Photocontrolled RAFT polymerization: past, present, and future

Y Lee, C Boyer, MS Kwon - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we provide a brief history, progress, and applications, and discuss the
remaining challenges of photocontrolled reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer …

Heterogeneous Photocatalysts for Light‐Mediated Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization

S Freeburne, B Hunter, K Bell, CW Pester - ChemPhotoChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heterogeneous photocatalysis combines the benefits of light‐mediated chemistry with that of
a catalytic platform that facilitates re‐use of (often expensive) photocatalysts. This provides …

Excitation dependence in photoiniferter polymerization

RW Hughes, ME Lott, JI Bowman… - ACS Macro …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We report on a fundamental feature of photoiniferter polymerizations mediated with
trithiocarbonates and xanthates. The polymerizations were found to be highly dependent on …

Solution-processable microporous polymer platform for heterogenization of diverse photoredox catalysts

RY Liu, S Guo, SXL Luo, TM Swager - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
In contemporary organic synthesis, substances that access strongly oxidizing and/or
reducing states upon irradiation have been exploited to facilitate powerful and …

Aptamer-Conjugated Micelles for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy Via Photoinitiated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly

AB Korpusik, Y Tan, JB Garrison, W Tan… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Here, we report photoinitiated polymerization-induced self-assembly (photo-PISA) mediated
by Rose Bengal methacrylate (RBMA) to reproducibly construct nanoparticles in one pot, on …

Reusable polymer brush-based photocatalysts for PET-RAFT polymerization

K Bell, S Freeburne, A Wolford, CW Pester - Polymer Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
This contribution discusses the control over polymerizations using a heterogeneous
photocatalyst based on fluorescein polymer brushes tethered to micron-scale glass supports …

pH‐Triggered Recovery of Organic Polymer Photocatalytic Particles for the Production of High Value Compounds and Enhanced Recyclability

R Li, J Heuer, T Kuckhoff, K Landfester… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Pseudo‐homogeneous polymeric photocatalysts are an emerging class of highly efficient
and tunable photocatalytic materials, where the photocatalytic centers are easily accessible …

Tunable photocatalytic selectivity by altering the active center microenvironment of an organic polymer photocatalyst

J Heuer, T Kuckhoff, R Li, K Landfester… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The favored production of one product over another is a major challenge in synthetic
chemistry, reducing the formation of byproducts and enhancing atom efficacy. The formation …

Thermoresponsive polymer brush photocatalytic substrates for wastewater remediation

K Bell, Y Guo, S Barker, SH Kim, CW Pester - Polymer Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Synthesis and characterization of a multi-responsive micron-scale heterogeneous catalyst
are described. The temperature-responsive monomer N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) is …

Macromolecular photocatalyst for synthesis and purification of protein–polymer conjugates

RA Olson, JS Levi, GM Scheutz, JJ Lessard… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We describe the application of a novel eosin Y (EY)-derived polymer photocatalyst for the
synthesis of polymeric bioconjugates. The photocatalyst, a copolymer of eosin Y acrylate …