Photocatalysts in Polymerization Reactions

Nicolas Zivic (1) , Mariem Bouzrati-Zerelli (2) , Anthony Kermagoret (1) , Frédéric Dumur (1) , Jean-Pierre Fouassier (2) , Didier Gigmes (1) , Jacques Lalevée (2)

1 ICR - Institut de Chimie Radicalaire
2 IS2M - Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse

A short review on the role of photocatalysts in photopolymerization reactions is presented. A special emphasis is done on photoredox catalysts leading to i) high performance initiating systems for polymerization upon low light intensity for the use of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and/or visible light or ii) Controlled Radical PhotoPolymerization (CRP2) processes with formation/reactivation of dormant species triggered by light.

Mots clés: photoredox catalysis; photocatalysts; radical photopolymerization; cationic photopolymerization; controlled radical polymerization; Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization

Domaines: Polymères

Nicolas Zivic, Mariem Bouzrati-Zerelli, Anthony Kermagoret, Frédéric Dumur, Jean-Pierre Fouassier, et al.. Photocatalysts in Polymerization Reactions. ChemCatChem, 2016, ChemCatChem, 8 (9), pp.1617-1631. ⟨10.1002/cctc.201501389⟩. ⟨hal-01346412⟩