DOI: 10.1039/d3py00771e ISSN: 1759-9954
Visible light activated coumarin photocages: an interplay between radical and organobase generation to govern thiol–ene polymerizations
Meghan T. Kiker, Ain Uddin, Lynn M. Stevens, Kun-You Chung, Pengtao Lu, Zachariah A. Page- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Biochemistry
- Bioengineering
Novel coumarinylmethyl photobase generators (PBGs) that induce polymerization upon exposure to visible light are described. PBG composition governs anionic vs. radical mechanisms, which will lead to disparate polymer topologies and properties.