Copolymerizable methine and anthraquinone compounds and articles containing them

A compound having the molecular structure of Formula II:

• wherein:
• R and R1 are independently selected from C1-C12-alkyl, substituted C1-C12-alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-alkenyl, —(CHR′CHR″O—)n—R4, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, C1-C12-acyl, substituted-C1-C12-acyl, -L-Q and -Q;
• or R and R1 are combined to make phthalimido, succinimido, morpholino, thiomorpholino, pyrrolidino, piperidino, piperazino, or thiomorpholino-S,S-dioxide;
• R2 is selected from hydrogen or one or two groups selected from hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy and halogen;
• X1 is selected from cyano, —CO2—C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, carbamoyl, C1-C6-alkanoyl, aroyl, aryl, heteroaryl and —COY;
• X2 is —COY or carbamoyl;
• R′ and R″ are independently selected from hydrogen and C1-C12-alkyl;
• Y is selected from —NR′-L-Q, and —N-(L-Q)2;
• L is a divalent organic radical selected from C1-C6-alkylene-O—, C1-C6-alkylene-NR′—;
• arylene-C1-C6-alkylene-O—, arylene-C1-C6-alkylene-NR′—, arylene-O(CHR′CHR″O)n—, C1-C6-alkylene-Y1—(CHR′CHR″O—)n—, and —(CHR′CHR″O—)n—;
• Y1 is selected from —O—, —S—, —SO2—, —N(SO2R5)—, and —N(COR5)—;
• R4 is selected from hydrogen, C1-C12-alkyl, C1-C6-alkanoyl and aryl;
• R5 is C1-C12-alkyl, substituted C1-C12-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl or aryl;
• n is an integer from 1 to 100;
• Q is:
• wherein:
• R6 is hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl;
• R7 is:
• hydrogen;
• C1-C6 alkyl;
• phenyl;
• phenyl substituted with one or more groups selected from C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, —N(C1-C6-alkyl)2, nitro, cyano, C1-C6-alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6-alkanoyloxy and halogen;
• 1- or 2-naphthyl;
• 1- or 2-naphthyl substituted with C1-C6-alkyl or C1-C6-alkoxy;
• 2- or 3-thienyl;
• 2- or 3-thienyl substituted with C1-C6-alkyl or halogen;
• 2- or 3-furyl;
• or 2- or 3-furyl substituted with C1-C6-alkyl;
• R8 and R9 are, independently, hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, or aryl;
• or R8 and R9 are combined to represent a CH23-5 radical;
• R10 is hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C8-alkenyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl or aryl;
• and
• R11 is hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl or aryl;
• and
• the compound comprises at least one Q group.