NHC-Boranes: Air- and Water-tolerant Co-initiators for Type II Photopolymerizations

Emmanuel Lacôte; Dennis P. Curran; Jacques Lalevée

doi:10.2533/chimia.2012.382

NHC-Boranes: Air- and Water-tolerant Co-initiators for Type II Photopolymerizations

Authors

Emmanuel Lacôte ICSN CNRS, Av. de la Terrasse, F-91198 Gif s/Yvette Cedex, France
Dennis P. Curran University of Pittsburgh, Department of Chemistry, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Jacques Lalevée IS2M - LRC CNRS 7228, ENSCMu-UHA, 15 rue Jean Starcky, F-68057 Mulhouse Cedex, France

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2012.382

Keywords:

Boron, Carbenes, Free radicals, Nhc-boranes, Photopolymerization

Abstract

N-Hetereocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes of boranes are stable compounds that can be used as co-initiators for the type II photopolymerization of acrylates. The present account summarizes this new development for polymerization and boron chemistry. In particular, NHC-boranes are air- and water-tolerant, which enhances the practicality of the photopolymerizations.