Light-controlled radical polymerization: mechanisms, methods, and applications

M Chen, M Zhong, JA Johnson - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The use of light to mediate controlled radical polymerization has emerged as a powerful
strategy for rational polymer synthesis and advanced materials fabrication. This review …

Photoinduced electron transfer reactions for macromolecular syntheses

S Dadashi-Silab, S Doran, Y Yagci - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Photochemical reactions, particularly those involving photoinduced electron transfer
processes, establish a substantial contribution to the modern synthetic chemistry, and the …

Photomediated controlled radical polymerization

X Pan, MA Tasdelen, J Laun, T Junkers, Y Yagci… - Progress in Polymer …, 2016 - Elsevier
Photomediated controlled radical polymerization is a versatile method to prepare, under
mild conditions, various well-defined polymers with complex architecture, such as block and …

Externally controlled atom transfer radical polymerization

X Pan, M Fantin, F Yuan, K Matyjaszewski - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Spatial and temporal regulations of ATRP by external stimuli are presented. Various ATRP
techniques, eATRP, photoATRP, and mechanoATRP, are controlled by electrical current …

Photopolymerization upon LEDs: new photoinitiating systems and strategies

C Dietlin, S Schweizer, P Xiao, J Zhang… - Polymer …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper is focused on:(i) the recent developments in LED technology, allowing the design
of novel and efficient light sources for the free radical and cationic photopolymerization of …

Role of external field in polymerization: mechanism and kinetics

YN Zhou, JJ Li, YY Wu, ZH Luo - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The past decades have witnessed an increasing interest in developing advanced
polymerization techniques subjected to external fields. Various physical modulations, such …

Light‐Regulated Polymerization under Near‐Infrared/Far‐Red Irradiation Catalyzed by Bacteriochlorophyll a

S Shanmugam, J Xu, C Boyer - Angewandte Chemie, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Photoregulated polymerizations are typically conducted using high‐energy (UV and blue)
light, which may lead to undesired side reactions. Furthermore, as the penetration of visible …

Recent advances on coumarin-based photoinitiators of polymerization

F Dumur - European Polymer Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
During the past decades, a breakthrough has been obtained in the development of
photoinitiators activable under low light intensity and in the visible range. In the search for …

Switchable polymerization catalysts

AJ Teator, DN Lastovickova, CW Bielawski - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The intrinsic physical properties and functionalities displayed by synthetic polymers are
directly correlated to their respective microstructures. For example, complex biopolymers …

Selective photoactivation: from a single unit monomer insertion reaction to controlled polymer architectures

J Xu, S Shanmugam, C Fu… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Here, we exploit the selectivity of photoactivation of thiocarbonylthio compounds to
implement two distinct organic and polymer synthetic methodologies:(1) a single unit …