Synthesis of CF3-containing β-hetaryl-substituted enones

A procedure was developed for the synthesis of previously unknown CF₃-containing -azolyl-substituted enones by the reactions of 1,1,1-trifluoro-4-sulfonyl-3-butene-2,2-diols with various azoles. Quaternization of the azolyl group with methyl triflate afforded -azolium-substituted enones in quantitative yields.     

Rotational motion of a discretized buckled beam

We study a simple discretized model of a vertical cylindrical beam with circular cross-section which is clamped at its lower end and free at its upper end. If the beam is longer than a critical length the initially straight configuration will loose its stability and the beam will buckle due to its own weight. Now the base of the buckled beam is rotated about its vertical axis. Several different families of steady state motions are detected for the undamped system. Their stability is investigated. Moreover it is shown that there is a big difference in the behavior of the discretized model of the beam whether internal damping is included in the model or not. (© 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Electronic structure and reactivity of S—S dications

The electronic structure and reactivity of some S—S dications were studied at the MP2/6-31G* level of theory. The results obtained indicate a stepwise electrophilic addition of disulfonium dication moiety to the double C=C bond to be the preferable mechanism.