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Abstract: New chromium complexes with diphosphine ligands have been obtained by the reaction of chromium(III) hexahydrate and diphosphines in acetone. The structure of chromium(III) complex 4 containing water molecule and 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene as ligands and that of two chromium(III) complexes (12 and 13) with 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene ligands containing alkenyl substituents in the ortho-position of one of the phenyl groups at the phosphorous atom have been determined using X-ray diffraction analysis. The catalytic properties of the obtained complexes in the composition of catalytic systems for ethylene trimerization have been studied. It has been shown that the obtained series of catalytic systems manifests high activity in the process of ethylene trimerization to 1-hexene, with the process selectivity exceeding 94%. The highest value of productivity amongst known selective catalytic systems for trimerization was achieved using a chromium complex 13 bearing the 2-methylprop-1-enyl group at the ortho-position of one of the phenyl groups. The influence of temperature, pressure, the nature of the solvent and the composition of the catalytic system on the parameters of the process of ethylene trimerization to form 1-hexene has been determined.

Several series of stilbene derivatives for possible use as smart additives in polymers used as packaging films have been prepared and characterized. Differential scanning calorimetry was performed on some of the stilbenes in order to determine any liquid crystal properties. Those compounds which had multiple phase transitions were also shown to have two liquid crystalline phases according to optical microscopy.

(R)- or (S)-benzyl 4-formyl-2,2-dimethyl-3-oxazolidinecarboxylate (7a) and (R)- or (S)-1,1-dimethylethyl 4-formyl-2,2-dimethyl-3-oxazolidinecarboxylate (7b), readily available from serine, react with Wittig reagents to give alkenes 8.Selective deprotection followed by oxidation of the resulting unsaturated amino alcohols 9 provides vinylglycines 5 of defined configuration (>95percent ee) and double-bond geometry.D-Vinylglycines are obtained from L-serine, and conversely, D-serine gives β,γ-unsaturated amino acids with the L configuration.The double-bond geometry is controlled by the nature of the phosphorous ylide employed.The scope and limitations of this new methodology for the preparation of chiral vinylglycines is examined.

The molecular aggregations of various water insoluble substituted phosphonium salts (Ph3P+-CH2CH2R,I-; R = C4H9, C6H13, C8H17, C4F9, C6F13, C8F17) are compared and the results show that the salts have surfactant properties.

Novel benzophenone derivatives of the formula STR1 wherein X and X1 are individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, alkylthio of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, CF