Synthesis of new stilbene-benzophenone dyads through multi-step route as well as one-pot method.
Efficient visible light photoinitiating polymerization of methyl methacrylate by the new dyads.
The transient triplet–triplet absorption of the new dyads determined by laser flash photolysis.
The production of free radicals demonstrated by ESR trapping.
The thermal stability of the new dyads demonstrated by differential scanning calorimetry and thermograving.