The direct anti-Markovnikov addition of mineral acids to styrenes

DJ Wilger, JMM Grandjean, TR Lammert… - Nature Chemistry, 2014 - nature.com
The direct anti-Markovnikov addition of strong Brønsted acids to alkenes remains an
unsolved problem in synthetic chemistry. Here, we report an efficient organic photoredox …

Transition metal-catalyzed functionalization of polyolefins containing CC, CC, and CH bonds

AD Mohanty, C Bae - Advances in Organometallic Chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Due to good processability and low production cost, polyolefins are the most widely used
synthetic polymers in the world. Since polyolefins are primarily composed of nonpolar …

Recent developments and synthetic applications of nucleophilic zirconocene complexes from Schwartz's reagent

DLJ Pinheiro, PP de Castro… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Organozirconium chemistry has been widely employed in organic synthesis since its
discovery in the last century. In this context, Schwartz's reagent stands out as a powerful tool …

Amine-functionalized polybutadiene synthesis by tunable postpolymerization hydroaminoalkylation

SS Scott, B Kaur, CHM Zheng, P Brant… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Early transition metal-catalyzed hydroaminoalkylation is a powerful single-step method to
selectively add amines to polybutadienes, offering an efficient strategy to access amine …

Synthesis and properties of epoxy resin modified with novel reactive liquid rubber-based systems

R Januszewski, M Dutkiewicz, M Nowicki… - Industrial & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this work, the influence of the new epoxy-containing liquid rubber-based modifiers on the
thermal and mechanical properties of the cured epoxy resins was investigated. The epoxy …

Anti-Markovnikov hydro-and deuterochlorination of unsaturated hydrocarbons using iron photocatalysis

KJ Bian, D Nemoto Jr, Y Chen, YC Lu, SC Kao… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
The hydrochlorination of unsaturated hydrocarbons is a fundamental reaction in organic
synthesis. Traditional acid-mediated approaches proceed with Markovnikov selectivity, but …

Mild halogenation of polyolefins using an N-haloamide reagent

CM Plummer, H Zhou, W Zhu, H Huang, L Liu… - Polymer …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Chlorinated polyolefins remain highly valued commodity polymers owing to their excellent
physicochemical properties. The chief synthetic route to this variety of polymer involves the …

Tailored sequencing of highly brominated Poly (ether ether ketone) as a means to preserve crystallizability and enhance Tg

CR Kasprzak, LJ Anderson, RB Moore - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
In this report, the bromination of poly (ether ether ketone)(PEEK) using the mild reagent N-
bromosuccinimide (NBS) is explored to generate controlled random and blocky …

Hydrobromination of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) resin under optimal conditions with aqueous hydrobromic acid using response surface methodology …

M Kazazi, M Hayaty, A Mousaviazar - Polymer Bulletin, 2024 - Springer
In this paper, statistical analysis and experimental methods are employed to study the
hydrobromination of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) elastomer by 48 …

Modification of polybutadiene with trifluoromethyl and clickable azide groups in one shot

S Wang, S Zhang, C Feng, G Lu, P Theato… - Polymer …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Development of facile synthetic routes to endow polybutadiene (PB) with desirable and/or
enhanced properties has attracted growing attention owing to the broad application …