Rational design of photocatalysts for controlled polymerization: effect of structures on photocatalytic activities

C Wu, N Corrigan, CH Lim, W Liu, G Miyake… - Chemical …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Over the past decade, the use of photocatalysts (PCs) in controlled polymerization has
brought new opportunities in sophisticated macromolecular synthesis. However, the …

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 …

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 …

Photocatalysis in organic and polymer synthesis

N Corrigan, S Shanmugam, J Xu, C Boyer - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016‏ - pubs.rsc.org
This review, with over 600 references, summarizes the recent applications of photoredox
catalysis for organic transformation and polymer synthesis. Photoredox catalysts are metallo …

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 develo** advanced
polymerization techniques subjected to external fields. Various physical modulations, such …

Photoinitiated Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly (Photo‐PISA): New Insights and Opportunities

J Yeow, C Boyer - Advanced Science, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
The polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) process is a useful synthetic tool for the
efficient synthesis of polymeric nanoparticles of different morphologies. Recently, studies on …

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 …

Single electron transfer in radical ion and radical-mediated organic, materials and polymer synthesis

N Zhang, SR Samanta, BM Rosen, V Percec - Chemical Reviews, 2014‏ - ACS Publications
The mechanisms of most organic reactions are considered to proceed by two-electron
transfer pathways, even though both biology and radical chemistry rely extensively on one …

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 …

Transition metal-catalyzed living radical polymerization: toward perfection in catalysis and precision polymer synthesis

M Ouchi, T Terashima, M Sawamoto - Chemical Reviews, 2009‏ - ACS Publications
Precision control of radical polymerization, or living radical polymerization, has been among
the most important and long-waited subjects in polymer chemistry and macromolecular …