The methyl–amide complex [TaCp*(NBu)Me(NMe2)] (1a) was isolated by reaction of the chloro–methyl [TaCp*(NBu)MeCl] complex with LiNMe2. Reaction of the mono-amide compounds [TaCp*(N Bu)XY] (X=NMe2, Y=Me (1a); X=NHBu, Y=Me (1b), Cl (1c)) with CO2 gives the h-carbamate derivatives [TaCp*(NBu)(h-O2CX)Y] (X=NMe2, Y=Me (2a); X=NHBu, Y=Me (2b), Cl (2c)). A similar reaction with the di-amide complex [T...

Alkyl gallates are anticipated for their use as anti-bacterial and anti-viral agents. Although their pharmacological activities depend on their alkyl chain length, no mechanism has yet been clarified. As described herein, we investigated the membrane binding properties of a series of alkyl gallates using fluorescence measurement to elucidate their different pharmacological activities. Membrane ...

The reaction of [(eta(5)-C(5)H(5))Cu(CNPh)] with phenyl-isocyanide results in an unprecedented double migratory insertion into two sp(2) C-H bonds of a eta(5)-coordinated cyclopentadienyl group, and formation of the 6-aminofulvene-2-aldimine complexes [(CNPh)Cu{kappa(2)-N,N-C(5)H(3)-1,2-(CHNPh)(2)}] and [(CNPh)(2)Cu{kappa(2)-N,N-C(5)H(3)-1,2-(CHNPh)(2)}], respectively, both of which have been s...

Reaction of tetraphosphine platinum(II) complexes with 2-azidoethyl isocyanide 3 in methanol leads to complexes with two trans-coordinated NH,NH-stabilized carbene ligands 6(X)(2). Complexes 6(X)(2) react with phenyldivinylphosphine under substitution of the remaining phosphine ligands followed by an intramolecular hydroamination reaction to produce complex 1(PF(6))(2) with a macrocyclic [16]an...

Selective reactions that combine H2, CO and organic electrophiles (aldehyde, ketones, isocyanide) to form hydrogenated C3 C4 carbon chains are reported. These proceed by homologation mediated [W(CO)6] an aluminum(I) reductant, followed functionalization hydrogenation of the chain ends. A combination kinetics (rates, KIEs) DFT calculations has been used gain insight into a key step which involve...

The volatile constituents of the marine sponge Ircinia felix were obtained by dynamic headspace extraction and analyzed by HRGC, HRGC-MS and HRGC-Odor at sniffing port. Fifty-nine volatiles were identified for the first time in the odor of this sponge. Hydrocarbons (32.9%), alcohols (17.8%) and carbonyl compounds (16.0%) predominated in the sponge volatile profile, followed by esters (11.6%), h...