Issue 4, 2016

Lights on! A significant photoenhancement effect on ATRP by ambient laboratory light

Abstract

Recently we reported on photoinduced ATRP using a household fluorescent lamp as the light source (T. Zhang, et al., Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 4790). Results implied that typical laboratory light might have a considerable impact on the ATRP reaction as fluorescent lamps are commonly used for ceiling and fume hood illumination. Here, we show the influence of ambient laboratory light on AGET, ARGET, and classical ATRP reactions. Except for ARGET ATRP, for all other ATRP types a significant photoenhancement effect by light originating only from fluorescent lamps was observed. A standard fume hood illumination caused the strongest influence.

Graphical abstract: Lights on! A significant photoenhancement effect on ATRP by ambient laboratory light

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 nov 2015
Accepted
04 dec 2015
First published
07 dec 2015
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Polym. Chem., 2016,7, 775-779

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Lights on! A significant photoenhancement effect on ATRP by ambient laboratory light

T. Zhang, D. Gieseler and R. Jordan, Polym. Chem., 2016, 7, 775 DOI: 10.1039/C5PY01858G

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