The title compound, C(32)H(56)N(2), was synthesized by the reaction of terephthalaldehyde and dodecan-1-amine. The imines adopt trans conformations, with the two halves of the mol-ecule related to each other by a centre of symmetry.

We synthesize a series of imine cage molecules where increasing the chain length of the alkanediamine precursor results in an odd-even alternation between [2 + 3] and [4 + 6] cage macrocycles. A computational procedure is developed to predict the thermodynamically preferred product and the lowest energy conformer, hence rationalizing the observed alternation and the 3D cage structures, based on...

In the title compound, C(18)H(26)N(4)OS, the imine C=N bond has a Z configuration, whereas the N-N-C=S unit has an E conformation. In the crystal, mol-ecules are connected through N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming zigzag chains running along the b axis. The nonyl chain adopts an extended zigzag conformation.

In a reaction that proceeds under mild conditions with remarkable functional group tolerance, structurally diverse 3-amino-2-cyclopentenones bearing a quaternary carbon at the 4-position have been synthesized through a formal [3+2]-cycloaddition reaction of silylated ketene imines (SKIs) and enoldiazoaceates by dirhodium catalysis.

Manganese dioxide is employed as an in situ oxidant for the one-pot conversion of alcohols into imines. In combination with polymer-supported cyanoborohydride (PSCBH), a one-pot oxidation-imine formation-reduction sequence is reported. This procedure enables alcohols to be converted directly into both secondary and tertiary amines.

Selective oxidation of benzylic amines to imines with atmospheric O2 is achieved in water on TiO2 under UV irradiation. The afforded imine could be easily separated and TiO2 can be recycled by filtration. To scale up, gram-scale imine products can be obtained.

In the aza-Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction of N-sulfonated imines with methyl vinyl ketone (MVK) promoted by chiral phosphine Lewis base: (R)-2'-diphenylphosphanyl[1,1']binaphthalenyl-2-ol (LB1) (10 mol %), the aza-Morita–Baylis–Hillman adducts were obtained in good yields with high ee (70–94 % ee) at –30 °C in THF. The scope and limitations of this reaction have been disclosed.