| Synthesis of Some Tetrahydro-3,3'-bisquinazolin-4,4'-diones by A. K. D. Bhavani and P. S. N. Reddy* | 1 |
| Reductive Decyanation vs Addition of Grignard Reagents with Hindered Nitriles by S. S. Kulp* and A. Romanelli | 7 |
| Ring Opening of Some Substituted Styrene Oxides by U. P. Dhokte* and A. S. Rao | 13 |
| Synthesis of Some Spiro-isoxazolidine-3,5-diones by D. B. Reddy,* V. Padmavathi, B. Seenaiah and M. V. R. Reddy | 21 |
| Synthesis of Furano Benzosuberones and Furano Tetralones via Claisen Rearrangement by V. Peesapati* and N. Lingaiah | 27 |
| Synthesis of New Substituted Pyridines, Pyrano[2,3-d]imidazoles and Pyrrolo[2,1-b]quinazolines by O. H. Hishmat, A. A. Magd El Din and N. A. Ismail* | 33 |
| An Improved Procedure for the Preparation and Resolution of DL-2,3-Dimethylsuccinic Acid by S. C. Sutton, M. H. Nantz* and S. R. Hitchcock | 39 |
| OPPI Briefs (J.-P. Anselme, Editor) | 45 |
| Preparation of N-Benzoyl-1-(5,6-dimethoxyindanylmethylamine) from 5,6-Dimethoxyindanoneby D. G. Tombari, A. G. Moglioni, F. P. Dominici and G. Y. Moltrasio de Iglesias* | 45 |
| Stereoselective Reduction of Pivaloyloxymethyl (2S,5R,6S)-6-acetyl-3,3-dimethyl(-7- oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0] heptane-2-carboxylate with Sodium Borohydride by D. Donati,* C. Marchioro, B. Tamburini and A. Ursini | 48 |
| Convenient Synthesis of Nieshoutin (cycloobliquetin), a Furocoumarin Isolated From the Heartwood of Ptaeroxylon obliquum by R. S. Mali,* A. R. Manekar and S. G. Tilve | 52 |
| A New, Mild Preparation of 2,4,6-Trinitrofluorobenzene by J. M. Dust* and R. A. Manderville | 55 |
| An Improved Synthesis of Monoesters of Phosphoric Acid by A. Modro and T. A. Modro* | 57 |
| Reaction of Thionyl Bromide with Ketones by S. M. Al-Mousawi*, I. Bhatti and S. D. Saraf | 60 |
| A Convenient Synthesis of 4-Amino-5-chloro-2-methoxybenzoic Acid by R. L. Ehrenkaufer*, J. G. Scripko and P. L. Hoffman | 64 |
| Improved Synthesis of Dimethylaminothioacetamideby K. P. Moder*, F. R. Busch and D. C. Richter | 66 |
| A New Route for Synthesis of 1-Triacontanol by B. V. S. K. Rao and R. Subbarao* | 67 |
| Synthesis of Novel 9-Aryl-2,8-Dimethyl-9H-purin-6-amines Based on Sterically Hindered o-Bromoanilines byB. V. Eswaran* and S. K. Sajadian | 71 |
| Synthesis of 2,3-Dideoxy-D-arabino-heptono-1,4-lactone via a Wittig Reaction on Unprotected D-Arabinose by J. W. Lyga | 73 |
| An Improved Synthesis of α-Chlorodiphenylacetic Acid by J. B. Maciel, R. A. S. San Gil* and A. C. Neto | 76 |
| Preparation of 1,4-bis(2,4,5-Trimethoxyphenyl)butane by E. Al-Farhan, R. Amofah, P. M. Keehn and R. Stevenson* | 78 |
| One-pot Synthesis of 2-Spirothiazolidin-4-one Derivatives by M. F. El-Zohry | 81 |
| Phase Transfer Catalyzed N-Alkylation of sym-N,N'-Diarylureas by U. R. Kalkote*, A. R. Choudhary and N. R. Ayyangar | 83 |
| The Resolution of Racemic Amines by the Formation of Diastereomeric Amides with Amino Acids by C. K. Miao,* R. Sorcek and J. H. Nagel | 87 |
| A Convenient Method for the Generation of Nitrile Oxide and its Application to the Synthesis of 2-Isoxazolines by L. Rai,* N. Linganna, A. Hassner and C. Anjanamurthy | 91 |
| The Oxidative Rearrangement of Furylcarbinols and Methodologies for the Preparation of 6-Hydroxy-2H-pyran-3(6H)-ones, Useful Synthons for the Synthesis of a Variety of Heterocyclic Compounds. A Review by M. P. Georgiadis*, K. F. Albizati and T. M. Georgiadis | 95 |
| Corrigendum | 119 |
| A New Synthesis of Amino Acid-based Sweetner by A. R. Katritzky,* N. Shobana, P. A. Harris, J. B. Hill and D. J. Ager* | 121 |
| New and Renewed Synthesis of 10-Phenylanthrone and 10-Hydroxy-10-phenylanthrone by S. E. Branz*, K. Jin, Y. Liu and T. N. Dao | 127 |
| A Convenient Synthesis of Isophytol by Cross-coupling Reaction of a Grignard Reagent and a Protected Allylic Chloride by T. Miyakoshi* and M. Hagimoto | 135 |
| Preparation of Benzo[c-2,7]naphthyridine by C. F. Nutaitis* and M. W. Ledeboer | 143 |
| N-Sulfonyl Lactams via Sulfonation of Lactim Ethers by J. Sheu, M. B. Smith*, T. R. Oeschger and J. Satchell | 147 |
| Improved Preparation of 14β-Hydroxyprogesterone by J. F. Templeton* and Y. Yan | 159 |
| OPPI Briefs (J.-P. Anselme, Editor) | 165 |
| One-pot Reductive Dichlorocarbene Addition to Arylketones. A New General Method for the Synthesis of 2-Arylpropionic Acids by E. F. Llama*, C. del Campo and J. V. Sinisterra | 165 |
| Efficient Synthesis of Tricyclic Antidepressant Normetabolites by M. Adamczyk*, J. R. Fishpaugh and D. Johnson | 168 |
| Synthesis of Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrazidine, Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine and Imidazo[1,2-a]- pyridine Derivatives Using Hydrazonyl Bromides by H. M. Hassaneen*, A. S. Shawali, N. M. Elwan and N. M. Abounada | 171 |
| Synthesis of Novel meta-Bromophenolic Compounds by C.-S. Wang*, Y.-M. Sun and A. Mendoza | 176 |
| Reduction of 3- and/or 5-Unsubstituted 2-Ethylpyrazolium Salts with Complex Metal Hydrides. Synthesis of Pyrazolidines by L. A. Bañuelos, P. Cuadrado, A. M. González* and F. J. Pulido | 181 |
| A Convenient Preparation of 5,5-Dialkyl Meldrum's Acids by B.-C. Chen and P. Lue* | 185 |
| Synthesis of N-Substituted 2-Alkyl-4-aryloxazole-5-carboxamides by R. Bossio, S. Marcaccini, E. Pepino, C. Polo and T. Torroba* | 188 |
| A One-pot Synthesis of Nα-Benzyloxycarbonyl-Nw-t-butoxycarbonyl-L-ornithine and L-Lysine by E. Masiukiewicz, B. Rzeszotarska* and J. Szczerbaniewicz | 191 |
| Synthesis of Difluorodurene and Difluoropyromellitic Acid by W. Dmowski* and K. Piasecka-Maciejewska | 194 |
| Preparation of Some Phospholipid-targeted Metronidazole Derivatives by R. A. McClelland and T. A. Modro* | 197 |
| 4-Piperidinopyridine as an Effective Catalyst for Thione-Thiol Rearrangement of Xanthates by K. Harano, H. Nakagawa, H. Kiyonaga and T. Hisano* | 200 |
| A Novel Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydro[1,5]benzothiazepin-4(5H)-ones by J.-C. Lancelot, B. Letios, C. Saturnino, P. De Caprariis and M. Robba* | 204 |
| The Aza-Wittig Reaction in Heterocyclic Synthesis. A Review by S. Eguchi*, Y. Matsushita and K. Yamashita | 209 |
| Electrophile-induced Cyclizations of Epoxides to Aromatic and Double Bonds Positions. A Review by S. K. Taylor | 245 |
| "Cesium Ion Effect" and Macrocyclization. A Critical Review by C. Galli | 285 |
| Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation on Hydrogen-Active Electrodes. A Review by J.-C. Moutet | 309 |
| One-pot Conversion of Carboxylic Acids to Aldehydes by Treatment of Acyloxy-9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes with Lithium tris(Diethylamino)aluminum Hydride by J. S. Cha, J. C. Lee, H. S. Lee and S. E. Lee | 327 |
| Selective Conversion of Aromatic Nitriles to Aldehydes by Lithium tris(Dihexylamino)aluminum Hydride by J. S. Cha, S. E. Lee and H. S. Lee | 331 |
| OPPI Briefs (J.-P. Anselme, Editor) | 335 |
| Tranformation of Carboxylic Esters to Aldehydes with Lithium tris(Diethylamino)aluminum Hydride by J. S. Cha*, S. J. Min, J. C. Lee, H. S. Lee and S. E. Lee | 335 |
| An Improved Procedure for the Isolation of 2-(N,N-Dimethylaminoethyl)-4-nitrophenol by M. C. V. B. V. de Souza*, A. M. R. Bernardino, M. C. Soares and M. G. Retzlaff | 338 |
| Synthesis of 4-trans-[1-[[4-[2-(5-Chloro-2-methoxybenzamido)ethyl]phenyl]sulfonyl]ureido]cyclohexanol Hemisuccinate Ester by R. L. Stephon, R. S. Niedbala, N. Foster, K. J. Schray and N. D. Heindel* | 339 |
| Synthesis of 1-[2-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-2-[(2-thienyl)methoxy]ethyl]-1H- and 1-[2-(2,3-Dichlorophenyl)-2-[(2-furyl)methoxy]ethyl]-1H-imidazoles, Two New Miconazole Analogues by R. Cruz-Almanza*, T. Hernandez, F. Perez and C. Lemini | 342 |
| One-pot Synthesis of Isothiocyanates from Primary Amines using Cyanamide by T. Yamamoto*, S. Sugiyama, K. Akimoto and K. Hayashi | 346 |
| An Improved Synthesis of 2,4-Hexadien-1-ol by P. Vinczer*, L. Novak and C. Szantay* | 349 |
| Construction of the Pyrazolo[1,5-a][4,1]benzothiazepine System by Intramolecular Nitrilimine Cycloaddition by G. Broggini, L. Bruché and G. Zecchi* | 352 |
| Synthesis of Steroidal Heterocyclic Compounds from a Claisen Condensation Product of a 6-Keto Sterol by A. U. Siddiqui*, U. M. Rao, M. Srinivas and A. H. Siddiqui | 355 |
| New Heterocycles Forming Reactions of Acyl Thioformanilides by Z. E. Lu*, D. Q. Sun, T. L. Xu, J. Wan, L. C. Xu and K. Q. Chen | 358 |
| Oxidation of Alcohols Using Triphosgene by I. A. Rivero, R. Somanathan* and L. H. Hellberg | 363 |
| A Study on Cyanoacetic Acid Hydrazide by A. Aykut Ikizler*, A. Ikizler and N. Uzunismail | 365 |
| Uses of the Fries Rearrangement for the Preparation of Hydroxylarylketones. A Review by R. Martin | 369 |
| Selective Functionalization and Conformational Properties of Calix[4]arenes. A Review by J.-D. van Loon, W. Verboom and D. N. Reinhoudt* | 437 |
| Preparation of 6-, 7- and 8-Membered Sultams by Friedel-Crafts Cyclization of w-Phenylalkanesulfamoyl Chlorides by A. R. Katritzky*,J. Wu, S. Rachwal, B. Rachwal, D. W. Macomber and T. P. Smith | 463 |
| A Convenient One-pot Synthesis of 2-Cinnamoylcoumaran-3-ones from 2-Cinnamoyloxyaceto-phenones Using Thallium(III) p-Toluenesulfonate by M. S. Khanna, C. P. Garg and R. P. Kapoor* | 469 |
| OPPI Briefs (J.-P. Anselme, Editor) | 475 |
| A Novel Route to N-(Benzotriazol-1-ylmethyl)amides by A. R. Katritzky*, B. Galuszka, Y. Zhang and S. Rachwal | 475 |
| Synthesis of Potential Precursors of Heptabowtiene, a Novel Non-benzenoid Hydrocarbon by A. G. Anderson* and B. T. Murphy | 478 |
| An Improved Synthesis of 4,7-Dimethoxy-1H-indole by H. D. H. Showalter* and G. Pohlmann | 484 |
| Large-Scale Preparation of the Sulfur-transfer Reagent 3H-1,2-Benzodithiol-3-one-1,1-dioxide by J. B. Regan, L. R. Phillips and S. L. Beaucage* | 488 |
| Synthesis of 4-Aroyl-[(5-phenyl-2(2H)-tetrazolyl)-1-oxoethyl]thiosemicarbazides and 4-Aroyl-5-[(5-phenyl-2(2H)-tetrazolyl)methyl)-1,2,4-(4H)-triazole-3-thione by F. Xiaoming*, C. Rong and C. Shaoyin | 492 |
| A New Synthetic Route to 2-Carbomethoxycyclopent-2-enone via Rhodium(II)-mediated Decomposition of Diazoesters byP. Ceccherelli, M. Curini*, M. C. Marcotullio and O. Rosati | 497 |
| Preparation of Novel 2-Aminoadamantyl- and 4-Aminoprotoadamantylcarbonitriles by K. Mlinaric-Majerski*, M. Kaselj and D. Skare | 501 |
| Improved Synthesis of 3-Halo- and 3-Methoxyphenanthrenes by A. Eirin, F. Fernandez*, C. Gonzalez and C. Lopez | 509 |
| OPPI Briefs (J.-P. Anselme, Editor) | 517 |
| The Synthesis of Methyl Cyclopropene-3-carboxylates by Direct Catalytic Cyclopropenation of Acetylene and Methylacetylene with Methyl Diazoacetate by E. A. Shapiro, A. V. Kalinin and O. M. Nefedov* | 517 |
| A Facile Synthesis of 2-(2'-Substituted Vinyl)benzoxazoles by J.-G. Shao, Q. Zhong*, H.-P. Liao, C.-Q. Liu and J.-F. Zhou | 520 |
| Facile Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Spirobicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2´,3-(4H)- [2H]-thiazolo[3.2-b]-s-tetrazines by J. Mohan | 523 |
| Synthesis of Evernipentanone by Addition of n-Butyllithium on Ethyl Everninate by M. Devys, E. Desnoës and M. Barbier* | 525 |
| Synthesis of β- and γ-Alkoxy and β-Dimethylamino 1- and 2-Substituted-1,3-cyclo- pentadienes by W. S. Rees*, and K. A. Dippel | 527 |
| Synthesis of Models Related to Taspine by M. L. Scarpati*, A. Bianco and R. Lo Scalzo | 532 |
| A Convenient Method for the Preparation of cis-3,4,8,8a-Tetrahydro-6H-[1,3]-dioxepino- [5,6-d]oxazoles by M. Dumic*, I. Butula, M. Vinkovic´ and B. Kamenar | 536 |
| 1-Chloro-1-alkynes from 1,1-Dichloro-1-alkenes Under Phase-transfer Conditions without Solvent by P. Vinczer* and S. Sztruhar, L. Novak and C. Szantay | 540 |
| Synthesis of Two Methylbenzosuberones and a Dimethylbenzocycloheptene by A. G. Anderson* and H. F. Richards | 542 |
| Synthesis of Estriol 16α-4´,5´-Dehydroglucuronide by M. Adamczyk*, Y.-Y. Chen and J. R. Fishpaugh | 546 |
| Synthesis of Cyclopropanes Using S-Ethenylsulfilimines by K. Ikeda, H. Satoh and T. Yamamoto* | 548 |
| Recent Progress in the Chemistry of Acylsilanes. A Review by P. F. Cirillo and J. S. Panek* | 553 |
| Recent Progress in the Synthesis and Reactions of Substituted Piperidines. A Review by C.-L. J. Wang* and M. A. Wuonola | 583 |
| Synthetic Oxidations with Hypochlorites. A Review by J. Skarzewski* and R. Siedlecka | 623 |
| Syntheses of 2,3-Dihalo-1-(phenylsulfonyl)indoles by G. W. Gribble*, B. D. Allison, S. C. Conway and M. G. Saulnier | 649 |
| Selective Nitrosation of Dialkylureas Containing a Basic β-Nitrogen by J. E. Saavedra* and D. W. Farnsworth | 655 |
| OPPI Briefs (J.-P. Anselme, Editor) | 661 |
| Convenient Preparation of 1-Adamantanol from Adamantane Induced by Hydride Transfer by M. Garni, R. Jalal and R. Gallo* | 661 |
| Formation of a 1,2-Dihydropyrazine using an Amino Acid and D-Glucose by C. W. Yuan*, J. Beauhaire, C. Marty, J. L. Fourrey and H. Richard | 665 |
| An Improved Synthesis of 2,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydroquinolines by E. Schuster, G. Jas and D. Schumann* | 670 |
| A Facile Preparation of 2,3,4,4a,5,6-Hexahydroquinoline by B. Juhnke, G. Jas and D. Schumann* | 673 |
| A Convenient Synthesis of Some New Pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidines by V. K. Ahluwalia*, R. Kumar and R. Aggarwal | 675 |
| Synthesis of 2-(N-Alkylamino)isobutyraldehydes by N. De Kimpe*, M. Boeykens, M. Boelens, K. De Buck and J. Cornelis | 679 |
| Simple Synthesis of Arylaliphatic Diketones by A. Saba, F. S. Sib and J.-P. Aycard* | 682 |
| A Convenient Synthesis of cis-(1R)-N-Benzyl-(2S)-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexylamine by B. Vanderplas*, C. W. Murtiashaw, T. Sinay and F. J. Urban | 685 |
| Study of Crossover Fries Migration by R. N. Khanna*, K. P. Singh and J. Sharma | 687 |
| An Improved Synthesis of 2,4-Dimethoxyphenylacetic Acid by E. N. Alesso, J. M. Aguirre and G. Y. M. Iglesias* | 690 |
| A Convenient Synthesis of (4-Nitrophenyl) (4-Piperidinyl) Ketone by M. Monclus and A. Luxen* | 692 |
| Convenient Procedure for the Preparation of 2-Bromo-1-phenylethanol by S. S. Bhosale, P. L. Joshi and A. S. Rao* | 695 |
| A Convenient Preparation of 4-Cyclopropylphenol by B. W. Horrom and H. Mazdiyasni* | 696 |
| A New Synthesis of 3-Amino-1-imidazolin-4-ones by the Hydrazinolysis of 5-Oxazolones by V. K. Ahluwalia*, M. K. Sharma and R. Sharma | 698 |
| Improved Preparation of 18-Hydroxyprogesterone by M. O. Violeta Benedetti and G. Burton* | 701 |
| INDEXES | 705 |