Vitrimers: directing chemical reactivity to control material properties

M Guerre, C Taplan, JM Winne, FE Du Prez - Chemical science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of more sustainable materials with a prolonged useful lifetime is a key
requirement for a transition towards a more circular economy. However, polymer materials …

Multiaddressable photochromic architectures: from molecules to materials

H Nie, JL Self, AS Kuenstler… - Advanced Optical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Multiaddressable architectures comprising light‐responsive photochromic molecules and
different stimuli‐responsive components are appealing platforms for intelligent materials …

Metal-free cationic polymerization of vinyl ethers with strict temporal control by employing an organophotocatalyst

X Zhang, Y Jiang, Q Ma, S Hu… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
By virtue of spatiotemporal control over the chain propagating, visible-light-regulated
organocatalytic photoredox cationic polymerization provides an appealing approach for the …

Photoredox Catalysis in Photocontrolled Cationic Polymerizations of Vinyl Ethers

RJ Sifri, Y Ma, BP Fors - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Advances in photocontrolled polymerizations have expanded the scope of
polymer architectures and structures that can be synthesized for various applications. The …

Thermodynamics and kinetics of protonated merocyanine photoacids in water

C Berton, DM Busiello, S Zamuner, E Solari… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Metastable-state photoacids (mPAHs) are chemical species whose photo-activated state is
long-lived enough to allow for proton diffusion. Liao's photoacid (1) represents the archetype …

Reversible photo control of proton chemistry

Y Liao - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Spatial, temporal, and remote control of proton chemistry can be achieved by using
photoacids, which are molecules that transform from weak to strong acids under light. Most …

Visible light-controlled living cationic polymerization of methoxystyrene

L Wang, Y Xu, Q Zuo, H Dai, L Huang, M Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Photo-controlled living polymerization has received great attention in recent years. However,
despite the great success therein, the report on photo-controlled living cationic …

Recent advances in light-regulated non-radical polymerisations

H Lai, J Zhang, F Xing, P Xiao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Light is one of the non-invasive stimuli which can be used in the spatiotemporal control of
chemical reactions. Over the past decade, light has found wide applications in polymer …

Light‐controllable ionic conductivity in a polymeric ionic liquid

H Nie, NS Schauser, ND Dolinski, J Hu… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Polymeric ionic liquids (PILs) have attracted considerable attention as electrolytes with high
stability and mechanical durability. Light‐responsive materials are enabling for a variety of …

Organocatalytic PET-RAFT polymerization with a low ppm of organic photocatalyst under visible light

Q Ma, X Zhang, Y Jiang, J Lin, B Graff, S Hu… - Polymer …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of light-mediated controlled radical polymerization has benefited from the
discovery of novel photocatalysts, which could allow precise light control over the …