Articles from Wiley

A valuable and operationally simple experimental approach to prepare perfluoroalkylated β-fluoroenones and related compounds is described, providing a general approach to a variety of synthetically useful perfluoroalkylated β-fluoroenones in moderate to high yields and excellent stereoselectivities.

[Full Papers]
Fei Ye, Shaoke Zhang, Zhihong Wei, Florian Weniger, Anke Spannenberg, Christoph Taeschler, Stefan Ellinger, Haijun Jiao, Helfried Neumann, Matthias Beller
doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201901717

Smart polymers: Bioinspired healable mechanochromic (HMC) materials from synthesized fluorescent polyurethane film is constructed. The mechanochromic function of the HMC materials is tunable from the hierarchical bilayer nanostructures. In addition, the broken mechanochromic function of HMC materials can be almost restored at a mild condition for high level of information encryption.

[Communications]
Xiaoke Song, Dr. Jun-Peng Wang, Dr. Yan Song, Prof. Tao Qi, Prof. Guo Liang Li
doi.org/10.1002/open.201900295

Plastic - Quo vadis? Estimates for biodegradable and compostable plastics market growth until 2025 suggest a modest yearly growth of less than 1 %. Yet, the bioplastics market will experience a production and uptake growth curve similar to that of photovoltaic solar cells since 2007, with China and India playing a pivotal role.

[Reviews]
Dr. Rosaria Ciriminna, Dr. Mario Pagliaro
doi.org/10.1002/open.201900272