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Issue 1 (January 1999) pages I-III; 1-51; M91

Esteban Pombo-Villar
Preclinical Research, Novartis, 4002 Basel, Switzerland. Phone +41 61 324 9865, fax +41 61 324 9794, e-mail [email protected]
Editorial: Molecules, Molbank and ECSOC
Molecules 1999, 4, I-II

Publisher's Notice: One Column Format
Molecules 1999, 4, III.

Andrea Goti,* Stefano Cicchi, Franca M. Cordero, Valentina Fedi and Alberto Brandi*
Centro di Studio C.N.R. sulla Chimica e la Struttura dei Composti Eterociclici e loro Applicazioni (CSCEA), Dipartimento di Chimica organica "Ugo Schiff", Università di Firenze, via G. Capponi 9, I-50121 Firenze, Italy. Tel. +39 55 2757610, Fax +39 55 2476964, Email [email protected]
Review: A Straightforward Route to Enantiopure Pyrrolizidines and Indolizidines by Cycloaddition to Pyrroline N-Oxides Derived from the Chiral Pool
Molecules 1999, 4, 1 - 12 (PDF format, 73K)

Sally Henrie and Rita S. K. Majerle*
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, South Dakota State University, Box 2202, Brookings, South Dakota 57007, USA, (605)-688-6260, FAX (605) 688-6364, [email protected]
An Efficient, Self-Protecting Route to Dimethyl 4-Amino-4-[2- (methoxycarbonyl)ethyl]-heptanedioate HCl
Molecules 1999, 4, 13 - 15 (PDF format, 13K)

Hanqing Wu
Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA E-mail: [email protected]
Chemical Property Calculation through JavaScript and Applications in QSAR
Molecules 1999, 4, 16-27 (PDF format, 63 K)

Francisco Torrens, José Sánchez-Marín and Ignacio Nebot-Gil
Departament de Química Fisica, Facultat de Química, Universitat de Valencia, Dr. Moliner 50, E-46100-Burjassot (València), Spain. http://www.uv.es/~anton/inicio.html. Tel. +34 96 398 3182, Fax +34 96 398 3156. Email [email protected]
Polarization by the effect of a small torsional change in the benzothiazole (A)-benzobisthiazole (B) oligomer A-B13-A
Molecules 1999, 4, 28-51 (PDF format, 452 K)

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Molecules 1999, 4, M91 (HTML format)

Alexander V. Butin ^1,*, Andrey V. Gutnov ², Vladimir T. Abaev ², and Gennadij D. Krapivin ^1
1 Research Laboratory of Furan Chemistry, Kuban State Technological University, Moskovskaya 2, Krasnodar, 350072, Russia, E-mail: [email protected]
² Department of Organic Chemistry, North Ossetian State University, Vatutina 46, Vladikavkaz, 362025, Russia, E-mail: [email protected]
Review: Acid Catalyzed Reactions of Substituted Salicylaldehydes with 2-Methylfuran
Molecules 1999, 4, 52-61 (PDF format, 64 K)

Tae Woo Kwon ^1,*, Sung Kee Chung², and Michael B. Smith^3
1 Department of Chemistry, KyungSung University, Pusan 608-736, Korea
² Department of Chemistry, Pohang Institute of Science and Technology, Pohang, Korea
³ Department of Chemistry, U-60, Rm. 151, 215 Glenbrook Rd. University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 06269-4060, U.S.A. Phone: 860-486-2881; Fax: 860-486-2981; Email: [email protected]
Mass Spectra of 2-Substituted Diethyl Malonate Derivatives
Molecules 1999, 4, 62-68 (PDF format, 31 K)

Xiao-Pei Guan ^1,*, Hong Yan ², Jian-Guang Sun¹ and Yong-Zhong Yu
School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081 Beijing, P.R.China
¹Current address: Department of Chemistry, The City College of CUNY, Convent Avenue at 138th Street, New York, NY 10031, USA, e-mail: [email protected]
²Current address: Department of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Beijing Polytechnic University, Beijing 100022, P.R.China, e-mail: [email protected]
Novel Carbon-Carbon Bond Oxidative Cleavage of Hexabenzyl-hexaazaisowurtzitane by n-BuONO and (NH₄)₂Ce(NO₃)₆
Molecules 1999, 4, 69-72 (PDF format, 21 K)

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, E-mail [email protected]
3-(2-Alkylsulfanyl-6-benzothiazolylaminomethyl)-2-benzoxazo-lethiones - Synthesis and Photosynthesis-Inhibiting Activity in Spinach Chloropasts
Molecules 1999, 4, 73-80 (PDF format, 32 K)

Dusan Loos^1,* , Eva Sidoova¹ and Viktor Sutoris^2
1 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, E-mail [email protected]
² Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynska Dolina, SK - 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Benzothiazole Derivatives. 48. Synthesis of 3-Alkoxycarbonylmethyl-6-bromo-2-benzothiazolones and 3-Alkoxycarbonylmethyl-6-nitro-2-benzothiazolones as Potential Plant Growth Regulators
Molecules 1999, 4, 81-93 (PDF format, 76 K)

Ewa Kaczmarczyk^1,, Aniela Puszko², Jadwiga Lorenc² and Lech Chmurzynski^1,*
¹ Department of General Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Sobieskiego 18, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland. Tel. +48-58-3415271, Fax +48-58-3410357, E-mail [email protected]
²Department of Organic Chemistry, School of Economics, Wroclaw, Poland
A Study of Acid-Base Equilibria in Acetonitrile Systems of 2-Halo(Cl,Br,I)-4-nitropicoline(3,5,6) N-oxides
Molecules 1999, 4, 94-103 (PDF format, 30 K)

Gérard Boyer¹, Tuan Lormier¹, Jean-Pierre Galy¹, Antonio L. Llamas-Saiz², Concepción Foces-Foces²*, Marta Fierros³, José Elguero³ and Albert Virgili^4
1 Méthodes et Valorisation de la Chimie Fine, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Saint Jérôme, Université d'Aix Marseille III, Avenue Escadrille Normandie-Niémen, 13397 Marseille Cédex 20, France. Fax: (internat.) +33(491)288156, E-mail: [email protected]
² Departamento de Cristalografía, Instituto de Química Física 'Rocasolano', Serrano, 119, E-28006 Madrid, Spain. Fax: (internat.) +34(1)5642431, E-mail: [email protected]
³ Instituto de Química Médica, CSIC, Juan de la Cierva, 3, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
Fax: (internat.) +34(1)4110874, E-mail: [email protected]
⁴ Departament de Química, Facultat de Cienciès, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain. Fax: (internat.) +34(3)5811265, E-mail: [email protected]
X-ray Crystallography at 170 K of Racemic 2,2'-Dimethoxy-9,9'-biacridine and ¹H NMR Study of 2,2'-Diacetoxy-9,9'-biacridine
Molecules 1999, 4, 104-121 (PDF format, 145 K)

MolBank
Short notes of individual molecules
Molecules 1999, 4, M92 - M94 (HTML format)

Obituary: Professor Ta-shue Chou (1950-1999)
Molecules 1999, 4, 122-125 (PDF format, 20 K; HTML format )

A.V. Aksenov¹*, I. V. Aksenova¹, I. V. Borovlev¹and Yu. I. Smushkevich^2
1 Stavropol State University, Chair of Organic Chemistry, 1 Pushkina str, 355009 Stavropol, Russia
Fax 007 (8652) 354033, E-mail: [email protected]
² Russian Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology, Chair of Organic Chemistry, 9 Miusskaya sq.,
125047 Moscow, Russia
Regioselectivity of Arylation of 2,3’-Biquinolyl Dianion
Molecules 1999, 4, 126-134 (PDF format, 33 K)

Parviz Rashidi-Ranjbar* and Farideh Piri
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: [email protected]
Synthesis of Aromatic Vinyl Esters by Exchange Reaction Catalyzed with Pd(II)
Molecules 1999, 4, 135-138 (PDF format, 16 K)

Announcement: IBC Conferences: Exploiting The Promise of Combinatorial Chemistry: Successful Strategies & Proof of Concept Case Studies. The Merchant Centre, London.  25 June 1999. Combinatorial Chemistry 99: Novel Strategies, Chemistry, Purification & Chemoinformatics. An IBC Conference. The Merchant Centre, London. 23-24 June 1999
Molecules 1999, 4, 139-144 (PDF format, 104 K)

Announcement: IBC Conferences: Developing Effective Assays for High Throughput ADME/Toxicology Studies. The Café Royal, London. 9 July 1999. Effective Assay Development: Optimising Technologies & Methodologies to Accelerate & Enhance Drug Discovery. The Café Royal, London. 7-8 July 1999
Molecules 1999, 4, 145-150 (PDF format, 256 K)

Dieter Hubmann¹, Christoph Liechti¹, Uwe Trinks², Peter Traxler² and Urs Séquin¹*
¹Institut für Organische Chemie der Universität Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19. CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland. Tel. +41 61 2671110, Fax +41 61 2671103, E-mail: [email protected]
²Novartis Pharma AG, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
Synthesis of N-Phenylpyrrole Carboximides
Molecules 1999, 4, 151-158 (PDF format, 32 K)

S. Mithran and A. S. Subbaraman*
Bio-Organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai - 400 085, India. Fax: 91-22-5560750, E-mail: [email protected]
Synthesis of (3Z)-Dodecenyl-(E)-2-butenoate, the Pheromone of Sweet Potato Weevil
Molecules 1999, 4, 159-164 (PDF format, 25 K)

Shu-Kun Lin
Book Review: Principles and Applications of Stereochemistry. By M. North (Bangor University). Stanley Thornes: Cheltenham, UK. 1998. 244pp. £ 25.00. ISBN 0-7487-3994-7
Molecules 1999, 4, 165-168 (PDF format, 19 K; HTML format)

Pedro Merino* and Tomás Tejero
Departamento de Quimica Organica, Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50009 Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. Fax: +34 976 762075, E-mail: [email protected], http://wzar.unizar.es/acad/fac/cie/quiorg/asimetrica/mtm.html
Review: Polyalkoxy Nitrones as Chiral Building Blocks in Asymmetric Synthesis
Molecules 1999, 4, 169-179 (PDF format, 58 K)

Jean-Pierre Vigneron
Laboratoire de Chimie des Interactions Moléculaires (UPR 285), Collège de France, 11 Place Marcelin, Berthelot, 75005 Paris, France. Tel.: 33 1 44 27 13 74, Fax: +33 1 44 27 1356, E-mail: [email protected]
MDPI Lecture: Supramolecular Bioorganic Chemistry: Nucleic Acids Recognition and Synthetic Vectors for Gene Transfer
Molecules 1999, 4, 180-203 (PDF format, 349 K)

Andrey V. Gutnov¹, Alexander V. Butin²**, Vladimir T. Abaev¹, Gennadij D. Krapivin³ and Valerij E. Zavodnik^4
1Department of Organic Chemistry, North-Ossetian State University, Vatutina 46, Vladikavkaz,
362025, Russia. E-mail: [email protected]
²Research Laboratory of Furan Chemistry, Kuban State Technological University, Moskovskaya 2,
Krasnodar, 350072, Russia. E-mail: [email protected]
³Department of Organic Chemistry, Kuban State Technological University, Moskovskaya 2, Krasno-dar,
350072, Russia. E-mail: [email protected]
⁴X-Ray Laboratory, Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry, Vorontsovo pole 10, Moscow, 103064,
Russia. E-mail: [email protected]
Furyl(aryl)alkanes and Their Derivatives.19*. Synthesis of Benzofuran Derivatives via 2-Hydroxyaryl-R-(5-methylfur-2-yl)methanes. Reaction of Furan Ring Opening - Benzofuran Ring
Closure Type
Molecules 1999, 4, 204-218 (PDF format, 111 K)

Teresa M.V.D. Pinho e Melo*, António M. d’A. Rocha Gonsalves, Sara M. S. Carrapato and Ana
M. O. M. P. Taborda
Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Coimbra, 3000
Coimbra, Portugal. Tel.: (351) 39 852080, Fax: (351) 39 826068, E-mail: [email protected]
Reactivity of a a-Oxophosphonium Ylides: A Contribution to the Mechanistics
Molecules 1999, 4, 219-231 (PDF format, 49 K)

Sayeed Mukhtar¹, Mujeebur Rahman V.P.¹, Wajid Husain Ansari*¹, Guy Lemière², Alex De Groot² and Roger Dommisse^2
1Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002, India. E-mail: [email protected]
²Department of Chemistry (Natural Products), University of Antwerp (RUCA), Groenenborgerlaan
171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium. Fax: (internet.) +32-3-2180233, E-mail: [email protected]
Bifunctional Derivative of p,p'-Dichlorochalcone. Part II. Synthesis of a Novel Compound 2-[2-Carboxymethylthio-2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-thiazolidinone
Molecules 1999, 4, 232-237  (PDF format, 25 K)

Martin Trávnícek and Milan Potácek*
Department of Organic Chemistry, Masaryk University, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
E-mails: [email protected], [email protected]
A New Routine for the Synthesis of N-substituted-N-(sulfonyl) bromoacetamides with ZnCl₂ as a Catalyst
Molecules 1999, 4, 238-244  (PDF format, 29 K)

MolBank
Short notes of individual molecules
Molecules 1999, 4, M95-M101 (HTML format)

Shyam V. Trivedi, Ayyulur S. Subbaraman, Subrata Chattopadhyay and Vasant R. Mamdapur*
Bio-Organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai – 400 085, India 57007
Tel.: (022)-550-5050, Fax: (022) 550-5151, E-mail: [email protected]
Convenient Synthesis of Two Mango Allergens
Molecules 1999, 4, 245-254  (PDF format, 42 K)

Antony Williams¹* and Andrey Yerin^2
1Advanced Chemistry Development Inc., 133 Richmond Street West, Suite 605, Toronto, Ontario,
M5H 2L3 Canada. Tel.: 416-368-3435, Freefone: 1-800-304-3988, Fax: 416-368-5596, E-mail: [email protected], http://www.acdlabs.com
²ACD, Inc., ul. Akademika Bakuleva, 6, str. 1, Moscow 117513 Russia. E-mail: [email protected]
The Need for Systematic Naming Software Tools for Exchange of Chemical Information
Molecules 1999, 4, 255-263  (PDF format, 113 K)

MolBank
Short notes of individual molecules
Molecules 1999, 4, M102 (HTML format)

Christoph Hoock¹*, Jörg Reichert² and M. Schmidtke^2
1BYK-Gulden-Lomberg GmbH, D-78467 Konstanz, Germany, E-mail: [email protected]
²Institute for Virology, University of Jena, Winzerlaerstr. 10, D-07745 Jena, Germany
Fluorescent 2,7-Dialkylamino-[1,8]-Naphthyridines: Preparation and Spectroscopic Properties
Molecules 1999, 4, 264-271  (PDF format, 74 K)

Ljubinka Lorenc, Vladimir Pavlovich ¹ , Ivan Juranich ¹*, Mihailo Lj. Mihailovich¹, Lidija Bon-darenko-Gheorghiu² , Natalija Krstich² and Milan Dabovich^2
1Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, Box 158, YU-11001 Belgrade,
Yugoslavia. Tel.: (+38111)-3281-867, Fax: (+38111)-3281-867, E-mail: [email protected]
²Center for Chemistry, ICTM, P. O. Box 815, YU-11001 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Stereoselective Transformation of Cyclodecene-1,4-dione Systems, Derived from Steroids, to the Corresponding spiro-g-lactones. A Semiempirical MO Study
Molecules 1999, 4, 272-278  (PDF format, 42 K)

Lubomir Floch¹*, Vladimir Oremus² and Martin Kovac^1
1Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Slovak University of Technol-ogy,
Radlinskeho 9, SK-812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic. Fax: +42-7 5249 5410, E-mail: [email protected]
²Drug Research Institute, SK- 900 01 Modra, Slovak Republic. E-mail: [email protected]
Synthetical Application of Alkyl 2-isothiocyanatocarboxylates. A Simple Synthesis of 5-Substituted-3-amino-2-thioxo-4-imidazolidinones (3-Amino-2-thiohydantoins)
Molecules 1999, 4, 279-286  (PDF format, 46 K)

Stanislaw Ostrowski
Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Kasprzaka 44/52,
PL-01-224 Warszawa, Poland. Fax: (+48)-22-6326681, E-mail: [email protected]
Synthesis of N-7-Substituted Purines from Imidazole Precursors
Molecules 1999, 4, 287-309  (PDF format, 137 K)

Jin-Cong Zhuo
College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43221, USA.
Tel.: (614)-688-3149, Fax: (614)-292-2435, E-mail: [email protected]
Trimethylcyanosilane as a Convenient Reagent for the Preparation of Trimethylsilyl Enol Ethers of 1,3-Diketones
Molecules 1999, 4, 310-315  (PDF format, 32 K)

Luc Patiny
Book Review: Organic Chemistry: Structure and Function. By K. Peter C. Vollhardt (E-mail: [email protected]) and Neil E. Schore (E-mail: [email protected]). 3rd Ed.; W. H. Freeman and Company. 1998. 1210pp. $ 136.25. ISBN 0-7167-2721-8.
Molecules 1999, 4, 316-317 (PDF format, 7 K; HTML format)

Shu-Kun Lin
Book Review: The Weak Hydrogen Bond: Applications to Structural Chemistry and Biology(International Union of Crystallography Monographs on Crystallography, 9). By Gautam R. Desiraju ([email protected], University of Hyderabad) and Thomas Steiner ([email protected], Freie Universität Berlin). Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK. 1999. 507pp. $ 150. ISBN 0-19-850252-4.
Molecules 1999, 4, 318-319 (PDF format, 9 K; HTML format)

MolBank
Short notes of individual molecules
Molecules 1999, 4, M103-115 (HTML format)

Jin-Cong Zhuo
College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43221, USA.
Tel.: (614)-688-3149, Fax: (614)-292-2435, E-mail: [email protected]
¹⁷O NMR Spectra of a,b a,b-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds RCH=CHCOX: the Influence of Group X on the d d(¹⁷O) Value of the Carbonyl Oxygen and on the Shielding Effect of Group R
Molecules 1999, 4, 320-328  (PDF format, 62 K)

Ben Capuano
Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Victorian College of Pharmacy, Monash University (Parkville Campus), 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 9903 9556; Fax: +61 3 9903 9582; E-mail: [email protected], http://synapse.vcp.monash.edu.au/benny/
8-Chloro-11-[4-(8-chloro-5H-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]diazepin-11-yl)piperazino]-5H-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]diazepine
Molecules 1999, 4, 329-332  (PDF format, 23 K)

Dariusz Bogdal
Department of Chemistry, Politechnika Krakowska, ul. Warszawska 24, 31-155 Krakow, Poland. Tel.: +48 12 634-24-25; Fax: +48 12 634-24-25; E-mail: [email protected]
Fast Solvent-free Alkylation of Amides and Lactams under Microwave Irradiation
Molecules 1999, 4, 333-337  (PDF format, 31 K)

MolBank
Short notes of individual molecules
Molecules 1999, 4, M116-124 (HTML format)

Dragana R. Milic, Agnes Kapor, Borislava Markov, Bela Ribar, Marianne Strumpel, Zorica Juranic, Miroslav J. Gasic and Bogdan A. Solaja
1 Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, PO Box 158, YU-11001 Belgrade,
Yugoslavia. Tel.: (++381 11) 63 86 06, Fax: (++381 11) 63 60 61, E-mail: [email protected]
2 Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
3 Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, Tel.: (++381) 21 55 318, Fax: (++381)-21-55-662, E-mail: [email protected]
4 Institut für Kristallographie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr.6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
5 Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
X-Ray Crystal Structure of 10b-Hydroxy-4b,5b-epoxyestr-1-en-3, 17-dione and Antitumor Activity of its Congeners
Molecules 1999, 4, 338-352  (PDF format, 221 K)

Joseph P. Hornak
Department of Chemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623-5603, USA
E-mail: [email protected]
Teaching NMR Using Online Textbooks
Molecules 1999, 4, 353-365  (HTML format, PDF format, 84 K)

Shu-Kun Lin
Book Review: Molecular Catenanes, Rotaxanes and Knots. A Journey Through the World of Molecular Topology. Edited by J.-P. Sauvage ([email protected]), C. Dietrich-Buchecker ([email protected]). Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. 1999. XIV+368pp. 248 DM / 126.80 EUR / 220 SFR. ISBN 3-527-29572-0
Molecules 1999, 4, 366 (HTML format; PDF format, 6 K)

Shu-Kun Lin
Book Review: Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. CD-ROM. 6th Edition 1999 Electronic Release. Wiley-VCH (E-mail [email protected]): Weinheim, Germany. 1999. In one CD together with a handbook, 116pp. DM 20720. ISBN 3-527-29983-1
Molecules 1999, 4, 368-370 (HTML format; PDF format, 8 K)

Shu-Kun Lin
Book Review: Industrial Organic Chemicals. Starting Materials and Intermediates. Wiley-VCH (E-mail [email protected]): Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. 1999. In 8 volumes, 5184pp. DM 4950. ISBN 3-527-29645-X
Molecules 1999, 4, 371-372 (HTML format; PDF format, 5 K)

MolBank
Short notes of individual molecules
Molecules 1999, 4, M125-126 (HTML format)