Chlorophyll a crude extract: efficient photo-degradable photocatalyst for PET-RAFT polymerization. Issue 93 (8th November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wu, Chenyu; Shanmugam, Sivaprakash; Xu, Jiangtao; Zhu, Jian; Boyer, Cyrille
• Is Part Of: Chemical communications. Volume 53:Issue 93(2017)
• Page Start: 12560
• Page End: 12563
• Publication Date: 2017-11-08
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1039/c7cc07663k
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-7345

Abstract

Abstract : This work demonstrates use of spinach extracts for living radical polymerization bypassing catalyst synthesis/purification, degassing and catalyst removal procedures. Abstract : We investigated the use of crude chlorophyll extracts to catalyze photoinduced electron/energy transfer-reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (PET-RAFT) polymerization under red light irradiation. We discovered that Chl a degrades under visible light in the presence of air, which can eliminate the need for catalyst removal after polymerization.