Regulating cationic polymerization: From structural control to life cycle management

L Wu, B Rondon, S Dym, W Wang, K Chen… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cationic polymerization is a powerful strategy for the production of well-defined polymers
and advanced materials. In particular, the emergence of living cationic polymerization has …

Monophosphoniums as effective photoredox organocatalysts for visible light-regulated cationic RAFT polymerization

Z Yang, J Chen, S Liao - ACS Macro Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Visible light-regulated metal-free polymerizations have attracted considerable attention for
macromolecular syntheses in recent years. However, few organic photocatalysts show high …

An overview of photopolymerization and its diverse applications

X He, L Zang, Y Xin, Y Zou - Applied Research, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photopolymerization is an energy‐saving and environmentally friendly technology and has
been widely applied and continuously developed in various fields since the mid‐20th …

Asymmetric Ion-Pairing Photoredox Catalysis for Stereoselective Cationic Polymerization under Light Control

Z Yang, Y Liao, Z Zhang, J Chen… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
By virtue of noninvasive regulations by light, photocontrolled polymerizations have attracted
considerable attention for the precision synthesis of macromolecules. However, a cationic …

Living Cationic Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone Catalyzed by a Metal-free Lewis Acid of Trityl Tetrafluoroborate

Y Xu, L Wang, C Chen, P Huang, H Dai, W Jiang… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Research on metal-free catalytic synthesis of polycaprolactone (PCL) is fueled by the many
practical needs for biodegradable and biocompatible materials. In this regard, the pursuit of …

Pnictogen bonding‐mediated controlled cationic polymerization of styrene derivatives: Catalytic activity investigation using non‐ionic and ionic pnictogen compounds

T Hasegawa, K Takagi - Journal of Polymer Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The cationic polymerization of p‐methoxystyrene (pMOS) was carried out at 25° C using
pMOS· HCl and Sb (C6F5) 3. Under the condition of [pMOS· HCl]:[Sb (C6F5) 3]:[pMOS]= 10 …

The development of highly efficient monophosphonium photocatalysts for the visible light-regulated metal-free cationic polymerization of vinyl ethers

J Chen, J Lin, Z Yang, Y Wu, S Liao - Polymer Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A class of monophosphonium photocatalysts is developed via the assembly of phosphines
and alkynes, and demonstrated as efficient organic photoredox catalysts for the visible light …

Oxygen-tolerant and recyclable graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) catalyzed photo-induced electron/energy transfer reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer …

Q Wang, C Wang, L Zhou, B Hu, L Lei - Polymer, 2023 - Elsevier
The existing photo-induced electron/energy transfer reversible addition-fragmentation chain
transfer polymerization (PET-RAFT) systems using gC 3 N 4 as catalyst are complicated and …

Visible-Light-Induced Cationic Polymerization of Isobutylene: A Route toward the Synthesis of End-Functional Polyisobutylene#

M Hulnik, D Trofimuk, PA Nikishau, HC Kiliclar… - ACS Macro …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The visible-light-induced cationic polymerization of isobutylene with a dimanganese
decacarbonyl (Mn2 (CO) 10)/diphenyl iodonium hexafluorophosphate (Ph2I+ PF6–) …

Photoinduced Superacceleration of Metal-Free Living Cationic Polymerization Using Diaryliodonium Salts as Organic Lewis Acid Catalysts

Y Mishima, A Kanazawa, S Aoshima - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Living cationic polymerization of vinyl ethers (VEs) using diaryliodonium (DAI) salts as
organic Lewis acid catalysts was accelerated without loss of livingness via UV light …