The global plastics problem is a trifecta, greatly affecting environment, energy and climate,,–.
Many innovative closed/open-loop plastics recycling or upcycling strategies have been …

Aryl trifluoromethyl diazoalkanes and diazirines have become unique as reactants in
synthetic methodology. As privileged compounds containing CF3 groups and ease of …

Surface chemistry mediated direct optical patterning represents an emerging strategy for
incorporating colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) in integrated optoelectronic platforms including …

Diazirine reagents allow for the ready generation of carbenes upon photochemical, thermal,
or electrical stimulation. Because carbenes formed in this way can undergo rapid insertion …

Conspectus Addition of new covalent bonds between the chains of thermoplastic polymers
(ie, crosslinking) provides improved mechanical strength and enhanced high-temperature …

A diazirine‐based four‐armed cross‐linker (4CNN) with a tetrahedron geometry is
presented for efficient patterning of polymeric semiconductors by photo‐induced carbene …

Inert polymer brushes offer excellent omniphobic and antifouling properties but enhancing
their durability remains a challenge, since their chemical inertness also means they lack the …

Covalently crosslinked polymeric materials, known as thermosets, possess enhanced
mechanical strength and thermal stability relative to the corresponding uncrosslinked …

Fluorinated phenyl azides (FPA) enable photo-structuring of π-conjugated polymer films for
electronic device applications. Despite their potential, FPAs have faced limitations regarding …

Compared with linear thermoplastic polymers, thermoset polymers with three-dimensional
network structures exhibit improved solvent tolerance, heat resistance, and mechanical …