The value of intraoperative sonography in low grade glioma surgery.

Objective: There is a number of different methods to localize a glioma intraoperatively. Neuronavigation, intraoperative MRI, 5-aminolevulinic acid, as well as intraoperative sonography. Every method has its advantages and disadvantages.

Pd-catalyzed amination in the synthesis of a new family of macropolycyclic compounds comprising diazacrown ether moieties.

N,N'-bis(bromobenzyl) and N,N'-bis(halopyridinyl) derivatives of diaza-12-crown-4, diaza-15-crown-5 and diaza-18-crown-6 ethers were synthesized in high yields. The Pd-catalyzed macrocyclization reactions of these compounds were carried out using a variety of polyamines and oxadiamines were carried out to give novel macrobicyclic and macrotricyclic compounds of the cryptand type. The dependence of the yields of macropolycycles on the nature of the starting diazacrown derivatives and polyamines was established.