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Visible Light-Induced Cationic Polymerization Using Fullerenes
A novel visible light sensitive photoinitiator system
for the cationic
polymerization of typical monomers, for example, of oxiranes, such
as cyclohexene oxide, vinyl ethers, such as iso-butyl vinyl ether,
and other vinyl monomers, such as <i>N</i>-vinylcarbazole,
using fullerene derivatives is described. The cationic polymerization
of these monomers was initiated at room temperature upon irradiation
in the visible region (λ<sub>inc</sub> > 400 nm) in bulk
or
chlorobenzene solutions with polystyrene-C<sub>60</sub> (PS-C<sub>60</sub>) adduct or bare C<sub>60</sub>, respectively, in the presence
of oxidizing salts such as silver hexafluorophosphate (AgPF<sub>6</sub>) and diphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate (Ph<sub>2</sub>I<sup>+</sup>PF<sub>6</sub><sup>–</sup>). A feasible mechanism, as correlated
with optical absorption measurements, free energy changes (Δ<i>G</i>), and proton scavenging studies, involves formation of
exciplex by the absorption of light in the first step. Subsequent
electron transfer from excited C<sub>60</sub> or PS-C<sub>60</sub> to oxidizing salt yields radical cations of the fullerene derivatives.
Both radical cations and a strong Brønsted acid derived by hydrogen
abstraction initiate the cationic polymerization of a variety of monomers
Photoinduced Free Radical Promoted Copper(I)-Catalyzed Click Chemistry for Macromolecular Syntheses
Photoinduced copperÂ(I)-catalyzed Huisgen 1,3-dipolar
cycloaddition
(CuAAC) via photoinduced electron transfer using free radical photoinitiators
has been developed as a new platform to serve as orthogonal click
system. Photoinitiators acting at near UV and visible range, namely
2, 2-dimethoxy-2-phenyl acetophenone, 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-4′-morpholino
butyrophenone, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)Âdiphenylphosphine oxide, dicyclopentadienyl
bisÂ[2,6-difluoro-3-(1-pyrrolyl)Âphenyl] titanium) and camphorquinone/benzyl
alcohol were tested with copperÂ(II) chloride/<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>′,<i>N</i>″,<i>N</i>″-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine complex to catalyze
the CuAAC via photoinduced electron transfer reaction. This strategy
has been applied in construction of various macromolecular architectures
including telechelic polymers and block copolymers. Spectroscopic
and chromatographic investigations revealed that successful macromolecular
syntheses have been achieved by this technique