Organocatalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization driven by visible light
Abstract
Polymerization can be a rather dangerous free for all, with molecules joining randomly in chains at a chaotic pace. One of modern chemistry's great accomplishments has been the development of methods to assemble polymers in steady, orderly steps. However, order comes at a price, and often it's the need for metal catalysts that are hard to remove from the plastic product. Theriot et al. used theory to guide the design of a metal-free light-activated catalyst that offers precise control in atom transfer radical polymerization, alleviating concerns about residual metal contamination (see the Perspective by Shanmugam and Boyer).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- May 27, 2016
- Source ID
- 10.1126/science.aaf3935
Entities
People
- Charles Musgrave
- Chern-hooi Lim
- Garret M Miyake
- Haishen Yang
- Jordan C. Theriot
- Matthew D. Ryan
Organizations
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- National Science Foundation
- University of Colorado
- University of Colorado Boulder