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Journal Article 
Thioxanthone-Carbazole as a Visible Light Photoinitiator for Free Radical Polymerization 
Yilmaz, G; Tuzun, A; Yagci, Y 
2010 
Yes 
Journal of Polymer Science. Part A, Polymer Chemistry
ISSN: 0887-624X
EISSN: 1099-0518 
48 
22 
5120-5125 
English 
WOS:000284109000024 
A thioxanthone (TX) derivative with the additional carbazole chromophore, namely thioxanthone-carbazole (TX-C) was synthesized and characterized. The photophysical properties and its efficiency to polymerize methyl methacrylate both in the presence and absence of N,N-dimethylaniline (DMA) as coinitiator was investigated and compared with that of the commercially available TX. TX-C was found to display better photophysical properties and in both cases initiate polymerization more efficiently. Detailed real-time Fourier transform infrared studies revealed that high polymerization rates can be obtained when TX-C in conjunction with DMA was used. (C) 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 5120-5125, 2010 
carbazole; curing of polymers; hydrogen abstraction; photoinitiator; photopolymerization; radical polymerization; thioxanthone