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A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Organic Synthesis".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2011)

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Published Papers (36 papers)

Majid M. Heravi, Samaheh Sadjadi, Hossein A. Oskooie, Rahim Hekmat Shoar and Fatemeh F. Bamoharram

Article: Heteropolyacids as Green and Reusable Catalysts for the Synthesis of 3,1,5-Benzoxadiazepines

Molecules 2007, 12(2), 255-262; doi:10.3390/12020255

Received: 8 January 2007; in revised form: 10 February 2007 / Accepted: 12 February 2007 / Published: 26 February 2007

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Jie Li, Dong-Lin Chen, Xi-Xian Jian and Feng-Peng Wang

Article: New Diterpenoid Alkaloids from the Roots of Delphinium tiantaishanense

Molecules 2007, 12(3), 353-360; doi:10.3390/12030353

Received: 11 January 2007; in revised form: 14 February 2007 / Accepted: 18 February 2007 / Published: 8 March 2007

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Dinesh Ramesh Garud, Mamoru Koketsu and Hideharu Ishihara

Review: Isoselenocyanates: A Powerful Tool for the Synthesis of Selenium-Containing Heterocycles

Molecules 2007, 12(3), 504-535; doi:10.3390/12030504

Received: 5 March 2007; in revised form: 15 March 2007 / Accepted: 15 March 2007 / Published: 17 March 2007

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Alexander Mehner, Ana L Montero, Ricardo Martinez and Stefan Spange

Article: Synthesis of 5-Acetoxymethyl- and 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-vinyl-furan

Molecules 2007, 12(3), 634-640; doi:10.3390/12030634

Received: 8 March 2007; in revised form: 23 March 2007 / Accepted: 23 March 2007 / Published: 26 March 2007

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Patchreenart Saparpakorn, Jae Hyoun Kim and Supa Hannongbua

Article: Investigation on the Binding of Polycyclic AromaticHydrocarbons with Soil Organic Matter: A Theoretical Approach

Molecules 2007, 12(4), 703-715; doi:10.3390/12040703

Received: 26 February 2007; in revised form: 22 March 2007 / Accepted: 23 March 2007 / Published: 5 April 2007

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Ales Marek, Jiri Kulhanek, Miroslav Ludwig and Filip Bures

Article: Facile Synthesis of Optically Active Imidazole Derivatives

Molecules 2007, 12(5), 1183-1190; doi:10.3390/12051183

Received: 11 May 2007; in revised form: 22 May 2007 / Accepted: 23 May 2007 / Published: 30 May 2007

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Cynthia P Tidwell, Prakash Bharara, Gretchen Rudeseal, Tiffany Rudeseal, Frank H Rudeseal Jr, Christine A Simmer, Dugald McMillan, Katherine Lanier, L Dalila Fondren, LaTasha L Folmar and Ken Belmore

Article: Atmospheric Pressure Microwave Assisted Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions

Molecules 2007, 12(7), 1389-1398; doi:10.3390/12071389

Received: 30 May 2007; in revised form: 8 July 2007 / Accepted: 9 July 2007 / Published: 11 July 2007

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Anna Corradi, Cristina Leonelli, Antonino Rizzuti, Roberto Rosa, Paolo Veronesi, Romano Grandi, Sara Baldassari and Carla Villa

Article: New “Green” Approaches to the Synthesis of Pyrazole Derivatives

Molecules 2007, 12(7), 1482-1495; doi:10.3390/12071482

Received: 31 May 2007; in revised form: 16 July 2007 / Accepted: 16 July 2007 / Published: 19 July 2007

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Eva H. Mørkved, Jon A. Beukes and Frode Mo

Article: o-Quinonoid Heterocycles: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 2,3-Dicyano-5,7-bismethylthieno[3,4-b]pyrazine

Molecules 2007, 12(8), 1623-1631; doi:10.3390/12081623

Received: 1 June 2007; in revised form: 20 July 2007 / Accepted: 20 July 2007 / Published: 30 July 2007

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Emmanuel Tourneux, Heinz Gornitzka, Jean-Daniel Marty and Nancy Lauth-de Viguerie

Article: Palladate Salts from Chiral Pyridinium Ionic Liquids: Synthesis and Crystal Structures

Molecules 2007, 12(8), 1940-1949; doi:10.3390/12081940

Received: 23 May 2007; in revised form: 19 July 2007 / Accepted: 19 July 2007 / Published: 20 August 2007

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Kejun Cheng, Gaolin Liang and Changqi Hu

Communication: Acid-catalyzed Epimerization of Kobophenol A to Carasinol B

Molecules 2008, 13(4), 938-942; doi:10.3390/molecules13040938

Received: 13 March 2008; in revised form: 4 April 2008 / Accepted: 4 April 2008 / Published: 19 April 2008

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Fatima Al-Omran, Rafat M. Mohareb and Adel Abou El-Khair

Article: Synthesis and E/Z Configuration Determination of Novel Derivatives of 3-Aryl-2-(benzothiazol-2'-ylthio) Acrylonitrile, 3-(Benzothiazol-2'-ylthio)-4-(furan-2''-yl)-3-buten-2-one and 2-(1-(Furan-2''-yl)-3'-oxobut-1''-en-2-ylthio)-3-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one

Molecules 2011, 16(7), 6129-6147; doi:10.3390/molecules16076129

Received: 21 June 2011; in revised form: 11 July 2011 / Accepted: 14 July 2011 / Published: 20 July 2011

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Noel Nebra, Alba E. Díaz-Álvarez, Josefina Díez and Victorio Cadierno

Article: Expeditious Entry to Novel 2-Methylene-2,3-dihydrofuro[3,2-c] chromen-2-ones from 6-Chloro-4-hydroxychromen-2-one and Propargylic Alcohols

Molecules 2011, 16(8), 6470-6480; doi:10.3390/molecules16086470

Received: 14 July 2011; in revised form: 27 July 2011 / Accepted: 28 July 2011 / Published: 2 August 2011

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Yahia Nasser Mabkhot, Abdullah Mohammed Al-Majid, Assem Barakat, Saeed Alshahrani and Yamin Siddiqui

Article: 1,1’-(3-Methyl-4-phenylthieno[2,3-b]thiophene-2,5-diyl)diethanone as a Building Block in Heterocyclic Synthesis. Novel Synthesis of Some Pyrazole and Pyrimidine Derivatives

Molecules 2011, 16(8), 6502-6511; doi:10.3390/molecules16086502

Received: 20 June 2011; in revised form: 25 July 2011 / Accepted: 29 July 2011 / Published: 3 August 2011

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Sobhi Mohamed Gomha and Huwaida M.E. Hassaneen

Article: Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Some New Pyrazoles, Fused Pyrazolo[3,4-d]-pyrimidine and 1,2-Dihydroimidazo-[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazin-6-one Derivatives

Molecules 2011, 16(8), 6549-6560; doi:10.3390/molecules16086549

Received: 6 July 2011; in revised form: 25 July 2011 / Accepted: 28 July 2011 / Published: 4 August 2011

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Iliyan Ivanov, Stoyanka Nikolova, Dimo Aladjov, Iliyana Stefanova and Plamen Zagorchev

Article: Synthesis and Contractile Activity of Substituted 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolines

Molecules 2011, 16(8), 7019-7042; doi:10.3390/molecules16087019

Received: 22 July 2011; in revised form: 10 August 2011 / Accepted: 11 August 2011 / Published: 16 August 2011

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Kamal F.M. Atta

Article: Synthesis and Electrophilic Substitutions of Novel Pyrazolo[1,5-c]-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidines

Molecules 2011, 16(8), 7081-7096; doi:10.3390/molecules16087081

Received: 30 June 2011; in revised form: 1 August 2011 / Accepted: 4 August 2011 / Published: 18 August 2011

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Essam Mohamed Sharshira and Nagwa Mohamed Mahrous Hamada

Article: Synthesis and in Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Some Pyrazolyl-1-carboxamide Derivatives

Molecules 2011, 16(9), 7736-7745; doi:10.3390/molecules16097736

Received: 13 August 2011; in revised form: 25 August 2011 / Accepted: 31 August 2011 / Published: 9 September 2011

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Yong-Mei Xie, Yu-Qin Yao, Hong-Bao Sun, Ting-Ting Yan, Jie Liu and Tai-Ran Kang

Article: Facile Synthesis of Functionalized Spiropyrrolizidine Oxindoles via a Three-Component Tandem Cycloaddition Reaction

Molecules 2011, 16(10), 8745-8757; doi:10.3390/molecules16108745

Received: 26 August 2011; in revised form: 30 September 2011 / Accepted: 3 October 2011 / Published: 19 October 2011

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Elham S. Darwish, Mosselhi A. Mosselhi, Farag M. Altalbawy and Hosam A. Saad

Article: Synthesis, Acidity Constants and Tautomeric Structure of the Diazonium Coupling Products of 2-(Benzylsulfanyl)-7H-purin-6-one in Its Ground and Excited States

Molecules 2011, 16(10), 8788-8802; doi:10.3390/molecules16108788

Received: 22 September 2011; in revised form: 7 October 2011 / Accepted: 12 October 2011 / Published: 19 October 2011

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Panayiotis A. Koutentis, Maria Koyioni and Sophia S. Michaelidou

Article: Synthesis of [(4-Chloro-5H-1,2,3-dithiazol-5-ylidene)amino]azines

Molecules 2011, 16(11), 8992-9002; doi:10.3390/molecules16118992

Received: 26 September 2011; in revised form: 21 October 2011 / Accepted: 21 October 2011 / Published: 25 October 2011

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Gary W. Breton and Antonio J. Lepore

Article: One-Pot Synthesis of Novel 2,3-Dihydro-1H-indazoles

Molecules 2011, 16(11), 9553-9561; doi:10.3390/molecules16119553

Received: 8 October 2011; in revised form: 8 November 2011 / Accepted: 10 November 2011 / Published: 16 November 2011

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Kamal F.M. Atta, Omaima O.M. Farahat, Somaya M. Ghobashy and Mohamed G. Marei

Article: Synthesis and Antibacterial Activities of Novel 2,5-Diphenylindolo[2,3-e] Pyrazolo[1',5':3",4"]pyrimido[2",1"-c] [1,2,4]triazines

Molecules 2011, 16(12), 10387-10408; doi:10.3390/molecules161210387

Received: 3 October 2011; in revised form: 2 November 2011 / Accepted: 16 November 2011 / Published: 15 December 2011

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Eman D. Awad, Mustafa M. El-Abadelah, Suzan Matar, Malek A. Zihlif, Randa G. Naffa, Ehab Q. Al-Momani and Mohammad S. Mubarak

Article: Synthesis and Biological Activity of Some 3-(4-(Substituted)-piperazin-1-yl)cinnolines

Molecules 2012, 17(1), 227-239; doi:10.3390/molecules17010227

Received: 15 November 2011; in revised form: 21 December 2011 / Accepted: 22 December 2011 / Published: 28 December 2011

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Tullio Caronna, Franca Castiglione, Antonino Famulari, Francesca Fontana, Luciana Malpezzi, Andrea Mele, Daniele Mendola and Isabella Natali Sora

Article: Quantum Mechanics Calculations, Basicity and Crystal Structure: The Route to Transition Metal Complexes of Azahelicenes

Molecules 2012, 17(1), 463-479; doi:10.3390/molecules17010463

Received: 13 December 2011; in revised form: 22 December 2011 / Accepted: 23 December 2011 / Published: 5 January 2012

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Hamad M. Al-Matar, Khaled D. Khalil, Mona F. Al-Kanderi and Mohamed H. Elnagdi

Article: Studies on 3-Oxoalkanenitriles: Novel Rearrangement Reactions Observed in Studies of the Chemistry of 3-Heteroaroyl-3-Oxoalkanenitriles as Novel Routes to 2-Dialkylaminopyridines

Molecules 2012, 17(1), 897-909; doi:10.3390/molecules17010897

Received: 1 December 2011; in revised form: 16 January 2012 / Accepted: 16 January 2012 / Published: 18 January 2012

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Hany M. Mohamed, Ashraf H. F. Abd El-Wahab, Kamal A. Ahmed, Ahmed M. El-Agrody, Ahmed H. Bedair, Fathy A. Eid and Mostafa M. Khafagy

Article: Synthesis, Reactions and Antimicrobial Activities of 8-Ethoxycoumarin Derivatives

Molecules 2012, 17(1), 971-988; doi:10.3390/molecules17010971

Received: 14 November 2011; in revised form: 1 January 2012 / Accepted: 4 January 2012 / Published: 18 January 2012

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Yasuhiro Morita, Takeshi Ishigaki, Kuniaki Kawamura, Ryoji Hayashi, Masafumi Isogaya, Mika Kitsukawa, Mitsuko Miyamoto, Masashi Uchida and Katsuhiko Iseki

Article: Synthesis of Novel IP Agonists via N-Aminoethyl Cyclic Amines Prepared by Decarboxylative Ring-Opening Reactions

Molecules 2012, 17(2), 1233-1246; doi:10.3390/molecules17021233

Received: 7 December 2011; in revised form: 20 January 2012 / Accepted: 21 January 2012 / Published: 31 January 2012

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Herbert Meier

Review: Benzoxetes and Benzothietes ¾ Heterocyclic Analogues of Benzocyclobutene

Molecules 2012, 17(2), 1548-1570; doi:10.3390/molecules17021548

Received: 7 December 2011; in revised form: 13 January 2012 / Accepted: 17 January 2012 / Published: 7 February 2012

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Amel Bendjeddou, Tahar Abbaz, Zine Regainia and Nour-Eddine Aouf

Article: A New Class of Heterocycles: 1,4,3,5-Oxathiadiazepane 4,4-dioxides

Molecules 2012, 17(2), 1890-1899; doi:10.3390/molecules17021890

Received: 19 January 2012; in revised form: 6 February 2012 / Accepted: 8 February 2012 / Published: 14 February 2012

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Essam Mohamed Sharshira and Nagwa Mohamed Mahrous Hamada

Article: Synthesis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Some Pyrazole Derivatives

Molecules 2012, 17(5), 4962-4971; doi:10.3390/molecules17054962

Received: 20 February 2012; in revised form: 23 March 2012 / Accepted: 18 April 2012 / Published: 30 April 2012

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Omniya Sayed Zaky, Moustafa Sherief Moustafa, Maghraby Ali Selim, Awatef Mohamed El-Maghraby and Mohamed Hilmy Elnagdi

Article: Scope and Limitations of a Novel Synthesis of 3-Arylazonicotinates

Molecules 2012, 17(5), 5924-5934; doi:10.3390/molecules17055924

Received: 27 January 2012; in revised form: 13 May 2012 / Accepted: 15 May 2012 / Published: 18 May 2012

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Mohamed Mohamed El-Sadek, Seham Yassen Hassan, Nagwa Said Abd El-Dayem and Galila Ahmed Yacout

Article: 5-(5-Aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-carbonyl)furan-3-carboxylate and New Cyclic C-Glycoside Analogues from Carbohydrate Precursors with MAO-B, Antimicrobial and Antifungal Activities

Molecules 2012, 17(6), 7010-7027; doi:10.3390/molecules17067010

Received: 1 April 2012; in revised form: 27 April 2012 / Accepted: 9 May 2012 / Published: 7 June 2012

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Hidetsura Cho, Yusuke Iwama, Nakako Mitsuhashi, Kenji Sugimoto, Kentaro Okano and Hidetoshi Tokuyama

Article: Ring-Expansion Reaction of Oximes with Aluminum Reductants

Molecules 2012, 17(6), 7348-7355; doi:10.3390/molecules17067348

Received: 5 April 2012; in revised form: 4 June 2012 / Accepted: 7 June 2012 / Published: 14 June 2012

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Juxian Wang, Xiaoguang Bai, Changliang Xu, Yucheng Wang, Wei Lin, Yi Zou and Daqing Shi

Article: Ultrasound-Promoted One-Pot, Three-Component Synthesis of Spiro[indoline-3,1'-pyrazolo[1,2-b]phthalazine] Derivatives

Molecules 2012, 17(7), 8674-8686; doi:10.3390/molecules17078674

Received: 8 June 2012; in revised form: 28 June 2012 / Accepted: 13 July 2012 / Published: 23 July 2012

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Seham Y. Hassan

Article: Synthesis, Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Some New Pyrazoline and Pyrazole Derivatives

Molecules 2013, 18(3), 2683-2711; doi:10.3390/molecules18032683

Received: 31 October 2012; in revised form: 7 January 2013 / Accepted: 9 January 2013 / Published: 28 February 2013

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