Table 2 Photopolymerization of CHO with 1ag as initiatorsa

From: 1-(Arylmethyloxy)anthracenes: how substituents affect their photoreactivity and ability to initiate radical and cationic polymerizations

Initiator

Time (h)

Temperature (°C)

Yield (%)

Mn × 10−4

M w /M n

1a

8

RT

<1

 

8

60

5.8

0.6

1.5

 

16

60

15.4

0.6

1.5

1b

8

RT

13.8

0.7

1.4

 

8

60

34.9

0.7

1.6

 

16

60

52.1

1.4

1.8

1c

8

RT

22.3

0.7

1.7

 

8

60

50.4

1.9

1.8

 

16

60

62.7

1.6

1.7

1d

8

RT

14.3

1.3

1.6

 

8

60

34.1

1.8

1.6

 

16

60

46.1

1.1

1.8

1e

8

RT

13.0

1.4

1.8

 

8

60

23.0

1.6

1.8

 

16

60

45.1

2.0

1.9

1f

8

RT

10.0

1.4

1.8

 

8

60

14.5

1.3

1.8

 

16

60

39.3

1.9

1.8

1g

8

RT

9.5

1.7

1.7

 

8

60

17.1

1.4

1.8

 

16

60

27.7

1.5

1.8

  1. a[Initiator]/[CHO]=0.2 mol%. The initiator was irradiated with λ>340 nm