TMDS-Pd/C: a convenient system for the reduction of acetals to ethers

A simple and practical procedure for the reduction of acetals to ethers is described. It is based on the use of a 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane (TMDS)-Pd/C system in the presence of a Brønsted acid as the co-catalyst. The reaction occurs under mild conditions and ethers are obtained in high yields.     

Ruthenium-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones in ethanol

A ruthenium catalyst formed in situ by combining [Ru(p-cymene)Cl₂]₂ and an amino acid hydroxy-amide was found to catalyze efficiently the asymmetric reduction of aryl alkyl ketones under transfer hydrogenation conditions using ethanol as the hydrogen donor. The secondary alcohol products were obtained in moderate to good yields and with good to excellent enantioselectivity (up to 97% ee).     

NiO nanoparticles prepared via thermal decomposition of the bis(dimethylglyoximato)nickel(II) complex: A novel reusable heterogeneous catalyst for fast and efficient microwave-assisted reduction of nitroarenes with ethanol

NiO nanoparticles with an average size of 12 nm and a high specific surface area of 88.5 m²/g were easily prepared via the thermal decomposition of the complex Ni(dmgH)₂ and were characterized by TGA, XRD, FT-IR, TEM and BET surface area measurement. This nanosized transition metal oxide was used as a new heterogeneous catalyst for the reduction of nitroarenes under microwave irradiation. The efficient and selective reduction of aromatic nitro compounds into their corresponding amines was observed by using ethanol as a hydrogen donor (reducing agent) and KOH as a promoter under microwave irradiation. This highly regio- and chemoselective method is fast, simple, inexpensive, high yielding, clean and compatible with several sensitive functionalities, such as halogens, -OH, -OCH₃, -CHO, -COCH₃, -COOH, -COOEt, -CONH₂, -CN, -CHCH₂ and -NHCOCH₃. This method is suitable for the large scale preparation of different substituted anilines as well as other arylamines. In addition, the catalytic activity of nanosized NiO is higher than that of the bulk sample.     

Reduction of the n-dimensional static vacuum Einstein equation and generalized Schwarzschild solutions

We consider the static vacuum Einstein spacetime when the spatial factor is conformal to a n-dimensional pseudo-Euclidean space. The most general ansatz that reduces the resulting system of partial differential equations to a system of ordinary differential equations is completely described. We obtain the entire set of solutions of the reduced system, where the classical Schwarzschild solution arises as a particular solution. In addition, we show that the Riemannian spatial factors associated to these solutions are foliated by parallel hypersurfaces of constant mean curvature.     

The Reduction and Nitration of 1-Keto and 4-Keto-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydrophenanthrene

The reduction and nitration of 1-keto and 4-keto-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrophenanthrene were investigated. The structures of the products were confirmed by spectroscopic data.     

基于覆盖粗糙集理论中的约简与求核

提出基于分辨矩阵的求覆盖粗糙集约简与核的方法,在Zakowski提出的覆盖粗糙集模型的基础上,利用分辨矩阵的一些性质,把文献[10]中的粗糙集理论中的约简与求核方法应用到基于覆盖的粗糙集理论中,既简化了覆盖粗糙集理论中的约简与求核过程,又推广了文献[10]的方法,最后举例说明此方法的有效性。     

Composition of extraction products from alkylated high-sulphur coals

Products of reductive and non-reductive methylation of two high-sulphur coals (Mequinenza and Illinois No. 6) have been extracted by dichloromethane. It has been established that the efficiency of the transformation of coal to the products soluble in CH₂Cl₂ is higher for coals subjected to non-reductive methylation by the Liotta method than for those after reduction in the potassium/liquid ammonia system. The extracts and the extraction residues were subjected to elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, and AP-TPR (Atmospheric Pressure-Temperature Programmed Reduction) measurements. It has been shown that the main species undergoing extraction by CH₂Cl₂ are aliphatic compounds or aromatic structures of low degree of condensation. The effect of the extraction on the sulphur groups in coal has been discussed.     

不协调目标信息系统知识约简的比较研究

研究不协调目标信息系统的各种知识约简之间的关系。证明分布约简既是β上分布约简，也是β下分布约简，并且在一定条件下,β上、下分布约简与不协调目标信息系统的分配约简和最大分布约简等价。     

Stereocontrolled reduction of chiral pyrrolidine and piperidine β-enamino esters: formal enantioselective synthesis of (+)-calvine

The results of a study dealing with the chemio- and diastereoselective reduction of chiral pyrrolidine and piperidine β-enamino esters 1, 2 and 3, 4 into β-amino esters are reported. This approach was successfully applied to a formal synthesis of (+)-calvine.