An efficient synthesis of polyhydroquinoline derivatives was reported via four-component coupling reactions of aldehydes, 1,3-dicarbonyl ketones (dimedone or 1,3-cyclohexanedione), ethyl acetoacetate or methyl acetoacetate and ammonium acetate in the presence of a catalytic amount of nanocrystalline TiO2 under solvent free conditions. The reported method is mild, rapid and has the advantages su...

Tetrasubstituted (Z)-alkenes were readily prepared through the Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reactions of methyl 2-[bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)phosphono]propionate with aryl alkyl ketones by employing Sn(OSO(2)CF(3))(2) and N-ethylpiperidine.

Iron-catalyzed cross-aldol reactions of ortho-diketones and methyl ketones were developed and the thus formed aldol products were efficiently transformed into cyclohepta-2,4,6-trienone derivatives (tropones) under thermal conditions via ring-expansion.

A novel and easy practical direct synthesis of α-ketoamides has been developed without metals in water. This procedure was catalyzed by nBu(4)NI using TBHP as oxidant from simple substrates, aryl methyl ketones and dialkylformamides.

A microwave-assisted HWE olefination process of readily accessible aryl-alkyl ketones has been developed to provide a rapid access to (Z)-3,3-trisubstituted-α,βunsaturated methyl esters, key building blocks for the synthesis of biologically active compounds.

N-Metallated azomethine ylide generated from methyl (E)-N-benzylideneglycinate, LiBr and triethylamine underwent cycloaddition to quinolyl , -unsaturated ketones with excellent diastereoselectivity to afford new functionalised 3-pyrrolidinylquinoline derivatives.

The carbonyl reductase from Candida parapsilosis (CPCR2) is a versatile biocatalyst for the production of optically pure alcohols from ketones. Prochiral ketones like 2-methyl cyclohexanone are, however, only poorly accepted, despite CPCR2's large substrate spectrum. The substrate spectrum of CPCR2 was investigated by selecting five amino positions (55, 92, 118, 119 and 262) and exploring them ...

1- (Phthalazin-l'-yl-amino)-3-chloro-4-aryl-4H-(4o-rm ethyl)-2-azetidinones (3) were prepared by cycloaddition of-methyl substituted benzal hydrazinophthalazine (2) with chloro acetylchloride. The hydrazone (2) was synthesised by the condensation of 1- hydrazinophthalazine (1) with substituted aromatic aldehydes, ketones 7 acetophenones. 1- Hydrazinophthalazine was prepared from the phthal...

An efficient synthesis of polyhydroquinoline derivatives was reported via four-component coupling reactions of aldehydes, 1,3-dicarbonyl ketones (dimedone or 1,3-cyclohexanedione), ethyl acetoacetate or methyl acetoacetate and ammonium acetate in the presence of a catalytic amount of nanocrystalline TiO2 under solvent free conditions. The reported method is mild, rapid and has the advantages su...

This work reports new kinetic and mechanistic information on the atmospheric chemistry of ketones. Both absolute relative rate methods were used to determine constants for OH reactions with 2-methyl-3-pentanone (2M3P), 3-methyl-2-pentanone (3M2P) 4-methyl-2-pentanone (4M2P), three widely compounds in industry. constitutes first temperature dependence study 2M3P 3M2P. The following values are re...