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: Philipp Viehmann, Stefan Hecht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2012-10-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.8.209