Meta-Terphenyl Derivative/ Iodonium Salt/9H-Carbazole-9-ethanol Photoinitiating Systems for Free Radical Promoted Cationic Polymerization upon Visible Lights

  • Assi Al Mousawi
  • , Celine Dietlin
  • , Bernadette Graff
  • , Fabrice Morlet-Savary
  • , Joumana Toufaily
  • , Tayssir Hamieh
  • , Jean Pierre Fouassier
  • , Anna Chachaj-Brekiesz
  • , Joanna Ortyl*
  • , Jacques Lalevee*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In the present paper, new photoinitiators based on the meta-terphenyl scaffold in combination with an iodonium salt and 9H-carbazole-9-ethanol (CARET) are proposed for the free radical promoted cationic polymerization of epoxides upon visible light exposure using light emitting diodes at 405, 455, and 470 nm. Remarkably, a new high performance additive (i.e., CARET) is proposed here for cationic polymerizations. CARET shows some important advantages compared to other reported additives such as N-vinylcarbazole or benzyl alcohol used as references. Excellent polymerization initiating abilities are found and a full picture of the involved chemical mechanisms is provided.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1955-1965
Number of pages11
JournalMacromolecular Chemistry and Physics
Volume217
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • additives
  • cationic polymerization
  • free radical promoted cationic polymerization
  • light emitting diodes (LEDs)
  • visible light
  • PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION
  • SALT
  • PHOTOSENSITIZERS
  • ACCELERATION
  • ELECTRON
  • KINETICS

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