Synthesis of tailored oxymethylene ether (OME) fuels <i>via</i> transacetalization reactions

Synthesis of Phosphorus Derivatives via Multicomponent Reactions

Stable derivatives of oxaphosphaphenanthrenes were prepared using multicomponent reactions of 3-bromo-2-naphthol, dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylate and trimethyl or triphenyl phosphite under microwave conditions with good yields. 

Alternative Fuels and Chemicals from Synthesis Gas

Alternative Fuels and Chemicals from Synthesis Gas

A short synthesis of (±)-cherylline dimethyl ether

A synthesis of ±-cherylline dimethyl ether is reported. The key steps involved are Michael-type addition, radical azidonation of an aldehyde, Curtius rearrangement, and reduction of an isocyanate intermediate followed by Pictet-Spengler cyclization.

The Enol Ether Synthesis of Polyenes

Convenient methods for the preparation of 1-alkoxydienes are reviewed. It is shown that 1-alkoxydienes are very reactive and can be successfully used for the synthesis of polyene compounds. These include some important natural products, such as polyene aldehydes, vitamin A aldehyde, the ethers and esters of vitamin A, f3-ionolidenacetaldehyde, f3-C,9-aldehyde and other related compounds. A conv...