Synthetic Communications

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pp. i-vii(1)

Simple Analogues of Acyclonucleosides: Synthesis of N ‐Substituted Pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[3,2‐ d ]pyrimidine Derivatives
pp. 2751-2761(11)
Authors: Khattab, Ahmed; Zahran, Magdy; Saif, Ahmed

Improved Synthesis of 1‐Hydroxy‐2,2,5,5‐tetramethyl‐3‐imidazoline 3‐Oxide (HTIO)
pp. 2763-2768(6)
Authors: Polienko, Julya; Schanding, Thomas; Voinov, Maxim; Grigor'ev, Igor

Microwave Irradiation for Accelerating the Synthesis of Thioglycosides
pp. 2769-2785(17)
Authors: El Ashry, E.; Awad, L.; Abdel Hamid, H.; Atta, A.

Facile Synthesis of bis‐α‐Aminoalkylphosphinates
pp. 2787-2795(9)
Authors: Drag, Marcin; Dlugosz, Katarzyna; Oleksyszyn, Józef

Synthesis of the 7‐Azaindole (1 H ‐Pyrrolo[2,3‐ b ]pyridine) Analogous to Cannabimimetic JHW 200
pp. 2797-2805(9)
Authors: Gluszok, Sébastien; Goossens, Laurence; Depreux, Patrick; Barbry, Didier; Hénichart, Jean‐Pierre

Chemoselective and Solvent‐Free Thioacetalization of Aldehydes by a Catalytic Amount of NBS
pp. 2807-2811(5)
Authors: Reza Hajipour, Abdol; Ali Pourmousavi, Seied; Ruoho, Arnold

Synthesis of N,N‐Dimethylamines via Barbier-Grignard‐Type Electrophilic Amination
pp. 2813-2818(6)
Authors: Erdık, Ender; Ateş, Selma

On Water: An Efficient Knoevenagel Condensation using 12‐Tungstophosphoric Acid as a Reusable Green Catalyst
pp. 2819-2823(5)
Authors: Oskooie, Hossien; Heravi, Majid; Derikvand, Fatemeh; Khorasani, Marzieh; Bamoharram, Fatemeh

Stereoselective Synthesis of Androstane‐Based Steroidal Phosphine Oxides Possessing the 16α‐Diphenylphosphinyl Moiety
pp. 2825-2832(8)
Authors: Skoda‐Földes, Rita; Kollár, László

NaBrO 3 /NaHSO 4 · H 2 O as a Versatile Reagent System for the Oxidation of Benzylic Alcohols and Aldehydes
pp. 2833-2840(8)
Authors: Shirini, Farhad; Ali Zolfigol, Mohammad; Torabi, Shayesteh

Organometallic Approach to the Functionalization of Alkyl Groups Containing 1‐Phenylpyrroles
pp. 2841-2849(9)
Authors: Faigl, Ferenc; Vas Feldhoffer, Bernadett; Thurner, Angelika

Novel C‐C Bond Cleavage from Arylacetonitriles in Alcohols to Aryl Carboxylic Esters using Potassium Iodide and Catalytic Amount of Samarium
pp. 2851-2857(7)
Authors: Yu, Mingxin; Wen, Weijiang; Wang, Zhiyuan

Facile Synthesis of ( S,S )‐1,2‐Diacylamides and ( S,S )‐1,2‐Diamines with C 2 ‐Symmetry
pp. 2859-2875(17)
Authors: Ai, Lin; Xiao, Jichuan; Wang, Guo; Shen, Xiumin; Zhang, Cong

In Situ-Generated Zinc Bromide-Catalyzed α‐Bromination of Alkanones in Water
pp. 2877-2881(5)
Authors: Juneja, Satinder; Choudhary, Deepak; Paul, Satya; Gupta, Rajive

Iron(III) Chloride-Promoted Direct Conversion of Aryl/Alkyl Cyanides to Esters
pp. 2883-2886(4)
Authors: Srinivasan, R.; Rao, K.; Jayachitra, G.; Ralte, Samuel

Mild Oxidation of Alcohols with o ‐Iodoxybenzoic Acid (IBX) in a Water/CH 2 Cl 2 Mixture in the Presence of Phase‐Transfer Catalyst
pp. 2887-2892(6)
Authors: Kuhakarn, Chutima; Kittigowittana, Krisada; Ghabkham, Pattama; Pohmakotr, Manat; Reutrakul, Vichai

Efficient Role of Ionic Liquid (bmim)HSO 4 as Novel Catalyst for Monotetrahydropyranylation of Diols and Tetrahydropyranylation of Alcohols
pp. 2893-2900(8)
Authors: Singh, Jasvinder; Gupta, Neeraj; Kad, Goverdhan; Kaur, Jasamrit

Practical and Efficient Synthesis of Orthogonally Protected α‐2,3‐Diaminopropionic Acid (2,3‐Dap), 2,4‐Diaminobutanoic Acid (2,4‐Dab), and their N‐Methylated Derivatives
pp. 2901-2912(12)
Authors: Rao, R.; Tantry, Subramanyam; Babu, Vommina

Synthesis of l‐(Alkoxymethyl)‐5‐benzyl‐6‐methyluracil as Potential Nonnucleoside HIV‐1 RT Inhibitors
pp. 2913-2920(8)
Authors: Chen, Yanli; Guo, Ying; Yang, Hua; Wang, Xiaowei; Liu, Junyi

Facile Synthesis of 2‐Alkylthio‐5,5‐dimethyl‐4H‐imidazol‐4‐ones
pp. 2921-2925(5)
Authors: Yuan, Ju‐Zhen; Wei, Jia‐Jia; Ding, Ming‐Wu