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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Photocatalysis within Hyperbranched Polyethers with a Benzophenone Core

Julia Pérez-prietoEmilie BarriauSalah-eddine StiribaLourdes Pastor-perezHolger Frey

subject

chemistry.chemical_classificationQuenching (fluorescence)Organic ChemistryEtherPolymerPhotochemistryProduct distributionCatalysischemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryPolymer chemistryBenzophenonePhotocatalysisDiazo

description

Quenching and product studies have been performed to demonstrate the suitability of hyperbranched polyethers with a tetrafunctionalized benzophenone core as photocatalysts. The triplet photosensitized transformation of an unsaturated diazo compound has been used as the model reaction. The polymer with highest molecular weight led to a similar product distribution even after several catalytic cycles, which evidences its excellent photostability under prolonged irradiation time. We attribute this to the stabilizing effect of the hyperbranched polymer shell.

https://doi.org/10.1021/jo800254f