The distribution behavior of ofloxacin enantiomers was examined in the aqueous and organic solvent of a two-phase system containing chiral selector L-tartarate. The effect of extraction equilibrium time, buffer pH, organic solvents and length of alkyl chain of L-tartarate on the partition coefficients and enantioselectivity of racemic ofloxacin were investigated, respectively. The L-tartara...

An efficient tandem synthesis of alkyl aryl ethers, including valuable building blocks of dialdehyde and dinitro groups under microwave irradiation and solvent free conditions on potassium carbonate as a mild solid base has been developed. A series of alkyl aryl ethers were obtained from alcohols in excellent yields by following the Williamson ether synthesis protocol under practical mild condi...

Nano-silica supported titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4.SiO2) was prepared and used as an acid catalyst for the 14-aryl or alkyl-14H-dibenzo[a,,j]xanthenesreaction under solvent-free conditions. Compared to the classical 14-aryl or alkyl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthenesreaction conditions, this method consistently has the advantage of excellent yie...

The synthesis of 2-α-styrylpyridines has been carried out by using the coupling of polyoxygenated N-tosylhydrazones with various 2-halopyridines. We demonstrated that the use of a catalytic amount of PdCl2(MeCN)2 in combination with a bidentate ferrocene DPPF or a monodentate alkyl phosphine (t)Bu2MeP-HBF4 constitutes an efficient protocol for this coupling, providing 2-α-styrylpyridines 2 in s...

An N-alkyl imidazole bearing a neutral {Fe(NO)2}(10) dinitrosyliron complex (DNIC) when treated with sodium t-butoxide undergoes base-promoted conversion to the N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-DNIC, while maintaining the Fe(NO)2 unit intact. Subsequent alkylation led to the isolation of the NHC-DNIC product; further nitrosylation led to trinitrosyl (NHC)Fe(NO)3(+). Both were isolated and structura...

A simple and efficient copper-catalyzed one-pot tandem method has been developed for synthesis of benzimidazo[1,2-b]isoquinolin-11-one derivatives via reactions of substituted 2-halo-N-(2-halophenyl)benzamides with alkyl 2-cyanoacetates or malononitrile under mild conditions.

A novel rhodium-catalyzed linear codimerization of alkyl phenyl ketenes with internal alkynes to dienones and a novel synthesis of furans by an unusual cycloaddition of diaryl ketenes with internal alkynes have been developed. These reactions proceed smoothly with the same rhodium catalyst, RhCl(PPh(3))(3), and are highly dependent on the structure and reactivity of the starting ketenes.

Tris-(2-hydroxybenzylidene)triaminoguanidinium salts having six alkyl chains with proper spacing served as new molecular building blocks for the formation of porous honeycomb networks by van der Waals interaction between interdigitated alkyl chains at the liquid/graphite interfaces.

Sc(OTf)(3) effectively catalyzes the condensation of 2-alkyl-N-tosylaziridine with a wide variety of aldehydes and ketones, producing 5-alkyl-1,3-oxazolidines in good yields and excellent regioselectivity at catalyst loadings as low as 1 mol%.

A novel and efficient method for the synthesis of N,N-dialkylamino/O-alkyl phenyl-2-(1-alkyl/phenyl-2-oxopropylidene) phosphonohydrazido oximes 4 using activated silica has been developed. The reaction involves the condensation of substituted αketooxime and N,N-dialkylaminophenylphosphonohydrazides or O-alkylphenylphosphonohydrazides and gave the corresponding phosphonohydrazido oximes in excel...