A benzophenone derivative photoinitiator, HBP-TDI-HQ-TDI-HBP (HTCTH), was synthesized based on 4-hydroxy benzophenone (HBP), toluene-2,4-diisocyanate (TDI) and hydroquinone (HQ). HTCTH was a more effective pho...A benzophenone derivative photoinitiator, HBP-TDI-HQ-TDI-HBP (HTCTH), was synthesized based on 4-hydroxy benzophenone (HBP), toluene-2,4-diisocyanate (TDI) and hydroquinone (HQ). HTCTH was a more effective photoinitiator which had longer wavelength absorption in the UV-vis absorption spectra than the low molecular counterpart benzophenone (BP). It showed that both rate of polymerization (Rp) and final conversion (P) increased with increase of amine and HTCTH concentration in photopolymerization.展开更多
The photosensitive initiating system composed of 7-diethylamino-3-(2'-benzimidazolyl)coumarin dye (DEDC) and diphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate (DIHP) which act as the sensitizer and the initiator respectively, ...The photosensitive initiating system composed of 7-diethylamino-3-(2'-benzimidazolyl)coumarin dye (DEDC) and diphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate (DIHP) which act as the sensitizer and the initiator respectively, can be used to initiate the polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA). The results showed that when exposed to visible light, coumarin dye/iodonium salt undergoes quick electron transfer from DEDC to DIHP and free radicals are produced. The visible light photoinduced reaction between DEDC and DIHP is mainly through the excited singlet state of DEDC and thus it is a little sensitive to O-2. The influence of concentration of DEDC, DIHP and MMA on the rate of photopolymerization of MMA was also investigated.展开更多
Photopolymerization of propargyl acetate (PAT) with Michler's ketone (MK) asphotoinitiator in benzene has been investigated for the first time. Some features of the PATphotopolymerization with MK as photoinitiator...Photopolymerization of propargyl acetate (PAT) with Michler's ketone (MK) asphotoinitiator in benzene has been investigated for the first time. Some features of the PATphotopolymerization with MK as photoinitiator is described.展开更多
o-Chloro-hexaarylbiimidazole (o-Cl-HABI) can be sensitized efficiently by the dyes 1-ethyl-3'-methyl thiacyanine bromide (C1), 3,3'-diethyl thiacarbocyanine iodide (C2), and cyclopentanone 2,5-bis[2-(1,3 -dihy...o-Chloro-hexaarylbiimidazole (o-Cl-HABI) can be sensitized efficiently by the dyes 1-ethyl-3'-methyl thiacyanine bromide (C1), 3,3'-diethyl thiacarbocyanine iodide (C2), and cyclopentanone 2,5-bis[2-(1,3 -dihydro-1,3,3-trimethyl-2H-indol-2-ylidene)ethylidene] (C3) through electron transfer proceses. When exposed to a xenon lamp (filtered by Pyrex glass), the photosensitive systems composed of o-Cl-HABI and the above dyes can produce free radicals which initiate the polymerization of MMA. The photopolymerization kinetics equation was obtained for the o-Cl-HABI/C2 system, R-p = K [C2](0.75)[o-Cl-HABI](0.44)[MTA](0.12)[MMA](1.0). A comparison of the influence of different dyes on the conversion of MMA photopolymerization was conducted.展开更多
The photosensitive system which can initiate methyl methacrylate with visible light was composed of compound 1 bis( eta-5-cyclopentadienyl)-bis[2,6-difluoro-3-(1-H-pyrrolyl)phenyl]titanium (titanocene) and compound 2 ...The photosensitive system which can initiate methyl methacrylate with visible light was composed of compound 1 bis( eta-5-cyclopentadienyl)-bis[2,6-difluoro-3-(1-H-pyrrolyl)phenyl]titanium (titanocene) and compound 2 [(3,3'-carbonylbis(7-diethylamino coumarin)] (ketocoumarin dye). The high photosensitive initiating efficiency of this photosensitive system could be very promising for efficient system for laser (Ar+ 488 nm) to plate and photocuring for thick coating and ink. The variation of UV-visible spectrum of compound 2 during irradiation indicates that photolysis of compound 2 is through its triplet state and it can be quenched by O-2 The much quicker photobleaching of the photosensitive system suggests that there exists certain quick electron transfer reaction between compounds 1 and 2.展开更多
Photopolymerization process of glycerin triglycidyl ether based systems was studied by an FT-IR spectrometer.An increase in the rate of polymerization for glycerin triglycidyl ether was evident when 3,4-epoxycyclohexy...Photopolymerization process of glycerin triglycidyl ether based systems was studied by an FT-IR spectrometer.An increase in the rate of polymerization for glycerin triglycidyl ether was evident when 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl-3',4'-epoxycyclohexanecarboxylate was added to it.Its copolymerization mechanism was confirmed by using DSC analysis.The effect of ethoxylated trimethyol propane triacrylate on the rate of polymerization for glycerin triglycidyl ether was also studied,and the formation of interpenetrating network tightly cross-link was proposed.展开更多
Toluidine blue(TB) is a good sensitizer for the polymerization of acrylnmide(AM) induced by He-Ne laser. With TB as a sensitizer and various alcoholamine as donors, the photoredox of TB and the polymerization kinetics...Toluidine blue(TB) is a good sensitizer for the polymerization of acrylnmide(AM) induced by He-Ne laser. With TB as a sensitizer and various alcoholamine as donors, the photoredox of TB and the polymerization kinetics of AM induced by He-Ne laser were investigated. It was found that either for the photoredox of TB or for the polymerization of AM, the activity of alcoholamine increases in the order of EOA<DEOA <TEOA in TB-alcoholamine sensitized system. The overall apparent kinetic equations of AM polymerization at 30℃ have been determined. In addition, the molecular weights under various conditions was measured.展开更多
Two iron-arene complex photoinitiators with different substituents in arene ligands were synthesized, their activities in initiating photopolymerization of cyclohexene oxide (CHO) were compared with that of IRGACURE 2...Two iron-arene complex photoinitiators with different substituents in arene ligands were synthesized, their activities in initiating photopolymerization of cyclohexene oxide (CHO) were compared with that of IRGACURE 261, a commercialized photoinitiator from Ciba-Geigy. A higher activity was found when the arene ligand was substituted with a stronger electron donating group. For the system initiated by IRGACURE 261 the concentration of active centers in CHO polymerization was determined and it was found that the concentration is maximum at around 35℃. The post (dark) polymerization was significant, the polymerization yield decreased with the increase of irradiation temperature and increased with the increase of post polymerization temperature. The results are interpreted based on the mechanism proposed by Lohse, et al..展开更多
The kinetics of the photopolymerization of sensitized acrylamide (AM) system induced by He-Ne laser has been investigated. Using methylene blue (MB)-triethanolamine (TEOA) as the photosensitive system, the photopolyme...The kinetics of the photopolymerization of sensitized acrylamide (AM) system induced by He-Ne laser has been investigated. Using methylene blue (MB)-triethanolamine (TEOA) as the photosensitive system, the photopolymerization followed a nonsteady-state kinetic scheme in the initial period of polymerization (the monomer conversion C%<2%) and then followed a steady-state kinetic scheme (5% >C%>2%). Accirding to the steady-state hypothesis, the mechanism of photopolymerization was proposed. The deduced kinetic equation of the photopolymerization of AM is in good coincidence with the experimental results.展开更多
Controlled radical photopolymerization of n-butyl methacrylate(n-BMA) mediated by 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy(HTEMPO) was carried out in bulk at ambient temperature. It was found that obtained n...Controlled radical photopolymerization of n-butyl methacrylate(n-BMA) mediated by 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy(HTEMPO) was carried out in bulk at ambient temperature. It was found that obtained n-BMA homopolymers exhibited narrow polydispersities of around 1.4, which was characterized by GPC. Plots of number-average molecular weight vs. conversion and Ln([Mo]/[M]) vs. time were liner respectively, indicating that was a controlled photopolymerization.展开更多
Several dimethylamino-substituted chalcone (i .e. dimethylaminobenzal acetophenone) (DBA) derivatives with intramolecular charge transfer transition character were used as visible light sensitizers for radical photopo...Several dimethylamino-substituted chalcone (i .e. dimethylaminobenzal acetophenone) (DBA) derivatives with intramolecular charge transfer transition character were used as visible light sensitizers for radical photopolymerization initiated by iodonium salt (DPIO). Initiating radical species is produced from DBA sensitized photolysis of DPIO through the single electron transfer, accompanying the bleaching of DBA, The activity of DBA decreases as a function of substituent attached to phenyl ring in the order: DBA-2 (OCH_3) >DBA-1(H)> DBA-3 (Cl). The kinetic study on photopolymerization of MMA was carried out in CH_3CN solution at 30 ℃ by dilatometry. The polymerization rate was determined to be proportional to the concentration with exponents of 0.42, 0.25 and 0.86 for DPIO, DBA-1 and MMA, respectively.展开更多
The diphenyliodonium salt (DPIOC)/triethylamine (TEA) is used as photoinitiator for radical photopolymerization. It was found that a ground state CT complex formed between DPIOC as electron acceptor and TEA as electro...The diphenyliodonium salt (DPIOC)/triethylamine (TEA) is used as photoinitiator for radical photopolymerization. It was found that a ground state CT complex formed between DPIOC as electron acceptor and TEA as electron donor, which results in extending the photosensitivity range of DPIOC/TEA system up to above 500nm compared with DPIOC alone. The kinetic studies on photopolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) were carried out in CH_3CN: H_2O (14: 1, v/v) mixture solution at 30℃ by dilatometer. The results obtained show that the polymerization rate (R_p) increases with increasing concentrations of DPIOC and TEA with exponent 0. 65 and 0. 62 respectively. The activation energy E_a and k_p/k_^(1/2) value were determined to be 4.1 Kcal mol^(-1) and 0.045 respectively. The other influence factors and reaction mechanism were also discussed.展开更多
Low molecular weight poly(glycidyl methacrylate)s (PGMAs) were prepared by photopolymerization in ethyl acetate, with benzophenone (BP) as photoinitiator, and triethylamine (TEA) as hydrogen donor. The existen...Low molecular weight poly(glycidyl methacrylate)s (PGMAs) were prepared by photopolymerization in ethyl acetate, with benzophenone (BP) as photoinitiator, and triethylamine (TEA) as hydrogen donor. The existence of semipinacol dormant end groups in PGMA was confirmed by FT-IR and ^1H-NMR, and the content of the semipinacol dormant groups was determined quantitatively by ^1H-NMR measurement. The effects of various thctors, such as reaction time, BP concentration and monomer concentration on the synthesis of the polymers were investigated systematically. The molecular weights of the polymers were also investigated with GPC. It is shown that increasing BP concentration and decreasing irradiation time and monomer concentration led to a significant decrease of the molecular weights.展开更多
The radiative curable dendritic acrylated aromatic/aliphatic polyesters based on pentaerythritol, 1,2,4 benzenetricaboxylic anhydride and epoxy propane modified with acryloyl chloride were synthesized via a diver...The radiative curable dendritic acrylated aromatic/aliphatic polyesters based on pentaerythritol, 1,2,4 benzenetricaboxylic anhydride and epoxy propane modified with acryloyl chloride were synthesized via a divergent procedure, and their photopolymerization kinetics was studied by photo differential scanning calorimetry. The mechanical properties and the morphology of the fracture surface of the cured dendritic polyester films were investigated by means of dynamic mechanical thermal analysis and scanning electron microscopy, respectively.展开更多
The photoinitiating system composed of 1-ethyl-3'-methylthiacyanine bro-mide (C-I), 2-chlorohexaarylbiimidazole (o-Cl-HABI) and 3-mercapto-4-methyl-4H-1, 2, 4-triazole (MTA), which act as sensitizer, initiator and...The photoinitiating system composed of 1-ethyl-3'-methylthiacyanine bro-mide (C-I), 2-chlorohexaarylbiimidazole (o-Cl-HABI) and 3-mercapto-4-methyl-4H-1, 2, 4-triazole (MTA), which act as sensitizer, initiator and hydrogen-donor respectively, can beused to initiate the polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA). The kinetic study wascarried out in trichloromathane solution at 30℃ by using dilatometry. The relation be-tween the polymerization rate and the concentrations of C-I, o-Cl-HABI, MTA and MMAwas studied.展开更多
External magnetic field increases the photo-induced polymerization rate of styrene microemulsion.The type of photoinitiator plays an important role. The photoinitiators, used are dimethoxyphenyl acetophenone(DMPA), 1-...External magnetic field increases the photo-induced polymerization rate of styrene microemulsion.The type of photoinitiator plays an important role. The photoinitiators, used are dimethoxyphenyl acetophenone(DMPA), 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenylketone (Irgacure 184) and dimethylhydroxyacetophenone (Darocur 1173). No magnetic effect was observed by using dibenzylketone (DBK) as photoinitiator. The molecular weight of the polymer is slightly affected by magnetic field. The influence of temperature has also been investigated.展开更多
In this work is described the synthesis of a multifunctional thiolated squalene. Thiol-ene coupling reactions were employed to functionalize the six double bonds of squalene, using thiolacetic acid. Hydrolysis of the ...In this work is described the synthesis of a multifunctional thiolated squalene. Thiol-ene coupling reactions were employed to functionalize the six double bonds of squalene, using thiolacetic acid. Hydrolysis of the resulting thioacetates, rendered the corresponding hexathiolated squalene SQ6SH. This compound was further photopolymerized separately with triallyl cyanurate, pentaerythritol triacrylate and diethyleneglycol divinyl ether. Real Time FTIR kinetics revealed that homopolymerization of the ene monomers took place in addition to the thiol-ene photopolymerization. Flexible films were obtained when SQ6SH was photopolymerized in bulk with the above mentioned unsaturated monomers.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50473024)for its financial support.
文摘A benzophenone derivative photoinitiator, HBP-TDI-HQ-TDI-HBP (HTCTH), was synthesized based on 4-hydroxy benzophenone (HBP), toluene-2,4-diisocyanate (TDI) and hydroquinone (HQ). HTCTH was a more effective photoinitiator which had longer wavelength absorption in the UV-vis absorption spectra than the low molecular counterpart benzophenone (BP). It showed that both rate of polymerization (Rp) and final conversion (P) increased with increase of amine and HTCTH concentration in photopolymerization.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 59773011).
文摘The photosensitive initiating system composed of 7-diethylamino-3-(2'-benzimidazolyl)coumarin dye (DEDC) and diphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate (DIHP) which act as the sensitizer and the initiator respectively, can be used to initiate the polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA). The results showed that when exposed to visible light, coumarin dye/iodonium salt undergoes quick electron transfer from DEDC to DIHP and free radicals are produced. The visible light photoinduced reaction between DEDC and DIHP is mainly through the excited singlet state of DEDC and thus it is a little sensitive to O-2. The influence of concentration of DEDC, DIHP and MMA on the rate of photopolymerization of MMA was also investigated.
文摘Photopolymerization of propargyl acetate (PAT) with Michler's ketone (MK) asphotoinitiator in benzene has been investigated for the first time. Some features of the PATphotopolymerization with MK as photoinitiator is described.
基金This project financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project number 59973023)
文摘o-Chloro-hexaarylbiimidazole (o-Cl-HABI) can be sensitized efficiently by the dyes 1-ethyl-3'-methyl thiacyanine bromide (C1), 3,3'-diethyl thiacarbocyanine iodide (C2), and cyclopentanone 2,5-bis[2-(1,3 -dihydro-1,3,3-trimethyl-2H-indol-2-ylidene)ethylidene] (C3) through electron transfer proceses. When exposed to a xenon lamp (filtered by Pyrex glass), the photosensitive systems composed of o-Cl-HABI and the above dyes can produce free radicals which initiate the polymerization of MMA. The photopolymerization kinetics equation was obtained for the o-Cl-HABI/C2 system, R-p = K [C2](0.75)[o-Cl-HABI](0.44)[MTA](0.12)[MMA](1.0). A comparison of the influence of different dyes on the conversion of MMA photopolymerization was conducted.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Project number: 59773011).
文摘The photosensitive system which can initiate methyl methacrylate with visible light was composed of compound 1 bis( eta-5-cyclopentadienyl)-bis[2,6-difluoro-3-(1-H-pyrrolyl)phenyl]titanium (titanocene) and compound 2 [(3,3'-carbonylbis(7-diethylamino coumarin)] (ketocoumarin dye). The high photosensitive initiating efficiency of this photosensitive system could be very promising for efficient system for laser (Ar+ 488 nm) to plate and photocuring for thick coating and ink. The variation of UV-visible spectrum of compound 2 during irradiation indicates that photolysis of compound 2 is through its triplet state and it can be quenched by O-2 The much quicker photobleaching of the photosensitive system suggests that there exists certain quick electron transfer reaction between compounds 1 and 2.
基金Funded by the Innovatory Group Program of the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (2004ABC001)the National "863" Hi-tech Foundation of China (2002AA6Z3083)
文摘Photopolymerization process of glycerin triglycidyl ether based systems was studied by an FT-IR spectrometer.An increase in the rate of polymerization for glycerin triglycidyl ether was evident when 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl-3',4'-epoxycyclohexanecarboxylate was added to it.Its copolymerization mechanism was confirmed by using DSC analysis.The effect of ethoxylated trimethyol propane triacrylate on the rate of polymerization for glycerin triglycidyl ether was also studied,and the formation of interpenetrating network tightly cross-link was proposed.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Toluidine blue(TB) is a good sensitizer for the polymerization of acrylnmide(AM) induced by He-Ne laser. With TB as a sensitizer and various alcoholamine as donors, the photoredox of TB and the polymerization kinetics of AM induced by He-Ne laser were investigated. It was found that either for the photoredox of TB or for the polymerization of AM, the activity of alcoholamine increases in the order of EOA<DEOA <TEOA in TB-alcoholamine sensitized system. The overall apparent kinetic equations of AM polymerization at 30℃ have been determined. In addition, the molecular weights under various conditions was measured.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Two iron-arene complex photoinitiators with different substituents in arene ligands were synthesized, their activities in initiating photopolymerization of cyclohexene oxide (CHO) were compared with that of IRGACURE 261, a commercialized photoinitiator from Ciba-Geigy. A higher activity was found when the arene ligand was substituted with a stronger electron donating group. For the system initiated by IRGACURE 261 the concentration of active centers in CHO polymerization was determined and it was found that the concentration is maximum at around 35℃. The post (dark) polymerization was significant, the polymerization yield decreased with the increase of irradiation temperature and increased with the increase of post polymerization temperature. The results are interpreted based on the mechanism proposed by Lohse, et al..
文摘The kinetics of the photopolymerization of sensitized acrylamide (AM) system induced by He-Ne laser has been investigated. Using methylene blue (MB)-triethanolamine (TEOA) as the photosensitive system, the photopolymerization followed a nonsteady-state kinetic scheme in the initial period of polymerization (the monomer conversion C%<2%) and then followed a steady-state kinetic scheme (5% >C%>2%). Accirding to the steady-state hypothesis, the mechanism of photopolymerization was proposed. The deduced kinetic equation of the photopolymerization of AM is in good coincidence with the experimental results.
基金Financially supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20274023 and 20474036)Guangdong Province Natural Science Foundation(No.021241)are gratefully acknowledged.
文摘Controlled radical photopolymerization of n-butyl methacrylate(n-BMA) mediated by 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy(HTEMPO) was carried out in bulk at ambient temperature. It was found that obtained n-BMA homopolymers exhibited narrow polydispersities of around 1.4, which was characterized by GPC. Plots of number-average molecular weight vs. conversion and Ln([Mo]/[M]) vs. time were liner respectively, indicating that was a controlled photopolymerization.
文摘Several dimethylamino-substituted chalcone (i .e. dimethylaminobenzal acetophenone) (DBA) derivatives with intramolecular charge transfer transition character were used as visible light sensitizers for radical photopolymerization initiated by iodonium salt (DPIO). Initiating radical species is produced from DBA sensitized photolysis of DPIO through the single electron transfer, accompanying the bleaching of DBA, The activity of DBA decreases as a function of substituent attached to phenyl ring in the order: DBA-2 (OCH_3) >DBA-1(H)> DBA-3 (Cl). The kinetic study on photopolymerization of MMA was carried out in CH_3CN solution at 30 ℃ by dilatometry. The polymerization rate was determined to be proportional to the concentration with exponents of 0.42, 0.25 and 0.86 for DPIO, DBA-1 and MMA, respectively.
文摘The diphenyliodonium salt (DPIOC)/triethylamine (TEA) is used as photoinitiator for radical photopolymerization. It was found that a ground state CT complex formed between DPIOC as electron acceptor and TEA as electron donor, which results in extending the photosensitivity range of DPIOC/TEA system up to above 500nm compared with DPIOC alone. The kinetic studies on photopolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) were carried out in CH_3CN: H_2O (14: 1, v/v) mixture solution at 30℃ by dilatometer. The results obtained show that the polymerization rate (R_p) increases with increasing concentrations of DPIOC and TEA with exponent 0. 65 and 0. 62 respectively. The activation energy E_a and k_p/k_^(1/2) value were determined to be 4.1 Kcal mol^(-1) and 0.045 respectively. The other influence factors and reaction mechanism were also discussed.
基金The authors are grateful to the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50433040) for the financial support.
文摘Low molecular weight poly(glycidyl methacrylate)s (PGMAs) were prepared by photopolymerization in ethyl acetate, with benzophenone (BP) as photoinitiator, and triethylamine (TEA) as hydrogen donor. The existence of semipinacol dormant end groups in PGMA was confirmed by FT-IR and ^1H-NMR, and the content of the semipinacol dormant groups was determined quantitatively by ^1H-NMR measurement. The effects of various thctors, such as reaction time, BP concentration and monomer concentration on the synthesis of the polymers were investigated systematically. The molecular weights of the polymers were also investigated with GPC. It is shown that increasing BP concentration and decreasing irradiation time and monomer concentration led to a significant decrease of the molecular weights.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 2 0 0 74 0 34)
文摘The radiative curable dendritic acrylated aromatic/aliphatic polyesters based on pentaerythritol, 1,2,4 benzenetricaboxylic anhydride and epoxy propane modified with acryloyl chloride were synthesized via a divergent procedure, and their photopolymerization kinetics was studied by photo differential scanning calorimetry. The mechanical properties and the morphology of the fracture surface of the cured dendritic polyester films were investigated by means of dynamic mechanical thermal analysis and scanning electron microscopy, respectively.
基金Project 59573009 is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘The photoinitiating system composed of 1-ethyl-3'-methylthiacyanine bro-mide (C-I), 2-chlorohexaarylbiimidazole (o-Cl-HABI) and 3-mercapto-4-methyl-4H-1, 2, 4-triazole (MTA), which act as sensitizer, initiator and hydrogen-donor respectively, can beused to initiate the polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA). The kinetic study wascarried out in trichloromathane solution at 30℃ by using dilatometry. The relation be-tween the polymerization rate and the concentrations of C-I, o-Cl-HABI, MTA and MMAwas studied.
文摘External magnetic field increases the photo-induced polymerization rate of styrene microemulsion.The type of photoinitiator plays an important role. The photoinitiators, used are dimethoxyphenyl acetophenone(DMPA), 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenylketone (Irgacure 184) and dimethylhydroxyacetophenone (Darocur 1173). No magnetic effect was observed by using dibenzylketone (DBK) as photoinitiator. The molecular weight of the polymer is slightly affected by magnetic field. The influence of temperature has also been investigated.
文摘In this work is described the synthesis of a multifunctional thiolated squalene. Thiol-ene coupling reactions were employed to functionalize the six double bonds of squalene, using thiolacetic acid. Hydrolysis of the resulting thioacetates, rendered the corresponding hexathiolated squalene SQ6SH. This compound was further photopolymerized separately with triallyl cyanurate, pentaerythritol triacrylate and diethyleneglycol divinyl ether. Real Time FTIR kinetics revealed that homopolymerization of the ene monomers took place in addition to the thiol-ene photopolymerization. Flexible films were obtained when SQ6SH was photopolymerized in bulk with the above mentioned unsaturated monomers.