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A hydrophilic macromolecular network is prepared by performing graft opolymerization of poly (sodium acrylate) chains onto salep and silica gel. The reaction parameters affecting the water absorbency of the superabsorbent composite were optimized using Taguchi method. FT-IR spectroscopy and Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) were used for confirming the structure of the final product and morphology of the synthesized superabsorbent composite was examined by SEM. The swelling behavior of optimum superabsorbent composite was measured in various swelling media. In addition, swelling kinetics and on-off switching behavior were investigated. In order to evaluate the controlled release potential of... 

An efficient one-pot synthesis of functionalized trisubstituted thiophenes via the reaction of 3-morpholino-3-thioxopropanenitrile, cyclohexyl isocyanide and -haloketones is reported. This method provides a straightforward route to a variety of highly substituted thiophenes not easily accessible by conventional methods  

Synthesis and swelling behavior of a new superabsorbent hydrogel based on natural salep grafted with Polyacrylamide is described. The new superabsorbent hydrogel biopolymer was synthesized via radical crosslink-ing and graft copolymerization of acrylamide monomer onto salep backbones. Regarding to the water absorption of hydrogel, the best synthesis condition is reported. FTIR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis were used to confirm the structure of the final product and a mechanism for superabsorbent hydrogel formation was also suggested. After preparing the desired hydrogels based on optimum condition, several factors affecting the swelling behavior of hydrogel including pH of... 

Various aldehydes have been protected with different thiols as dithioacetals with excellent yields using anhydrous copper sulfate as a mild and chemoselective catalyst. The reaction is carried out in a solvent and/or under solvent-free conditions. The transthioacetalization of oxyacetals into dithioacetals was also achieved in an excellent yield. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC  

A simple, fast and efficient benign procedure has been developed for one-pot synthesis of 2-substituted benzothiazoles in the presence of zirconium(IV) oxide chloride octahydrate (ZrOCl2·8H 2O) and anhydrous copper(II) sulfate. The reaction of 2-aminothiophenol with aldehydes and anhydrides was carried out efficiently in solvent-free conditions with or without microwave irradiation, and adducts were produced in good to excellent yields. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc  

KF/Al2O3 efficiently catalyzes N-alkylation of heterocyclic, primary, and secondary amines and S-alkylation of thiols with a variety of alkyl halides. The N-alkylation and S-alkylation adducts were produced in good to excellent yields and in short times. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC  

Rapid and efficient condensation reactions of 2-aminothiophenol and 2-aminophenol with various aldehydes were carried out using I2 in solvent-free conditions with or without microwave irradiation to afford the corresponding 2-substituted benzothiazole and benzoxazole derivatives in good to excellent yields. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC