Light-Dependent RAFT Polymerization of Spiropyran Acrylates.

Chris GäbertDavid HickeJulia BahnemannLeonhard MayrhoferMatthias Hartlieb Stefan Reinicke

Published in: Macromolecular rapid communications (2023)

A light-assisted RAFT copolymerization protocol is established and investigated for the synthesis of 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA) / spiropyran acrylate (SPA) copolymers with enhanced SPA-contents. Radiation with visible light prevents the spiropyran (SP) motif from isomerizing into the open merocyanine (MC) form which can interfere with the polymerization process by abstracting a hydrogen atom from an active radical via its phenolic oxygen.

Keyphrases

visible light
randomized controlled trial
minimally invasive
molecular dynamics
radiation therapy
mouse model
high resolution
electron transfer
single molecule