Photoinitiators from bio-sourced naphthoquinone – the application of naphthoquinone-based vitamins K1 and K3 in free radical photopolymerization
Timur Borjigin, Feng Ji, Michael Schmitt, Di Zhu, Fabrice Morlet‐Savary, Pu Xiao, Jacques Lalevée
Abstract
Two common bio-sourced naphthoquinone derivatives, vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) and vitamin K3 (menadione), were employed in free radical photopolymerization under LED light exposure at 405 nm.
Topics & Concepts
MenadionePhotopolymerNaphthoquinoneChemistry1,4-NaphthoquinonePhotochemistryRadicalQuinoneOrganic chemistryEnzymePolymerPolymerizationPhotopolymerization techniques and applicationsPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryDental materials and restorations