Role of thiol oxidation by air in the mechanism of the self-initiated thermal thiol–ene polymerization
Cuong Minh Quoc Le, Fabrice Morlet‐Savary, Abraham Chemtob
Abstract
We highlight the role of thiyl initiating radicals generated by air oxidation of thiols in the mechanism accounting for the self-initiation of thiol–ene polymerization. The driving force of this reaction is polarization of the S–H bond.
Topics & Concepts
ThiolPolymerizationEne reactionMechanism (biology)ChemistryRadicalPhotochemistryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryPolymerPhilosophyEpistemologyPhotopolymerization techniques and applicationsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry