This article examines the effect of the addition of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanopowder on the polymer chain confinement, thermal, morphological and mechanical properties of the epoxy system.

The first example of the enantioselective methyl C-H activation by an intramolecular ArPdX species and subsequent cyclisation was developed. Palladium catalysts using commercially available chiral diphosphines yield good ee's (up to 93% ee) in the synthesis of 2-methyl indolines from 2-halo N-isopropyl anilides. This approach was also employed for the synthesis of enantioenriched cyclohexyl fused indolines with moderate enantioselectivities.