A new series of three donor–acceptor conjugated polymers based on a low-cost, easily accessible vat dye called Vat orange 1 have been prepared. The bandgap values ranging from 1.61 to 1.86 eV.

The sorption of organic pollutants to marine plastic litter may pose risks organisms, notably for what concerns their intake and transfer through microplastic (MP) ingestion. This study investigated the effects polystyrene MP loaded with chrysene (CHR) on early-stage physiological endpoints measured in Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. same concentrations virgin microplastics 10.8...

A method for simultaneous determination of 12 priority phthalates, adipate and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in edible oils by isotope dilution-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (ID-GC-MS) was developed for fast, accurate and trace analysis. The extraction and clean-up procedures were optimised, and using stable isotope-labelled internal standards for each analyte, relative standar...

Persistent but relatively limited research has been devoted to the use of compounds related to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) as anticancer agents. In previous reports, we have described the cytotoxicity of a number of new and novel PAH against human cancer cell lines. However, the involved molecular mechanisms of inducing cell death were not elucidated. In the current study, we describ...

in which ground glass connections could not be used because of the large size of the flasks, it was found that benzene extracts of rubber stoppers previously washed with ether and methanol still contained blue-green fluorescing substances. These extracts had the ultraviolet absorption spectra of carcinogenic hydrocarbons and other compounds of interest. This discovery seemed of such great possi...

C-C bond coupling reactions illustrate the wealth of organic transformations, which are usually mediated by organotransition metal complexes. Here, we show that a borafluorene with a B-Cl moiety can mediate sequential alkyne insertion (1,2-carboboration) and deborylation/Csp(2)-Csp(2) coupling reactions, leading to aromatic molecules. The first step, which affords a borepin derivative, proceeds...

The presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in the oil obtained at pyrolysis of Jordan oil shale in a fluidised-bed reactor in the atmosphere of nitrogen and nitrogen/steam has been investigated. The final pyrolysis temperature was 520 °C, at which the maximum oil yield was established. The derived oils were fractionated into chemical classes using mini-column liquid chromatography f...

This paper presents the characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in solid-surface fluorescence as the first step for obtaining new optical sensors for PAHs screening. The fluorescence properties of the EPA-PAHs (naphthalene, acenaphthene, acenaphthylene, fluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, chrysene, benzo[a]anthracene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, benzo[b]fluor...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are considered to be significant environmental carcinogens. Additionally, various planar ring systems are capable of intercalating with DNA, leading to a number of drugs that possess chemotherapeutic activity. In this study, three new polyaromatic compounds with a side chain were synthesized, and spectroscopic as well as elemental analyses were performed....