Dr. Alexander Antonov

Dr. Alexander Antonov

Group Leader
Regensburg University

Sterically Facilitated Intramolecular Nucleophilic NMe2 Group Substitution in the Synthesis of Fused Isoxazoles: Theoretical Study

The influence of steric repulsion between the NMe2 group and a second ortho-(peri-)substituent in the series of 1-dimethylaminonaphthalene and N,N-dimethylanilene ortho-oximes on …

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Dr. Alexander Antonov

Symmetry/Asymmetry of the NHN Hydrogen Bond in Protonated 1,8-Bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene

Experimental and theoretical results are presented based on vibrational spectra and motional dynamics of 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene (DMAN) and its protonated forms (DMANH+ …

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Aggregation behaviour of lithionaphthalenes in solution: experimental and theoretical study featured image

Aggregation behaviour of lithionaphthalenes in solution: experimental and theoretical study

The aggregation of a series of mono- and dilithionaphthalenes in THF solutions in the presence of tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) and pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDTA) was …

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Dr. Alexander Antonov
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How strong is hydrogen bonding to the amide nitrogen?

The protonation of the carboxamide nitrogen atom is an essential part of in vivo and in vitro processes (cis-trans isomerization, amides hydrolysis etc). This phenomenon is well …

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Dr. Vladimir Mikshiev
Unusual behaviour of the spin–spin coupling constant 1JCH upon formation of CH⋯X hydrogen bond featured image

Unusual behaviour of the spin–spin coupling constant 1JCH upon formation of CH⋯X hydrogen bond

One-bond coupling constants 1JXY are usually used as a measure of the corresponding X⋯Y interatomic distances. However, the physical nature of this correlation is not well …

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Prof. Elena Tupikina
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Sterically facilitated meta-lithiation of arenes, containing electron donating groups

The influence of the bulky trimethylsilyl substituent on the selectivity of metallation of dimethylaniline, anisole and 1-dimethylaminonaphthalene is studied. The neighboring SiMe3 …

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Dr. Alexander Antonov
Proton-induced fluorescence in modified quino[7,8-h]quinolines: dual sensing for protons and π-donors featured image

Proton-induced fluorescence in modified quino[7,8-h]quinolines: dual sensing for protons and π-donors

The synthesis, as well as spectral, structural and photoluminescence properties of dipyrido[3,2-e:2′,3′-h]acenaphthene 5 and quinazolino[7,8-h]quinazolines 6 as representatives of …

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Prof. Alexander Pozharskii
Non-covalent Li···H interaction in the synthesis of peri-disubstituted naphthalene proton sponges featured image

Non-covalent Li···H interaction in the synthesis of peri-disubstituted naphthalene proton sponges

Noncovalent Li···H interaction was utilised as a tool for the second lithiation of 4-lithio-1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene with n-BuLi in the presence of TMEDA in hexane. …

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Dr. Alexander Antonov

1,8-Bis(dimethylamino)naphthyl-2-ketimines: Inside vs outside protonation

The structure and protonation behaviour of four ortho-arylketimines of 1,8-bis(dimethylamonio)naphthalene with a different number of methoxy groups in an aromatic substituent were …

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Dr. Alexander Antonov
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Laying the way to meta-functionalization of naphthalene proton sponge via the use of Schlosser's superbase

Lithiation of 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene (DMAN) with Schlosser's superbase (n-BuLi–t-BuOK) in the presence of TMEDA in hexane was examined. It has been shown that, compared …

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Dr. Alexander Antonov