Synthesis of 2-thiabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-3-enes by reaction of acetylene with sodium sulfide

The previously unknown2-thiabicyclo[2.3.0]hept-3-ene and exo- and endo-6-methyl-2-thiabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-3-enes were synthesized in one step from acetylene and sodium sulfide in aqueous dimethyl disulfoxide.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7. pp. 895–899, July, 1976.     

Homolytic Addition Reaction of Vinylsulfonylfluorobenzene

The reaction of 3,6-bis(vinylsulfonyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrafluorobenzene with a large excess of tetrahydrofuran at 50-55°C gives the homolytic addition product 3,6-bis[2-(2-tetrahydrofuryl)ethylsulfonyl]-1,2,4,5-tetrafluorobenzene. The reaction is effected by peroxides radical process initiators obtained by the autooxidation of tetrahydrofuran.     

Reaction of selenium dichloride with acrylic acid and its derivatives. Regioselective synthesis of new functionalized selenides

Selenium dichloride reacted with acrylic acid, ethyl acrylate, and acrylonitrile at ?20°C in a regionselective fashion to give the corresponding anti-Markovnikov adducts. This reaction was used as a basis to develop an efficient procedure for the synthesis of new functionalized selenides in nearly quantitative yields. Raising the temperature to ?10°C or ambient led to loss of regioselectivity and formation of mixtures of addition products at both α- and β-positions of the double bond.     

Regioselective Reaction of Pyridine-2-Sulfenyl Chloride with Isoeugenol

Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry - Proceeding from 2,2′-disulfanediyldipyridine and isoeugenol a regioselective one-pot synthesis was developed affording...     

Organic Diselenides and Ditellurides: Disproportionations,Synthesis of Stannyl Selenides,Reactions with Acetylenes

The disproportionation reaction of organic diselenides 1 and ditellurides 2, the synthesis of stannyl selenides 4, and the addition reaction (palladium-catalyzed, thermal) of dialkyl diselenides to acetylenes are discussed.     

Dynamics of twist effect in a dual-frequency nematic liquid crystal

The dynamics of the electrooptical 90° twist effect in a dual-frequency nematic liquid crystal is investigated for wavelengths of 0.65 and 1.55μ m. It is shown that the boundary conditions of the interaction between the phases affect the optical threshold of the twist effect, the contrast, and the working voltage range. The switching time of the twist effect from the off to the on state upon a variation of the amplitude of a rectangular dc voltage pulse from 15 to 50 V changes from 1.5 to 0.3 ms for a thickness of the nematic crystal layer of about 7 μ m. The minimal time of switching from the “on” to the “off” state was 3 ms in the case when relaxation of molecules in a cell with asymmetric boundary conditions was controlled electrically. The dynamic range of transmittance variation at a wavelength of 1.55 μm extended to 30 dB.