Near-infrared (NIR) dyes are sought after for their utility in light harvesting, bioimaging, and light-mediated therapies. Since long-wavelength photoluminescence typically involves extensive π-conjugated systems of double bonds aromatic rings, it is often assumed that NIR have to be large molecules require complex syntheses. We challenge this assumption by demonstrating facile incorporation te...

This investigation evaluates the effectiveness of UV-365 nm/S2O8 2process in degrading polyvinyl alcohol in aqueous solutions. The effects of pH, Na2S2O8 dosage, and temperature on the degradation efficiency of polyvinyl alcohol were studied. Under acidic conditions, the degradation efficiency of polyvinyl alcohol exceeded that under alkaline conditions. Additionally, a higher Na2S2O8 dosage an...

Beryllium difluoride BeF2 reacts with liquid ammonia forming discrete diammine difluoro beryllium(II) [BeF2(NH3)2] molecules. The colorless compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c with a = 4.8815(2), b = 6.8528(3), c = 10.3690(5) Å, β = 92.01(1)◦ , V = 346.65(3) Å3 at 123 K with Z = 4. [BeF2(NH3)2] is the first structurally characterized example of a berylliumammonia complex. ...

polyvinyl butyral (pvb) was synthesized by condensation reaction of polyvinyl alcohol (pva) with butanal in aqueous medium containing an effective emulsifier and an inorganic acid as catalyst. the product was characterized by, ir, tg and dtg techniques. percentage of vinyl alcohol groups in the pvb was determined by a chemical method according to a standard method. some clear and soft film samp...

Acid-base catalyzed glycosyl donor and then glycosyl acceptor activation with phenylboron difluoride or diphenylboron fluoride permits hydrogen bond mediated intramolecular S(N)2-type glycosidation in generally high anomeric selectivity.

We present a novel micromachining procedure employing the noble gas halide, xenon difluoride (XeF2), to rapidly undercut a sacrificial layer comprised of low-temperature deposited amorphous germanium (α-Ge). As a proof of concept, this process is utilized to fabricate electrostatically-actuated suspended Bragg mirrors applicable to wavelength-tunable surface-normal photonic devices. Exploiting ...

Vinyl acetate is a colorless, flammable liquid that also has a characteristic smell that can quickly become irritating. This monomer is used principally in the production of polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) and other vinyl acetate co-polymers. Polyvinyl acetate is a precursor of polyvinilyc alcohol and polyvinyl acetate resins (PVA). Vinyl acetate is also copolymerized as a minor raw material for vinyl...