8,13-Epoxylabd-14-en-19-oic acid — A component of the needles ofPinus sylvestris

8,13-Epoxylabd-14-en-19-oic [(mannoyl oxide)-19-oic] acid, mp 64–66°C, [α]_D ?39.2° (c 1.0; ethanol) has been isolated from the needles ofPinus sylvestris. The following derivatives have been obtained: methyl 8,13-epoxylabd-14-en-19-oate, with mp 83–85°C, [α]_D ?43.2° (c 1.2; ethanol); 8,13-epoxylabd-14-en-19-ol, an oil, [α]_D ?10.9° (c 1.0; ethanol), n _D ²⁵ 1.5025, cyclohexylammonium salt with mp 113–115°C, [α]_D ?29.3° (c 1.0; ethanol); and 8,13-epoxydihydrolabd-14-en-19-oic acid with mp 61–63°C, [α]_D ?23.1° (c 1.0; ethanol). The structures of the compounds were established by IR, mass, PMR, and¹³C NMR spectroscopy.     

3‐[4′‐(Diethylboryl)phenyl]pyridine: Exclusive Crystallization of the Cyclic Tetramer

The crystallization of 3‐[4′‐(diethylboryl)phenyl]pyridine ( 1 ), which formed a mixture of oligomers in solution with the cyclic trimer as a major component, in acetone at 0 °C afforded a cyclic tetramer that co‐crystallized with solvent molecules. Similarly, solutions of compound 1 in toluene at 10 °C and in benzene at 8 °C furnished the cyclic tetramer with the incorporation of toluene and benzene molecules, respectively, thus suggesting that the cyclic tetramer was the minor component. ¹³C CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy of precipitates of compound 1 suggested that precipitation from acetone and toluene each afforded mixtures of the cyclic trimer and the cyclic tetramer, whereas precipitation from benzene exclusively furnished the cyclic tetramer. Therefore, it appeared that crystallization readily shifted the equilibrium towards the cyclic tetramer in benzene. The thermodynamic parameters for the equilibrium between these two oligomers in [D₆]benzene, as determined from a van′t Hoff plot, were ΔH°=?8.8 kcal mol^?1 and ΔS°=?23.7 cal mol^?1 K^?1, which were coincident with previously reported calculations and observations.     

Ruthenium–Indenylidene Olefin Metathesis Catalyst with Enhanced Thermal Stability

Two new ruthenium complexes bearing a bidentate (κ²O,C)‐isopropoxy–indenylidene ligand and a PPh₃ ( 9 ) or PCy₃ ( 10 , Cy=cyclohexyl) ligand have been synthesized and fully characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and X‐ray crystallography. Complex 10 displays a very high thermal stability with a half life of six days at 110 °C in [D₈]toluene. Complex 10 was evaluated in various ring‐closing metathesis reactions and ring‐opening metathesis polymerization of dicyclopentadiene, in which it showed a latent behavior with low activity at room temperature and high activity upon thermal activation.     

Insect pheromones and their analogs

A four-stage asymmetric synthesis of (+)-disparlure [(7R,8S)-(+)-cis-methyl-7,8-epoxyoctadecane (V)] has been effected from 8-methylnon-2Z-en-l-ol (I), obtained by the carboalumination of acetylene with tris(5-methylhexyl)aluminum using the Sharpless reaction. The asymmetric epoxidation of (I), (Ar, mol. sieve A, (+)-DET, (iOPr)₄Ti, t-BuOOH, ?15°C, 20 h; H₂O, 1 h, NaOH, ?7°C, 30 min) gave 8-methyl-2S,3R-epoxynonan-l-ol (II), which was oxidized (kieselguhr-CrO₃-Py, 0°C, 2 h; 25°C, 2 h) to 8-methyl-2S,3R-epoxynonan-l-al (III). The coupling of (III) with n-C₈H₁₇CH=PPh₃ (?78°C, 1 h; 25°C, 15 h) gave 2-methyl-7R,8S-epoxyoctadec-9Z-ene (IV), the hydrogenation (H₂/5% Pd-C, 25°C, 5 days) of which led to (V) in admixture with an isomerization product. Compound (V) was isolated by HPLC. Substance, yield, [α] _D ²⁵ : (II), 73, ?2.75°; (III), 80, [80.8°; (IV), 50, +37.25°; (V), 50, +0.8°. The IR and PMR spectra of (II–IV), the¹³C NMR spectra of (II) and (III), and the mass spectrum of (IV) are given.     

Catalysts for asymmetric-induction polymerization of benzofuran. II. Properties and catalyses of some binary systems containing the menthoxy group

It has been found that the equimolar binary system consisting of aluminum trichloride and (?)-menthoxytriethyltin, -germanium or -silicone is effective for the asymmetric-induction polymerization of benzofuran in toluene at ?78°C. The specific rotation [α]_D of the resultant polybenzofuran ranged from +10° to +40°, depending on the polymerization conditions as well as the metal atoms constituting the menthoxy compounds. The 1:1 ethylaluminum dichloride—menthol system was also effective for the same polymerization. It was confirmed that these binary systems easily undergo an exchange reaction, giving a dimeric menthoxyaluminum dichloride, (Men*OAlCl₂)₂, m.p. 72–75°C. A toluene solution of the crystalline dimer polymerized benzofuran into a high polymer having as large an [α]_D value as +79.4°, although polymerization with the dimer was much slower than that with the parent binary mixtures. All these results lead to the conclusion that the true catalytic species of our multicomponent systems is most probably the dimeric menthoxyaluminum dichloride.     

Metallderivate von Molekülverbindungen. V. Synthese und Struktur von Hexakis{lithium-[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]tellanid}—Cyclopentan (1/1)

Metal Derivatives of Molecular Compounds. V. Synthesis and Structure of Hexakis{lithium-[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]tellanide}—Cyclopentane (1/1) . Lithium [tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]tellanide—DME (1/1) [1 b] prepared from lithium tris(trimethylsilyl)silanide—DME (2/3) [3] and tellurium, reacts with hydrogen chloride in toluene to form [tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]tellane ( 1 ) [1 b]. Subsequent metalation of this compound with lithium n-butanide gives lithium [tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]tellanide ( 2 ) free of coordinating solvent. Pale yellow crystals are obtained from cyclopentane solution. An X-ray structure determination {P1 ; a = 1 558.5(7); b = 1 598.4(8); c = 1 643.5(6) pm; α = 117.64(4); β = 91.63(3); γ = 117.19(3)°; Z = 1; R = 0.032} shows them to be the (1/1) packing complex ( 2 ′) of hexakis{lithium-[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]tellanide} and disordered cyclopentane molecules —{Li? Te? Si[Si(CH₃)₃]₃}₆ · C₅H₁₀.     

Flavonoids of inflorescences of Calendula officinalis

By column chromatography on polyamide sorbent, the inflorescences of pot marigold calendula have yielded eight substances of flavonoid nature: two aglycons — quercetin (C₁₅H₁₀O₇, mp 309–311°C) and isorhamnetin (C₁₆H₁₂O₇, mp 314–316°C); six glycosides, of which three have been identified as isoquercetin (C₂₁H₂₀O₁₂, [α] _D ²⁰ ?36° in methanol, mp 218–220°C), isorhamnetin 3-O-β-D-glucoside (C₂₂H₂₂O₁₂, [α] _D ²⁰ ?59° in dimethylformamide, mp 193–195°C), narcissin (C₂₈H₃₂O₁₆, [α] _D ²¹ ?28° in dimethylformamide, mp 180–182°C), and three substances that have proved to be new and have been called calendoflaside (C₂₈H₃₂O₁₅, [α] _D ²¹ ?85° in methanol, mp 192–195°C; calendoflavoside (C₂₈H₃₂O₁₆, [α] _D ²⁰ ?106° in methanol, mp 189–192°C), and calendoflavobioside (c₂₇H₃₀O₁₆, [α] _D ²⁰ ?105° in methanol, mp 194–197°C).     

Tris(trimethylsilyl)silylamin und seine lithiierten und silylierten Derivate — Kristallstruktur des dimeren Lithium-trimethylsilyl-[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]amids

Tris(trimethylsilyl)silylamine and the lithiated and silylated Derivatives — X-Ray Structure of the dimeric Lithium Trimethylsilyl-[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]amide The ammonolysis of the chlor, brom or trifluormethanesulfonyl tris(trimethylsilyl)silane yields the colorless tris(trimethylsilyl)silylamine, destillable at 51°C and 0.02 Torr. The subsequent lithiation, reaction with chlor trimethylsilane and repeated lithiation lead to the formation of lithium tris(trimethylsilyl)silylamide, trimethylsilyl-[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]amine and finally lithium trimethylsilyl-[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]amide, which crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a = 1 386.7(2); b = 2 040.2(3); c = 1 609.6(2) pm; β = 96.95(1)° and Z = 4 dimeric molecules. The cyclic Li₂N₂ moiety with Li? N bond distances displays a short transannular Li …? Li contact of 229 pm. The dimeric molecule shows nearly C₂-symmetry, so that one lithium atom forms agostic bonds to both the trimethylsilyl groups, the other one to the tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl substituents. However, the ⁷Li{¹H}-NMR spectrum displays a high field shifted singlet at —1.71 ppm. The lithiation of trimethylsilyl-[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]amine leads to a high field shift of the ²⁹Si{¹H} resonance of about 12 ppm for the Me₃SiN group, whereas the parameters of the tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl ligand remain nearly unaffected.     

Structure and configuration of a new diterpenoid lactone fromLagochilus hirsutissimus

The epigeal part of the plantLagochilus hirsutissimus has yielded a new diterpenoid lactone — lagohirsidin, C₂₂H₃₄O₅, mp 144–145°C, [α] _D ²² ? 17.5° (c 1; ethanol). Reduction with LiAlH₄ has yielded a diol C₂₂H₃₈O₅, mp 165–166°C [α] _D ²⁰ ?1.2 (c 0.6; ethanol). Acid hydrolysis of the diol has led to the formation of lagochilin, C₂₀H₃₆O₅, mp 167–168°C, [α] _D ²⁰ ?3.9° (c 1; ethanol). The synthesis of lagohirsidin from lagochilin has been effected.     

Metallderivate von Molekülverbindungen. IV. Synthese,Struktur und Reaktivität des Lithium-[tris-(trimethylsilyl)silyl]tellanids · DME

Metal Derivatives of Molecular Compounds. IV Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of Lithium [Tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]tellanide · DME Lithium tris(trimethylsilyl)silanide · 1,5 DME [3] and tellurium react in 1,2-dimethoxyethane to give colourless lithium [tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]tellanide · DME ( 1 ). An X-ray structure determination {-150 · 3·C; P2₁/c; a = 1346.6(4); b = 1497.0(4); c = 1274.5(3) pm; β = 99.22(2)·; Z = 2 dimers; R = 0.030} shows the compound to be dimeric forming a planar Li? Te? Li? Te ring with two tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl substituents in a trans position. Three-coordinate tellurium is bound to the central silicon of the tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl group and to two lithium atoms; the two remaining sites of each four-coordinate lithium are occupied by the chelate ligand DME {Li? Te 278 and 284; Si? Te 250; Li? O 200 pm (2X); Te? Li? Te 105°; Li? Te? Li 75°; O? Li? O 84°}. The covalent radius of 154 pm as determined for the DME-complexed lithium in tellanide 1 is within the range of 155 ± 3 pm, also characteristic for similar compounds. In typical reactions of the tellanide 1 [tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]tellane ( 2 ), methyl-[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]tellane ( 4 ) and bis[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl]ditellane ( 5 ) are formed.     

Steroids of the spirostand and furostan series from plants of the genusAllium. II. The structure of alliospiroside B fromAllium cepa

A new steroid glycoside — alliospiroside B (I) — has been isolated from the collective fruit ofAllium cepa L. On the basis of chemical transformations and with the aid of physicochemical measurements it has been established that compound (I) has the structure of (25S)spirost-5-ene-1β,3β-diol 1-O-[O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-D-galactopyranoside. Compound (I) C₃₉H₆₂O₃, mp 200–202°C (from ethanol). [α] _D ²⁰ ?110.9±2° (c 1.01; pyridine) was obtained by extracting the collective fruit ofA. cepa with ethanol folowed by the column chromatographic separation of the combined glycosides on silica gel. The acid hydrolysis of (I) gave (25S)-ruscogenin (II), C₂₇H₄₂O₄, mp 189–191°C, [α] _D ²³ ?104.1±2° (c 0.98; pyridine). The¹H and¹³C NMR spectra are given for both compounds and the IR spectrum for compound (I).     

[Tri(tert-butoxy)silyl]methylmagnesium chloride

A reaction of potassium tert-butoxide with chloromethyltrichlorosilane in THF leads to tri(tert-butoxy)chloromethylsilane. Upon reflux in THF, it reacted with magnesium with the formation of stable [tri(tert-butoxy)silyl]methylmagnesium chloride, whose structure was confirmed by ¹H, ¹³C, and ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopy. In the THF solution at 25 °C, [tri(tert-butoxy)silyl]methylmagnesium chloride exists in the equilibrium with bis{[tri(tert-butoxy)silyl]methyl}magnesium (in the ratio of 1: 1).     

A 31P NMR Study of the Stability of Carboxyifosfamide and Carboxycyclophosphamide,Two Metabolites of Ifosfamide and Cyclophosphamide

Abstract

Ifosfamide (IF) and cyclophosphamide (CP) are two phosphorated anticancer agents used in the treatment of solid tumours. Several phosphorated metabolites, among them carboxyifosfamide (CXIF) and carboxycyclophosphamide (CXCP), were detected and quantified by ³¹P NMR in urine from patients treated with IF or CP. In agreement with other authors [1], we observed a great inter-patient variability in the urinary excretion of CXIF in patients treated with IF [2]. This variability was attributed to a genetic polymorphism of aldehyde dehydrogenase, the enzyme responsible for the formation of CXCP or CXIF [1,3]. Since CXCP and CXIF are unstable, we thought that the inter-individual variability could also be due to a degradation during the storage of urine samples. A ³¹P NMR study of the stability of CXIF and CXCP in urine as a function of time, pH (7 and 5.5) and storage temperature (25°C, 8°C, ?20°C, ?80°C) demonstrated that (i) CXCP and CXIF are more stable at pH 7 than at pH 5.5, (ii) CXCP is more stable than CXIF at both pH, (iii) the degradation decreases with temperature but still occurs at ?20°C and even ?80°C. For an accurate quantification of these compounds, the storage of urine samples must be done at ?80°C immediately after collection and not exceed 1 month at pH 7 whereas, at pH 5.5, the assay must be carried out in the few days following the sampling. To identify the degradation products of CXCP and CXIF, the time course of hydrolysis (between pH 2 and 7) of these compounds was monitored by ³¹P NMR. The structure of each compound formed was determined by mass spectrometry and ¹H and ¹³C NMR after their isolation (except compound A too unstable to be isolated). The results are reported in the following schemes.     

Synthese sowie Kristall- und Molekülstruktur von Tetrafluoro[2-(pyrrolidinio)ethyl]silicat

Synthesis and Crystal and Molecular Structure of Tetrafluoro[2-(pyrrolidinio)ethyl]silicate The zwitterionic tetrafluoro[2-(pyrrolidinio)ethyl]silicate ( 4 ) was synthesized by reaction of trimethoxy(2-pyrrolidinoethyl)silane ( 5 ) with hydrogen fluoride in ethanol/hydrofluoric acid at 0°C. The crystal and molecular structure of 4 was studied at ?100°C by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In addition, 4 was characterized by solution-state NMR studies (CD₃CN: ¹H, ¹³C).     

Addition of alkynes to a gallium bis-amido complex: imitation of transition-metal-based catalytic systems

Acetylene, phenylacetylene, and alkylbutynoates add reversibly to (dpp‐bian)Ga–Ga(dpp‐bian) (dpp‐bian=1,2‐bis[(2,6‐diisopropylphenyl)‐imino]acenaphthene) to give addition products [dpp‐bian(R¹C?CR²)]Ga–Ga[(R²C?CR¹)dpp‐bian]. The alkyne adds across the Ga? N? C section, which results in new carbon–carbon and carbon–gallium bonds. The adducts were characterized by electron absorption, IR, and ¹H NMR spectroscopy and their molecular structures have been determined by single‐crystal X‐ray analysis. According to the X‐ray data, a change in the coordination number of gallium from three [in (dpp‐bian)Ga–Ga(dpp‐bian)] to four (in the adducts) results in elongation of the metal–metal bond by approximately 0.13 Å. The adducts undergo a facile alkynes elimination at elevated temperatures. The equilibrium between [dpp‐bian(PhC?CH)]Ga–Ga[(HC?CPh)dpp‐bian] and [(dpp‐bian)Ga–Ga(dpp‐bian) + 2 PhC?CH] in toluene solution was studied by ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The equilibrium constants at various temperatures (298≤T≤323 K) were determined, from which the thermodynamic parameters for the phenylacetylene elimination were calculated (ΔG°=2.4 kJ mol^?1, ΔH°=46.0 kJ mol^?1, ΔS°=146.0 J K^?1mol^?1). The reactivity of (dpp‐bian)Ga–Ga(dpp‐bian) towards alkynes permits use as a catalyst for carbon–nitrogen and carbon–carbon bond‐forming reactions. The bisgallium complex was found to be a highly effective catalyst for the hydroamination of phenylacetylene with anilines. For instance, with [(dpp‐bian)Ga–Ga(dpp‐bian)] (2 mol %) in benzene more than 99 % conversion of PhNH₂ and PhC?CH into PhN?C(Ph)CH₃ was achieved in 16 h at 90 °C. Under similar conditions, the reaction of 1‐aminoanthracene with PhC?CH catalyzed by (dpp‐bian)Ga–Ga(dpp‐bian) formed a carbon–carbon bond to afford 1‐amino‐2‐(1‐phenylvinyl)anthracene in 99 % yield.     

Kinetics of anionic polymerization of α-methylstyrene in tetrahydrofuran and toluene mixed solvents

The kinetics of anionic polymerization of α-methylstyrene with Na⁺ as counterion have been studied in mixed solvents of tetrahydrofuran (THF) and toluene in various compositions at ?25 to 5°C. The ion-pair rate constant k(_±) increases by about a factor of 50 at ?10°C, whereas the activation energy decreases from 5.1 to ?2.2 kcal/mole, when THF in the mixed solvent increases from 30 to 100 vol-%. The plot of log k(_±) against (D ? 1)/(2D + 1) is a curve, where D is the dielectric constant of the medium. This deviation from linearity is explained in terms of propagation by two types of ion-pairs.     

Über die Synthese von Tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl-kalium, -rubidium und -caesium und die Molekülstrukturen zweier Toluolsolvate

About the Synthesis of Tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl Potassium, Rubidium and Cesium and the Molecular Structures of two Toluene Solvates . Solventfree tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl potassium ( 1 ), rubidium ( 2 ) and cesium ( 3 ) are obtained by the reaction of the zink group bis[tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl] derivatives with the appropriate alkali metal in n-pentane. Addition of benzene or toluene to the colourless powders yields deeply coloured solutions. From these solutions single crystals of tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl rubidium—toluene (2/1) ( 2 a ) and tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl cesium—toluene (2/3) ( 3 a ) suitable for X-ray structure analysis are iso- lated [ 2a : orthorhombic; P2₁2₁2₁; a = 1 382.1(3); b = 1 491.7(5); c = 2 106.3(6) pm; Z = 4 (dimers); 3a : orthorhombic; P2₁2₁2₁; a = 2 131.0(6); b = 2 833.1(2); c = 925.2(2) pm; Z = 4 (dimers)]. The central structure moieties are folded four-membered Rb₂Si₂ and Cs₂Si₂ rings, respectively. Small Si? Si? Si angles (100 to 104°) on the one hand and extreme highfield ²⁹Si-NMR shifts of the central silicon atoms on the other hand indicate a strong charge transfer from the alkali metal atoms to the tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl fragments, i.e. mainly ionic interactions between alkalimetal and silicon atoms.     

Studies on the chemical constituents of Chinese azalea: I. The structure of rhodomollein-I,a new toxic diterpenoid

Two unknown toxic diterpenoids, rhodomollein-I and rhodomollein-II, and the known rhodojaponin-III, have been isolated from Chinese azalea (Ericaceae, Rhododendron molle G. Don). rhodomollein-I, C₂₀H₃₂O₆, colorless thin needles, [α]_D²⁰ ?6.65 (c 3.76 × 10^?2, EtOH), m. p. 241–242.5 °C. Its structure has been established as 1 through spectral analysis of ¹³C NMR, ¹H NMR, MS, IR and UV. Moreover, its stereostructure was unambiguously identified from the different threshold level line of ¹H-¹H NOESY.     

Syntheses and Molecular Structures of [(thf)4Li] [{(thf)Li}M(C4H8)3] (M = Zr,Hf) and Their Solution Behavior

The reaction of MCl₄(thf)₂ (M = Zr, Hf) with 1,4-dilitiobutane in diethyl ether at –25 °C or at 0 °C with a molar ratio of 1 : 3 yields the homoleptic “ate” complexes [(thf)₄Li] [{(thf)Li}M(C₄H₈)₃] 1 - Zr (M = Zr) and 1 - Hf (M = Hf). The crystalline compounds form ion lattices with solvent-separated [(thf)₄Li]⁺ cations and [{(thf)Li}M(C₄H₈)₃]^– anions. The NMR spectra at –20 °C show magnetic equivalence of the M–CH₂ and of the β-CH₂ groups of the butane-1,4-diide ligands on the NMR time scale. Analogous reactions of MCl₄(thf)₂ with 1,4-dilithiobutane with a molar ratio of 1 : 2 proceed unclear. However, single crystals of [Li(thf)₄] [HfCl₅(thf)] ( 2 ) can be isolated with the hafnium atom in a distorted octahedral coordination sphere of five chloro and one thf ligand. NMR spectra allow to elucidate the time-dependent degradation of 1-Hf and 1-Zr in THF and toluene at 25 °C via THF cleavage. Addition of tmeda to a solution of 1-Zr allows the isolation of intermediately formed [{(tmeda)Li}₂Zr(nBu)₂(C₄H₈)₂] ( 3 ).     

Theoretical study on interactions between thiophene/dibenzothiophene/cyclohexane/toluene and 1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate

It is critically important to understand the interactions between thiophene/dibenzothiophene/cyclohexane/toluene and 1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([C8MIM]⁺[BF₄]^?) due to desulfurization by ionic liquids. In this work, the structures of thiophene, dibenzothiophene, cyclohexane, toluene, [C8MIM]⁺[BF₄]^?, [C8MIM]⁺[BF₄]^?-thiophene, [C8MIM]⁺[BF₄]^?-dibenzothiophene, [C8MIM]⁺[BF₄]^?-cyclohexane, and [C8MIM]⁺[BF₄]^?-toluene were optimized systematically at the GGA/PW91/DNP level, and the most stable geometries were performed by NBO and AIM analyses. It was found that [BF₄]^? anion tends to locate near C2–H2 and four hydrogen bonds between [C8MIM]⁺ and [BF₄]^? form in [C8MIM]⁺[BF₄]^?. There exist hydrogen bonds and C–H···π interactions between [C8MIM]⁺[BF₄]^? and thiophene/cyclohexane/toluene, while the hydrogen bonding interactions, π···π and C–H···π interactions occur between [C8MIM]⁺[BF₄]^? and dibenzothiophene confirmed by NBO and AIM analyses. The interaction energies between [C8MIM]⁺[BF₄]^? and thiophene, dibenzothiophene, cyclohexane, toluene are 18.83, 20.93, 6.83, 12.99 kcal/mol, showing the preferential adsorption of dibenzothiophene and thiophene by ionic liquid, in agreement with the experimental results of dibenzothiophene and thiophene extraction by [C8MIM]⁺[BF₄]^?.