Biochemical aspects, synthesis and characterization of some boron complexes of 2-hydroxy-N-phenylbenzamide (HOPhBenz) and its semicarbazone (HOPhBenz.SCZH) and thiosemicarbazone (HOPhBenz.TSCZH) are described. These derivatives were prepared by the reactions of 2-isopropoxy-4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane, and 2-isopropoxy-4-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane with 2-hydroxy-N-phenylbenzamide, 1-[(2-hydrox...

Six new ruthenium complexes bearing a bidentate (κ(2)O,C)-isopropoxy-indenylidene and PPh(3) or PCy(3) ligands have been synthesized and characterized by (1)H, (13)C NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. Some of these complexes were synthesized in dimethyl carbonate, a green solvent that was recently shown to be suitable for several catalytic transformations including olefin metathesis. T...

The B̃-X̃ laser-induced-fluorescence spectrum of jet-cooled isopropoxy radical (i-C3H7O[middle dot]) has been recorded. Using an isolated state model the observed rotational and fine structure of the origin band has been well simulated to determine rotational constants for both the X̃ and B̃ states and the electron spin-rotation constants of the X̃ state. The line intensities are well simulated with...

The surface chemistry of adsorbed isopropoxy groups on supported vanadia–alumina and vanadia–silica catalysts was investigated with multiple in situ spectroscopic techniques. The in situ FT-IR, Raman and UV–vis spectroscopic measurements provided molecular level information about the surface intermediates and the surface vanadium oxide species as a function of different conditions. The spectros...