Mesoporous Graphitic Carbon Nitride as a Heterogeneous Visible Light Photoinitiator for Radical Polymerization

2012; American Chemical Society; Volume: 1; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1021/mz300116w

ISSN

2161-1653

Autores

Barış Kışkan, Jinshui Zhang, Xinchen Wang, Markus Antonietti, Yusuf Yağcı,

Tópico(s)

Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization

Resumo

The use mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (mpg-C3N4) in conjunction with tertiary amines as initiators in visible-light-induced free radical polymerization is described. The initiation mechanism involves photoinduced free radical generation by scavenging holes with amines and subsequent hydrogen abstraction. The efficiency of the photoinitiation is controlled by the nature of the amines and specific surface area of the carbon nitride powder. Apparently, amines with higher basicity and available hydrogens provide more favorable conditions for the photoinitiation process. Due to its heterogeneous nature, the photoinitiator preserves its photoinitiation activity after the polymerization and can easily be separated and used for further polymerizations.

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