Abstract Terminal propargylic compounds containing an alkyne unit and an alcohol or ester group in the propargylic position have a fairly acidic acetylenic hydrogen atom; this makes them versatile substrates for further chemical transformation. Some transition metals such as ruthenium or copper exhibit specific affinity for terminal propargylic compounds, generating dielectrophilic ruthenium– o...

(-)-5-Methyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-dibenz[c,e]azepine 4, a new secondary amine featuring an axis-center stereochemical relay, was prepared enantioselectively from 2'-acetylbiphenyl-2-carboxylic acid, using (R)-2-phenylglycinol as an auxiliary for the control of both elements of chirality. The biaryl axis in 4 preferentially adopts the aS-configuration, with the methyl substituent pseudoequatorial, but...

In the title compound, C(20)H(17)N(3)O(3), the dihedral angles between the central pyridine ring and the two terminal rings are 15.07 (3) and 43.24 (3)°. The dihedral angle between the two terminal rings is 37.49 (4)° In the crystal, inter-molecular amine N-H⋯N(nitrile) hydrogen-bonding inter-actions form inversion dimers, which are linked into chains through amine N-H⋯O(meth-oxy) hydrogen bonds.

In a sample of 569 Chinese high school students, the present findings indicated that students with the 4-repeat genotype showed a higher level of test anxiety. Furthermore, the prediction of academic performance on test anxiety was stronger among students with the 3-repeat genotype than those with the 4-repeat genotype. The present findings suggest that mono-amine-oxidase type A gene polymorphi...

Exposure to beryllium compounds, both by inhalation and skin contact, may result in immune sensitization and chronic beryllium disease. The objective of the present research work was to study the feasibility of removing beryllium compounds from the surfaces of devices made of Be-Cu alloy and to estimate the frequency at which the surfaces had to be rubbed in order to evaluate the likelihood tha...

In the title compound, C(8)H(5)F(4)NO(2), synthesized by esterification of 2,3,4,5-tetra-fluoro-anthranilic acid with methanol, an intra-molecular amine N-H⋯O(carbon-yl) hydrogen bond is present, while inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds produce chains in the crystal, which extend along the b-axis direction.

A catalytic method for the nucleophilic fluorination of propargylic electrophiles is described. Our protocol involves the use of a Cu(NHC) complex as the catalyst and is suitable for the preparation of secondary and tertiary propargylic fluorides without the formation of isomeric fluoroallenes. Preliminary mechanistic investigations suggest that fluorination proceeds via copper acetylides and t...

Density functional theory investigations reveal that a cavitand with an introverted aldehyde group not only provides the host-guest interaction for preorganizing the substrate and stabilizing the hemiaminal intermediate, but also acts as an acid/base catalyst in the subsequent dehydration step in its reaction with a primary amine.

A simple and efficient Pd/Al2O3-NR-RD catalyst was prepared by depositing palladium on a shape controllable Al2O3-NR support through a two-step process that involves hydrothermal synthesis of Al2O3-NRs followed by reductive-deposition of palladium. This catalyst showed high activity in the catalytic formylation of amines by CO2-H2 under mild conditions with up to 96% yield.