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ChemInform Abstract: An Efficient Synthesis of γ‐Amino‐β‐ketoalkylphosphonates from α‐Amino Acids.
Authors: CHAKRAVARTY P. K. , COMBS P. , ROTH A. , GREENLEE W. J. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe amino acid esters (I) react with the phosphonates (II) to give the ketophosphonates (III) which are split by trimethylsilyl bromide to yield the γ‐amino‐β‐ketophosphonates (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Transition‐Metal Peroxo Complexes. Part 7. Molybdenum(VI) and Tungsten(VI) Carboxylato Peroxo Complexes, and the X‐Ray Crystal Structure of K2(MoO(O2)2(glyc))·2 H2O.
Authors: DENGEL A. C. , GRIFFITH W. P. , POWELL R. D. , SKAPSKI A. C. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractDepending on the metal/carboxylate ratio and the pH of the reaction mixture, the new complexes (Ia)‐(Ic), (II) and (III) are obtained in the presence of H2O2.
ChemInform Abstract: Chemistry of Polynuclear Metal Complexes with Bridging Carbene or Carbyne Ligands. Part 54. Compounds Derived from (W(CC6H4Me‐4)(CO)2(η‐C5Me5)) with Bonds Between Tungsten and Iron, Cobalt, or Nickel; Crystal Structure of (FeW(μ‐C(C6H4Me‐4)C(O)O)(CO)5(η‐C5Me5)).
Authors: DELGADO E. , HEIN J. , JEFFERY J. C. , RATERMANN A. L. , STONE F. G. A. , FARRUGIA L. J. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe reaction of (I) with Fe compounds (II) or (IV) leads to different products.
ChemInform Abstract: Chemistry of Polynuclear Metal Complexes with Bridging Carbene or Carbyne Ligands. Part 55. Coupling of Methylene and Alkylidyne Groups at a Trimetal Centre; Crystal Structures of (Ru2W(.mu±sigma.:η‐trans‐CH=C(H)R)(μ‐CO)(CO)3(η‐C5H5)2(η‐C5Me5# ))·CH2Cl2 and (Ru2W(μ3‐CCH2R)(μ‐CO)3(CO)(η‐C5H5)3) (R: C6H4Me‐4).
Authors: DAVIES D. L. , PARROTT M. J. , SHERWOOD P. , STONE F. G. A. 
Published: May 2016

Abstract(Ia) and (Ib) react with (II) to give mixtures of the corresponding trimetal complexes (III) and (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Chemistry of Polynuclear Metal Complexes with Bridging Carbene or Carbyne Ligands. Part 58. Some Reactions of the Compounds (MW(μ‐CC6H4Me‐4)(CO)3(η5‐C9H7)(η5‐C2B9H9Me2)) (M: Mo or W); Crystal Structures of the Complexes (W2(μ‐CC6H4Me‐4)(CO)2(L)(η5‐C9H7)(η5‐C2B9H9Me2)) (L: N2C(C6H4Me‐4)2 or O).
Authors: HOWARD J. A. K. , JAMES A. P. , DE M. JELFS A. N. , NUNN C. M. , STONE F. G. A. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe compounds (I) react with the diazoalkanes (II) to afford the complexes (IIIa)‐(IIId).
ChemInform Abstract: Preparation of Ferricenium Salts with Less Nucleophilic Anions of the EF6‐‐Type (E = P, As, Sb).
Authors: SCHUMANN H. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractFerrocene (I) is converted to the ferricenium salts (III) by oxidation with aqueous hexafluorophosphate (IIa) or hexafluoroantimonate (IIb).
ChemInform Abstract: Reactions of Copper(II) with (S2P(OR)2)‐ (R: Et or iPr) and Single‐Crystal X‐Ray Studies of Cu(S2P(OEt)2)·bipy and Cu(S2P(OEt)2)·2 PPh3.
Authors: DREW M. G. B. , FORSYTH G. A. , HASAN M. , HOBSON R. J. , RICE D. A. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe title reactions in aqueous solutions give the Cu(II) complexes (I), which exist in the solvent‐dependent equilibrium shown in the scheme.
ChemInform Abstract: The Heteronuclear Cluster Chemistry of the Group 1B Metals. Part 3. Synthesis, Structures, and Chemical Properties of the Trimetallic Hexanuclear Group 1B Metal Cluster Compounds (MM′Ru4(μ3‐H)2(CO)12(PPh3)2) (M: Cu, M′: Ag or Au; M: Ag, M′: Au). X‐Ray Crystal Structure of the Complex (AgCuRu4(μ3‐H)2(CO)12(PPh3)2)·CH2Cl2.
Authors: FREEMAN M. J. , ORPEN A. G. , SALTER I. D. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe novel trimetallic clusters (IV) are prepared in the 1:1:1 molar reaction shown in the scheme.
ChemInform Abstract: Photoactivation of Methane by η5‐Cyclopentadienyl and Substituted η5‐Cyclopentadienyl Group 8 Metal Dicarbonyl Complexes, (M(η5‐C5R5)(CO)2) (M: Rh or Ir, R: H or Me), and Dicarbonyl(η5‐indenyl)iridium: A Matrix Isolation Study.
Authors: REST A. J. , WHITWELL I. , GRAHAM W. A. G. , HOYANO J. K. , MCMASTER A. D. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractPhotolysis of the complexes (I) in methane matrices leads primarily to the complexes (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Reactions of Planar Pentadentate Ligands with Palladium and Platinum Chlorides. Crystal Structures of cis‐Dichlorobis(N′‐isopropylidenebenzohydrazide)platinum(II) and the Cyclopalladated Dianion of N′,N′′′‐(Pyridine‐2,6‐diyldiethylidyne)bis(benzohydrazide).
Authors: PALENIK G. J. , GIORDANO T. J. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe reaction of the planar pentadentate ligand (I) with PtCl2 in Me2CO leads to the displacement of the 2,6‐diacetylpyridine group by acetone with the formation of a new ligand in the complex (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Four Sesquiterpenoid Lactone Skeletons, Germacranolide Elemanolide, Cadinanolide, and Guaianolide, from a Single Photoadduct.
Authors: LANGE G. L. , LEE M. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractStarting with the photoadduct (Ia), obtained from cyclobutenecarboxylic acid, several sesquiterpenoid lactones are prepared.
ChemInform Abstract: Retinoids. Part 6. Preparation of Alkyl‐ and Trimethylsilyl‐Substituted Retinoids via Conjugate Addition of Cuprates to Acetylenic Esters.
Authors: ERNST L. , HOPF H. , KRAUSE N. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe acetylenic ester (Ib), prepared from β‐ionone via (Ia), reacts selectively with the organocuprates (III) to form the adducts (IV), which are converted to the modified retinoids (VI).
ChemInform Abstract: Tandem Radical Cyclization. Intramolecular Mukaiyama Aldolization Approach to Forskolin.
Authors: HUTCHINSON J. H. , PATTENDEN G. , MYERS P. L. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractStarting with the bromoacetal (I), the trans‐decalin derivative (IV) is prepared via the intermediates (II) and (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Fe(II)‐Induced Fragmentation Reaction of γ‐Hydroperoxy‐α,β‐enones. Part 1. Synthesis of 13(14 → 8)‐abeo‐Steroids.
Authors: CANONICA L. , DANIELI B. , LESMA G. , PALMISANO G. , MUGNOLI A. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe hydroperoxide (III), obtained in high yield from (I) or, more simply, by autoxidation of (II), is treated with FeSO4 to afford the major product (IV) in a tandem β‐fission/reductive alkylation.
ChemInform Abstract: A Method for the Preparation of Stereochemically Defined ψ(CH2O) Pseudodipeptides.
Authors: TENBRINK R. E. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe silyl derivative (Ib) of L‐leucinol (Ia) is coupled with the (R)‐bromocarboxylic acids (IIa) and (IIb) to give the amides (III) which are cyclized by treatment with sodium hydride.
ChemInform Abstract: A Short Stereoselective Synthesis of the Alkaloid Vincamine.
Authors: GENIN D. , ANDRIAMIALISOA R. Z. , LANGLOIS N. , LANGLOIS Y. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe dihydro‐β‐carboline (I) reacts with the dienecarboxylate (II) to produce a mixture of the double bond isomers (III) which are ethylated, yielding (V), together with the by‐product (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: C(2)‐Functionalized Tryptophans from 3‐Acetoxyindoles and Their Possible Implication in Indole Alkaloid Biosynthesis.
Authors: PLATE R. , THEUNISSE A. W. G. , OTTENHEIJM H. C. J. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe 3‐acetoxyindoles (I) react with the nitrosoolefin, generated in situ from the oxime (II), and Na2CO3 to give the cycloadducts (III), which are treated with the thiols (IV) to produce the indole derivatives (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Guanine 7‐Oxide, an Antitumor Antibiotic from Streptomyces Species.
Authors: NOHARA F. , NISHII M. , OGAWA K. , ISONO K. , UBUKATA M. , FUJII T. , ITAYA T. , SAITO T. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractPhenacyl bromide (I) is converted to the phenacylamines (III) which react with the pyrimidone (IV) to yield the N‐disubstituted products (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Nucleosides and Nucleotides. Part 27. Solid Phase Synthesis of a Tridecanucleoside Dodecaphosphate Containing the Unnatural Base 4‐Amino‐2(1H)‐pyridinone and of a Octanucleoside Heptaphosphate for the Determination of the DNA‐Polymerase Specificity.
Authors: CHARCZUK R. , TAMM C. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe tridecanucleoside dodecaphosphate (I), incorporating the modified nucleoside Z (II), and the octanucleoside heptaphosphate (III) are synthesized by the solid phase method using the triester method.
ChemInform Abstract: Isolation and Synthesis of 1,7‐Dioxaspiro(5.5)undecane and 1,7‐Dioxaspiro(5.5)undecan‐3‐ and ‐4‐ols from the Olive Fly (Dacus oleae).
Authors: BAKER R. , HERBERT R. H. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe major component of the sex pheromone of the olive fly is shown to have the structure (II); additionally two minor components (V) and (VIII) are isolated from the rectal glands of the female olive fly.
ChemInform Abstract: Nature of Conjugation in Hydronitrogens and Fluoronitrogens. Excessive Flow of Unshared Electron Pairs into σ‐Bonds.
Authors: INAGAKI S. , GOTO N. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractAb initio molecular orbital calculations are used to investigate the geometric and electronic structures of some conjugated NmHn and NmFn compounds (e.g.
ChemInform Abstract: A Quantitative Approach to Host‐Guest Interactions for Matrix‐Isolated Alkali‐Metal Salts of Hexafluoroanions and Perchlorates.
Authors: BEATTIE I. R. , MILLINGTON K. R. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe IR spectra of CsNbF6 (I) in a range of matrix gases are reported in the Nb‐F stretching region and they are compared with the corresponding spectra of CsClO4 (II).
ChemInform Abstract: On the Crystalline Phases of the Systems M(I)2O‐Al2O3‐H2O (M(I): K, Na).
Authors: GESSNER W. , WEINBERGER M. , MUELLER D. + , NI L. P. , SHALYAPINA O. B. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractIn the title system with M(I): K the hydrates (Ia)‐(Ic) exist.
ChemInform Abstract: Identification and Structural Implications of the 90 K Superconducting Phase.
Authors: STEINFINK H. , SWINNEA J. S. , SUI Z. T. , HSU H. M. , GOODENOUGH J. B. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe phase relations of Cu containing compounds in the Y2O3‐BaO‐CuO system are determined at 925‐1000 °C and the stable ternary phases are found to be Y2Cu2O5, Y2BaCuO5, YBa2Cu3O8‐y and BaCuO2.
ChemInform Abstract: Uniformly Thick Selective Epitaxial Silicon
Authors: PAGLIARO R. JUN. , CORBOY J. F. , JASTRZEBSKI L. , SOYDAN R. 
Published: May 2016

Abstracthas been grown on a Si wafer by CVD selective epitaxy with SiO2 mask openings to the substrate of various dimensions and with various Si/SiO2 area ratios.
ChemInform Abstract: Concentrated Aqueous Solutions and Liquid Hydrates of Zinc Chloride: A Study of Their Solvent Behaviour Using Intershell, Charge‐Transfer, and d‐d Absorption Spectra.
Authors: DUFFY J. A. , WOOD G. L. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe UV‐VIS spectra of Tl+, Pb2+, Co2+, Ni2+, VO2+, and Fe3+ are recorded in aqueous ZnCl2 solutions of varying salt content.
ChemInform Abstract: Raman and Resonance‐Raman Studies of Platinum Group Tetrathiomolybdates and Tetrathiotungstates,
Authors: CLARK R. J. H. , WALTON J. R. 
Published: May 2016

Abstract(M'(MS4)2)2‐ with M': Ni, Pd, Pt and M: Mo, W. The bands assigned to the ν(M‐Sb), ν(M‐St) and ν(M'‐Sb) (b: bridging, t: terminal) fundamentals all show resonance enhancement, and overtone progressions are observed in the resonance‐Raman spectra.
ChemInform Abstract: A Study of the Optimal Conditions for the Development of Preferred Oriented Platinum Surfaces by Means of Fast Square Wave Potential Perturbations
Authors: TRIACA W. E. , KESSLER T. , CANULLO J. C. , ARVIA A. J. 
Published: May 2016

Abstracthas been carried out by measuring changes in the voltammetric response of polycrystalline Pt as a function of the characteristics of the applied fast repetitive square wave potential signal (RSWPS).
ChemInform Abstract: Kinetics of Palladium Reduction at Particulate TiO2 Photocatalysts.
Authors: WHITE J. R. , O'SULLIVAN E. J. M. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractIt is shown that the preparation of a thin film of TiO2 by hydrolysis of Ti alkoxides (applied to SiO2 substrates by spin coating) results in an array of particulate TiO2, rather than a continuous film.
ChemInform Abstract: Photophysical and Photochemical Properties of Some Fluorescent Derivatives of Vitamin B1.
Authors: MARCINIAK B. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractAbsorption and emission spectra, depopulation kinetics of the lowest excited singlet and triplet states and acid‐base equilibria of two fluorescent vitamin B1 derivatives, the products (I) and (II) of the reaction of N‐methylated vitamin B1 with cytidine and adenosine, resp., are investigated.
ChemInform Abstract: Crystal Disorder and Triboluminescence: Triethylammonium Tetrakis(dibenzoylmethanato)europate.
Authors: SWEETING L. M. , RHEINGOLD A. L. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractTwo crystal modifications of the title compound exist: a triboluminescent form from methanol and a nontriboluminescent form from CH2Cl2.
ChemInform Abstract: Pyrimidine Derivative Complexes: Spectroscopy, Thermal Behavior and Crystal Structure of μ‐Dichloro‐μ‐sulfur‐chloro(4,6‐diamino‐1,2‐dihydro‐2‐thiopyrimidine‐N3,S2# )cadmium(II) Monohydrate.
Authors: ROMERO‐MOLINA M. A. , GUTIERREZ‐VALERO M. D. , LOPEZ‐GARZON R. , SALAS‐PEREGRIN J. M. , ARRIORTUA M. I. , ZUNIGA F. J. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe title complex (I) crystallizes in the space group I41cd with Z=16.
ChemInform Abstract: Structural and Molecular Mechanics Studies of Bis(dibutyl phosphato)aquastrontium‐18‐Crown‐6 and Analogous Alkaline‐Earth‐Metal Complexes.
Authors: BURNS J. H. , KESSLER R. M. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe stability of the title complex is compared with analogous real and hypothetical alkaline‐earth‐metal complexes by use of molecular mechanics calculations.
ChemInform Abstract: Electro‐Initiated (2 + 2 + 2) Cycloaddition of Molecular Oxygen, Olefin, and 1,3‐Diketone.
Authors: YOSHIDA J. , SAKAGUCHI K. , ISOE S. , HIROTSU K. 
Published: May 2016

Abstract2‐Methylcyclopentane‐1,3‐dione (I) gives the formal (2 + 2 + 2)cycloadducts, i.e. cyclic peroxides, during electrochemical oxidation in the presence of the olefins (II) in an oxygen atmosphere.
ChemInform Abstract: Stereoelectronic Effects and Chiral Recognition: A Natural System of Relationships Between Chiral Compounds Based on Selectivities in the Formation of Acetals.
Authors: NOE C. R. , KNOLLMUELLER M. + , GOESTL G. + , OBERHAUSER B. , VOELLENKLE H. + 
Published: May 2016

AbstractIn accordance with the enantiomer selectivity (b (bulky)‐pl (planar)‐H) rule the reaction of the acetals (I) and (II) yields predominantly the self‐condensation products (III) and (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Quantitative Analyses of Biochemical Kinetic Resolution of Enantiomers. Part 2. Enzyme‐Catalyzed Esterifications in Water‐Organic Solvent Biphasic Systems.
Authors: CHEN C.‐S. , WU S.‐H. , GIRDAUKAS G. , SIH C. J. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractNew quantitative expressions, which relate the kinetic and thermodynamic parameters that govern the stereospecificity of enzyme‐catalyzed resolutions of enantiomers in biphasic aqueous‐organic media, are developed.
ChemInform Abstract: Dependence of the Stereochemistries of Intramolecular (8 + 2) Cycloadditions of Alkenylheptafulvenes on Tetraenophile Stereochemistry.
Authors: LIU C. Y. , HOUK K. N. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe cycloheptatrienylcyanoacetate (I) is converted to the acetal (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Radical Cyclization to Fluorinated Double Bonds: 5‐Exo Ring Closure of Bromoacetals Derived from Fluoroallyl Alcohols.
Authors: MORIKAWA T. , NISHIWAKI T. , IITAKA Y. , KOBAYASHI Y. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe bromoacetals (IV), prepared from (I) in the manner outlined, cyclize via radical formation to yield the tetrahydrofurans (V).
ChemInform Abstract: Azide Ion Trapping of the Intermediate in the Bamberger Rearrangement. Lifetime of a Free Nitrenium Ion in Aqueous Solution.
Authors: FISHBEIN J. C. , MCCLELLAND R. A. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractIn the Bamberger rearrangement of the hydroxylamine (I) the expected rearranged aminophenol (III) is formed in greater than 96% yield.
ChemInform Abstract: Disproportionation‐Combination Rate Constant Ratios for Haloalkyl Radicals: Evidence for Heterogeneous Disproportionation.
Authors: HOLMES B. E. , RAKESTRAW D. J. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractDisproportionation‐combination rate constant ratios kd/kc are determined for R· + R‐CH2‐CH·‐Cl and for the auto disproportionation‐combination of the latter radicals, R: CF3, CF2CF3, and CF2CF2CF3.
ChemInform Abstract: Hydrolytic Selenoxide Elimination Reaction for the Preparation of 2‐Chloro‐1‐olefins.
Authors: ENGMAN L. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe terminal alkenes (I) react consecutively with phenylselenenyl chloride (II) and sulfuryl chloride to produce the 2‐chloroalkylphenyl selenium dichlorides (III) which undergo hydrolytic selenoxide elimination, yielding the 2‐chloroalkenes (IV).
ChemInform Abstract: Reactivity of 4‐Amino‐2‐benzyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐3‐oxo‐1,2,5‐thiadiazole 1,1‐Dioxide Toward Amines: Synthesis of Potential Histamine H2‐Receptor Antagonists.
Authors: ARAN V. J. , RUIZ J. R. , STUD M. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe reaction of the title compound (II) with sodium or ammonium hydroxides yields the corresponding ring‐opened derivatives (I) or (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Simultaneous Catalytic Activation of CO2 and NH3 in the Reaction with Butadiene Induced by Palladium Complexes.
Authors: DZHEMILEV U. M. , KUNAKOVA R. V. , SIDOROVA V. V. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe Pd‐catalyzed reaction of butadiene (I) with ammonia and carbon dioxide gives mixtures of the octadienyl formamides (II) and (III), depending on the reaction conditions.
ChemInform Abstract: Copper Catalyzed Reactions of Di‐tert‐butyl Peroxide: Oxidative Carbonylation of Alcohols to give Dialkyl Carbonates, Oxalates, or Succinates.
Authors: MORRIS G. E. , OAKLEY D. , PIPPARD D. A. , SMITH D. J. H. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe dialkyl carbonates (IV) and/or the dialkyl oxalates (VI) are synthesized from the alcohols (I) and carbon monoxide (II) using di‐tert‐ butyl peroxide (III) as an oxidant.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Unsaturated Sulfides by Cross‐Coupling of Grignard Reagents with Allylic Electrophiles Under Simultaneous Insertion of Elemental Sulfur in the Metal‐Carbon Bond.
Authors: DZHEMILEV U. M. , GRIBANOVA E. V. , IBRAGIMOV A. G. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe Pd‐catalyzed cross‐coupling reaction of isoprenylmagnesium bromide (II) with the allyl compounds (III) gives the carbinol (I).
ChemInform Abstract: The Pagodane Route to Dodecahedranes. Thermal, Reductive, and Oxidative Pagodane Rearrangements.
Authors: FESSNER W.‐D. , MURTY B. A. R. C. , PRINZBACH H. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractIn the search for pathways leading to dodecahedrane (I), the isomeric prototype (1.1.1.1)pagodane (II) as a possible precursor is subjected to thermolysis in benzene or EtOH in the temp. range 600‐750 °C but only naphthalene is produced in up to 60% yield (discussion of the decay pathway).
ChemInform Abstract: One‐ and Two‐Electron Oxidations of Pagodanes and Bissecododecahedradienes. Unusually Persistent Radical Cations.
Authors: PRINZBACH H. , MURTY B. A. R. C. , FESSNER W.‐D. , MORTENSEN J. , HEINZE J. , GESCHEIDT G. , GERSON F. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractVoltammetric oxidation of (1.1.1.1)pagodane (Ia) and its dienic isomer (IIIa) in CH2Cl2 and in SO2 (with (Bu4N)+PF6‐) yields a radical cation, the presumed structure (IIa) of which is in accord with ESR data.
ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of Substituted Nitrosobenzenes with Formaldehyde.
Authors: KRONJA O. , MATIJEVIC‐SOSA J. , URSIC S. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe nitrosobenzenes (I) are coupled with formaldehyde (II) in an aqueous acidic medium, yielding the N‐phenylhydroxamic acids (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Biological Activities of 2,3‐Dimethyl‐1,4‐benzoquinones Having Alkylthio and Arylthio Side Chains.
Authors: MORI K. , TAKAHASHI K. , KISHI T. , SAYO H. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractReaction of the benzoquinone (I) with the thiols (II) and subsequent oxidation produce the thio derivatives (III).
ChemInform Abstract: The Base‐Catalyzed Cyclization of ω‐Epoxy 1,1‐Bissulfones. Reactivity and Selectivity as a Function of Ring Size.
Authors: BENEDETTI F. , FABRISSIN S. , GIANFERRARA T. , RISALITI A. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe terminal bis(sulfonyl)alkyl epoxides (I) undergo base‐catalyzed cyclization, producing the hydroxymethylcycloalkanes (II) and/or the cycloalkanols (III).
ChemInform Abstract: 1,2,3,5,8,8a‐Hexahydronaphthalene from 1,2‐Cyclohexadiene.
Authors: CHRISTL M. , SCHRECK M. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe dibromide (I) is transformed to the intermediate (II) which reacts with the dienes (III) or (VI) via (2 + 2) cycloaddition and thermolysis to give the hexahydronaphthalenes (V) or (IX).
ChemInform Abstract: The Reaction of Acetylenes with Compounds Containing Fe‐Aryl Bonds. A Convenient and Novel Synthesis of Indenones.
Authors: BUTLER I. R. , CULLEN W. R. , LINDSELL W. E. , PRESTON P. N. , RETTIG S. J. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractReaction of the organo‐iron compounds (I) with the acetylenes (II) and (VII) produces the indenones (III), (IV), and (VIII).
ChemInform Abstract: Efficient Synthetic Method for Ethyl (+)‐(2S,3S)‐3‐((S)‐3‐Methyl‐1‐(3‐ methylbutylcarbamoyl)butylcarbamoyl)‐2‐oxiranecarboxylate (EST), a New Inhibitor of Cysteine Proteinases.
Authors: TAMAI M. , YOKOO C. , MURATA M. , OGUMA K. , SOTA K. , SATO E. , KANAOKA Y. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe title compound (VI) is synthesized from the optically pure oxiranedicarboxylic acid (I) as shown in the reaction scheme.
ChemInform Abstract: Preparation of Unstable 3‐Alkylidenefurans by the Palladium‐Catalyzed Reaction of α‐Alkynyl Epoxides with β‐Keto Esters.
Authors: MINAMI I. , YUHARA M. , TSUJI J. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe alkynyl epoxides (I) are coupled with methylacetoacetate (III) in the presence of a Pd catalyst to give the alkylidenefurans (IV); (IVb) is isomerized to give the furan (V).
ChemInform Abstract: 3,3‐Diethoxypropyllithium: A Masked Lithium Propanal Homoenolate.
Authors: BARLUENGA J. , RUBIERA C. , FERNANDEZ J. R. , YUS M. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractLithiation of 3‐chloropropanal diethyl acetal (I) with lithium naphthalenide and subsequent reaction with the electrophiles (II) yields the 3‐substituted acetals (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Intramolecular (8 + 2) Cycloaddition and 10π‐Electron Electrocyclization Reactions of an 8‐Acylheptafulvene.
Authors: LIU C.‐Y. , HOUK K. N. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe γ‐ketoaldehyde (III) is prepared from the Grignard compound (II) and cycloheptatrienylacetyl chloride (I).
ChemInform Abstract: Studies on Fluoroalkylation and Fluoroalkoxylation. Part 16. Reactions of Fluoroalkyl Iodides with Some Nucleophiles by SRN1 Mechanism.
Authors: CHEN Q. , QIU Z. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractReaction of the fluoroalkyl iodides (I) with the anion of ethyl acetoacetate (II) gives the products (III) ‐ (VI).
ChemInform Abstract: Economical Synthesis of Fine Chemicals: Tetronic Acid.
Authors: MEUL T. , MILLER R. , TENUD L. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractChlorination of the 4‐chloroacetoacetate (I) with sulfuryl chloride produces the 2,4‐dichloroacetoacetate (II) which is cyclized by pyrolysis under normal pressure to form (III).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of 2S,3aS,7aS‐ and of 2S,3aR,7aR‐Perhydroindole‐2‐carboxylic Acid Derivatives from L‐Aspartic Acid.
Authors: BARTON D. H. R. , GUILHEM J. , HERVE Y. , POTIER P. , THIERRY J. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractTreatment of the cyclohexenyl bromide (I) with the L‐aspartic acid derivative (II) yields the amino acid ester (IIIa) which is acylated to give (IIIb) and (IIIc).
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Alkaline Hydrolysis of (Pentafluoroethyl)imidazoles.
Authors: FUJII S. , MAKI Y. , KIMOTO H. , COHEN L. A. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractStarting with histamine (Ia) or the histidine ester (Ib), the pentafluoroethyl derivatives (V) and (VI) are synthesized.
ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Application of Imidazole Derivatives. Synthesis of (1‐Methyl‐1H‐imidazol‐2‐yl)methanol Derivatives and Conversion into Carbonyl Compounds.
Authors: OHTA S. , HAYAKAWA S. , NISHIMURA K. , OKAMOTO M. 
Published: May 2016

AbstractThe hydroxyalkylimidazoles (III) are prepared from the carbonyl compounds (I) and the lithio imidazole (II) or from the acylimidazoles (IV) and the organometallic reagents (V).