Detail

Active Light-Controlled Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization

Rodriguez, Victoria C.; Ramirez, Salma P.; Darby, Daniel R.; Greenlee, Andrew J.; Bean, Ren H.; Fairchild, David C.; Jansen, Annika L.; Gallegos, Shantae C.; Moore, Jeffery S.; Leguizamon, Samuel. C.; Appelhans, Leah N.

Year

2026

Source Name

a0934d24-417d-4536-ada5-319eb11da027

License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

Contacts

lappelh@sandia.gov samuel.luguizamon@srnl.doe.gov

DOI

10.18126/9p20-c361 View on Datacite
Frontal ring-opening metathesis polymerization (FROMP) is a self-propagating, energy-efficient polymerization method used to fabricate polymeric materials. This dataset describes a photochemical approach for controlling the FROMP of dicyclopentadiene (DCPD). A photobase generator is used to inhibit polymerization under 365 nm light, while a photosensitizer combined with a co-initiator enables acceleration of the reaction under 470 nm light. Together, these components provide orthogonal, light-meditated control over front velocity.