Naphthoquinone-based imidazolyl esters as blue-light-sensitive Type I photoinitiators
Fatima Hammoud, Aristea Pavlou, Alexandros Petropoulos, Bernadette Graff, Michael G. Siskos, Akram Hijazi, Fabrice Morlet-Savary, Frédéric Dumur, Jacques Lalevée
Abstract
In this work, a series of Type I photoinitiators (PIs), based on the naphthoquinone scaffold, were designed and synthesized for the first time in order to induce photopolymerization under visible light.
Topics & Concepts
PhotopolymerBlue lightNaphthoquinoneChemistryVisible spectrumPhotochemistryPolymer chemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsPolymerPolymerizationPhotopolymerization techniques and applications