A kit for forming a substantially transparent film comprising:
- a) one or more monomers of formula (I):
- wherein:
- m is an integer 0, 1 or 2;
- R1, R2, R3 and R4 are the same or different and each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, methyl, ethyl, linear or branched (C3-C16)alkyl, perfluoro(C1-C12)alkyl, hydroxy(C1-C16)alkyl, (C3-C12)cycloalkyl, (C6-C12)bicycloalkyl, (C7-C14)tricycloalkyl, (C6-C10)aryl, (C6-C10)aryl(C1-C6)alkyl, perfluoro(C6-C10)aryl, perfluoro(C6-C10)aryl(C1-C3)alkyl, tri(C1-C6)alkoxysilyl and a group of formula (A):
- —Z-Aryl (A)
- wherein:
- Z is a bond or a group selected from the group consisting of:
- (CR5R6)a, O(CR5R6)a, (CR5R6)aO, (CR5R6)a—O—(CR5R6)b, (CR5R6)a—O—(SiR5R6)b, (CR5R6)a—(CO)O—(CR5R6)b, (CR5R6)a—O(CO)—(CR5R6)b, (CR5R6)a—(CO)—(CR5R6)b, where a and b are integers which may be the same or different and each independently is 1 to 12;
- R5 and R6 are the same or different and each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, linear or branched (C3-C6)alkyl, hydroxy, methoxy, ethoxy, linear or branched (C3-C6)alkyloxy, acetoxy, (C2-C6)acyl, hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl, linear or branched hydroxy(C3-C6)alkyl, phenyl and phenoxy;
- Aryl is phenyl or phenyl substituted with one or more of groups selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, linear or branched (C3-C6)alkyl, hydroxy, methoxy, ethoxy, linear or branched (C3-C6)alkyloxy, acetoxy, (C2-C6)acyl, hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl, linear or branched hydroxy(C3-C6)alkyl, phenyl and phenoxy;
- b) an organo-ruthenium compound selected from the group consisting of a compound of formula (II) and a compound of formula (III):
- wherein
- L is PR3, wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, linear or branched (C3-C6)alkyl, (C3-C8)cycloalkyl and (C6-C10)aryl;
- R7 and R8 are the same or different and each independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, linear or branched (C3-C6)alkyl, methoxy, ethoxy and linear or branched (C3-C6)alkyloxy;
- R9 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, linear or branched (C3-C6)alkyl, (C6-C10)aryl and (C6-C10)aryl(C1-C6)alkyl;
- Ar1, Ar2 and Ar3 are the same or different and each independently selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl and substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl, wherein each of said substituents are independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl and linear or branched (C3-C6)alkyl;
- and
- c) a compound of formula (IV) or a compound of formula (V):
- wherein
- n is an integer from 0 to 4;
- each R10 is independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl and tert-butyl;
- R11 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, linear or branched (C3-C6)alkyl, (C6-C10)aryl, methoxy, ethoxy, linear or branched (C3-C6)alkoxy, (C6-C10)aryloxy and halogen;
- d) a photoactive compound of formula (VI):
- wherein
- Y is halogen;
- and
- R30 and R31 are the same or different and independently of each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, linear or branched (C3-C12)alkyl, (C3-C12)cycloalkyl, (C6-C12)bicycloalkyl, (C7-C14)tricycloalkyl, (C6-C10)aryl, (C6-C10)aryl(C1-C3)alkyl, (C1-C12)alkoxy, (C3-C12)cycloalkoxy, (C6-C12)bicycloalkoxy, (C7-C14)tricycloalkoxy, (C6-C10)aryloxy(C1-C3)alkyl and (C6-C10)aryloxy;
- and
- e) a compound of formula (VII):
- wherein
- n is an integer from 0 to 4;
- each R32 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, linear or branched (C3-C12)alkyl, (C3-C12)cycloalkyl, (C6-C12)bicycloalkyl, (C7-C14)tricycloalkyl, (C6-C10)aryl, (C6-C10)aryl(C1-C3)alkyl, (C1-C12)alkoxy, (C3-C12)cycloalkoxy, (C6-C12)bicycloalkoxy, (C7-C14)tricycloalkoxy, (C6-C10)aryloxy(C1-C3)alkyl and (C6-C10)aryloxy.