title: NHC-boranes: air- and water-tolerant co-initiators for type II photopolymerizations.
abstract: N-Hetereocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes of boranes are stable compounds that can be used as co-initiators for the type II photopolymerization of acrylates. The present account summarizes this new development for polymerization and boron chemistry. In particular, NHC-boranes are air-  and water-tolerant, which enhances the practicality of the photopolymerizations.
authors.affiliation: ICSN CNRS, Av. de la Terrasse, F-91198 Gif s/Yvette Cedex, France. emmanuel.lacote@icsn.cnrs-gif.fr
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lacôte
authors.forename: Dennis P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Curran
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lalevée
mesh_terms: D000179:Acrylates / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000388:Air; D001880:Boranes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000737:chemistry; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008697:Methane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D058105:Polymerization; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000179:Acrylates; D001880:Boranes; D005609:Free Radicals; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D014867:Water; C030011:carbene; D008697:Methane