Readily accessible alk-5-enylidenecyclopropanes undergo [3 + 2] intramolecular cycloaddition reactions upon treatment with appropriate palladium complexes. The method allows the rapid and efficient assembly of a variety of bicyclo[3.3.0]octane systems with up to three stereocenters. Preliminary theoretical calculations uncovered previously unsuspected mechanistic possibilities based on either a...

A pentacobalt(II) cluster based 3D pcu network, [Co(5)(μ(3)-OH)(2)(bpdc)(4)(dabco)(H(2)O)(2)] (bpdc = benzophenone-2,4'-dicarboxylate and dabco = 1,4-diazabicyclo[2,2,2] octane), exhibiting both slow magnetic relaxation and hysteresis behavior, has been hydrothermally synthesized.

In the crystal structure of the title compound, (C(8)H(15)N(3))[MnCl(4)], the Mn atom is coordinated by four chloride ligands in a slightly distorted tetra-hedral geometry. Each [MnCl(4)](2-) anion is connected to the 1-cyano-methyl-1,4-diazo-niabicyclo-[2.2.2]octane dications by N-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, forming chains parallel to [001].

The Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel (Panel) reviewed the safety of 6 dialkyl malate compounds used in cosmetics. These ingredients function mostly as skin-conditioning agents-emollients. The Panel reviewed relevant animal and human data related to the ingredients along with a previous safety assessment of malic acid. The similar structure, properties, functions, and uses of these ingred...

The new dialkyl(aryl) lithium zincates [(THF)(2)Li(C(6)H(4)-OMe)MeZnMe] (4), [(TMEDA)Li(C(6)H(4)-OMe)MeZnMe] (6), [(THF)(3)Li(C(6)H(4)-OMe)(t)BuZn(t)Bu] (7), and [(PMDETA)Li(C(6)H(4)-OMe)(t)BuZn(t)Bu] (8) have been prepared by co-complexation reactions of lithiated anisole with the relevant dialkylzinc compound and the relevant Lewis base. These new heterobimetallic compounds have been characte...

An efficient approach to the synthesis of 1,2,3-trisubstituted indolizines is described via one-pot reactions of pyridine and dialkyl acetylendicarboxylate in the presence of ethyl 2-chloroacetoacetate in MeOH at room temperature. The corresponding 1, 2, 3-trisubstituted indolizines may be useful building blocks for the construction of complex indolizine derivatives.

an efficient synthesis of trialkyl (e)-3-(3-oxo-2-3,4-dihydro-2-(1h)-quinoxalinylidene)-prop-1-ene-1,2,3-tricarboxylate derivatives via a simple three-component reaction between benzene-1,2-diamines with dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates in the presence of k2co3-peg catalytic system at 100 oc was reported. the desired products were obtained in excellent yields (88-92%). various benzene-1,2-diamin...

This paper introduces the oil and gas workplace context and describes work practices observed at a large Norwegian gas refinery. Ethnographic fieldwork was carried out over a ten day period, consisting of observational studies and informal interviews. They are a small, inter-disciplinary group who are highly mobile and work in a hazardous, critical environment where mistakes can pose risk to he...