The article discusses the life of the eighth-century holy person Apa Matthew the Poor. Topics include the monastery named after Saint Pachomius probably founded by Apa Matthew, the work of biographer Serapion on the life of Apa Matthew and Matthew's v . . .

Sequential treatment of (ethoxyethynyl)lithium with aldehydes and/or ketones (2 and 4) and BF3·OEt2 gives rise to β-hydroxyenoates 5 in good to excellent overall yields. Similarly, the combination of 1 (M = Li) and dicarbonyl compounds 6 (X = O) or ke . . .