Mechanism of Photoinitiated Free Radical Polymerization by Thioxanthone-Anthracene in the Presence of Air

Balta D., ARSU N., Yağcı Y., Sundaresan A. K., Jockusch S., Turro N. J.

MACROMOLECULES, cilt.44, sa.8, ss.2531-2535, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1021/ma200147f
  • Dergi Adı: MACROMOLECULES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2531-2535
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The mechanism of formation of initiating radicals for free radical polymerization by the thioxanthone anthracene (TX-A) photoinitiator was investigated by laser flash photolysis, fluorescence and phosphorescence spectroscopy, and polymerization studies. The proposed mechanism of photoinitiation involves photoexcitation of TX-A and quenching of triplet excited states of TX-A by molecular oxygen to generate singlet oxygen. Singlet oxygen reacts with the anthracene moiety of TX-A to form an endoperoxide. The endoperoxide intermediate was isolated and characterized by MS and (1)H NMR The endoperoxide undergoes photochemical or thermal decomposition to generate radicals which are able to initiate free radical polymerization. A significant deuterium effect on the polymerization rates using CDCl(3) and CHCl(3) as solvents confirmed the involvement of singlet oxygen in the initiation process.