Microorganisms can be engineered for the production of chemicals utilized in the polymer industry. However many such target compounds inhibit microbial growth and might correspondingly limit production levels. Here, we focus on compounds that are precursors to bioplastics, specifically styrene and representative alpha-olefins; 1-hexene, 1-octene, and 1-nonene. We evaluated the role of the Esche...

The experimental study of the oxidation of the three linear isomers of hexene was performed in a quartz isothermal jet-stirred reactor (JSR) at temperatures ranging from 500 to 1100 K including the negative temperature coefficient (NTC) zone, at quasi-atmospheric pressure (1.07 bar), at a residence time of 2 s and with dilute stoichiometric mixtures. The fuel and reaction product mole fractions...

The cyclo-hexene ring that constitutes a part of the tetra-hydroxanthene fused-ring system of the title compound, C(23)H(26)O(4), adopts a flattened half-chair conformation that approximates an envelope conformation (in which the methyl-ene C atom bearing the two methyl substituents represents the flap) as five of the six atoms lie approximately on a plane (r.m.s. deviation = 0.020 Å). The mean...

In the structure of the title compound, C30H40O6S, the cyclo-hexene and heterocyclic rings are linked by a double bond. The cyclo-hexene ring has a half-chair conformation (the methyl-ene group adjacent to the hy-droxy substituent lies above the remaining atoms) and the hy-droxy and eth-oxy groups have equatorial and bis-ectional dispositions, respectively. The heterocyclic ring has an envelope...

In the title compound, C22H18N2O3S, disorder is found in the benzoyl group (A and B), as well as for four C atoms of the cyclo-hexene ring. Two orientations were modeled in a 0.583 (5):0.417 (5) ratio. The cyclo-hexene ring is in a distorted chair conformation. The dihedral angles between the mean plane of the thio-phene ring and the 4-nitro-benzene and phenyl rings are 30.9 (8) and 64.8 (3) (A...

In the title compound, C(10)H(12)N(2)S, one of the C atoms of the cyclo-hexene ring (at position 6) and the methyl group attached to it are disordered over two sets of sites in a 0.650 (3):0.350 (3) ratio. The cyclo-hexene ring in both the major and minor occupancy conformers adopts a half-chair conformation. The thio-phene ring is essentially planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.05 Å). In the crystal,...

Epoxy – Polysulfide copolymers without or with low amounts of epoxy in their structure have poor mechanical properties in oxidative curing system.To strengthen the mechanical properties of polysulfide elastomer inclusion of epoxy resin (Epon828) as hard segment was studied. FT-IR spectroscopy and rheometry were used to verify the formation of epoxy-polysulfide copolymer.  Results obtained f...

A series of microcosm experiments were performed to determine the effectiveness of various gaseous electron donors (including hydrogen, 1-hexene, ethyl acetate, and liquefied petroleum gas [LPG]) for supporting biological perchlorate reduction under different electron donor concentrations and soil moistures. Under high soil moisture (16% w/w) conditions, complete or partial perchlorate degradat...

Binucleating multidentate amine bis(phenolate) ligands with rigid terphenyl backbones were designed to support two zirconium centers locked in close proximity. Polymerizations of propylene or 1-hexene with the synthesized bimetallic precatalysts resulted in polymers with significantly higher isotacticity (up to 79% mmmm) in comparison to the stereoirregular polymers produced with previously rep...

In the title compound, C(11)H(13)N(3)S, two of the C atoms of the cyclo-hexene ring and the methyl group attached to it are disordered over two sets of sites in a 0.544 (2):0.456 (2) ratio. The benzothiene and pyrimidine rings are almost coplanar with an angular tilt of 2.371 (9)° between them. The thio-phene ring is essentially planar (r.m.s. deviation 0.05 Å), while the cyclo-hexene ring in b...