Issue 47, 2021

Development of the first panchromatic BODIPY-based one-component iodonium salts for initiating the photopolymerization processes

Abstract

Herein, new iodonium salts based on a 4,4-difluoro-1,3,5,7,8-pentamethyl-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indecene (B-1) chromophore have been introduced to 3D printing applications. Iodonium salts with different anions such as tosylate, hexafluorophosphate, hexafluoroantimonate, and triflate absorbing in the range up to 600 nm are reported. The usefulness of the new BODIPY derivatives in initiating cationic photopolymerization processes such as epoxide, vinyl ether, oxetane, and glycidyl monomers in the wavelength range from 365 to 520 nm was confirmed using real-time FT-IR and photo-DSC methods. The initiation efficiency of a one-component system was also compared with that of a two-component system consisting of the chromophore (the same as that used for conducting iodonium salts) and iodonium salt – bis-(4-t-butylphenyl)-iodonium hexafluorophosphate. Moreover, the photochemical mechanisms were investigated by steady-state photolysis, ESR fluorescence experiments, theoretical calculations of molecular orbitals, and electrochemical analysis. These studies allowed us to determine the effect of the anion type in iodonium salts on the rate of proton acid generation. The BODIPY derivatives are also efficient for the initiation of cationic and free-radical polymerization. Optical microscopy experiments demonstrated that different patterns can be obtained by experiments with resolution test targets and 3d-printing. Moreover, photoinitiators based on the B-1 chromophore can be used not only for initiating the photopolymerization processes but also as colorimetric sensors for measurements of the degree of photopolymerization.

Graphical abstract: Development of the first panchromatic BODIPY-based one-component iodonium salts for initiating the photopolymerization processes

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 sep 2021
Accepted
31 okt 2021
First published
03 nov 2021

Polym. Chem., 2021,12, 6873-6893

Development of the first panchromatic BODIPY-based one-component iodonium salts for initiating the photopolymerization processes

M. Topa-Skwarczyńska, M. Galek, M. Jankowska, F. Morlet-Savary, B. Graff, J. Lalevée, R. Popielarz and J. Ortyl, Polym. Chem., 2021, 12, 6873 DOI: 10.1039/D1PY01263K

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