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Cysteamine (2-aminoethanethiol) undergoes oxidative cross-coupling with secondary phosphine sulfides and phosphine selenides under mild conditions (room temperature, 2–5 h, CCl4/Et3N) to give products of monocoupling at the amino group (ethylchalcogenophosphinic amides with free SH functions) and dicoupling (l-chalcogenophosphorylamino-2-chalcogenothioethanes) in 72–85% total yield. Under similar conditions, stirring an equimolar mixture of bis(2-phenylethyl)phosphine sulfide (or selenide), 1-butylamine, and 1-butanethiol leads to the chemoselective formation of the corresponding chalcogenophosphinic amides in high yield.

Oligomers of cholesterol vinyl ether with methyl vinyl sulfide were synthesized in up to 81% yield (Mn up to 5700) by cationic copolymerization of the indicated monomers in the presence of BF3 ‧ OEt2. The oligomers demonstrate optical activity exceeding that of cholesterol vinyl ether homopolymer.

For the first time [4+2]-cycloaddition reactions were carried out between furfuryl vinyl ethers and typical dienophiles and heterodienes proceeding in uncatalyzed conditions and resulting in previously unknown heterocyclic systems containing either free vinyloxy groups or furfuryl substituents. With maleic anhydride and maleimide furfuryl vinyl ethers afforded 1-(vinyloxyalkyl)tricyclodec-8-ene-3,5-diones in up to 72% yields, and with N-benzylideneaniline or acrolein the corresponding functionally substituted tetrahydroquinolines (yield up to 65%) or 3,4-dihydropyrans (yield 23–50%) were obtained.

Polyquaternization reactions of bis[2-(4-pyridyl)ethyl]phenylethylphosphine oxide and tris[2-(4-pyridyl)ethyl]phosphine oxide with 1,4-dibromobutane were implemented for the first time to give linear (water-soluble) and cross-linked (limitedly water swelling), respectively, representatives of new phosphorus- and nitrogen-containing ionenes. The synthesized linear ionenes react with heparin and polyacrylic acid yielding water-insoluble polyelectrolyte complexes.

Changes in the level of blood cell-free circulating mitochondrial DNA were examined during experimental adrenaline-induced myocardial injury in rats. The amount of mitochondrial DNA in the blood was significantly elevated at 48 and 72 h after subcutaneous injection of adrenaline solution, and it was accompanied by development of multiple small-focal myocardial ischemia. This suggests that the measured level of blood cell-free circulating mitochondrial DNA might be used as a biomarker of acute myocardial ischemia.

Secondary phosphine selenides reacted as selenating agents with benzoylphenylacetylene in wet acetonitrile (70–72°C) to give bis(2-benzoyl-1-phenylvinyl) selenide in up to 43% yield.