Imidazole based dual photo/thermal initiators for highly efficient radical polymerization under air with a metal-free approach
Ma Qiang, Shaohui Liu, Marie Le Dot, Haifaa Mokbel, Yijun Zhang, Bernadette Graff, Jacques Lalevée
Abstract
A metal-free visible LED photopolymerization process, initiated by imidazole based charge transfer complexes under mild conditions (room temperature, without an inert atmosphere, monomer purification or stabilizer removal), is reported.
Topics & Concepts
ImidazolePhotopolymerMonomerPhotochemistryPolymerizationInertThermalInert gasMetalChemistryPolymer chemistryRadical polymerizationMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryPolymerMeteorologyPhysicsPhotopolymerization techniques and applicationsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry