Addition of terpyridine to (TMEDA)Ni(CH3)2 results in the high-yield formation of (terpyridyl)NiMe (3). This NiI organometallic complex was found to be capable of transferring its methyl group to iodocyclohexane to produce methylcyclohexane in high yield. Compound 3 can also serve as an initiator for the catalytic cross-coupling of alkyl electrophiles performed under Negishi-like conditions.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether acetylation of the sulfonamide drugs in the human body could be prevented by substituting a simple alkyl radicle on the amino group of the drug without otherwise impairing the efficiency of its therapeutic action. Methyl and dimethyl substituted sulfanilamides were made and investigated from a pharmacological and therapeutic viewpoint. Because ...

Poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) oligo-esters with α-hydroxyl-ω-alkyl (alkyl = −CH2−[CH2−CH2]n−CH3, where n = 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10) end groups were synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide (L-LA) catalyzed by tin(II) 2ethylhexanoate Sn(Oct)2 in the presence of aliphatic alcohols as initiators (HO−CH2−[CH2−CH2]m−CH3, where m = 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10). High yields (∼ 62 to ...