Copper-catalyzed direct olefination of benzaldehydes into 1,3-diarylpropenes by a novel domino Knoevenagel-decarboxylation-Csp(3)-H activation sequence is reported. This method provides a concise and effective route toward the synthesis of unsymmetrical 1,3-diarylpropene derivatives.

The power conversion efficiencies of organic solar cells delicately depend on the morphology light-harvesting bulk heterojunctions (BHJ). Upon deposition from solution, formation tailored bicontinuous networks polymers and fullerenes is often achieved using combinations solvents solvent additives. Common wisdom infers that best cell performances are when additives exhibit excellent fullerene so...

Well-defined ceria nanocubes covered by oleic acid with exposed {100} facets have been synthesized and exhibited exclusive selectivity for the oxidation of toluene to benzaldehydes in liquid phase by O(2).

A simple process to cleave C=C bonds with H 2 O converts cinnamic acids benzaldehydes, benzoic or quinones, selectivity depending on the solvent. comparison of green metrics was performed for conversion ferulic acid vanillin.

The present study describes the first example of the hydroxylation of benzaldehydes by synthetic nonheme oxoiron(iv) complexes, where the reactivity, chemoselectivity, and mechanism were strongly influenced by the ligand environment of the iron center.

Selective deprotection of 4-(alkoxysilyl)benzaldehyde diethyl acetals 1a-1c in the two-solvent system of hydrochloric acid and chloroform gave 4-(alkoxysilyl)benzaldehydes 2a-2c in good yields. Under these conditions, undesired hydrolysis of the alkoxysilyl group was minimized. The reaction of benzaldehydes 2a and 2b with pyrrole in the presence of boron trifluoride diethyl etherate led to 5,10...

The paper presents the synthesis and liquid crystalline properties of some new symmetric bentcore liquid crystals containing a 1,3-dihydroxybenzene central core disubstituted with mesogenic units consisting of three aromatic rings connected through esteric, azomethinic and azo groups. The wings are ended with terminal acyloxy or alkyloxy chains containing 6 to 10 carbon atoms. Compounds were ob...

An efficient construction of 2-(N-arylamino)benzaldehydes and N-aryl-3,10-dihydroacridin-1(2H)-one derivatives starting from 2- hydroxybenzaldehydes has been developed. The synthesis of N-aryl-3,10-dihydroacridin-1(2H)-ones is based on the Knoevenagel condensation of dimedone to various 2-(N-arylamino)benzaldehydes, followed by an intramolecular enamination in the presence of 20 mol% of nanocry...