Side-group polymers, and their use for optical components

A polymer having a poly(meth)acryloyl main chain acting as backbone and, branching off therefrom, at least one covalently bonded photochromic side group of the structure of the following formula:

• ##STR21## at least one covalently bonded non-photochromatic structure of the following formula:
• ##STR22## in which S.sup.1 and S.sup.2 independently of one another are O or S atoms or the NR.sup.1 radical,
• R.sup.1 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl or phenyl,
• T.sup.1 and T.sup.2 independently of one another are the (CR.sup.1,R.sup.12).sub.n radical, which can optionally be interrupted by --O--, --S--, --NR.sup.1 --or --OSiR.sup.1.sub.2 O--,
• n is an integer from 2 to 12,
• Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 independently of one another are --O--,--COO--,--OCO--, --CONR.sup.1--, --NR.sup.1 CO--,--NR.sup.1--, --O--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --COO--or --O--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --CONR.sup.1 --, whereby additionally the combinations S.sup.1 R.sup.1 Q.sup.1 and S.sup.2 T.sup.2 Q.sup.2 independently of one another can be ##STR23## R.sup.2 to R.sup.6 independently of one another are hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, CF.sub.3, nitro, SO.sub.2 CH.sub.3, SO.sub.2 NH.sub.2 or cyano, where at least one of the substituents R.sup.2 to R.sup.6 must be other than hydrogen,
• R.sup.7 to R.sup.9 independently of one another are hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, hydroxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, phenoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylthio, phenylthio, halogen, CF.sub.3, CCl.sub.3, CBr.sub.3, nitro, cyan, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl, COOR.sup.1, aminosulfonyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 - alkylaminosulfonyl, phenylaminosulfonyl, aminocarbonyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylaminocarbonyl, phenylaminocarbonyl,
• R.sup.10 is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, hydroxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, phenoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -acylamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylsulfonylamino,
• R.sup.11 is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, hydroxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, phenoxy,
• Y is a direct bonding, --COO--, --OCO--, --CONH--, --NHCO--, --O--, --NH-- or --N(CH.sub.3)-- and
• X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 independently of one another are hydrogen, hydroxyl, mercapto, CF.sub.3, CCl.sub.3, CBr.sub.3, halogen, cyan, nitro, COOR.sub.1, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 - alkylthio, C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 -aryl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 -aryloxy, C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 arylthio, C.sub.1 - C.sub.6 alkylsulfonyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 --arylsulfonyl, aminosulfonyl alkylaminosulfonyl, phenylaminosulfonyl, aminocarbonyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylaminocarbonyl, phenylaminocarbonyl, N(R.sup.12 ,R.sup.13), NH--CO--R.sup.12, NH--SO.sub.2 --R.sup.12, NH--CO--N--(R.sup.1,R.sup.2), NH--CO--O--R.sup.12 or SO.sub.2 --CF.sub.3, wherein R.sup.12 and R.sup.13 independently of one another are hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or phenyl,
• with the proviso that, if R.sup.7 to R.sup.11 denote hydrogen and ring B is substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, nitro or cyano, at least one second substituent is also present in the ring A --Y-- ring B system.