Cationic photopolymerization of styrene by phosphonium and arsonium salts

  • Ideisan I. Abu-Abdoun*
  • , Aale-Ali
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Phenacyltriphenyl phosphonium (2) acetyltriphenyl phosphonium (3) nitrobenzyl triphenyl phosphonium (4) bromobenzyltriphenyl phosphonium (5) and phenacyltriphenyl arsonium (6) salts containing the SbF6-anion are useful photoinitiators for cationic polymerization of styrene. Photosensitization of initiator (6) by pyrene enhances the rate of polymerization but by N-methylphenothiazine inhibits the rate of polymerization. The effects of initiator structure, photolysis time and photosensitizer on the rate of polymerization in dichloromethane at 25° are presented. Photopolymerization of methylmethacrylate (MMA) proceeds in the presence of salt 6 to a small extent compared to free radical photopolymerization of MMA alone; also the yield 7 from salt 6 inhibits methylmethacrylate (MMA) polymerization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)327-336
Number of pages10
JournalMacromolecular Reports - International Rapid Publication Supplement to the Journal of Macromolecular Science-Pure and Applied Chemistry
VolumeA30
Issue numberSUPP 3-4
StatePublished - Jun 1993

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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