In this paper we describe 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of 5,10,15,20-tetra-(3,5-di(tert-butyl)phenyl)porphyrin-2,3-dione with acetylene cyclobutene epoxide. This reaction offers new synthetic approach to formation of dyads having functional group at each termini of policyclic rigid framework.

High pressure synthesis of new polynorbornene compounds containing two silicon or germanium atoms is described. In addition, the structural features based on DFT calculations of model compounds are discussed.

1-aryl-2-thienyl-substituted pyrroles and 5-arylamino-2,2´-bithiophenes were synthesized by treatment of arylamino-thieno-oxobutanamides with Lawesson´s reagent. These in turn were prepared by direct amidation of 4-oxo-(2-thienyl)butanoic acid through DCC/BtOH mediated reactions.

A synthesis of 1-amino substituted 4-(2´-thienyl)-phthalazines is described from halo- derivatives of 4-(2´-thienyl)-1-(2H)-phthalazinone 3.

The synthesis of thienyl- substituted pyrrole azo dyes and their UV-visible properties are described.

a-nitrofurans derivatives are studied in Diels-Alder reactions under thermal conditions. In contrast to a-acylfurans, they showed to be efficient dienophiles.

A general and straightforward synthesis of anthraquinones was developed, in which diallylation of 1,4-naphthoquinones, followed by Ring Closing Metathesis (RCM) of the resulting diallylnaphthoquinones with Grubbs’ catalyst and subsequent dehydrogenation using Pd/C afforded the desired anthraquinones with regio control of substituents and in good yields.

Novel porphyrin-C60 dyad (H2P-C60) was synthesized by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition using 5-(4-carbonylphenyl)-10,15,20-tris(4-methoxylphenyl)porphyrin (H2P), N-methylglycine and 1,2-dihydro-1,2-methanofullerene[60]-61-carboxylic acid (acid-C60). This dyad was designed to improve the intramolecular electron transfer capacity. Thus, the electron-donor capacity of the porphyrin moiety is enhanced by methoxy group substitution on the macrocycle peripheries. The H2P moiety is attached to a highly electron-withdrawing C60 structure. Also, the C60 bears a remaining carboxylic acid group, which could be able to benefit the orientation of dyad adsorbed on the semiconductor electrode, such as SnO2. Furthermore, the donor property of H2P was increased by forming complex with Zn(II) (ZnP-C60 dyad). Spectroscopic studies show only a very weak interaction between the chromophores in the grown state. The emission of the porphyrin moiety in the dyads is quenched by the attached fullerene C60 moiety. In this system, two processes may be contributing to enhance the charge injection efficiency of dyad, one involves an antenna effect that produces energy transfer from porphyrin to C60 and the other includes electron transfer from prophyrin moiety to C60. This dyad design, with C60 in direct contact with the substrate through the free carboxylic acid group, is a promising architecture of organic material for spectral sensitization of semiconductor solar cells.

A stereoselective synthesis of the (3¢S)-isothiocyanato-3¢-C-vinyl-3¢-deoxyuridine via (3,3)-sigmatropic rearrangement of allylic thiocyanate derived from protected uridine was investigated.