Organo-photocatalysts for photoinduced electron transfer-reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (PET-RAFT) polymerization

• DOI: 10.1039/c4py01317d
• Publication Date: 2014-11-04T13:05:26Z
• Authors: Jiangtao Xu; Sivaprakash Shanm...; Hien T. Duong; Cyrille Boyer
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology

In this work, we demonstrate the use of organophotoredox catalysts under visible light to perform photoinduced electron transfer-reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (PET-RAFT) for the polymerization of methacrylate monomers.