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Preparation of Light-responsive Membranes by a Combined Surface Grafting and Postmodification Process
Published on: March 21, 2014
Photocatalytic functionalization of thin-layer membranes using a monomer truncation strategy
Jorge Vega-Fernández1, Vanesa Marcos1,2, Jesús Álvarez3,4,5,6
1Departamento de Química Orgánica (Módulo 1), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 28049-Madrid Spain jose.aleman@uam.es alberto.fraile@uam.es https://josealemanlara.wixsite.com/froncat.
Abstract:
We present the design and synthesis of two new organic polymer films making use of a liquid-liquid interfacial amine-acid chloride polymerization strategy. One of them was additionally functionalized in situ by the anchoring of N-phenyl-phenothiazine through a monomer truncation strategy, which endowed it with photocatalytic activity. This photoactive film displays interesting luminescence phenomena that were used for the oxidation of a variety of sulphides to their corresponding sulfoxides and reduction of aryl bromines.

