Photopolymerization, or the use of light to trigger polymerization, is one of the most exciting
technologies for advanced manufacturing of polymers. One of the key components in the …

This chapter attempts to give an overview of the historical development and current progress
of femtosecond laser micro-nanofabrication based on multiphoton absorption, and particular …

Photolabile protecting groups enable biochemists to control the release of bioactive
compounds in living tissue.'Caged compounds'(photoactivatable bioagents) have become …

The computational description of correlated electronic structure, and particularly of excited
states of many-electron systems, is an anticipated application for quantum devices. An …

A two-photon–activatable photoacid generator, based on a bis [(diarylamino) styryl] benzene
core with covalently attached sulfonium moieties, has been synthesized. The photoacid …

Recently, long-wavelength photoinitiating systems for cationic photopolymerization
(LWCPIs) have attracted growing interest due to the wide applications of visible light …

This review focuses upon major achievements and recent advancements in the
development of photoactive molecules which, under controlled illumination, release acidic …

Going fishing! The sulfonium borane [1]+ complexes cyanide in pure water at the maximum
allowable concentration of 50 ppb recommended by the European Union. The high cyanide …

Diaryliodonium salts play an important role as highly efficient photoinitiators in the field of
photopolymerizations. They can rapidly photodecompose to produce free radicals and super …

We herein propose a new type of efficient neutral photoacid generator. A photoinduced 6π-
electrocyclization reaction of photochromic triangle terarylenes triggers subsequent release …