The Last Fortress of Tin's Tyranny – Protodenitration of Nitroalkanes

Protodenitration, a direct reduction of nitroalkanes to corresponding alkanes, already spans two centuries and is enabled by various reagents. This mini-review provides a historical development of the fundamental transformation and highlights the governing position of the Ono-Tanner reaction employing tributyltin hydride. Due to the unchallenged dominance of the toxic tributyltin hydride and environmentally unpopular solvents sharply contrasting with modern ecological trends, the current situation was dubbed “the last fortress of tin's tyranny.”     

Blends of polyvinylalcohol with collagen hydrolysate: properties of water‐soluble blown films

The study is focused on the effect of collagen hydrolysate and glycerol on properties of water‐soluble polyvinylalcohol (PVA) blown films and blends. The experimental design method (DOE) was used in this study. Results from DOE show a strong effect of interactions between the blend components on resulting properties of the films. This fact was confirmed by means of the response surfaces of melting flow index, tensile strength and the content of insoluble fraction. It was concluded that the composition of PVA/CH blend must be precisely specified to avoid the processing complications.