Current Organic Chemistry - Volume 20, Issue 9, 2016

In carbon dioxide utilization by cyclometalated five-membered ring products, the following compounds are used in four types of applications: 1. 2-Phenylpyrazole iridium compounds, pincer phosphine iridium compounds and 2-phenylimidazoline iridium compounds are used as catalysts for both formic acid production from CO2 and H2, and hydrogen production from the formic acid. This formic acid can be a useful agent for H2 p Read More

Aryl halomethyl sulfones are halogenated organosulfur compounds which continuously draw attention owing to their bioactivity as well as wide applications in organic synthesis. This review summarizes the methods for their preparation, describing the reported routes to fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo derivatives. Their synthetic and biological applications are also highlighted.

The studies performed during the last ten years on the possibility to determine an aromaticity criterion based on the energy of the occupied πorbitals has been described. The evolution of the research studies to obtain the D criterion defined as {[π1+ Σn2(π1-πn)]0/[π1+ Σn2(π1- πn)]} xa was described. The correlations between D and some other common aromaticity criteria have been presented showing a good relations Read More

With the robust development of carbon material science, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possessing novel chemical properties, unique high surface area and outstanding thermal and electronic properties have gained a special interest in membrane applications. The preparation of novel carbon nanotube (CNT) films and CNT hybrid membranes is still of great importance because of the new demands for membrane materials that Read More

Sesquiterpenoids, consist of 15 carbons backbone, may play a highly significant role in natural products. There are various types of the sesquiterpenoids due to different spatial configurations via modification and rearrangement. Sesquiterpenoids exhibit various biological activities: anti-tumor, anti-viral, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and so on. The study on sesquiterpenes may receive more and more attentions, Read More