Atomically precise gold nanoclusters are ideal model catalysts with well-defined compositions and tunable structures. Determination of the ligand effect on catalysis requires the use of gold nanoclusters with protecting ligands as the only variable. Two isostructural Au38 nanoclusters, [Au38(L)20(Ph3P)4]2+ (L = alkynyl or thiolate), have been synthesized by a direct reduction method, and they h...

In this report, we describe a series of cyclophanyl-derived mono- and binuclear N,C-palladacycles by regioselective ortho-palladation amine-functionalized [2.2]paracyclophanes. Employing Pd(OAc)2 followed LiCl with the subsequent modular treatment Ph3P, Cy3P, (Ph2PCH2)2, strategy allows to prepare stable planar central chiral in highly selective manner. The bimetallic product formation was anal...

Homoleptic LiNacNac forms simple donor–acceptor complexes with N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (CyN═C═NCy), triphenylphosphine oxide (Ph3P═O), and benzophenone (Ph2CO). These crystallographically characterized compounds could be regarded as model intermediates en route to reducing the N═C, P═O, C═O bonds of unsaturated substrates. Heteroleptic NacNacMg(TMP) intriguingly functions a TMP nucleophil...

Salts of 3,5-dinitro-1H-1,2,4-triazole, a building block for energetic materials, have been prepared and fully characterized. Most of the studied salts exhibit high thermal stability and very low shock and friction sensitivities. 3,5-Dinitro-1,2,4-triazolates with the nitrogen-rich ammonium, guanidinium, aminoguanidinium, and aminotetrazolium cations are energetic and have potential for energet...

deepoxidation of 1 with dissolving metal (Zn). Reductive oxirane cleavage was accompanied by simultaneous allylic rearrangement giving 1 0, 1 3-dihydro1 3-hydroxy desmycosin (5). It is noteworthy that preparation of 1 consists of two steps2): oxidation of the 12,13-double bond with mchloroperbenzoic acid with simultaneous formation of TV-oxide, and reduction of the TV-oxide with Ph3P. Until now...

The chiral oxazaborolidinium salts 1 and 2 are excellent catalysts for the enantioselective cyanosilylation of a wide variety of aldehydes (see Table 1) using trimethylsilyl (TMS) cyanide and triphenylphosphine oxide as the source of a new reactive cyanide donor. This donor appears to be the isocyanophosphorane Ph3P(OTMS)(N=C:) (4). The novel process described herein has several advantages: pre...