one pot solvent less synthesis of amidoalkylnaphthol derivatives via reaction of aldehydes, 2-naphthol and acetamide/urea in the presence of phenylphosphinic acid is  described. this methodology provides a simple synthetic route to amidoalkylnaphthols in good to high yields.

A two-component condensation reaction between an electron-poor acetylenic ester and a phenol e ciently provides substituted aryl vinyl ethers in a one-pot reaction in the presence of dipotassium hydrogen phosphate in solvent-free conditions.

A new reaction of the efficient difluorocarbene-generating reagent trimethylsilyl fluorosulfonyldifluoroacetate (TFDA) is reported in which molecules containing an N-alkylimidazole or benzimidazole structure undergo an unexpected one-pot conversion to N-difluoromethylthioureas. [reaction: see text].