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Meta‐pentadecenyl phenol, a nonisoprenoid phenolic lipid, is a renewable agricultural resource and also a byproduct of the cashew industry; it is popularly known as cardanol. This study throws light on the grafting of cardanol, which has been established as a multifunctional additive for natural rubber, onto the main‐chain backbone of styrene–butadiene rubber (SBR), a synthetic polymer used to imbibe the multifunctional properties of the former, such as those of a plasticizer, curing promoter, process aid, and antioxidant, into the latter. The grafting was carried out in the solution stage on a trial basis with a peroxide catalyst, and all of the grafting parameters were optimized with a Taguchi methodology. The grafting of cardanol onto the SBR backbone was successfully confirmed by UV–visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and NMR analysis. Thermal analysis of the cardanol‐grafted styrene–butadiene rubber (C‐g‐SBR) revealed a higher thermal stability and better plasticizing effect than that those found in the virgin SBR. The rheological properties of the grafted rubber indicated the improvement of the pseudo‐plastic (shear‐thinning) nature compared to that in gum SBR. The unfilled C‐g‐SBR vulcanizates exhibited physicomechanical properties comparable to 5‐phr processing‐oil‐containing SBR [oil‐plasticized styrene–butadiene rubber (OPSBR)] vulcanizates. The carbon‐black‐filled C‐g‐SBR vulcanizates exhibited improved plasticization, a faster curing rate, easy processability, and better physicomechanical properties compared to the 5‐phr OPSBR vulcanizates. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017, 134, 45150.

[Cu(CPA)(BDC)]n (CPA = 4-(Chloro-phenyl)-pyridin-4-ylmethylene-amine; BDC = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate) has been synthesized and structurally characterized by single crystal X-Ray diffraction measurement. The structural studies establish the copper (II) containing 2D sheet with (4,4) square grid structure. The square grid lengths are 10.775 and 10.769 Å. Thermal stability is assessed by TGA, and subsequent PXRD data establish the crystallinity. The surface morphology is evaluated by FE-SEM. The N2 adsorption−desorption analysis demonstrates the mesoporous feature (∼6.95 nm) of the Cu-MOF. This porous grid serves as heterogeneous green catalyst with superficial recyclability and thermal stability and facilitates organic transformations efficiently such as, Click and Knoevenagel reactions in the aqueous methanolic medium.

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Background: The conception of ‘Green chemistry’ is the much inventive chemistry which is potent and more environmentally benign. It is notable that many organic reactions take place in conventional organic solvents, known as volatile organic compounds. Being concerned about the environmental impact, we report a promoting medium, coconut juice (ACC) for one-pot synthesis of biscoumarins and pyranocoumarins which is safe, harmless, green and environmentally benign. Methods and Results: Substituted biscoumarins have been achieved by the reaction of biscoumarin and substituted aromatic aldehydes in presence of ACC which acts as a green catalyst cum solvent. Each reaction showed good to excellent yield in presence of both electron donating as well as electron withdrawing group on aromatic aldehyde without formation of any by-products. Similarly, pyranocoumarins have been achieved by the reaction of biscoumarin, substituted aromatic aldehydes, active methylene nitrile in presence of ACC. All the reactions proceed smoothly and gave higher yields in case of malononitrile in comparison of ethyl-2-cyanoacetate. Conclusion: A simple, eco-friendly and novel procedure was demonstrated for the synthesis of biscoumarins and pyranocoumarins using natural feedstock coconut juice. The major importance of using ACC juice is higher yields, no work-up and no column chromatography.