A simple method for epoxidation of olefins using sodium chlorite as an oxidant without a catalyst

[Reaction: see text]. Sodium chlorite has been demonstrated to be capable of epoxidizing a variety of olefins at 55-65 degrees C (oil bath). Chlorine dioxide is believed to be the pivotal epoxidizing agent in the reaction on the basis of the mechanistic studies.     

The reaction of sodium arsenite with sodium chlorite

Existing procedures for the standardisation of sodium chlorite solutions are critically examined and a suitable method detailed. The reaction between sodium chlorite and sodium arsenite solutions is discussed; reaction is quantitative in the presence of sodium bicarbonate and osmic acid as catalyst.     

Some new methods for preparing 2,3- and 3,4-diaminopyridines

New methods of preparing 2,3-diaminopyridine ( 13 ) from 2-chloro-3-nitropyridine ( 11 ) and 3,4-diaminopy-ridine ( 8 ) from 4-ethoxy-3-nitropyridine hydrochloride ( 5 ) have been explored and evaluated.     

Alternative spectrophotometric method for standardization of chlorite aqueous solutions

The chlorite ion is the principal by-product of the treatment of drinking water by chlorine dioxide. In function of the chlorite salt instability, standard solutions of this ion need standardization by iodometric titration, which is a reliable method although labor intensive and time consuming. An alternative method to standardization of aqueous chlorite solutions, based on its direct UV absorption measurement, was presented. Besides the maximum absorption (260 nm) generally used in other studies, the minimum (239 nm) and isosbestic (248 nm) wavelengths were proposed as supplementary points to chlorite quantification and their molar absorptivity coefficients were estimated (155.2 ± 0.6, 104.5 ± 1.0 and 69.0 ± 1.2 L cm⁻¹ mol⁻¹, respectively). The direct spectrophotometric determination of chlorite could be made selectively even in the presence of high concentration of major contaminants (chorine dioxide, chloride and chlorate), being a simple and rapid method, consuming very low volume of sample and generating low quantities of laboratory wastes.     

A new method for preparing dimethylamino-B-difluoroborine

Summary We have worked out a new method for preparing dimethylamino-B-difluoroborine by splitting hydrogen fluoride from dimethylamino-B-trifluoroborine by heating with aluminum powder in a medium of vaseline oil.     

直接合成三烷氧基硅烷铜系催化剂的研究现状

三烷氧基硅烷(HSi(OR)3)既含有可水解的Si-OR键,又具有活泼的Si-H键.其中,Si-OR键通过水解缩合可转化成聚硅氧烷,与格氏试剂反应可生成烷氧基硅烷;Si-H键在铂系催化剂作用下,可与一系列含不饱和基的化合物发生氢硅化加成反应,得到各种碳官能硅烷、硅氧烷及硅基改性有机聚合物[1     

A general method for preparing diphosphiranes

Diphosphiranes 3a-3f are obtained by action of diazo derivatives and carbenes on the trans-diphosphene 1. The structures are elucidated by spectroscopic methods. In all cases the cycloaddition reaction is stereoselective.     

A new method for preparing carbenes

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Easy method for preparing nanocrystalline CdS hollow spheres using miniemulsion droplets as templates

CdS hollow spheres with well-controlled morphology and uniform size were successfully prepared using a miniemulsion technique, in which miniemulsion droplets of isooctane prepared with dodecylmercaptane as a co-stabilizer were employed as templates. The SH groups of dodecylmercaptane generated S(-) ions under alkaline conditions, and further reacted with Cd(2+) ions to form cadmium thiolate around the droplets. The cadmium thiolate then reacted with S(2-) ions, stemming from Na(2)S9H(2)O, to directly form CdS hollow spheres owing to the evaporation of isooctane during the reaction and/or the subsequent drying process. No additional dissolution, calcination or additional surface modification of the templates was needed. The size of the hollow spheres could be tuned by altering the molar ratio of the anionic and non-ionic surfactants, while their shell thickness could be adjusted by changing the amount of co-stabilizer.     

Unusual reductive cleavage of 3-aryl-2,3-epoxyamides by using samarium diiodide. Synthesis of 3-aryl-3-deuterio-2-hydroxyamides with total regioselectivity

Ring-opening of 3-aryl-2,3-epoxyamides 1 was achieved by using samarium diiodide and D₂O, yielding 3-aryl-3-deuterio-2-hydroxyamides 2 with total regioselectivity. The starting compounds 1 were easily prepared by reaction of the corresponding lithium or potassium enolates of α-chloroamides with aldehydes or ketones. When the reaction was carried out in the presence of H₂O instead of D₂O, the corresponding 3-aryl-2-hydroxyamides were isolated. The treatment of enantiopure 3-aryl-2,3-epoxyamides afforded optically active 3-aryl-2-hydroxyamides.     

Conversion of furans into gamma-hydroxybutenolides: use of sodium chlorite

3,4-disubstituted furans are converted into gamma-hydroxy-butenolides by treatment with NaClO(2) in aqueous EtOH containing NaH(2)PO(4).     

The [2,3] Sigmatropic Reaction of Acetonyl Allyl Ethers,a new method for preparing certain 2-hydroxyketones

A new [2] [3] sigmatropic rearrangement is described, enabling the conversion of acetonyl allyl ethers to 3-hydroxy-5-en-2-ones.     

An efficient glycosidation method using 2,3-unsaturated glycosyl donors

A novel class of ‘armed’ glycosyl donors containing a double bond at the C-2 position was designed by mimicking the mechanism of lysozyme-initiated hydrolysis. These donors were used to achieve chemoselective glycosidation of hex-2-enopyranosyl acetate and hexopyranosyl acetate, and synthesis of O-glycosidic linkages between highly deoxygenated sugars and tertiary alcohols.     

A novel method for preparing monodispersed polystyrene nanoparticles

A preparation manner for monodispersed polystyrene (PS) nanoparticles polymerized by using a novel addition procedure of a monomer is suggested. In systems containing a smaller amount of surfactant compared with conventional microemulsion polymerization, the polymerization processes consists of three stages: adding dropwise the first part of the monomer for a few minutes at 80°C and polymerizing for 1 h; adding collectively the residual part of the monomer and polymerizing at the same temperature for another 1 h; and then polymerizing at 85°C for another 1 h. Based on discussions on the nucleation mechanism of particles in the polymerization system, the influences of monomer weight added dropwise, and amounts of initiator and emulsifier on the size and distribution of PS particles were investigated. PS nanoparticles with smaller diameter such as a number-average diameter of 18.7 nm and better monodispersity were obtained since the dropped styrene amount was suitable under 20wt-% emulsifier amount and 3wt-% initiator amount based on the monomer. Translated from Journal of Nanjing University (Natural Science), 2006, 2 (in Chinese)     

Empirical method for preparing a plutonium predominance-region diagram

An empirical method for preparing a plutonium predominance-region diagram is illustrated by an example. The method estimates the boundaries of the forbidden, unique, and ambiguous regions as defined by the equilibrium fraction of hexavalent plutonium and the plutonium oxidation number.     

Direct regio- and stereoselective synthesis of squalene 2,3;22,23-dioxide using dioxiranes

Dimethyldioxirane (1a) and its trifluoro analog (1b) were employed to achieve selectively the direct transformation of squalene 2,3(S)-oxide and of squalene 2,3(R)-oxide into the corresponding 2,3(S);22(S),23-dioxide and 2,3(R);22(R),23-dioxide, respectively. These transformations were found to occur with convenient regio- and diastereoselectivity, providing easy access to the valuable dioxides metabolites. The powerful methyl(trifluoromethyl)dioxirane (1b) is the reagent of choice to achieve optimum yields of the target compounds.