A novel platinum-mediated process involving intermolecular activation of a C(aryl)-H bond of toluene, intramolecular activation of an imine C(aryl)-Cl bond and formation of a C-C bond is reported.

2-Aryl-6-cyano-7-methyl-5-indolizinones were successfully converted into 2-aryl-5-chloro-6-cyano-7-methylindolizines. The obtained 5-chloroindolizines readily underwent nucleophilic substitution at position 5 leading in high yields to novel 5-functionalised indolizines.

Aryl nitriles were prepared through Cu(NO3)2·3H2O-mediated cyanation of aryl iodides and bromides using DMF as a single surrogate of cyanide. Moreover, this protocol could be scalable and practiced with benign operation.

An efficient Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative ortho-arylation of amides with aryl acylperoxides was developed. A variety of anilides reacted with aryl acylperoxides to afford the corresponding ortho-arylation products, and N-methoxyarylamides generated phenanthridinones.

The cross-coupling reaction of diarylamines with aryl bromides/iodides can be effected by the Ni(ii)-(sigma-aryl) complex/PPh(3)/NaH system, and a preliminary investigation was conducted into the mechanism of this reaction.

ABSTRACT The pseudo-Michael reaction of 1-aryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-amines with ethyl 2-cyano-3-methoxyprop-2-enoate (ethyl ethoxymethylenecyanoacetate) is investigated. At -10 °C reaction takes place on the exocyclic nitrogen atom, giving exclusively ethyl esters of 2-cyano-3-[(1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino]prop-2-enoic acid. The formation of isomeric enamines which may be a...

Excited-state properties of aryl carotenoids, important components of light harvesting antennae of green sulfur bacteria, have been studied by femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. To explore effects of the conjugated aryl group, we have studied a series of aryl carotenoids with conjugated phi-ring, chlorobactene, beta-isorenieratene and isorenieratene, and compared them with their non...

Two efficient protocols for the palladium-catalyzed synthesis of aryl-2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ols from aryl bromides in the absence of copper were developed. A simple catalytic system consisting of Pd(OAc)2 and P(p-tol)3 using DBU as the base and THF as the solvent was found to be highly effective for the coupling reaction of 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol (4) with a wide range of aryl bromides in good to ex...

p-Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DBSA) was used as a catalyst for a simple and efficient one-pot synthesis of aryl substititued tetrahydrobenzo[b]pyrans and dihydropyrano[c]chromens via initial Knoevenagel, subsequent Micheal and final heterocyclization reactions of aryl aldehyde, malononitrile and 4-hydroxycoumarin/dimedone in moderate to excellent yields. The present method was operationally si...

A series of new 2-arylimino-3-aryl-5-[5?-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-2?-furylidene]-4-thiazolidinones (3a-l) have been synthesised by the condensation of 5-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-furaldehyde 1 with 2-arylimino-3-aryl-5H-4-thiazolidinones 2 in glacial acetic acid. The physical and spectral data of the synthesised compounds are determined. The synthesised compounds have been screened for their in vitro ...