opening Reactions of 1,10‐Disubstituted 2,3‐(R,R + S,S)‐Epoxydecanes: a Route to Heterocyclic Prostaglandin Analogues.
Authors: GRAYSHAN R. , KEAL C. A. , SACKVILLE M. A. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe trans‐decene (VIIa) is synthesized from the octanediol (I) as shown in the scheme.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Spectrometric Study of the Tautomeric Equilibrium of 2‐Thioxoquinazolone‐4.
Authors: YUN L. M. , YANGIBAEV S. , SHAKHIDOYATOV KH. M. , ALEKSEEVA V. YA. , V'YUNOV K. A. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe methylation of 2‐thioxoquinazolone‐4 (I) by reaction with methyl tosylate in DMF is examined.
ChemInform Abstract: Unusually Basic, Rapidly Protonated Bicyclic Triamine: 11‐Methylene‐1,5,9‐triazabicyclo(7.3.3)pentadecane.
Authors: BELL T. W. , CHOI H.‐J. , HARTE W. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe hydroiodide (III) of the title compound (IV) is obtained from the base‐catalyzed reaction of (I) with (II); subsequent deprotonation to give (IV) is followed by methylation to yield (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of the New Thia‐Aza Cage 12,17‐Dimethyl‐5‐thia‐1,9,12,17‐tetraazabicyclo(7.5.5)nonadecane. Thermodynamic Studies on Protonation and Copper(II) Complex Formation.
Authors: BIANCHI A. , GARCIA‐ESPANA E. , MICHELONI M. , NARDI N. , VIZZA F. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe title compound (IV) is prepared according to the scheme.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and X‐Ray Crystal Structure of arachno‐6‐((CH3)3Si)‐6,9‐C2B8H13 Through a Cage‐Expansion Reaction of nido‐2,3‐((CH3)3Si)2‐2,3‐C2B4H6.
Authors: WERMER J. R. , HOSMANE N. S. , ALEXANDER J. J. , SIRIWARDANE U. , SHORE S. G. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe air‐stable, 10‐vertex arachno title carborane (II) is prepared by the cage‐expansion reaction of the nido‐compound (I) with B5H9.
ChemInform Abstract: On the Reaction of Alkene Sulfides and Ethylene Oxide with Phosphorus Pentachloride ‐ Alkene Adducts.
Authors: KROLEVETS A. A. , ANTIPOVA V. V. , POPOV A. G. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe addition complexes of alkenes (I) with phosphorus pentachloride react with ethylene oxide or sulfide (II) to give the phosphonic or thiophosphonic acid dichlorides (III) and (IV) depending on the substituents.
ChemInform Abstract: Studies on the Preparation and Characterisation of Bis‐p‐biphenyltin(IV) Carboxylates.
Authors: TREHAN J. C. , SHARMA R. K. , KUMAR N. , SHARMA C. P. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe bis(biphenyl)‐tin carboxylates (III) are prepared by reacting the dichloride (I) with the sodium carboxylates (II).
ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of Ethylene with a Coordinatively Unsaturated Iron Complex, Fe(DEPE)2: sp2 C‐H Bond Activation Without Prior Formation of a π‐Complex.
Authors: BAKER M. V. , FIELD L. D. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe coordinatively saturated bis(diphosphine)Fe(0) complex (II), photochemically generated from (I) at ‐80 °C, reacts with ethylene to give the insertion product (III) and the π‐complex (IV) in a ratio of 90:10.
ChemInform Abstract: A New Group of Ruthenium Complexes: Structure and Catalysis.
Authors: SHVO Y. , CZARKIE D. , RAHAMIM Y. , CHODOSH D. F. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractOn the basis of a reinvestigated NMR spectrum, NMR and IR comparison with the analogues (Ib)‐(Id), and an X‐ray structure analysis of (Ib) (space group C2/c, Z=4), the dimeric product of (II) is confirmed to be (Ia).
ChemInform Abstract: Isomerization of the Hydridoalkylrhodium Complexes Formed on Oxidative Addition of Rhodium to Alkane C‐H Bonds. Evidence for the Intermediacy of η2‐Alkane Complexes.
Authors: PERIANA R. A. , BERGMAN R. G. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe products (II) of insertion of the coordinatively unsaturated fragment (η5‐C5Me5)Rh(PMe3) into alkane C‐H bonds are generated by irradiation of the dihydride (I) in the appropriate hydrocarbon solvent RH or thermal decomposition of the hydridoneopentyl‐Rh complex (II) (R: neopentyl) at temp. below ‐30 °C in RH.
ChemInform Abstract: Reactions of Osmium(IV) Complexes of PAC Ligands with Azide Species (PAC: polyanionic chelating ligands).
Authors: BARNER C. J. , COLLINS T. J. , MAPES B. E. , SANTARSIERO B. D. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe reaction of the Os(IV) complex (I) with excess phenylazide probably occurs via a putative Os(VIII) bis(phenylimido) complex to give the (η2‐diimido)‐compound (II).
ChemInform Abstract: C‐C Bond Cleavage in Hydrocarbons by Iridium Complexes.
Authors: CRABTREE R. H. , DION R. P. , GIBBONI D. J. , MCGRATH D. V. , HOLT E. M. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe C‐C bond‐breaking reactions in alkanes, alkenes, and dienes in the presence of the complex (II) take place in different modes.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Dehydrostizolobic Acid Derivatives.
Authors: STOLL G. , FRANK J. , MUSSO H. , HENKE H. , HERRENDORF W. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe N‐acetylstizolobate (Ia) is converted, via the in termediate (Ib), to the (Z)‐dehydro derivative (II) which can be in part isomerized to its (E)‐isomer (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Carbocyclic Analogues of D‐Glucosamine and L‐Idosamine from D‐Glucosamine.
Authors: BARTON D. H. R. , GERO S. D. , AUGY S. , QUICLET‐SIRE B. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractReaction of the chiral cyclohexanone (I), readily obtained from D‐ glucosamine, with the Wittig reagents (II) affords the vinyl ether (IIIa) together with the exocyclic alkene (IIIb).
ChemInform Abstract: Structure and Synthesis of a Novel Alkaloid, Latifine, from Crinum latifolium.
Authors: KOBAYASHI S. , TOKUMOTO T. , IGUCHI S. , KIHARA M. , IMAKURA Y. , TAIRA Z. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe alkaloid (I) is isolated from the leaves of the title plant and its structure is established by X‐ray diffraction (space group P212121, Z=4).
ChemInform Abstract: Highly Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Some Trioxygenated Cyclohexenes: An Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (‐)‐Methyl Triacetyl‐4‐epishikimate.
Authors: POSNER G. H. , WETTLAUFER D. G. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe title compound (XI) is prepared in 23.4% overall yield and ≥ 98% enantiomeric purity from the known polyfunctional bicyclic lactone (I).
ChemInform Abstract: Microbial Transformation of 1,9‐Dideoxyforskolin to Forskolin (I).
Authors: NADKARNI S. R. , AKUT P. M. , GANGULI B. N. , KHANDELWAL Y. , DE SOUZA N. J. , RUPP R. H. , FEHLHABER H. W. 
Published: May 2016

Abstract(NADKAR‐ NI, S.R.; AKUT, P.M.; GANGULI, B.N.; KHANDELWAL, YL; DE SOUZA, N.J.; RUPP, R.H.; FEHLHABER, H.W.; Tetrahedron Lett.
ChemInform Abstract: Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Nascent Photoredox Behavior of the Aqueous Hexachloroplatinate(IV) Ion.
Authors: GOURSOT A. , KIRK A. D. , WALTZ W. L. , PORTER G. B. , SHARMA D. K. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractPicosecond flash photolysis coupled with UV‐visible absorption detection has been used to investigate the nascent photoredox behavior of PtCl62‐ in acidic aqueous solution (pH 2).
ChemInform Abstract: Quantitative Determination of the Deuteroxyl Content of Vitreous Silica.
Authors: SHELBY J. E. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe deuteroxyl absorptivity for vitreous silica has been determined by measurement of the reaction of H2 and D2 with a synthetic form of vitreous silica known to form a specific amount of hydroxyl under all experimental conditions.
ChemInform Abstract: Structural Chemistry of Lanthanoid Dicyclopentadienide Halides. Part 1. Two Modifications of Gadolinium Dicyclopentadienide Bromide, (Gd(C5H5)2Br)2 and 1 ∞(Gd(C5H5)2Br).
Authors: LAMBERTS W. , LUEKEN H. , ELSENHANS U. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractGd(C5H5)2Br is found to crystallize either as dimers (I) or as infinite one‐dimensional polymers (II) with double chain structure resulting from sublimation at higher temperature.
ChemInform Abstract: Electrochemical Switching in Anthraquinone‐Substituted Carbon‐Pivot Lariat Ethers and Podands: Chain Length Effects in Geometric and Electronic Cooperativity.
Authors: GUSTOWSKI D. A. , DELGADO M. , GATTO V. J. , ECHEGOYEN L. , GOKEL G. W. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractMost of the podands (IV)‐(VI) are synthesized by nucleophilic substitution on (IIb).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of (Racemization Prone) Optically Active Thiols by SN2‐Substitution Using Cesium Thiocarboxylates.
Authors: STRIJTVEEN B. , KELLOGG R. M. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe sterically defined mesylates (I) react with the cesium thiocarboxylates (II) to yield the inverted thiocarboxylates (III) which are hydrolyzed to give the thiols (IV); the thiols (V) or (VI) are obtained in an analogous manner.
ChemInform Abstract: Extent of Charge Transfer in the Photoreduction of Phenyl Ketones by Alkylbenzenes.
Authors: WAGNER P. J. , TRUMAN R. J. , PUCHALSKI A. E. , WAKE R. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractRate constants for triplet‐state reaction of various ring‐substituted trifluoroacetophenones (I), benzophenones (II), and acetophenones (III) with toluene and/or p‐xylene have been determined by a combination of flash kinetics, steady‐state quenching, and quantum yield measurements.