| Abstract: | The photosensitive initiating system composed of 7-diethylamino-3-(2'-benzimidazolyl)coumarindye (DEDC) and diphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate (DIHP) which act as the sensitizer and the initiatorrespectively, can be used to initiate the polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA). The results showedthat when exposed to visible light, coumarin dye/iodonium salt undergoes quick electron transfer from DEDCto DIHP and free radicals are produced. The visible light photoinduced reaction between DEDC and DIHP ismainly through the excited singlet state of DEDC and thus it is a little sensitive to O_2. The influence ofconcentration of DEDC, DIHP and MMA on the rate of photopolymerization of MMA was also investigated. |
