Basicities of phosphinylalkylamines in water and ethanol

Conclusions The pK_a values of various phosphinylalkylamines in water and ethanol were determined. The inductive effect of phosphinyl groups on the basicities of the investigated amines was demonstrated. The inductive constants of a series of substituents were estimated.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1265–1267, June, 1982.     

1,4 Addition to a perfluorinated cross-conjugated triene

Conclusions Perfluoro-(2-isobutenyl-1,1,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-butadiene) yields 1,4 addition products both in nucleophilic addition and in radical chlorination.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1061–1064, May, 1979.     

Alumina-catalyzed condensation of 2-methylquinoline with methanol

The alumina-catalyzed reaction of 2-methylquinoline with excess methanol at 500° produced a mixture of 2-ethyl-, 2-isopropyl-, and 2-isopropenylquinolines in yields of 10%, 7%, and 2%, respectively. A mechanistic interpretation of this reaction is presented.