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Journal Article 
(DIACETOXYIODO)BENZENE AND [BIS(TRIFLUOROACETOXY)IODO]BENZENE AS PHOTOINITIATORS FOR RADICAL AND CATIONIC POLYMERIZATION 
Georgiev, G; Kamenska, E; Christov, L; Sideridoukarayannidou, I; Karayannidis, G; Varvoglis, A; , 
1992 
Yes 
European Polymer Journal
ISSN: 0014-3057 
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD 
OXFORD 
28 
207-211 
English 
The photodecomposition products of (diacetoxyiodo)benzene (DAI) and [bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodo]benzene (BTI) were found to be efficient initiators for the homopolymerizations of 2-(dimethylaminoethyl)methacrylate (DMAEM) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) and also the copolymerizations of DMAEM with MMA or styrene (St). A free radical mechanism was confirmed. Copolymerization constants for DMAEM-MMA and DMAEM-St were determined (r(DMAEM) = 0.35 +/- 0.08, r(MMA) = 0.57 +/- 0.08; r(DMAEM) = 0.14 +/- 0.01, r(St) = 0.20 +/- 0.01) and are discussed. DAI and BTI are also cationic photoinitiators for i-butyl vinyl ether (BVE). The efficiencies of DAI and BTI as photoinitiators for radical or cationic polymerization depend on the properties of the solvents and monomers.