(E)-1-aryl-2,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)but-1-en-3-ynes readily undergo protodesilylation and subsequent aerobic, copper-free Sonogashira cross-coupling with aryl halides to form (E)-1,4-diaryl-2-(trimethylsilyl)but-1-en-3-ynes. The proposed one-pot, two-step approach allows access the isomers containing substituents in mutual syn positions. resulting 2-silyl enynes can be further converted by proto-...

The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel assessed the safety of 131 alkyl polyethylene glycol (PEG)/polypropylene glycol ethers as used in cosmetics, concluding that these ingredients are safe in the present practices of use and concentration described in this safety assessment when formulated to be nonirritating. Most of the alkyl PEG/PPG ethers included in this review are reported to...

Durch Reaktion von Di-w-butylantimonbromid mit Magnesium und Trimethylchlorsilan in Tetrahydrofuran (THF) konnte Herbstmann [1] Di-nbutyl(trimethylsilyl)stibin herstellen. Im Rahmen unserer Untersuchungen zur Synthese von Dialkylund Diaryl(organometall)stibinen [2, 3] wollten wir prüfen, ob sich auf diesem Wege auch Dimethylund Diethyl(trimethylsilyl)stibin herstellen lassen. Bei der Umsetzung ...

Structurally well-defined bimetallic titanium(IV) (salen) and monometallic vanadium(V) (salen) complexes have been used as catalysts for the asymmetric addition of trimethylsilyl cyanide to β-nitroalkenes to produce chiral nitronitriles with ee values in the range of 79-89 % and conversions up to 100 % at 0 °C. The reaction conditions (solvent, temperature, time and vanadium complex counter-ion...

Calciumand strontium bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)amide] react with bis(trimethylsilyl)arsane in tetrahydrofuran to give the corresponding tetrakis(tetrahydrofuran-O) metal bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)arsanides]. The calcium derivative crystallizes in the triclinic space group P I with a = 1191.7(2), b = 1232.0(2), c = 1655.0(2) pm, a = 102.46(1)°, ß = 107.92(1)°, y = 104.66(1)° and Z = 2, the strontium d...

Magnetic nanoparticle (MNP)-supported crown ethers were successfully prepared and evaluated as catalysts for solid-liquid phase-transfer reactions; the catalytic activities of the MNP-supported crown ethers were not inferior to those of non-supported crown ethers; after the reactions, the catalysts could be readily separated using an external magnet and reused without significant loss of cataly...

The gold(I)-catalyzed carboalkoxylation of alkynes to form indanone derivatives from readily available ortho-acetylenic benzylic ethers is described. Importantly, the gold(I)-catalyzed rearrangement of enantioenriched benzylic ethers proceeds with chirality transfer, thus providing a practical method for the enantioselective synthesis of indenyl ethers.