Poly(propylene oxide)-thioxanthone as one-component Type II polymeric photoinitiator for free radical polymerization with low migration behavior


Kreutzer J., Kaya K., Yagci Y.

EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL, cilt.95, ss.71-81, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 95
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.07.030
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.71-81
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A novel kind of low migration one-component Type II photoinitiators was synthesized by Schiff base reaction of thioxanthone aldehyde and amine functional poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) precursors with two different molecular weights. The final initiators (TX-PPO) were characterized in detail by spectral analysis and DFT theoretical calculations. The molecular weight of the PPO directly effects the solubility of the initiator in monomers. The one-component photo initiating nature of the initiators was demonstrated by photobleaching and photo polymerization of several vinyl monomers in the absence of a hydrogen donor such as triethylamine. Leaching studies on the photocured polymer films show only negligible migration of the photoinitiator.