Chemistry Letters, NO.1
January, 2002

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Allylation of Carbonyl Compounds with Allylic Gallium Reagents
Takashi Tsuji, Shin-ichi Usugi, Hideki Yorimitsu, Hiroshi Shinokubo, Seijiro Matsubara, and Koichiro Oshima

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Intramolecular Coupling of Vinyl Ether and Olefins or Acetylenes with Ti(II) Reagent. Regio- and Stereo-selective Vinyltitanation of Carbon-Carbon Multiple Bonds
Ryota Nakajima, Hirokazu Urabe, and Fumie Sato

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Synthesis and Structures of p-tert-Butyltetrathiacalix[4]arene-dihydrides of Mo(IV) and W(IV)
Shin Takemoto, Katsuya Otsuka, Takashi Otsuka, Hidetake Seino, Yasushi Mizobe, and Masanobu Hidai

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Efficient Chiral Amidophosphine Ligand for Copper-catalyzed Asymmetric Addition of Diethylzinc to N-Sulfonylimines
Kazushige Nagai, Hidetaka Fujihara, Masami Kuriyama, Ken-ichi Yamada, and Kiyoshi Tomioka

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Dehydration Reactions in Water. Surfactant-type Brønsted Acid-catalyzed Dehydrative Etherification, Thioetherification, and Dithioacetalization in Water
Shu- Kobayashi, Shinya Iimura, and Kei Manabe

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Mercuric Triflate-TMU Catalyzed Hydration of Terminal Alkyne to give Methyl Ketone under Mild Conditions
Mugio Nishizawa, Mariusz Skwarczynski, Hiroshi Imagawa, and Takumichi Sugihara

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The First Total Synthesis of (±)-Napyradiomycin A1
Kuniaki Tatsuta, Yoshiki Tanaka, Masazumi Kojima, and Hiroshi Ikegami

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A New Silyl Ether-Type Linker Useful for the Automated Synthesis of Oligonucleotides Having Base-Labile Protective Groups
Akio Kobori, Kenichi Miyata, Masatoshi Ushioda, Kohji Seio, and Mitsuo Sekine

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Ni(0)-Catalyzed Bismetallative Cyclization of 1,3-Diene and a Tethered Aldehyde in the Presence of Bu₃SnSiMe₃
Yoshihiro Sato, Nozomi Saito, and Miwako Mori

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Direct Synthesis of β-Alkenylpyrroles by Pd(II)-Catalyzed Addition of Pyrroles to Alkynoates
Juzo Oyamada, Wenjun Lu, Chengguo Jia, Tsugio Kitamura, and Yuzo Fujiwara

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Intramolecular Dimerization of Silylenes Leading to Novel Cyclic Disilenes¹
Hideki Sakurai, Tomohiro Iimura, Shigeki Matsumoto, and Takanobu Sanji

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Dynamic Kinetic Resolution with Enantioselective Borohydride Reduction Catalyzed by Optically Active β-Ketoiminato Cobalt(II) Complexes: Highly Diastereo- and Enantioselective Preparation of Optically Active anti-Aldol Compounds
Yuhki Ohtsuka, Daichi Miyazaki, Taketo Ikeno, and Tohru Yamada

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Highly Efficient and Enantioselective Method for the Synthesis of Chiral Building Blocks Derived from meso-1,3-Propanediols
Takeshi Oriyama, Hiromoto Taguchi, Dai Terakado, and Tomohumi Sano

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Synthesis of α-Alkylated (Z)-γ-Fluoro-β,γ-enoates through Organocopper Mediated Reaction of γ,γ-Difluoro-α,β-enoates: A Different Reactivity of R₃Al-Cu(I) and Me₂CuLi
Midori Okada, Yuko Nakamura, Akio Saito, Azusa Sato, Hiroaki Horikawa, and Takeo Taguchi

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Stereoselective Bifurcating-type Radical Cyclization of gem-Dibromocyclopropanes for the Synthesis of Uniquely Fused 5-3-5-Type Tricyclic Compounds
Yoshinori Nishii, Atsushi Fujiwara, Kazunori Wakasugi, Misao Miki, Kazunori Yanagi, and Yoo Tanabe

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Intramolecular Carbostannylation of Allyl- and Vinylstannanes via a Radical Chain Process
Katsukiyo Miura, Naoki Fujisawa, Hiroshi Saito, Hisashi Nishikori, and Akira Hosomi

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Synthesis of Kinetically Stabilized Silaneselone and Silanetellone
Norihiro Tokitoh, Tomonori Sadahiro, Ken Hatano, Takayo Sasaki, Nobuhiro Takeda, and Renji Okazaki

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Asymmetric Cyclization via Oxygen Cation Radical: Enantioselective Synthesis of cis-4b,9b-Dihydrobenzofuro[3,2-b]benzofurans
Kouta Masutani, Ryo Irie, and Tsutomu Katsuki

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Terpiodiene: A Novel Tricyclic Alcohol from the Okinawan Sponge Terpios hoshinota
Toshiaki Teruya, Satoru Nakagawa, Tomoyuki Koyama, Kiyotake Suenaga, and Daisuke Uemura

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Synthesis of (1R,3S,5S)-1,3,8-Trimethyl-2,9-dioxabicyclo[3.3.1]non-7-ene, the Male Pheromone of a Hepialid Moth Endoclita excrescens, and Its Enantiomer
Kaoru Marukawa and Kenji Mori

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Synthesis of Single-Handed Helical Poly(1-dibenzosuberyl methacrylate) via Radical Polymerization in the Presence of an Optically Active Cobalt(II) Complex
Tamaki Nakano, Kumiko Tsunematsu, and Yoshio Okamoto

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TiCl₄-Zn Induced Reductive Acylation of Ketones with Acylsilanes
Hidehiro Sakurai, Yuka Imamoto, and Toshikazu Hirao

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Double Nucleophilic Addition of Thiols and Allylstannane to α, β-Unsaturated Aldimines Promoted by Titanium Tetrachloride
Makoto Shimizu and Takafumi Nishi

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Reversible Morphological Changes Induced by the Photodimerization of Bis (4-Octadecyloxystilbazolium) Isophthalate Films
Osamu Ohtani, Hiroki Kato and Katsuhiko Takagi

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New Phase Formation of Dimyristoylphosphatidylglycerol Bilayer-Assembly with Sodium or Ammonium Ions: Gelation Phenomena in the Lamellar Liquid Crystals Aged in Water
Kazuo Tajima, Takahiro Tsutsui, Yoko Imai, Akio Nakamura, and Masakatsu Koshinuma

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Development of Efficient Fluorosensors for the Transition Metal Ions by Tuning of Photoinduced Intramolecular Electron Transfer (PIET) Communication between the Components
Ramachandram Badugu

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Determination of Hg₂²⁺ Ions Using the Specific Reaction with a Picolinic Acid N-Oxide Modified Electrode
Young-Tae Kong, Gyeong-Hee Choi, Mi-Sook Won, and Yoon-Bo Shim

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Highly α-Selective Glycosylation with Glycopyranosyl Fluorides Having Diethylthiocarbamoyl Group
Teruaki Mukaiyama, Masahiro Suenaga, Hiroyuki Chiba, and Hideki Jona

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Synthesis and Physical Property of a Novel Diarylethene Derivative Having a Chryso[b]thiophene Ring
Tadatsugu Yamaguchi, Hideki Kashiyama, Hiroyuki Nakazumi, Taro Yamada, and Masahiro Irie

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Synthesis and Liquid Crystal Phase Behaviour of 2-(4-Cyanophenyl)-7-n-alkylfluorenes: Luminescent Mesogens
Frederick H. Boardman, David A. Dunmur, Martin C. Grossel, and Geoffrey R. Luckhurst

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Synthesis of Siliceous Hollow Spheres with Ultra Large Mesopore Wall Structures by Reverse Emulsion Templating
Chengzhong Yu, Bozhi Tian, Jie Fan, Galen D. Stucky, and Dongyuan Zhao

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An Unusual, DDQ-Promoted Oxidative Rearrangement of 9,9-Disubstituted 1,4,5,8-Tetrahydro-4a,8a-methanonaphthalenes
Jonah A. Barasz, Ali H. Ghaffari, Douglas A. Otte, and Dasan M. Thamattoor

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Benzyl 4,6-Dimethoxy-1,3,5-triazinyl Carbonate as N-Protecting Reagent
Kazuhito Hioki, Miho Fujiwara, Shohei Tani, and Munetaka Kunishima

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Infrared Electroabsorption Spectroscopic Study of Association Structures of 5CB in the Solution, Isotropic Liquid and Nematic Liquid Crystal States
Young-Kun Min, Hirotsugu Hiramatsu, and Hiro-o Hamaguchi

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Catalytic Decomposition of Phenyl Acetate by Halide Clusters of Nb, Mo, Ta, and W Possessing Octahedral Metal Core
Teiji Chihara and Satoshi Kamiguchi

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Synthesis and Reactions of Water-soluble Diorganoplatinum(II) Complexes
Sanshiro Komiya, Miho Ikuine, Nobuyuki Komine, and Masafumi Hirano

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Reaction of Sulphate Radical Anion (SO₄^•-) with Cyanuric Acid: A Potential Reaction for Its Degradation?
P. Manoj, R. Varghese, V. M. Manoj, and C. T. Aravindakumar

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Effect of Oxidation Treatment on Surface Fractal Dimension of Activated Carbon Fiber
Zheng-Hong Huang, Feiyu Kang, Jun-Bing Yang, Kai-Ming Liang, Hui Zhao and Bao-Zhong Dong

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Synthesis and Properties of a Photoresponsive Azobenzene-Containing Hyperbranched Polymer
Guojie Wang, Hao Cheng, and Xiaogong Wang

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Surface pK_a of Amine-Terminated Self-assembled Monolayers Evaluated by Direct Observation of Counter Anion by FT-Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Katsuhiko Nishiyama, Atsushi Kubo, Akihiro Ueda, and Isao Taniguchi

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A New and Convenient Method for the Preparation of Cyclooctanone Containing Bis-Aldol Skeleton by Samarium(II) Iodide-mediated Intramolecular Aldol Cyclization of Ω-Oxiranyl Keto Octanal
Khanitha Pudhom, Hidehiro Arai, Keiko Yamane, and Teruaki Mukaiyama

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A Novel Spinel-Type Co/Mn Catalyst for Methane Oxidation at Low Temperatures
Weibin Li and Ying Lin

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Heterogeneous Photo-Fenton Degradation of an Azo Dye in Aqueous H₂O₂/Iron Oxide Dispersions at Neutral pHs
Ju He, Xia Tao, Wanhong Ma, and Jincai Zhao

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A New Process for Producing Ca/Mg Acetate Deicer with Ca/Mg Waste and Acetic Acid Produced by Wet Oxidation of Organic Waste
Fangming Jin, Atsushi Kishita, Takehiko Moriya, Heiji Enomoto, and Naohiro Sato

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Novel Synthesis and Thermal Ring Fission of 7-Aryl-1,2,3,4,5,7-pentathiazocanes
Kazuaki Shimada, Takamasa Yoshida, Kenshiro Makino, Tatsuya Otsuka, Yuki Onuma, Shigenobu Aoyagi, Yuji Takikawa, and Chizuko Kabuto

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A Synthesis of AB-Ring Model System of Taxane Framework by Way of Intramolecular Knoevenagel Cyclization
Hidehiro Arai, Ayako Ohno, Yu-ichirou Tani, Shouhei Imachi, and Teruaki Mukaiyama

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Formation of Uniform Mesopores in ZSM-5 Zeolite upon Alkaline Post-treatment?
J. C. Groen, J. Pérez-Ramírez, and L. A. A. Peffer

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Orange Emission of TbF₃-Containing Fluoride Oxide Glass
Masayuki Takashima, Susumu Yonezawa, and Shiori Nishibu

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Ultrasound-Assisted Self-Regulation Route to Ag Nanorods
Yujie Xiong, Yi Xie, Guoan Du, Xianming Liu, and Xiaobo Tian

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Synthesis, Crystal Structures and Mesomorphic Properties of Liquid Crystals with a N,N'-Bis(tropon-2-yl)piperazine Skeleton
Emi Yamamoto, Kanji Kubo, Akira Mori, and Seiji Ujiie

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Lewis Acid-Mediated Carboxylation of Fused Aromatic Compounds with Carbon Dioxide
Yutaka Suzuki, Tetsutaro Hattori, Tomohiro Okuzawa, and Sotaro Miyano

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Imprinting and Selective Binding of Di- and Tri-Peptides in Ultrathin TiO₂-Gel Films in Aqueous Solutions
Izumi Ichinose, Takashi Kikuchi, Seung-Woo Lee, and Toyoki Kunitake

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The Insertion of Dimethyl Acetylenedicarboxylate into an S-Pd Bond
Kunihiko Sugoh, Hitoshi Kuniyasu, and Hideo Kurosawa

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Preparation and Characterization of Tris(trimethylsilyl)germylzinc Chloride and Bis[tris(trimethylsilyl)germyl]zinc
Masato Nanjo, Takashi Oda, and Kunio Mochida

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Microporous Structure of Alumina Prepared by a Salt Catalytic Sol-Gel Process
Kazuhiko Tanaka, Tomohito Imai, Yasushi Murakami, Taki Matsumoto, Wataru Sugimoto, and Yoshio Takasu

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A Novel B-C-N Compound Derived from Melamine Diborate
Kaoru Aoki, Susumu Tanaka, Yukiko Tomitani, Masahiro Yuda, Mio Shimada, and Kohei Oda

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An Extremely High Insulin-Mimetic Activity of Bis(1,4-dihydro-2-methyl-1-phenyl- 4-thioxo-3-pyridinolato)zinc(II) Complex
Akira Katoh, Takeshi Tsukahara, Ryota Saito, Kallol K. Ghosh, Yutaka Yoshikawa, Yoshitane Kojima, Asuka Tamura and Hiromu Sakurai

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Steric Effect is an Additional Possible Cause of Blue-shifting Hydrogen Bonds
Ying Fang, Jian-Miao Fan, Lei Liu, Xiao-Song Li, and Qing-Xiang Guo

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A Novel High-Pressure NMR Cell Consisting of Double Tube Structure for the Convenient On-Line Measurements
Tatsuya Umecky, Mitsuhiro Kanakubo, Yutaka Ikushima, Norio Saito, Junko Yoshimura, Hiromi Yamazaki, and Junzo Yana