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Liquid Monomer: History
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Subjects: Chemistry, Organic
Contributor: Helena Kang

Liquid monomers serve as reactive precursors in photopolymerization, undergoing rapid polymerization upon exposure to light, enabling the formation of solid polymer networks with tailored properties [1]. Its defining scope is the molecular transformation, structure, or mechanistic feature stated in that description; a reagent, catalyst, solvent, or processing condition is not itself the concept unless it determines that defining feature. At the molecular level, the classification depends on the identity of the participating functional groups and on the connectivity or stereochemical change that distinguishes the product or intermediate. Related variants may differ in substrate class, catalyst, or elementary pathway while retaining the same central structural criterion [2]. The term therefore has a narrower meaning than general chemical reactivity: processes that merely share a reagent, reaction condition, or product family belong to the concept only when they satisfy the same defining bond change or structural criterion. This boundary separates the concept from neighboring transformations that alter a similar functional group by a different net pathway. The description identifies the chemical class itself and does not prescribe a single experimental protocol.

  • liquid monomer
  • polymer
  • monomer

Photopolymerization techniques and applications • Organic Chemistry • Chemistry • Physical Sciences

References

  1. YiKai Wang; Chuanrong Liu; Yiwen Li; Long Shi; Lin Yang; Lu Yao; Wenju Jiang; Junfeng Zheng; Zhongde Dai; A Review on Monomer Design for Interfacial Polymerization: Bridging Liquid Separation and Gas Separation Membranes. Sep. Purif. Technol. 2026, 394, 137593, 10.1016/j.seppur.2026.137593.
  2. Marcella Schmidt; Carla Bottoli; Synthesis of Hybrid Monolithic Columns Using a Click Chemistry Reaction for Application in Capillary Liquid Chromatography. J. Braz. Chem. Soc. 2019, 30, 2590-2598, 10.21577/0103-5053.20190174.
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