Photooxidizable initiator composition and photosensitive materials containing the same
AssigneeSpectra Group Limited, Inc.
InventorsDouglas C. Neckers, Jianmin Shi
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Abstract
Disclosed is a photooxidizable initiator composition comprising a fluorone initiator and a coinitiator which is capable of accepting an electron from the fluorone upon excitation of the fluorone by actinic radiation, wherein the composition produces free radicals which initiate free radical reactions; and photohardenable compositions which comprise a free radical polymerizable compound, a fluorone initiator and a coinitiator capable of accepting an electron from the fluorone upon exposure of the composition to actinic radiation, and producing free radicals which initiate free radical polymerization.
Claims20
A photohardenable composition comprising a free radical polymerizable compound, a halogen substituted fluorone represented by the formulas (I) or (II) ##STR11## where Y is oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, or >C=O, R is hydrogen, alkenyl, alkyl, alkynyl or an electron withdrawing group selected from the group consisting of quaternary amino, nitro, nitroso, cyano, --SO.sub.3 R', --SO.sub.2 R', halogen, trihalomethyl, --CHO, carbamoyl, sulfamoyl, sulfinyl, --COOR' COR", --C(O)OCOR', NCS and NCO where R' is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, or aralkyl;
- and R.sup.1 -R.sup.6 are the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, SO.sub.3 R, SO.sub.2 R, SO.sub.2, NRS, NO.sub.2, NCO, NCS (CH.sub.2).sub.n NCO, (CH.sub.2).sub.n NCS, CN, (CH.sub.2).sub.n CN, (CH.sub.2).sub.n COOR', (CH.sub.2).sub.n CONR.sub.2, (CH.sub.2).sub.n X, or (CH.sub.2).sub.n NR.sub.2, provided that at least one of R.sup.1 -R.sup.6 is a halogen atom;
- n is 1 to 6;
- R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may combine to form a 10 to 12 membered ring;
- and R" is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, N-imido, or NR.sup.2 ;
- and a coinitator selected from the group consisting of nitrohalomethanes, diazosulfones, onium salts, ferrocenium salts and thiapyrylium salts, said coinitiator capable of accepting an electron from said flurone upon exposure of said composition to actinic radiation and producing free radicals which initiate free radical polymerization or crosslinking of said free radical polymerizable or crosslinkable compound.
A photosensitive material comprising a support having a layer of photohardenable composition on the surface thereof, said photohardenable composition comprising a free radical polymerizable compound, a halogen substituted fluorone represented by the formula (I) or (II), where Y is oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, or <C=O, R is hydrogen, alkenyl, alkyl, alkynyl or an electron withdrawing group selected from the group consisting of quaternary amino, nitro, nitroso, cyano, --SO.sub.3 R', --SO.sub.2 R', halogen, trihalomethyl, --CHO, carbamoyl, sulfamoyl, sulfinyl, --COOR' COR", --(O)OCOR', NCS and NCO where R' is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, or aralkyl;
- and R.sup.1 -R.sup.6 are the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, SO.sub.3 R, SO.sub.2 R, SO.sub.2, NRS, NO.sub.2, NCO, NCS (CH.sub.2).sub.n NCO, (CH.sub.2).sub.n NCS, CN, (CH.sub.2).sub.n CN, (CH.sub.2).sub.n COOR', (CH.sub.2).sub.n CONR.sub.2, (CH.sub.2).sub.n X, or (CH.sub.2).sub.n NR.sub.2, provided that at least one of R.sup.1 -R.sup.6 is a halogen atom;
- n is 1 to 6;
- R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may combine to form a 10 to 12 membered ring;
- and R" is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, N-imido, or NR.sub.2 ;
- and a coinitiator selected from the group consisting of nitrohalomethane, diazosulfone, onium salts, ferrocenium salts and thiapyrylium salts, said coinitiator being capable of accepting an electron from said fluorone upon exposure of said composition to actinic radiation and producing free radicals which initiate free radical polymerization or crosslinking of said free radical polymerizable or crosslinkable compound.
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