Compounds for coordinating with a metal, compositions containing such compounds, and methods of catalyzing reactions

A composition comprising:

• a). a reactive material comprising at least one of:
• i). one or more cationic polymerizable components;
• and
• ii). an active hydrogen functional first component, and a second component reactive with the active hydrogen groups of the first component to form a polymer;
• and
• b). a latent catalyst comprising a reaction product formed from components comprising:
• i. a ligand derived from a compound comprising a chemical structure represented by Formula (1)-B,
• wherein, EPD represents a group comprising an electron pair donor atom;
• Z comprises carbon or nitrogen;
• B and B′ are each independently an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, an alkenyl group, or alkynyl group, or B and B′ taken together form a spirocyclic group comprising a nitrogen or a sulfur atom directly bonded to the 2-position;
• R1 and R2 each independently comprise a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a haloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, an amino group, a nitrogen-containing heterocycle group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an aryloxy group, an aralkyl, a nitrile group, a nitro group, a formyl group, a carboxylic acid group, a ketone group, an ester group, a carboxylate group, a halo group, a group comprising a siloxane, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a spirocyclic group, or any combination thereof, or Ri and R2 together form a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an aromatic, or a heteroaromatic group;
• each R3 independently comprises a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a haloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, an amino group, a nitrogen-containing heterocycle group, an alkylthio group, an arythio group, an aryloxy group, an aralkyl, a nitrile group, a nitro group, a formyl group, a carboxylic acid group, a ketone group, an ester group, a carboxylate group, a halo group, a group comprising a siloxane, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, or any combination thereof:
• a bond between positions 3 and 4 is a single bond or a double bond, with the proviso that Z is carbon when the bond between positions 3 and 4 is a single bond;
• and
• m and n are each independently a number selected from 0 to 2;
• p is a number selected from 0 to 3;
• and
• ii. a metal compound sufficient to catalyze the reaction of the reactive material.

A method of catalyzing a reaction comprising irradiating a composition comprising:

• a). a reactive material comprising at least one of:
• i). one or more cationic polymerizable components;
• and
• ii). an active hydrogen functional first component, and a second component reactive with the active hydrogen groups of the first component;
• and
• b). a latent catalyst comprising a reaction product formed from components comprising:
• i. a ligand derived from a compound represented by Formula (1)-B,
• wherein, EPD represents a group comprising an electron pair donor atom;
• Z comprises carbon or nitrogen;
• B and B′ are each independently an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, an alkenyl group, or alkynyl group, or B and B′ taken together form a spirocyclic group;
• R1 and R2 each independently comprise a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a haloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, an amino group, a nitrogen-containing heterocycle group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an aryloxy group, an aralkyl, a nitrile group, a nitro group, a formyl group, a carboxylic acid group, a ketone group, an ester group, a carboxylate group, a halo group, a group comprising a siloxane, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a spirocyclic group, or any combination thereof, or R1 and R2 together form a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an aromatic, or a heteroaromatic group;
• each R3 independently comprises a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a haloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, an amino group, a nitrogen-containing heterocycle group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an aryloxy group, an aralkyl, a nitrile group, a nitro group, a formyl group, a carboxylic acid group, a ketone group, an ester group, a carboxylate group, a halo group, a group comprising a siloxane, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, or any combination thereof;
• a bond between positions 3 and 4 is a single bond or a double bond, with the proviso that Z is carbon when the bond between positions 3 and 4 is a single bond;
• and
• m and n are each independently a number selected from 0 to 2
• p is a number selected from o to 3;
• and
• ii. a metal compound sufficient to catalyze the reactive material,
• wherein the composition is irradiated with actinic radiation such that the ligand is disassociated from the reaction product.