The four-component-condensation of a carbonyl compound with a /3-amino acid and an isocyanide is a method of high synthetic potential for the prepara­ tion of /3-Iactam antibiotics [1]. However, a carbonamide group is formed at the site where a carboxylic acid is found in most /3-lactam antibiotics. The cleavability of the amide group under conditions which do not affect the /3-lactam, is there...

An unprecedented cascade reaction of isocyanide and methyleneindolinone has been established, which represents a novel and different reaction mode. This present transformation involves the ring-opening of methyleneindolinone and the construction of two other new rings simultaneously in an atom-economic manner.

The mol-ecule of the commercially available title compound, C9H9NO2S, has crystallographically imposed mirror symmetry, the mirror plane passing through the isocyanide group and the para-C atoms, the methyl C atom and the S atom of the methyl 4-tolyl sulfone moiety. In the crystal, C-H⋯O hydrogen-bond inter-actions link the mol-ecules into chains running parallel to the b axis.

Pyrido[2',1':2,3]imidazo[4,5-c]isoquinolin-5(6H)-ones such as the title compound, C(24)H(21)N(3)O(3), can be obtained in a few minutes in a microwave-assisted three-component reaction from 2-amino-pyridines, isocyanides and 2-carboxy-benz-aldehydes. In the title compound, the pyrido[2',1':2,3]imidazo[4,5-c]isoquinolin-5(6H)-one ring system is almost planar (mean deviation 0.068 Å). The dihedral...

The 1:1 reactive intermediates produced in the reaction between alkyl isocyanides and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates were trapped with 2-thioxothiazolidin-4-one to generate to highly functionalized ketenimines. A series of new 2-thioxothiazolidin-4-one derivatives were synthesized in moderate yields. The advantages of the present method include good functional group tolerance and simple experi...

The synthesis of aryl amides via the reactions of carboxylic acids and isocyanides in methanol was carried out in 78-95% yields under ultrasound irradiation. The method has wide applicability, and the protocol is mild, fast and efficient compared to the existing methods based on silent conditions.

In many reactions involving selenosulfonate or thiosulfonate, the sulfone group often leaves in form of benzenesulfinic acid sodium benzenesulfinate. A one-pot two-step reaction with isocyanides and allyl alcohol under aqueous conditions to afford selenocarbamates compounds is reported. The sulfinic as first-step side product converted compound by water promoted alcohol. Water acts both an oxyg...

A palladium-catalyzed reaction of 2-iodoarylcarbodiimide, isocyanide, and phosphite leads to 4-imino-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-2-ylphosphonates in moderate to good yields. Three bonds are formed in a one pot procedure and the tandem process includes nucleophilic attack, isocyanide insertion, and C-N coupling.

We present a combined experimental and computational study that probes the thermoelectric and electrical transport properties of molecular junctions. Experiments were performed on junctions created by trapping aromatic molecules between gold electrodes. The end groups (-SH, -NC) of the aromatic molecules were systematically varied to study the effect of contact coupling strength and contact che...