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Issue 1 (January 2002) pages 1-103

Peter Karuso ^1,* and Paul J. Scheuer ²
1 Department of Chemistry, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia. Telephone: (+612) 9850-8290, Fax (+612) 9850-8313.
2 Department of Chemistry, University of Hawaii, Honolulu HI, 96822, USA.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: peter.karuso@mq.edu.au
Natural Products from Three Nudibranchs: Nembrotha kubaryana, Hypselodoris infucata and Chromodoris petechialis
Molecules 2002, 7, 1-6 (PDF format 58 K)

Katerina Dudova ^†, Frantisek Castek, Vladimir Machacek * and Petr Simunek
Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Pardubice, Cs. legií 565, 532 10 Pardubice, Czech. Republic, Tel. +420 40 603 7015, Fax +420 40 603 7068, ^†e-mail: katerina.dudova@seznam.cz
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: vladimir.machacek@upce.cz
Preparation of Substituted Methyl o-Nitrophenyl Sulfides
Molecules 2002, 7, 7-17 (PDF format 102 K)

Matthias Treu and Ulrich Jordis *
Institute of Organic Chemistry, VUT, A-1060 Vienna, Getreidemarkt 9, Austria. Tel. +43 (1) 58801.15460, Fax +43 (1) 58801.15499.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; email ujordis@pop.tuwien.ac.at
Synthesis of Precursors for the Oxidative Tandem Cyclization of Diphenols to Galanthamine Analogs
Molecules 2002, 7, 18-25 (PDF format 40 K)

Francisco Torrens
Institut Universitari de Ciència Molecular, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot (València), Spain. http://www.uv.es/~icmol. Tel. +34 963 983 182, Fax +34 963 983 156, E-mail Francisco.Torrens@uv.es
*This paper was presented at the Fifth Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (ECSOC-5), September 1-30, 2001 (Paper C0001)
Fractal Hybrid Orbitals Analysis of the Tertiary Structure of Protein Molecules
Molecules 2002, 7, 26-37 (PDF format 91 K)

Cécile Morel ¹ , Anne-Emmanuelle Hay ¹ , Marc Litaudon  ² , Thierry Sévenet  ² , Denis Séraphin ¹, Jean Bruneton ¹ and Pascal Richomme ^{1, *}
1 SONAS, UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Ingénierie de la santé, 16 Bd Daviers, F-49100 Angers, France.
2 ICSN-CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, F-91191, France.
Thirteen New Xanthone Derivatives from Calophyllum caledonicum (Clusiaceae)
Molecules 2002, 7, 38-50 (PDF format 64 K)

Tudor Ionel Oprea
EST Lead Informatics, AstraZeneca R&D Mölndal, S-43183 Mölndal, Sweden. Tel. +46 (0)31-776-2373, Fax +46 (0)31-776-3792, e-mail: tudor.oprea@astrazeneca.com
Virtual Screening in Lead Discovery: A Viewpoint
Molecules 2002, 7, 51-62 (PDF format 64 K)

Hamid R. Memarian * and Farzad Nikpour
University of Isfahan, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, 81744 Isfahan, Iran. Tel: (+98)311-793 2707, Fax: (+98) 311-668 9732.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: memarian@sci.ui.ac.ir
ElectronTransfer Induced Ring Opening of a-Epoxyketones: Spirodioxolane Formation
Molecules 2002, 7, 63-71 (PDF format 132 K)

Mohammad R. Saidi* and Najmoddin Azizi
Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology P. O. Box 11356-9516, Teheran, Iran
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: saidi@sharif.edu
Lithium Perchlorate Mediated Three-Component Preparation of Primary Aminoesters
Molecules 2002, 7, 72-74 (PDF format 24 K)

Omar A. Rashwan
Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt. Tel: +20-2-3624105, Fax: +20-2-3635140. E-mail omarrashwan@hotmail.com
New Phenylpropanoid Glucosides from Eucalyptus maculata
Molecules 2002, 7, 75-80 (PDF format 34 K)

N.M. Abd El-Rahman* and L.S. Boulos
Department of Pesticide Chemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt. Fax: (+20) 23370931.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: naglaa_r@hotmail.com
The Behaviour of 1,2,3-Indantrione Towards Wittig-Horner Reagents
Molecules 2002, 7, 81-88 (PDF format 47 K)

Sun Hee Kim, Han-Xun Wei, Joe J. Gao and Guigen Li*
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX 79409-1061, USA.
Fax: ++1-806-742-1289, http://www.ttu.edu/~chem/faculty/li/li.html
This paper was presented at the Fifth Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (ECSOC-5), September 1-30, 2001 (Paper A0047).
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: qeggl@ttu.edu
Three-Component Halo Aldol Condensation of Thioacrylates with Aldehydes Mediated by Titanium (IV) Halide
Molecules 2002, 7, 89-95 (PDF format 33 K)

Walid M. Fathalla and Pavel Pazdera*
Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Tel.: +420 5 41129305, Fax: +420 5
41211214, E-mail: pazdera@chemi.muni.cz
Synthesis of Heterocyclic Skeletons by the Reaction of N ¹ -(2-Cyanophenyl)-benzimidoyl Chloride with Thioamides
Molecules 2002, 7, 96-103 (PDF format 92 K)

S. Servi ^1* and A. Acar ²
1 Department of Chemistry, Fõrat University, Faculty of Science and Arts, 23169, Elazõ , Turkey.
2 Department of Chemistry, Uluda University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Bursa, Turkey.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: sservi@firat.edu.tr
An Investigation of the Reactions of Substituted Homoallylic Alcohols with Various Oxidation Reagents
Molecules 2002, 7, 104-111 (PDF format 98 K)

Geetha Gopalakrishnan*, N. D. Pradeep Singh and V. Kasinath
Centre for Natural Products, SPIC Science Foundation, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: geethagopal@hotmail.com
Photooxygenation of Nimonol, a Tetranortriterpenoid from Azadirachta indica. A. Juss.
Molecules 2002, 7, 112-118 (PDF format 88 K)

Alexander S. Fisyuk* and Nikolai V. Poendaev
Department of Organic Chemistry, Omsk State University, Omsk, 644077, Russian Federation. Tel. 7-3812-64-24-47.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: fis@univer.omsk.su
Cyclization of N-(3-Oxoalkyl)chloroacetamides Under Basic Conditions. Synthesis of cis-3,4-Epoxypiperidin-2-ones
Molecules 2002, 7, 119-123 (PDF format 26 K)

Alexander S. Fisyuk* and Nikolai V. Poendaev
Department of Organic Chemistry, Omsk State University, Omsk, 644077, Russian Federation. Tel. 7-3812-64-24-47.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: fis@univer.omsk.su
Synthesis of 5,6-Dihydropyridin-2(1H)-ones, 1,5,6,8,8a-Hexa-hydroisoquinolin-3(2H)-ones and 4a,5,6,7,8,8a-Hexahydro-quinolin-2(1H)-ones by Intramolecular Wittig Reaction
Molecules 2002, 7, 124-128 (PDF format 36 K)

Reginaldo B. dos Santos ¹* , Timothy J. Brocksom ^2,* , Paulo R. Zanotto ² and Ursula Brocksom ²
1 Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 29060-900, Vitória, ES, Brazil. Tel.: +55-27-335-2486, Fax: +55-27-335-2826.
2 Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Caixa Postal 676, 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil. Tel.: +55-16-260-8213,  e-mail: brocksom@zaz.com.br
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: rbds@cce.ufes.br
An Improved Three Step Synthesis of (-)-3b-Hydroxycarvone from (-)-Carvone
Molecules 2002, 7, 129-134 (PDF format 77 K)

Hossein Loghmani-Khouzani*, Majid M. Sadeghi and J. Safari
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81744, I. R. Iran. Fax: (+98) 311 6689732.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: h.log119@sci.ui.ac.ir
Silica gel Catalyzed Synthesis of Quinophthalone Pigments Under Solvent-Free Conditions Using Microwave Irradiation
Molecules 2002, 7, 135-139 (PDF format 68 K)

Hassan Keypour ¹*, Sadegh Salehzadeh ¹ and R. V. Parish ²
1 Department of Chemistry, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Zip Code 65174, Iran, Fax (+98) 81-8272404
2 Department of Chemistry, UMIST, PO Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD, UK.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: keypour@basu.ac.ir
Synthesis of Two Potentially Heptadentate (N4O3) Schiff-base Ligands Derived from Condensation of Tris(3-aminopropyl)-amine and Salicylaldehyde or 4-Hydroxysalicylaldehyde. Nickel(II) and Copper(II) Complexes of the Former Ligand
Molecules 2002, 7, 140-144 (PDF format 76 K)

Ulrich Jordis*¹, Kaberi Bhattacharya ¹, Philip Y. Boamah ¹ and Ving J. Lee ²
1 Institute of Organic Chemistry, VUT, A-1060 Vienna, Getreidemarkt 9, Austria.
2 Microcide Pharmaceuticals Inc., 1335 Carvo Court, Los Altos, CA 94024, U.S.A.
This paper was presented at the Fifth Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (ECSOC-5), September 1-30, 2001 (Paper A0045)
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: ujordis@pop.tuwien.ac.at
Synthesis of Thieno[2,3-d]-1,3-dithiol-2-thiones from Thieno[2,3-d]-1,2,3-thiadiazoles: Matryoshka-type Autoclave for High-Temperature, High-Pressure Thermolysis Microscale Reactions
Molecules 2002, 7, 145-154 (PDF format 158 K)

El Sayed H. El Ashry * , Hamida Abdel Hamid, Ahmed A. Kassem and Mahmoud Shoukry
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. Fax: (+20)-3-4271360.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: eelashry@link.net
Review: Synthesis and Reactions of Acenaphthenequinones-Part-2. The Reactions of Acenaphthenequinones
Molecules 2002, 7, 155-188 (PDF format 232 K)

Hossein A. Dabbagh* and Reza Karimzadeh
College of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, I.R. Iran, 84156. Tel. (98)-(311)-391-3257, Fax (98)-(311)-391 2350
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E- mail dabbagh@cc.iut.ac.ir
Functionalization of Phenyl Rings by Imidoylnitrenes. 3 The Effects of Resonance, Steric, and Inductive Properties on the Reactivity or Selectivity of Nitrenes and the Stability of their Precursors
Molecules 2002, 7, 189-199 (PDF format 58 K)

Oldrich Hrabík, Petr Simunek*, Jaromír Mindl, Jaromír Kaválek
a Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Pardubice, Cs. legií 565, 532 1 0 Pardubice, Czech Republic, Tel. +420 40 603 70 5, Fax +420 40 603 7068.
*Author to whom correspondence should by addressed; e-mail: p.simunek@email.cz
Synthesis of Substituted Phenyl N-(2-hydroxybenzyl)-N-Methyl-carbamates
Molecules 2002, 7, 200-205 (PDF format 112 K)

A. Dominik* and H.J. Roth
Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, D-72076 Tübingen , Germany.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Current address: Byk Gulden, Byk-Gulden-Straße
2, D-78467 Konstanz, Germany; e-mail: andreas.dominik@byk.de
marvin: A Platform for Chemoinformatics Software Development
Molecules 2002, 7, 206-238 (PDF format 239 K)

Fateme Abrishami ¹* , Reza Teimuri-Mofrad ¹, Yadollah Bayat ¹ and Aziz Shahrisa ²
1 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research Center, Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Malek-ashtar University of Technology (MUT), Tehran, P. O. Box 16765-3454, Iran. Fax : +98-21-2936578.
2 Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Tabriz University, Tabriz 51664, Iran
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: fatemeabrishami@yahoo.com
Synthesis of Some Aldoxime Derivatives of 4H-Pyran-4-ones
Molecules 2002, 7, 239-244 (PDF format 28 K)

Fathy M. Soliman, Afaf H. Shehata, Amal E. Khaleel* and Shahera M. Ezzat
Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Ainy St., Cairo, 11562, Egypt. Tel: +20-2-3624105, Fax:+20-2-3635140
*To whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail amaalkhaleel@hotmail.com
An Acylated Kaempferol Glycoside from Flowers of Foeniculum vulgare and F. Dulce
Molecules 2002, 7, 245-251 (PDF format 77 K)

Mohamed Ameziane Aït Amer Meziane and Jean Pierre Bazureau*
Université de Rennes 1, Institut de Chimie, Synthèse & Electrosynthèses Organiques 3 (SESO 3), UMR-CNRS 6510, Bât. 10A, Campus de Beaulieu, Avenue du Général Leclerc, CS 74205, 35042 RENNES Cedex, France. Phone : +(33) 02 23 23 66 03, Fax : +(33) 02 23 23 63 74.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: jean-pierre.bazureau@univ-rennes1.fr
Reactivity of 3-Ethoxycarbonyl Isoquinolinium Salts Towards Various Nucleophilic Reagents: Applications to the Synthesis of New 1,2-Dihydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylates
Molecules 2002, 7, 252-263 (PDF format 82 K)

S. Tangestaninejad*, M. H. Habibi, V. Mirkhani and M. Moghadam
Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University, Isfahan 81744, Iran. Fax: +98 (311)6689732
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E- mail: majid.m@sci.ui.ac.ir
Mn (Br8TPPS) Supported on Amberlite IRA-400 as a Robust and Efficient Catalyst for Alkene Epoxidation and Alkane
Hydroxylation
Molecules 2002, 7, 264-270 (PDF format 25 K)

M. Abdel-Mogib,* H.A. Albar and S.M. Batterjee
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah-21589, P.O. Box 80203, Saudi Arabia.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: mamdouh_m@hotmail.com
Review: Chemistry of the Genus Plectranthus
Molecules 2002, 7,271-301 (PDF format 233 K)

Sultan T. Abu-Orabi
Chemistry Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan. E mail: abuorabi@excite.com
Review: 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions of Substituted Benzyl Azides with Acetylenic Compounds
Molecules 2002, 7, 302-314 (PDF format 62 K)

Guy L. Plourde* and Benjamin B. Fisher
University of Northern British Columbia, Department of Chemistry, 3333 University Way, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, V2N 4Z9. Telephone: 1-250-960-6694, Fax: 1-250-960-5545, http://web.unbc.ca/chemistry/faculty/guy.hmtl
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: plourde@unbc.ca
Synthesis of 6-Methoxy-1-oxaspiro[4,5]deca-6,9-diene-8-one
Molecules 2002, 7, 315-319 (PDF format 26 K)

A. C. Pardal ¹, S. S. Ramos ², P. F. Santos ¹, L. V. Reis ¹ and P. Almeida ^2,*
1 Departamento de Química, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Apartado 202, 5001-911 Vila Real Codex, Portugal. Tel. 351(259)350273, Fax 351(259)350480
2 Departamento de Química e Unidade de Materiais Têxteis e Papeleiros, Universidade da Beira Interior, Rua Marquês d'Ávila e Bolama, 6200-001 Covilhã, Portugal. Tel. 351(275)319761, Fax 351(275)319730
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: pjsa@alpha2.ubi.pt
Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterisation of N-Alkyl Quaternary Ammonium Salts Typical Precursors of Cyanines
Molecules 2002, 7, 320-330 (PDF format 51 K)

Felipe Otálvaro ¹, Fernando Echeverri ^1,*, Winston Quiñones ¹, Fernando Torres ¹, Bernd Schneider ^2,*
1 Institute of Chemistry, Universidad de Antioquia, P. O. Box 1226. Medellin-Colombia, Tel. (+57) 4-2105658; Fax: (+57) 4-2330120.
2 Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Ökologie, Beutenberg Campus, Winzerlaer Str. 10, D-07745 Jena, Germany, Tel.: (+49)-3641-571600; Fax (+49)-3641-571601.
*Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: echeveri@catios.udea.edu.co and schneider@ice.mpg.de
Correlation between Phenylphenalenone Phytoalexins and Phytopathological Properties in Musa and the Role of a Dihydrophenylphenalene Triol
Molecules 2002, 7, 331-340 (PDF format 64 K)

Dominik Buser, Horst Pauling, Andreas Thum, and Werner Bonrath*
Roche Vitamins Ltd., Vitamins Research and Technology Development, Grenzacherstr., CH-4070 Basel, Switzerland. Tel. 0041)-61-68-86517, Fax (0041) 61-68-72117.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: werner.bonrath@roche.com
Synthesis and Rearrangement of 3-Methyl-1,4-pentadiyne-3-ol
Molecules 2002, 7, 341-352 (PDF format 94 K)

Yvette A. Jackson* and Karla-Sue C. Marriott
Department of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: yjackson@uwimona.edu.jm
Synthesis of 2,3-Dimethoxy-7-methyl-7,12-dihydro-6H-[1]-benzofuro-[2,3-c]-[1]-benzazepin-6,12-dione
Molecules 2002, 7, 353-362 (PDF format 104 K)

Martin Dolezal ^1,*, Miroslav Miletin ¹, Jiri Kunes ², Katarina Kralova ³
1 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Drug Control and 2 Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Tel.: +420 49 5067272; Fax +420 49 5512423.
3 Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: dolezalm@faf.cuni.cz
Substituted Amides of Pyrazine-2-carboxylic acids: Synthesis and Biological Activity
Molecules 2002, 7, 363-373 (PDF format 103 K)

Matthias Treu and Ulrich Jordis*
Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology, Getreidemarkt 9/163OC, A-1060 Vienna, Austria; Tel. +43 (1) 58801.15460, Fax +43(1)58801.15499
4a,5,9,10,11,12-Hexahydro-6H-benzo[a]cyclohepta[hi]benzo-furan - Synthesis of Unnatural Galanthamine Analogs
Molecules 2002, 7, 374-381 (PDF format 44 K)

Kamel Benakli , Thierry Terme and Patrice Vanelle*
Laboratoire de Chimie Organique, UMR-CNRS 6517, Faculté de Pharmacie, 27 Bd Jean Moulin, 13385
Marseille Cx 5, France. E-mail: patrice.vanelle@pharmacie.univ-mrs.fr
Synthesis of New Active Sulfones in the 5-Nitroimidazole Series
Molecules 2002, 7, 382-385 (PDF format 26 K)

Min Shi* and Yu-Mei Shen
State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032 China. Fax: 86-21-64166128, e-mail: mshi@pub.sioc.ac.cn
Synthesis of Mixed Carbonates via a Three-Component Coupling of Alcohols, CO₂, and Alkyl Halides in the Presence of K₂CO₃ and Tetrabutylammonium Iodide
Molecules 2002, 7, 386-393 (PDF format 39 K)

Stanislav Gobec*^,1 and Uros Urleb ^1,2
1 University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Askerceva 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2 Lek d.d., Verovckova 57, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: gobecs@ffa.uni-lj.si
Synthesis of New Lipophilic Phosphonate and Phosphonamidate Analogues of N-Acetylmuramyl-L-alanyl-D-isoglutamine Related to LK 423
Molecules 2002, 7, 394-404 (PDF format 105 K)

Mauro Vieira de Almeida *^,1, Ana Paula Soares Fontes ¹, Richard Nilton Berg ¹ , Eloi Teixeira César ^2,3, Emanoel de Castro Antunes Felício ¹, and José Dias de Souza Filho ³
1 Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 36036-330, Juiz de Fora-MG, Brazil
2 Colégio de Aplicação João XXIII, Juiz de Fora-MG, Brazil
3 Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: mvieira@quimica.ufjf.br
Synthesis of Platinum Complexes from N-Benzyl-1,3-Propane-diamine Derivatives, Potential Antineoplastic Agents
Molecules 2002, 7, 405-411 (PDF format 38 K)

Geetha Gopalakrishnan,^1,* Viswanathan Kasinath,¹ N.D.Pradeep Singh,¹ V.P.Santhana Krishnan,¹ K.Anand Solomon,² and S.S.Rajan²
1 Centre for Natural Products, SPIC Science Foundation, 64 Mount Road, Guindy, Chennai 600 032, India.
2 Department of Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Madras, Chennai, 600 025, India.
*Author to whom the correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: geethagopal@hotmail.com
Microwave Assisted Regioselective Bromomethoxylation of Alkenes Using Polymer Supported Bromine Resins
Molecules 2002, 7, 412-419 (PDF format 109 K)

Rositca D. Nikolova, G. N. Vayssilov, Nestor Rodios^* and Anka Bojilova
1 Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Sofia, Y. Bourchier av. 1, Sofia, 1126, Bulgaria. e-mail: abojilova@chem.uni-sofia.bg
2 Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Department, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 540006, Greece.
* To whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: rodios@chem.auth.gr
Regio- and Stereoselective [2+2] Photodimerization of 3-Substituted 2-Alkoxy-2-oxo-2H-1,2-benzoxaphosphorines
Molecules 2002, 7, 420-432 (PDF format 196 K)

Brad Schmor and René Roy^*
Department of Chemistry, Centre for Research in Biopharmaceuticals, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6N5 Tel. 1-(613)-562-5800, Fax 1-(613)-562-5170
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: rroy@science.uottawa.ca
A New Palladium-Catalyzed Phenyl-Alkene Bond Formation
Molecules 2002, 7, 433-436 (PDF format 27 K)

Julia Micova¹, Bohumil Steiner¹, Miroslav Koos^1*, Jan Gajdos¹, Vratislav Langer², and Dalma Gyepesova³
1 Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, SK-84238 Bratislava, Slovakia. Tel. (421)-2-59410254, Fax (421)-2-59410222
2 Department of Inorganic Environmental Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Göteborg, Sweden
3 Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, SK-84236 Bratislava, Slovakia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: chemmiro@savba.sk
Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Conformation of Methyl 5-O-acetyl-5-cyano-6-deoxy-2,3-O-isopropylidene-â-L-gulofuranoside
Molecules 2002, 7, 437-446 (PDF format 189 K)

Brian T. Holmes¹, William T. Pennington^1,* and T.W. Hanks^2,*
1 Department of Chemistry, Hunter Chemistry Laboratories, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0973, USA. Tel. (864)-656-4200, Fax (864)-656-6613
2 Department of Chemistry, Furman University, Greenville, SC, 29613-1120, USA. Tel. (864) 294-3373, Fax (864) 294-3559
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: BillP@Clemson.edu; e-mail: Tim.Hanks@Furman.edu
Synthesis of "Acetylene-Expanded" Tridentate Ligands
Molecules 2002, 7, 447-455 (PDF format 77 K)

Mauricio Gomes Constantino^*, Valdemar Lacerda Júnior and Gil Valdo José da Silva
Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, 14040-901 - Ribeirão Preto - SP, Brazil. Phone +55/16 602 3747. Fax +55/16 633 8151.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mgconsta@usp.br; homepage: http://artemis.ffclrp.usp.br
Niobium Pentachloride Activation of Enone Derivatives: Diels-Alder and Conjugate Addition Products
Molecules 2002, 7, 456-464 (PDF format 45 K)

Ardeshir Khazaei^* and Ramin Ghorbani Vaghei
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, PIN-65175, Hamadan, Iran
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Fax: (+98)-811-8272404; e-mail: khazaei_1326@yahoo.com
Microwave Assisted Facile Cleavage of 2,4-Dinitrophenyl-hydrazones to the Corresponding Carbonyl Compounds with N,N'-Dibromo-N,N'-1,2-ethanediylbis(p-toluenesulphonamide)
Molecules 2002, 7, 465-468 (PDF format 66 K)

Nuria Aguilar and Jochen Krüger*
Bayer-AG, Business Group Pharma, Research, 42096 Wuppertal, Germany, Tel. +49-202-368644, Fax +49 202/364061.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: Joachim.Krueger.JK2@bayer-ag.de
Toward a Library Synthesis of the Natural Dipeptide Antibiotic TAN 1057 A,B
Molecules 2002, 7, 469-474 (PDF format 34 K)

Mauricio Gomes Constantino*, Altamiro Xavier de Souza and Gil Valdo José da Silva
Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, 14040-901 Ribeirão Preto – SP, Brazil. Phone +55/16 602 3747. Fax +55/16 633 8151.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: mgconsta@usp.br
Synthetic Studies on Diels-Alder Adducts: Intramolecular Interactions Between Two Functions
Molecules 2002, 7, 475-486 (PDF format 87 K)

S. Thennarasu* and P. T. Perumal
Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020. Tamil Nadu, India. Phone: (091) 44 - 4913289 ; Fax: (091) 44 – 4911589.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: sthennarasu@lycos.com
An Efficient Preparation of 1,2-Diamino-1-phenylheptane
Molecules 2002, 7, 487-493 (PDF format 37 K)

Tayseer A. Abdallah, Manal A. Darwish and Hamdi M. Hassaneen*
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Cairo, Giza, 1263, Egypt.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: tiseer123@hotmail.com
A Novel Synthesis of 1,2,4-Triazolopteridines
Molecules 2002, 7, 494-500 (PDF format 118 K)

Omayma A. Eldahshan, Nahla A. Ayoub*, Abd-El Naser B. Singab and Mohamed M. El-Azizi
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: ayoub.n@link.com.eg
Carotamine, a Unique Aromatic Amide from Daucus Carota L. Var Biossieri (Apiaceae)
Molecules 2002, 7, 501-506 (PDF format 35 K)

R. Chioua ^1,*, F. Benabdelouahab ¹, M. Chioua ², R. Martínez-Alvarez ² and A. Herrera Fernández ²
1 Département de Chimie, Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi, Faculté des Sciences, B.P 2121, Tétouan, Morocco. Tel. (+212) 39 97 24 23, Fax (+212) 39 99 45 00.
2 Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense, E-28040, Spain. Tel. (+34) 91-3944205, Fax (+34) 91-3944103, E-mail aherrera@eucmax.sim.ucm.es
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail rchioua@hotmail.com
Synthesis of Novel Quinazoline Derivatives via Pyrimidine ortho-Quinodimethane

Molecules 2002, 7, 507-510 (PDF format 21 K)

 

Wen Tao Gao ^1,2 and Zhuo Zheng ^1,*

1 Department of Chemistry and Environmental science, Jinzhou Normal University, Jinzhou, 121003, P.R.China.

2 Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China,Tel. (+086) 411 4663087, Fax (+086) 411 4686746

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: zhengz@dicp.ac.cn

Synthetic Studies on Optically Active Schiff-base Ligands Derived from Condensation of 2-Hydroxyacetophenone and Chiral Diamines

Molecules 2002, 7, 511-516 (PDF format 37 K)

 

Katsuyuki Nakashima, Masashi Imoto, Masakazu Sono, Motoo Tori,* Fumihiro Nagashima and Yoshinori Asakawa

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima, 770-8514, Japan. Tel (+81) 88 622-9611, Fax (+81) 88 655-3051, homepage; http://p.bunri-u.ac.jp/~tori/english/e-tori.html

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: tori@ph.bunri-u.ac.jp

Total Synthesis of (-)-(7S,10R)-Calamenene and (-)-(7S,10R)-2-Hydroxycalamenene by Use of a Ring-Closing Metathesis Reaction. A Comparison of the cis- and trans-Isomers

Molecules 2002, 7, 517-527 (PDF format 206 K)

 

Séverine Torchy ¹, Guy Cordonnier ¹, Didier Barbry ^1,* and Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde ²

1 Laboratoire de Chimie Organique EA 2692 , Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, F-59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq , France. Tel./Fax (+33) 320 434 974.

2 Xavier University, College of Pharmacy, Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1, Drexel  Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA.

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: Didier.Barbry@univ-lille1.fr

Hydrogen Transfer from Hantzsch 1,4-Dihydropyridines to Carbon-Carbon Double Bonds under Microwave Irradiation

Molecules 2002, 7, 528-533 (PDF format 93 K)

 

Pavol Zahradnik* and Radovan Buffa

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynska dolina CH-2, SK-842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia. Tel. +421 7 60296342.

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: zahradnik@fns.uniba.sk

Synthesis and Theoretical Study of a New Type of Pentacyclic bis-Benzothiazolium Compound

Molecules 2002, 7, 534-539 (PDF format 105 K)

Tayseer. A. Abdallah, Hyam. A. Abdelhadi, Huwida M. Hassaneen and Hamdi M. Hassaneen*

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 1263, Egypt.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: tiseer123@hotmail.com

Michael Reactions of Arylidenesulfonylacetonitriles. A New Route to Polyfunctional Benzo[a]quinolizines

Molecules 2002, 7, 540-548 (PDF format 42 K)

 

Xu Hong Jiang ^1,2, Wei Guang Zhang ^1,*, Yun Zhong ¹ and Sue Lein Wang ¹

1Department of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P.R. China. Tel. (+86) 186 8521-0875, Fax (+86) 186 8521-0763.

2Department of Foundation, Zhongkai Agrotechnical College, Guangzhou 510230, P.R. China.

3Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, P.R. China.

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: mwgzhang@scnu.edu.cn

Synthesis and Structure of the Cadmium (II) Complex: [Cd(C₅H₅N)₂(S₂CO-n-C₄H₉)₂]

Molecules 2002, 7, 549-553 (PDF format 62 K)

Chaitanya G. Dave* and Rina D. Shah

Organic Syntheses Laboratory, M.G. Science Institute, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380 009, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: drdave@icenet.net

Annellation of Triazole and Tetrazole Systems onto Pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines: Synthesis of Tetrazolo[1,5-c]-pyrrolo[3,2-e]-pyrimidines and Triazolo[1,5-c]pyrrolo-[3,2-e]pyrimidines as Potential Antibacterial Agents

Molecules 2002, 7,554-565 (PDF format 61 K)

Jun Xu* and Arnold Hagler
Discovery Partners International, Inc., 9640 Towne Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: jxu@discoverypartners.com
Chemoinformatics and Drug Discovery
Molecules 2002, 7, 566-600 (PDF format 276 K)

Thomas Netscher* and Patrick Bohrer
Research and Development, Roche Vitamins Ltd, CH-4070 Basel, Switzerland. Tel. (+41) 61 688 6755, Fax (+41) 61 687 2201
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: thomas.netscher@roche.com
Towards Highly Activating Leaving Groups: Studies on the Preparation of Some Halogenated Alkyl Sulfonates
Molecules 2002, 7,601-617 (PDF format 135 K)

Antonino Mamo*, Salvatore Nicoletti and N. Cam Tat
Department of Physical and Chemical Methodologies for Engineering, Engineering Faculty, University of Catania, V.le Andrea Doria 6, I-95125 Catania, Italy. Tel. +39-95-7382756, Fax +39-95-333231.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: mamo@dmfci.ing.unict.it
Synthesis of Substituted 2-Pyridyl-4-phenylquinolines
Molecules 2002, 7, 618-627 (PDF format 85 K)
 

Franco Zunino,¹ Ann T. Kotchevar,² Michael Waring,³ Maria Daoudi,⁴ Najib Ben Larbi,⁴ Mostafa Mimouni,⁵ Najat Sam,⁵ Assou Zahidi⁵ and Taibi Ben-Hadda,^4,5,*
1. Oncologia Sperimentale B, Instituto Nationale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Via Venezian, 20133 Milano, Italy.
2. Department  of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1 University Plaza, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
3. Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1PD, UK.
4.  Department of Chemistry, Sciences Faculty of D'Har Elmehraz, Fès 30000, Morocco.
5. Department of Chemistry, Sciences Faculty of Oujda,  Oujda 60000, Morocco.
*  Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: benhadda@sciences.univ-oujda.ac.ma. Tel: +212 61 75 31 35 Fax : + 212 56 50 06 03.
Novel Cytotoxic Oxopyridoindolizines: iso-Propyl-7,8,9-tri-chloro-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5-oxopyrido[2,3-a]-indolizine-10-carboxylates (OPIC)
Molecules 2002, 7, 628-640 (PDF format 95 K)

Michael J. Waring⁴, Taibi Ben-Hadda^1,*, Ann T. Kotchevar ³, Abdelkrim Ramdani¹, Rachid Touzani¹,Sghir Elkadiri¹, Abdelkader Hakkou², Mohamed Bouakka² and Tom Ellis⁴
1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed 1^er, Oujda  60000, Morocco.
2  Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed 1^er, Oujda 60000, Morocco.
3  Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1 University Plaza, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
4  Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QJ, UK.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e- mail: benhadda@sciences.univ-oujda.ac.ma, Tel: (+212) 61 753135; Fax : (+ 212) 56 50 06 03.
2,3-Bifunctionalized Quinoxalines: Synthesis, DNA Interactions and Evaluation of Anticancer, Anti-tuberculosis and Antifungal Activity
Molecules 2002, 7, 641-656 (PDF format 164 K)

Rajeev Gangal*
SciNova Informatics, 161 Madhumanjiri Apartments, Lane 4, Dahanukar Colony, Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra, India 411038.
* To whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: rajeev.gangal@scinovaindia.com
DivCalc: A Utility for Diversity Analysis and Compound Sampling
Molecules 2002, 7, 657-661 (PDF format 188 K)
 

Ramiro Quintanilla-Licea^1*, Juan F. Colunga-Valladares², Adolfo Caballero-Quintero³, Cristina Rodríguez-Padilla¹, Reyes Tamez-Guerra¹, Ricardo Gómez-Flores¹ and Noemí Waksman³

1 Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, 2 Facultad de Ciencias Químicas and 3 Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Pedro de Alba s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, México.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: rquintanillalicea@prodigy.net.mx, Tel. (+52) 81 83579479; Fax (+52) 81 83575433
NMR Detection of Isomers Arising from Restricted Rotation of the C-N Amide Bond of N-Formyl-o-toluidine and N,N’-bis-Formyl-o-tolidine
Molecules 2002, 7, 662-673 (PDF format 135 K)

Abdol Reza Hajipour^*,1, Shadpour E. Mallakpour¹ , Iraj Mohammadpoor-Baltork² and Hadi Adibi¹
1 Pharmaceutical Research Laboratory, College of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156, Iran, Fax: +98-311-3912350.
2 Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University, Isfahan 81744, Iran.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: haji@cc.iut.ac.ir
Solid State Deprotection of Acetals and Thioacetals Using Benzyltriphenylphosphonium Peroxymonosulfate
Molecules 2002, 7, 674-680 (PDF format 68 K)

Li-Xue Zhang *^,1, An-Jiang Zhang ¹, Xian-Xing Chen ¹, Xin-Xiang Lei ¹, Xiang-Yun Nan ¹, Dong-Yong Chen ¹ and Zi-Yi Zhang ²
1  Department of Chemistry, Wenzhou Normal College, Wenzhou 325003, P.R. China.
2  Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P.R. China.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: zhanglixuelz@yahoo.com.cn; Tel:(+86) 577-81972027, Fax: (+86) 577-88339081
Synthesis and Biological Activity of 3-(2-Furanyl)-6-Aryl-1,2,4-Triazolo[3,4-b]-1,3,4 –Thiadiazoles
Molecules 2002, 7, 681-689 (PDF format 93 K)

Maria Daoudi¹, Najib Ben Larbi¹, Driss Benjelloun¹, Abdelali Kerbal¹, Jean Pierre Launay², Jacques Bonvoisin², Joel Jaud²,  Mostafa Mimouni ³ and Taibi Ben-Hadda^1,3,*

1. Departement de Chimie, Faculte des Sciences,  Dhar El Mehraz, 50000 Fes, Morocco.
2. CEMES, CNRS, 29, rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse Cedex 04,  France.
3. Departement de Chimie, Faculte des Sciences, 60000 Oujda, Morocco.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: benhadda@sciences.univ-oujda.ac.ma. Tel: (+212) 61 75 31 35; Fax : (+212) 56 50 06 03.
Crystal Structure of N,N-bis-(3-Carbomethoxy-5-methyl-pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)aniline
Molecules 2002, 7, 690-696  (PDF format K)

Guy L. Plourde^*and Randy R. Spaetzel
University of Northern British Columbia, Department of Chemistry, 3333 University Way, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, V2N 4Z9.  Tel: 1-250-960-6694, Fax: 1-250-960-5545.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: plourde@unbc.ca
Regioselective Protection of the 4-Hydroxyl of 3,4-Dihydroxy-benzaldehyde
Molecules 2002, 7, 697-705 (PDF format 324 K)

Maryte Kazemekaite, Zita Talaikyte^†, Gediminas Niaura and Eugenius Butkus^*
Institute of Biochemistry, Mokslininku 12, Vilnius 2600, Lithuania. Fax (+370) 2 729186. ^†e-mail: zitat@bchi.lt
^* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: butkus@bchi.lt
Diazoamino Coupling of a 4-Sulfobenzenediazonium Salt with Some Cyclic Amines
Molecules2002, 7, 706-711 (PDF format 304 K)

Xiomara Yanez*, Martha Lucia Pinzon, Fredy Solano and Luis Roberto Sanchez
Department of Biology and Chemistry, University of Pamplona, Pamplona, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Fax: (+57) 097 5682750.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: xioya@hotmail.com
Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Psidium caudatum McVaugh
Molecules 2002, 7, 712-716 (PDF format 22 K)

Ardeshir Khazaei^* and Ramin Ghorbani Vaghei
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, PIN-65175, Hamadan, Iran
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Fax: (+98) 811 8272404; e-mail: khazaei_1326@yahoo.com
Microwave Assisted Facile Cleavage of 2,4-Dinitrophenyl-hydrazones to Their Corresponding Carbonyl Compounds with N,N’-Dibromo-N,N’-1,2-ethanediylbis(p-toluenesulphonamide)
Molecules 2002, 7, 717-720 (PDF format 209 K)

Min Shi^* , Chao-Qun Li and Jian-Kang Jiang

State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032 China, Fax: (+86)-21-64166128
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: mshi@pub.sioc.ac.cn
Different Reaction Patterns in the Baylis-Hillman Reaction of Aryl Aldehydes with Phenyl Vinyl Ketone, Phenyl Acrylate and Phenyl Thioacrylate
Molecules 2002, 7, 721-733 (PDF format 61 K)

Mohammad Ali Zolfigol^* , Elahe Madrakian and Ezat Ghaemi
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Bu-Ali Sina, Zip Code 65174, Post Box No. 4135, Hamadan, I.R. Iran; Fax: (+98) 81 8272404.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: zolfi@basu.ac.ir
Silica Sulfuric Acid/ NaNO₂ as a Novel Heterogeneous System for the Nitration of Phenols under Mild Conditions
Molecules 2002, 7, 734-742 (PDF format 44 K)

Matthias Treu, Johannes Fröhlich and Ulrich Jordis^*
Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology, A-1060 Vienna, Getreidemarkt 9/163, Austria; Tel. +43 (1) 58801.15460, Fax +43(1)58801.15499
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; email: ujordis@pop.tuwien.ac.at.
Preparation of Shortened Norbelladine Analogs
Molecules 2002, 7, 743-750 (PDF format 83 K)

BiBi Fathemeh Mirjalili¹ , Mohamad Ali Zolfigol^*,2 and Abdolhamid Bamoniri^3
1 Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
² Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan 65174, P.O. Box 4135, Iran.
³ Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Kashan University, Kashan 51167, Iran.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: Zolfi@basu.ac.ir
Deprotection of Acetals and Ketals by Silica Sulfuric Acid and Wet SiO₂
Molecules 2002, 7, 751-755 (PDF format 29 K)

Ahmed M. M. El-Saghier^*
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Sohag 82524, Egypt. Tel. (+20) 106393441, Fax. (+20) 93602054
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: el_saghier@yahoo.com
A Simple Synthesis of Some New Thienopyridine and Thienopyrimidine Derivatives
Molecules 2002, 7, 756-766 (PDF format 53 K)

Vassilios Loukas, Theodoros Markidis and George Kokotos^*
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Athens 15771, Greece.
Tel.: (+30) 10 7274496, Fax: (+30) 10 7274761.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: gkokotos@cc.uoa.gr
Amino Acid Based Synthesis of Chiral Long Chain Diamines and Tetramines
Molecules 2002, 7, 767-776 (PDF format 127 K)

Ian D. Tomlinson, Jesse L. Grey and Sandra J. Rosenthal*

The Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Station B, 351822, Nashville, Tennessee, 37235-1822, USA. Fax: (+1) 615 343 1234
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: sjr@femto.cas.vanderbilt.edu
A Synthesis of 6-(2,5-Dimethoxy-4-(2-aminopropyl)phenyl)-hexylthiol. A Ligand for Conjugation with Fluorescent Cadmium Selenide/Zinc Sulfide Core/Shell Nanocrystals and Biological Imaging
Molecules 2002, 7, 777-790 (PDF format 282 K)

Bruno Freitas Lira ^1,3, Petronio Filgueiras de Athayde Filho^2,4, Joseph Miller^1,2,3,*, Alfredo Mayall Simas³, Aderson de Farias Dias ^1,† and Maria Joaquina Vieira^2
1 Laboratório de Tecnologia Farmacêutica and ² Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 58.051-970, João Pessoa-PB, Brasil; ^†e-mail: haderson@ltf.ufpb.br
³ Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50.670-901, Recife- PE, Brasil.
⁴ Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Ciências Básicas Sociais, 58.220-000, Bananeiras- PB, Brasil.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: millerjo@ltf.ufpb.br
Synthesis and Characterization of some New Mesoionic 1,3- Thiazolium-5-thiolates via Cyclodehydration and in situ 1,3- Dipolar Cycloaddition/Cycloreversion
Molecules 2002, 7, 791-800 (PDF format 112 K)

Saeed Abolghassemi Fakhri¹ and Adeleh Moshtaghi Zenouz^2,*
1 Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry, Tabriz University, Tabriz,  Iran
² Chemistry Department; Faculty of Science; Azarbaijan University of Tarbiat Moallem, Tabriz,  Iran
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; email: adelehmz@yahoo.com.
Isolation and Characterization of Silyl Enol Ether Intermediates in the Synthesis of 5,6,9,10¨CTetrahydro-7,8-benzocyclooctenedione
Molecules 2002, 7, 801-805 (PDF format 34 K)

Agnieszka Zielinska and Lech Skulski*
Chair and Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University, PL 02-097, 1 Banacha Street, Warsaw, Poland.
^†  This short paper was presented at the Sixth Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (ECSOC-6, http://www.mdpi.net/ecsoc-6/), September 1-30, 2002 (paper A006).
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: lskulski@farm.amwaw.edu.pl; Tel./Fax: +(48) 22 5720643
Easy Preparation of (Diacetoxyiodo)arenes from Iodoarenes with Sodium Percarbonate as the Oxidant^†
Molecules 2002, 7, 806-809 (PDF format 69 K)

Pawel Kazmierczak and Lech Skulski*
Chair and Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University, PL 02-097, 1 Banacha Street, Warsaw, Poland.
^†  This short paper was presented at the Sixth Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (ECSOC-6, http://www.mdpi.net/ecsoc-6/), September 1-30, 2002 (paper A007).
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: lskulski@farm.amwaw.edu.pl; Tel/Fax: +(48) 22 5720643
Easy Preparation of [Bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodo]arenes from Iodoarenes, with Sodium Percarbonate as the Oxidant^†
Molecules 2002, 7, 810-812  (PDF format 18 K)

Paul W. Baures^†,* , Karupaiyan Kaliyan, and John Desper
Department of Chemistry, 111 Willard Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506, USA.
^† Current Address: Signature BioScience, Inc., 1240 S. 47th Street, Richmond, CA 94804, USA. Tel. (+1) 510 323-1051, Fax: (+1) 510 323-1002.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: pbaures@signaturebio.com
Na-Urocanylhistamine: A Natural Histamine Derivative
Molecules 2002, 7, 813-816 (PDF format 35 K)

Diego Durango, Winston Quiñones, Fernando Torres, Yoni Rosero, Jesús Gil and Fernando Echeverri*
Institute of Chemistry, Universidad de Antioquia, P.O. Box. 1226, Medellin, Colombia, Tel. (+57) 4- 2105658; Fax: (+57) 4-2330120.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: echeveri@catios.udea.edu.co
Phytoalexin Accumulation in Colombian Bean Varieties and Aminosugars as Elicitors
Molecules 2002, 7, 817-832 (PDF format 175 K)

Ghazwan F. Fadhil ¹, Hanan A. Radhy ¹, Alexander Perjessy ^2*, Mária Samalíkova ², Erkki Kolehmainen ³, Walter M.F. Fabian⁴, Katri Laihia³ and Zora Susteková ^2
1 Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq.
² Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina CH-2, SK - 842 15 Bratislava, Slovak Republic. Tel. +421 2 60296604, Fax +421 2 65429064
³ Department of Chemistry, University of Jyväskylä, FIN - 40351 Jyväskylä, Finland.
⁴ Institute of Chemistry, Karl Franzens University, A - 8010 Graz, Austria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: perjessy@fns.uniba.sk
Dual Substituent Parameter Modeling of Theoretical, NMR and IR Spectral Data of 5-Substituted Indole-2,3-diones
Molecules 2002, 7, 833-839 (PDF format 83 K)

Sheikh Maksudur Rahman and Tomoshige Kobayashi*
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan. Tel. +81-263-37-2470, Fax +81-263-37-2470
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: tkobaya@gipac.shinshu-u.ac.jp
First Example of Direct Transformation of Alkylbenzenes to 1,3-Benzodioxoles by Oxidation with o-Chloranil
Molecules 2002, 7, 840-847 (PDF format 80 K)

Shu-Kun Lin ^1,2
1 Molecules Editorial Office, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China. Tel. & fax +86 532 203 1522, http://www.ouc.edu.cn
² Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI), Matthaeusstrasse 11, CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland. Tel. +41 79 322 3379, Fax +41 61 302 8918, http://www.mdpi.org/lin, e-mail: lin@mdpi.org
Structural Representation of Organometallics and Coordination Compounds and a Recommended Representation by Use of Dashed Lines
Molecules 2002, 7, 848-853 (PDF format 34 K)

Shu-Kun Lin ^1,2 and Xianguo Li ³

¹ Molecules Editorial Office, Ocean University of Qingdao, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, P. R. China. Tel. & Fax: (+86) 532 203 1522; Tel.: (+86) 532 203 1860 (office direct line); E-mail: linsk@ouqd.edu.cn; Webpages: http://www.mdpi.org/moleculesor http://molecules.ouqd.edu.cn
² Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI), Matthaeusstrasse 11, CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland. Tel.: (+41) 79 322 3379; Fax: (+41) 61 302 8918; E-mail: Lin@mdpi.org
³ College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of Qingdao, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China. Tel.: (+86) 532 2032482, ext. 8318, (+86) 136 876 78572 (Mobile); Fax: (+86) 532- 2032483; E-mail: lixg@mail.ouqd.edu.cn
The International Symposium on Frontiers in Molecular Science 2002 (ISFMS 2002), Qingdao, China, July 15-18, 2002
Molecules 2002, 7, 854-854 (PDF format 11 K)

Shu-Kun Lin ^1,2, Derek J. McPhee ³ and Francis F. Muguet ^4
1 Molecules Editorial Office, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China. Tel. & Fax: (+86) 532 203 1522; Tel.: (+86) 532 203 1860 (office direct); E-mail: linsk@ouqd.edu.cn.
² Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI), Matthaeusstrasse 11, CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland. Tel.: (+41) 79 322 3379; Fax: (+41) 61 302 8918; E-mail: lin@mdpi.org; Webpage: http://www.mdpi.org/lin.
³ Brantford Chemicals Inc., 34 Spalding Dr., Brantford, ON, N3T 5W5, Canada. Tel.: (+1) 519 756- 8942, xt 4992; Fax: (+1) 519 753-3051; E-mail: mcphee@mdpi.org.
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A New Editorial Office in Qingdao, a New E-Publishing System for MDPI Journals and Beilstein Starts Coverage of Molecules
Molecules 2002, 7, 855-857 (PDF format 17 K)

Francis F. Muguet ¹, Shu-Kun Lin ^2,3 and Derek J. McPhee ^4
1 Laboratoire de Mathématiques Appliquées, ENSTA (Ecole Nationale Superieure de Techniques Avancees), 32 Boulevard Victor, F-75739 Paris Cedex, France. Tel. (+33) 1.45.52.60.19; Fax : (+33) 1.45.52.52.82; E-mail: muguet@ensta.fr; Webpage: http://www.ensta.fr/~muguet
² Molecules Editorial Office, Ocean University of Qingdao, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China. Tel. & Fax: (+86) 532 203 1522; Tel. (+86) 532 203 1860 (office direct); E-mail: linsk@ouqd.edu.cn; Webpage: http://www.mdpi.org/lin
³ Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI), Matthaeusstrasse 11, CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland. Tel. (+41) 79 322 3379; Fax (+41) 61 302 8918; E-mail: lin@mdpi.org
⁴ Brantford Chemicals Inc., 34 Spalding Dr., Brantford, ON, N3T 5W5, Canada. Tel: (+1) 519 756-8942, xt. 4992; Fax: (+1) 519 753-3051; E-mail: mcphee@mdpi.org
New Development: A Printed Edition
Molecules 2002, 7, 858-860 (HTML form. PDF format 254 K)

Jean-Luc Thomas ¹, Joshua Howarth *^,1 and Anthony M. Kennedy ^1
1 School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland. Tel. (+353) 1 7005312, fax (+353) 1 700 5503
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Joshua.howarth@dcu.ie
Electrochemical Anion Recognition By Novel Ferrocenyl Imidazole Systems
Molecules 2002, 7, 861-866 (PDF format 39 K)

Maciej Sosnowski ¹ and Lech Skulski *^,1
Chair and Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University, PL 02-097, 1 Banacha Street, Warsaw, Poland.
^†  This short paper was presented at the Sixth Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (ECSOC-6, http://www.mdpi.net/ecsoc-6/), September 1-30, 2002 (paper A007).
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: lskulski@farm.amwaw.edu.pl; Tel/Fax: +(48) 22 5720643
Microwave-Accelerated Iodination of Some Aromatic Amines, Using Urea-Hydrogen Peroxide Addition Compound (UHP) as the Oxidant ^†
Molecules 2002, 7, 867-870 (PDF format 22 K)

Davorka Pavlicic ¹, Jasna Dogan Koruznjak ¹, Zrinka Banic-Tomisic ¹ and Grace Karminski- Zamola ^2,*
¹ "Pliva" d.d., Research and Development, Prilaz baruna Filipovica 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
² Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Marulicev trg 20, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: gzamola@pierre.fkit.hr
Synthesis of Some New bis-(p-Fluorophenyl)amides of the Thieno[3,2-b]thiophene, Thieno[3,2-b]furan and 1,2-bis{5-[2-(2- Thienyl)ethenyl]2-thienyl}ethene Series
Molecules 2002, 7, 871-884 (PDF format 143 K)

Davood Azarifar ^1,* and Maseud Shaebanzadeh ¹
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Zip Code 65174, Hamadan, Iran
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: azarifar@basu.ac.ir
Synthesis and Characterization of New 3,5-Dinaphthyl Substituted 2-Pyrazolines and Study of Their Antimicrobial Activity
Molecules 2002, 7, 885-895 (PDF format 397 K)
( Correction: Molecules 2002, 7, 885-895)

Piotr Wroczynski ^1,*, Jacek Wierzchowski ², Jakub Golab ³, Magdalena Blazejczyk ¹ and Dorota Borecka ^1
1 Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Department of Immunology, Medical University, 1 Banacha St., Warsaw, PL-02097, Poland.
² Institute of Chemistry, University of Podlasie, 54 Trzeciego Maja St., Siedlce, PL-08-110, Poland; e-mail: jacekwie@acn.waw.pl.
³ Department of Immunology, Medical University, 2 Oczki St., Warsaw, PL-00-052, Poland.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: wropio@farm.amwaw.edu.pl
Determination of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase (ALDH) Isozymes in Human Cancer Samples - Comparison of Kinetic and Immunochemical Assays
Molecules 2002, 7, 896-901 (PDF format 96 K)

Lothar W. Bieber ^1,* and Maria C. F. de Araújo ¹
Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50607-901 Recife ¨ PE, Brazil
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: bieberlothar@hotmail.com
Short and Efficient Synthesis of Optically Active N-Tosyl Aziridines from 2-Amino Alcohols
Molecules 2002, 7, 902-906 (PDF format 21 K)

J. Khalafy ^1,*, D. Setamdideh ¹ and K. Akbari Dilmaghani ^1
1 Chemistry Department, Urmia University, Urmia 57154, Iran. Fax: (+98) 441-3443442
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: J.Khalafi@mail.urmia.ac.ir; kalafi@yahoo.com
Synthesis of 2-(5-Nitropyrid-2-yl)-3-(4-substitutedphenyl)aminoisoxazol- 5(2H)-ones and Their Rearrangements to Imidazo[1,2- a]- pyridines and Indoles with Triethylamine
Molecules 2002, 7, 907-916 (PDF format 52 K)

Pascal Rathelot ¹, Vincent Rémusat ¹ and Patrice Vanelle ^1,*
¹ Laboratoire de Chimie Organique, UMR-CNRS 6517, Facultéde Pharmacie, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cx 5, France.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: patrice.vanelle@pharmacie.univ-mrs.fr
Synthesis of 3-Alkenyl-1-azaanthraquinones via Diels-Alder and Electron Transfer Reactions
Molecules 2002, 7, 917-921 (PDF format 73 K)