Metal-Free Photoinduced Decarboxylative Radical Polymerization Using Carboxylic Acids as Benign Radical Initiators: Introduction of Complex Molecules into Polymer Chain Ends

摘要: Metal-free photoinduced decarboxylative radical polymerization of aliphatic carboxylic acids with a variety monomers was found to proceed smoothly give the corresponding polymers under mild conditions. Complex such as those sugars, steroids, and peptides can function benign initiators via decarboxylation be incorporated at polymer chain ends. This synthetic methodology represents facile introduction molecules functionalities by using commercially available acids.