Design and synthesis of a photoswitchable guanidine catalyst.

ABSTRACT: A novel design as well as a straight-forward synthesis for a photoswitchable guanidine catalyst is reported. Intense studies of the photochromic properties demonstrated the reversible switchability of its photosensitive azobenzene moiety. Its activity in the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of rac-lactide was investigated as well. The obtained results are discussed, and an additional guanidine was synthesized and utilized in the ROP of rac-lactide in order to explain the findings.

SUBMITTER: Viehmann P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3511018 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature