Novel Photoinitiators Based on Benzophenone-Triphenylamine Hybrid Structure for LED Photopolymerization

Shaohui Liu, Damien Brunel, Ke Sun, Yijun Zhang, Hong Chen, Pu Xiao*, Frédéric Dumur*, Jacques Lalevée*

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    Abstract

    In this study, a new generation of photoinitiator (PI) based on hybrid structures combining benzophenone and triphenylamine is proposed. Remarkably, these photoinitiators (noted monofunctional benzophenone-triphenylamine (MBP-TPA) and trifunctional benzophenone-triphenylamine (TBP-TPA)) are designed and developed for the photopolymerization under light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Benzoyl substituents connected with triphenylamine moiety contribute to the excellent absorption properties which results in both high final conversions and polymerization rates in free radical photopolymerization (FRP). Remarkably, TBP-TPA owning trifunctional benzophenone group exhibits a better Type II PI behavior than well-known 2-isopropylthioxanthone for photopolymerization under LED@365 and 405 nm irradiation. FRP and cationic photopolymerization of TBP-TPA-based systems are applied on 3D printing experiments, and good profiles of the 3D patterns are observed. The high molecular weight of TBP-TPA associated with it trifunctional character can also be very interesting for a better migration stability of PIs that is a huge challenge. The development of this new generation of photoinitiators based on benzophenone hybrid structures is a real breakthrough. It reveals that the novel versatile photoinitiators based on benzophenone-triphenylamine hybrid structures have great potentials for future industrial applications (e.g., 3D printing, composites, etc.).

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number2000460
    JournalMacromolecular Rapid Communications
    Volume41
    Issue number23
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Dec 2020

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