The spatiotemporal control that light affords the polymer chemist is one of the most powerful tools at their disposal. Photochemistry has been an integral part to the development of polymer science almost since its inception. Over the last half century, photochemistry has slowly developed into two sub-groups–catalyzed and noncatalyzed photochemistry. Herein, the current state-of-the-art with regard to the design, synthesis, and implementation of non-catalyzed photoactive moieties within macromolecules is outlined. We additionally summarize the current challenges and future outlook for the field of non-catalyzed macromolecular photochemistry including the design and implementation of red-shifted photoactive moieties, elucidating the complex nature of photoexcited states, and the ultimate goal of achieving perfectly wavelength independent ligations in order to create and manipulate intricate macromolecular architectures.

光为聚合物化学家提供的时空控制是可支配的最强大的工具之一。自从成立以来，光化学一直是高分子科学发展不可或缺的一部分。在过去的半个世纪中，光化学已慢慢发展为两个子类别：催化光化学和非催化光化学。本文概述了大分子中非催化光敏部分的设计，合成和实施方面的最新技术。我们还总结了非催化大分子光化学领域的当前挑战和未来前景，包括红移光敏部分的设计和实现，阐明了光激发态的复杂性质，