It has been demonstrated that an Iridium-based photoredox catalyst can polymerize methacrylates with targeted molecular weights and low molecular weight distributions. 1Furthermore, light was used to mediate this process and could efficiently deactivate and activate the polymer chain end throughout the polymerization. This presentation discloses the further development of this system and it's modularity in polymerization processes.(1) Fors, B. P.; Hawker, C. J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012  , 51, 8850�8853.

Photoregulated controlled radical polymerizations

248th National Meeting (2014)

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