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. 2023 Oct 18;19:1580–1603. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.19.116

Scheme 20.

Scheme 20

Depolymerization mechanism of common photoresists. (a) A possible mechanism of radiation decomposition of poly(methyl methacrylate). (b) A proposed mechanism of simultaneous radical/cationic decomposition of poly(olefin sulfone) upon radiation [197].