Evaluation of education scenarios for acquiring digital competences of secondary school students in Slovenia

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The role of F-N reagent and reaction conditions on fluoro functionalisation of substituted phenols

The effect of steric interactions on the regioselectivity of fluorination of para alkyl substituted phenols was investigated and the strong effect of size of the alkyl substituent, the structure of the F-N reagent and the solvent on the site of fluorination was established. The course of reaction obeyed a second order rate equation, while the fluorination process required higher ΔH^≠ activation than oxidation or oxidative demethylation. Solvent polarity variations had a small effect on the rate of functionalisation, while an excellent Hammett correlation with ρ⁺=−2.3 was determined.     

Effective and selective iodofunctionalisation of organic molecules in water using the iodine-hydrogen peroxide tandem

Efficient hydrogen peroxide enhanced iodofunctionalisation of ketones, 1,3-dicarbonyl derivatives and activated aromatic molecules using elemental iodine in water is achieved, whereas alkynes were stereoselectively converted into (E)-1,2-diiodoalkenes.     

Titanium(IV)-catalyzed enantioselective sulfenylation of beta-ketoesters

A [Ti(TADDOLato)] complex (1) catalyzes the enantioselective sulfenylation of beta-ketoesters using phenylsulfenyl chloride, giving ees of up to 88% and yields of up to 95%. The reaction does not require the presence of a base. [reaction: see text]     

Ti(IV)-catalyzed asymmetric sulfenylation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds

The electrophilic enantioselective sulfenylation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with phenylsulfenyl chloride is effectively catalyzed by [Ti(TADDOLato)] complexes. The corresponding products are obtained in moderate to high yields. The highest ee values (up to 97 %) are obtained in toluene at room temperature and with a typical catalyst loading of 5 mol %. Bulky ester groups and sterically undemanding substituents at the alpha-position were found to be crucial structural features of the starting materials in order to assure high enantioselectivity. The absolute configuration of one of the chiral products has been determined. The stereochemical course of the reaction is similar to that of analogous [Ti(TADDOLato)]-catalyzed atom-transfer reactions. A common side-reaction the sulfenylated products undergo is a deacylation leading to racemic alpha-sulfenylated esters.     

Dual behavior of alcohols in iodine-catalyzed esterification under solvent-free reaction conditions

The dual behavior phenomenon of alcohols in iodine-catalyzed esterification under solvent-free reaction conditions (SFRCs) is described; the governing factor is the stability of the carbonium ion generated from the alcohol; high concentration reaction conditions (HCRCs) or dilute solutions are much less suitable. In the case of benzylic alcohols, loss of optical activity was noted, whereas alkyl alcohols furnished a product with retention of stereochemistry.     

Highly atom economical uncatalysed and I2-catalysed silylation of phenols,alcohols and carbohydrates,using HMDS under solvent-free reaction conditions (SFRC)

An uncatalysed silylation of phenols, regardless on the aggregate state and nature of the substituents with 0.55 equiv of HMDS under solvent-free reaction conditions (SFRC) at room temperature is reported. Sterically hindered phenols, carbohydrates and most of the alcohols additionally required a catalytic amount (up to 2 mol %) of iodine. The reaction protocol is very simple; obtaining a pure product, particularly of uncatalysed reactions, was frequently a completely solvent-free process.     

Selectfluor F-TEDA-BF4 mediated and solvent directed iodination of aryl alkyl ketones using elemental iodine

Reactions of aryl alkyl ketones with methanol solution of elemental iodine and 1-fluoro-4-chloromethyl-1,4-diazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bis(tetrafluoroborate) (Selectfluor F-TEDA-BF4) result in the formation of corresponding alpha-iodo ketones, while switch over of the regioselectivity can be directed by using acetonitrile as the solvent and selective iodination of the aromatic site of target molecules is thus achieved.     

Selective and effective fluorination of organic compounds in water using Selectfluor F-TEDA-BF4

[reaction: see text] Selective and effective fluorination of various types of organic compounds performed in water as the reaction medium using 1-chloromethyl-4-fluoro-1,4-diazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bis(tetrafluoroborate) (Selectfluor F-TEDA-BF4) is reported. 2-Naphthole and 2-methoxynaphthalene were thus transformed to 1,1-difluoro-2(1H)naphthalenone, estrone to 10beta-fluoro-1,4-estradien-3,17-dione, phenyl-substituted alkenes to vicinal fluorohydrins, and various ketones, 1,3-diketones, or beta-ketoesters to corresponding alpha-fluoro or alpha,alpha-difluoro ketones.