title: Photoinduced heterodisulfide metathesis for reagent-free synthesis of polymer nanoparticles.
abstract: Reagent-free synthetic methods are of great interest because of their simplicity and implications in green chemistry. We have taken advantage of photoinduced heterodisulfide metathesis to generate crosslinked polymer nanoparticles. The method of development and the mechanistic basis for the synthetic approach are outlined in this communication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA. thai@chem.umass.edu.
authors.forename: Longyu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Cunfeng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thayumanavan
mesh_terms: D004220:Disulfides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D004220:Disulfides; D011108:Polymers