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Cover Feature: Tetraacylstannanes as Long‐Wavelength Visible‐Light Photoinitiators with Intriguing Low Toxicity (Chem. Eur. J. 33/2018)
Author(s) -
Radebner Judith,
Eibel Anna,
Leypold Mario,
Jungwirth Nina,
Pickl Thomas,
Torvisco Ana,
Fischer Roland,
Fischer Urs Karl,
Moszner Norbert,
Gescheidt Georg,
Stueger Harald,
Haas Michael
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201802605
Subject(s) - wavelength , cover (algebra) , limiting , photochemistry , visible spectrum , irradiation , feature (linguistics) , chemistry , materials science , optoelectronics , physics , engineering , mechanical engineering , nuclear physics , linguistics , philosophy
A new photoinitiating system based on tin as the central atom was synthesized for the first time. The photoreactivity of this compound class was investigated and shown to be excellent for applications with long‐wavelength irradiation. Tetraacylstannanes break the limiting border of 450 nm and can therefore be cured with light sources emitting beyond that barrier. Intriguingly, a low toxicity for the compounds was found, which paves the way for the implementation of tetraacylstannanes in biomedical applications. More information can be found in the Communication by J. Radebner and M. Haas et al. on page 8281.