Macromolecules, Vol.34, No.18, 6202-6205, 2001
Photopolymerization of epoxides with platinum(II) bis(acetylacetonato)/silane catalysts
Photopolymerization of epoxides in the presence of silanes RSi3H and platinum(II) bis(acetylacetonato) complexes is reported. The catalytic reactivity of the platinum complexes depended on the concentration ratio of silane/platinum complex to monomer and the molecular structure of the silanes, as well as the structure of the platinum complexes. A mechanism is proposed.