• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.476-478
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• 2006

In order to construct a benzofuran library, we developed a model study of benzbromarone. Synthesis has been achieved in 53% overall yield, starting from phenol via the key intermediate 2-ethylbenzofuran which was afforded by intramolecular Wittig reaction.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.678-681
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• 1991

The Wittig-oxy-Cope rearrangements of deprotonated diallyl ether, I, $CH_2={\bar{C}}H-CH-O-CH_2-CH=CH_2$, have been investigated theoretically by the AM1 method. A two step mechanism forming a Wittig product ion, II, $(CH_2=CH)$ $(CH_2=CH-CH_2)$ $CHO^-$, through a radical-pair intermediate was found to provide the most favored reaction pathway in the Wittig rearrangement. The subsequent oxy-Cope rearrangement from species II also involves a two step mechanism through a biradicaloid intermediate. The intramolecular proton transfer in I (to form $CH_2=CH-CH_2-O-{\bar{C}}H-CH=CH_2$) is a higher activation energy barrier process compared to the Wittig and oxy-Cope rearrangements and is considered to be insignificant. These results are in good agreement with the condensed-phase as well as gas-phase experimental results.

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.362.2-362.2
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• 2002

Antofine belongs to the Phenathroindolizidine group of alkaloids. This natural products exhibit interesting biological properties such as antitumour activity. and anti-inflammentory. Wittig reaction of phenathrenealdehyde with the phosponium salt provided the phenathreneazidealkene in good yield. Intramolecular 1.3-dipolar cycloaddition of the resulting azidealkent in refluxing benzene proceeded the imine. It was reduced with cyanoborohydride of Noyori's Asymmetric Hydrogenation. (omitted)

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.32 no.8
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• pp.2700-2704
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• 2011

The 1:1 imine intermediate generated by the addition of primary amine to chloroacetone is trapped by N-isocyaniminotriphenylphosphorane in the presence of (E)-cinnamic acids and the corresponding iminophosphorane intermediate was formed. Disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives are formed via intramolecular aza-Wittig reaction of the iminophosphorane intermediate. The reactions were completed in neutral conditions at room temperature. The disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives were produced in excellent yields.