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Development of an imidazole-based N,N-bidentate ligand for the manganese catalyzed direct coupling of nitriles with alcohols

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12978-12982
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00817K, Paper
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Qian Tang, Dingguo Song, Kali Zhang, Wenhao Mao, Xianghua Zhao, Ding Du, Fei Ling, Weihui Zhong
This work describes the manganese catalyzed direct coupling of nitriles with alcohols with assistance of a set of simple and new imidazole-based N,N-bidentate ligands.
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Antioxidant-rich brilliant polymeric nanocomposites for quick and efficient non-enzymatic hydrogen peroxide sensor

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13142-13156
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01768D, Paper
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M. S. Hashem, Hend S. Magar, Asmaa M. Fahim, Rokaya A. Sobh
New polymeric nanocomposites with metal oxide nanoparticles enhance electrical impedance ratings, offer energy storage and supercapacitors, and enable rapid creation of hydrogen peroxide sensors through microemulsion polymerization.
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Regioselective C(sp2)–H halogenation of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines facilitated by hypervalent iodine(III) under aqueous and ambient conditions

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13095-13099
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA02090A, Paper
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Abhinay S. Chillal, Rajesh T. Bhawale, Umesh A. Kshirsagar
An efficient and mild approach has been developed for the regio-selective direct C3 halogenation of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines employing readily available potassium halide salts and a hypervalent iodine(III) reagent at ambient temperature.
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A surface-independent bioglue using photo-crosslinkable benzophenone moiety

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12966-12976
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01866D, Paper
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Yue Shi, Xuelian Tao, Ping Du, Paul Pasic, Lars Esser, Hsien-Yeh Chen, Helmut Thissen, Peng-Yuan Wang
The UV-crosslinkable benzophenone (BP) “bio-glue” efficiently crosslinks with various surfaces and biomolecules. The beauty of this bio-glue lies in its simplicity and broad applicability, requiring no sophisticated equipment or reaction conditions.
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Expression of concern: Facile route to synthesize Fe3O4@acacia–SO3H nanocomposite as a heterogeneous magnetic system for catalytic applications

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13016-13016
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA90043J, Expression of Concern
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Reza Taheri-Ledari, Mir Saeed Esmaeili, Zahra Varzi, Reza Eivazzadeh-Keihan, Ali Maleki, Ahmed Esmail Shalan
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Quinazolines and thiazolidine-2,4-dions as SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors: repurposing, in silico molecular docking and dynamics simulation

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13237-13250
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA02029D, Paper
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Sanadelaslam S. A. El-Hddad, Mohamed H. Sobhy, Ahmed El-morsy, Nabil A. Shoman, Khaled El-Adl
This paper presents an extensive analysis of COVID-19 with a specific focus on VEGFR-2 inhibitors as potential treatments.
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1D hollow tubular/2D nanosheet hybrid dimensional porous carbon prepared by one-step carbonization using natural minerals as templates for supercapacitors

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13190-13199
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01873G, Paper
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Fangfang Liu, Chao Zhang, Weiwei Huang, Lei Chen, Yuanshuang Wang, Jinan Niu, Xiuyun Chuan
1D hollow tubular/2D nanosheet hybrid dimensional porous carbon was synthesized through one-step carbonization using 1D fibrous brucite and 2D layered magnesium carbonate hydroxide as templates.
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Bishydrazone ligand and its Zn-complex: synthesis, characterization and estimation of scalability inhibition mitigation effectiveness for API 5L X70 carbon steel in 3.5% NaCl solutions

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13258-13276
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00404C, Paper
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Ola. A. El-Gammal, Dina A. Saad, Marwa N. El-Nahass, Kamal Shalabi, Yasser M. Abdallah
Zn-complex: characterization and estimation of scalability inhibition mitigation effectiveness for API 5L X70 carbon steel in 3.5% NaCl solutions.
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Unexpected reversal of reactivity in organic functionalities when immobilized together in a metal–organic framework (MOF)

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Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3ME00185G, Communication
Pricilla Matseketsa, Donovan Mafukidze, Lahiru Pothupitiya, Udo P. Otuonye, Yasemin Çimen Mutlu, Boris B. Averkiev, Tendai Gadzikwa
The reactivity of hydroxyl-bearing MOF linkers with isocyanates is influenced by their mutual confinement with amine-bearing linkers within the pores of the framework.
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On the use of modelling antagonistic enzymes to aid in temporal programming of pH and PVA–borate gelation

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Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, 9,372-381
DOI: 10.1039/D3ME00138E, Paper
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Nadeem Bashir, Anna S. Leathard, Madeline McHugh, Imogen Hoffman, Fahima Shaon, Jorge A. Belgodere, Annette F. Taylor, John A. Pojman
A model was developed to help predict how enzymes can be used to temporally control the gelation of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with borate.
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Tuning the photophysical properties of ESIPT active unsymmetrical azine dyes by the change in the substituent and solvent: TD-PBE0 and TD-CAM-B3LYP studies

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Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00039K, Paper
Hossein Roohi, Tahereh Pouryahya
The photophysical properties of the designed ESIPT active as well as donor–acceptor structured unsymmetrical azine dyes L1–L5 were investigated at PBE0/6-31++G(d,p) and CAM-B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p) levels of theory in the gas phase and solvent media.
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Biobased copoly(acetal-triazole)s with tunable degradable properties

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Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00005F, Paper
Joseph C. Daniels, Guery Saenz, Colleen N. Scott
Enhanced degradation of acetal-containing polymers in environmental conditions.
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Women at the wheel: Azad Foundation’s ‘by women, for women’ cab service is driving change

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Israeli Strikes Kill 46 People In The Gaza Strip And 33 In Lebanon, Medics Say

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In Lebanon, large explosions shook Beirut's southern suburbs — an area known as Dahiyeh, where Hezbollah has a significant presence — soon after the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for 11 houses there.


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Polymerization of isoprene and butadiene with unparalleled stereoselectivity catalysed by rare-earth metal cationic species bearing a novel tridentate ligand

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4255-4263
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00781F, Paper
Xiuling Wang, Yang Wang, Zhonglei Qin, Liying Shen, Xiaochao Shi
Phenylthiol-functionalized rare-earth metal cationic species showed unparalleled stereoselectivity in the polymerization of isoprene and butadiene to respectively produce cis-1,4-polyisoprene and trans-1,4-polybutadiene.
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Versatile poly(N-vinylcaprolactam)-grafted-hydroxypropyl cellulose polymers with tailored thermo- and pH-responsive properties via sustainable organocatalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4244-4254
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00931B, Paper
Muhammad Asif Iqbal, Asif Mahmood, Waheed Al-Masry, Chan Ho Park, Sadaf Ul Hassan, Toheed Akhter
This study explores the synthesis of dual pH- and thermo-responsive poly(N-vinylcaprolactam)-grafted-hydroxypropyl cellulose (PNVCL-g-HPC) polymers via visible-light-driven, metal-free organocatalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization (O-ATRP).
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Heterogenous catalysis for oxygen tolerant photoredox atom transfer radical polymerization and small-molecule dehalogenation

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4264-4280
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00899E, Paper
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Kriti Kapil, Mingkang Sun, Ting-Chih Lin, Hironobu Murata, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Khidong Kim, Stephen DiLuzio, Jaepil Jeong, Mitchell Baumer, Stefan Bernhard, Tomasz Kowalewski, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Heterogeneous photocatalysts (PCs) have garnered attention for their sustainability and cost-effectiveness.
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Tetrazine-based inverse-electron-demand Diels–Alder reaction: a powerful tool for fabrication and functionalization of polymeric materials

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4173-4195
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00912F, Review Article
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Mehmet Arslan, Aysun Degirmenci, Rana Sanyal, Amitav Sanyal
The IEDDA click reaction plays an important role in the fabrication and functionalization of polymeric materials.
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Green perspective drives the renaissance of anionic diene polymerization

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4297-4311
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00805G, Review Article
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Moritz Rauschenbach, Moritz Meier-Merziger, Holger Frey
Polymers based on 1,3-diene monomers play a pivotal role in many commercial elastomers and thermoplastic elastomers. This review summarizes the state of the art and recent developments in the living anionic polymerization of dienes.
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Comment on “Limonene as a renewable unsaturated hydrocarbon solvent for living anionic polymerization of β-myrcene” by A. Dev, A. Rösler and H. Schlaad, Polym. Chem., 2021, 12, 3084

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4364-4365
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00913D, Comment
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Akhil Dev, Alexander Rösler, Helmut Schlaad
Polymyrcenyllithium chains in DL-limonene solution are present as dimeric associates and not as single chains.
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Long afterglow epoxidized soybean oil polymer composites with reversible dynamic cross-linking for intelligent coating

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Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00857J, Paper
Jiaman Hu, Zihao Wang, Minglin Yang, Chuansong Yu, Siyu Li, Yinggang Miao, Xiangqian Quan, Jize Liu, Shiyang Shao
High-performance coatings with advanced functions such as long afterglow luminescence and self-healing have attracted great interest around the world, however, the integration of these desired multifunctions in a single composite...
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Functionalization of nano-objects in living anionic polymerization-induced self-assembly and their use for improving thermal properties of epoxy resins

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Polym. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY01008F, Paper
Guicun Guo, Jiali Wu, Jingwei Zhang, Peng Zhou, Ding Shen, Penghan Li, Guowei Wang
Using LAPISA or LAPICA, stabilized PDVB@(PI-b-PS) and PDVB@(PI-b-PS/PS) nano-objects were prepared, functionalized and used as additives for epoxy resin, providing improved Tgs, integrated interfaces, uniform distributions, and scalable applications.
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Control over membrane fluidity and biophysical properties of synthetic terpolymer stabilized complex coacervates

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Polym. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00978A, Paper
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Sebastian Novosedlik, Alexander B. Cook, Tim J. F. M. Voermans, Henk M. Janssen, Jan C. M. van Hest
Cell membranes are vital barriers that regulate the composition of the intracellular environment and facilitate communication processes essential for cellular function and survival.
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[Ru]-Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis and Ethenolysis for the Synthesis and Recycling of Bio-Based Polycarbonates and Polycyanurates

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Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00940A, Paper
Dana M. Pinson, Francesca D. Eckstrom, Gregory S. Ostrom, K. Randall McClain, Lawrence Baldwin, Benjamin Grant Harvey
Eugenol, an abundant, naturally occurring phenolic compound, was converted into a thermoplastic polycarbonate by olefin metathesis followed by interfacial polymerization with triphosghene. This resulted in polymers with Mn ranging from...
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Expanding the poly(2-oxazoline) block copolymer possibilities through nitroxide mediated polymerisation

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4416-4424
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00887A, Paper
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James Lefley, C. Remzi Becer
In recent years, poly(2-oxazoline)s (POx) have become a sought-after biomaterial to replace PEG. Endcapping POx with BlocBuilder MA enables copolymerization with a variety of vinylic monomers, producing unique POx-vinyl block copolymer combinations.
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Bio-photo-Fenton-like RAFT polymerization under blue light

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4447-4453
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00593G, Paper
James L. Grace, Greg G. Qiao
An oxygen-tolerant bio-photo-Fenton RAFT polymerization method that possesses good livingness and temporal control.
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Simple oxime functionalized fluorene polymers for organic solar cells

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4474-4481
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00919C, Paper
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Abdullah Adewale Adeoba, Xiangyu Shen, Fuzhen Bi, Jianan Niu, Mingxin Sun, Shuguang Wen, Xichang Bao
A novel oxime-functionalized fluorene is used as an acceptor unit with a BDT donor in conjugated D–A polymers. Organic solar cell devices made with a Y6 non-fullerene acceptor give a power conversion efficiency of 10.71%.
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Acid-labile and non-degradable cross-linked star polymer model networks by aqueous polymerization for in situ encapsulation and release

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4454-4464
DOI: 10.1039/D3PY00677H, Paper
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Gavin Irvine, Stuart Herron, Daniel W. Lester, Efrosyni Themistou
Aqueous RAFT polymerization for the preparation of degradable and non-degradable cross-linked star polymer model networks, in situ dye encapsulation and release.
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Increase of spatiotemporal resolution and reproducible layer thicknesses in cationic vat photopolymerization

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Polym. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY01046A, Paper
Emile Goldbach, Xavier Allonas, Christian Ley, Lucile Halbardier, Céline Croutxé-Barghorn
Pyridines allow a good control of the cationic photopolymerization of epoxies.
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Bisbenzothieno[b]-fused BODIPYs in panchromatic photoinitiating for the free radical and cationic photopolymerization and application in 3D printing

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Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00926F, Paper
Yangyang Xu, Wenlong Tang, Hui Deng, Jianjun Zhang, Zhongquan Zhu, Changjiang Yu, Haiguang Zhu, Ke Sun, Jiazhu Li, Jacques Lalevée
Abstract: Polymerization reactions induced by lights occupy an increasing share in the area of polymer synthesis; however, the effective photopolymerization under visible light emitting diodes (LEDs) rather than UV still...
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Reversible aminolysis: a new concept for postpolymerization modification

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Polym. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00827H, Communication
Koki Kasai, Hideki Amii, Ryohei Kakuchi
Efficient yet reversible aminolysis postpolymerization modification reactions.
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Alternating Radical Copolymerization of α-Styrylboronic Acid Pinacol Ester with Electron-Deficient Olefins

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Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00976B, Paper
Yiyang Xiao, Zepeng Zhang, Yan Xu, Jianbo Wang
Here, α-styryl boronic acid pinacol ester (StBpin) has been found to undergo alternating radical copolymerization with electron-deficient olefin comonomers, including n-butyl acrylate, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, acrylonitrile, and N-ethylmaleimide. Compared with styrene, which...
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Diversified synthesis of poly(sulfonyl isourea)s by multicomponent polymerizations of isocyanides, sulfonyl azides, and alcohols/phenols

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Polym. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00953C, Paper
Dongyang Fan, Fenggang Chen, Dong Wang, Ting Han, Ben Zhong Tang
A novel multicomponent polymerization strategy using diverse monomer combinations of isocyanides, sulfonyl azides, and alcohols/phenols was developed to synthesize thermally and morphologically stable and heteroatom-rich poly(sulfonyl isourea)s.
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Axial-phenyl Constrained Bis(imino)acenaphthene-Nickel Precatalysts Enhancing Ethylene Polymerization

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Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY01110D, Paper
Quanchao Wang, Qiuyue Zhang, Yizhou Wang, Song Zou, Yanping Ma, Tongling Liang, Wen Hua Sun
To enhance the performance of the bis(imino)acenaphthene-nickel precatalyst, the axial phenyl group is introduced on the acenaphthenyl backbone forming five analogues, bis(aryl)imino-5-phenylacenaphthene nickel bromides (aryl: 2,6-dimethylphenyl, Ni1; 2,6-diethylphenyl, Ni2; 2,6-diisopropylphenyl,...
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Single-ion quasi-solid-state electrolytes based on sulfonimide-functionalized covalent organic framework

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4529-4541
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00352G, Paper
Haomin Wu, Wencan Ma, Xin Huang, Yifeng Cai, Junheng Li, Qiaobo Liao, Kai Xi, Qiuhong Zhang, Xudong Jia
The COF based SIQSSEs with a high ionic conductivity of 4.3 × 10−4 S cm−1, a high LTN of 0.90. A high initial capacity (150.3 mA h g−1), high retention (99% after 100 cycles), good cycling stability and rate performance in Li/LFP battery test.
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Catalytic copolymerization of carbon dioxide and cyclohexene oxide by a trinuclear cyclohexane-bridged tetradentate Schiff base chromium complex

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4519-4528
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00956H, Paper
Jie Huang, Boxiong Shen
The development of catalytic systems is a central area of research in carbon dioxide (CO2) and epoxy copolymerization.
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Backbone editing of oxidized polyethylene: insertion of oxygen and nitrogen atoms via hydroxyalkyl azide-mediated rearrangements

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4554-4561
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00973H, Paper
Andrew J. King, Ryan P. Sherrier, Jeffrey Aubé, Aleksandr V. Zhukhovitskiy
Hydroxyalkyl azide-mediated rearrangement modularly inserts heteroatoms and pendent functionality into oxidized polyethylene.
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Acrylate–methacrylate radical copolymerization kinetics of sparingly water-soluble monomers in polar and nonpolar solvents

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4542-4553
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY01015A, Paper
Noushin Rajabalinia, Fatemeh Salarhosseini, Robin A. Hutchinson
The influence of solvent on radical copolymerization kinetics is studied to provide insight to emulsion polymerization systems.
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Synthesis of degradable polyester with high molecular weight and excellent mechanical properties through copolymerization modification of poly(butylene succinate)

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4570-4579
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY01050G, Paper
Hongji Wang, Xiaojun Ma, Hanyu Yao, Haohao Chang, Yin Lv, Zhong Wei
The degradable copolymer of polybutylene succinate (PBS) modified with tricyclodecane dimethanol (TCD) presented significantly enhanced tensile strength and elongation at break.
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Interpretable machining learning assisted insights into bifunctional squaramide catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of lactide

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4562-4569
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00866A, Paper
Shaoju Cao, Mengting Hong, Junyuan Hu, Zhenjiang Li, Jin Huang, Kai Guo
A bifunctional squaramide catalyst with tunable activity enables the controlled ring-opening polymerization of lactide. Combining bench experiments and interpretable machine learning offer insights into catalyst structures, promoting catalyst design.
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Polymer chemistry informed neural networks (PCINNs) for data-driven modelling of polymerization processes

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4580-4590
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00995A, Paper
Nicholas Ballard, Jon Larrañaga, Kiarash Farajzadehahary, José M. Asua
A method for training neural networks to predict the outcome of polymerization processes is described that incorporates fundamental chemical knowledge. This permits generation of data-driven predictive models with limited datasets.
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Aromatic vs. aliphatic linkers: impact on dye loading and stability in oligoglycerol-derived dendronized polymersomes

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Polym. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY01028K, Paper
Raj Kumar Roy, Trisha Samanta, Supriyo Saha, Aparna Ramesh, Naznin Ara Begum, Goutam Ghosh, Pradip Dey
We report the synthesis and self-assembly of oligoglycerol-based dendronized polythiourethanes, which consist of an aliphatic or aromatic linker. Using FRET, the effect of the linker was understood and the dye exchange mechanism was unravelled.
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A highly active zinc-based catalyst system for lactide homo- and copolymerization under industrially relevant conditions

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Polym. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY01034E, Paper
Zisheng Zhang, Yi Zhou, Shuang Liu, Baixue Li, Rui Qu, Yanan Gu, Hongyi Suo, Yusheng Qin
A guanidine-based zinc catalyst with a rigid backbone exhibited excellent activity in the ring-opening polymerization and copolymerization of lactide.
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Biodegradable pressure sensors with high sensitivity and wide detection range via a piezoresistive/capacitive dual response

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Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00675E, Paper
Xiaowan Luan, Yanlong Zhu, Yankun Chen, Xiaoxia Gu, Qian Xu, Guoming Liu, Xiu-Qin Zhang, Minxuan Kuang
Eco-friendly strategies are strongly needed to address the issue of e-waste pollution. Green electronics constructed from degradable polymers have attracted widespread attention. In this paper, a piezoresistive/capacitive dual-response pressure sensor...
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Dibenzobarrelene-Derived Pd-NHCs: Efficient Precatalysts for the Suzuki-Miyaura Polycondensations of Dichloroarenes Monomers

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Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY01026D, Paper
Yuman Guo, Hao Wu, Meng-Jiao Zhang, Feng-Shou Liu
The Pd-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura polycondensations (SMPs) has emerged as a powerful method for synthesizing conjugated polymers (CPs). While numerous reports have utilized dibromoarene and diiodoarene derivatives as monomers, research on the...
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Mercaptoimidazole-capped gold nanoparticles as a potent agent against plant pathogenic fungi

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J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,10949-10961
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01032A, Paper
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