Photocycloaddition, along with subsequent transformation of the photocycloadducts, provides expeditious ways to construct various structures. The photo-induced reactions of α-diketones have been reported to proceed via different reaction pathways with the involvement of one or two of the carbonyl groups. Photoinduced reactions of cyclic α-diketones including N-acetylisatin, phenanthrenequinone ...

The perchlorate salt of the dicationic bipy-ruthenium complex cis-[Ru(6,6'-Cl2bipy)2(H2O)2]2+ effectively catalyzes addition of beta-diketones to secondary alcohols and styrenes to yield the alpha-alkylated beta-diketones. In a catalytic addition reaction of acetylacetone to 1-phenylethanol, the kappa2-acetylacetonate complex [Ru(6,6'-Cl2bipy)2(kappa2-acac)]ClO4 was isolated after the catalysis...

The synthesis of gamma-functionalized cyclopentenones was carried out in a few steps, starting firstly with the preparation of nitroketonic intermediates 2, which were readily transformed into 1,4-diketones using the Nef conversion. The intramolecular cyclization of the gamma-diketones 3 in a basic medium, led to the functionalized cyclopentenones 4.

Oxidation of 2-hydroxy-9,10-dialkynylanthracenes resulted in highly regioselective dimerization to furnish metastable dearomatized 1,4-diketones rather than stable aromatic diols. The 1,4-diketones were converted to oxahelicenes, which exhibited strong fluorescence both in solution and solid state as well as chiroptical properties.

the reaction of p-diketones 1 with phenyl hydrazine afforded 5-aryl-3-(1- methyl-5-nitro-2-imidazoly1)-1-phenylpyrazole (2) and 3-aryl-5-(1-methyl-5- nitro-2-imidazoly1) -1-phenylpyrazole (3). the reaction of diketones (1) with urea in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid gave 4-(or 6-)aryl-6-(or 4-)(1-methyl- 5-nitro-2-imidazolyl)-1-(lh)pyrimidones (4). the structures of all compounds were c...

BACKGROUND Ferrocene-containing β-diketones and cisplatin, [(NH(3))(2)PtCl(2)], possess strong antineoplastic activity. No information is available regarding the anticancer activity of the corresponding ruthenocene complexes. This study examined the cytotoxicity of stable ruthenocene-containing β-diketones. The results were related to the cytotoxicity of cisplatin and the ease of ruthenium elec...

The kinetic method is used to corroborate the description of ground state ionized alpha-diketones as loosely electron-bonded acylium ion dimers: R(1)-C=O(+)---e(-)---(+)O=C-R(2). The abundance ratio of both the acylium ion fragments R(1)CO(+) and R(2)CO(+) (summed to those of their respective secondary fragments) formed upon low energy (5 eV) collision-induced dissociation of several ionized al...

Arylalkynes can be converted into α-diketones with the use of a copper catalyst, and also be transformed into vinyl acetates under metal-free conditions, both in the presence of PhI(OAc)2 as an oxidant at room temperature. A series of substituted α-diketones were prepared in moderate to good yields. A variety of vinyl halides could be regio- and stereo-selectively synthesized under mild conditi...

The reaction of P-diketones 1 with phenyl hydrazine afforded 5-aryl-3-(1- methyl-5-nitro-2-imidazoly1)-1-phenylpyrazole (2) and 3-aryl-5-(1-methyl-5- nitro-2-imidazoly1) -1-phenylpyrazole (3). The reaction of diketones (1) with urea in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid gave 4-(or 6-)aryl-6-(or 4-)(1-methyl- 5-nitro-2-imidazolyl)-1-(lH)pyrimidones (4). The structures of all compounds w...

Photochemical processes of 4-tert-butyl-4'-methoxydibenzoylmethane (Avobenzone, AB), 4-phenylbenzoylbenzoyl-, 4-phenylbenzoyl-2'-furanyl- and 4-phenylbenzoyl-2'-thenoylmethanes (PB@Ph, PB@F and PB@T, respectively) substituted with Br and Cl at the C2 position were studied by stationary and laser flash photolyses in solution. The absorption spectral features showed that the molecular structures ...