Harnessing ene-type and stereochemistry to control reaction kinetics and network architecture in thiol–ene photopolymerizations using maleate and fumarate-derived monomers
Rithwik Ghanta, Ayaulym Abilova, Cade McAndrew, Alexa S. Kuenstler
Abstract
Bioacid-derived trienes show differences in the relative kinetics of thiol-mediated step-growth and chain-growth processes.
Topics & Concepts
Ene reactionMonomerPhotopolymerKineticsChemistryThiolPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryPolymerPhysicsQuantum mechanicsPhotopolymerization techniques and applicationsPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization