Porphyrinic Zirconium Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) as Heterogeneous Photocatalysts for PET‐RAFT Polymerization and Stereolithography

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 60; no. 10; pp. 5489 - 5496
• Main Authors: Zhang, Liwen, Shi, Xiaobing, Zhang, Zhiheng, Kuchel, Rhiannon P, Namivandi‐Zangeneh, Rashin, Corrigan, Nathaniel, Jung, Kenward, Liang, Kang, Boyer, Cyrille
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2021
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: 3D printing; Addition polymerization; Catalytic activity; Chain transfer; Electron transfer; green chemistry; Light penetration; Lithography; Metal-organic frameworks; metal–organic frameworks (MOFs); Molecular weight; Molecular weight distribution; Monomers; Photocatalysis; Photocatalysts; photopolymerization; Polymerization; Polymers; stereolithography; Wavelengths; Zinc; Zirconium; photopolymerization; metal-organic frameworks (MOFs); green chemistry; 3D printing; stereolithography

In this study, porphyrinic zirconium (Zr) MOFs were investigated as heterogeneous photocatalysts for photoinduced electron transfer‐reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (PET‐RAFT) polymerization of various monomers under a broad range of wavelengths, producing polymers with high monomer...