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. 2021 Mar 17;60(19):10983–10991. doi: 10.1002/anie.202015677

Scheme 2.

Scheme 2

Proposal for generation of initiating radicals based on PET based on photoexcited CDs including molecular aggregates. Excitation results in formation of the excitated state, which transfers an electron to the acceptor that is a diaryl iodonium cation. This proceeds in the singlet state where the size of the anion [48] separates CD +. and the iodyl radical to diminish electron back transfer resulting in a higher yield of initiating radicals for polymerization.