Electrical conductivity of SmS polycrystals

The electrical conductivity of SmS polycrystals has been studied in the temperature range 300?C870 K. It has been shown that, at 300 K ?? T ?? 700 K, the concentration of conduction electrons is determined by electron transfer from impurity donor levels, and at T > 700 K, by that from the samarium 4f levels.     

Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Hispidanin A

Asymmetric total synthesis of the dimeric diterpenoid hispidanin A was accomplished by non-catalytic Diels–Alder cycloaddition at room temperature. The synthesis relies on iron-catalyzed coupling to construct a Z-configured trisubstituted alkene, an iron-catalyzed radical cascade to generate a labdane-type diene, and both Yamamoto cationic polyene cyclization and palladium-catalyzed Stille coupling to generate a totarane-type dienophile.