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Issue 1 (January 2001) pages 1-66

Derek J. McPhee and Shu-Kun Lin
Editorial: Invitation: High Quality Papers with Extensive Literature Review and Full Experimental Details
Molecules 2001, 6, i (PDF format 14 K, HTML format)

Albert Padwa
Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, USA , E-mail: [email protected]
Review: Synthesis of Polycyclic Ring Systems Using Transition metals Catalyzed Cyclyzations of Diazo Alkynyl Ketones
Molecules 2001, 6, 1-12 (PDF format 107 K)

Paola Del Buttero* and Deborah Montrasio
Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Industriale dell'Universita' di Milano e Centro CNR, Via Venezian, 21-20133 Milano Italy. Fax (039)-0270636857, E-mail: [email protected]
Tricarbonyl(h6-Arene)Chromium(0) Complexes as Chiral Auxiliaries: Asymmetric Synthesis of b-Lactones
Molecules 2001, 6, 13-20 (PDF format, 84 K)

Jari Tamminen* and Erkki Kolehmainen
Department of Chemistry, University of Jyväskylä, P. O. Box 35, FIN-40351, Jyväskylä, Finland Tel.: + 358 14 2602659, Fax: +358 14 2602501 , E-mail: [email protected]
Review: Bile Acids as Building Blocks of Supramolecular Hosts
Molecules 2001, 6, 21-46 (PDF format, 280 K)

Jørn B. Christensen
CISMI, University of Copenhagen, Symbion Science Park, Fruebjergvej 3, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark, E-mail: [email protected]
A Simple Method for Synthesis of Active Esters of Isonicotinic and Picolinic Acids
Molecules 2001, 6, 47-51 (PDF format, 41 K)

Wu Shuping¹, Jiang Zhiqin²,^* Li Heting¹, Yang Li² and Zeng Daixun^2
1Research Laboratory of Photochemistry, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China Tel.: +86 21 65982593, Fax: +86 21 65980591, E-mail: [email protected]
²National Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry at Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
Sensitized Photooxygenation of Cholesterol and Pseudo- cholesterol Derivatives via Singlet Oxygen
Molecules 2001, 6, 52-60 ( PDF format, 109 K)

Silvie Domann¹, Georgia Sourkouni-Argirusi¹, Nuria Merayo², Andreas Schönberger¹ and Andreas Kirschning^*2
1 Institut für Organische Chemie der Technischen Universität Clausthal, Leibnizstraße 6, D-38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany.
² Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 1B, D-30167 Hannover, Germany. Tel.: int. (+49)-(0)511-762 463, Fax: int. (+49)-(0)511-762 3011. ^*E-mail:[email protected]
Cohalogenation of Allyl and Vinylsilanes using Polymer-bound Haloate(I)-Reagents
Molecules 2001, 6, 61-66 (PDF format, 82 K)
 

Special Issue: RACI Natural Products Group Symposium

Peter Karuso
Department of Chemistry, Macquarie University, Sydney Australia. Tel.: (+612)-9850-8290, Fax: (+612) 9850-8313, E-mail: [email protected]
Editorial: RACI Natural Products Group Symposium
Molecules 2001, 6, 67-69 (PDF format, 12 K)

Kirsten Benkendorff^1,2*, John B. Bremner² and Andrew R. Davis^2
1 Department of Chemistry and ² Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia. Tel.: (61)-242-215996, Fax: (61)-242-214135, E-mail: [email protected]
Indole Derivatives from the Egg Masses of Muricid Molluscs
Molecules 2001, 6, 70-78 (PDF format, 49 K)

Dimitrios Zabaras^* and S.Grant Wyllie
Centre for Biostructural and Biomolecular Research, University of Western Sydney Hawkesbury, Bourke Str, Richmond, New South Wales 2753, Australia. Tel.: (612) 45701640, Fax: (612) 45701621, ^*E-mail: [email protected]
The Effect of Mechanical Wounding on the Composition of Essential Oil from Ocimum Minimum L. Leaves
Molecules 2001, 6, 79-86 (PDF format, 58 K)

Sean D. Cox^1*, Cindy M. Mann¹, Julie L. Markham¹, John E. Gustafson², John R. Warmington² and S. Grant Wyllie^1
1Centre for Biostructural and Biomolecular Research, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia, E-mail: [email protected] ²Genetica Biotechnologies, Bentley, Western Australia.
Determining the Antimicrobial Actions of Tea Tree Oil
Molecules 2001, 6, 87-91 (PDF format, 29 K)

Victor Wong^*, S. Grant Wyllie, Charles P. Cornwell and Deidre Tronson
Centre for Biostructural and Biomolecular Research, Building K12, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, Richmond, NSW 2753, Australia. Tel.: (02)-4570-1640, Fax: (02) 4570-1621, ^*E-mail: [email protected]
Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE) of Monoterpenes from the Leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree)
Molecules 2001, 6, 92-103 (PDF format, 105 K)

Deidre Tronson
Centre for Biostructural and Biomolecular Research, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, Locked Bag #1, Richmond, NSW, Australia, 2753. Tel.: +(612) 4570 1634, Fax: +(612) 4570 1621, E-mail: [email protected]
Review: The Odour, the Animal and the Plant
Molecules 2001, 6, 104-116 (PDF format, 101 K)

Surya Hadi and John B. Bremner^*
Department of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. Tel.: (61)-242-214255, Fax: (61)-242-214287. E-mail: [email protected] , ^*E-mail: [email protected]
Initial Studies on Alkaloids from Lombok Medicinal Plants
Molecules 2001, 6, 117-129 (PDF format, 71 K)

Eleanor Hao¹, Jane Fromont² , Daniel Jardine¹ and Peter Karuso^1*
Department of Chemistry, Macquarie University, Sydney NSW 2109. Tel.: (+612) 9850-8290, Fax (+612) 9850-8313. ^*E-mail: [email protected] ²Department of Aquatic Zoology, Western Australian Museum, Perth WA 6000.
Natural Products From Sponges of the Genus Agelas - on the Trail of a [2+2]-Photoaddition Enzyme
Molecules 2001, 6, 130-141 (PDF format, 207 K)

Kenneth J. Broadley ¹ and David R. Kelly ^2,*
1 Division of Pharmacology, Welsh School of Pharmacy and 2 Department of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3TB, UK
*To whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Muscarinic Receptor Agonists and Antagonists
Molecules 2001, 6, 142-193 (PDF format, 321 K)

Ronald N. Warrener*, Geoffrey J. Collin and Patrick J. Foley
Centre for Molecular Architecture, Central Queensland University, North Rockhampton, 4701, Queensland, Australia; FAX +61 749 309 917 Voice mail +61 749 309 845
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail [email protected]
7-(1-Acetoxymethylidene)Benzonorbornadiene: A Versatile Reagent for the Synthesis of 7-Formyl and 7-Hydroxymethyl Benzonorbornadienes
Molecules 2001, 6, 194-202 (PDF format, 55 K)

Huan-Ming Chen and Ramachandra S. Hosmane*
Laboratory for Drug Design and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA. Tel.: +1-410-455-2520, Fax: +1-410-455-1148, URL: http://research.umbc.edu/~hosmane
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Synthesis of 1-(2'-O-Methyl-ß-D-ribofuranosyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-d]pyridazine-4,7(5H,6H)-dione: An Attractive Building Block for Antisense and Triple-helical Applications
Molecules 2001, 6, 203-207 (PDF format, 29 K)
With samples deposit

Pedro Merino^{* ,1} , Sonia Anoro ¹ , Elena Cerrada ² , Mariano Laguna ² , Ana Moreno ² and Tomas Tejero ¹
1 Laboratorio de Síntesis Asimétrica, Departamento de Quimica Organica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50009 Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, Fax: +34 976 762075; URL: http://wzar.unizar.es/acad/fac/cie/quiorg/asimetrica/mtm.html
2 Departamento de Quimica Inorganica, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragon, Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, E-50009 Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.
† This paper was at the Fourth Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (ECSOC-4), September 1-30, 2000. Paper A0008.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Crystal and Molecular Structures of N-benzyl-C-(2-pyridyl) nitrone and its ZnBr₂ Complex. A Study of Their Reactivity
Molecules 2001, 6, 208-220 (PDF format, 122 K)
With samples deposit

Martin Pumera ¹* , Radka Matalová ¹, Ivan Jelínek¹ , Jind ich Jind ich ² , Josef J za ³
1 Department of Analytical Chemistry and 2 Department of Organic Chemistry, Charles University, Albertov 2030, CZ-128 43 Prague 2 (Czech Republic)
3 Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR, Heyrovskeho nam. 2, CZ-162 06 Prague 6 (Czech Republic).
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Email: [email protected]
Comparison of Association Constants of Cyclodextrins and Their tert-Butyl Derivatives With Halogenbenzoic Acids and Acridine Derivatives.
Molecules 2001, 6, 221-229 (PDF format, 128 K)

Gerard P. Moloney ¹* , David P. Kelly ² , P. Mack ²
1 The Austin Research Institute, Studley Road, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia. Fax (03)96884995.
2 University of Melbourne, Swanston Street Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Synthesis of Acridine-based DNA Bis-intercalating Agents
Molecules 2001, 6, 230-243 (PDF format, 143 K)

Gerhard Laschober, Massimo Zorzi and Kevin J. Hodgetts*
Department of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Present address: Neurogen Corporation, 35 Northeast Industrial Road, Branford, CT 06405, USA; Tel: 1-203-4888201 ext 3131, Fax: 1-203-4837027, e-mail: [email protected]
This paper was communicated at the 4 th Electronic Conference in Synthetic Chemistry (ECSOC-4), http://www.reprints.net/ecsoc-4/, September 1-30, 2000; Paper No. A0094.
Synthesis of (±)-trans-2,5-Diisopropylborolane
Molecules 2001, 6, 244-252 (PDF format, 68 K)
The publication cost is covered by serving as a volunteer

Ardeshir Khazaei*, Abdolhamid Alizadeh and Ramin Ghorbani Vaghei
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Bu-Ali-Sina University, PIN-65175, Hamadan, Iran
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail [email protected]
Preparation of Arylthiocyanates Using N,N'-Dibromo-N,N'bis(2,5-dimethylbenzenesulphonyl) ethylenediamine and N,N-Dibromo-2,5-dimethylbenzenesulphonamide in the Presence of KSCN as a Novel Thiocyanating Reagent
Molecules 2001, 6, 253–257 (PDF format, 66 K)

Paul Müller*, Christelle Boléa
Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva 30, Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland. Tel: +41 22 702 6527, Fax: +41 22 328 7396.
† This paper was at the Fourth Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (ECSOC-4), September 1-30, 2000. Paper A0015.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Enantioselective Intramolecular CH-Insertions upon Cu-Catalyzed Decomposition of Phenyliodonium Ylides
Molecules 2001, 6, 258-266 (PDF format, 48 K)

A.M.Sh.El-Sharief ^1,a , Y.A.Ammar ^1,* , M.A.Zahran¹, A.H.Ali ¹ and M.S.A.El-Gaby ^2,b
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr-City 11884, Cairo, Egypt.
a E-mail: [email protected]; Fax: 002(02)2629356
2 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University at Assiut, Assiut 71524 Egypt.
b E-mail: [email protected], Fax: +20 88 325436
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Aminoacids in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Systems: The Synthesis of Triazinoquinazolinones, Triazepinoquinazolinones and Triazocinoquinazolinones of Potential Biological Interest
Molecules 2001, 6, 267-278 (PDF format, 68 K)

Sami El-Sayrafi* and Saleh Rayyan
Department of Chemistry, Birzeit University, Birzeit, PO Box 14, Palestine- Via Israel, Fax No: 9722-2810656.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Intramolecular Acylation of Aryl- and Aroyl-Aliphatic Acids by the Action of Pyrophosphoryl Chloride and Phosphorus Oxychloride
Molecules 2001, 6, 279-286 (PDF format, 31 K)
With samples donation (19278-19283)

MolBank
Short notes of individual molecules
Molecules 2001, 6, M193-M210 (HTML format)

Jovan Tadic ¹, Ivan Jurani ² and Geert K. Moortgat ³
1 Center for Chemistry IChTM, POB 815, Studentski trg 12-16, 11001 Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Tel. ++381-11-3236-603, Fax. ++381-11-639-827. e-mail [email protected]
2 Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, POB 158, 11001 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
3 Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Atmospheric Chemistry Department Postfach 3060, 55020 Mainz, Germany
Photooxidation of n-Hexanal in Air
Molecules 2001, 6, 287-299 (PDF format, 470 K)

Avi Koller ¹, Amira Rudi ¹, Marta Garcia Gravalos ² and Yoel Kashman ^1,*
1 School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv 69978, Israel
2 PharmaMar, Tres- Cantos, Madrid, Spain
* To whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Phone: +972-3-640-
8419. Fax: +972-3-640-9293.
Synthesis and Electrophilic Substitution of Pyrido[2,3,4-kl]-acridines
Molecules 2001, 6, 300-322 (PDF format, 174 K)

Jiri Hanusek ¹ , Ludmila Hejtmánková ² , Lenka Kubicová ³ and Miloš Sedlák ¹*
1 Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Pardubice, ? s. legií 565, 532 10 Pardubice, Czech. Republic, Tel. +420 40 603 7015, Fax +420 40 603 7068, e-mail: [email protected].
2 Research Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Kou imská 17, 130 60 Prague 3, Czech Republic, Tel. +420 40 603 8011, Fax +420 40 603 7068, e-mail: [email protected]
3 Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Tel. +420 49 5067339, Fax. +420 49 5210002, e-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected].
Synthesis of Substituted 2-Benzoylaminothiobenzamides and Their Ring Closure to Substituted 2-Phenylquinazoline-4-thiones
Molecules 2001, 6, 323-337 (PDF format, 150 K)
With samples donation

Wolfgang Stadlbauer*, El-Sayed Badawey, Gerhard Hojas, Peter Roschger and Thomas Kappe
Department of Chemistry, Organic Synthesis Group, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, A-8010 Graz, Austria/Europe. Tel. ++49 316 380 5334, Fax ++49 316 9840
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail [email protected], website: http://www-ang.uni-graz.at/~stadlbau
Malonates in Cyclocondensation Reactions
Molecules 2001, 6, 338-352 (PDF format, 83 K)
With samples donation MDPI 19305-19308

Ronald N. Warrener* and Peter A. Harrison
Centre for Molecular Architecture, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland, 4702, Australia. Tel: +61 (0) 749 309 845; Fax: +61 (0) 749 309 91.
* To whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
p-Bond Screening in Benzonorbornadienes: The Role of 7-Substituents in Governing the Facial Selectivity for the Diels-Alder Reaction of Benzonorbornadienes with 3,6-Di(2-pyridyl)-s-Tetrazine
Molecules 2001, 6, 353–369 (PDF format, 561 K)

Erik Olsen ¹,* and Frands Nielsen ²
1 National Institute of Occupational Health. Lersø Parkallé 105. DK 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark. Telephone: +45 3916 5317. Fax: +45 3916 5201.
2 Faxe Paper Pigments. Strandeksplanaden 110, DK 2665, Vallensbæk Strand, Denmark.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Predicting Vapour Pressures of Organic Compounds from Their Chemical Structure for Classification According to the VOC-Directive and Risk Assessment in General
Molecules 2001, 6, 370-389 (PDF format, 107 K)

Xuebing Ma, Xiangkai Fu * , Longqin Li, and Jingrong Cheng
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest-China Normal University, Beibei, Chongqing, P.R.China 400715. Tel: 0086-23-68252360, Fax: 0086-23-68253195,
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
Synthesis of the New Type of Water-Soluble Ligand N,N-Bis-(diphenylphosphinomethyl)-2-aminoethylphosphonic Acid (Ph₂PCH₂)₂NCH₂CH₂PO₂H₂ and Its Sodium Salt
Molecules 2001, 6, 390-395 (PDF format, 115 K)
Samples available: MDPI 19294-

O. M. Abdel Hafez*, Kh. M. Ahmed and E. E. Haggag
National Research Centre, Natural Products and Microbiology Department, Cairo, Egypt, Fax: +2023370931.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; email: [email protected]
Synthesis of Some Potentially Bioactive Compounds From Visnaginone
Molecules 2001, 6, 396-405 (PDF format, 49 K)
Samples available: MDPI 19309-19318

Martin R. Johnston
Centre for Molecular Architecture, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland,Australia, 4702.
e-mail: [email protected]
Bis-Porphyrin Racks with Space-Separated Co-Planar Porphyrin Rings
Molecules 2001, 6, 406-416 (PDF format, 417 K)

Abdul Ali Alemi, Behrouz Shaabani * , Karim Akbari Dilmaghani, Saeed Taghvaee Ganjali
Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran. Fax : +98(41)3340191. e-mail : [email protected]
Synthesis and Characterization of Two New p-tert-Butylcalix[4]-arene Schiff Bases
Molecules 2001, 6, 417–423 (PDF format, 419 K)

Cristina Zucca,¹ Pierfrancesco Bravo,^1,2 Eleonora Corradi,¹ Stefano V. Meille,¹ Alessandro Volonterio,² and Matteo Zanda ¹*
1 Dipartimento di Chimica del Politecnico di Milano, via Mancinelli 7, I-20131 Milano, Italy. Tel. +39(02)-23993084, Fax +39 (02)-23993080. 2 C.N.R. - Centro di Studio sulle Sostanze Organiche Naturali, via Mancinelli 7, I-20131 Milano, Italy
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail [email protected]
On the Additions of Lithium Methyl p-Tolyl Sulfoxide to N-(PMP)Arylaldimines
Molecules 2001, 6, 424-432 (PDF format, 93 K)

Stanislav Man ¹, Milan Potácek ¹*, Marek Necas ², Zdirad Zak ² and Jirí Dostál ³
1 Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlá ská 2, CZ-611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
2 Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlá ská 2, CZ-611 37Brno, Czech Republic
3 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Komenského nám. 2, CZ-662 43 Brno, Czech Republic
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Molecular and Crystal Structures of Three Berberine Derivatives
Molecules 2001, 6, 433-441 (PDF format, 178 K)

Parviz Rashidi-Ranjbar* and Ebrahim Kianmehr
Department of Chemistry Tehran University, Box 14155-6455, Tehran, Iran. Tel. (+98)-021-6113301, Fax (+98)-021-6405141.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail [email protected]
Facile and Fast Pinacol Rearrangement by AlCl₃ in the Solid State
Molecules 2001, 6, 442-447 (PDF format, 69 K)

Christophe P. Eckard ¹, Chiara Cabrele ¹, Heike A. Wieland ² and Annette G. Beck-Sickinger ^1,3*
1 Department of Applied Bioscience, Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, Winterthurer Str. 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
2 Division of Preclinical Research, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma AG, 88397 Biberach, Germany
3 Institute of Biochemistry, University of Leipzig, Talstr. 33, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. Tel + 49 341 9736 900; FAX: + 49 341 97 36 998
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: [email protected]
Characterisation of Neuropeptide Y Receptor Subtypes by Synthetic NPY Analogues and by Anti-receptor Antibodies
Molecules 2001, 6, 448- 467 (PDF format, 252 K)

N. El Aouad ¹* , A. Benharref ¹ and R. Gree ²
1 Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles et des Hétérocycles, Université Cadi Ayyad,Faculté des Sciences Semlalia. BP 2390 Boulevard Prince My Abdellah. Marrakech, Morocco. Tel: 21244434649; Fax 21244437408; E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
2 Laboratoire de Chimie de Synthèse et Activations de Biomolécules, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes. Avenue du Général Leclerc 35700 RENNES, France.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Facile and efficient synthesis of 3b-hydroxy-eupholanost-8-en-24-one
Molecules 2001, 6, 468-471 (PDF format, 25 K)

Lothar W. Bieber* and Margarete F. da Silva
Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Cidade Universitária, 50670-901 Recife - PE, Brazil
Generation and Cycloaddition of o-Quinodimethane in Aqueous Medium
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Molecules 2001, 6, 472-476 (PDF format, 31 K)

Miroslav Baji ¹* and David W. Boykin ²
1 Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
2 Department of Chemistry and Center for Biotechnology and Drug Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3083, USA; E-mail:[email protected]
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Synthesis of 2,4,6-Tris(4-N-isopropylamidinophenyl)pyrimidine trihydrochloride
Molecules 2001, 6, 477-480 (PDF format, 91 K)

Kare B. Jørgensen, Ragnhild B. Olsen and Per H.J. Carlsen*
Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway. Tel. +47 73 59 39 68, Fax +47 73 59 42 56. * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Thermal Rearrangement of Allyl Substituted Unsymmetric 4H-1,2,4-Triazoles to the Corresponding 1H-1,2,4-triazoles
Molecules 2001, 6, 481-495 (PDF format, 77 K)

Francisco Torrens
Institut Universitari de Ciència Molecular, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot (València), Spain. http://www.uv.es/~icmol. Tel. +34 963 983 182, Fax:+34 963 983 156, E-mail:[email protected]
Molecular Polarizability of Sc and C (Fullerene and Graphite) Clusters
Molecules 2001, 6, 496-509 (PDF format, 65 K)

Kamal A. Kandeel and Ahmed S. A. Youssef*
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Reactions of 5-Aroylmethylene-3-benzyl-4-oxo-2-thioxo-1,3-thiazolidines with Nitrile Oxides
Molecules 2001, 6, 510-518 (PDF format, 47 K)

A.M.El-Agrody ^{1 *}, M.S.Abd El-Latif  ¹, N.A.El-Hady ², A.H.Fakery ¹ and A.H.Bedair ¹
1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al- Azhar Univ. Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. Fax: 002(02)2629356
2 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al- Azhar Univ. (Girls), Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Heteroaromatization with 4-Hydroxycoumarin Part II: Synthesis of Some New Pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidines, [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines and Pyrimido[1,6-b]-[1,2,4]triazine Derivatives
Molecules 2001, 6, 519-527 (PDF format, 48 K)

Fu An Wang*, Jiqin Zhu, Jianchi Song, Shengli Zhai, Lei Wang
College of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Synthesis of Bis (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl) Maleate
Molecules 2001, 6, 528-532 (PDF format, 47 K)

Edgardo N. Durantini
Departamento de Quimica y Física, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal Nº 3, Rio Cuarto 5800, Argentina; e-mail: [email protected]
Synthesis of 5-(4-X-Phenyl)-10,15,20-tris(Substituted Phenyl) Porphyrins Using Dipyrromethanes
Molecules 2001, 6, 533-539 (PDF format, 37 K)

Klaus Martens ¹, Anke Scheunemann ¹, Kerstin Drexler ¹, Heinz Dehne ^1,*, Helmut Reinke ¹ and Manfred Michalik ²
1 Fachbereich Chemie der Universität Rostock, Buchbinderstr. 9, D-18055 Rostock, Germany. Tel.: +49-381-498-1767, Fax: +49-381 498 1763.
2 Institut für Organische Katalyseforschung an der Universität Rostock, Buchbinderstr. 5-6, D-18055 Rostock, Germany.
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected].
Alkylation of Zwitterionic Thiooxalic Acid Derivatives
Molecules 2001, 6, 540-550 (PDF format, 190 K)
Samples available from MDPI: 6 samples, 2a, 19397; 2b, 19398; 4b, 19399; 1a, 19400; 1b, 19401; 1c, 19402

Geetha Gopalakrishnan*, N.D.Pradeep Singh and V.Kasinath
Centre For Natural Products, SPIC Science Foundation, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032, INDIA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Photomediated Transformation of Salannin, a Tetranortri-terpenoid from Azadirachta indica A. Juss
Molecules 2001, 6, 551-556 (PDF format, 33 K)

Walid Fathalla ¹, Michal  Cajan ^1,2 and Pavel Pazdera^{* 1}
1 Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. Tel.: +420 5 41129305, Fax: +420 5 41211214.
2 National Center for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Regioselectivity of Electrophilic Attack on 4-Methyl-1-thioxo-1,2,4,5-tetrahydro[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinazolin-5-one Part 1: Reactions at the Sulfur Atom
Molecules 2001, 6, 557-573 (PDF format, 179 K)

MolBank
Short notes of individual molecules
Molecules 2001, 6, M211-M231 (HTML format)

Walid M. Fathalla ¹, Michal  Cajan ^1,2, Jaromír Marek ³ and Pavel Pazdera ^{1, *}
1 Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, Tel.: +420 5 41129305, Fax: +420 5 41211214.
2 National Center for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
3 Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Masaryk University, 611 37 Brno, The Czech Republic
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected].
One-Pot Quinazolin-4-ylidenethiourea Synthesis via N-(2-Cyanophenyl)benzimidoyl isothiocyanate
Molecules 2001, 6, 574-587 (PDF format, 226 K)

 W. Fathalla ¹,  M. Cajan ^1,2,  J. Marek ³ and  P. Pazdera^{1, *}
1 Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, Tel.: +420 5 41129305, Fax: +420 5 41211214,
2 Laboratory of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
3 Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Masaryk University, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
One-Pot Quinazolin-4-yl-thiourea Synthesis via N-(2-Cyano-phenyl)benzimidoyl isothiocyanate
Molecules 2001, 6, 588-602 (PDF format, 202 K)

Miroslav Miletin ^1*, Martin Dolezal ¹, Veronika Opletalova ¹, Jiri Hartl ¹, Katarina Kral’ova ² and Milos Machacek ³
1 Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Control, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy,500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic;
2 Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
3 Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail [email protected], tel. +420 49 5067387, fax +420 49 551 24 23.
Some Anilides of 2-Alkylthio- and 2-Chloro-6-Alkylthio-4-Pyridinecarboxylic Acids: Synthesis and Photosynthesis-Inhibiting Activity
Molecules 2001, 6, 603-613 (PDF format, 135 K)

Mohammad Ali Zolfigol *, Ezat Ghaemi and Elahe Madrakian
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Bu-Ali Sina, Zip code 65174, P.O. Box No. 4135, Hamadan, I.R. Iran, Fax: (+98) 811 8272404.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Nitration Of Phenols Under Mild And Heterogeneous Conditions
Molecules 2001, 6, 614-620 (PDF format, 35 K)

Eljazi I. Al-Afaleq* and Samar A. Abubshait
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science-Girls College 838, Dammam 31113, Saudi Arabia. Tel. (+966)-3-8647651, Fax (+966)-3-8951780.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Heterocyclic o-Aminonitriles: Preparation of Pyrazolo[3,4-d]-pyrimidines with Modification of the Substituents at the 1-Position
Molecules 2001, 6, 621-638 (PDF format, 140 K)

D. Nematollahi* and N. Akaberi
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Bu-Ali-Sina, Hamadan, Iran
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: E-mail: [email protected]
Electrochemical Study of Bromide in the Presence of 1,3-Indandione. Application to the Electrochemical Synthesis of Bromo Derivatives of 1,3-Indandione
Molecules 2001, 6, 639-646 (PDF format, 70.6 K)

Dai-shu Zuo ¹, Tao Jiang ^1*, Hua-shi Guan ¹, Kui-qi Wang ¹, Xin Qi ¹and Zhan Shi  ²
1 Marine Drug and Food Institute, Ocean University of Qingdao, Qingdao, China 266003
2 Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, China, 130022.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Tel.: (+86) 0532-2032712; Fax: (+86) 0532-2033054; E-mail: [email protected].
Synthesis, Structure and Antitumor Activity of Dibutyltin Oxide Complexes with 5-Fluorouracil Derivatives. Crystal Structure of [(5-Fluorouracil)-1-CH₂CH₂COOSn(n-Bu) ₂]₄O₂
Molecules 2001, 6, 647-654 (PDF format, 130 K)
Samples available: I, 19395; II, 19396

Gary W. Breton*, John H. Shugart, Christine A. Hughey, Brian P. Conrad, Suzanne M. Perala
Department of Chemistry, Berry College, Mount Berry, GA 30149, USA. Tel. (706)-290-2661, Fax (706) 238-7855.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Use of Cyclic Allylic Bromides in the Zinc–Mediated Aqueous Barbier–Grignard Reaction
Molecules 2001, 6, 655-662 (PDF format, 36 K)
Samples available from MDPI: 12 samples, 19403 - 19414

M. Abdel-Mogib * , S.A.Basaif and T.R. Sobahi
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah-21589, P.O.Box
80203, Saudi Arabia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Stilbenes and a New Acetophenone Derivative from Scirpus holoschoenus
Molecules 2001, 6, 663-667 (PDF format, 36 K)

R. Bryan Miller †, *, Steven C. Farmer
Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, U.S.A.
† Deceased October 29, 1998
*All correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Neil Schore, E-mail: [email protected]
Modified Methods for the Synthesis of Carbazole from Phenothiazine
Molecules 2001, 6, 668-672 (PDF format, 23K)

Valérie Sourdon, Stéphane Mazoyer, Valérie Pique and Jean-Pierre Galy*
UMR 6009, Laboratoire de Valorisation de la Chimie Fine, Université d'Aix-Marseille III,
Av. Escadrille Normandie Niemen, Case 552, 13397 Marseille cedex 20, FRANCE. Tel (+33)
491288156, Fax (+33) 491288323.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail [email protected]
Synthesis of new Bis- and Tetra-Acridines
Molecules 2001, 6, 673-682 (PDF format, 52 K)

E. Angeles ¹,  H. Santillán ¹,  I. Menconi ¹, I. Martínez ¹,  A. Ramírez ¹, A. Velázquez ¹,  R. López-Castañares ² and R. Martínez ^3*,
1 Laboratorio de Química Medicinal, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; E-mail: [email protected].
2 Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México.
3 Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-213, Coyoacán, México, D.F. CP 04510, México.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Rearrangement of o-Nitrobenzaldehyde in the Hantzsch Reaction
Molecules 2001, 6, 683-693 (PDF format, 68 K)

Mohammad Ali Zolfigol
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Bu-Ali Sina, Postal code 65174, P.O. Box No. 4135, Hamadan, I.R. Iran; Fax: (+98) 811 8272404; e-Mail: [email protected]
An Efficient and Chemoselective Method for Oximination of b-Diketones Under Mild and Heterogeneous Conditions
Molecules 2001, 6, 694-698 (PDF format, 26 K)

Lázaro F. R. Cafferata ^1*,  and Charles W. Jefford ²
1 Laboratorio LADECOR, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 47 esq. 115 (1900), La Plata, República Argentina.
2 Laboratoire de Chimie Organique, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Solvent and Substituent Effects on the Kinetics of Thermolysis of cis-Fused 1,2,4-Trioxanes
Molecules 2001, 6, 699-709 (PDF format, 62 K)

Braulio Insuasty ^1*,  Ricaurte Rodríguez ¹, Jairo Quiroga ¹, Rodrigo Abonía ¹, Roberto Martínez  ²*, Alfredo Toscano ² and E. Angeles³
1 Grupo de Investigación de Compuestos Heterocíclicos, Departamento de Química, Universidad del Valle, A.A. 25360, Cali, Colombia
2 Instituto de Química, UNAM, Circuito Exterior, C. Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, México, D. F. México
3 Laboratorio de Química Medicinal, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuautitlán, Estado de México, México. E-mail: [email protected]
*Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Synthesis of 1-Benzyl-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(4-R-phenyl)-4-(4-R- styryl)-2,3-dihydropyrazolo[3,4-b][1,4]diazepines
Molecules 2001, 6, 710-715 (PDF format, 77 K)

M. Dzurilla *¹ , P. Kutschy ¹, J. Záletová ¹, M. Ruzinsky ¹ and V. Kovacik ²
1 Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, P.J. Šafárik University,
Moyzesova 11, 041 67 Košice, Slovak Republic.
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
2 Institute of chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 842 38 Bratislava,
Slovak Republic. E-mail: [email protected]
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Synthesis of Camalexin
Molecules 2001, 6, 716-720 (PDF format, 104 K)

Aziz Shahrisa* and Alireza Banaei
Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Tabriz University, Tabriz 51664, Iran
Fax: +98-41-3340191
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Chemistry of Pyrones, Part 5: New Crown Ether and Podand Derivatives of 3,5-Bis(bromomethyl)-2,6-diphenyl-4H-pyran-4-one
Molecules 2001, 6, 721-727 (PDF format, 35 K)

Mauro V. de Almeida*, Mireille Le Hyaric, Leonardo J. A. Siqueira, Luciana D. Pinto, Marcelo S. Valle and Wendel A. Alves
Departamento de Química, ICE ,Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 36036-330 Juiz de Fora- MG,
Brazil. Phone: (+55)32-3229-3310 ; Fax (+55)32-3229-3314
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Synthesis of Furan Derivatives Condensed with Carbohydrates
Molecules 2001, 6, 728-735 (PDF format, 49 K)

Christopher J. Cooksey
59 Swiss Avenue Watford WD18 7LL, UK; tel +44 1923 241 688; fax +44 870 054 7454
e-mail: [email protected]
Review: Tyrian purple: 6,6’-Dibromoindigo and Related Compounds
Molecules 2001, 6, 736-769 (PDF format, 302 K)
Samples available from MDPI: 6,6'-dibromoindigo,13681; 6-bromoindigo,19393; indirubin, 19394

Mauricio Gomes Constantino*, Valdemar Lacerda Jr. and Valquiria Aragão
Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de
São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, 14040-901 – Ribeirão Preto – SP, Brazil; Phone (+55) 16 602 3747;
Fax (+55) 16 633 8151.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Niobium Pentachloride Catalysed Ring Opening of Epoxides
Molecules 2001, 6, 770-776 (PDF format, 47 K)
Samples vailable from MDPI: 7 samples 19435-19441

Seyyed Javad Sabounchei * and Ali Naghipour
Chemistry. Dept., Science Faculty, Bu-Ali-Sina University Hamadan, Iran. e-mail: [email protected]
Crystal and molecular structure of cis-Dichlorobis(triphenyl-phosphite) Platinum(II)
Molecules 2001, 6, 777-783 (PDF format, 39 K)

Piotr Kowalski  ¹*, Teresa Kowalska ¹, Maria J. Mokrosz ², Andrzej J. Bojarski ² and Sijka Charakchieva-Minol ²
1 Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, 24 Warszawska str., 31-155 Cracow, Poland;
2 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smetna str., 31-343 Cracow, Poland
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Biologically Active 1-Arylpiperazines. Synthesis of New N-(4-Aryl-1-piperazinyl)alkyl Derivatives of Quinazolidin-4(3H)-one,
2,3-Dihydrophthalazine-1,4-dione and 1,2-Dihydropyridazine-3,6-dione as Potential Serotonin Receptor Ligands
Molecules 2001, 6, 784-795 (PDF format, 64 K)
 

Wolfgang Holzer
Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Vienna,
Austria. Tel. (43)-1-4277-55123, Fax (43)-1-4277-9551, e-mail [email protected]
Dedicated to Professor Wilhelm Fleischhacker on the occasion of his 70th birthday
Unambiguous Assignment of the ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR Spectra of Propafenone and a Thiophene Analogue
Molecules 2001, 6, 796-802  (PDF format, 38 K)
Samples vailable from MDPI: 1 sample 2·HCl, MDPI ID 19442

Fatiha Belferdi and Abdelhamid Belattar*
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Constantine University, 25000, Algeria.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Synthesis of the Aspidosperma Alkaloid N_a-Formyl-16-a-Hydroxyaspidospermidine
Molecules 2001, 6, 803-814  (PDF format, 110 K)

Katica Colanceska-Ragenovic ¹, Vesna Dimova ¹*, Vlado Kakurinov ², Dora Gabor Molnar ³ and Aleksandra Buzarovska ¹
1 Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, The “Sv. Kiril & Metodij” University, R. Boskovic 16, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia.
2 Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Microbiology, The “Sv. Kiril & Metodij” University, Bul. Aleksandar Makedonski, bb, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia.
3 Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Synthesis, Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of 4-Substituted-5-Aryl-1,2,4-Triazoles
Molecules 2001, 6, 815-824  (PDF format, 93 K)

Franz Müller* and John Lee
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
30602, USA, Tel: +41 41 631 0537, Fax: +41 41 631 0539.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
A Convenient Method to Prepare Labile FMN Derivatives
Molecules 2001, 6, 825-830  (PDF format, 31 K)

Didier Villemin ¹,* , Mohamed Hammadi ², Messaoud Hachemi ² and Nathalie Bar ¹
1 Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Caen (ISMRA), Université de Caen, UMR CNRS 6507,
6 Boulevard du Maréchal Juin F-14050 Caen Cedex, France.
2 Université Boumerdès, Faculté des Sciences de l'Ingénieur, Boumerdès 35000, Algeria.
† This paper was presented at the Fifth Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry
(ECSOC-5), September 1-30, 2001 (Paper E0046).
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Applications of Microwave in Organic Synthesis: An Improved One-step Synthesis of Metallophthalocyanines and a New Modified Microwave Oven for Dry Reactions
Molecules 2001, 6, 831-844  (PDF format, 101 K)

Naomi Sakai, Nathalie Sordé and Stefan Matile*
Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland. FAX: (+41) 22 328 7396.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Mg ²⁺ -Imidazole-Catalyzed Self-Condensation of Malonyl Thioesters: Getting Tuned for Biomimetic Polyketide Synthesis?
Molecules 2001, 6, 845-851  (PDF format, 81 K)

Min Shi*, Jian-Kang Jiang and Shi-Cong Cui
Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032 China. Fax: +86-21-64166263.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Amine and Titanium (IV) Chloride, Boron (III) Chloride or Zirconium (IV) Chloride-Promoted Baylis-Hillman Reactions
Molecules 2001, 6, 852-868  (PDF format, 95 K)

Nicolas Obeid and Lech Skulski*
Chair and Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University, Banacha 1, PL 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
† Paper presented at the Fifth Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (ECSOC-5), September 1-30, 2001 (Paper A0006)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Tel/Fax: +48(22)8226843; e-mail: [email protected]
One-Pot Procedures for Preparing (Dichloroiodo)arenes from Arenes and Diiodine, with Chromium(VI) Oxide as the Oxidant
Molecules 2001, 6, 869-874  (PDF format, 33 K)

Anna Kryska and Lech Skulski*
Chair and Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University, Banacha 1, PL 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
† Paper presented at the Fifth Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (ECSOC-5), September 1-30, 2001 (Paper A0007)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Tel/Fax: +48(22)8226843; e-mail: [email protected]
One-Pot Preparations of Diaryliodonium Bromides from Iodoarenes and Arenes, with Sodium Perborate as the Oxidant
Molecules 2001, 6, 875-880  (PDF format, 36 K)

Pawel Kazmierczak, Lech Skulski* and Lukasz Kraszkiewicz
Chair and Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University, Banacha 1, PL 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
† This paper was presented at the Fifth Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (ECSOC-5), September 1-30, 2001 (Paper A0005)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Tel/Fax: +48(22)8226843; e-mail: [email protected]
Syntheses of (Diacetoxyiodo)arenes or Iodylarenes from Iodoarenes, with Sodium Periodate as the Oxidant
Molecules 2001, 6, 881-891  (PDF format, 103 K)

Alexandre Yu. Rulev*, Lyudmila I. Larina and Mikhail G.Voronkov
A.E.Favorsky Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
1, Favorsky Str., Irkutsk 664033, Russia. Tel. +7 (3952)-460-685, Fax +7 (3952)-396-046.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail [email protected]
Captodative Formyl Enamines in a New Synthesis of Tertiary a -Amino Esters
Molecules 2001, 6, 892-899  (PDF format, 119 K)

Iraj Mohammadpoor-Baltork*, Majid M. Sadeghi and Abol-Hassan Adibi
Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University, Isfahan 81744, Iran, Fax: (+98) 311 6689732.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Efficient, Solvent-Free Oxidation of Organic Compounds with Potassium Dichromate in the Presence of Lewis Acids
Molecules 2001, 6, 900-908 (PDF format, 82 K)

Hassan Keypour ^{1, *}, Sadegh Salehzadeh ¹ , R. G. Pritchard ² and R. V. Parish ²
1 Department of Chemistry, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Zip Code 65174, Iran.
2 Department of Chemistry, UMIST, PO Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD, UK.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, Fax (+98) 811 8272404, e-mail: [email protected]
Synthesis and Crystal Structure Determination of a Nickel(II) Complex of an Acyclic Pentadentate (N5) Mono Schiff Base Ligand
Molecules 2001, 6, 909-914 (PDF format, 173 K)

T. Cieplak ¹ and J.L. Wisniewski ^2,3,*
1 Cieplak Consulting, Sulzbach, Germany
2 MDL Information Systems GmbH, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
3 Pedagogical University, Slupsk, Poland
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
A New Effective Algorithm for the Unambiguous Identification of the Stereochemical Characteristics of Compounds During Their Registration in Databases
Molecules 2001, 6, 915-926 (PDF format, 90 K)
HTML version: http://www.mdpi.org/molecules/papers/61100915/61100915.htm
Example: assignment of stereochemical centers with interactive manual change

Lech Skulski* and Piotr Wroczynski*
Chair and Laboratory of Organic Chemistry (L.S.) and Department of Physical Chemistry (P.W.), Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University, PL 02-097 Warsaw, Poland, Banacha 1. Tel./Fax: +(48) 22-8226843.
*To whom the correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
Review: Some Heteroaromatic Organomercurials, Their Syntheses and Reactions: A Review of Our Research (1980-2000)
Molecules 2001, 6, 927-958 (PDF format, 224 K)

Matthias Treu ¹, Ulrich Jordis ^1,* and Ving J. Lee ²
1 Institute of Organic Chemistry, VUT, A-1060 Vienna, Getreidemarkt 9, Austria
2 Iconix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 830 Maude Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043
† This paper was presented at the Fifth Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (ECSOC-5),
September 1-30, 2001 (Paper A0039).
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; email [email protected]; Tel. +43 (1)
58801.15460, Fax +43(1)58801.15499
An Improved Synthesis of 5-(2,6-Dichlorophenyl)-2-(phenyl-thio)-6H-pyrimido[1,6-b]pyridazin-6-one (VX-745)
Molecules 2001, 6, 959-963 (PDF format, 27 K)

Artur Jõgi and Uno Mäeorg*
Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Tartu, Jakobi 2, Tartu, 51014, Estonia. Tel. (3707) 375-243,
Fax (3707) 375-243.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail [email protected]
Zn Mediated Regioselective Barbier Reaction of Propargylic Bromides in THF/aq. NH₄Cl Solution
Molecules 2001, 6, 964-968 (PDF format, 61 K)

Odd R. Gautun and Per H.J. Carlsen*
Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491 Trondheim,
Norway, Tel. +47 73 59 39 68, Fax +47 73 59 42 56.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Regioselectivity in the Thermal Rearrangement of Unsymmetrical 4-Methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazoles to 1-Methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazoles
Molecules 2001, 6, 969-978 (PDF format, 51 K)

Øystein Rist, Anita Rike, Liv Ljones and Per H.J. Carlsen*
Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491 Trondheim,
Norway. Tel. +47 73 59 3968, Fax +47 73 594356.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Synthesis of Novel Diammonium Gemini Surfactants
Molecules 2001, 6, 979-987 (PDF format, 50 K)

S. Narasimhan ^1,*, S. Swarnalakshmi ², R. Balakumar ¹ and S. Velmathi ¹
1 Centre for Natural Products, SPIC Science Foundation, Guindy, Chennai 600 032.
2 Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak College, Velachery, Chennai 600 042.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Novel Chiral Switching Ligands for Enantioselective Asymmetric Reductions of Prochiral Ketones
Molecules 2001, 6, 988-995 (PDF format, 50 K)

Iraj Mohammadpoor-Baltork* and Ahmad R. Khosropour
Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University, Isfahan 81744, Iran; Fax: (+98) 311 6689732.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Bi(TFA)₃ and Bi(OTf)₃ Catalyzed Conversions of Epoxides to Thiiranes with Ammonium Thiocyanate and Thiourea under Non-Aqueous Conditions
Molecules 2001, 6, 996-1000 (PDF format, 25 K)

Gang-Chun Sun ¹, Zhan-Hang He ², Zhong-Jun Li  ², Xiao-Dong Yuan ³, Zhi-Juan Yang ², Guo-Xi Wang  ⁴, Liu-Fang Wang ^1,* and Chang-Rang Liu ^2,*
1 National Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; E-mail:[email protected].
2 Department of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, ZhengZhou 450052, China.
3 Department of Applied Oil Engineering, Logistical Engineering University, Chongqing 400042, China.
4 Department of Chemical Engineering, Anyang University, Anyang 455000, China.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Facile Synthesis of 1,6-Bis(2-furyl)-2,5-bis(2-hydroxy-3-formyl-5-methylbenzyl)-2,5-diazahexane: a New Dinucleating Ligand
Molecules 2001, 6, 1001-1005 (PDF format, 118 K)

G. Romanelli ^1,2,* , J.C. Autino ¹, G. Baronetti ³ and H. Thomas ²
1 Laboratorio de Estudio de Compuestos Orgánicos (LADECOR), Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Calles 47 y 115, (1900) La Plata, Argentina.
2 Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Procesos Catalíticos (CINDECA), Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Calle 47 Nº 257, (1900) La Plata, Argentina.
3 Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Pabellón de Industrias. (1428) Ciudad Universitaria. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
† This paper was presented at the Fifth Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (ECSOC-5), September 1-30, 2001 (Paper A0038).
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]
Efficient Deprotection of Phenol Methoxymethyl Ethers Using a Solid Acid Catalyst with Wells-Dawson Structure
Molecules 2001, 6, 1006-1011 (PDF format, 118 K)

Book Received: Asymmetric Catalysis In Organic Synthesis. Ryoji Nagoya  (Nagoya University, Japan). Wiley: New York (http://www.wiley.com/). 1994. Pages: 400 Pages, Hardcover. Price: $94.95. ISBN: 0-471-57267-5
Molecules 2001, 6, 1012 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis, 2nd Edition. By Iwao Ojima (Editor). Wiley-VCH: New York (http://www.wiley.com/). 2000. Pages: XIV, 864 Pages, Hardcover. Price: 169.- Euro / 330.54 DM / 294.- SFR. ISBN: 0-471-29805-0
Molecules 2001, 6, 1013-1014 (HTML format; PDF format, 10 K)

Book Received: Advanced Organic Chemistry. Part B: Reactions and Synthesis. Fourth Edition. By Francis A. Carey (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA) and Richard J. Sundberg (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. Paperback (http://www.wkap.nl/prod/b/0-306-46245-1). June 2001, 958 pp. EUR 54.00 /  USD 49.50 /  GBP 34.00. ISBN 0-306-46245-1
Molecules 2001, 6, 1015-1016 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: Molecular Switches. By Ben L. Feringa (Editor). Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, June 2001. Pages: 476, Hardcover. Price: $135.00.  ISBN: 3-527-29965-3
Molecules 2001, 6, 1017-1018 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: The Biotechnology of Ethanol: Classical and Future Applications. By M. Roehr (Editor).Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, July 2001. Pages: 244, Hardcover. Price: $99.95. ISBN: 3-527-30199-2
Molecules 2001, 6, 1019-1020 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: Marketing and Sales in the Chemical Industry. By R. Jakobi, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2001. - IX, 168 pp. ISBN 3-527-29783-9
Molecules 2001, 6, 1021 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: New Trends in Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry. (Methods and Principles in Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 7). By Fulvio Gualtieri (Editor).Wiley-VCH: Weinheim, 2000, 354 Pages, Hardcover. Price: 252.30 DM / 129.- EUR / 224.- SFR. ISBN 3-527-29799-5
Molecules 2001, 6, 10022-1029 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: Perspectives in Nucleoside and Nucleic Acid Chemistry. By M. Volkan Kisakürek and Helmut Rosemeyer (Editors), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, January 2001. Pages: 432, Hardcover. Price: $105.00. ISBN: 3-90639-021-7
Molecules 2001, 6, 1030-1033 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: Chemistry for the 21st Century. By Keinan, Ehud / Schechter, Israel (Editors). Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2001. Pages: 294, Hardcover. Price: 78.04 DM / 39.90 EUR / 71.- SFR. ISBN: 3-527-30235-2
Molecules2001, 6, 1034-1040 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: The Structure of the Nucleon. By Anthony W. Thomas, Wolfram Weise. Wiley-VCH: Berlin, 2001. Pages: 289, Hardcover. Price: 146.69 DM / 75.- EUR / 130.- SFR. ISBN: 3-527-40297-7
Molecules 2001, 6, 1041-1043 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: Industrial Biotransformations. By Liese, Andreas / Seelbach, Karsten / Wandrey, Christian. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim , 2000. Pages: 423, Hardcover. Price: 213.19 DM / 109.- EUR / 189.- SFR. ISBN: ISBN 3-527-30094-5
Molecules 2001, 6, 1044-1046 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: Organic Synthesis on Solid Phase. (Supports, Linkers, Reactions). By Zaragoza Dörwald, Florencio. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim , 2000. Pages: 474, Hardcover. Price: 271.86 DM / 139.- EUR / 241.- SFR. ISBN 3-527-29950-5
Molecules2001, 6, 1047-1054 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: Liquid Crystals: Experimental Study of Physical Properties and Phase Transitions. By Satyendra Kumar(Editor). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (http://www.cambridge.org), December 2000. Pages: 494, Hardback. Pr ice: GBP 70.00. ISBN 0521461324
Molecules 2001, 6, 1055-1056 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: Shape and Structure, from Engineering to Nature.By Adrian Bejan. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (http://www.cambridge.org/), December 2000. Pages: 344, Hardback. Pr ice: GBP 24.95. ISBN 0521793882
Molecules 2001, 6, 1057-1058 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: Statistics in Genetics and in the Environmental Sciences. (Trends in Mathematics).By Fernholz, L.T. (Philadelphia,USA) /Morgenthaler, S.(Lausanne, Switzerland) /Stahel, W.( Zürich, Switzerland) (Editors). Birkhäuser Verlag AG, Switzerland(http://www.birkhauser.ch/books/math/6575.htm). 2001. Pages: 200. Hardcover. Price: DM 130.– / öS 949.–/ sFr. 98.–. ISBN 3-7643-6575-7
Molecules 2001, 6, 1059 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: Progress in Drug Research. By Jucker, E. (Basel, Switzerland). Birkhäuser Verlag AG, Switzerland (http://www.birkhauser.ch/books/biosc/pdr/pdr56toc.html). 2001. 373 pages. Hardcover. DM 450.– / öS 3286.– / sFr. 338.– ISBN 3-7643-6265-0
Molecules 2001, 6, 1060 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: Antiviral Agents: Advances and Problems. Progress in Drug Research (Special Topic). Ed. by Jucker, E. (Basel, Switzerland). Birkhäuser Verlag AG, Switzerland (http://www.birkhauser.ch/books/biosc/pdr/st_6193toc.htm). 2001. 258 pages. Softcover. DM 130.– / öS 949.– / sFr. 98.–
ISBN 3-7643-6547-1
Molecules 2001, 6, 1061-1062 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: Recombinant Protein Drugs.( Milestones in Drug Therapy). By Buckel, P.( Martinsried, Germany ) (Editor). Birkhäuser Verlag AG, Switzerland (http://www.birkhauser.ch/books/biosc/5904.htm ). 2001. 200 pages. Hardcover. DM 210.– / öS 1534.– / sFr. 158.– ISBN 3-7643-5904-8
Molecules 2001, 6, 1063 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: March's Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure, 5th Edition. By Michael B. Smith, Jerry March. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, December 2000. 2112 Pages. Hardcover. Price: $74.95. ISBN: 0-471-58589-0
Molecules 2001, 6, 1064-1065 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

Book Received: Grundlagen der Life Sciences: Chemie - Biologie - Energetik. Vollrath Hopp. Wiley-VCH: Weinheim. 2000. XXVII + 739 Seiten, Gebunden. 109,- Euro / 213,19 DM / 189,- SFR. ISBN 3-527-29560-7
Molecules 2001, 6, 1066-1067 (HTML format; PDF format, 9 K)

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