Conjugate reduction of alkynones by stoichiometric [(Ph(3)P)CuH](6) or catalytic [(Ph(3)P)CuH](6) and polymethyl-hydrosiloxane proceeds to cyclization by an aldol reaction with tethered ketones to generate [small beta]-hydroxyenones with good diastereoselectivity.

Although the general complication rate for vertebroplasty is low, neural compression and thermal damage have been related to the use of polymethyl-methacrylate cement. This study focuses on the risk of thermal tissue damage after vertebroplasty. In this study, cavities were created by a transpedicular approach in the vertebral bodies (L3, L4, and L5) of four milk goats, and polymethyl-methacryl...

PMMA with molecular mass (PMMA Mw: 1.2×105) was synthesized through AIBN initiated free radical polymerization methyl methacrylate at 100 ± 1°C.The synthesized polymer was characterized through GPC coupled with RI detector in presence of THF as mobile phase at 1.0 mL/ min and simultaneous TG-DTA-DTG in nitrogen. TG data were used to investigate the non-isothermal kinetics of solid-state decompo...

A novel method for the characterization of polymers by laser desorption/ionization on the layer of graphene nanoparticles coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry was demonstrated. Various polymers including polypropylene glycol, polystyrene and polymethyl methacrylate with average molecular weights from 425 to 3500 Da were analyzed.