A new, general method is developed for preparation of various 3-substituted carbonyl compounds of very high optical purity. Application of this method is made to asymmetric synthesis of either enantiomer of 3—methylalkanoic acids, of optically pure 3-methylcyclopentanone, 3—methylcyclohexanone, 3-naphthylcyclopentanone and 3-vinylcyclopentanone j. 9,11-Seco steroid and steroid intermediate are ...

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [U(2)Cl(4)O(4)(C(2)H(6)OS)(4)], the compound has a centrosymmetric dimeric structure bridged by two chloride anions. Each U(VI) atom is seven-coordinate in a penta-gonal-bipyramidal geometry. In the equatorial plane of the uranyl unit there are two O atoms from non-adjacent dimethyl sulfoxides and three chloride ions (of which two chlorides are br...

Different sulfides were oxidized to the corresponding sulfoxides, which is useful in drug industriesand important in biological activities, with a novel magnetically separable catalyst consisting oftungstic acid supported on silica coated magnetic nanoparticles in water as a green solvent in a goodto excellent yield without any over oxidation to sulfones in a simple, selective, and eco-friendly...

Zinc chlorochromate nonahydrate is easily prepared from the aqueous solution of chromium trioxide and zinc chloride in quantitative yield. This oxidant, in methylene chloride and at room temperature, oxidizes thiols to their disulfides. Acetals and thioacetals are deprotected to their corresponding carbonyl compounds. Sulfides are selectively converted to ther sulfoxides or sulfones. Arylox...

The high-valent oxo-molybdenum(VI) and -rhenium(VII) and -(V) derivatives MoO2Cl2, ReCH3O3 (MTO) and ReIO2(PPh3)2 catalyze the selective hydrogenation of alkynes to alkenes at 80 degrees C under 40 atm of pressure. The reduction of sulfoxides to sulfides has also been performed by oxo-rhenium and -molybdenum complexes using hydrogen as a reducing agent. Activation of hydrogen by MoO2Cl2 and MoO...