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RUSSIAN CHEMICAL BULLETIN International Edition Volume 50, Number 12, December, 2001 Contens of 2001 issues Issue 1, 2001 Reviews Engl./Russ. Modular design of icosahedral metal clusters N. A. Bulienkov and D. L. Tytik 1 1 Physical Chemistry Density functional theoretical studies of [2+2] cycloaddition of simple transient silenes and germenes to ethylene, formaldehyde, and thioformaldehyde, and vibrational analysis of spectra of reactants and cyclic products V. N. Khabashesku, K. N. Kudin, and J. L. Margrave 20 20 Mechanisms of the reactions of propane with CBr3+ cation and superelectrophilic complex CBr4+AlBr3 containing a bromine-centered cationic center: a theoretical study A. L. Chistyakov, I. V. Stankevich, N. P. Gambaryan, and I. S. Akhrem 29 28 Effect of substituents on ionization potentials of phosphorus compounds. Conjugation in radical cations A. N. Egorochkin, M. G. Voronkov, S. E. Skobeleva, and O. V. Zderenova 35 34 First ionization potentials of amines and electronic effects in their radical cations A. N. Egorochkin, M. G. Voronkov, O. V. Zderenova, and S. E. Skobeleva 43 41 Characteristic features of phase diagrams describing condensation of adsorbate in narrow pores Yu. K. Tovbin and E. V. Votyakov 50 48 Adsorption and adsorption-induced deformation of NaX zeolite under high pressures of carbon dioxide A. L. Pulin, A. A. Fomkin, V. A. Sinitsyn, and A. A. Pribylov 60 57 Free-radical chain decomposition of ozone initiated by di(tert-butyl) trioxide A. F. Khalizov, S. L. Khursan, and V. V. Shereshovets 63 60 Adsorption of chlorobenzene and benzene on γ-Al2O3 L. D. Asnin, A. A. Fedorov, and Yu. S. Chekryshkin 68 65 Study of complex formation between aluminum bromide and benzene by 27Al NMR spectroscopy V. B. Murachev and A. I. Nesmelov 73 70 Crystal structures of chloroform solvates of fullerenes L. A. Solovyov, N. V. Bulina, and G. N. Churilov 78 75 Organic Chemistry Oxidative transformations of cyclohexane, methylcyclopentane, and pentane on treatment with superelectrophiles based on polyhalomethane and aluminum halides I. S. Akhrem, I. M. Churilova, and S. V. Vitt 81 78 Chemistry of naphthazarin derivatives. 7. Determination of structures of substituted 2,6(7)-dihydroxynaphthazarins by UV and IR spectroscopy V. P. Glazunov, A. Ya. Tchizhova, M. I. Shuvalova, and V. Ph. Anufriev 88 85 Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 23752400, December, 2001. 1066-5285/01/5012-2489 $25.00 © 2001 Plenum Publishing Corporation 2490 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Engl./Russ. Chemistry of naphthazarin derivatives. 8. Determination of structures of substituted 2-hydroxy-6(7)-methoxynaphthazarins and 7(8)-hydroxypyranonaphthazarins by IR spectroscopy V. P. Glazunov, A. Ya. Tchizhova, O. P. Shestak, G. I. Sopel´nyak, and V. Ph. Anufrieva 95 92 Unexpected reaction of 1,1,1,10,10,10-hexafluorodecane-2,4,7,9-tetrone with methyl trifluoroacetate D. L. Chizhov, V. G. Ratner, K. I. Pashkevich, M. Yu. Antipin, and V. N. Khrustalev 101 98 N-Substituted tetrahydro-1,3-oxazines and oxazolidines. 1. A new version of the Mannich reaction involving amino alcohols A. G. Korepin, P. V. Galkin, N. M. Glushakova, G. V. Lagodzinskaya, M. V. Loginova, V. P. Lodygina, and L. T. Eremenko 104 101 Photochromic dihetarylethenes. 6. Photochromic derivatives of thieno[3,2-b]thiophene M. M. Krayushkin, F. M. Stoyanovich, O. Yu. Zolotarskaya, I. V. Murav´ev, A. Yu. Martynkin, L. G. Vorontsova, Z. A. Starikova, V. L. Ivanov, and B. M. Uzhinov 110 107 Photochromic dihetarylethenes. 7. Synthesis of bis(thienylazoles), photochromic analogs of diarylethenes M. M. Krayushkin, S. N. Ivanov, A. Yu. Martynkin, B. V. Lichitsky, A. A. Dudinov, and B. M. Uzhinov 116 113 Synthetic potential of substituted 7-alkylseleno1,4-dihydro-1,6-naphthyridines S. V. Roman, V. D. Dyachenko, and V. P. Litvinov 122 118 Two-fragment α-adrenolytics. 4. Synthesis of phosphorylated derivatives of 2-aryloxyethylamines and N-phenylpiperazine V. S. Reznik, V. D. Akamsin, and I. V. Galyametdinova 125 121 Organometallic Chemistry Electron density distribution in vanadocene (η5-C5H 5)2V and mixed metallocenes (η5-C5H5)M(η5-C 7H7) (M = Ti, V, or Cr) and (η5-C5H5)Ti(η8-C8H8). Effect of the nature of the cyclic ligand on the character of the M(π-ligand) bond K. A. Lyssenko, M. Yu. Antipin, and S. Yu. Ketkov 130 125 Reactions of N-phenyl-o-semiquinonediimine complexes of nickel and platinum with carbonyl-containing low-valence iron and rhenium compounds A. V. Reshetnikov, M. O. Talismanova, A. A. Sidorov, S. E. Nefedov, I. L. Eremenko, and I. I. Moiseev 142 136 Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Bioorganic, and Biomolecular Chemistry Synthesis and physiological activity of trialkyl phosphorothioates and trialkyl phosphorodithioates containing fragments of N-acylated amino acids A. E. Shipov, G. K. Genkina, O. Yu. Eremina, E. I. Bakanova, A. V. Khrunin, S. A. Roslavtseva, and T. A. Mastryukova 147 141 Increase in catalytic activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase upon its coprecipitation with hexadecane-1,2-diol suspension I. V. Gorokhova, A. E. Ivanov, and V. P. Zubov 152 146 O. E. Petrova and M. A. Kurykin 155 149 L. N. Novikova, B. A. Mazurchik, Yu. F. Oprunenko, and N. A. Ustynyuk 157 151 Brief Communications Reaction of 3H-perfluoroalk-2-enes with ammonia η6→η5 Kinetics of isomerization of (η5-cyclopentadienyl)iron (η6-fluorenyl)- 2491 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Engl./Russ. Generation of an oscillating chemical reaction in a heterogeneous system by the oxidation of an alkaline solution of luminol with sodium(VI) ferrate in the presence of copper ions D. Yu. Stoupine, Yu. K. Gusev, and D. V. Lachkova Information 159 153 161 155 175 171 Issue 2, 2001 General and Inorganic Chemistry Physicochemical features of the formation of siliceous porous mesophases. 4. Effect of duration and temperature of the hydrothermal treatment on the structural and textural properties A. Yu. Derevyankin, V. B. Fenelonov, A. N. Shmakov, and V. N. Romannikov Physical Chemistry Exohedral η5-π-complexes of fullerene C20 A. L. Chistyakov and I. V. Stankevich 180 176 Quantum-chemical estimates of geometric parameters of free radicals N. D. Chuvylkin and A. M. Tokmachev 188 183 Structure and isomerization of heterapentalene compounds containing hypervalent bonds with central nitrogen, phosphorus, or arsenic atom E. G. Nesterova, T. N. Gribanova, R. M. Minyaev, and V. I. Minkin 195 189 Tautomerization of thiourea dioxide in aqueous solution S. V. Makarov and E. V. Kudrik 203 196 The role of intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds in the formation of β-cyclodextrin head-to-head and head-to-tail dimers. The results of ab initio and semiempirical quantum-chemical calculations V. G. Avakyan, V. B. Nazarov, M. V. Alfimov, A. A. Bagatur´yants, and N. I. Voronezheva 206 199 Thermodynamic parameters of adsorption described by the logarithmic Temkin isotherm L. D. Asnin, A. A. Fedorov, and Yu. S. Chekryshkin 217 209 Statistical modeling of equilibrium adsorption of non-ideal mixtures on zeolites E. A. Ustinov, L. A. Vashchenko, and N. S. Polyakov 220 212 Chromatographic study of adsorption from binary and ternary solutions S. N. Lanin, M. Yu. Ledenkova, and Yu. S. Nikitin 228 220 Polytrimethylsilylpropyne as adsorbent for separation of gases V. G. Berezkin, T. P. Popova, and V. E. Shiryaeva 233 225 Effect of medium on the rate constant of decarbonylation of phenylacetyl radical Yu. P. Tsentalovich, O. A. Kurnysheva, and N. P. Gritsan 237 229 The reactivity of tert-butoxyl radicals in reactions of hydrogen abstraction and β-elimination I. A. Opeida, A. F. Dmitruk, and O. M. Zarechnaya 241 234 Cetylpyridinium bromide-based oil-in-water microemulsions as a medium for hydrolysis of esters of phosphorus acids in the presence of primary amines A. B. Mirgorodskaya, L. A. Kudryavtseva, Yu. F. Zuev, B. Z. Idiyatullin, and V. D. Fedotov 245 238 Interaction of trimethylsilyl ions with nitrates of the estrane series in the gas phase V. I. Kadentsev, V. M. Rzheznikov, L. E. Golubovskaya, N. G. Kolotyrkina, and O. S. Chizhov 250 242 Sulfurization of polymers. 4. Poly(4,5,6,7-tetrathiono4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophene-2,3-diyl) and related structures based on polystyrene and elemental sulfur B. A. Trofimov, T. A. Skotheim, A. G. Mal´kina, L. V. Sokolyanskaya, G. F. Myachina, S. A. Korzhova, T. I. Vakul´skaya, L. V. Klyba, E. S. Stoyanov, I. P. Kovalev, and Yu. V. Mikhailik 253 245 2492 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Organic Chemistry Engl./Russ. Regioselective replacement of nitro groups in 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene O. V. Serushkina, M. D. Dutov, under the action of alkanethiols. Synthesis of ortho-(alkylthio)and S. A. Shevelev substituted nitrotoluenes and their oxidation to sulfoxides and sulfones 261 252 Reduction of 3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,5-dinitro3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]non-6-ene N. N. Yarmukhamedov, N. Z. Baibulatova, T. V. Khakimova, L. V. Spirikhin, V. A. Dokichev, and M. S. Yunusov 265 255 A tandem of the Cornforth rearrangements of 4-(1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)iminomethyl-1,2,3-thiadiazole T. V. Glukhareva, Yu. Yu. Morzherin, E. A. Savel´eva, Yu. A. Rozin, A. V. Tkachev, and V. A. Bakulev 268 258 Thioureas from 3-aminoquinazolin-4(3H)-one. 2. Unusual alkaline recyclization of 3-(N ´,N ´,S-trialkylisothioureido)quinazolin-4(3H)-ones into new 1,3,4-oxadiazoles G. G. Rusu 272 262 Efficient method for the synthesis of 1,2,3,8-tetrahydroindeno[2,1-b]phospholes and their derivatives M. N. Chevykalova, P. V. Ivchenko, I. E. Nifant´ev, Yu. N. Luzikov, and E. E. Nifant´ev 276 266 Intramolecular electrophilic rearrangements in saturated acyclic systems. Reactivity of the zwitterion derived from triisopropylphosphine and ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate with respect to different types of electrophiles Yu. G. Gololobov, M. A. Galkina, O. V. Dovgan, I. Yu. Krasnova, P. V. Petrovskii, M. Yu. Antipin, I. I. Vorontsov, K. A. Lyssenko, and R. Schmutzler 279 269 Synthesis of stereoisomeric d,l and meso forms of O,O´-bis-(O,O´-dialkyl 1-phosphorylbenzyl)phenylphosphonites and -thionophosphonates containing a pseudochiral center and determination of their configurations by NMR spectroscopy M. N. Dimukhametov, E. V. Bayandina, I. A. Litvinov, and V. A. Al´fonsov 287 276 Organometallic Chemistry A new route of the reaction of EtAlCl2 with α-olefins catalyzed by Ti complexes A. G. Ibragimov, L. O. Khafizova, I. V. Zagrebel´naya, L. V. Parfenova, R. M. Sultanova, L. M. Khalilov, and U. M. Dzhemilev 292 280 Synthesis and transformations of metallacycles. 23. Cp2TiCl2-Catalyzed cyclometallation of fullerene C60 with EtAlCl2 U. M. Dzhemilev, A. G. Ibragimov, L. O. Khafizova, L. M. Khalilov, Yu. V. Vasil´ev, and Yu. V. Tomilov 297 285 Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Bioorganic, and Biomolecular Chemistry Thermodynamic characteristics of supramolecular complexes of aroma compounds with ordered structures of polysaccharides of corn starch and its cryotextures R. V. Golovnya, V. P. Yuryev, E. N. Kalistratova, L. A. Wasserman, M. B. Terenina, N. I. Krikunova, and T. A. Misharina 300 288 Synthesis of quinoxalines fused with triterpenes, ursolic acid and betulin derivatives A. V. Korovin and A. V. Tkachev 304 292 A new norditerpenoid alkaloid acsonine from the roots of Aconitum kusnezoffii Reichb. E. G. Zinurova, T. V. Khakimova, L. V. Spirikhin, M. S. Yunusov, P. G. Gorovoi, and G. A. Tolstikov 311 298 Steroid compounds from the Pacific starfish Lysastrosoma anthosticta E. V. Levina, P. V. Andriyashchenko, A. I. Kalinovskii, and V. A. Stonik 313 300 2493 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Brief Communications Engl./Russ. Synthesis of phosphinic and phosphonic analogs of homoserine K. V. Alferov, Yu. N. Zhukov, E. N. Khurs, T. I. Osipova, and R. M. Khomutov 316 303 The influence of the surface on conformational equilibrium in thin layers of nematic liquid crystal L. B. Boinovich and A. M. Emelyanenko 319 305 Synthesis of 1,3,4-trifluoroisoquinoline by copyrolysis of 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoropyridine-4-sulfonyl chloride with butadiene V. G. Kolechkina, A. M. Maksimov, V. E. Platonov, and O. I. Osina 322 307 Selective reduction of the acyl group in cyclic α-acyl-β-dicarbonyl compounds with sodium cyanoborohydride. Efficient synthesis of cyclic α-alkyl-β-dicarbonyl compounds F. S. Pashkovsky, I. P. Lokot´, and F. A. Lakhvich 324 309 Letters to the Editor Nitroxyalkyl phosphates L. T. Eremenko and G. V. Oreshko 327 312 Phosphorescence of Group IVB metal complexes G. V. Loukova and V. À. Smirnov 329 313 Bis(OSi)-chelate fluorobis(2-oxohexahydroazepinomethyl)silylium tetrafluoroborate, a cation-anionic complex containing a silylium ion stabilized by O→Si coordination E. P. Kramarova, S. A. Pogozhikh, A. G. Shipov, Vad. V. Negrebetsky, S. N. Tandura, A. N. Shumskii, S. A. Artamkin, S. Yu. Bylikin, Yu. E. Ovchinnikov, and Yu. I. Baukov 331 315 333 317 337 321 Information Issue 3, 2001 Reviews Mercury and cadmium pnictidehalides: the inverted Zintl phases A. V. Shevelkov and M. M. Shatruk General and Inorganic Chemistry Crystal and electronic structure of Ni3Bi2S2 (parkerite) A. I. Baranov, A. V. Olenev, and B. A. Popovkin 353 337 Exoemission near phase transitions of epitaxial films of manganites with colossal magnetic resistance I. V. Krylova 359 343 Physical Chemistry Six-dimensional tunneling dynamics of internal rotation in hydrogen peroxide molecule and its isotopomers V. A. Benderskii, E. V. Vetoshkin, I. S. Irgibaeva, and H.-P. Trommsdorff 366 350 Activation of CH bonds in C1C3 alkanes by titanium(iv) and zirconium(iv) cationic complexes: a DFT study L. Yu. Ustynyuk, Yu. A. Ustynyuk, D. N. Laikov, and V. V. Lunin 376 359 Photochromic dihetarylethenes. 9. Dithienylperfluorocyclopentenes: a quantum-chemical study M. M. Krayushkin, A. Yu. Martynkin, and N. D. Chuvylkin 381 364 Molecular structures of trinitromethane derivatives D. V. Levchenkov, A. B. Kharitonkin, and V. A. Shlyapochnikov 385 368 The reactivity of organoboranes in radical substitution reactions T. S. Pokidova and E. T. Denisov 390 373 2494 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Engl./Russ. Electrochemical and electrochromic properties of rare-earth element diphthalocyanine complexes T. V. Magdesieva, I. V. Zhukov, L. G. Tomilova, O. V. Korenchenko, I. P. Kalashnikova, and K. P. Butin 396 379 Complex formation between azacrown derivatives of dibenzylidenecyclopentanone and alkali-earth metal ions À. Î. Doroshenko, À. V. Grigorovich, Å. A. Posokhov, V. G. Pivovarenko, À. P. Demchenko, and A. D. Sheiko 404 386 Anomalous line broadening in the ESR spectra of copper(II) dithizonate G. M. Larin and G. A. Zvereva 413 395 Hydrogen bond in 3-acetyl-4-hydroxycoumarin: X-ray diffraction study and quantum-chemical calculations K. A. Lyssenko and M. Yu. Antipin 418 400 Organic Chemistry Reactions of chlorine dioxide with organic compounds. Selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides by chlorine dioxide A. V. Kutchin, S. A. Rubtsova, and I. V. Loginova 432 413 New approach to nonracemic 1-alkylamino-3-aryloxypropan-2-ols belonging to β-blockers via cyclic sulfites Z. A. Bredikhina, A. V. Pashagin, D. V. Savel´ev, and A. A. Bredikhin 436 417 Synthesis and structures of 1,1´-dialkyl-3,3´-bidiaziridines V. Yu. Petukhova, V. V. Kuznetzov, A. V. Shevtsov, Yu. A. Strelenko, N. N. Makhova, K. A. Lyssenko, and M. Yu. Antipin 440 421 The synthesis of N-isocyanurato-substituted aziridino[1,2][60]fullerenes I. P. Romanova, G. G. Yusupova, S. G. Fattakhov, A. A. Nafikova, V. I. Kovalenko, V. V. Yanilkin, V. E. Kataev, N. M. Azancheev, V. S. Reznik, and O. G. Sinyashin 445 426 2-Polyfluoroalkylchromones. 6. Synthesis of substituted 2-morpholino-2-trifluoromethylchroman-4-ones V. Ya. Sosnovskikh and B. I. Usachev 453 434 Cyclization of ortho-(alk-2-enyl)anilines under the action of iodine R. R. Gataullin, F. F. Minnigulov, T. V. Khakimova, T. V. Kazhanova, A. A. Fatykhov, L. V. Spirikhin, and I. B. Abdrakhmanov 456 437 Investigation of the regioselectivity of alkylation of 3-nitropyridin-2(1H)-ones V. P. Kislyi and V. V. Semenov 460 441 Synthesis of 4,6-dinitro-3-R-benzo[d]isoxazoles and their transformations under the action of nucleophiles V. M. Vinogradov, I. L. Dalinger, A. M. Starosotnikov, and S. A. Shevelev 464 445 Bromination of photochromic spironaphthoxazines N. L. Zaichenko, G. S. Kikot´, A. P. Pleshkova, A. I. Shiyonok, L. S. Kol´tsova, and V. S. Marevtsev 470 451 Guanidine in the synthesis of perfluoroalkylpyrimidines and perfluoroalkyl-s-triazines G. G. Furin, Yu. V. Gatilov, I. Yu. Bagryanskaya, and E. L. Zhuzhgov 476 457 5-Substituted 2-alkyl- and 2-arylsulfonyliminohexahydro-1,3,5-triazines T. G. Mel´nikova, M. E. Shagaeva, and O. A. Luk´yanov 480 461 484 465 Organometallic Chemistry Synthesis and transformations of metallacycles. 24. Zr-Catalyzed cycloalumination of asymmetrical disubstituted acetylenes U. M. Dzhemilev, A. G. Ibragimov, I. R. Ramazanov, M. P. Luk´yanova, and A. Z. Sharipova 2495 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Engl./Russ. Synthesis and magnetic properties of liquid crystalline lanthanide complexes with alkylsulfate counterions L. V. Malykhina, A. V. Prosvirin, W. Haase, and Yu. G. Galyametdinov 488 469 Synthesis and the crystal structure of a supramolecular adduct of the [Mo3O4(H 2O)6Cl3]+ cluster complex with macrocyclic cavitand cucurbituril D. G. Samsonenko, A. V. Virovets, A. A. Sharonova, V. P. Fedin, and D. Fenske 494 475 Synthetic approaches to trialkyl(ferrocenylmethyl)ammonium salts as cationic templates for the preparation of ferromagnets on the basis of bimetal oxalates L. L. Troitskaya, T. V. Demeshchik, V. I. Sokolov, I. A. Mamed´yarova, B. Malezieux, and M. Gruselle 497 478 Synthesis and stereochemistry of diastereomeric closo-(π,σ-dicyclopentenyl)rhodacarboranes with the agostic CH...Rh bond T. V. Zinevich, P. V. Petrovskii, F. M. Dolgushin, A. I. Yanovsky, and I. T. Chizhevsky 504 484 Molecular structure of a new palladium-containing vinylidene cluster [η2-Ph2P(CH 2)3PPh2]PdFe3(µ4-C=CHPh)(CO)9 D. A. Pogrebnyakov, F. M. Dolgushin, and A. B. Antonova 512 491 Oxidative dehydrogenation of N-methyl-o-phenylenediamine coordinated to the PdII and PtII atoms I. G. Fomina, S. S. Talismanov, A. A. Sidorov, Yu. A. Ustynyuk, S. E. Nefedov, I. L. Eremenko, and I. I. Moiseev 515 494 Synthesis and the crystal structures of N-(2-nitroxyethyl)isonicotinamide and its complexes with PdCl2 and PtCl2 as potential antitumor medicines B. S. Fedorov, N. I. Golovina, M. A. Fadeev, G. V. Strukov, V. V. Kedrov, G. V. Shilov, G. N. Boiko, and L. O. Atovmyan 520 499 Phosphine σ-sydnonyl complexes of Ni, Pd, and Pt V. N. Kalinin, F. M. She, V. N. Khandozhko, and P. V. Petrovskii 525 503 Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Bioorganic, and Biomolecular Chemistry Fluorescent-labeled derivatives of dolichyl phosphate. Analogs of dolichyl phosphate with the 2-aminopyridine residue at the ω-end of the chain V. V. Veselovsky, A. V. Lozanova, S. D. Maltsev, L. L. Danilov, V. N. Shibaev, and M. J. Jedrzejas 531 509 15-O-Deacetylrhaposerin and rhaserin new components of a lactone mixture from Rhaponticum serratuloides A. G. Berdin, V. A. Raldugin, M. M. Shakirov, I. Yu. Bagryanskaya, Yu. V. Gatilov, A. G. Druganov, A. T. Kulyyasov, S. M. Adekenov, G. Habdolda, and G. A. Tolstikov 537 515 Brief Communications Introduction of the 1H-indol-3-yl(phenyl)methyl residue into some CH acids B. B. Semenov and Yu. I. Smushkevich 543 521 Amidines: synthesis from o-alkenylanilines and cyclization in polyphosphoric acid R. R. Gataullin, I. S. Afon´kin, I. B. Abdrakhmanov, and G. A. Tolstikov 545 522 Stereoselective dimerization of chiral α-bromoamides promoted by Fe(CO)5 N. Yu. Kuznetsov, V. N. Khrustalev, A. B. Terentiev, and Yu. N. Belokon´ 548 525 1-Methyl-2(3,4)-(1-vinylpyrrol-2-yl)pyridinium iodides: some structural features revealed by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy A. V. Afonin, S. Yu. Kuznetsova, I. A. Ushakov, O. V. Petrova, V. K. Voronov, and A. I. Mikhaleva 551 527 Derivatives of phosphorous acid as a new class of ligands for Pd-catalyzed allylation S. K. Moiseev, R. V. Lebedev, A. I. Polosukhin, and V. N. Kalinin 554 529 The rate constants for the addition of radicals CCl3CH2CHR (R = Ph, CO2Me, CONC4H8) to some unsaturated compounds R. G. Gasanov and B. L. Tumanskii 557 532 2496 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Engl./Russ. Synthesis of 1-aryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indoles (1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carbolines) under high pressures N. E. Agafonov, A. V. Dudin, A. A. Preobrazhenskii, and V. M. Zhulin 560 535 Efficient method for the synthesis of new [2-(alkylarylthio)ethyl]pyridines A. V. Sviridova, V. I. Laba, S. V. Vasil´ev, and V. P. Litvinov 563 537 Paramagnetic metal chelates of an o-quinone derivative of fullerene with Mn and Re carbonyls O. G. Kalina, V. V. Bashilov, A. A. Khodak, and B. L. Tumanskii 566 540 Letters to the Editor Trifluoroacetylation of 2-acetyldimedone V. Ya. Sosnovskikh, B. I. Usachev, and E. A. Bogdanov 568 542 Diastereoselective synthesis of (R*,R*)-ethyl 2-[1H-indol-3-yl(phenyl)methyl]-3-oxobutanoate B. B. Semenov, Yu. I. Smushkevich, G. V. Grintselev-Knyazev, and M. Y. Antipin 570 543 572 548 573 549 587 563 Information Issue 4, 2001 Reviews Ligand oxidation as a method for intramolecular activation of metal complexes E. R. Milaeva General and Inorganic Chemistry Acidity of heteropoly acids with various structures and compositions studied by IR spectroscopy of the pyridinium salts G. M. Maksimov, E. A. Paukshtis, A. A. Budneva, R. I. Maksimovskaya, and V. A. Likholobov Physical Chemistry Adsorption of carbon dioxide on microporous carbon adsorbent PAU-10 A. B. Kharitonov, A. A. Fomkin, A. A. Pribylov, and V. A. Sinitsyn 591 566 Adsorption of vapor mixtures of water and organic substance on activated carbons M. L. Gubkina, N. S. Polyakov, G. A. Petukhova, O. V. Kalmykova, and E. A. Ustinov 595 570 Influence of the linking chain length on the recombination kinetics of covalently bonded triplet radical pairs and magnetic field effects V. Ya. Shafirovich and P. P. Levin 599 574 Fulleropyrrolidine-containing sterically hindered phenol. Synthesis, structure, and properties I. A. Nuretdinov, V. P. Gubskaya, V. V. Yanilkin, V. I. Morozov, V. V. Zverev, A. V. Il´yasov, G. M. Fazleeva, N. V. Nastapova, and D. V. Il´matova 607 582 Interaction of chlorine dioxide with nitroxyl radicals I. M. Ganiev, K. K. Timergazin, V. V. Shereshovets, I. A. Grigor´ev, and G. A. Tolstikov 614 588 Complex formation between polyethylene oxide-containing nonionic surfactants and α- and β-cyclodextrins E. I. Popova and I. N. Topchieva 620 594 The nature of colloidal platinum in aqueous solution: features of catalytic reactions B. G. Ershov 626 600 2497 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Engl./Russ. The influence of small additives of arenes on low-temperature isobutylene polymerization in an aliphatic solvent V. B. Murachev, A. I. Nesmelov, E. A. Ezhova, and V. S. Byrikhin 631 606 Structural features of sublimed layers of meso-mono-4-pyridyltriphenylporphyrinatocobalt(II) and reversible binding of molecular oxygen T. S. Kurtikyan, G. G. Martirosyan, R. K. Kazaryan, and V. N. Madakyan 638 613 A new type of capillary column for gas chromatography V. G. Berezkin and A. A. Korolev 641 616 Organic Chemistry Stereoselective cyclization of alkyl N-phthaloyl4-bromoglutamates to cyclopropane derivatives V. P. Krasnov, M. A. Koroleva, T. V. Matveeva, E. A. Zhdanova, A. N. Grishakov, and N. A. Klyuev 644 619 Oxidation of alkylphenylacetylenes and dialkylacetylenes on palladium catalysts in DMSO M. S. Yusubov, V. D. Filimonov, and Ki-Whan Chi 649 623 Synthetic approaches to homochiral bicyclo[5.2.1]decanes based on d-camphor N. S. Vostrikov, A. V. Abutkov, L. V. Spirikhin, A. A. Fatykhov, and M. S. Miftakhov 654 628 A facile method for the synthesis of 3,1-benzooxazines from N-acyl-2-(alk-2-enyl)anilines R. R. Gataullin, I. S. Afonkin, A. A. Fatykhov, L. V. Spirikhin, E. V. Tal´vinskii, and I. B. Abdrakhmanov 659 633 Reactions of metallated 1-hydroxy-2,2,4,5,5-pentamethyl2,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole with functionalized nitroxyl radicals derived from 2,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole and 2,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole 3-oxide V. A. Reznikov 665 639 Preparative synthesis of 3-cyano-4-difluoromethyland 3-cyano-4-trifluoromethyl-2(1H)-pyridones K. I. Pashkevich, D. V. Sevenard, O. G. Khomutov, and I. I. Vorontsov 669 643 Studies of photoinduced addition of water and alcohols to substituted dihydroquinolines T. D. Nekipelova, L. N. Kurkovskaya, I. I. Levina, V. S. Shishkov, and V. A. Kuzmin 673 647 Synthesis of 5H-naphtho[2,3-c]phenothiazine-8,13-diones from 1-arylthio-2-azidoanthraquinones L. S. Klimenko, E. A. Pritchina, and N. P. Gritsan 678 652 Nucleophilic ring-opening of the azole and azine moieties in 6-nitro-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-ones E. N. Ulomsky, V. V. Voronin, V. L. Rusinov, and O. N. Chupakhin 682 655 Reactions of 1-aryl(alkyl)-3-ethoxalyl-5,6,7,8-tetrafluoro-1,4-dihydrocinnolin(quinolin)-4-ones with aromatic dinucleophiles A. S. Fokin, Ya. V. Burgart, O. V. Ryzhkov, and V. I. Saloutin 689 662 Reaction of 4,6-bis(tert-butyl)-2,2,2-trichlorobenzo[d]1,3,2-dioxaphosphole with phenylacetylene. ipso-Substitution of the tert-butyl group V. F. Mironov, R. R. Petrov, A. A. Shtyrlina, I. A. Litvinov, A. T. Gubaidullin, E. N. Varaksina, and A. I. Konovalov 693 666 Amino-substituted gem-diphosphonic acids: structures of complexes with divalent metal cations in aqueous solutions M. P. Pasechnik, A. G. Matveeva, and S. V. Matveev 697 669 Organometallic Chemistry Synthesis, structure and isomerism of "three-bridge" exo-nido-osmacarborane clusters G. D. Kolomnikova, P. V. Petrovskii, P. V. Sorokin, F. M. Dolgushin, A. I. Yanovsky, and I. T. Chizhevsky 706 677 2,6-Di-tert-butylphenols and phenoxyl radicals with metalmetal bonds E. R. Milaeva, D. B. Shpakovsky, E. N. Shaposhnikova, E. V. Grigor´ev, N. T. Berberova, and M. P. Egorov 716 687 2498 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Bioorganic, and Biomolecular Chemistry Engl./Russ. Oxidation of diterpenoid alkaloids with dimethyldioxirane E. G. Zinurova, N. N. Kabal´nova, V. V. Shereshovets, E. V. Ivanova, E. E. Shults, G. A. Tolstikov, and M. S. Yunusov 720 691 Sulfated steroid compounds from the starfish Aphelasterias japonica of the Kuril population A. A. Kicha, N. V. Ivanchina, A. I. Kalinovsky, P. S. Dmitrenok, and V. A. Stonik 724 695 Brief Communications X-ray diffraction analysis and luminescence spectral study of crystal solvates of N-(N´-tosylanthranoyl)anthranilic acid with acetic acid and dimethylformamide A. N. Utenyshev, B. M. Bolotin, and R. U. Safina 728 699 Chemiluminecsence in the oxidation of Na2C60 by the (NH4)2Ce(NO3)6 complex in THF R. G. Bulgakov, R. G. Akhmadieva, A. S. Musavirova, and M. T. Golikova 731 702 Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones catalyzed by rhodium and iridium complexes with chiral bidentate Schiff's bases V. A. Pavlov, M. G. Vinogradov, E. V. Starodubtseva, G. V. Chel´tsova, V. A. Ferapontov, O. R. Malyshev, and G. L. Heise 734 704 Reactions of (difluoroamino)trinitromethane with nucleophilic reagents G. Kh. Khisamutdinov and S. A. Shevelev 736 706 Deprotonation of the peptide NH groups and diastereoselective hydrogenation of N-acetyl-α,β-dehydrodipeptides I. N. Lisichkina, A. G. Ivanova, A. S. Peregudov, and V. M. Belikov 738 708 Proton-donor properties of HCCl3, HSiCl3, and HGeCl3 molecules: a quantum-chemical study S. P. Kolesnikov, S. N. Maksimov, and E. A. Smolenskii 740 710 Reactions of hexaorganyldigermoxanes with O-trimethylsilyl carbamates N. A. Ryzhkova and N. V. Komarov 743 713 Regiochemistry of the reactions of phenylenedioxytrichlorophosphorane with phenylacetylene and propargyl chloride in the presence of benzyltrimethylammonium chloride V. F. Mironov, A. A. Shtyrlina, A. I. Konovalov, E. N. Varaksina, and N. M. Azancheev 745 715 Hydrophosphinoyl derivatives of calix[4]resorcinarenes I. L. Nikolaeva, A. R. Burilov, Ì. À. Pudovik, W. D. Habicher, and A. I. Konovalov 748 717 Letters to the Editor Reaction of alkylthiochloroacetylenes with sodium azide S. G. D´yachkova, E. A. Nikitina, N. K. Gusarova, M. L. Al´pert, and B. A. Trofimov 751 720 A new method for the synthesis of 3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes N. N. Yarmukhamedov, N. Z. Baibulatova, V. A. Dokichev, Yu. V. Tomilov, and M. S. Yunusov 753 721 755 723 757 725 Information Issue 5, 2001 Reviews The nature of the super-electron-releasing inductive effect of the silatranyl group and its spectroscopic and chemical consequences M. G. Voronkov, E. I. Brodskaya, V. V. Belyaeva, and N. F. Lazareva 2499 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Physical Chemistry Engl./Russ. Possible intramolecular rearrangements of O-vinyloximes initiated by NO bond dissociation: a quantumchemical analysis V. A. Shagun, L. M. Sinegovskaya, D.-S. D. Toryashinova, O. A. Tarasova, and B. A. Trofimov 764 732 Heteroorganic betaines. 6. Structure and reactivity of silicon-containing organophosphorus betaines with the SSiCP+ fragment: a DFT study Yu. A. Ustynyuk, M. S. Nechayev, D. N. Laikov, N. N. Zemlyanskii, I. V. Borisova, and E. A. Chernyshev 771 739 Solvation of amides of carboxylic acids in aqueous solutions of ethylene glycol A. M. Zaichikov and N. G. Manin 780 747 The fundamentals of adsorption theory for a mixture of bulky molecules in slit-shaped pores with heterogeneous wall surfaces Yu. K. Tovbin, L. K. Zhidkova, and V. N. Komarov 786 752 Solvent effects on the absorption spectrum and recombination kinetics of diphenylcarbonyl oxide S. L. Khursan, A. M. Nazarov, E. M. Chainikova, and V.D. Komissarov 793 759 Electron transfer in the photochemical reactions of phenothiazine with halomethanes K. B. Petrushenko, L. V. Klyba, V. I. Smirnov, and S. G. Shevchenko 798 764 Synthesis and liquid-crystalline properties of substituted β-aminovinyl ketones and their complexes with copper(II) O. A. Turanova, Yu. G. Galyametdinov, and I. V. Ovchinnikov 805 771 Optical spectra of Pd-561 nanoclusters in aqueous solutions B. G. Ershov, A. V. Gordeev, M. N. Vargaftik, I. P. Stolarov, and I. I. Moiseev 809 774 EPR study of weak exchange interactions in binuclear copper(II) complexes with salicylaldehyde acyldihydrazones G. M. Larin, V. F. Shul´gin, Å. A. Sarnit, and Yu. V. Rakitin 812 777 Hydrolysis of some imidazole, benzimidazole, and 1,2,3-benzotriazole derivatives according to HPLC and NMR diffusimetry data Yu. L. Polyakova, A. V. Bulanova, and R. Sh. Vartapetyan 820 784 Adsorption of adamantanol isomers on graphitized thermal carbon black S. N. Yashkin, S. V. Kurbatova, E. I. Petrova, and A. K. Buryak 823 787 Gas chromatography of halogenated adamantanes S. N. Yashkin, S. V. Kurbatova, and A. K. Buryak 828 792 Organic Chemistry Synthesis of ω- and (ω 1)-acetylenic acids from five-, six-, or seven-membered cycloalkanones E. K. Starostin, A. V. Ignatenko, M. A. Lapitskaya, K. K. Pivnitsky, and G. I. Nikishin 833 797 Intramolecular electrophilic rearrangements in saturated acyclic systems. Reactions of bis-carbanions with isocyanates Yu. G. Gololobov, T. I. Guseva, N. G. Senchenya, and P. V. Petrovskii 838 802 Asymmetric reduction of ketones with sodium aluminum hydride modified with chiral amino alcohols M. G. Vinogradov, O. V. Mikhalev, V. A. Pavlov, V. A. Ferapontov, O. R. Malyshev, and G. L. Heise 843 806 peri-Naphthylenediamines. 31. Study of interconversions of 2,3-dihydroperimidines and 1,8-bis(dialkylamino)naphthalenes. Convenient synthesis of 1,2,2,3-tetramethyl-2,3-dihydroperimidine and a monoisopropyl analog of the "proton sponge" V. A. Ozeryanskii, E. A. Filatova, V. I. Sorokin, and A. F. Pozharskii 846 809 peri-Naphthylenediamines. 32. Reactions of 4,5-bis(dimethylamino)1-naphthyllithium and 4,5-bis(dimethylamino)-1-naphthylmagnesium bromide with electrophilic agents. New representatives of double naphthalene "proton sponges" with the structures of 1,1´-binaphthyl ketone and 1,1´-binaphthylmethanol O. V. Ryabtsova, A. F. Pozharskii, V. A. Ozeryanskii, and N. V. Vistorobskii 854 817 peri-Naphthylenediamines. 33. Further studies of the reactions of 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene with trifluoroacetic anhydride E. Yu. Romanova, A. F. Pozharskii, and G. S. Borodkin 860 823 2500 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Engl./Russ. Rh2(OAc)4-Catalyzed reaction of 1,3-dioxanes with methyl diazoacetate R. M. Sultanova, V. R. Katashova, D. A. Petrov, A. A. Fatykhov, S. S. Zlotsky, and V. A. Dokichev 865 828 Specific features of the chemical behavior of acetylenic derivatives of benzocrown ethers S. V. Klyatskaya, E. V. Tretyakov, and S. F. Vasilevsky 868 831 Synthesis and properties of monoimines of α-diketones, derivatives of 3-imidazoline nitroxides V. A. Reznikov, G. I. Roshchupkina, T. V. Ribalova, and Yu. V. Gatilov 874 837 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of cyclic α-methoxynitrones, derivatives of 2H-imidazole 1-oxide and 4H-imidazole 3-oxide S. M. Bakunova, I. A. Kirilyuk, and I. A. Grigor´ev 882 845 Organometallic Chemistry Polydentate coordination of the thallium atom in complexes with chiral amidinylcyclopentadienyl ligands G. A. Dushenko, I. E. Mikhailov, G. Reck, B. Schulz, A. Zschunke, and V. I. Minkin 890 852 Stereospecific formation of polycyclic ferrocenyldihydropyrazoles based on Z- and Å-isomeric ferrocenyl-substituted α,β-unsaturated ketones of the heterocyclic series E. I. Klimova, T. Klimova, M. Martinez Garcia, E. A. Vazquez Lopez, C. Alvarez Toledano, R. Alfredo Toscano, and L. Ruiz Ramirez 895 857 The preparation and reactivity of metal-containing monomers. 54. Thermolysis of the acrylamide monomer [Co(CH2=CHCONH2)4(H2O)2](NO 3) 2 A. S. Rozenberg, A. V. Raevskii, E. I. Aleksandrova, O. I. Kolesova, G. I. Dzhardimalieva, and A. D. Pomogailo 901 862 907 868 Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Bioorganic, and Biomolecular Chemistry Study of alkaloids from the flora of the Siberian and Altai regions. 5. Synthesis of new elatidine derivatives S. A. Osadchii, E. E. Shults, and G. A. Tolstikov Brief Communications Synthesis of N-nitroîxazolidines and N-nitrotetrahydro-1,3-îxazines from N-(2-hydroxyalkyl)- and N-(3-hydroxyalkyl)sulfamates V. A. Tartakovsky, A. S. Ermakov, Yu. A. Strelenko, D. B. Vinogradov, and S. A. Serkov 911 872 Unexpected transformation of 1,1´-methylenebis(2-naphthol) into 1,2,1´,2´-tetrahydrospiro(naphthalene-1,3´-naphtho[2,1-b]pyran)-2-one, a spirodimer of 1,2-naphthoquinone 1-methide, in the presence of boric acid and paraformaldehyde V. A. Raldugin, and E. A. Krasnov 914 875 Addition of bromine to 2-methyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene M. N. Bulanov, S. E. Sosonyuk, and N. V. Zyk 917 877 Synthesis of 4,5-dihydroxyphthalonitrile A. V. Ivanov, P. A. Svinareva, L. G. Tomilova, and N. S. Zefirov 919 879 Unexpectedly high stability of benzaldehyde in the presence of Pd-561 giant cluster S. L. Gladyi, M. K. Starchevsky, Yu. A. Pazdersky, M. N. Vargaftik, and I. I. Moiseev 921 881 923 883 Letters to the Editor Synthesis of cavity systems by cyclophosphorylation of 1,7-dihydroxynaphthalene with phosphorous triamides E. E. Nifantiev, E. N. Rasadkina, and Yu. B. Evdokimenkova 2501 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Issue 6, 2001 Reviews Engl./Russ. Thioethynyl esters of phosphorus acids N. N. Godovikov 925 887 V. P. Fedin, I. V. Kalinina, A. V. Virovets, and D. Fenske 930 892 Structural parameters of concentrated aqueous solutions of LiCl under extreme conditions, as calculated by the method of integral equations. Effect of temperature R. D. Oparin, M. V. Fedotova, and V. N. Trostin 935 897 Ab initio study of the structure and conformations of 2-fluoroethanal in the ground and lowest excited electronic states V. A. Bataev, A. V. Abramenkov, and I. A. Godunov 945 906 Mechanism of formation and monomolecular decomposition of aci-nitromethanes: a quantum-chemical study G. M. Khrapkovskii, A. G. Shamov, G. A. Shamov, and V. A. Shlyapochnikov 952 913 Ab initio MP2 calculations of the products of acetylene addition to HgCl2 Yu. A. Borisov and A. S. Peregudov 958 918 Determination of enthalpies of formation of organic free radicals based on bond dissociation energies. 4. Alkyl-substituted derivatives of phenyl and benzyl Yu. D. Orlov, V. O. Lavrov, and Yu. A. Lebedev 963 923 Reactivity of benzenetricarbonylchromium derivatives under conditions of dissociative ionization in the gas phase Yu. S. Nekrasov, Yu. N. Sukharev, E. E. Tepfer, D. V. Zverev, and S. O. Yakushin 970 930 Prediction of the micropore structure parameters and adsorption properties of activated carbons V. V. Gur´yanov, G. A. Petukhova, and N. S. Polyakov 974 933 Experimental and molecular-statistical investigation of adsorption of aminoadamantanes on graphitized thermal carbon black S. N. Yashkin, O. B. Grigor´eva, and A. K. Buryak 980 938 Luminescence properties of acridine dyes in micellar sodium dodecyl sulfate solutions containing thallium ions G. V. Mel´nikov, S. N. Shtykov, I. Yu. Goryacheva, and E. V. Fedorenko 986 944 Reactions of photogenerated fluorine atoms with molecules trapped in solid argon. 4. Spectroscopic characteristics of β-C 2H2F radicals generated in reactions of mobile F atoms with C2H2 molecules trapped in solid argon E. Ya. Misochko, I. U. Goldschleger, A. V. Akimov, and C. A. Wight 989 947 Molecular electrochemistry of hydrofullerenes C70H3646 A. S. Lobach and V. V. Strelets 996 954 Crystal defects and stability of RDX L. N. Erofeev, V. P. Tarasov, Yu. B. Kalmykov, Y. Shu, V. V. Dubikhin, and G. M. Nazin 1000 958 Acidity function of methanesulfonic acid solutions in ethyl acetate I. S. Kislina and S. G. Sysoeva 1003 961 Solvation of complexes with strong symmetric H bonds in the methanesulfonic acid2-pyrrolidone system I. S. Kislina, V. D. Maiorov, and S. G. Sysoeva 1008 965 NMR study of diastereoisomerism of 2-(1-aminoethyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane and its hydrochloride (deitiforin) S. N. Tandura, A. N. Shumsky, E. F. Litvin, L. M. Kozlova, E. V. Shuvalova, V. Z. Sharf, and S. P. Kolesnikov 1014 971 General and Inorganic Chemistry Synthesis, structures, and properties of the niobium and tantalum telluride cubane clusters [M4(µ4-O)(µ3-Te)4(CN)12 ]6 (M = Nb or Ta) Physical Chemistry 2502 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Engl./Russ. Estimation of hydrogen bond energy in n-alkanols from the gas chromatography data R. V. Golovnya and T. E. Kuz´menko 1023 979 The use of a nonlinear equation for calculation of the retention indices of polar substances in gas chromatography with linear temperature programming R. V. Golovnya, A. L. Samusenko, and T. E. Kuz´menko 1027 983 Sorption of aliphatic ketones from aqueous solutions by starch cryotextures M. B. Terenina, T. A. Misharina, N. I. Krikunova, and R. V. Golovnya 1032 988 Organic Chemistry Asymmetric synthesis of (S)- and (R)-α-methylserine based on the chiral recyclable reagent (S)-N-(2-benzoylphenyl)1-benzylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide Yu. N. Belokon´, V. I. Maleev, T. F. Savel´eva, and N. S. Ikonnikov 1037 993 Thermal ene reactions of methyl 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-R-sulfonyliminopropionates. Synthesis of γ,δ-unsaturated derivatives of α-amino α-trifluoromethylcarboxylic acids N. M. Kobel´kova, S. N. Osipov, and A. F. Kolomiets 1041 997 A new method for the synthesis of fluorinated vinyl sulfides and ketene dithioacetals A. N. Kovregin, A. Yu. Sizov, and A. F. Ermolov 1044 1000 Conversion of aromatic aldehydes into 1-aryl-2,2-dichloroethenes V. G. Nenajdenko, A. V. Shastin, V. N. Korotchenko, and E. S. Balenkova 1047 1003 Unusual oxidative cleavage of the arylethynyl bonds in (arylethynyl)polymethylbenzenes with iodine in dimethyl sulfoxide M. S. Yusubov, G. A. Zholobova, I. L. Filimonova, V. P. Vasil´eva, V. D. Filimonov, and Ki-Whan Chi 1051 1007 Regioselectivity in the reactions of the acetonate ion with electron-deficient arenes E. N. Alifanova, P. V. Chudakov, A. Ya. Kaminsky, V. M. Mamaev, I. P. Gloriozov, N. G. Akhmedov, Yu. D. Grudtsyn, O. Ya. Borbulevych, O. V. Shishkin, M. Yu. Antipin, Yu. M. Atroshchenko, and S. S. Gitis 1056 1012 Structures of condensation products of ortho-aminophenols with ninhydrin V. I. Simakov, S. V. Kurbatov, O. Ya. Borbulevych, M. Yu. Antipin, and L. P. Olekhnovich 1064 1020 SNH-Reactions of 1,2,4-triazine N-oxides, pyrazine N-oxides, and pterin N-oxides with arenethiols D. N. Kozhevnikov, I. S. Kovalev, V. L. Rusinov, and O. N. Chupakhin 1068 1024 Synthesis of 4,5-dihydrothiazole derivatives by the reaction of perfluoro-2-methylpent-2-en-3-yl isothiocyanate with ambident N,O- and N,S-nucleophiles A. V. Rogoza, G. G. Furin, Yu. V. Gatilov, and I. Yu. Bagryanskaya 1072 1027 Reductive mono- and diallylation of the bis(pyridine)dihydropyridyllithium dimer by triallylborane Yu. N. Bubnov, E. V. Klimkina, Z. A. Starikova, and A. V. Ignatenko 1078 1032 Catalytic phosphorylation of polyfluoroalkanols. 17. Synthesis and the stereochemistry of tris(α-trifluoromethylbenzyl) phosphates E. I. Goryunov, P. V. Petrovskii, T. M. Shcherbina, and L. S. Zakharov 1085 1038 1088 1041 Organometallic Chemistry Silylation and germylation of trialkylsilyl(germyl)ethoxyacetylenes containing bulky substituents at the silicon or germanium atom S. V. Ponomarev, A. S. Zolotareva, A. S. Leont´ev, Yu. V. Kuznetsov, and V. S. Petrosyan 2503 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Engl./Russ. Silylation of silyl- and germylketenes containing bulky substituents at the silicon or germanium atom S. V. Ponomarev, A. S. Zolotareva, R. N. Ezhov, Yu. V. Kuznetsov, and V. S. Petrosyan 1093 1045 Organometallic derivatives of 2,6-di-tert-butylphenols as specific inhibitors of methyl oleate oxidation E. R. Milaeva, D. B. Shpakovsky, Yu. A. Gracheva, N. T. Berberova, and M. P. Egorov 1097 1049 Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Bioorganic, and Biomolecular Chemistry Synthesis of a C(9)C(13) fragment of acutiphycin from levoglucosan M. S. Miftakhov, M. S. Ermolenko, I. N. Gaisina, O. M. Kuznetsov, N. K. Selezneva, Z. A. Yusupov, and R. R. Muslukhov 1101 1053 Secondary metabolites of Astragalus danicus Retz. and A. inopinatus Boriss. A. S. Gromova, V. I. Lutsky, J. G. Cannon, D. Li, and N. L. Owen 1107 1059 Brief Communications Reaction of 6-amino-1,3-dimethyluracil with hexafluoroacetone and ethyl trifluoropyruvate benzoylimines V. B. Sokolov, A. Yu. Aksinenko, and I. V. Martynov 1113 1064 Regioselective hydrogendeuterium exchange in the [B10H10] 2 anion. Syntheses of [1,10-B10H8D2]2 and [2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9-B10H 2D 8] 2 I. B. Sivaev, P. V. Petrovskii, A. M. Filin, E. S. Shubina, and V. I. Bregadze 1115 1065 Letters to the Editor A useful chiral synthon from (R)-4-menthenone R. Ya. Kharisov, O. V. Botsman, R. R. Gazetdinov, G. Yu. Ishmuratov, and G. A. Tolstikov 1117 1067 Solid-phase reactions of lead tetraacetate with tertiary cycloalkanols and pyridine G. I. Nikishin, L. L. Sokova, and N. I. Kapustina 1118 1068 1120 1070 Information Issue 7, 2001 Reviews Thermodynamics of copper, silver, gold, and mercury acetylenides B. V. Lebedev and T. G. Kulagina 1121 1071 Structures and conformational behavior of phosphorothioites and their complexes with transition metals obtained from X-ray diffraction analysis O. N. Kataeva and O. G. Sinyashin 1130 1079 General and Inorganic Chemistry Synthesis and structure of a new octahedral molybdenum thiocyanide cluster complex K7[Mo6(µ3-S)8(CN)6]8H2O K. A. Brylev, A. V. Virovets, N. G. Naumov, Yu. V. Mironov, D. Fenske, and V. E. Fedorov 1140 1088 Synthesis and the crystal structure of the supramolecular complex [Cl3InW3S4(H2O)9]2+ with cucurbituril M. N. Sokolov, D. N. Dybtsev, A. V. Virovets, W. Clegg, and V. P. Fedin 1144 1092 2504 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Physical Chemistry Engl./Russ. Multidimensional tunneling dynamics of proton transfer in malonaldehyde molecule and its isotopomers V. A. Benderskii, E. V. Vetoshkin, I. S. Irgibaeva, and H.-P. Trommsdorff 1148 1096 Cryosynthesis, structure, and IR spectra of aluminum chloridenitromethane molecular complexes M. I. Shilina, G. M. Kuramshina, V. V. Smirnov, and T. N. Rostovshchikova 1159 1106 Method for the calculation of the species balance in the reaction zone M. V. Vigdorovich and A. M. Kuznetsov 1166 1112 Vibrational spectra of trinitromethane derivatives V. A. Shlyapochnikov, D. V. Levchenkov, and A. B. Kharitonkin 1173 1118 The reactivity of phosphonic esters in aqueous micellar solutions of cationic surfactants R. A. Shagidullina, L. Ya. Zakharova, F. G. Valeeva, and L. A. Kudryavtseva 1181 1125 Protonation of 2-quinolylthiazoles in the ground and excited states in ethanol V. V. Volchkov, S. P. Gromov, B. M. Uzhinov, and M. V. Alfimov 1186 1130 Photochemical investigation of the triplet state of 3,3´-diethylthiacarbocyanine iodide in the presence of DNA M. Yu. Anikovsky, A. S. Tatikolov, L. A. Shvedova, and V. A. Kuzmin 1190 1134 Chemiluminescence during thermolysis of the (Ph3COOCPh3)nPh3C peroxide containing captured triphenylmethyl radical R. G. Bulgakov, S. P. Kuleshov, L. I. Sharapova, R. À. Sadykov, and S. L. Khursan 1194 1138 ESR spectra of trifluoromethyl radical formed during the solid-phase photodecomposition of long-lived perfluoro-2,4-dimethyl-3-ethylpentyl-3 radicals S. R. Allayarov and A. I. Mikhailov 1198 1142 Hydrogenation of CO2 conjugated with dehydrogenation of cyclohexane over an intermetallic catalyst M. V. Tsodikov, V. Ya. Kugel, E. V. Slivinskii, F. A. Yandieva, V. P. Mordovin, and I. I. Moiseev 1201 1145 Influence of isomerism of difluorobenzophenone on the synthesis and properties of poly(arylene ether ketones) S. N. Salazkin, V. V. Shaposhnikova, K. I. Donetskii, G. V. Gorshkov, I. V. Blagodatskikh, L. V. Dubrovina, A. A. Sakunts, P. V. Petrovskii, L. I. Komarova, M. M. Genina, A. S. Tkachenko, A. A. Askadskii, K. A. Bychko, and V. V. Kazantseva 1208 1152 Merocyanine form of photochromic spirooxazines in acid solutions L. S. Kol´tsova, N. L. Zaichenko, A. I. Shiyonok, and V. S. Marevtsev 1214 1157 S1←S0 Vibronic spectrum and structure of 2,2-difluoroethanal in the S1 state I. A. Godunov, N. N. Yakovlev, E. K. Dolgov, and A. V. Abramenkov 1218 1161 Spin-spin coupling constant 3JH,F of the 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl group as a useful tool for recognition of regioisomeric and tautomeric pairs of organofluoric compounds V. Ya. Sosnovskikh 1223 1166 Influence of the carrier gas on retention factors of gaseous hydrocarbons on polytrimethylsilylpropyne using capillary gas chromatography V. G. Berezkin, A. A. Korolev, I. V. Malyukova, R. G. Mardanov, V. S. Khotimskii, and Yu. P. Yampol´skii 1228 1171 1233 1176 Organic Chemistry Synthesis of bis(polyfluoroalkyl)-1,3,5-triketones D. S. Yachevskii, D. L. Chizhov, V. G. Ratner, and K. I. Pashkevich 2505 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Engl./Russ. Oxidative dimerization of vinylbornylacetylenes under the action of mercuric acetate N. S. Vostrikov, A. V. Abutkov, and M. S. Miftakhov 1238 1181 Catalytic ring opening of acetylcyclopropane by water and alcohols under the action of copper or palladium salts U. M. Dzhemilev, R. I. Khusnutdinov, A. M. Atnabaeva, Z. S. Muslimov, R. I. Parfenova, and Yu. V. Tomilov 1242 1185 New aromatic azo compounds: syntheses and liquid-crystalline properties K. Krohn, M. John, and E. I. Demikhov 1248 1190 Reactions of 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-2-methoxycarbonylpropenylsulfenyl chloride with aromatic and heterocyclic compounds A. N. Kovregin, A. Yu. Sizov, and A. F. Ermolov 1255 1197 A new method for the synthesis of N-substituted (4-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindol-3-yl)acetic acids A. A. Dudinov, D. V. Kozhinov, and M. M. Krayushkin 1259 1201 A new synthesis of spiro-fused 1,4-benzothiazines A. V. Lesin, O. Ya. Borbulevych, S. V. Kurbatov, A. E. Ruzhnikov, M. Yu. Antipin, and L. P. Olekhnovich 1264 1206 Heterocyclization of o-(arylethynyl)arylhydrazines as a new procedure for the synthesis of substituted 1H- and 2H-indazoles and indoles T. A. Prikhodko and S. F. Vasilevsky 1268 1210 Reactions of some arenes and pyrazoles in MeCN under conditions of undivided-cell electrolysis V. A. Chauzov, V. Z. Parchinsky, E. V. Sinelshchikova, and V. A. Petrosyan 1274 1215 Reactions of cyanofurazans with β-dicarbonyl compounds L. S. Vasil´ev, A. B. Sheremetev, N. K. Khoa, Z. K. Dem´yanets, D. E. Dmitriev, and V. A. Dorokhov 1280 1220 Unusual scission of 3,7-dichlorobisisothiazolo[4,5-b:4´,5´-e]pyrazine by nucleophiles A. V. Bobrov, B. B. Averkiev, S. G. Zlotin, and M. Yu. Antipin 1287 1226 Organometallic Chemistry Catalytic C-phenylation of methyl acrylate with triphenylantimony(v) dicarboxylates A. V. Gushchin, D. V. Moiseev, and V. A. Dodonov 1291 1230 Bis-(2-diphenylphosphinoethyl)cyclopentadienylchlorolutetium: synthesis and dynamic behavior in solution D. M. Roitershtein, D. P. Krut´ko, E. N. Veksler, D. A. Lemenovskii, W. Nie, and C. Qian 1295 1234 Synthesis and spectral and electrochemical properties of hexadecamethyl-substituted diphthalocyanines of rare-earth metals I. P. Kalashnikova, I. V. Zhukov, T. V. Magdesieva, K. P. Butin, L. G. Tomilova, and N. S. Zefirov 1299 1238 Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Bioorganic, and Biomolecular Chemistry A novel synthesis of N-acetyl-α-D-fucosamine 1-phosphate and uridine 5´-diphospho-N-acetyl-α-D-fucosamine P. A. Illarionov, V. I. Torgov, I. I. Hancock, and V. N. Shibaev 1303 1242 Study of the transformations of 2-C-(indol-3-yl)methylα-L-xylo-hex-3-ulofuranosonic acid (the open form of ascorbigen) in an acidic medium L. N. Lysenkova, M. I. Reznikova, A. M. Korolev, and M. N. Preobrazhenskaya 1309 1248 Brief Communications 2-Polyfluoroalkylchromones. 7. Reactions of 6-substituted 2-tetra- and 2-pentafluoroethylchromones with 2-aminoethanol V. Ya. Sosnovskikh, B. I. Usachev, and A. P. Safronov 1314 1253 Chemistry of acyl(imidoyl)ketenes. 6. Synthesis and the molecular structure of ethyl 2-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuro[2,3-b]quinoxaline-3-carboxylate Z. G. Aliev, A. N. Maslivets, O. V. Golovnina, O. P. Krasnykh, and L. O. Atovmyan 1317 1255 2506 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Engl./Russ. Rapid characterization of ultrafiltration membranes by scanning electron microscopy F. J. Márquez-Rocha, M. Aguilar-Juárez, M. J. Acosta-Ruíz, and M. I. Gradilla 1320 1258 Determination of the enantiomeric composition of N,N-dimethyl-α-ferrocenylethylamine by 1H NMR spectroscopy N. A. Kataeva, Yu. K. Grishin, and V. V. Dunina 1323 1260 Transformations of cycloalkanes under the action of organoaluminum compounds and transition metal complexes in the presence of polychloromethanes R. A. Sadykov, M. G. Samokhina, and U. M. Dzhemilev 1326 1262 Cascade rearrangement in the reaction of methyl trifluoropyruvate sulfonylimines with terminal alkynes A. E. Kul´yanova, S. N. Osipov, and A. F. Kolomiets 1330 1265 Synthesis of dicationic triple-decker complexes with a central B-cyclohexyl-substituted borole ligand A. R. Kudinov, D. A. Loginov, D. V. Muratov, and P. V. Petrovskii 1332 1267 Synthesis of the iridacarborane halide complexes [(η-9-SMe2-7,8-C2B9H 10)IrX2]2 (X = Cl, Br, or I) A. R. Kudinov, D. S. Perekalin, and P. V. Petrovskii 1334 1269 A. Yu. Chernyad´ev, Yu. A. Ustynyuk, G. G. Aleksandrov, A. A. Sidorov, V. M. Novotortsev, V. N. Ikorskii, S. E. Nefedov, I. L. Eremenko, and I. I. Moiseev 1336 1271 Stereochemistry of optically active compounds. Problems and prospects V. I. Sokolov 1339 1275 Chemical aspects of influence of medical drugs on organism functions V. G. Granik 1356 1291 Letters to the Editor Formation of a tetranuclear nickel(II) complex containing an unusual bridging ligand Issue 8, 2001 Reviews Physical Chemistry Hydration of calixarene-containing polymers G. N. Al´tshuler, O. N. Fedyaeva, and E. V. Ostapova 1379 1314 Reaction of the acrylic acid and 1-vinylimidazole copolymer with CuCl2 in aqueous solution V. V. Annenkov, E. N. Danilovtseva, V. V. Saraev, I. A. Alsarsur, and O. V. Lunionok 1382 1317 A study of peralkylated derivatives of bis(η6-benzene)chromium by gas-phase electronic absorption spectroscopy S. Yu. Ketkov, G. A. Domrachev, and J. C. Green 1390 1324 Organic Chemistry A new method for the synthesis of CF3-containing aminovinyl ketones A. L. Krasovsky, V. G. Nenajdenko, and E. S. Balenkova 1395 1329 New method for the synthesis of β-bromostyrenes A. V. Shastin, V. G. Nenajdenko, V. N. Korotchenko, and E. S. Balenkova 1401 1334 One-step cyclopropanation of alkynes with diiodomethane and triethylaluminum I. R. Ramazanov, M. P. Luk´yanova, A. Z. Sharipova, A. G. Ibragimov, U. M. Dzhemilev, and O. M. Nefedov 1406 1338 2507 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Engl./Russ. Direct C-nitration of cyclic α,β-unsaturated oximes under the action of sodium nitrite and acetic acid in methanol A. M. Chibiryaev, A. Yu. Denisov, D. V. Pyshnyi, and A. V. Tkachev 1410 1342 Oxidative bromination of tricyclic sesquiterpenoids (1S,3S,5R,6S,9S)-5-hydroxy-6,10,10-trimethyltricyclo[7.2.0.01,6]udecan-2-one and clovane-2β,9α-diol with the HBrDMSO system M. S. Yusubov, L. A. Drygunova, and A. V. Tkachev 1419 1350 Molecular complex of C60 fullerene with an organic π-donor, bis(methylenedithiotetrathiafulvalene): synthesis, crystal structures, and properties N. G. Spitsina, V. V. Gritsenko, M. G. Kaplunov, O. A. Dyachenko, and A. B. Yagubskii 1423 1354 2-Polyfluoroalkylchromones. 8. 2-Trifluoromethyland 6-nitro-2-trifluoromethylchromones in reactions with amines V. Ya. Sosnovskikh and B. I. Usachev 1426 1357 2-Polyfluoroalkylchromones. 9. Synthesis and structures of 5-(2-hydroxyaryl)-7-polyfluoroalkyl1,4,8-triazabicyclo[5.3.0]dec-4-enes V. Ya. Sosnovskikh, I. I. Vorontsov, and V. A. Kutsenko 1430 1360 Synthesis and study of the mutagenic activity of di(indeno[2,1-b]indolyl)- and di(indeno[2,1-b]pyrrolyl)methanes and -dimethylsilanes I. E. Nifant´ev, I. A. Kashulin, V. V. Bagrov, S. K. Abilev, and I. K. Lyubimova 1439 1369 Synthesis of (2E)-2-(tetrafluoroethylidene)-3,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)2,3-dihydrothiazolo[3,2-a]benzimidazole A. V. Rogoza, G. G. Furin, I. Yu. Bagryanskaya, and Yu. V. Gatilov 1446 1376 New approach to the functionalization of δ-carboline derivatives S. Yu. Ryabova, L. M. Alekseeva, E. A. Lisitza, A. S. Shashkov, V. V. Chernyshev, G. B. Tikhomirova, M. S. Goyzman, and V. G. Granik 1449 1379 Phosphorylation of heptafluorobutanol in the presence of metal chlorideether catalytic systems I. Yu. Kudryavtsev and L. S. Zakharov 1457 1386 10-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-1,4,6,8-tetraphenyl-1,4,7,8-tetraaza5-phosphoniaspiro[4.5]deca-6,9-diene chloride: synthesis and molecular structure Yu. G. Trishin, V. I. Namestnikov, and V. K. Bel´skii 1461 1390 Organometallic Chemistry Synthesis and transformation of metallacycles. 25. On a mechanism of the Ni(acac)2-catalyzed conversion of 3-alkyl-1-ethylalumacyclopentanes into 1,1-disubstituted cyclopropanes U. M. Dzhemilev, A. G. Ibragimov, L. O. Khafizova, L. V. Parfenova, D. F. Yalalova, and L. M. Khalilov 1465 1394 P,O-Ligands. Complexes of tetraphenylmethylenediphosphine oxide with silver nitrate E. I. Matrosov, Z. A. Starikova, D. I. Lobanov, and T. A. Mastryukova 1469 1398 1474 1402 1478 1406 Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Bioorganic, and Biomolecular Chemistry Glycosphingolipid with a branched sphingosine base from soft corals from the Andaman Islands A. S. Dmitrenok, V. Anjaneyulu, P. V. Subba Rao, P. Radhika, P. S. Dmitrenok, V. M. Boguslavsky, and V. A. Stonik Brief Communications Pyrolysis of eicosane in supercritical water A. A. Vostrikov, D. Yu. Dubov, and S. A. Psarov 2508 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Engl./Russ. Naphthalene oxidation in supercritical water A. A. Vostrikov, D. Yu. Dubov, and S. A. Psarov 1481 1409 Effect of methyltin trichloride on the activity of lactate dehydrogenase M. N. Kolyada, Yu. T. Pimenov, N. T. Berberova, E. R. Milaeva, E. V. Kharitonashvili, and V. S. Petrosyan 1485 1412 Issue 9, 2001 Reviews New chlorinated cyclopentenones prepared from hexachlorocyclopentadiene: synthesis, chemical properties, and application in the synthesis R. R. Akhmetvaleev, F. A. Akbutina, N. A. Ivanova, and M. S. Miftakhov 1489 1417 Benzylfuran in the synthesis of benzo-annelated heterocycles A. V. Butin and V. T. Abaev 1510 1436 Metal-induced BH activation in Cp*Rh, Cp*Ir, (p-cymene)Ru, and (p-cymene)Os half-sandwich complexes containing the 1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12)-1,2-dichalcogenolato ligand B. Wrackmeyer, Hong Yan, W. Milius, and M. Herberhold 1518 1444 General and Inorganic Chemistry Synthesis and structure of the polymeric cluster compound [Mn(H2O)4]3[W4S4(CN)12]nH2O containing very large cavities V. P. Fedin, I. V. Kalinina, A. V. Virovets, and D. Fenske 1525 1451 A study of complexation of chloral hydrate with heteropoly anions having various structures G. M. Maksimov, M. N. Timofeeva, and V. A. Likholobov 1529 1455 Thermodynamic properties of carbynoid structures in the 0340 K range B. V. Lebedev, T. A. Bykova, and I. I. Vointseva 1533 1459 Physical Chemistry The nature of the OO bond in hydroperoxides K. A. Lyssenko, M. Yu. Antipin, and V. N. Khrustalev 1539 1465 Equilibrium conformation of dimethylaminodichlorophosphine molecule: the use of the results of quantum-chemical calculations and spectroscopic measurements in the analysis of gas-phase electron diffraction data L. S. Khaikin, O. E. Grikina, S. S. Kramarenko, E. A. Zhilinskaya, and B. I. Zhilinskii 1550 1475 Thermodynamic properties and valence-force field of alkanethiols and dialkyl sulfides V. V. Turovtsev, Yu. D. Orlov, and Yu. A. Lebedev 1563 1487 The determination of enthalpies of formation of organic free radicals from bond dissociation energies. 5. Organosulfur radicals Yu. D. Orlov, V. V. Turovtsev, and Yu. A. Lebedev 1570 1494 Concentration relationships of coefficients of self-diffusion and viscosity of the adsorbate in narrow slit-like pores Yu. K. Tovbin and N. F. Vasyutkin 1572 1496 Simulation of adsorption dynamics in adsorbent layers of short length. Estimation of the concentration region of validity of Zeldovich´s equality A. V. Larin 1578 1502 Estimation of oxyhydroxide specific surface area using the amounts of OH groups adsorbed S. I. Pechenyuk, S. I. Matveenko, and V. V. Semushin 1582 1505 Deep oxidation of methane on granulated and monolith coppermanganese oxide catalysts K. I. Slovetskaya, A. A. Greish, M. P. Vorob´eva, and L. M. Kustov 1589 1512 Relationship between reduction potentials and electron affinities of fullerenes and their derivatives A. S. Lobach and V. V. Strelets 1593 1516 2509 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Engl./Russ. Conformations of Z- and E-isomers of some chiral (1R,4R)-2-arylidene-p-menthan-3-ones N. S. Pivnenko, V. V. Vashchenko, L. A. Kutulya, A. O. Doroshenko, and L. V. Chepeleva 1596 1519 Structure and spectra of 1,3,2-dioxaphospholenes. 1. Microwave spectra of 2-chloro-4,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaphospholene and its isotopomers in the ground and excited vibrational states R. V. Galeev, L. N. Gunderova, A. H. Mamleev, A. A. Shapkin, N. M. Pozdeev, O. E. Grikina, M. V. Proskurnina, and L. S. Khaikin 1605 1528 Crystal structure and excimer fluorescence of dibenzoylmethanatoboron difluoride A. G. Mirochnik, B. V. Bukvetskii, E. V. Gukhman, P. A. Zhikhareva, and V. E. Karasev 1612 1535 Crystal and molecular structures of salts of the secondary permethylmetallocenylmethyl cations (C5Me5MC5Me 4CHR)+X (M = Ru, Os; R = Ph, C6F5; X = BF4, PF6) A. Z. Kreindlin, K. Yu. Suponitsky, F. M. Dolgushin, Z. A. Starikova, and M. I. Rybinskaya 1616 1539 Organic Chemistry Asymmetric Michael reaction of diethyl malonate with crotonaldehyde catalyzed by chiral aminocarboxylates, amino alcoholates, and amino phenolates K. A. Kochetkov, S. R. Harutyunyan, N. A. Kuz´mina, T. F. Savel´eva, V. I. Maleev, A. S. Peregudov, S. Vyskoèil, and A. S. Sagiyan 1620 1543 Reactions of 9,10-phenanthrenequinone and its nitro derivatives with acetone in the presence of Al2O3 R. V. Linko, V. K. Belsky, A. V. Varlamov, B. E. Zaitsev, and A. I. Chernyshev 1625 1548 New N-nitrosoamines. 1. Synthesis and nitrosative cleavage of the Mannich bases derived from nitrogen-containing heterocycles and primary aliphatic amines A. G. Korepin, P. V. Galkin, N. M. Glushakova, V. P. Lodygina, I. L. Eremenko, S. E. Nefedov, and L. T. Eremenko 1630 1553 N-Substituted trifluoroacetimidoyl halides: synthesis and properties D. V. Romanov, N. V. Vasil´ev, and G. V. Zatonsky 1639 1562 Reactions of 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-2-methoxycarbonylpropenesulfenyl chloride with enamines A. N. Kovregin, A. Yu. Sizov, and A. F. Ermolov 1645 1568 Spirocyclohexadienones. 4. Synthesis and dienone-phenolic rearrangement of 1-R-3,3-dialkyl-2-azaspiro[4.5]deca1,6,9-trien-8-ones O. G. Ausheva, V. A. Glushkov, S. N. Shurov, and Yu. V. Shklyaev 1648 1571 Synthesis of linear and angular anthraquinonoisothiazol-3-ones, their S-oxides, and S,S-dioxides F. A. Kucherov and S. G. Zlotin 1657 1580 Transformations of 1-amino-2-(3-hydroxyalk-1-ynyl)9,10-anthraquinones in the presence of amines I. I. Barabanov, L. G. Fedenok, N. E. Polyakov, and M. S. Shvartsberg 1663 1585 Cyclocondensation of 5-ethynyl-1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives with hydrazine I. D. Ivanchikova, R. N. Myasnikova, and M. S. Shvartsberg 1668 1590 Organometallic Chemistry Coordination chemistry of macrocyclic multidentate Lewis acids. Synthesis and structures of complexes of cyclic trimeric perfluoro-o-phenylenemercury with N,N-dimethylacetamide and n-butyronitrile I. A. Tikhonova, F. M. Dolgushin, K. I. Tugashov, G. G. Furin, P. V. Petrovskii, and V. B. Shur 1673 1595 Heteroorganic betaines. 7. Synthesis and structure of a germanium-containing organophosphorus betaine Et3P +CHMeGeMe2S I. V. Borisova, N. N. Zemlyanskii, V. N. Khrustalev, M. G. Kuznetsova, Yu. A. Ustynyuk, and M. S. Nechaev 1679 1601 2510 Russ.Chem.Bull., Int.Ed., Vol. 50, No. 12, December, 2001 Engl./Russ. 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