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A visible-light base generating system was successfully employed in catalyzing the thiol-Michael addition reaction to yield cross-linked polymers from a stoichiometric mixture of model thiol and vinyl monomers. Implementation of the radical inhibitor TEMPO with a combination of a photosensitizer (isopropylthioxanthone, ITX) and a photobase generator (triazabicyclodecene tetraphenylborate, TBD·HBPh 4 ) resulted in suppression of radical mediated side reactions and provided stoichiometric and complete conversion of both thiol and vinyl functional groups. The new initiating system acts as an efficient visible-light photobase generator that improves the orthogonality of the thiol-Michael addition with respect to off-stoichiometric radical thiol-vinyl addition/vinyl chain reactions. This approach opens up a variety of possibilities for base-catalyzed reactions in multiple applications such as coatings and biomaterials that require biocompatible, environmentally friendly, and low-energy visible-light initiation.
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