In the title compound, C(21)H(15)NO(3), which is one of the photoreaction products of N-methyl-1,8-naphthalenedicarboximide with phenylacetylene, the cyclobutene and epoxy rings are trans to each other across the cyclohexene ring of the tetralin moiety. The dihedral angle between the mean planes of the cyclobutene and cyclohexene rings is 112.80 (2) degrees, while the latter makes a dihedral an...

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Epoxides undergo regioselective ring opening with various nucleophiles using catalytic amount of nano magnesium oxide and water as solvent under mild reaction conditions. The remarkable features of this method are improved yields, high regioselectivity, and green chemistry agreement.

1,4-bis(triphenylphosphonium)-2-butene dichloride was developed as a new phase transfer catalyst. This quaternized phosphonium salt catalyzed the regioselective ring opening of epoxides by thiocyanate ion to give β-hydroxy thiocyanates in high yields under mild conditions.