Reaction between benzoyl isothiocyanate and 2,6-dimethylphenyl isocyanide: synthesis of a sterically congested ten-membered ring containing the S–S–S moiety

Abstract  

2,6-Dimethylphenyl isocyanide reacts with benzoyl isothiocyanate in a clean one-pot reaction to afford a sterically congested ten-membered ring containing the S–S–S moiety in nearly quantitative yield. Dynamic effects are observed in the ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrum of this compound for the restricted rotation around two of the Ar–N single bonds.     

Convergence analysis of the Wolf method for Coulombic interactions

A rigorous proof for convergence of the Wolf method (Wolf et al., 1999 [9]) for calculating electrostatic energy of a periodic lattice is presented. In particular, we show that for an arbitrary lattice of unit cells, the lattice sum obtained via Wolf method converges to the one obtained via Ewald method.     

A facile route to highly functionalized ketenimines

Summary A one-pot synthesis of highly functionalized ketenimines by reaction of alkyl isocyanides with dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates in presence of 1,3-diphenylpropan-1,3-dione is reported.

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Ein einfacher Weg zu hochfunktionalisierten Keteniminen

Zusammenfassung Es wird eine Eintopfsynthese hochfunktionalisierter Ketenimine durch Reaktion von Isocyaniden mit Dialkylacetylendicarboxylaten in Gegenwart von 1,3-Diphenylpropan-1,2-dion beschrieben.

     

Copper‐Catalyzed Tandem Synthesis of Functionalized Sulfonyl‐yn‐imines from Sodium Arylsulfinates,Trichloroacetonitrile, and Terminal Alkynes

A one‐pot synthesis of functionalized sulfonyl‐yn‐imines via a Cu‐catalyzed tandem reaction of sodium arylsulfinates, trichloroacetonitrile, and terminal alkynes has been developed.     

Magnetic and structural properties of as-milled and heat-treated bcc-Fe70Cu30 alloy

A ferromagnetic solid solution with a nominal atomic composition Fe₇₀Cu₃₀ and a body-centered structure has been obtained by high-energy ball milling. The decomposition of the system is monitored by X-ray diffraction (XRD), magnetic measurements and Mössbauer spectroscopy. According to XRD, for healing temperatures below 723 K there is only a bcc phase in the material, while for heating temperatures above 723 K a new phase, with a fcc structure, appears, suggesting that the solid solution has decomposed into bcc-Fe and fcc-Cu. However, the magnetic behavior observed during the decomposition process indicates that this evolution is more complex than the simple decomposition into the equilibrium phases. This behavior can be summarized in two points: (1) a decrease in the magnetization at 5 K, and (2) drastic changes in the coercive field with the thermal treatment, soft magnetic behavior for the material in the as-milled state, superparamagnetism for low heating temperatures and a hardening of the material heated to above 723 K, for which the values of the coercive field at room temperature are several times higher than those for the as-milled sample. The Mössbauer spectroscopy performed at room temperature shows that for the heat-treated samples the Fe atoms are in two different phases: a ferromagnetic phase, which evolves to bcc-Fe, and a paramagnetic phase.     

One‐Pot Synthesis of Pentaalkyl 7‐[(Alkylamino)carbonyl]‐2‐oxa‐1‐azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept‐3‐ene‐3,4,5,6,7‐pentacarboxylate

Dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates react with alkyl 2‐nitroethanoates in the presence of alkyl isocyanides in a one‐pot reaction to afford the title compounds in 78–90% yield.     

On the Reaction between Alkyl Isocyanides and Ethynyl Phenyl Ketone in the Presence of N,N′-Dimethylbarbituric Acid

Summary.  The reactive 1:1 intermediate produced in the reaction between alkyl isocyanides and ethynyl phenyl ketone was trapped with N,N ′-dimethylbarbituric acid to produce alkyl 1,3-dimethyl-2,4-dioxo-7-phenyl-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2H-pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5-carboxamides in good yields. Corresponding author. E-mail: isayavar@yahoo.com Received January 8, 2002. Accepted January 14, 2002