Our simple Meisenheimer model for predicting the principal site for nucleophilic substitution in aromatic perfluorocarbons is further tested on a series of recently published reactions in liquid ammonia primarily from Malykhin and coworkers. The model accurately predicts the experimental results for all of the reactions reported further confirming its general applicability.

the facile and high yield synthesis of a new series of dibenzophenones in the presence of polyphosphoric acid (ppa) together with their cyclization to corresponding moni and dixanthones are described. the aromatic nucleophilic substitution of these new compounds are also studied.

Aminoanthraquinones were successfully synthesized via two reaction steps. 1,4-Dihydroxyanthraquinone (1) was first subjected to methylation, reduction and acylation to give an excellent yield of anthracene-1,4-dione (3), 1,4-dimethoxyanthracene-9,10-dione (5) and 9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-1,4-diyl diacetate (7). Treatment of 1, 3, 5 and 7 with BuNH2 in the presence of PhI(OAc)2 as catal...

The N-arylindole subunit is an important species in many biologically active and pharmaceutically important compounds, which display antiestrogen [1], analgesic [2], antiallergy [3], antimicrobial [4], and neuroleptic activity [5]. Although the traditional coppercatalyzed coupling of an aryl halide with a heteroatombased nucleophile, the Ullmann-type coupling reaction, has remained a standard m...

Absolutely localized molecular orbital energy decomposition analysis of C-H activation transition states (TSs), including Pt, Au, Ir, Ru, W, Sc, and Re metal centers, shows an electrophilic, ambiphilic, and nucleophilic charge transfer (CT) continuum irrespective of the bonding paradigm (oxidative addition, sigma-bond metathesis, oxidative hydrogen migration, 1,2-substitution). Pt(II) insertion...

ORGANIC REACTIONS Enzyme reactions are in general simple reactions which you might encounter in organic chemistry. Quite often the cell has a need to break a C-C bond, a C-N bond, or a C-O bond. Or maybe the cell would like to transfer one functional group from one compound to the next. Or maybe make a long chain polymer for storage purposes, or for structural purposes. All of these reactions a...

One major synthetic route to the synthesis of benzyl amines, ethers, and esters is the nucleophilic substitution of a benzylic halide. To develop a method for the facile synthesis and functionalization of the isosteric azaborines, 2-chloromethyl-2,1-borazaronaphthalene has been synthesized in one step to afford a similar common precursor to a benzylic halide. This B-N isostere has been shown to...

A seven-step total synthesis of Hagen's gland lactones 1 and 2 starting from 1,2-O-isopropylidene-alpha-D-xylofuranose 3 is reported. The success of this short and practical synthesis depends on the use of two key reactions: a stereoselective nucleophilic substitution at the anomeric position of 5 and 6, which allowed the construction of the gamma-lactone ring, and an alkyl substitution reactio...