Between Diplomacy and Intrigue: Informal Aspects of Franco-Russian Relations in 1870s-1880s

The article deals with the informal aspects of the preparation of the Franco-Russian rapprochement in the 1870s–1880s, which later resulted in the military alliance concluded in 1894 between France and Russia. The authors consider the process of formation and strengthening of many informal networks that contributed to the emergence of a favorable basis for concluding an alliance between countries. Particular attention in the article is paid to the specifics of the activities of the salons of E.E. Trubetskoy and J. Adam, which became a platform for establishing personal contacts between persons aimed at the alliance of France and Russia. The authors dwell on a detailed analysis of the formed ties between French and Russian intellectuals, the point of contact of which was the formation of “cultural pan-Slavism”. In this regard, the activity of the editor of “Moskovskie Vedomosti” M.N. Katkov is highlighted and those vast networks and political influence that he managed to establish is identified. The authors come to the conclusion that the Franco-Russian rapprochement in the 1870s-1880s actively developed on the wave of the idea of revanchism in France and the popularity of pan-Slavism, as well as through the contacts and initiatives of individuals connected by a network of informal ties with the government circles of both states

A new synthetic route to chiral 3-aryl-5-ethyl-1,4,2-oxazaphosphorines

© 2018 Diastereoselective synthesis of racemic and enantiopure 3-aryl-5-ethyl-1,4,2-oxazaphosphorines, including those bearing phenolic hydroxyl groups in the exocyclic aromatic fragment, was implemented by the reaction of imines derived from (±)-and (R)-(−)-2-aminobutan-1-ol and (hydroxy)benzaldehydes with triethyl phosphite and trifluoroacetic acid, followed by the one-pot dealkylation of the intermediate esters

Phosphorylation of Betti Base with Bis(diethylamino)phosphoryl Chloride

© 2018, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd. The reaction of bis(diethylamino)phosphoryl chloride with N-Boc-protected 1-(α-aminobenzyl)-2- naphthol (Betti base) proceeded via O-phosphorylation of the phenolic OH group to form the target product as trifluoroacetate salt. The latter reacted with O,O-diethyl thiophosphorylisothiocyanate to give thiourea bearing a chiral Betti base fragment

Synthesis, acid-base and complexing properties of N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(O-butylhydroxyphosphorylmethyl)-1,2-diaminoethane

© 2017, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd. A method of synthesis of organophosphorus analog of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (a common complexon), N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(O-butylhydroxyphosphorylmethyl)-1,2-diaminoethane, has been elaborated. The product structure has been elucidated by means of NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. Constants of the acid dissociation and the stability of the 1 : 1 complexes with Co(II), Ni(II), and Cu(II) ions have been determined