Design and synthesis of a photoswitchable guanidine catalyst

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-...

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Main Authors: Viehmann, Philipp, Hecht, Stefan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3511018/