Macrophotoinitiators

A photoinitiator compound comprising a photoactive moiety Q and an amine functionality, the photoinitiator compound represented by formula (1)

• wherein
• R4 and R5 are a photoactive moiety Q;
• R6 is linear or branched C1-C20alkyl which optionally is substituted by one or more identical or different Y2;
• or is linear or branched C2-C20alkyl which is interrupted by one or more identical or different Y1 and which interrupted C2-C20alkyl optionally is substituted by one or more identical or different Y2;
• or is a group E-R9 or E1-R13;
• Q is a photoactive moiety
• wherein the asterisk (*) denotes the bonding to the N atom;
• g and g′ are 0;
• R1 and R′1 independently of each other are hydrogen, linear or branched C1-C6alkyl, OC1-C3alkyl, OR3, NO2, CN, (CO)OR2 or halogen;
• Z is a group
• wherein the double asterisk (**) denotes the bonding to the phenyl ring and the asterisk (*)denotes the bonding to the nitrogen atom;
• X is O;
• R2 is hydrogen or C1-C6alkyl;
• R3 is hydrogen or (CO)CH3;
• Y1 is O or NR16;
• Y2 is N(R10)(R11);
• R9 is G2-N(R10)(R11) or hydrogen;
• R10 and R11 independently of each other are a photoactive moiety Q, hydrogen,
• or R10 and R11 are linear or branched C2-C18alkyl which is interrupted by one or more O and which interrupted C2-C18alkyl optionally is substituted by OR12;
• R12 is hydrogen;
• R13 is N(R10)(R11);
• R16 is a photoactive moiety Q, hydrogen, or linear or branched C2-C18alkyl which is interrupted by one or more O and which interrupted C2-C18alkyl optionally is substituted by OR12 or NR10R11;
• E is a group
• wherein the asterisk (*) denotes the bond to the N-atom;
• G2 in the multiple occurring moieties
• are identical or different and are linear or branched C2-C6alkylene;
• a in the multiple occurring moieties
• independently are an integer 1-50;
• M in the multiple occurring moieties
• are identical or different and are O or N(R16);
• E1 is a group
• wherein the asterisk (*) denotes the bond to the N-atom;
• e is 1;
• G3 in the multiple occurring moieties
• are identical or different and are linear or branched C2-C6alkylene;
• the sum of b+c+d is an integer 1-12;
• and
• R23 is linear or branched C1-C6alkyl.