Zhihuan Weng

TL;DR: In this article, a fully bio-based epoxy resin precursor (DGEM) was synthesized from a naturally occurring magnolol through a highly efficient one-step process, which was then cured with 4, 4'diaminodiphenyl sulfone (DDS) and compared to the petroleum-based commercial diglycidylether of bisphenol A (DGEBA).

TL;DR: In this article, a simple and universal method was proposed to synthesize an aromatic s-triazine derivative from biomass feedstock, vanillin, and the obtained compound can be employed to construct a bio-based epoxy precursor (THMT-EP).

TL;DR: A pyridazine-based compound 6-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridazin-3(2H)-one (GSPZ) can be efficiently synthesized by the Friedel-Crafts reaction of guaiacol and succinic anhydride, both of which can be derived from biomass.

TL;DR: The experimental results revealed that the introduction of the substituents can effectively decrease the probability of the network interpenetration from the longer struts and the intermolecular/intramolecular intercalation from the increased degree of conformation freedom in the flexible ether-linkage, making porous PHCTFs promising candidates applied in gas sorption and separation field.

TL;DR: In this article, a phase-transfer catalyst was used to achieve 95.8% conversion of BzOH and over 99% selectivity of benzaldehyde in 0.5h.