-enolates with Extended π-Conjugation Are Powerful Nucleophiles: A Study of Their Alkylation Reactions with Very Hindered C-Electrophiles.

enolates with extended π-conjugation, prepared by alkali metal-mediated reduction of several aromatic and unsaturated diesters, can be efficiently and regioselectively alkylated with very hindered C-electrophiles, such as neopentyl, secondary and tertiary alkyl halides, and tosylates. A one-step synthesis of 4-alkyl phthalates was derived from the reductive alkylation of a phthalate diester with hindered halides followed by rearomatization with oxygen. Additionally, synthetic protocols have been developed to efficiently prepare complex fused- or spiro-bicycles from diisopropyl phthalate in just one or two steps.

C-C Bond-Forming and Bond-Breaking Processes from the Reaction of Diesters with MeSnLi. Synthesis of Complex Bridged Polycycles and Dialkyl Aromatic Compounds.

1,2-Aromatic diesters can be transformed into strained bridged polycyclic structures by a two-step procedure consisting of an initial reductive alkylation promoted by alkaline metals, followed by a reaction of the resulting unsaturated diesters with MeSnLi. We propose that a stanna-Brook rearrangement plays a fundamental role in the formation of the polycyclic organotin acetals obtained. These unusual compounds could be further functionalized by tin-lithium exchange followed by alkylation of the newly formed tertiary carbanion.

Segmentation and Classification of Bone Marrow Cells Images Using Contextual Information for Medical Diagnosis of Acute Leukemias.

Morphological identification of acute leukemia is a powerful tool used by hematologists to determine the family of such a disease. In some cases, experienced physicians are even able to determine the leukemia subtype of the sample. However, the identification process may have error rates up to 40% (when classifying acute leukemia subtypes) depending on the physician's experience and the sample quality.

A one-step, versatile synthesis of dibenzo [n.2.2] macrobicyclic compounds via a conformation-directed macrocyclization reaction.

A series of dibenzo [n.2.2] bicyclic compounds (n = 2-20) were prepared in one step and good yields starting from dimethyl anthracene-9,10-dicarboxylate.