Starting from 2-(triphenylsilyl)ethanol a new oxycarbonyl protecting group cleavable by fluoride ion induced Peterson-elimination has been developed. Known 2-(triphenylsilyl)ethanol has been prepared from commercially available triphenylvinyl-silane by a hydroboration-oxidation sequence using the sterically hindered borane reagent 9-BBN. The silyl alcohol was subsequently transformed into its c...

Two solvent systems for fully dissolving, and optionally derivatizing, finely ground plant cell wall material at room temperature are described: dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF) or N-methylimidazole (NMI). In situ acetylation produces acetylated cell walls (Ac-CWs) that are fully soluble in chloroform. Lignin structures tested remain fully intact. The dispersion o...

A series of novel ferrocenyl- and aryl-phosphonofluorodithioic salts, adducts, and esters has been prepared. The reaction of 2,4-diferrocenyl-1,3,2,4-diathiadiphosphetane 2,4-disulfide {[FcP(μ-S)S]2, FcLR} with dry KF or tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF) led to the corresponding potassium and tetrabutylammonium salts of ferrocenyldithiofluorophosphinic acids. Treating potassium ferrocenyldithi...

Three improved thiophosphoroselenenylation procedures of CH-acids, including derivatives malonic and acetyl-, phosphono-, 4-nitrophenyl- 3-pyridylacetic acids, have been described compared to previously reported thiophosphoroselenylation diethyl malonate using bis(disopropoxyphosphinothioyl)diselenide alone or with the aid methyl iodide. The use iodine makes it possible utilize both equivalents...

Cellulose hydrolysis to glucose using a heterogeneous catalyst is necessary step in producing bio-based chemicals and polymers. The requirement for energy-intensive pretreatments, such as ball milling, increase the reactivity of cellulose one major issues this area. Here, we show that by solvent-assisted adsorption pretreatment step, can be adsorbed on surface carbon catalyst. For pretreatment,...

The switching phenomena of conformation with p-electronic network through deprotonation– protonation processes were investigated by employing a series of 5,20-bis(a-oligothienyl) substituted hexaphyrins(1.1.1.1.1.1). They showed significant changes in the absorption and emission spectra with deprotonation, and returned to the initial state with protonation. Through NMR measurements and single c...

Trimethylsilyldiazomethane (TMS-CHN2) reacts readily with hetaryl thioketones to give sterically crowded 2-trimethylsilyl-4,4,5,5-tetrahetaryl-1,3-dithiolanes with complete regioselectivity at -75 °C as well as at rt. Thiofluorenone, a relatively stable and highly reactive aryl thioketone, yields upon treatment with TMS-CHN2 at -60 °C the corresponding 1,3,4-thiadiazoline. This unstable cycload...