Solvent-developable printing formulations with improved processing characteristics

A method for enhancing the properties of a solvent-developable photosensitive resin, said method comprising combining an effective amount of a coordination complex with the resin, wherein the coordination complex has the formula M+(Q), wherein M is an alkali metal, and Q is an anionic ligand having the structure:

• (E—X)—R
• wherein:
• E is NRa, PRa, O, or S, wherein Ra is —H, optionally substituted C1 to C20 alkyl, or optionally substituted aryl,
• X is optional and if present, is carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, SO2, or imine, and
• R is —H, optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl or alkenyl, or optionally substituted aryl.

A method for improving the release of a substrate on which an image is being imparted from the printing surface containing said image, said method comprising combining an effective amount of a coordination complex with a resin, wherein the coordination complex has the formula M+(Q), wherein M is an alkali metal, and Q is an anionic ligand having the structure:

• (E—X)—R
• wherein:
• E is NRa, PRa, O, or S, wherein Ra is —H, optionally substituted C1 to C20 alkyl, or optionally substituted aryl,
• X is optional and if present, is carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, SO2, or imine, and
• R is —H, optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl or alkenyl, or optionally substituted aryl.

A method for improving the processing characteristics of a solvent-developable photosensitive resin, said method comprising combining an effective amount of a coordination complex with the resin, wherein the coordination complex has the formula M+(Q), wherein M is an alkali metal, and Q is an anionic ligand having the structure:

• (E—X)—R
• wherein:
• E is NRa, PRa, O, or S, wherein Ra is —H, optionally substituted C1 to C20 alkyl, or optionally substituted aryl,
• X is optional and if present, is carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, SO2, or imine, and
• R is —H, optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl or alkenyl, or optionally substituted aryl.

A formulation comprising a solvent-developable photosensitive resin and a metal-containing additive, wherein said resin comprises a photosensitive copolymer, a basic nitrogen-containing compound, an unsaturated monomer, and optionally a photopolymerization initiator, wherein the photosensitive copolymer comprises an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, a polyfunctional vinyl monomer, and a monofunctional vinyl monomer, and wherein said metal-containing additive is a coordination complex of the formula M+n(Q)m, wherein:

• M is a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, Ag, Au, Re, Ru, Rh, Ir, Pd, and Pt;
• n and m are integers from 1 to 4;
• and
• Q is an anionic ligand having the structure:
• (E—X)y—R
• wherein:
• E is NRa, PRa, O, or S, wherein Ra is —H, optionally substituted C1 to C20 alkyl, or optionally substituted aryl,
• X is optional and if present, is carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, SO2, or imine, and
• R is —H, optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl or alkenyl, or optionally substituted aryl, and
• y is 1, 2, or 3.

A method for enhancing the properties of a solvent-developable photosensitive resin, said method comprising combining an effective amount of a coordination complex with the resin, wherein said resin comprises a photosensitive copolymer, a basic nitrogen-containing compound, an unsaturated monomer, and optionally a photopolymerization initiator, wherein the copolymer comprises an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, a polyfunctional vinyl monomer, and a monofunctional vinyl monomer, and wherein said metal-containing additive is a coordination complex of the formula M+n(Q)m, wherein:

• M is a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, Ag, Au, Re, Ru, Rh, Ir, Pd, and Pt;
• n and m are integers from 1 to 4;
• and
• Q is an anionic ligand having the structure:
• (E—X)—R
• wherein:
• E is NRa, PRa, O, or S, wherein Ra is —H, optionally substituted C1 to C20 alkyl, or optionally substituted aryl,
• X is optional and if present, is carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, SO2, or imine, and
• R is —H, optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl or alkenyl, or optionally substituted aryl.

A method for improving the release of a substrate on which an image is being imparted from the printing surface containing said image, said method comprising combining an effective amount of a coordination complex with a resin, wherein the coordination complex has the formula M+n(Q)m, wherein:

• M is a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, Ag, Au, Re, Ru, Rh, Ir, Pd, and Pt;
• n and m are integers from 1 to 4;
• and
• Q is an anionic ligand having the structure:
• (E—X)—R
• wherein:
• E is NRa, PRa, O, or S, wherein Ra is —H, optionally substituted C1 to C20 alkyl, or optionally substituted aryl,
• X is optional and if present, is carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, SO2, or imine, and
• R is —H, optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl or alkenyl, or optionally substituted aryl, and
• wherein the resin comprises a photosensitive copolymer, a basic nitrogen-containing compound, an unsaturated monomer, and optionally a photopolymerization initiator, wherein the copolymer comprises an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, a polyfunctional vinyl monomer, and a monofunctional vinyl monomer.

A method for improving the processing characteristics of a solvent-developable photosensitive resin, said method comprising combining an effective amount of a coordination complex with the resin, wherein the coordination complex has the formula M+n(Q)m, wherein:

• M is a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, Ag, Au, Re, Ru, Rh, Ir, Pd, and Pt;
• n and m are integers from 1 to 4;
• and
• Q is an anionic ligand having the structure:
• (E—X)—R
• wherein:
• E is NRa, PRa, O, or S, wherein Ra is —H, optionally substituted C1 to C20 alkyl, or optionally substituted aryl,
• X is optional and if present, is carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, SO2, or imine, and
• R is —H, optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl or alkenyl, or optionally substituted aryl, and
• wherein the resin comprises a photosensitive copolymer, a basic nitrogen-containing compound, an unsaturated monomer, and optionally a photopolymerization initiator, wherein the copolymer comprises an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, a polyfunctional vinyl monomer, and a monofunctional vinyl monomer.