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Derek J. McPhee * and Shu-Kun Lin
MDPI Centre, Matthaeusstrasse 11, CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland.
Molecules after 10 Years: the Best is Yet to Come
Molecules 2005, 10, 1-2 (PDF format 129 K)

Special Issue: Macromolecules Applied to Pharmaceutical Chemistry


Claudio J. Salomon
Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquim�cas y Farmace�ticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000.
Rosario, Argentina; e-mail: [email protected].
Guest Editorial: Macromolecules Applied to Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Molecules 2005, 10, 3-5 (PDF format 106 K)


Tommasina Coviello ^1,*, Antonio Palleschi ², Mario Grassi ³, Pietro Matricardi ¹, Gianfranco Bocchinfuso ² and Franco Alhaique ¹
1 Department of Chemistry and Technology of Biologically Active Compounds, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, P.le Aldo Moro, 00185 Rome, Italy.
2 Department of Sciences and Chemical Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via de la Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy.
3 Department of Chemical Engineering, Environment and Raw Materials, University of Trieste, P.le Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected].
Scleroglucan: A Versatile Polysaccharide for Modified Drug Delivery
Molecules 2005, 10, 6-33 (PDF format 2082 K)


H. Eliyahu ^1,2, Y. Barenholz ² and A. J. Domb ^1,*
1 Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, Jerusalem, Israel.
2 Laboratory of Membrane and Liposome Research, Department of Biochemistry, The Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
Review: Polymers for DNA Delivery
Molecules 2005, 10, 34-64 (PDF format 478 K)

Florence Delie ¹ and Mar�a Jos� Blanco-Pr�eto ^2,*
1 School of Pharmacy, 30, Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland, Phone: (+41) 22 379 6573, Fax: (+41) 22 379 6567, E-mail: [email protected].
2 Centro Gal�nico, Farmacia y Tecnolog�a Farmac�utica, Universidad de Navarra; Ap. 177, 31080 – Pamplona, Spain, Phone: (+34) 948 42 56 00, Fax: (+34) 948 42 56 49.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected].
Review: Polymeric Particulates to Improve Oral Bioavailability of Peptide Drugs
Molecules 2005, 10, 65-80 (PDF format 2588 K)

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F. Aulenta ¹, M. Drew ¹, A. Foster ², W. Hayes ^{1, *}, S. Rannard ², D. Thornthwaite ² and T. Youngs ¹
1 School of Chemistry, The University of Reading, UK
2 Unilever Research and Development, Port Sunlight Laboratory, UK
Fragrance Release from the Surface of Branched Poly (Amide) S
Molecules 2005, 10, 81-97 (PDF format 342 K)

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R. Quesnel and P. Hildgen*
Facult� de Pharmacie, Universit� de Montr�al, Canada.
Synthesis of PLA-b-PEG Multiblock Copolymers for Stealth Drug Carrier Preparation
Molecules 2005, 10, 98-104 (PDF format 167 K)

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V. Nadeau and P. Hildgen*
Laboratoire de Nanotechnologie Pharmaceutique, Facult� de Pharmacie, Universit� de Montr�al, Canada.
AFM study of a New Carrier Based on PLA and Salen Copolymers for Gene Therapy
Molecules 2005, 10, 105-113 (PDF format 300 K)

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C. Elvira ^1,*, A. Gallardo ¹, J. Roman ¹ and A. Cifuentes ²
1 Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (CSIC), Spain.
2 Institute of Industrial Fermentations (CSIC), Spain.
Review: Covalent Polymer-Drug Conjugates
Molecules 2005, 10, 114-125 (PDF format 253 K)


Juan M. Irache *, Mar�a Huici, Monica Konecny, Socorro Espuelas, Miguel Angel Campanero and Pau Arbos
Centro Gal�nico, Universidad de Navarra, 31080 – Pamplona (Spain). Tel: (+34) 948 425600 x 6478, Fax: (+34) 948 425649.
Bioadhesive Properties of Gantrez Nanoparticles
Molecules 2005, 10, 126-145  (PDF format 953 K)

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J. Park, M. Ye and K. Park*
Department of Pharmaceutics and Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, U.S.A.
Review: Biodegradable Polymers for Microencapsulation of Drugs
Molecules 2005, 10, 146-161 (PDF format 230 K)

Hiroko Shibata ¹, Shinsaku Nakagawa ¹ and Yasuo Tsutsumi ^1,2,*
1Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University. 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
2 National Institute of Health Sciences, Osaka Branch Fundamental Research Laboratories for Development of Medicine. 7-6-8 Saito-Asagi, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0085 Japan.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected], [email protected].
Review: Optimization of Protein Therapies by Polymer-Conjugation as an Effective DDS
Molecules 2005, 10, 162-180 (PDF format 320 K)

Special Issue: Hypervalent Iodine


Antigoni Kotali
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, College of Engineering, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GR-54124, Greece.
Tel: +302310996253, Fax: +302310996253, e-mail: [email protected]
Guest Editorial: Hypervalent Iodine
Molecules 2005, 10, 181-182 (PDF format 98 K)


Tomohito Abo, Masanori Sawaguchi, Hisanori Senboku and Shoji Hara*
Division of Molecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan. 
Tel. +81-11-706-6556, Fax +81-11-706-6556.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: [email protected].
Stereoselective Synthesis of 5-7 membered Cyclic Ethers by Deiodonative Ring-Enlargement Using Hypervalent Iodine Reagents
Molecules 2005, 10, 183-189 (PDF format 212 K)


Agnieszka Zielinska and Lech Skulski ^*
Chair and Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University, 1 Banacha Street, PL 02-097 Warsaw, Poland.
^† This short paper was presented at the Seventh Electronic Conference of Synthetic Organic Chemistry.
(ECSOC-7, http://www.mdpi.net/ecsoc-7),  November 1-30, 2003 (paper A001).
^* To whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]; Tel./Fax: (+48) 22 5720643.
Easy and Safe Preparations of (Diacetoxyiodo) arenes from Iodoarenes, with Urea-Hydrogen Peroxide Adduct (UHP) as the Oxidant and the Fully Interpreted ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR Spectra of the Products^†
Molecules 2005, 10, 190–194 (PDF format 154 K)

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T. Sueda, Y. Takeuchi, T. Suefuji and M. Ochiai *
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokushima, Japan.
Addition to Electron Deficient Olefins of α-Oxy Carbon- Centered Radicals, Generated from Cyclic Ethers and Acetals by the Reaction with Alkylperoxy- λ³-iodane
Molecules 2005, 10, 195-200 (PDF format 217 K)

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S. Quideau,* L. Pouys�gu, A. Ozanne and J. Gagnepain
Institut Europ�en de Chimie et Biologie and Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances V�g�tales, Centre de Recherche en Chimie Mol�culaire, Universit� Bordeaux 1, France.
Oxidative Dearomatization of Phenols and Anilines via λ³- and λ⁵-Iodane-Mediated Phenylation and Oxygenation
Molecules 2005, 10, 201–216 (PDF format 291 K)
 

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M. Justik and G. Koser*
Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, USA.
Application of [Hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene in the Wittig-Ring Expansion Sequence for the Synthesis of β‑Benzocyclo-alkenones from α-Benzocycloalkenones
Molecules 2005, 10, 217-225 (PDF format 210 K)

Konstantina Spagou, Elizabeth Malamidou-Xenikaki and Spyros Spyroudis*

Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Department, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece.
Tel.: (+30) 2310-997833, Fax: (+30) 2310-997679.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected].

A Survey on the Reactivity of Phenyliodonium Ylide of 2-Hydroxy-1,4-Naphthoquinone with Amino Compounds

Molecules 2005, 10, 226-237 (PDF format 236 K)

Shengj-Jun Luo, Yong-Xiang Ma* and Yong-Min Liang
State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
Tel.: (+86) 0931-8911121, Fax: (+86) 0931-8611688.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected].
Pd-Catalyzed Carbonyl Insertion Coupling Reactions of a Hypervalent Iodoheterocycle with Alcohols and Amines
Molecules 2005, 10, 238-243   (PDF format 171 K)

Regular papers

Takeshi Sunakawa and Chiaki Kuroda*
Department of Chemistry, Rikkyo University, Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan. Tel.: (+81)339852396, Fax: (+81)359923434.

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail [email protected].
Substrate Dependence in Aqueous Diels-Alder Reactions of Cyclohexadiene Derivatives with 1,4-Benzoquinone
Molecules 2005, 10, 244–250 (PDF format 200 K)

J�n Hirsch ¹, Vratislav Langer ² and Miroslav Ko�š ^1,*
1 Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, D�bravsk� cesta 9, SK-845 38 Bratislava, Slovakia, Tel. +421 2 59410254, Fax +421 2 59410222.
2 Department of Environmental Inorganic Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 G�teborg, Sweden.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected].
Synthesis and Molecular Structure of Methyl 4-O-methyl-α-D-glucopyranuronate
Molecules 2005, 10, 251–258 (PDF format 268 K)

Yanjie Xu ¹, Xuemin Duan ¹, Meiling Li ¹, Liqin Jiang ¹, Guangle Zhao ¹, Yi Meng ² and Ligong Chen ^1,*
1 College of Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P.R. China.
2 Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University, Shenzhen University Town, Shenzhen, 518055, P.R. China.

Synthesis of the Key Precursor of Hirsutellide A
Molecules 2005, 10, 259-264 (PDF format 184 K)

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D. Branowska *
Institute of Chemistry, University of Podlasie, Poland.
Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Annulated 2,2’-Bipyridine Analogues with Attached Cycloalkene and Piperidine Rings via Sequential Diels-Alder Reaction of 5,5’-bi-1,2,4-triazines^†
Molecules 2005, 10, 265-273 (PDF format 216 K)

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D. Branowska*
Institute of Chemistry, University of Podlasie, Poland.
A Direct Route to 6,6’-Disubstituted-2,2’-Bipyridines by Double Diels-Alder/retro Diels-Alder Reaction of 5,5’-bi-1,2,4-Triazines^†

Molecules 2005, 10, 274-278 (PDF format 177 K)

Jelena Blažević Šafarik, Jasna Dogan Koružnjak † and Grace Karminski-Zamola ^*

Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 20, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
† Present address: PLIVA - Research and Development Ltd., Prilaz baruna Filipovića 29, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
*Author to whom the correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected].
Chemical and Photochemical Synthesis of Substituted Dihydro-thieno[2',3':4,5]thieno[2,3-c]quinolin-6-ones and Tetrahydro-dithieno[2,3-b:2',3'-d]thieno[2'',3''c:2'',3''c^’]diquinolin-6,14-dione
Molecules 2005, 10, 279-288 (PDF format 207 K)

Abdelouahab Beziane, Thierry Terme and Patrice Vanelle *
Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Pharmaceutique, CNRS–UMR 6517, Facult� de Pharmacie, 27 Bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cx 5, France.
* To whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected].
An Electron Transfer Approach to the Preparation of Highly Functionalized Anthraquinones

Molecules 2005, 10, 289–294 (PDF format 189 K)

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M. Ram�rez-Osuna ¹, D. Ch�vez ¹, L. Hern�ndez ², E. Molins ³, R. Somanathan ¹ and G. Aguirre ^1,*
1 Centro de Graduados e Investigaci�n, Instituto Tecnol�gico de Tijuana, M�xico.
2 Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biol�gicas, Instituto Polit�cnico Nacional, M�xico.
3 Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Barcelona (CSIC), Spain.
Synthesis of Analogs of Amathamide A and Their Preliminary Antimicrobial Activity
Molecules 2005, 10, 295-301 (PDF format 172 K)

Ali Akbar Khandar ¹, Kamellia Nejati ^2,* and Zolfaghar Rezvani ³
1 Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran.
2 Payam Noor University -Tabriz Center, Emamieh ,Hakimnezami Street, Tabriz, Iran.
3 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Azarbaijan University of Tarbiat Moallem, Tabriz, Iran.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: Fax: (+98) 411 5412108; Tel: (+98) 411 5412117; e-mail: [email protected].
Syntheses, Characterization and Study of the Use of Cobalt (II) Schiff–Base Complexes as Catalysts for the Oxidation of  Styrene by Molecular Oxygen
Molecules 2005, 10, 302-311 (PDF format 350 K)

Haruaki Ishiyama, Masashi Tsuda, Tadashi Endo and Jun’ichi Kobayashi*
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan. Tel: (+81) 11-706-4985, Fax: (+81) 11-706-4989.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected].
Asymmetric Synthesis of Double Bond Isomers of the Structure Proposed for Pyrinodemin A and Indication of Its Structural Revision
Molecules 2005, 10, 312–316 (PDF format 192 K)

Correction : Publication Note Concerning Molecules 2002, 7, 717-720
Molecules 2005, 10, 317 (PDF format 80 K)

Special Issue: Sulfur-Nitrogen Heterocycles (Molecules 2005, 10, 318-375)

Maria Garc�a-Valverde and Tom�s Torroba*
Department of Chemistry, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain, Tel. (+34)-947-258088, Fax: (+34)-947-258087.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected].
Guest Editorial: Sulfur-Nitrogen Heterocycles
Molecules 2005, 10, 318-320 (PDF format 24 K)

F. Dumitrascu ^1,*, M. R. Caira ², C. Draghici ¹, M. T. Caproiu ¹ and A. Badoiu ¹
1 Centre of Organic Chemistry "C. D. Nenitzescu", Romanian Academy, Spl. Independentei 202B, Bucharest 060023, Romania.
2 Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa.
1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions of 1-(4-Phenylphenacyl)-1,10-phenanthrolinium N-Ylide with Activated
Alkynes and Alkenes
Molecules 2005, 10, 321-326 (PDF format 104 K)

Christian Roussel *, Federico Andreoli, Mihaela Roman, Maria Hristova and Nicolas Vanthuyne
UMR “Chirotechnologies: Catalyse et Biocatalyse”, Universit� Paul C�zanne Aix-Marseille III, 13397 Marseille CEDEX 20 France.
New Route to 3-Alkylthiazolo[3,2-a]benzimidazole Derivatives
Molecules 2005, 10, 327-333 (PDF format 52 K)

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F. Torrens*
Institut Universitari de Ci�ncia Molecular, Universitat de Val�ncia, Spain.
Valence Topological Charge-Transfer Indices for Reflecting Polarity: Correction for Heteromolecules
Molecules 2005, 10, 334-345 (PDF format 151 K)

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P. Koutentis*
Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, Cyprus.
The Preparation and Characterization of 5-Substituted-4-chloro-1,2,3-dithiazolium Salts and their Conversion
into 4-Substituted-3-chloro-1,2,5-thiadiazoles
Molecules 2005, 10, 346-359 (PDF format 133 K)

Mino R. Caira ^1,*, Florea Dumitrascu ², Constantin Draghici ², Denisa Dumitrescu² and Mihaela Cristea ²
1 Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa.
2 Centre of Organic Chemistry “C. D. Nenitzescu”, Romanian Academy, Spl. Independentei 202B,Bucharest 060023, Romania.
Synthesis and X-ray Structure of a New Pyrrolo[1,2-b]-pyridazine Derivative
Molecules 2005, 10, 360-366 (PDF format 158 K)

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P, Stanetty,* M. Turner, and M. Mihovilovic
Vienna University of Technology, Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Austria.
Synthesis of Pyrrolo[2,3-d][1,2,3]thiadiazole-6-carboxylates via the Hurd-Mori Reaction. Investigating the Effect of the
N-Protecting Group on the Cyclization
Molecules 2005, 10, 367-375 (PDF format 67 K)

Regular Papers

Bahittin Kahveci
Department of Chemistry, Rize Faculty of Arts and Science, Karadeniz Technical University, 53100,Rize, Turkey.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
Synthesis of 4-Amino-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5-ones and their Isatin-3-imine Derivatives
Molecules 2005, 10, 376-382 (PDF format 130 K)

Serena Riela, Carmela Aprile, Michelangelo Gruttadauria,* Paolo Lo Meo and Renato Noto
Dipartimento di Chimica Organica “E. Patern�”, Universit� di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Parcod’Orleans II, Pad. 17, 90128, Palermo, Italy.
Tel. (+39) 091 596919, Fax (+39) 091 596825.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail [email protected]
Diastereoselective Synthesis of 2-Phenylselenenyl-1,3-anti-Diols and 2-Phenylselenenyl-1,3-anti-Azido-Alcohols via Hydroxyand
Azido-Selenenylation Reactions
Molecules 2005, 10, 383-393 (PDF format 145 K)

Barbara Krassowska-Swiebocka, Grazyna Prokopienko and Lech Skulski*
Chair and Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University, Banacha 1, PL02-097 Warsaw, Poland.
† This short paper was presented at the Eighth Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry
(ECSOC-8, http://www.mdpi.net/ecsoc-8), November 1-30, 2004 (paper A023).
* To whom the correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel./Fax: +(48)22-5720643
An Aromatic Iodination Method, with Iodic Acid Used as the Only Iodinating Reagent†
Molecules 2005, 10, 394-400 (PDF format 114 K)

Maciej Sosnowski and Lech Skulski *
Chair and Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University, 1 Banacha Street, PL 02-097 Warsaw, Poland.
† This short paper was presented at the Eighth Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry
(ECSOC-8, http://www.mdpi.net/ecsoc-8), November 1-30, 2004 (paper E006).
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected] Tel./Fax: +(48) 225720643.
A Comparison of Microwave-Accelerated and Conventionally Heated Iodination Reactions of Some Arenes and Heteroarenes,
Using ortho-Periodic Acid as the Oxidant†
Molecules 2005, 10, 401-406 (PDF format 46 K)

Rita Vaickelioniene ¹, Vytautas Mickevicius ¹ and Gema Mikulskiene ^2,*
1 Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu pl. 19, LT-50299 Kaunas, Lithuania, Tel. (+370) 37 456 561, Fax (+370) 37 300 152.
2 Institute of Biochemistry, LT-08662 Vilnius, Mokslininku 12, Lithuania, Tel. (+370) 5 272 9195, Fax (+370) 5 272 9196.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected].
Synthesis and Cyclizations of N-(2,3-, 3,4- and 3,5-Dimethylphenyl)-β-alanines
Molecules 2005, 10, 407-416 (PDF format 85 K)

Yunfei Bai, Qinyu Ge, Jinke Wang, Tongxiang Li, Quanjun Liu and Zuhong Lu*
Chien-Shiung Wu Laboratory, Department of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P.R. China.
Investigation of DNA-protein Sequence-Specific Interactions with a ds-DNA Array
Molecules 2005, 10, 417-426 (PDF format 186 K)

You-Quan Zhu, Chang-Sheng Yao, Xiao-Mao Zou, Fang-Zhong Hu , Bin Liu, Yong-Hong Li and
Hua-Zheng Yang *
State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P.R. China.
The Synthesis and Herbicidal Activity of 1-Alkyl-3-(α-hydroxysubstituted benzylidene)pyrrolidine-2,4-diones
Molecules 2005, 10, 427-434 (PDF format 215 K)
 

Alejandra Salerno and Isabel A. Perillo*
Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Jun�n 956 (1113), Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fax: 5411-49648250.
¹H- and ¹³C-NMR Analysis of a Series of 1,2-Diaryl-1H-4,5-dihydroimidazoles
Molecules 2005, 10, 435-443 (PDF format 130 K)

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I. Zhuravel *, S. Kovalenko, S. Vlasov and V. Chernykh
National Pharmaceutical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Solution-phase Synthesis of a Combinatorial Library of 3-[4-(Coumarin-3-yl)-1,3-thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl]propanoic acid Amides
Molecules 2005, 10, 444–456 (PDF format 248 K)

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Y. Alvarado ^1,*, J. Pe�a-Su�rez ¹, N. Cubill�n ^1,*, P. Labarca ¹, J. Caldera-Luzardo ¹ and F. L�pez-Linares ²
1 Laboratorio de Electr�nica Molecular, Departamento de Qu�mica, Facultad Experimental de Ciencias, La Universidad del Zulia, Venezuela
2 Laboratorio de Qu�mica de los Metales de Transici�n, Centro de Qu�mica, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cient�ficas Altos de Pipe, Venezuela.
Influence of the Dielectric Medium on the Carbonyl Infrared Absorption Peak of Acetylferrocene
Molecules 2005, 10, 457-474 (PDF format 274 K)

M. Koparır *, A. �etin and A. Cansız
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Fırat University, 23119, Elazıg, Turkey.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected]
5-Furan-2yl[1,3,4]oxadiazole-2-thiol, 5-Furan-2yl-4H [1,2,4] triazole-3-thiol and Their Thiol-Thione Tautomerism
Molecules 2005, 10, 475-480 (PDF format 106 K)
(This paper becomes Open Access since 29 December 2006)

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C. Chiriac*, F. Tanasa and M. Onciu
Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry “Petru Poni”, Romania.
A Novel Approach in Cinnamic Acid Synthesis: Direct Synthesis of Cinnamic Acids from Aromatic Aldehydes and Aliphatic
Carboxylic Acids in the Presence of Boron Tribromide
Molecules 2005, 10, 481–487 (PDF format 53 K)

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R. Sears, R. Carpenter and C. Whitlock*
Department of Chemistry, Georgia Southern University, USA.
A General Synthesis of Tris-Indole Derivatives as Potential Iron Chelators
Molecules 2005, 10, 488–491 (PDF format 99 K)

Abdel-Rahman S. Ferwanah ¹, and Adel M. Awadallah  ^2,*
1Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University of Gaza, P.O. Box-1277, Gaza, Palestine. Fax: (+970) 8-2823180, e-mail: [email protected].
2 Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Gaza, P.O. Box-108, Gaza, Palestine. Fax: (+970) 8-2823310.
Review: Reaction of Nitrilimines and Nitrile Oxides with Hydrazines, Hydrazones and Oximes
Molecules 2005, 10, 492–507 (PDF format 163 K)

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A. Lanver and H.-G. Schmalz*
Institut f�r Organische Chemie, Universit�t zu K�ln, Germany.
Microwave-Assisted Amination of a Chloropurine Derivative in the Synthesis of Acyclic Nucleoside Analogues
Molecules 2005, 10, 508–515 (PDF format 166 K

Special Issue: Synthesis and Chemistry of Chiral Metallocenes

Oleksiy Vassylyev
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8058, USA.
Tel. +1 (732)-445-4943, Fax: +1 (732)-445-2581, e-mail [email protected].
Guest Editorial: Synthesis and Chemistry of Chiral Metallocenes
Molecules 2005, 10, 585-586 (PDF format 19 K)

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O. Vassylyev, A. Panarello and J. Khinast*
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University, USA.
Review: Enantioselective Hydrogenations with Chiral Titanocenes
Molecules 2005, 10, 587-619 (PDF format 337 K)

Yuushou Nakayama * and Takeshi Shiono
Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected].
Developments of Chiral Metallocenes as Polymerization Catalysts
Molecules 2005, 10, 620-633 (PDF format 321 K)

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Q. Song ^1,*, R. Lin ¹, Z. Yang ¹ and C. Qi ²
1 College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, P. R. China.
2 The Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shaoxing College of Arts and Sciences, P. R. China.
Pd-catalyzed Synthesis of β-Biarylacryl Ferrocenes via Suzuki Cross-coupling
Molecules 2005, 10, 634-639 (PDF format 133 K)

Wai-Yeung Wong *
Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, P.R. China. Tel. (+84) 852-3411-7074, Fax: (+84) 852-3411-7348.
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Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Triosmium Alkylidyne Carbonyl Cluster Containing a Chiral Ferrocenylphosphine Ligand
Molecules 2005, 10, 640-648 (PDF format 147 K)

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V. Sokolov*, L. Troitskaya, and V. Bondareva-Don
“Nesmeyanov”  Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation.
Synthesis and Asymmetric Mono-cyclopalladation of 1,1’-Di(α-dimethylamino)ethylferrocene
Molecules 2005, 10, 649-652 (PDF format 39 K)

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O. Pandey*, S. Sengupta  and C. Tripathi
Chemistry Department, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, India.
Reactions of Cp₂MCl₂ (M=Ti or Zr) with Imine-Oxime Ligands. Formation of Metallacycles
Molecules 2005, 10, 653-658 (PDF format 108 K)

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W. Skupinski*, K. Nicinski †, D. Jamanek and Z. Wieczorek
Industrial Chemistry Research Institute, Department of Engineering Plastics and Special Polymers, Group of Catalytic Polymerization, Poland.
Homo-polymerization of α-Olefins and Co-polymerization of Higher α-Olefins with Ethylene in the Presence of CpTiCl₂(OC₆H₄X-p)/MAO Catalysts (X = CH₃, Cl)
Molecules 2005, 10, 659-671 (PDF format 162 K)

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Catalytic Activity During Copolymerization of Ethylene and 1-Hexene via Mixed TiO₂/SiO₂-Supported MAO with rac-Et[Ind]₂ZrCl₂ Metallocene Catalyst
Molecules 2005, 10, 672-678 (PDF format 126 K)

J�n Cvengroš ^1,*, Štefan Toma ^1,*, M�ria Žemb�ryov� ² and Duncan J. Macquarrie³
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Immobilization of Chiral Ferrocenyl Ligands on Silica Gel and their Testing in Pd-catalyzed Allylic Substitution and Rh-catalyzed Hydrogenation
Molecules 2005, 10, 679-692 (PDF format 132 K)

Shinobu Sato, Takahiko Nojima, Michinori Waki and Shigeori Takenaka*
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Supramolecular Complex Formation by β-Cyclodextrin and Ferrocenylnaphthalene Diimide-intercalated Double Stranded DNA and Improved Electrochemical Gene Detection
Molecules 2005, 10, 693-707 (PDF format 397 K)
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B. Mallik
Department of Spectroscopy, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, India.
Photooxidation of Some Metallocenes in a Polymer Matrix
Molecules 2005, 10, 708-727 (PDF format 193 K)

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P. Pandey* and B. Upadhyay
Department of Applied Chemistry, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, India.
Role of Palladium in the Redox Electrochemistry of Ferrocene Monocarboxylic Acid Encapsulated Within ORMOSIL Networks
Molecules 2005, 10, 728-739 (PDF format 240 K)

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Murat Koca ¹, Misir Ahmedzade¹,Alaaddin �ukurovali ^1,*, and Cavit Kazaz ²
1 Firat University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry Department, 23119 Elazig, Turkey.
2 Ataturk University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry Department, Erzurum, Turkey.
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Studies on the Synthesis and Reactivity of Novel Benzofuran-2-yl-[3-Methyl-3-Phenylcyclobutyl] Methanones and their Antimicrobial Activity
Molecules 2005, 10, 747–754 (PDF format 52 K)

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K. Kudryavtsev* and V. Irkha
Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Russian Federation.
Three-Component Synthesis of Polysubstituted Homoproline Analogs
Molecules 2005, 10, 755–761 (PDF format 165 K)

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E. Stoyanov ^1,*and J. Mezger ²
1 Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria.
2 Fachhochschule Aalen, Germany.
Pechmann Reaction Promoted by Boron Trifluoride Dihydrate
Molecules 2005, 10, 762–766 (PDF format 28 K)

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S. �zt�rk ^1,*, M. Akkurt ¹, M. Macit ², Ş. Işık ³ and H. Fun ⁴
1 Department of Physics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Erciyes University, Turkey.
2 Department of Chemistry and 3 Department of Physics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Ondokuzmayıs University, Turkey.
4 X-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.
Structural Investigation of bis(4-Methyl-1-piperazineglyoximato)dipyridinato Cobalt(III) Chloro Dinitrate Trihydrate
Molecules 2005, 10, 767–771 (PDF format 242 K)

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1 Lab of Dendrimers and Biopolymers, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Iran.
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Regioselective Synthesis of Vinylic Derivatives of Common Monosccarides Through Their Activated Stannylene Acetal Intermediates
Molecules 2005, 10, 772–782 (PDF format 222 K)

Jarmila Vinsova ^1,*, V�clav Horak ², Vladimir Buchta ³, Jarmila Kaustova ⁴
1 Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy Charles University, 500 05 Hradec Kr�lov�, The Czech Republic.
2 Georgetown University, Washington DC 20057-1227, USA.
3 Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University.
4 National Reference Laboratory for Mycobacterium Kansasii, Regional Institute of Hygiene, Ostrava, The Czech Republic.
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Highly Lipophilic Benzoxazoles with Potential Antibacterial Activity
Molecules 2005, 10, 783–793 (PDF format 124 K)

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L. Huang ¹, J. Lou ^2,*, L. Zhu ¹, L. Ping ¹ and Y. Fu ¹
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2 Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology, New University of Lisbon, Portugal.
An Efficient and Selective Solvent-free Oxidation of Alcohols by Shaking with Chromium Trioxide Supported on Aluminium Silicate
Molecules 2005, 10, 794–797 (PDF format 26 K)

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K. Ghosh * and T. Bhattacharya
Department of Chemical Technology, University College of Science & Technology, Calcutta University, India.
Chemical Constituents of Piper betle Linn. (Piperaceae) Roots
Molecules 2005, 10, 798–802 (PDF format 146 K)

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M. Mushfiq*, M. Alam and M. Akhtar
Department of Chemistry, A.M.U., India.
Synthesis of Steroidal Thiadiazoles from Steroidal Ketones
Molecules 2005, 10, 803–808 (PDF format 96 K)

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1 Department of Organic Chemistry and 3 Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Slovakia.
2 Institute of Chemistry, Swietokrzyska Academy, Poland.
4 EML Research, Villa-Bosch, Germany.
3-Formylchromones IV. The Rearrangement of 3-Formylchromone Enamines as a Simple, Facile Route to Novel Pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines and the Synthetic Utility of the Latter
Molecules 2005, 10, 809–821 (PDF format 187 K)

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A. Hassan*, A. Mourad, K. El-Shaieb and A. Abou-Zied
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, El-Minia University,  A. R. Egypt.
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Synthesis of 1,3,4-Thiadiazole, 1,3,4-Thiadiazine, 1,3,6-Thiadiazepane and Quinoxaline Derivatives from Symmetrical Dithiobiureas and Thioureidoethylthiourea Derivatives
Molecules 2005, 10, 822–832 (PDF format 115 K)

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G. Sundararajan ^1,* and N. G. Ramesh ²
1 Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras - 600 036, India; e-mail: [email protected].
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016, India; Email:  [email protected].
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Guest Editorial: Unsaturated Sugars: Syntheses and Applications. A Special Issue in Honour of Professor Kalpattu Kuppuswamy Balsubramanian
Molecules 2005, 10, 833–836 (PDF format 38 K)

Ahmed Bari ¹, Holger Feist ¹, Manfred Michalik ² and Klaus Peseke ^1,*

1  Institut f�r Chemie der Universit�t Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany.
2  Leibniz-Institut f�r Organische Katalyse, Buchbinderstr. 5–6, D-18055 Rostock, Germany.
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Pyrimidine Acyclo-C-Nucleosides by Ring Transformations of 2-Formyl-L-arabinal
Molecules 2005, 10, 837–842 (PDF format 60 K)

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M. Sollogoub * and P. Sinay
Ecole Normale Sup�rieure, D�partement de Chimie, France.
Triisobutylaluminium (TIBAL) Promoted Rearrangement of C-glycosides
Molecules 2005, 10, 843–858 (PDF format 179 K)

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G. Fakha and D. Sinou *
Laboratoire de Synth�se Asym�trique, CPE Lyon, Universit� Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France.
Epoxidation and Bis-hydroxylation of C-Phenyl-∆^2,3-glycopyranosides
Molecules 2005, 10, 859–870 (PDF format 99 K)

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S. Boga, J. Aidhen and I. Aidhen *
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India.
Towards a Synthesis of Vigabatrin Using Glycal Chemistry
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J.  Babu ¹, A. Khare ² and Y. Vankar ^1,*
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Bi(OTf)3 and SiO2-Bi(OTf)3 as Effective Catalysts for the Ferrier Rearrangement^#
Molecules 2005, 10, 884–892 (PDF format 138 K)

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The 5-Endo-trig Cyclization of D-Glucose Derived γ-Alkenylamines with Mercury (II) Salts: Synthesis of 1-Deoxycastanospermine and its 8a-epi-Analogue†
Molecules 2005, 10, 893-900 (PDF format 127 K)

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Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Sagamiko, Japan.
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Synthesis of Cyclophellitol Utilizing a Palladium Chloride Mediated-Ferrier-II Rearrangement
Molecules 2005, 10, 901-911 (PDF format 137 K)

Yao-Wei Li ¹, Guo-Bang Gu ^1,*, Hai-Yang Liu ^{1, 2, *}, Herman H. Y. Sung ², Ian D. Williams ² and Chi-K. Chang ^2,*
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A New iso-Amyl Benzothiazolyl Sulfoxide as an Extractant for Palladium and the Crystal Structure of its Palladium (II) Complex

Molecules 2005, 10, 912-921 (PDF format 227 K)

F. Karatas ^1,*, H. Kara ², S. Servi ¹, T. Tug ³, F.A Erulas ¹ and  M. Koca ¹
1 Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Firat University, Elazig 23119, Turkey.
2 Elazig School of Health Sciences, Firat University, Elazig 23119, Turkey.
3 Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chest Diseases, Firat University, Elazig 23119, Turkey.
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Investigation of Antioxidant Vitamins (A, E, C) and Lipid Peroxidation Levels in Rats Injected N-(1,3-Benzothiazol-2-yl)-N-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl) amine
Molecules 2005, 10, 922-928 (PDF format 118 K)

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S. Goswami *, R. Mukherjee, R. Mukherjee, S. Jana, A. Maity, and A. Adak
Department of Chemistry, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, India.
Simple and Efficient Synthesis of 2,7-Difunctionalized-1,8-Naphthyridines
Molecules 2005, 10, 929-936 (PDF format 59 K)

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R. Gasparov� ^2,* and M. L�cova ¹
1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of St. Cyril and Methodius, Slovak Republic.
2 Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Slovak Republic.
Review: Reactions of 3-Formylchromone with Active Methylene and Methyl Compounds and Some Subsequent Reactions of the Resulting Condensation Products
Molecules 2005, 10, 937-960 (PDF format 296 K)

Haydar Y�ksek ^1,*, Osman �c�nc� ², Muzaffer Alkan ¹, Zafer Ocak ¹ and Sule Bahceci ³
1 Education Faculty, Kafkas University, 36100 Kars, Turkey; Fax (+90)-474-2121185.
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3 Fatih Education Faculty, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey.
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Synthesis and Non-Aqueous Medium Titrations of Some New 4-Benzylidenamino-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-one Derivatives
Molecules 2005, 10, 961-970 (PDF format 295 K)

Hesham  I.  El-Askary
Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, 11562 Cairo, Egypt; e-mail:  [email protected]
Terpenoids from Cleome droserifolia (Forssk.) Del
Molecules 2005, 10, 971–977 (PDF format 243 K)

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L. Yan-Hong ¹, Z. Tong-Lai ^1,*, Z. Jian-Guo ¹, G. Jin-Yu ¹ and Y. Kai-Bei ²
1 State Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Explosion, Beijing Institute of Technology,  P. R. China.
2 Center of Analysis and Test of Chengdu Branch, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China.
Synthesis and Characterization of Nitro-p-xylenes
Molecules 2005, 10, 978-989 (PDF format 418 K)

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T. Banerjee and P. Dureja*
Division of Agricultural Chemicals, Indian Agricultural Research Institut, India.
Synthesis of 4'-(2,6,6-Trimethyl -2-Cyclohexen-1-yl) -3'-Buten-2'-Ketoxime-N-O-Alkyl Ethers
Molecules 2005, 10, 990–999 (PDF format 131 K)

Serkan Yavuz ¹, Ali Dişli ¹, Yılmaz Yıldırır  ^1,* and Lemi T�rker ²
1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Gazi Universitesi, Teknik Okullar, 06500 Ankara, Turkey.
2 Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, 06531 Ankara, Turkey.
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The Syntheses of Some Novel (Naphthalen-1-yl-selenyl)acetic Acid Derivatives
Molecules 2005, 10, 1000-1004 (PDF format 205 K)

D. D�ez ^1,*, J. M. Sanchez ², J. M. Rodilla ^{3, #}, P. M. Rocha ³, R. S. Mendes ³, C. Paulino ³, I. S. Marcos ¹, P. Basabe ¹
and J. G. Urones ¹
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Microbial Hydroxylation of Sclareol by Rhizopus Stolonifer
Molecules 2005, 10, 1005-1009 (PDF format 55 K)

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M. de Bodas ¹, M. Marques ², A. Beatriz ¹ and D. de Lima ^{1, *}
1 Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Departamento de Qu�mica, Brazil.
2 Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Departamento de Morfofisiologia, Brazil.
Preparation of an Eight-Membered Sesquiterpene Lactone Resulting from Sequential Gif System GoAgg^III and MCPBA Oxidation of (+)-10β,14-Dihydroxy-allo-aromadendrane
Molecules 2005, 10, 1010-1014 (PDF format 106 K)

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C. Marasco, Jr. ^{1, *}, P. Pera ², A. Spiess ², R. Bernacki ² and J. Sufrin ²
1 D’Youville College, Department of Math and Natural Sciences, USA.
2 Grace Cancer Drug Center, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, USA. 
Improved Synthesis of β-D-6-Methylpurine Riboside and Antitumor Effects of the β-D- and α-D-Anomers
Molecules 2005, 10, 1015-1020 (PDF format 54 K)

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Laboratoire des Fonctions Azot�es et Oxyg�n�es Complexes, IRCOF-Universit� de Rouen, France.
The Preparation of New Phosphorus-Centered Functional Groups for Modified Oligonucleotides and Other Natural Phosphates
Molecules 2005, 10, 1048-1073 (PDF format 441 K)

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K. Michalak, M. Michalak and J. Wicha*
Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland.
Studies Towards the Total Synthesis of Di- and Sesterterpenes with Dicyclopenta[a,d]cyclooctane Skeletons.
Three-component Approach to the A/B Rings Building Block
Molecules 2005, 10, 1084-1100 (PDF format 266 K)

E. D’yachenko, T. Glukhareva, L. Dyudya, O. Eltsov and Y. Morzherin*
Department of Technology for Organic Synthesis (TOSLab), Urals State Technical University, Russia.
The tert-Amino Effect in Heterocyclic Chemistry. Synthesis of Spiro Heterocycles
Molecules 2005, 10, 1101-1108 (PDF format 226 K)
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B. Li ^{1, 2} D. Xiang ², C. Hsu ³, Z. Liu ², C. Wu ¹, H. Yang ^{1, *}
1 State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, China.
2 Agrochemicals Division, Shenyang Research Institute of Chemical Industry, China.
3 Applied Chemistry Department, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan, China.
A Facile Synthesis of Novel Herbicidal 1-Phenyl-piperazine-2,6-diones
Molecules 2005, 10, 1119-1125 (PDF format 133 K)

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M. Al-Smadi* and S. Ratrout
Department of Applied Chemical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan.
New Multi-1,2,3-Selenadiazole Aromatic Derivatives
Molecules 2005, 10, 1126-1134 (PDF format 153 K)

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V. Barbakadze ^{1, *}, E. Kemertelidze ¹, I. Targamadze ¹, K. Mulkijanyan ¹, A. Shashkov ² and A. Usov ^{2, †}
1 Kutateladze Institute of Pharmacochemistry, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Georgia.
2 Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia.
Poly[3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)glyceric Acid], A New Biologically Active Polymer from Symphytum Asperum Lepech. and S.Caucasicum Bieb. (Boraginaceae)
Molecules 2005, 10, 1135-1144 (PDF format 256 K)

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L.  Faddah ¹, M. Al-Rehany  ², N. Abdel-Hamid ^{1, *} and A. Bakeet ¹
Biochemistry  Departments, 1 Faculty of  Pharmacy and 2 Faculty of  Medicine, El-Minia University, Egypt
Oxidative Stress, Lipid Profile and Liver Functions in Average Egyptian Long Term Depo Medroxy Progesterone Acetate (DMPA) Users
Molecules 2005, 10, 1145-1152 (PDF format 76 K)

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A. Sharba*, R. Al-Bayati , N. Rezki and M. Aouad 
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Mustansirya University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Synthesis of Thiadiazoles and 1,2,4-Triazoles Derived from Cyclopropane Dicarboxylic Acid
Molecules 2005, 10, 1153-1160 (PDF format 198 K)

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A. Sharba *, R. Al-Bayati, M. Aouad and N. Rezki
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Mustansirya University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Synthesis of Oxadiazoles, Thiadiazoles and Triazoles Derived from Benzo[b]thiophene
Molecules 2005, 10, 1161-1168 (PDF format 137 K)

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O. Rist and P. Carlsen*
Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway.
Synthesis of Hydroxy Sulfonate Surfactants
Molecules 2005, 10, 1169-1178 (PDF format 77 K)

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M. Zahrobsky, D. Camporese, O. Rist and P. Carlsen*
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HPLC Analysis of Aliphatic Sulfonate Surfactants using Ion-Pair Detection
Molecules 2005, 10, 1179-1189 (PDF format 141 K)

R.A. Alzogaray ^{1, 4, *}, A. Font�n ^{1, *}, F. Camps ², H. Masuh ^{1, 4}, P. Santo Orihuela ¹, D. Fern�ndez  ², A. Cork ³ and E. Zerba  ^{1, 4,*}, ^*
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Behavioural Response of Triatoma infestans (Klug) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) to Quinazolines
Molecules 2005, 10, 1190-1196 (PDF format 58 K)

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1 Departamento de Qu�mica. Universidad Nacional de R�o Cuarto, Argentina.
2 Departamento de Qu�mica Org�nica. Facultad de Qu�mica – Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad de la Rep�blica, Uruguay.
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Relationship Between Physicochemical Properties and Herbicidal Activity of 1,2,5-Oxadiazole N-Oxide Derivatives
Molecules 2005, 10, 1197-1208 (PDF format 162 K)

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M. Tulyasheva, B. Rasulev*, A. Tojiboev, K. Turgunov, B. Tashkhodjaev, N. Abdullaev, K. Shakhidoyatov
Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances AS RUz, Uzbekistan.
Synthesis, Tautomeric States and Crystal Structure of (Z)-Ethyl 2-Cyano-2-(3H-Quinazoline-4-ylidene) Acetate and (Z)-Ethyl 2-Cyano-2-(2-Methyl-3H-Quinazoline-4-ylidene) Acetate
Molecules 2005, 10, 1209-1217 (PDF format 235 K)

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NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wollongbar Agricultural Institute, Australia.

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1 MediHerb Research Laboratories, The University of Queensland, Australia
2 School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia
3 School of Health, University of New England, Australia

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N. Brouwer ^1,2,3, Q. Liu ^1,2,3, D. Harrington ^1,2, J. Kohen ², S. Vemulpad ³, J. Jamie ^{1, *}, M. Randall ⁴ and D. Randall ⁴
1 Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Australia.
2 Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Australia.
3 Department of Health and Chiropractic, Macquarie University, Australia.
4 Yaegl Land Council, Maclean, Australia.

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W. Goh ¹, S. Rice ² and N. Kumar ^1,*
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Theoretical Study of Molecular Determinants Involved in Signal Binding to the TraR Protein of Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Molecules 2005, 10, 1263-1271 (PDF format 413 K)

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M. McCulloch and R. Barrow*
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Towards a Synthesis of Naphthalene Derived Natural Products

Molecules 2005, 10, 1272–1278 (PDF format 74 K)

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1 Centre for Phytochemistry and Pharmacology, Southern Cross University, Australia.
2 MediHerb Research Laboratories, University of Queensland, Australia.
3 School of Health, University of New England, Australia.
4 The Australian Centre for Complementary Medicine Education and Research, Southern Cross University, Australia.
Modulation of macrophage immune responses by Echinacea
Molecules 2005, 10, 1279–1285 (PDF format 163 K)

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Isolation and Structure Elucidation of a Novel Yellow Pigment from the Marine Bacterium Pseudoalteromonas tunicata
Molecules 2005, 10, 1286–1291 (PDF format 62 K)

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9-Hydroxyfurodysinin-O-ethyl Lactone: A New Sesquiterpene Isolated from the Tropical Marine Sponge Dysidea arenaria
Molecules 2005, 10, 1292–1297 (PDF format 68 K)

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Pyrazolo[4,3-e][1,2,4]triazines: Purine Analogues with Electronic Absorption in the Visible Region
Molecules 2005, 10, 1298-1306 (PDF format 139 K)

Agnieszka Zielinska and Lech Skulski*
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Eco-friendly Oxidative Iodination of Various Arenes with Sodium Percarbonate as the Oxidant†
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Synthesis of New Potentially Bioactive Bicyclic 2-Pyridones
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Facile Preparation of Peracetates and Per-3-bromobenzoates of α-Mono- and Disaccharides
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Diastereoselective Spiroannulation of Phenolic Substrates: Synthesis of (�)-2-tert-Butyl-6-methoxy-1-oxaspiro[4,5]deca-6,9-diene-8-one
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Formation of New Alkynyl(phenyl)iodonium Salts and Their Use in the Synthesis of Phenylsulfonyl Indenes and Acetylenes
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Guiping Ouyang, Baoan Song*, Huiping Zhang, Song Yang, Linhong Jin, Qianzhu Li and Deyu Hu
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Molecules 2005, 10, 1364-1368 (PDF format 59 K)

Monica Bellozas Reinhard ¹ and Susana Arnstein de Licastro ^2,*
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Synthesis and Bioactivity of New Phosphorylated R,R’-substituted Sulfoximines
Molecules 2005, 10, 1369-1376 (PDF format 64 K)

Hakan G�ker ^1,*, Mehmet Alp ¹ and Sulhiye Yıldız ²
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N,N’-Substituted 1,2,5 Thiadiazolidine 1,1-Dioxides: Synthesis, Selected Chemical and Spectral Proprieties and Antimicrobial Evaluation †
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Molecules 2005, 10, 1399–1408 (PDF format 94 K)

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Facile Microwave-assisted Synthesis of 9,10-Dihydro-9,10-ethanoanthracene-11-carboxylic acid Methyl Ester
Molecules 2005, 10, 1409-1412 (PDF format 120 K)

Valquiria Aragao ^1,*, Mauricio Gomes Constantino ¹, Adilson Beatriz ² and Gil Valdo Jos� da Silva ¹
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Molecules 2005, 10, 1413-1418 (PDF format 54 K)

Luiz F. Silva, Jr * and Marcus V. Craveiro
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Reaction of Thallium(III) Salts with Homoallylic Alcohols: Ring Contraction vs. Dimethoxylation
Molecules 2005, 10, 1419–1428 (PDF format 98 K)