Photochemistry and Radical Chemistry under Low Intensity Visible Light Sources: Application to Photopolymerization Reactions:

The search for radical initiators able to work under soft conditions is a great challenge, driven by the fact that the use of safe and cheap light sources is very attractive. In the present paper, a review of some recently reported photoinitiating systems for polymerization under soft conditions is provided. Different approaches based on multi-component systems (e.g., photoredox catalysis) or light harvesting photoinitiators are described and discussed. The chemical mechanisms associated with the production of free radicals usable as initiating species or mediators of cations are reported

Household LED irradiation under air: cationic polymerization using iridium or ruthenium complex photocatalysts:

Household LED bulbs are used to promote the ring-opening photopolymerization of epoxides in the presence of a photocatalyst (here tris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium [Ir(ppy)(3)] or tris(1,10-phenanthroline)ruthenium(II) [Ru(phen) (3) (2+) ] complex) and a silyl radical source. Remarkably, even under this very soft irradiation (light intensity lower than 10 mW/cmA(2)), excellent polymerization profiles are obtained i.e., this is the first reported use of such very convenient irradiation devices for photopolymerization processes. The role of the silane and other hydrogen donors is outlined

Peroxide-Free and Amine-Free Redox Free Radical Polymerization: Metal Acetylacetonates/Stable Carbonyl Compounds for Highly Efficient Synthesis of Composites

WOS:000443524600024New peroxide-free, amine-free, and phosphine-free redox free radical polymerization (RFRP) initiating systems comprising remarkably stable (i) metal acetylacetonates (Mn(acac)(3), Cu(acac)(2)) and (ii) carbonyl compounds bearing labile hydrogen in the alpha-position are presented for polymerization initiation under mild conditions (under air, at room temperature, nonpurified monomers). The systems proposed in this work are competitive or even outranked the well-known peroxide-based RFRP reference in several criteria: (i) toxicity, (ii) stability, (iii) surface curing, (iv) overall double-bond conversions, and (v) workability of the RFRP mixture (longer gel times are now possible). Radical initiating reactions are studied using many complementary experimental/theoretical techniques: optical pyrometry, thermal imaging, Raman confocal microscopy, electron spin resonance (ESR), ESR spin trapping (ESR-ST), high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry ( HR-ESI-MS), density functional theory (DFT), simulations of bond dissociation energies (BDE), reaction enthalpies, and DFT simulations of seven unknown ESR-ST adducts. A full consistent picture of the chemical mechanisms involved in these new redox systems is provided

Silyloxyamines as sources of silyl radicals: ESR spin-trapping, laser flash photolysis investigation, and photopolymerization ability:

Two silyloxyamines derived from 8-(pentamethyldisilyloxy)-julolidine and diethyl 3-(pentamethyldisilyloxy)-aniline are proposed as new sources of silyl radicals. The decomposition mechanism, excited state processes and the radical generation are explored by steady state photolysis, laser flash photolysis (LFP), electron spin resonance (ESR), and MO calculations. The Si-Si bond cleavage is clearly demonstrated. The formation of a radical cation on the amine moiety is also observed. Moreover, these compounds work as efficient Type I and Type II photoinitiators (PI) of free radical photopolymerization (FRP). Copyright (C) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Ferrocene-based (photo)redox polymerization under long wavelengths

WOS:000462077800002 Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Fig. S1 and S2: synthesis of the different Fe complexes; Fig. S3: emission spectrum of LD@785 nm; Fig. S4: frontier molecular orbitals and UV-vis calculated spectra of the Fe complexes; Fig. S5: photopolymerization profiles upon LED@660 and 530 nm; Fig. S6: other redox polymerizations; Fig. S7: otherInternational audienceFerrocene-based photoredox catalysis is proposed here for the first time. Aryl radicals generated from a Fe(II)*/Ar2I+ reaction can be used as initiating species for efficient free radical photopolymerization of methacrylate resins. Remarkably, these photoredox catalysts can also be used for redox free radical polymerization (without light) in combination with ammonium persulfate for unique access to dual cure (photochemical/thermal redox) systems. The addition of a third component (amine, phosphine or vitamin C reducing agents) enables the regeneration of the catalysts and greatly enhances the radical generation. The motivation with these dual cure systems is to develop orthogonal chemistries where a latent redox polymerization (without light) is able to cure any thickness of polymers (or composite) in combination with fast photopolymerization processes in the irradiated areas. Chemical mechanisms will be discussed in detail using cyclic voltammetry, electron spin resonance spin trapping (ESR-ST), UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy, free energy calculations and molecular modeling at the density functional theory (DFT) level. This study represents, to the best of our knowledge, the first photochemically active iron catalysts that are also efficient in thermal redox catalysis

Novel Push–Pull Dyes Derived from 1H-cyclopenta[b]naphthalene-1,3(2H)-dione as Versatile Photoinitiators for Photopolymerization and Their Related Applications: 3D Printing and Fabrication of Photocomposites

A series of eleven push–pull chromophores with specific structures have been designed for the free radical polymerization of acrylates, but also for the fabrication of photocomposites and 3D-printed structures. New photoinitiating systems comprising the different push–pull dyes showed excellent photochemical reactivities at 405 nm. Notably, polymerization reactions could be initiated with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) which constitute a unique opportunity to promote the free radical polymerization under mild conditions, i.e., low light intensity (e.g., sunlight) and under air. Photopolymerization is an active research field, and push–pull dyes have already been investigated for this purpose. Besides, it remains of crucial interest to investigate new reactive structures capable of efficiently initiating photopolymerization reactions. The plausible potential of these structures to act as efficient photoinitiators in vat photopolymerization (or 3D printing) and fabrication of photocomposites prompts us to select eleven new push–pull dyes to design multi-component photoinitiating systems activable with LEDs emitting at 405 nm. Precisely, a tertiary amine, i.e., ethyl dimethylaminobenzoate (EDB) used as an electron/hydrogen donor and an iodonium salt used as an electron acceptor were selected to behave as powerful co-initiators to construct three-component photoinitiating systems (PISs) with the different push–pull dyes. Among these new PISs, dye 8 and 9-based PISs could efficiently promote the free radical photopolymerization of acrylates upon exposure to a LED emitting at 405 nm also upon sunlight irradiation, highlighting their huge performance. Photoinitiating abilities could be explained on the basis of steady state photolysis experiments. Fluorescence measurements and electron spin resonance (ESR) spin-trapping experiments were also performed to obtain a deeper insight into the chemical mechanisms supporting the polymerization reaction and determine the way the initiating species, i.e., the radicals, are observed. Finally, two investigated dye-based PISs were applied to the fabrications of photocomposites. Three-dimensional patterns with excellent spatial resolutions were generated by the laser writing technique to identify the effects of photopolymerization of acrylates both in the absence and presence of fillers (silica). Interestingly, comparison between the 3D objects fabricated by the PISs/monomer systems and the PISs/monomer/filler photocomposites indicates that the newly designed photocomposites are suitable for practical applications. View Full-TextThis article belongs to the Special Issue Progression in Photocatalytic Materials for Efficient Performanc

Structural Effects in the Indanedione Skeleton for the Design of Low Intensity 300−500 nm Light Sensitive Initiators

International audienceNewly synthesized indanedione derivatives combined with an iodonium salt, N-vinylcarbazole, amine, phenacyl bromide, or 2,4,6-tris- (trichloromethyl)-1,3,5-triazine have been used as photoinitiating systems upon very low visible light intensities: blue lights (e.g., household blue LED bulb at 462 nm) or even a halogen lamp exposure. One of them (ID2) is particularly efficient for cationic, radical and thiol−ene photopolymerizations as well as for the synthesis of interpenetrated polymer networks (IPNs). It can be useful to overcome the oxygen inhibition. ID2 based photoinitiating systems can also be selected for the reduction of Ag+ and the in situ formation of Ag(0) nanoparticles in the synthesized polymers. The (photo)chemical mechanisms are studied by electron spin resonance spin trapping, fluorescence, cyclic voltammetry, laser flash photolysis, and steady state photolysis techniques