Substituent effects in iniferter photopolymerization: can bond homolysis be enhanced by electronics?
Michael L. Allegrezza, Nethmi De Alwis Watuthanthrige, Yufei Wang, Gabriel A. Garcia, Hang Ren, Dominik Konkolewicz
Abstract
Substituent effects on the dithiobenzoate moiety of RAFT iniferters are investigated. Donating groups accelerate the iniferter process, while withdrawing groups slow it. The unique efficiency of the methoxydithiobenzoate iniferter was uncovered.
Topics & Concepts
HomolysisSubstituentPhotopolymerMoietyRaftChemistryPhotochemistryPolymer chemistryPolymerRadicalPolymerizationOrganic chemistryPhotopolymerization techniques and applicationsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry