Current Organic Chemistry - Volume 9, Issue 8, 2005

The scope of organometallic reactions on solid phase has lately expanded to include many new reactions. In this review, we summarise the recent developments in this area, covering reactions such as metathesis, carbene insertion, radical-mediated transformations, the use of organomagnesium, organozinc and organocopper reagents, applications of titanium alkylidenes for alkene synthesis, as well as the Paus Read More

Micro-reaction technology is entering more and more into chemical process engineering and chemistry, complementing existing technologies. The benefits of microstructured reactors such as enhanced mass and heat transfer, defined residence time setting, and known, highly regular flow profiles give process intensification following standard chemical protocols. These unique features, however, can achieve more, namely t Read More

Chemical functionalization of fullerenes is the first step to investigate their intriguing properties and applications. The versatile functionalization methods have enabled fullerenes to be extensively studied in many fields, and they are found to have uses in medicines, electronics and optoelectronics. The mono-functionalization of C60 is straightforward, however its multiple functionalization is a challenging job for orga Read More

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has become an increasingly important method for the chemotherapeutic treatment of some cancers. It involves the systemic, topical, or intraperitoneal administration of a nontoxic drug called a photosensitizer, which, to some extent, preferentially localizes in the tumor [1,2]. When the tumor is illuminated with the wavelength of light that is absorbed by the dye, in the presence of oxygen, toxic oxy Read More