A practical cross-coupling of amides with alkynyl bromides using catalytic CuSO(4).5H(2)O and 1,10-phenanthroline is described here. This catalytic protocol is more environmentally friendly than the use of CuCN or copper halides and provides a general entry for syntheses of ynamides including various new sulfonyl and heteroaromatic amine substituted ynamides. Given the interest in ynamides, this N-alkynylation of amides should be significant for the future of ynamides in organic synthesis.

A general and efficient method for the coupling of a wide range of amides with alkynyl bromides is described here. This novel amidation reaction involves a catalytic protocol using copper(II) sulfate-pentahydrate and 1,10-phenanthroline to direct the sp-C-N bond formation, leading to a structurally diverse array of ynamides including macrocyclic ynamides via an intramolecular amidation. Given the surging interest in ynamide chemistry, this atom economical synthesis of ynamides should invoke further attention from the synthetic organic community.

A copper-catalyzed new C-N bond formation involving a sp-hybridized carbon is described here leading to a facile entry for syntheses of chiral ynamides. This direct N-alkynylation of amides should have a significant impact on the future development of synthetic methodologies employing ynamides.

Teleoperation requires a complex combination of the operator's cognitive, perceptual, and motor skills. Our experiment tested the ability of subjects to teleoperate a remote robot under different conditions of increasing sensory feedback. We also evaluated each operator's spatial perception skills using a battery of tests to understand the effect of spatial perception on the operator's ability to perform the teleoperation task. The experiment showed that the spatial ability of an operator—as reflected by a test battery of two spatial recognition and two spatial manipulation tests—was significantly correlated with the ability to teleoperate the robot through a maze. Surprisingly, providing different combinations of visual, auditory, and vibrotactile feedback to the operator did not significantly change performance. However, there was an interaction between spatial ability and feedback condition that affected teleoperation performance.

A Rh(I)-catalyzed demethylation-cyclization sequence for a direct transformation of o-anisole-substituted ynamides to benzofurans is described here. The Ag salt functions synergistically with Rh(I) for the key demethylation step.

The study demonstrated that URP had a consistent relationship with incontinence severity. The data suggested that URP is a physiological measure of urethral function and may have clinical utility as a diagnostic tool. Future outcomes-based research is necessary to establish the predictive value of URP, MUCP, and LPP measurements in terms of incontinence cure rates and diagnosis of sphincter dysfunction.

The first asymmetric Ficini-Claisen rearrangement using chiral ynamides is described. At relatively low temperatures, the Ficini-Claisen rearrangement can be efficiently promoted by p-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid leading to high diastereoselectivity for a range of different allylic alcohols and chiral ynamides. [reaction: see text]

[reaction: see text] The first successful Sonogashira coupling of ynamides with aryl and vinyl iodides is described here. This study resolves the problem of the competing pathway involving homocoupling of ynamides and provides a practical entry to novel urethane- or sulfonamide-terminated conjugated acetylenic systems. An interesting tandem hydrohalogenation and Sonogashira coupling was also observed to give an en-ynamide.