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A novel sequential addition, elimination and cyclization reactions took place when aldoxime and dimedone in glycol was subjected to microwave irradiation and a new type of N-hydroxylacridinedione derivatives was obtained in excellent yields (80-95%) within a short reaction time (4-8 min).

The solvent-free and aqueous conditions used give good yields that cannot be achieved in organic solvents. -

Manganese(III) acetate dihydrate-mediated reactions of [60]fullerene with beta-enamino carbonyl compounds afforded [60]fullerene-fused pyrroline derivatives, of which the nitrogen atom is directly connected to the fullerene cage. A possible reaction mechanism is proposed.

An efficient base-controlled selective conversion of the Michael adducts of malonates with enones in the presence of iodine is reported. Highly functionalized cyclopropane, oxetane, and α-hydroxylmalonate derivatives are obtained selectively using DBU, Na(2)CO(3), and NaOAc as the base, respectively. O(2) was identified to be crucial to the formation of oxetane and α-hydroxylmalonate derivatives.

A hypervalent iodine-promoted intermolecular diamination reactions of C60 with sulfamides or phosphoryl diamides affords two classes of novel C60-fused cyclic sulfamide or phosphoryl diamide derivatives. The reaction between C60 and sulfamides can be effectively controlled to selectively synthesize diamination products or azafulleroids under PhIO/I2 or PhI(OAc)2/I2 conditions, respectively. Moreover, phosphoryl diamides were first used as an amine source in the diamination of alkenes.

The thermal reaction of [60]fullerene (C60) with the carbonyl ylides generated in situ from trans-epoxides to give C60-fused tetrahydrofuran derivatives has been investigated. The reaction of C60 with trans-2-benzoyl-3-aryloxiranes afforded only cis-products, while the reaction of C60 with 2-cyano-2-ethoxycarbonyl-3-aryloxiranes gave exclusively or predominantly cis isomers. The isomeric distributions of the latter reactions were drastically affected by the substituent on the phenyl ring.

An I2-catalyzed hydroxylation of β-dicarbonyl moieties using air as the oxidant under photoirradiation has been developed for the easy preparation of α-hydroxy-β-dicarbonyl compounds. The transformation was completed with only 1 mol % of I2. With α-unsubstituted malonates, the hydroxylated dimerization product was afforded as the predominant product along with a minor product, α,α-dihydroxyl malonate.