Biofuels may represent a promising alternative in terms of energy sustainability and emission control. Until recently, simple compounds including only a single specific functional group was in the focus of the biofuel research while reported data on more complex structures are scarcer. Presence of multiple functional groups can make molecules more attractive for oxidative species providing atta...

Interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN) were formed involving hydrophobic polybutyl acrylate (PBA) and hydrophilic poly hydroxyethyl acrylate (PHEA). PBA prepolymer was first formed in presence of ferric oxide nanoparticles (

Interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN) were formed involving hydrophobic polybutyl acrylate (PBA) and hydrophilic poly hydroxyethyl acrylate (PHEA). PBA prepolymer was first formed in presence of ferric oxide nanoparticles (

Although the effects of u.v. radiation on poly(methyl methacrylate) and poly(methyl acrylate) are superficially different, nevertheless there are obvious fundamental similarities and this copolymer system was chosen for study in order to observe the influence of one type of chain unit on the degradation reactions of the other. Rates of chain scission and crosslinking were measured at room tempe...

In modern methods for the preparation of small molecules and polymers, the insertion of substrate carbon-carbon double bonds into metal-carbon bonds is a fundamental step of paramount importance. This issue is illustrated by Mizoroki-Heck coupling as the most prominent example in organic synthesis and also by catalytic insertion polymerization. For unsymmetric substrates H(2)C = CHX the regiose...