Superparamagnetic nanoparticle-catalyzed coupling of 2-amino pyridines/pyrimidines with trans-chalcones

Superparamagnetic nanoparticle-based viscosity test

Copper nanoparticle-catalyzed cross-coupling of alkyl halides with Grignard reagents.

A cross-coupling reaction between alkyl bromides and chlorides and various Grignard reagents was carried out in the presence of commercially available copper or copper oxide nanoparticles as a catalyst and an alkyne additive. The catalytic system shows high activity, a broad scope, and good functional group tolerance.

Fe3O4-LiMo3Se3 nanoparticle clusters as superparamagnetic nanocompasses.

A scaleable chemical approach to functional nanoscale analogues of the magnetic compasses in magnetotactic bacteria is described. LiMo(3)Se(3)-Fe(3)O(4) nanowire-nanoparticle composites were synthesized by a reaction of 3-iodopropionic acid treated LiMo(3)Se(3) nanowire bundles with oleic acid-stabilized Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles of 2.8, 5.3, and 12.5 nm size in tetrahydrofuran. Transmission elec...

Vanadium-Catalyzed Regioselective Oxidative Coupling of 2-Hydroxycarbazoles

The first regioselective oxidative coupling of 2-hydroxycarbazoles is described. With a vanadium catalyst and oxygen as the terminal oxidant, dimers with an ortho-ortho' coupling pattern were obtained with high selectivity. Further oxidation led to ortho'-ortho' coupling to generate a tetramer, which provided insight that the atropisomerization barriers of the unsymmetrical biaryl bonds are muc...

Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of 2-aryl-1,3-dithianes.

Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of aryl bromides with 2-aryl-1,3-dithianes is described. This methodology takes advantage of the relatively acidic benzylic proton of the dithiane, allowing it to act as a competent, polarity-reversed transmetalation reagent. This unique approach affords the ability to employ an orthogonal deprotection strategy, and practical routes to both diaryl ketones and ...