A two-component condensation reaction between an electron-poor acetylenic ester and a phenol e ciently provides substituted aryl vinyl ethers in a one-pot reaction in the presence of dipotassium hydrogen phosphate in solvent-free conditions.

Insulation systems for fusion magnets have to operate in a harsh environment, especially also under intense radiation. Over the past years, cyanate ester (CE) resins have been playing an increasingly important rolebecauseof their enhanced temperatureandradiation resistancecompared toconventional epoxy resins. Blending CEwith epoxy resins offers the possibility tomanufacture radiation resistant ...

A brief description of the potential occupational health hazards encountered in the manufacture of plastics (polymers) is given. In general, these hazards are due to the monomers used to make the various plastics, to unreacted monomer contained within the finished products, and to the fillers, stabilizers, pigments, inhibitors, and initiators used in fabricating the finished products. They run ...

In this research, a method was used to increase the brittleness of unsaturated polyester polymer by mixing it with vinyl ester. The choice ester toughness is because easy form and material has wide applications in engineering. However, several weaknesses, namely, very stiff, brittle, unable withstand cracking loads breaks easily due impact. Polyester rigid nature cross-chain links that are tigh...

The aim of this study was to determine in humans whether oxidized cholesterol in the diet is absorbed and contributes to the pool of oxidized lipids in circulating lipoproteins. When a meal containing 400 mg cholestan-5alpha,6alpha-epoxy-3beta-ol (alpha-epoxy cholesterol) was fed to six controls and three subjects with Type III hyperlipoproteinemia, alpha-epoxy cholesterol in serum was found in...

Well-defined diblock copolymers of bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-carboxylic acid oxiranylmethyl ester, having both anchoring and steric stabilizing blocks in a 1:1 ratio, have been prepared by ringopening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). The epoxy-containing block copolymer stabilized in situ generated iron oxide (γ-Fe2O3) nanoparticles. The epoxy ester group provided strong chelation between the...

Structural buckling failure due to high external hydrostatic pressure is a major consideration in designing rings and long cylindrical shell-type structures. This paper presents a direct approach for enhancing buckling stability limits of thin-walled rings/long cylinders that are fabricated from multiangle fibrous laminated composite lay-ups. The mathematical formulation employs the classical l...

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is the most active synthetic mimic of antifreeze proteins and has extremely high ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI) activity. Addition of PVA to cellular cryopreservation solutions increases the number of recovered viable cells due to its potent IRI, but it is intrinsically nondegradable in vivo. Here we report the synthesis, characterization, and IRI activity of P...