Activation de reactions par les polyoxydes d′ethylene III : Reductions par l′eutectique sodium-potassium

Polyethylene oxides are efficient phase transfer catalysts which promote the reduction of CC, CC bonds as well as aromatic substrates by the Na-k eutectic. Yields and general conditions of the reaction give it a generally useful synthetic value.     

Sonochemically prepared organozinc reagents1. conjugate additions to α-β unsaturated aldehydes

Organozinc reagents, prepared by sonication from organic halides, lithium and zinc bromide, add conjugatively to α-enals in the presence of nickel acetylacetonate. Satisfactory yields are obtained from arylbromides.     

Synthesis of 3,4-dihydrothioxanthene-1,9-dione analogs as potential antimalarial agents

7-Chloro-3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-thioxanthene-1,9 (2H)-dione (10), and a variety of analogs and derivatives were prepared as sulfur isosteric analogs of the acridinedione antimalarial agent, floxacrine. The compounds were devoid of antimalarial activity against P. berghei in mice.     

Polyethylene Oxides as Organic Reactions Activators II.1 An Easy Generation of Dihalocarbenes

Polyethylene oxides are shown to promote an efficient dihalocarbene formation from bromo — and chloroform and solid potassium hydroxide — Adducts with olefins are obtained in High yields.     

An Improvement in the Wittig-Horner Synthesis of Allenyl Sulfones and Allenes Carboxanilides Under Sonochemical Conditions

A significant improvement in the Wittig-Horner synthesis of allenyl sulfones and allene carboxanilides is described under ultrasonic irradiation in a homogeneous phase.     

trans-α-Necrodyl isobutyrate, the sex pheromone of the grape mealybug, Pseudococcus maritimus

Headspace volatiles of virgin female grape mealybugs contained a single compound that elicitited responses from antennae of males in GC-electroantennogram analyses. The structure, identified as (R^∗,R^∗)-trans-(3,4,5,5-tetramethylcyclopent-2-en-1-yl)methyl 2-methylpropanoate, an irregular, non-head-to-tail monoterpenoid, was confirmed by synthesis.     

Bis-β-(diketonates) Zn(II) complexes substituted with thiophene: Electropolymerization,homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis for ring opening polymerization of lactide

Two Bis-β-diketonate zinc (II) complexes were synthesized using 1-(thiophen-2-yl)butane-1,3-dione and 1-(thiophen-2-yl)-3-(thiophen-3-yl)propane-1,3-dione as ligands. By electropolymerization of their thiophenyl groups, the metallopolymers deposited on FTO electrodes were obtained. The main objective was to study the reactivity of these compounds as ROP catalysts for PLA synthesis, using directly the zinc complexes (homogeneous catalysis) and also the modified electrodes with metallopolymers (heterogeneous catalysis). The homogeneous catalysis studies allowed the optimization of the polymerization conditions, such as reaction time, catalyst concentration, and the use of benzyl alcohol as cocatalyst, as well as their influence on the conversion rate, average molecular weight and polydispersity of PLA, using rac-LA and L-LA as monomers. Also, the effect on tacticity and thermal properties were discussed. Finally, the ROP studies using immersed modified electrodes in the polymerization medium were carried out under optimized experimental conditions. These tests were positive for one of the studied compounds, reaching conversions of up to 67%. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci. 2020 , 58, 557–567     

Effect of Confinement on Proton‐Transfer Reactions in Water Nanopools

Proton transfer from the photoacid 8‐hydroxy‐1,3,6‐pyrenetrisulfonic acid (HPTS) to water is studied in reverse micelles with ionic (AOT=sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate) and non‐ionic (BRIJ‐30=polyoxyethylene(4)lauryl ether) surfactants. The dynamics are studied by probing the transient electronic absorption and transient vibrational absorption, both with sub‐picosecond resolution. The reverse micelle sizes range from approximately 1.6 to 5.5 nm in diameter. For both surfactants it is found that the rate of proton transfer decreases with decreasing reverse micelle size, regardless of surfactant. In addition, for AOT reverse micelles, a fraction of the photoacid molecules exhibit non‐radiative decay, preventing proton transfer.