The synthesis of a novel series of hybrid monomers containing cationically polymerizable
cycloaliphatic epoxide and 1-propenyl ether functional groups in the same molecule has been conducted.
Detailed structure−reactivity studies of the diaryliodonium salt-induced cationic photopolymerizations
of these monomers indicate that the rate of epoxide ring-opening polymerization is markedly enhanced
by the presence of the 1-propenyl ether group. At the same time, the polymerization of the 1-propenyl
ether groups in such hybrid monomers is retarded. A mechanism involving the free-radical-induced
decomposition of the photoinitiator has been proposed which serves to amplify the rate of the photoinitiated
cationic epoxide ring-opening polymerization.
Silicon are a class of materials with unique properties that make them useful in a variety of applications of commercial interest and support a thriving global industry. This article updates a comprehensive survey of the chemistry and technology of silicones last published in Kirk‐Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology in 1997. The update contains more than 235 references not cited in the previous version and includes literature published through 2001. A new section dealing with fiber finishing applications has been included in the current version. The review provides an excellent primary reference for this interesting area of chemistry and technology.
Silicones are a class of materials with unique properties that make them useful in a variety of applications of commercial interest and support a thriving global industry. This article updates a comprehensive survey of the chemistry and technology of silicones last published in Kirk‐Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology in 1997. The update contains more than 235 references not cited in the previous version and includes literature published through 2001. A new section dealing with fiber finishing applications has been included in the current version. The review provides an excellent primary reference for this interesting area of chemistry and technology.
Although conventional photoinitiated radical and cationic polymerizations are widely used in many industrial applications, they usually proceed in an uncontrolled manner. Recent developments in photomediated living/controlled radical and cationic polymerization made it possible to prepare various well-defined polymers with complex architecture under mild conditions. Various methods described for cationic and radical polymerization utilizes metal or Lewis acid catalysts. Several strategies eliminating the use of such additives in photoinduced controlled/living radical and cationic polymerizations have been developed. This article describes various photoinitiation systems acting in UV-vis range. Their mechanistic details are also evaluated and several specific examples involving combination both free radical and cationic routes are presented.
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