1. Homolytic addition of dithiols to alkynes: A new approach to the construction of dithiacyclanes and crown thioethers

   • E. I. Troyansky
   • D. V. Demchuk
   • G. I. Nikishin

   Reviews Pages: 1199 - 1210

2. Corannulene derivatives as models for calculations of fullerene derivatives

   • G. E. Vainer
   • I. V. Stankevich
   • A. L. Chistyakov

   Physical Chemistry Pages: 1211 - 1215

3. Quantum-chemical study of possible structural transformations in 3-methylthio-3-phenyl-2-propenethial

   • V. A. Shagun
   • L. V. Timokhina
   • G. M. Panova

   Physical Chemistry Pages: 1216 - 1220

4. Study of amino- and pyridyl-containing zinc(II) and cadmium(II) complexes by molecular mechanics using a force field based on the Gillespie-Kepert model

   • V. L. Mel'nikov
   • I. V. Pletnev

   Physical Chemistry Pages: 1221 - 1227

5. Mechanisms and kinetics of the elementotropic rearrangements of tetrahydro-4,4,8,8-tetramethyl-4,8-disila-sym-indacene

   • V. L. Yarnykh
   • V. I. Mstyslavsky
   • Yu. A. Ustynyuk

   Physical Chemistry Pages: 1228 - 1238

6. Photochromic crown ethers

   • V. P. Tsybyshev
   • V. A. Livshits
   • M. V. Alfimov

   Physical Chemistry Pages: 1239 - 1244

7. Photochemical reactions of radical cations of dimethylformamide in freon matrices at 77 K

   • M. Ya. Mel'nikov
   • V. N. Belevskii
   • O. L. Mel'nikova

   Physical Chemistry Pages: 1245 - 1247

8. Study of intermolecular interactions in aqueous solutions by millimeter spectroscopy

   • Yu. I. Khurgin
   • V. A. Kudryashova
   • V. A. Zavizion

   Physical Chemistry Pages: 1248 - 1250

9. Electrochemical oxidation and reduction of rhodium and iridium complexes with fullerenes C₆₀ and C₇₀

   • L. I. Denisovich
   • S. M. Peregudova
   • Yu. N. Novikov

   Physical Chemistry Pages: 1251 - 1257

10. Triterpenoids fromAbies species

    • I. Yu. Bagryanskaya
    • Yu. V. Gatilov
    • V. A. Raldugin

    Physical Chemistry Pages: 1258 - 1260

11. Specific features of the interaction of methyl ethers of methyl (methyl-α-D-galactopyranoside)uronate with trimethylsilyl ions in the gas phase

    • V. I. Kadentsev
    • N. G. Kolotyrkina
    • O. S. Chizhov

    Physical Chemistry Pages: 1261 - 1263

12. Electrophilic cyclization of α- and β-geranyl acetates by mercury(II) trifluoroacetate

    • V. N. Kulchitski
    • N. D. Ungur
    • P. F. Vlad

    Organic Chemistry Pages: 1264 - 1268

13. Reinvestigation of the Nazarov cyclization of 1-(3-hydroxypropynyl)cyclododecan-1-ol to bicyclo[10.3.0]pentadec-1(12)-en-13-one

    • L. I. Zakharkin
    • V. V. Guseva
    • P. V. Petrovskii

    Organic Chemistry Pages: 1269 - 1271

14. Oxidation of 2-dialkylaminomethyl-4,6-di-tert-butylphenols

    • I. S. Belostotskaya
    • V. B. Vol'eva
    • V. V. Ershov

    Organic Chemistry Pages: 1272 - 1280

15. Synthesis of (2-hydroxy-5-nitrophenyl)di[1-(2-hydroxynaphthyl)]methane and 12-[1-(2-hydroxynaphthyl)]-10-nitro-12H-benzo[α]xanthene from of 5-nitrosalicylaldehyde derivatives and β-naphthol

    • L. Yu. Ukhin
    • O. V. Shishkin

    Organic Chemistry Pages: 1281 - 1284

16. Chemistry of 2-methylene-2,3-dihydro-3-furanones

    • E. N. Kozminykh
    • N. M. Igidov
    • V. O. Kozminykh

    Organic Chemistry Pages: 1285 - 1290

17. Sterically hindered inversion of nitrogen atoms in cyclic hydrazines:N,N′-dialkyl-1,3,4-oxadiazolidines; 1,3,4-thiadiazolidine; and 4,5-benzo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridazine

    • R. G. Kostyanovsky
    • P. Rademacher
    • V. R. Kostyanovsky

    Asymmetric Nitrogen Pages: 1291 - 1299

18. Reaction of perfluoro-2-methylpent-2-en-3-yl isothiocyanate with methylamine

    • G. G. Furin
    • I. Yu. Bagryanskaya
    • Yu. V. Gatilov

    Asymmetric Nitrogen Pages: 1300 - 1302

19. [3+3] Cyclocondensation of 1-alkyl-substituted 3,4-dihydroisoquinolines with 2-aminomethylenecycloalkane-1,3-diones or aminomethylene malonates: A novel annelation reaction in the series of cyclic Schiff's bases

    • O. V. Gulyakevich
    • A. L. Mikhal'chuk
    • A. A. Akhrem

    Asymmetric Nitrogen Pages: 1303 - 1305

20. Transformations of pyridine and deuteropyridine under the action of trimethallylborane and alcohols. Synthesis oftrans- andcis-2,6-dimethallyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridines and theirN-derivatives

    • Yu. N. Bubnov
    • E. E. Demina
    • A. V. Ignatenko

    Asymmetric Nitrogen Pages: 1306 - 1316

21. Synthesis of clusters Fe₂(CO)₆(μ-XCH₂CH=CH₂)(μ₃-X)Fe(CO)₂Cp (X = Se, S; Cp = η⁵-C₅H₅)

    • S. N. Konchenko
    • V. A. Maksakov
    • V. A. Varnek

    Organometallic Chemistry Pages: 1317 - 1320

22. New homochiralortho-palladated matrix bearing a bulky substituent at the carbon stereocenter

    • V. V. Dunina
    • M. Yu. Kazakova
    • E. I. Kazakova

    Organometallic Chemistry Pages: 1321 - 1330

23. Configurationally stable asymmetric nitrogen atom in the palladium(II) aminophosphine complex

    • V. V. Dunina
    • E. B. Golovan
    • I. P. Beletskaya

    Organometallic Chemistry Pages: 1331 - 1334

24. Direct stereospecific synthesis of triterpene and steroid 2-deoxy-α-glycosides

    • O. B. Flekhter
    • L. A. Baltina
    • G. A. Tolstikov

    Chemistry of Natural Compounds and Bioorganic Chemistry Pages: 1335 - 1338

25. Study of ionization of tyrosine residues in proteins by second-derivative UV spectroscopy

    • L. P. Breydo
    • A. A. Shevchenko
    • O. A. Kost

    Chemistry of Natural Compounds and Bioorganic Chemistry Pages: 1339 - 1343

26. Effective heterogeneous palladium catalysis of the reactions of organoboron compounds with aryl halides

    • V. V. Bykov
    • N. A. Bumagin

    Brief Communications Pages: 1344 - 1346

27. Effect of water on the palladium-catalyzed reaction of styrene with iodobenzene

    • V. V. Bykov
    • N. A. Bumagin

    Brief Communications Pages: 1346 - 1349

28. Interaction of rhenium hydride (η⁵-C₅Me₅)ReH(CO)(NO) with fluorinated alcoholswith fluorinated alcohols

    • E. S. Shubina
    • N. V. Belkova
    • L. M. Epshtein

    Brief Communications Pages: 1349 - 1351

29. One-step synthesis of α-hydroxy-α-azinylcyanoacetic esters from α-nitro derivatives of α-azinylcyanoacetic esters

    • I. V. Oleinik
    • O. P. Shkurko

    Brief Communications Pages: 1351 - 1353

30. The role of pH in the synthesis of diaziridines

    • V. V. Kuznetsov
    • N. N. Makhova
    • L. I. Khmel'nitskii

    Brief Communications Pages: 1354 - 1356

31. Synthesis and molecular structure oftrans-2,6-dimethallyl-1,1-dimethyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridinium iodide

    • Yu. N. Bubnov
    • E. E. Demina
    • Yu. T. Struchkov

    Brief Communications Pages: 1356 - 1358

32. The first example of coordination of a tricyclic hydrophosphorane with platinum(II)

    • I. S. Mikhel'
    • K. N. Gavrilov
    • A. I. Rebrov

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 1359 - 1360

33. Reactions of Ru₃(CO)₁₂ with cinnamic acid amides

    • L. V. Rybin
    • N. A. Shtel'tser
    • P. V. Petrovskii

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 1360 - 1361

34. Alkyne-vinylidene coupling on a triosmium cluster. Formation of Os₃(CO)₉{μ₃-C(SiMe₃)=C(Me)C=C(SiMe₃)R} complexes (R=Me or Buⁿ) containing an osmacyclobutene moietycomplexes (R=Me or Buⁿ) containing an osmacyclobutene moiety

    • A. M. Sheloumov
    • F. M. Dolgushin
    • A. A. Koridze

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 1361 - 1362

35. Transformations of β-d-xylofuranosyl nucleosides. The effective synthesis of 2′,3′-dideoxy-2′,3′-didehydrothymidine

    • A. G. Mustafin
    • M. V. Suyundukova
    • G. A. Tolstikov

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 1362 - 1363

36. Congresses, Conferences, Symposia, Workshops, and Seminars in the Field of Chemical Sciences held with Participation of the Russian Academy of Sciences

    Information Pages: 1364 - 1365

37. Congresses Conferences, Symposia, Meetings, and Seminars in the Field of Chemical Sciences held in 1997

    Information Pages: 1365 - 1365

38. To the memory of Günther Laukien

    Information Pages: 1366 - 1366