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“We have exploited a typically

undesired elementary step in cross-coupling reactions, beta-hydride elimination, to accomplish palladium-catalyzed dehydrohalogenations of allcyl bromides to form terminal olefins. We have applied this method, which proceeds in excellent yield at room temperature in the presence of a variety of functional groups, NU7026 chemical structure to a formal total synthesis of (R)-mevalonolactone. Our mechanistic studies have established that the rate-determining step can vary with the structure of the alkyl bromide and, most significantly, that L2PdHBr (L = phosphine), an intermediate that is often invoked in palladium-catalyzed processes such as the Heck reaction, is not an intermediate in the active catalytic cycle.”
“Background: Given the potential for recovery in recent onset nonischemic cardiomyopathy (ROCM), the timing and need for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICDs) remains controversial. We examined the utilization of ICDs and the impact on survival for subjects with ROCM.\n\nMethods and Results: An National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute sponsored registry enrolled 373 subjects with ROCM, all with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <= 0.40 and 6 months of symptoms. The mean age was 45 +/- 14 years, 38% were female, 21% black, 75% New York Heart Association

II/III, and the mean LVEF was 0.24 +/- 0.08. Survival was comparable for subjects with an ICD within 1 month of entry (n = 43, 1/2/3 year % survival = 97/97/92) and those with no ICD at 1 month (n = 330, % survival = 98/97/95, P = .30) and between Nocodazole those with and without an ICD at 6 months (ICD, n = 73, 1/2/3 year % survival = 98/98/95; no ICD, n = 300, % survival = 98/96/95, P = .95). There were only 6 sudden cardiac deaths

(SCD) noted (% survival free from SCD = 99/98/97) and these occurred in 1.9% of subjects without ICD and 0.9% of those with a device (P = .50).\n\nConclusions: In a multicenter AZD5363 cohort of ROCM the risk of SCD was low at 1% per year. Early LCD placement did not impact survival and can be deferred while assessing potential for myocardial recovery. (J Cardiac Fail 2012;18:675-681)”
“The catalytic activity of the [PdCl2(dppp)] complex in the 1-olefin/ethene (E)/CO terpolymerisation has been studied in MeOH (containing 1000ppm of H2O) as a solvent. The 1-olefins tested were propene (P), 1-hexene (Hex), 1-decene (D) and styrene (S). At 90 degrees C and 45 atm (E/CO=1/1). the system [PdCl2(dppp)]/TsOH (p-toluenesulfonic acid)=1/8 catalyses efficiently the reactions leading to 5000 g PECO/(g Pd h), 5600 g Hex ECO/(g P dh), 5650 g DECO/(g Pd h) and 4100 g SECO/(g Pd h). In particular. it has been Studied deeper the effect of Hex and S concentrations on productivities. average molecular weights and melting temperatures of HexECO and SECO, respectively.