10.1016/S0040-4039(00)95269-9
The research aimed to investigate the reactions of selenium and tellurium metals with phenylacetylene in three-phase catalytic systems, utilizing phase transfer techniques in organic synthesis. The study proposed a radical anion chain mechanism for the reaction involving tellurium metal and phenylacetylene, leading to the formation of phenyl-1,2-dielenole (compound 2) with a 20% yield. The researchers also extended their findings to the synthesis of selenides (compounds 2a-d) by trapping the intermediate anion 2 with alkyl halides, yielding selenides in 40-50% yield. Key chemicals used in the process included selenium and tellurium metals, phenylacetylene, alkyl halides (such as methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, and butyl halides), aqueous base (potassium hydroxide), and phase transfer catalysts like dibenzo-18-crown-6. The study concluded that the addition of reducing agents could initiate the reaction of tellurium metal with phenylacetylene, and the use of hydrazine hydrate medium could elevate the yields of the synthesized compounds.
10.1007/BF00763530
The study investigates the synthesis and antiviral activity of derivatives of dibenzo-18-crown-6 (DBC). The researchers used starting materials such as syn-2,14-diamino- and anti-2,13-diaminodibenzo-18-crown-6 (la, b) and unsubstituted DBC. They synthesized various derivatives, including benzothiazole derivatives (lla, b) by reacting (la) and (Ib) with dithiocyanogen in acetic acid, crown o-aminoketones (llI) and (IV) by reacting the diamines with benzoyl chlorides under Friedel-Crafts conditions, quinazolines (V) by boiling the aminoketones in formamide, and a quinone (VI) by condensing DBC with imidazo-4,5-dicarboxylic acid in polyphosphoric acid. The structures of the products were confirmed by IR and UV spectra, elemental analysis, and mass spectrometry. The antiviral activity of these compounds was tested against various viruses, including variola vaccine virus (VVV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), classical avian plague virus (CAPV), Newcastel disease virus (NDV), vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus (VEEN), and ECHO-6. The results showed that some of the compounds exhibited moderate or low antiviral activity against certain viruses, while others did not show significant antiviral activity.