Singlet oxygen generation by photoactive polymeric microparticles with enhanced aqueous compatibility

Autor: M. Isabel Burguete, Víctor Fabregat, Francisco Galindo, Santiago V. Luis
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Environmental science and pollution research international. 21(20)
ISSN: 1614-7499
Popis: Two new photoactive materials compatible with environmentally friendly solvents (water and methanol) have been synthesized and characterized. They are comprised of a porous matrix of polystyrene and divinylbenzene with bound Rose Bengal and additional pendant groups added to increase the hydrophilicity (ethylenediamine and γ-gluconolactone). The new polymers are efficient photocatalysts capable of generating singlet oxygen after irradiation with visible light. Photochemical oxygenations of 9,10-anthracenedipropionic acid and 2-furoic acid have been carried out. The measured conversions indicate that the new supported photosensitizers are more effective than the parent hydrophobic polymer.
Databáze: OpenAIRE