Complexation of boryl radicals by N-Heterocyclic carbenes leads to stabilized nucleophilic radicals. We will describe how these intermediates can be photogenerated and used to initiate polymerization of acrylates for type I and type II photopolymerizations (UV and visible light). Mechanistic investigations supporting the initiation mechanism will be given

Boron-based initiators for the photopolymerization of acrylates

245th National Meeting (2013)

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