Two-in-one: Me3 SiCF2 Br is an efficient difluorocarbene source and is compatible with both neutral and aqueous basic conditions. Bromide-ion-initiated [2+1] cycloaddition with alkenes/alkynes and hydroxide ion promoted α-addition with (thio)phenols, (thio)alcohols, sulfinates, heterocyclic amines, and H-phosphine oxides give the corresponding gem-difluorinated compounds with broad functional-g...

A. Primary Alcohols as Nucleophiles 2931 B. Carboxylates as Nucleophiles 2931 C. Alkylations with Phenols 2932 IV. Nitrogen Nucleophiles in AAA Total Synthesis 2935 A. Alkylamines as Nucleophiles 2935 B. Azides as a Nucleophile 2936 C. Sulfonamide Nucleophiles 2937 D. Imide Nucleophiles 2938 E. Heterocyclic Amine Nucleophiles 2940 V. Sulfur Nucleophiles 2941 VI. Summary and Conclusions 2941 VII...

The O-arylation of o-enaminone functionalized phenols, namely, (E)-3-(dimethylamino)-1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-ones, has been achieved via a self-promoted process in the presence of CuI, which provided a class of new biaryl ethers bearing a reactive enaminone fragment. The reactions were performed under mild conditions and the functionalized biaryl ether products have been found as useful ...

Extracts of Mandragora autumnalis (mandrake) fruit have been analyzed by GC–MS. One-hundred and thirty-five compounds were identified in extracts obtained from the fruit after removal of the seeds – twentythree n-alkanes, one branched-chain alkane, two cyclohexanes, eight alkenes, two branched-chain alkenes, three alcohols, three aldehydes, six ketones, eight heterocyclic compounds, four thio c...

This paper describes the development of Pd-catalyzed inter- and intramolecular direct arylation using mesylates. Furthermore, a sequential mesylation/arylation protocol using phenols as substrates is described. These transformations are general with respect to the electronics of the C-H substrates and allow for the synthesis of diverse heterocyclic motifs in good yields. Both arenes and heteroa...

Mannich bases were prepared from substituted phenols with aliphatic amines and formal­ dehyde. Amine exchange with N-methyl-2-naphthylamine followed by a Hofmann Martius rearrangement gave rise to o,o'-amino-hydroxy-diphenylmethane derivatives. Under cyclization conditions some of these compounds produced spirocyclohexadienones, which are the ipso analogs to the hypothetic intermediates postula...

The title compound, C(12)H(11)NO(3)S, synthesized by the reaction of benzene sulfonyl chloride with para-amino-phenol, is of inter-est as a precursor to biologically active sulfur-containing heterocyclic compounds. The structure is stabilized by N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

We report the cross-dehydrative reaction of two alcohols to form unsymmetrical ethers using NHC–gold(I) complexes (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene). Our progress in developing this reaction into a straightforward procedure is discussed in detail. The optimised methodology proceeds under mild reaction conditions and produces water as the sole by-product. The synthetic utility of this environmentall...

A novel strategy for efficient synthesis of various substituted heterocycles as kinase-directed combinatorial libraries is described. The general scheme involves capture of various dichloroheterocycles onto solid support and further elaborations by aromatic substitution with amines at elevated temperature or by anilines, boronic acids, and phenols via palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction...

The characteristics of enzymatic/mild acidolysis lignin (EMAL) isolated from moso bamboo were investigated using pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS). Pyrolysis temperature as a factor on products was studied, and the pyrolysis mechanism was inferred with respect to the dominating products. Research results showed that pyrolysis products derived from EMAL pyrolysis were mai...