Brush macro‐RAFT agent mediated dispersion polymerization of styrene in the alcohol/water mixture

Dispersion RAFT polymerization of styrene in the alcohol/water mixture mediated with the brush macro‐RAFT agent of poly[poly(ethylene oxide) methyl ether vinylphenyl‐co‐styrene] trithiocarbonate [P(mPEGV‐co‐St)‐TTC] with similar molecular weight but different chemical composition is investigated. Well‐controlled RAFT polymerization including an initial slow homogeneous polymerization and a subsequent fast heterogeneous polymerization at almost complete monomer conversion is achieved. The molecular weight of the synthesized block copolymer increases linearly with the monomer conversion, and the polydispersity is relatively narrow (PDI < 1.3). The RAFT polymerization kinetics is dependent on the chemical composition in the brush macro‐RAFT agents, and those with high content of hydrophobic segment lead to fast RAFT polymerization. The growth of the block copolymer nano‐objects during the RAFT polymerization is explored, and various block copolymer nano‐objects such as nanospheres, worms, vesicles and large‐compound‐micelle‐like particles are prepared. The parameters such as the chemical composition in the brush macro‐RAFT agent, the chain length of the solvatophobic block, the concentration of the feeding monomer and the solvent character affecting the size and morphology of the block copolymer nano‐objects are investigated. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013, 51, 3177–3190     

Photo-responsive nanoparticles for β-lapachone delivery in vitro

We reported a one-step encapsulation of indocyanine green (ICG) in ZIF-8 nanoparticles (NPs). The as-prepared ICG@ZIF-8 NPs possess an absorption band in the near infrared region and have the good photothermal conversion efficiency.     

A competitive model in a chemostat with nutrient recycling and antibiotic treatment

A model for competition between antibiotic-sensitive and antibiotic-resistant bacteria with nutrient recycling and antibiotic treatment in a chemostat is considered. The sufficient and necessary conditions for boundedness of the solution and existence of non-negative equilibria are derived. The extinction and uniform persistence of antibiotic-sensitive and antibiotic-resistant bacteria are also carried out. Numerical simulations are then given to illustrate our main results.     

Friedel–Crafts alkylation between chalcone epoxides and heteroarenes induced by triarylaminium salt

Triarylaminium salt was disclosed as a highly efficient nonmetallic initiator for the Friedel–Crafts reaction between chalcone epoxides and heteroarenes to construct a series of complex β-heteroaryl α-ketols in mild conditions and with good yields. Chalcone epoxides were presented as valuable halogen-free pre-electrophile in Friedel–Crafts alkylation through the formation of the stabilized benzylic cation intermediates. A plausible radical cation chain mechanism was also proposed.     

由从属关系定义的亚纯多叶函数的子类的某些性质

In the present paper, we introduce some new subclasses of meromorphic starlike,convex, close-to-convex and quasi-convex functions of β-reciprocal in terms of the linear operator using subordination. We obtain the coefficient estimates, convolution properties, integral preserving properties and inclusion relationships of the classes. The results presented here include several results as their special cases.     

Efficient Synthesis and Fungicidal Activities of 2-Alkylthiobenzofuro[3,2-d]Pyrimidinones

2-Alkylthiobenzofuro[3,2-d]pyrimidinones 5 and 6 were synthesized by S-alkylation of 2,3-dihydro-2-thioxobenzofuro[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4(1H)-ones 4, which were obtained via aza-Wittig reaction of iminophosphorane 2 with CS₂ and further reaction of the product with various amines. Compounds 5 and 6 exhibited fungicidal activity. For example, compound 6a, which has a small N-substituted methyl group, showed the best inhibitive activity (91%) against Dothiorella gregaria at 50 mg/L.

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