Synthesis of N‐Allyl and N‐Propadienylacridones Using Phase‐Transfer Catalysis.

Abstract

Phase-transfer alkylation of the acridones (I) with allyl bromide generates N-allyl derivatives (III), whereas alkylation with propargyl bromide affords N-allenylated derivatives (V). -(XUAREZ, L.; PELLON*, R. F.; FASCIO, M.; MONTESANO, V.; D'ACCORSO, N.; Heterocycles 63 (2004) 1, 23-28; Cent. Quim. Farm., Habana, Cuba; Eng.) -Mais 21-129

Translating theRagionamento: Reframing Pietro Aretino as the Castigator of Courtesans

“…Xuárez uses Solomon's Proverbs 5 and 7 in order to justify Aretino's text as a way of educating youth to avoid the bad deeds of others. 18 Xuárez's choice of Solomon's Proverbs brings further nuance to his translation of Aretino. Firstly, the women in the biblical texts are adulteresses, so that Xuárez seems to be blurring the distinction between the categories of adulteresses and prostitutes.…”

“…Xuárez's translation replaces these lines with a further two pages in which the courtesans discuss how they are suffering for their sins, both because they are now old and rejected (at the grand age of 20 and 24 years) and because they are suffering from sexual diseases or 'enfermedades', which they describe as 'este negro dolor' (this black pain) and the 'meat pox' (poquillas de carnes). 19 Nanna is especially angry because she is now destitute (in contrast to the original Nanna, who has become rich from her profession). 20 This ending is translated in the Latin Pornodidascalus, the Dutch Het Net and the French Miroir.…”

“…In his second letter to the reader, Xuárez justifies his censorship by saying that 'in certain places in this Dialogue, you find many words that were suffered to be put into print where there was liberty to speak and write, that in our Spain are not permitted in any printings, for their dishonesty.' 33 Xuárez approaches the issue of censorship head on and argues that he had to censor the text in order for it to even be printed in Spain.…”