Stretchable, freezing-tolerant conductive hydrogel for wearable electronics reinforced by cellulose nanocrystals toward multiple hydrogen bonding.

Conductive hydrogels have the mechanical properties and the electronic transport properties of conductive polymers, which have been widely used in the fields of energy storage and bioelectronics. However, the rigidity and brittleness of conductive polymers hinder the long-term stability of hydrogels and limit its application in new flexible electronic devices. It is a high challenging task to prepare ion-conductive hydrogels with excellent mechanical properties, anti-freeze and electrical conductivity through a simple preparation process under the action of hydrogen bonds.

Aqueous-Natural Deep Eutectic Solvent-Enhanced 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Production from Glucose, Starch, and Food Wastes.

5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) has been regarded as an essential building block for synthesizing chemicals and biofuels, but the direct conversion of biomass to HMF is still a critical challenge. In this study, a cheap and green aqueous-natural deep eutectic solvent (A-NADES) was used to efficiently produce HMF from various carbohydrates, with a low amount of SnCl as the catalyst. High HMF yields of 64.

One-Pot Synthesis of Renewable Phthalic Anhydride from 5-Hydroxymethfurfural by using MoO /Cu(NO ) as Catalyst.

Herein, a synthetic pathway to renewable phthalic anhydride (PA) from 5-hydroxymethfurfural (HMF) in one pot is reported. The commonly available catalysts MoO and Cu(NO ) play a crucial role in integrating the multiple steps of the reaction, namely decarbonylation of HMF to active furyl intermediate (AFI), oxidation of HMF to maleic anhydride (MA), Diels-Alder cycloaddition of AFI and MA, and subsequent dehydration, in one pot. Under mild reaction conditions, a 63.

Green Processing of Lignocellulosic Biomass and Its Derivatives in Deep Eutectic Solvents.

The scientific community has been seeking cost-competitive and green solvents with good dissolving capacity for the valorization of lignocellulosic biomass. At this point, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are currently emerging as a new class of promising solvents that are generally liquid eutectic mixtures formed by self-association (or hydrogen-bonding interaction) of two or three components. DESs are attractive solvents for the fractionation (or pretreatment) of lignocellulose and the valorization of lignin, owing to the high solubility of lignin in DESs.

Atom-economical synthesis of γ-valerolactone with self-supplied hydrogen from methanol.

γ-Valerolactone (GVL), a versatile biomass derived platform molecule, was synthesized with a highest yield of 89.8% from methyl levulinate (ML) using self-supplied H2 coming from the decomposition of MeOH derived partially from ML. Cu-Cr acted as a bi-functional catalyst for both H2 production from MeOH and carbonyl hydrogenation.

Synthesis and biological evaluation of N-aryl salicylamides with a hydroxamic acid moiety at 5-position as novel HDAC-EGFR dual inhibitors.

A novel series of N-aryl salicylamides with a hydroxamic acid moiety at 5-position were synthesized efficiently. Their activities against EGFR kinase and HDACs were evaluated. All compounds displayed inhibitory activity against EGFR and HDACs.