The two geometric isomers of 2-(tert-butyl)-4-phenyloxetane have, for the first time, been prepared starting from the commercially available 4,4-dimethyl-1-phenylpentane-1,3-dione. The latter was reduced with NaBH4 to give a mixture of diastereomeric syn and anti diols which were then stereospecifically cyclized into the corresponding oxetanes with an overall yield for the two steps of 69.6%. T...

The title compound, C(8)H(17)NO, crystallizes with two independent mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit. In the crystal, inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonding is observed between neighboring mol-ecules, forming continuous mol-ecular chains along the c-axis direction.

A microbial consortium that degrades ethyl-tert-butyl ether (ETBE) as the sole source of carbon and energy under aerobic conditions was selected from a gasoline-polluted soil. This consortium consists of a variety of microorganisms with a predominance of filamentous morphology. Degradation of ETBE was found to be solely related to bacterial activity. After prolonged cultivation followed by succ...

The title compound, C(12)H(13)NO(3), was prepared by reacting one equivalent of di-tert-butyl dicarbonate with 4-cyano-phenol. Herringbone crystal packing is observed and there are no significant inter-molecular inter-actions.

Aqueous in situ one-pot N-Boc-deprotection-cyclization of N alpha-Boc-dipeptidyl-tert-butyl and methyl esters under microwave irradiation afforded 2,5-diketopiperazines (DKPs) in excellent yields. This protocol is rapid, safe, environmentally friendly, and highly efficient, and showed that the tert-butoxy moiety is also an excellent leaving group for these cyclizations.