Particular PAA-containing formulations show peak heat release rates (PHRR) and total heat release (THR) of 283 kW/m2 and 50.5 MJ/m2, respectively, which compare favorably to data for BA-containing systems, specifically PHRR = 229 kW/m2 and THR = 43.1 MJ/m2. Results showed promise and need for further investigation into PAA as a multifunctional additive for use in flame-retardant and intumescent coatings.The efficient treatment of oil-water emulsions under acidic condition remains a widespread concern. Poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimer with hyperbranched structures and a large amount of primary and tertiary amino groups has exhibited advantages to solve this issue. Here, a novel poly(vinylidene fluoride)-graft-(SiO2 nanoparticles and PAMAM dendrimers) (PVDF-g-SiO2 NPs/PAMAM) membrane was fabricated using a surface-grafting strategy. SiO2 NPs were immobilized on PVDF-g-poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) membranes for improving the surface roughness, and PAMAM dendrimers were further immobilized on the membrane surface by interfacial polymerization (IP) for improving the surface energy. The obtained membrane demonstrated a water contact angle and a stable underwater-oil contact angle of 0° and >150°, respectively. These characteristics endowed the membrane with excellent water permeability [>3100 L/(m2·h) at 0.9 bar] and separation efficiency (>99%) during oil-water separation. Furthermore, the PAMAM chain will extend from a collapsed state into a fully extension state because of the protonation of amine groups under acidic condition, thus achieving a low underwater oil-adhesion property, fouling resistance, desirable stability, and recyclability (over 12 cycles) during usage. This work shows a promising prospect for the treatment of corrosive emulsions under acidic condition.Shape-controlled MoS2 has been grown directly on a silicon substrate, for the first time, with the use of a facile hydrothermal synthesis approach. The growth morphology is dependent on the substrate orientation. Square, hexagonal, and triangular patterns of MoS2 are grown on Si(100), Si(110), and Si(111), respectively. Detailed studies reveal that Mo silicide is formed at the initial stage, and the formation of silicide patterns is dictated by the different surface energies of Si(100), Si(110) and Si(111). Subsequently, shaped MoS2 patterns are formed following the silicide ones at the thermodynamic equilibrium. The approach for the formation of these patterns can be generalized to other 2D materials and can also be formed on a large scale by a lithography method. The work has shown a new technique to form silicide via solution processing and grow patterned 2D materials directly on silicon substrates, which may have the potential for advancing next-generation electronic devices.We report a relay cross metathesis (ReXM) reaction for the construction of terpenoids in an iterative protocol. The protocol features the cross metathesis of a relay-actuated Δ6,7-functionalized C10-monoterpenoid alcohol with C10-monoterpenoid citral to form a C15-sesquiterpene. Subsequent functional group manipulation allows for the method to be repeated in an iterative fashion. The method is used for the synthesis of a diterpene-benzoate macrolide of biogenetic relevance to the bromophycolide family of natural products.Metalattices are artificial 3D solids, periodic on sub-100 nm length scales, that enable the functional properties of materials to be tuned. However, because of their complex structure, predicting and characterizing their properties is challenging. Here we demonstrate the first nondestructive measurements of the mechanical and structural properties of metalattices with feature sizes down to 14 nm. By monitoring the time-dependent diffraction of short wavelength light from laser-excited acoustic waves in the metalattices, we extract their acoustic dispersion, Young's modulus, filling fraction, and thicknesses. Our measurements are in excellent agreement with macroscopic predictions and potentially destructive techniques such as nanoindentation and scanning electron microscopy, with increased accuracy over larger areas. This is interesting because the transport properties of these metalattices do not obey bulk predictions. Finally, this approach is the only way to validate the filling fraction of metalattices over macroscopic areas. These combined capabilities can enable accurate synthesis of nanoenhanced materials.The first manganese-catalyzed hydroboration of propargylic alcohols and amines as well as internal alkynes is reported. High regio- and stereoselectivity is achieved by applying 2 mol % of a manganese precatalyst based on the readily accessible bis(imino)pyridine ligand and MnCl2 as metal source. Propargylic alcohols and amines, as well as alcohols/amines and symmetric internal alkynes, were efficiently converted into the corresponding functionalized alkenes, which can serve as important and valuable intermediates for further synthetic applications such as cross-coupling reactions.Rh(III)-catalyzed C-H activation and cyclization of sulfoxonium ylide with acrylates leads to an efficient synthesis of indanone derivatives. The reaction proceeds under mild and external metal-oxidant-free conditions.  https://www.selleckchem.com/products/ziritaxestat.html  The sulfoxonium ylide acts as a traceless directing group as well as an internal oxidant. (4 + 1) Annulation after C-H activation leads to the formation of a carbocyclic ring, and the byproduct obtained is DMSO, which can be easily separated.Increasing the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of colloidal quantum dot (CQD) solar cells has relied on improving the passivation of CQD surfaces, enhancing CQD coupling and charge transport, and advancing device architecture. The presence of hydroxyl groups on the nanoparticle surface, as well as dimers-fusion between CQDs-has been found to be the major source of trap states, detrimental to optoelectronic properties and device performance. Here, we introduce a CQD reconstruction step that decreases surface hydroxyl groups and dimers simultaneously. We explored the dynamic interaction of charge carriers between band-edge states and trap states in CQDs using time-resolved spectroscopy, showing that trap to ground-state recombination occurs mainly from surface defects in coupled CQD solids passivated using simple metal halides. Using CQD reconstruction, we demonstrate a 60% reduction in trap density and a 25% improvement in charge diffusion length. These translate into a PCE of 12.5% compared to 10.9% for control CQDs.