Dibenzobarrelene derivatives, that are annelated with a pyrrolinium unit [N,N-dialkyl-3,4-(9',10'-dihydro-9',10'-anthraceno-3-pyrrolinium) derivatives], undergo a photo-induced di-π-methane rearrangement upon triplet sensitization to give the corresponding cationic dibenzosemibullvalene derivatives [N,N-dialkyl-3,4-{8c,8e-(4b,8b-dihydrodibenzo[a,f]cyclopropa[cd]pentaleno)}pyrrolidinium derivati...

Square planar dialkyl complexes of nickel, palladium and platinum exhibit intriguing difference in their reactivities. Thermolysis pathways of these dialkyls vary depending on the metal, ligands, alkyl groups, geometry as well as the presence or absence of added ligand. Kinetic studies on the thermolysis and trans-cis isomerizations of PdR,L2 (L = tertiary phosphine) complexes showed involvemen...

Protodeborylation of triorganoboranes, usually carried out under mild reaction conditions using an excess of acetic acid, affords 1,5-dialkyl-3,7-dimethyl-4,8,9-trioxa-2,6-dioxonia-1,5-diboratabicyclo [3.3.1]nona-2,6-dienes OB(R)OC(Me)OB(R)OC(Me)O [1 (R = Et), 2 (R = cyclooctyl)]. Acetoxy(dialkyl)boranes and di(acetoxy)alkylboranes were not formed in an appreciable amount. Compounds 1 and 2 wer...

the kinetics of the reactions between triphenylphosphine 1 and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates 2, in the presence of a nh-acid such as 5-nitroindazole 3,were studied. corresponding kinetic parameters to all reactions were evaluated, with the second order rate constant (k) values calculated. effects of solvent, temperature, and reactants (dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates) structure and concentrat...

in order to investigate the effects of dimethylamino substituent at postion 2 of the dihydropyridine nucleus on its activity, dialkyl 1,4-dihydro-2-[2-(dimethy- lamino) ethyl]-6-methyl-4-(1-benzyl-2-alkylthio-5-imidazolyl)-3,5-pyrdinedicar- boxylates (6a-f) were synthesized. the synthesis was started from dialkyl 1,4- dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-4-(1-benzyl-2-alkylthio-5-imidazolyl)-3,5-pyridinedicar-...

The successful award of a DAAD short term research grant at the end of the PhD project enabled a collaboration with staff at the Technical University (TU-Berlin). Financial support for this short project was also provided by the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Daphne Jackson Trust, and Heriot-Watt University (the Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, IMPEE, the school of En...

Fellowship under Grant No. 1038597. LFD is supported by the Secretarı́a Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnologı́a e Innovación and the Instituto para la Formación y Aprovechamiento de los Recursos Humanos. GR is supported by a fellowship of the GermanAcademic Exchange Service (DAAD). KMG is supported by a scholarship from Le Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies (FQRNT). APH is...