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Issue 1 (January 1998) pages 1-30; M43-M45

C. Oliver Kappe
Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Heinrichstrasse 28, A-8010 Graz, Austria. Tel. +43-316-380-5352; Fax +43-316-380-9840 ([email protected], http://bkfug.kfunigraz.ac.at/~kappeco)
Review:4-Aryldihydropyrimidines via the Biginelli Condensation: Aza-Analogs of Nifedipine-Type Calcium Channel Modulators
Molecules 1998, 3, 1 - 9 (PDF format, 272K) 

G. Fülep and N. Haider*
Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria FAX +43 1 31336 771 ([email protected])
Synthesis and Intramolecular [4+2] Cycloaddition Reactions of 4-Pyridazinecarbonitriles with Alkyne Side Chains
Molecules 1998, 3, 10 - 15 (PDF format, 150K) 

Paul May
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K. Tel. +44 (0)117 928 9000 x4276 (internal x4276); Fax +44 (0)117 925 1295; E-mail: [email protected]
Review: Review of the Molecule of the Month Website in 1997
Molecules 1998, 3, 16 - 19 (PDF format, 137K) (HTML format) 

M. Gobbini*, N. Almirante, A. Cerri, G. Padoani and P. Melloni
Prassis Istituto di Ricerche Sigma-Tau, Via Forlanini, 3, 20019 Settimo Milanese (MI), Italy. Tel +39 2 33500388, Fax +39 2 33500408, Email: [email protected]
Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 14 -Methoxy Digitalis Derivatives
Molecules 1998, 3, 20 - 25 (PDF format, 45K) 

P. Merino*, S. Franco, F. L. Merchan and T. Tejero
Departamento de Quimica Organica, Facultad de Ciencias, ICMA, Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50009 Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain; Fax: +34 976 761194, E-mail: [email protected]
Communication:Nucleophilic Additions of 2-Furyllithium to Carbonyl Derivatives of L-Serine. Formal Synthesis of (2R,3R)-b-Hydroxy Aspartic Acid
Molecules 1998, 3, 26 - 30 (PDF format, 27K) 

MolBank
Short notes of individual molecules
Molecules 1998, 3, M43 - M45 (HTML format)

Zeng-Chun Li*^a and Ji-Qing Xu^b
a Department of Chemistry, Inner Mongolia National Teachers College, Tongliao, 028043, Neimenggu, China Tel. 0086 475 8282596, Fax 0086 475 8233207
^b Department of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130023, Jilin, China
An Improved Synthesis of Homocitrate
Molecules 1998, 3, 31 - 34 (PDF format, 22K) 

Ayalur S. Subbaraman*, Sethuram Mithran and Vasant R. Mamdapur
Bio-Organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay-400 085, India Fax: 91-22-5560750. Email: [email protected]
An Expedient Synthesis of the Sugarcane Borer Pheromone Components
Molecules 1998, 3, 35 - 40 (PDF format, 31K) 

Ayalur S. Subbaraman, Sethuram Mithran and Vasant R. Mamdapur*
Bio-Organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay-400 085, India Fax: 91-22-5560750. Email: [email protected]
Communication: A Three Step Synthesis of 11-Cycloheptylundecanoic Acid, a Component of the Thermoacidophile Alicyclobacillus cycloheptanicus
Molecules 1998, 3, 41 - 43 (PDF format, 12K) 

A. Sharma and S. Chattopadhyay*
Bio-Organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai - 400 085, India. Fax: 91-22-5560750. Email: [email protected]
A Short and Efficient Synthesis of (R)-Phoracantholide I
Molecules 1998, 3, 44 - 47 (PDF format, 28K) 

John Chiefari
Book Review: Polymer Syntheses, Vol. 3, 2nd Edition. By Stanley R. Sandler (ELF Atochem North America, Inc., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania) and Wolf Karo (Polysciences, Inc., Washington, Pennsylvania), Series Editor: H. H. Wasserman, Academic Press, London, 1996. XIII + 424 pp. $125.00. ISBN 012618513-1
Molecules 1998, 3, 48 (PDF format, 4K)

N. Peerzada
Book Review: Classics in Total Synthesis. By K.C. Nicolaou and E. J. Sorensen. VCH, Basel. 1996. XXXVII + 798pp, DM 78.00. ISBN3-527-29231-4
Molecules 1998, 3, 49 (PDF format, 4K)

R. G. Amiet
Book Review: NMR of Polymers. By F. A. Bovey Frank Bovey (AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey ) and Peter Mirau (AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey). Academic Press, London. 1996. V + 459 pp, US $ 85. ISBN 0-12-119765-4
Molecules 1998, 3, 50 (PDF format, 4K)

MolBank
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Molecules 1998, 3, M46 - M48 (HTML format)

Jaana K. Karjalainen ^a , Osmo E.O. Hormi ^a * and David C. Sherrington ^b
a Department of Chemistry, University of Oulu, Linnanmaa, P.O.Box 333, FIN-90570 Oulu, Finland Fax ++(0)8-553 1603, e-mail: [email protected] (Jaana K. Karjalainen) e-mail: [email protected] (Osmo E.O. Hormi)
^b Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Thomas Graham Building, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G1 1XL, Scotland, U.K. Fax ++(0)141-552 5664, e-mail: [email protected]
Efficient Polymer-Supported Sharpless Alkene Epoxidation Catalyst
Molecules 1998, 3, 51 - 59 (PDF format, 46K) 

Ana M. T. D. P. V. Cabral, Antonio M. d'A Rocha Gonsalves and Teresa M. V. D. Pinho e Melo*
Departamento de Quimica, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Fax +351 39 26068, E-mail: [email protected]
Intramolecular Cycloaddition of Imines of Cysteine Derivatives
Molecules 1998, 3, 60 - 63 (PDF format, 22K) 

D. Craig* and M. L. Marin
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2AY, UK Tel. +44 171 5945771; Fax:+44 171 5945804; e-mail: [email protected]
An Asymmetric Synthetic Approach to the A-ring of the Taxol Family of Anti-Cancer Compounds
Molecules 1998, 3, 64 - 70 (PDF format, 53K)

M. E. A. Zaki
National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt Tel: 002-02 5838479, Fax: 002-02-3370931
Synthesis of Novel Fused Heterocycles Based on Pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole
Molecules 1998, 3, 71 - 79 (PDF format, 51K)

Tuvia Sheradsky* and Elliad R. Silcoff
Department of Organic Chemistry, the Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel. Tel.+972 2 658 5284, Fax +972 2 658 5345, Email [email protected]
Synthesis of (2R,5R)-2-Amino-5-Hydroxyhexanoic Acid by Intramolecular Cycloaddition
Molecules 1998, 3, 80 - 87 (PDF format, 43K) 

Didier Villemin*, Benoit Martin and Nathalie Bar
Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Ingenieurs de Caen (ISMRA) Universite de Caen,UMR 6507, 6 Boulevard du Marechal Juin F-14050 Caen Cedex, France. Tel (33) 2 31 45 28 40, Fax (33) 2 31 45 28 77, E-mail: [email protected]
Application of Microwave in Organic Synthesis. Dry Synthesis of 2-Arylmethylene-3(2)-naphthofuranones
Molecules 1998, 3, 88 - 93 (PDF format, 55K) 

Henry S. Rzepa
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, SW7 2AY, UK
E-mail: [email protected]
Review: Elemental and Molecular Heritage: An Internet-based Display
Molecules 1998, 3, 94 - 99 (PDF format, 416K) (HTML format)

Anatoly D. Shutalev*, Ekaterina A. Kishko, Natalie V. Sivova and Aleksei Yu. Kuznetsov
Department of Organic Chemistry, State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology, Vernadsky Ave. 86, Moscow 117571, Russian Federation, FAX +7-095-431-6332, E-mail: [email protected]
A New Convenient Synthesis of 5-Acyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-2-thiones/ones
Molecules 1998, 3, 100 - 106 (PDF format, 42K) 

Joachim Demnitz, Luigi LaVecchia, Edmond Bacher, Thomas H. Keller, Thomas Müller, Friedrich Schürch, Hans-Peter Weber and Esteban Pombo-Villar*
Preclinical Research, Novartis Pharma Ltd, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland, phone +41 61 324 9865, fax +41 61 324 9794, e-mail [email protected]
Enantiodivergent Synthesis of (R)- and (S)-Rolipram
Molecules 1998, 3, 107 - 119 (PDF format, 468K) 

Margita Lacova ^a *, Hafez M. El-Shaaer ^b, Dusan Loos ^a, Maria Matulova ^c, Jarmila Chovancova ^a and Mikulas Furdik ^a
a Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynska dolina CH-2, SK-842 15 Bratislava, Slovak Republic. Tel. +421 7 60296338, Fax +421 7 65429064 ([email protected])
^b Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, Egypt ^c Institute of Chemistry Slovak Academic Sciences, 842 38 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Evaluation of Effect of Microwave Irradiation on Syntheses and Reactions of Some New 3-Acyl-methylchromones
Molecules 1998, 3, 120 - 131 (PDF format, 68K)

MolBank
Short notes of individual molecules
Molecules 1998, 3, M49 - M73 (HTML format)

Shu-Kun Lin
Obituary: Professor Sir Derek H. R. Barton (1918-1998)
Molecules 1998, 3, 132-134 (PDF format, 260K) (HTML format)

Eva Sidoova* , Katarina Kralova and Dusan Loos
Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynska dolina CH-2, SK-842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia. Tel. +421 7 60296342, Fax +421 7 65429064, Email: [email protected], email for D. Loos: [email protected]
Synthesis of 2-(6-Acetamidobenzothiazolethio)acetic Acid Esters as Photosynthesis Inhibitors
Molecules 1998, 3, 135 - 140 (PDF format, 58K)

Shabbir Ahmad Tariq* and B. M. Yamin
Book Review: Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity. By John C. Kotz (State University of New York, USA) and Paul Treichel (University of Wisconsin, USA). Saunders College Publication, London. 1996. XXXii + 1,120pp. $179.95. ISBN 0030012910
Molecules 1998, 3, 141 (PDF format, 5K)

Simon Biggs
Book Review: Giant Molecules: Here, There, & Everywhere. By Alexander Yu Grosberg (MIT and Institute of Chemical Physics. Russian Academy of Science, Moscow State University) and Alexei R. Khokhlov (Institute of Organoelement Compounds. Russian Academy of Science, Moscow State University). Academic Press, 1997. XVI + 242pp, $ 54 AUD. ISBN 0-12-304130-9
Molecules 1998, 3, 142 (PDF format, 4K)

N. Peerzada
Book Review: Organic Chemistry. By M. Jones, Jr. (Princeton University), W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1997. XXVI + 1394pp, US $ 68. ISBN 0-393-97079-5
Molecules 1998, 3, 143 (PDF format, 4K)

Roger W. Read
Book Review: Organic Chemistry, A Comprehensive Degree Text and Sourcebook.. By H. Beyer and W. Walter, Translator and Editor: D. Lloyd. Albion Chemical Science Publication, 1997. XI + 1037pp, $ 57, ISBN 1-898563-37-3
Molecules 1998, 3, 144 (PDF format, 4K)

MolBank
Short notes of individual molecules
Molecules 1998, 3, M74 - M76 (HTML format)

Yijun Yi*^a, Zhengzhong Cao^a, Dalong Yang^a, Yuan Cao^a, Yongping Wu^a, Shouxun Zhao^b
a Department of Natural Product Chemistry, Jiangsu Province Institute of Materia Medica, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China. Tel. +86 25 3614065, Fax. +86 25 3614090, Email [email protected] ^aChina Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China
A New Isoflavone from Smilax glabra
Molecules 1998, 3, 145-147 (PDF format, 19K)

Announcement:Second Annual Conference on Strategies and Techniques for Identification of Novel Bioactive Compounds. October 8-9, 1998 Zurich, Switzerland
Molecules 1998, 3, 148 (PDF format, 19K)

MolBank
Short notes of individual molecules
Molecules 1998, 3, M77-M86 (HTML format)

Margita Lacova*¹, Dusan Loos, Mikulas Furdik¹, Maria Matulova² and Hafez M. El-Shaaer ^3
1 Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, SK-84215 Bratislava, Slovak Republic. Tel. +421 07 60296338, Fax +421 07 65429064 ([email protected])
² Slovak Academy of Sciences, 842 38 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
³ Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Education,Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, Egypt
Synthesis and Reactions of New 4-Oxo-4H-benzopyran-3-carboxaldehydes Containing Hydroxy Groups or 2-Oxopyran Cycles
Molecules 1998, 3, 149-158 (PDF format, 49K)

Seema Pant, Babita Singhal, Mani Upreti and Umesh C. Pant*
Department of Chemistry, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004 India Tel. 0091 141 651969
Syntheses of 1,5-Benzothiazepines. Part 20. Syntheses of 8-Substituted-2,5-dihydro-2-(4-N-dimethylaminophenyl)-4-(4- methoxyphenyl)-1,5-benzothiazepines
Molecules 1998, 3, 159-163 (PDF format, 29K)

Thomas Wirth
Institut für Organische Chemie der Universität Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, CH ­ 4056 Basel, Switzerland
Tel. +41 61 267 1146, Fax +41 61 267 1105, (e-mail: [email protected] updated in 2004)
Glutathione Peroxidase-like Activities of Oxygen-Containing Diselenides
Molecules 1998, 3, 164-166 (PDF format, 16K)

MolBank
Short notes of individual molecules
Molecules 1998, 3, M87-M88 (HTML format)

MolBank
Short notes of individual molecules
Molecules 1998, 3, M89-M90 (HTML format)

Shu-Kun Lin
Editor's Announcement