Regioselective Reaction of N1-Benzyl-N2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethanediamide and Acetylenic Esters

The regioselective reaction of N¹-benzyl-N²-(4-nitrophenyl)ethanediamide with dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates or alkyl propiolates in the presence of triphenylphosphine leads to dialkyl 4-benzylamino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-2,3-dicarboxylates or alkyl 4-benzylamino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-oxo-5-pyrrolidinecarboxylates in good yields.     

A Simple Synthesis of Stable Phosphoranes Derived from Imidazole Derivatives

Stable crystalline phosphorus ylides were obtained in excellent yields from the 1:1:1 addition reaction between triphenylphosphine and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates, in the presence of strong NH-acids, such as imidazole, 2-methylimidazole, 4-methylimidazole, 2-ethylimidazole, benzimidazole, and 5,6-dimethylbezimidazole. These stable ylides exist in solution as a mixture of two geometrical isomers as a result of restricted rotation around the carbon–carbon partial double bond resulting from the conjugation of the ylide moiety with the adjacent carbonyl group.     

A Simple Synthesis of Stable Phosphorus Ylides from Indole and Some of Its Derivatives

Stable crystalline phosphorus ylides were obtained in excellent yields from the 1:1:1 addition reaction between triphenylphosphine and dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates in the presence of strong NH acids, such as indole and 2-methyl indole, 3-methyl indole, and 5-boromo indole. These stable ylides exist in a solution as a mixture of two geometrical isomers as a result of the restricted rotation around the carbon–carbon partial double bond resulting from the conjugation of the ylide moiety with the adjacent carbonyl group.     

Synthesis of Highly Functionalized 1-Azadienes and Ketenimines

Summary. The 1:1 reactive intermediate generated by the addition of alkyl isocyanides to dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylates was trapped by fairly strong NH-acids such as carbazole, indole, or pyrrole to yield highly functionalized 1-azadienes and ketenimines.     

The differential and total bulk acoustic scattering cross sections of some human and animal tissues

This paper describes methods that have been developed for the accurate measurement of total and differential bulk acoustic scattering cross sections. Analysis is made of the sources of uncertainty entailed in measurements of this kind and a complete derivation is developed for the angular variation of the interrogated scattering volume. Experimentally determined values of differential scattering cross sections are reported for specimens of skeletal muscle, blood, liver, and secondary tumors arising in liver, obtained in the frequency range 4-7 MHz for scattering angles in the practically attainable range 60 degrees-150 degrees and also at 180 degrees (backscatter). A basis for extrapolating these results to other scattering angles can be derived from a combination of theoretical and experimental considerations, as presented in a companion paper [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 79, 2048-2054 (1986)]. Based on such extrapolation, values for total scattering cross sections are estimated for the above tissues, the values are compared with determinations by different techniques as reported by other authors, and corresponding estimates are derived for the contribution of scattering processes to total attenuation in the tissues.     

Synthesis of oxime phosphoranes from reaction between triphenylphosphine and acetylenic esters in the presence of oxime derivatives

A new one-pot, simple and effective procedure is presented for the preparation of O-containing phosphorus ylides by the Michael addition reaction of N-methylpyrrole-2-carbaldehydoxime, pyridin-2-carbaldehydoxime or acetophenonoxime with acetylenic esters.     

Attenuation of ultrasound in skeletal muscle

Ultrasonic attenuation in fresh and 5% formalin fixed beef skeletal muscle has been measured, as a continuous function of frequency, in the range 1–8 MHz, for muscle fibre orientations both parallel and normal to the direction of propagation. Good agreement was found in all cases between two independent sets of measurements employing transmission and reflection techniques respectively. The data are consistent with a power law dependence of attenuation coefficient on frequency, with an exponent that is not significantly different from unity. For propagation normal to the fibres attenuation values are found as 1.1 ± 0.15 and 1.6 ± 0.15 dB cm^?1 MHz^?1 for fresh and fixed tissue respectively, the corresponding values for parallel propagation being 2.9 ± 0.23 and 4.1 ± 0.25 dB cm^?1 MHz^?1.     

Two intermediates in the reaction between dibenzoylacetylene and enol systems in the presence of triphenylphosphine in THF/H2O

Abstract  The reaction between dibenzoylacetylene and enol systems, such as acetylaceton or cyclohexane-1,3-dione in the presence of triphenylphosphine in THF/H₂O, leads to 4-acetyl-3-benzoyl-1-phenyl-1,5-hexanedione and 2-hydroxy-3-(2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)-2-phenyl-3,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-4(2H)-one. Subsequently, these compounds undergo cyclization and elemination reactions in acidic dichloromethane at room temperature to produce known highly functionalized furan derivatives. Graphical abstract        

Reaction between enaminones and acetylenic esters in the presence of triphenylphosphine: a convenient synthesis of alkyl 2(1-benzyl-2,4-dioxo-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-indol-3-yl)acetates

One-pot reaction between enaminocarbonyl compounds derived from six-membered 1,3-diketones and substituted benzylamines, and electron-deficient acetylenic esters in the presence of triphenylphosphine lead to alkyl 2-(1-benzyl-6,6-dimethyl-2,4-dioxo-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-indol-3-yl)acetate derivatives in good yields.