Photogeneration of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: Application in Photoinduced Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization

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Synthesis of 1,3-Dimesitylimidazolium Tetraphenylborate (IMesH⁺BPh₄^‐)

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Photogeneration of 1,3-Dimesitylimidazol-2-ylidene (IMes) and Formation of the 1,3-Dimesitylimidazolium-2-dithiocarboxylate Adduct (IMes-CS₂)

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Spectrophotometric Titration of Photogenerated IMes

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Photoinduced Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (PhotoROMP) of Norbornene (NB) in Miniemulsion

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Results: Characterization of N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Products

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Conclusion