Reactions of 2-hydroxybenzonitrile with isocyanates

Triethylamine catalyzes the reaction of 2-hydroxybenzonitrile ( 1 ) with aryl isocyanates to form the corresponding carbamates 2a-c , as well as the cyclization of the latter compounds to either 4[N-(N-arylcarbamoyl)-imino]-3-aryl-2H-1,3-benzoxazin-2-ones 4a-c , or 4-arylamino-2H-1,3-benzoxazin-2-ones 7a-c , depending on the reaction temperature. Under analogous conditions, the carbamates obtained from 1 and 2-chloroethyl isocyanate, 3-chloropropyl isocyanate and ethyl isocyanatoacetate undergo a double cyclization yielding imidazo- and pyrimido[1,2-c|1,3]benzoxazinones 13a,b,17 . Upon heating in phenyl ether, compounds 7a-c , rearrange to 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-4(3H)-quinazolinones 10a-c .     

Applications of catalytic reactions. Kinetic microdetermination of W(VI) and V(V)

Summary Applications of Catalytic Reactions. Kinetic Microdetermination of W(VI) and V(V) A kinetic method is described for the microdetermination of tungsten and vanadium. The method is based on the catalytic action of tungstate and vanadate ions on the oxidation of 2,4-diaminophenol with hydrogen peroxide. The effect of reagent concentration is studied and the maximum tolerable amounts of interfering ions are determined. Procedures for the determination of 0.46 to 73.5g/ml tungsten are given with a relative error of about 1.5%. Quantities of 2.02·10^–2 to 2.5g/ml vanadium could be determined with a relative error of about 2%.Furthermore a kinetic determination of tungstate and vanadate ions in their mixtures is proposed.Part of PhD Thesis-University of Thessaloniki, 1975.     

High pressure [4+2] and [2+2+2] reactions between cycloheptatriene and methyl propiolate

Under high pressure conditions, cycloheptatriene reacts with methyl propiolate to afford mono-, bis- and trisadducts all retaining, the norcaradiene structure. The four new compounds are formed via [4+21] and [2+2+2] cycloadditions. The latter are examples for the high pressure extension of the scope of homo-Diels-Alder reactions.     

The generation of the ϱ-resonance by QCD

By showing that the imaginary part of a suitable QCD amplitude, after extrapolation up to the cut, exhibits indeed a prominent bump structure where the -resonance is expected to be, a rather direct indication for the generation of the -resonance by QCD is given. This is achieved by using a mathematically rigorous method of stable analytic extrapolation, based on the theory of maximally converging sequences of polynomials and the application of conformal mappings.Supported in part by BMFT contract 06 MZ 758 and by the PROCOPE program     

Modelling and analysis of sustainable operations management: certain investigations for research and applications

Sustainable operations management (SOM) can be defined as the operations strategies, tactics and techniques, and operational policies to support both economic and environmental objectives and goals. The subject of sustainability has gained much attention from both researchers and practitioners in the past 6–8 years. Most of the articles deal with sustainability from environmental perspectives, but a limited number of them integrate both economic and environmental implications or focus on trading-off between profitability, competitiveness and environmental dimensions. Moreover, there is a limited focus on modelling and analysis (MA) of SOM integrating and balancing the interests of both economic and environmental interests. Therefore, an attempt has been made in this paper to review the extant literature on SOM. The objective is to understand the definition of SOM and present the current status of research in MA, as well as future research directions in the field. Considering the recent focus of the subject, we review the literature on MA of SOM beginning in 2000 in order to make our study current and more relevant for both researchers and practitioners. Finally, a summary of findings and conclusions is reported.