Understanding the biological impact of organic pollutants absorbed by nanoplastics.

Many organisms are consuming food contaminated with micro- and nanoparticles of plastics, some of which absorb persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from the environment and acting as carrier vectors for increasing the bioavailability in living organisms. We recently reported that polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) nanoparticles at low concentrations are not toxic to animal models tested. In this study, the toxicity of diphenylamine (DPA) incorporated PMMA nanoparticles are assessed using barnacle larvae as a model organism.

A comparative investigation of toxicity of three polymer nanoparticles on acorn barnacle (Amphibalanus amphitrite).

Pollution from plastic waste is increasingly prevalent in the environment and beginning to generate significant adverse impact on the health of living organisms. In this study, we investigate the toxicity of polymer nanoparticles exposed to Acorn Barnacle (Amphibalanus amphitrite) nauplii, as an animal model. Highly stable aqueous dispersion of luminescent nanoparticles from three common polymers: polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polystyrene (PS), and polyvinylchloride (PVC), were prepared via nanoprecipitation and fully characterised.

Cu-tetracatechol metallopolymer catalyst for three component click reactions and β-borylation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds.

Phenol-metal coordination polymers are used in applications such as catalysis, sensing and separation science. In addition, combining eco-friendly conditions with economical and handling advantages of the polymeric catalyst is of interest to the community. Here, we report a simple one pot synthesis of a tetracatechol based ligand and its coordination polymer with copper ions.

Nickel-Catalyzed Direct Synthesis of Aryl Olefins from Ketones and Organoboron Reagents under Neutral Conditions.

Nickel-catalyzed addition of arylboron reagents to ketones results in aryl olefins directly. The neutral condition allows acidic protons of alcohols, phenols, and malonates to be present, and fragile structures are also tolerated.