US 4,435,496 AGranted

Photopolymer cleavage imaging system

AssigneeAmerican Hoechst Corporation

InventorsJohn E. Walls, Tulay Duyal

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Abstract

Disclosed are novel photosensitive compositions containing a compound consisting essentially of repeating structural units of an alkyl aryl ether, which are end-capped with a substituent functional group containing an ethylenically unsaturated moiety, and a photosensitizing effective amount of a free radical generating compound. Through the selected exposure of films and coatings prepared from the above composition, it is possible to record information in such materials in a manner as to alter the physical and/or chemical properties of such films and coatings. This selective modification can then be simply manifested by contacting the exposed surface of the film or coating, subsequent to such exposure, with an alkaline developing solution. These compositions are useful in the graphic arts and in the manufacture of printed curcuit boards for the electronics industry.

Claims9

Dependent claims

A photosensitive composition comprising

(a) a polymer of the formula ##STR7## Wherein:
E is selected from the group consisting of one or more of:
##STR8## R.sub.1, R.sub.2 is ##STR9## R.sub.5 is H.sub.1 or CH.sub.3 R.sub.6 is H, aryl, alkyl, aralkyl or phenoxy phenyl
W is --O-- when Z is .dbd.O or is absent when Z is H.sub.2
Z is H.sub.2 or .dbd.O
R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of ##STR10## --CH.sub.2 I, --CH.sub.2 Cl, --CH.sub.2 Br or R.sub.1. where q=0 to 3;
and
M is an aromatic radical selected from the group consisting diaryl aliphatic hydrocarbon, diaryl ethers, diaryl sulfides, diaryl sulfones, diaryl amines, diaryl ketones and diaryl diketones;
and
R.sub.4 =R.sub.3
G=X or Y
R.sub.7 =R.sub.4 when S=X or is absent when S=Y
m=1 to 3
p=1 to 8
Y=--CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.2 --
X=--CH.sub.2 --;
and
(b) a free radical generating photosensitizer in an amount effective to cause the cleavage of said part (a) polymer upon exposure to actinic radiation.

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