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Symmetry and <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-Stability

A symmetry of a game is a permutation of the player set and their strategy sets that leaves the payoff functions invariant. In this paper we introduce and discuss two relatively mild symmetry properties for set-valued solution concepts (that are equivalent when the solution concepts are single-valued) and show using examples that stable sets satisfy neither version. These examples also show that for every integer q, there exists a game with an equilibrium component of index q.Received February 2002/Revised November 2003Supported by an EPSRC doctoral grant.     

Total Synthesis of Nosiheptide

Total synthesis of the bismacrocyclic thiopeptide antibiotic nosiheptide was achieved through the assembly of a fully functionalized linear precursor followed by consecutive macrocyclizations. Key features are a critical macrothiolactonization and a mild deprotection strategy for the 3‐hydroxypyridine core. The natural product was identical to isolated authentic material in terms of spectral data and antibiotic activity.     

Formation of Tri‐ and Tetranuclear Titanacycles through Decamethyltitanocene‐Mediated Intermolecular C–C Coupling of Dinitriles

The reactions of [Cp*₂Ti(η²‐Me₃SiC₂SiMe₃)] (Cp*=η⁵‐pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) with various dicyano compounds were investigated. Nitrile–nitrile C? C couplings result in multinuclear complexes owing to the bifunctionality of the substrates. Applying 1,3‐ or 1,4‐dicyanobenzene led to tri‐ and tetranuclear complexes of the rare 1‐metalla‐2,5‐diaza‐cyclopenta‐2,4‐dienes. These are potential catalysts and were tested in the ring‐opening polymerization of ε‐caprolactone. The reaction with adiponitrile as alkyl dinitrile afforded a trinuclear 1‐metalla‐2,5‐diaza‐cyclopent‐3‐ene through additional protonation of the nitrogen atoms. The structure and bonding of the products were investigated by X‐ray crystallography and DFT analysis to understand the molecular organization in the macrocycles.