Formal [4 + 1] Annulation of α-Arylhydrazonoketones and Dimethylsulfoxonium Methylide: One-pot Synthesis of Substituted Pyrazoles and Dihydropyrazoles.

A formal [4 + 1] annulation of readily available α-arylhydrazonoketones and trimethylsulfoxonium iodide in the presence of cesium carbonate is described involving a sequential Corey-Chaykovsky reaction and intramolecular nucleophilic cyclization process. Substituted pyrazoles were obtained exclusively from the reactions of α-arylhydrazono-ß-oxo-amides and trimethylsulfoxonium iodide in moderate to good yields, whereas the reactions of α-arylhydrazono-ß-oxo-ketone/α-arylhydrazono- ß-oxo-ester afforded the corresponding dihydropyrazoles in good yields.

Phenyliodine(III) Diacetate Mediated Oxidative Cyclization of 1-Alkenoyl-1-carbamoyl Cycloalkanes: Access to Spiro-Fused Dihydrofuran-3(2H)-ones.

Facile and efficient synthesis of spiro-fused dihydrofuran-3(2H)-ones was developed via phenyliodine(III) diacetate (PIDA) mediated oxidative cyclization of 1-alkenoyl-1-carbamoyl cycloalkanes under very mild conditions.

An unsymmetrical coordination environment leading to two slow relaxation modes in a Dy2 single-molecule magnet.

A Dy(2) single-molecule magnet was isolated using a mixed ligand strategy in which the Dy(III) ions adopt distinct coordination environments. This leads to two unique relaxation modes due to a single-ion type relaxation mechanism. Energy barriers were obtained from individually fitting the overlapping peaks.