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Enantioselective synthesis of 6,6-disubstituted pentafulvenes containing a chiral pendant hydroxy group (2017)
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Simple enantioselective synthesis of 6,6-disubstituted pentafulvenes bearing chiral pendant hydroxy groups are attained by cascade reactivity using commercially available proline-based organocatalysts. Condensation of cyclopentadiene with the acetyl... Read More about Enantioselective synthesis of 6,6-disubstituted pentafulvenes containing a chiral pendant hydroxy group.

Kinetic analysis of Copper(I)/Feringa-Phosphoramidite Catalysed AlEt3 1,4-Addition to Cyclohex-2-en-1-one (2017)
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ReactIR studies of mixtures of AlEt3 (A) and cyclohex-2-en-1-one (CX) in Et2O indicate immediate formation of the Lewis acid-base complex (CX.A) at -40 oC (K = 12.0 M-1, ΔGoreact -1.1 kcal mol-1). Copper(I) catalysts, derived from pre-catalytic Cu(OA... Read More about Kinetic analysis of Copper(I)/Feringa-Phosphoramidite Catalysed AlEt3 1,4-Addition to Cyclohex-2-en-1-one.

Efficient synthesis of 2,5-dicarbonyl derivatives of 3,4-ethylenedithiothiophene (EDTT) via addition-elimination reaction (2017)
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Derivatives of 3,4-ethylenedithiothiophene (EDTT) are reported starting from tetrabromothiophene. Selective 2,5-dilithiation followed by reaction with a range of aldehydes gives diols as mixtures of diastereomers. Only the 2 and 5 positions in thioph... Read More about Efficient synthesis of 2,5-dicarbonyl derivatives of 3,4-ethylenedithiothiophene (EDTT) via addition-elimination reaction.

Straightforward synthesis of 2- and 2,8-substituted tetracenes (2017)
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A simple regiospecific route to otherwise problematic substituted tetracenes is described. The diverse cores (E)- 1,2-Ar1CH2(HOCH2)C=C(CH2OH)I (Ar1 = Ph, 4-MePh, 4-MeOPh, 4-FPh) and (E)-1,2-I(HOCH2)C=C(CH2OH)I, accessed from ultra-low cost HOCH2C?CCH... Read More about Straightforward synthesis of 2- and 2,8-substituted tetracenes.

Low-cost and sustainable organic thermoelectrics based on low-dimensional molecular metals (2017)
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More than 70 % of the primary energy consumed world-wide is wasted, mostly as heat below 100 °C[1]. Thermoelectric generators may convert a substantial amount of this energy into electrical power but high production costs and scarcity of efficient th... Read More about Low-cost and sustainable organic thermoelectrics based on low-dimensional molecular metals.

Using titanium complexes to defeat cancer: the view from the shoulders of titans (2017)
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When the first titanium complex with anticancer activity was identified in the 1970s, it was attractive, based on the presence of the dichloride unit in TiCl2Cp2 (Cp = ?-C5H5)2, to assume its mode of biological action was closely aligned with cisplat... Read More about Using titanium complexes to defeat cancer: the view from the shoulders of titans.

Thin film organic thermoelectric generator based on tetrathiotetracene (2017)
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Thin films of p- and n- type organic semiconductors for thermo-electrical (TE) applications are produced by doping of tetrathiotetracene (TTT). To obtain p-type material TTT is doped with iodine during vacuum deposition of thin films or by post-depos... Read More about Thin film organic thermoelectric generator based on tetrathiotetracene.