The rhodium(III)-catalyzed hydroarylation of internal alkynes is described. Good yields are obtained for a variety of alkynes, and excellent regioselectivity is observed for unsymmetrically substituted alkynes. The reaction also gives good yields for a range of arenes. Preliminary mechanistic investigations suggest that this reaction proceeds through arene metalation with the cationic rhodium c...

The beginning of the 21st century has seen tremendous growth in the field of decarboxylative activation. Benzoic acid derivatives are now recognised as atom-economic alternatives to traditional cross-coupling partners, and they also benefit from being inexpensive, readily available and shelf-stable reagents. In this microreview we discuss recent developments in the coupling of benzoic acid deri...

The tricarbonylchromium unit bound to the arene ring of the chiral title complex, [Cr(C(19)H(26)O(3))(CO)(3)], is rotated by ca 25 degrees in agreement with the proposed mechanism for 1,5-asymmetric induction of nucleophilic attack.

An efficient method for the C4-regiocontrolled C-H functionalization of coumarins to enable facile oxidative cross-couplings with simple arene components is disclosed.

a new cesium ion selective pvc membrane based on parent calix [4] arene was developed for potentiometric determination of cesium in environmental samples. the electrode based on p-5,11,17,23tetra(tertbutyl) 25,26,27,28-tetrahydroxy calix[4]arene(thc) as ionophor ,dibutyl phthalate (dbp)as plasticizer ,sodium tetra phenyl borate(natpb)and oleic acid as lipophilic salt and additive showed the ...

Nickel hydrides supported by a terphenyl diphosphine were synthesized and found to undergo nickel-to-arene H-transfers. Some of the resulting complexes also undergo the reverse (C-to-Ni) H-migration, indicating the potential for storing H-equivalents in this type of pincer ligand. NMR spectroscopy, single crystal X-ray diffraction, and isotopic labeling studies investigating the mechanism of th...

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C(12)H(12)N(2), the mol-ecule is twisted around the central C-C bond, with a dihedral angle of 8.32 (5)° between the mean planes of the pyridyl rings. The crystal structure is stabilized by arene stacking inter-actions, with a distance of 3.81 (1) Å between the ring centroids.

The syntheses of tribenzotriquinacenes (TBTQ) bearing three phenylurea groupings at either the arene periphery or at the benzhydrylic bridgeheads of the rigid, convex-concave, C(3) (v)-symmetrical molecular framework are reported. (1)H NMR data point to supramolecular aggregation of these TBTQ derivatives in low-polarity solvents.

An increasing emphasis on waste minimization has prompted research aimed at replacing common synthetic techniques with greener alternatives. In biaryl synthesis, direct arylation1,2 is an emerging alternative to Suzuki and Stille couplings;3 however, a more efficient strategy would involve the direct catalytic crosscoupling of two arenes without recourse to stoichiometric activating groups (eq ...

In the presence of K(2)CO(3) in refluxing THF, dichloro-substituted tetraoxacalix[2]arene[2]triazine, a readily available macrocyclic compound from cyanuric acid chloride and benzyl 1,3-dihydroxybenzoate, underwent highly efficient nucleophilic displacement reactions with bis-nucleophilic reagents of different geometry, length and chirality in a 2+2 fashion to produce large and size-tunable cav...