Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
222 words
In a photopolymerizable composition comprising (1) an addition-polymerizable compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond and (2) a photopolymerization initiator as essential components, the improvement which comprises said photopolymerization initiator comprising a combination of (a) a 5-isoxazolone represented by the general formula (1) and (b) an aromatic carbonyl compound, a dialkylamino aromatic carbonyl compound represented by any of formulae (2) to (5), a compound represented by the formula (6) or 2-(α-thioxophenetylidene)-3-methylnaphtho[1,2-d][1,3]thiazoline: ##STR31## wherein in the formula (1) A 1 and A 2 each represent an alkyl group, an alkylcarbonyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryl group, an arylcarbonyl group or a hydrogen atom and may be the same or different; in formulae (2) to (5) R 1 and R 2 each represent an alkyl group and may be the same or different, R 3 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, and X represents a substituent having a Hammett's σ value in the range of about -0.9 to +0.7; and in the formula (6) R 4 represents an alkyl group or an alkenyl group, R 5 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, a thienyl group or a furyl group, and Z represents an atomic group necessary to form a nitrogen containing heterocyclic ring.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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In a photopolymerizable composition comprising (1) an addition-polymerizable compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond and (2) a photopolymerization initiator as essential components, the improvement which comprises said photopolymerization initiator comprising a combination of (a) a 5-isoxazolone represented by the general formula (1) and (b) an aromatic carbonyl compound, a dialkylamino aromatic carbonyl compound represented by any of formulae (2) to (5), a compound represented by the formula (6) or 2-(α-thioxophenetylidene)-3-methylnaphtho[1,2-d][1,3]thiazoline: ##STR31## wherein in the formula (1) A 1 and A 2 each represent an alkyl group, an alkylcarbonyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryl group, an arylcarbonyl group or a hydrogen atom and may be the same or different; in formulae (2) to (5) R 1 and R 2 each represent an alkyl group and may be the same or different, R 3 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, and X represents a substituent having a Hammett's σ value in the range of about -0.9 to +0.7; and in the formula (6) R 4 represents an alkyl group or an alkenyl group, R 5 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, a thienyl group or a furyl group, and Z represents an atomic group necessary to form a nitrogen containing heterocyclic ring.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 1 which additionally contains (3) a polymer having film-forming ability and compatibility with the components (1) and (2) as a binder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claims 1 or 2, wherein component (a) is 3-phenyl-5-isoxazolone or 4-ethoxycarbonyl-5-isoxazolone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claims 1 or 2, wherein component (b) is an aromatic carbonyl compound.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 4, wherein the aromatic carbonyl compound is a benzanthrone or an anthrone.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 4, wherein the aromatic carbonyl compound is 1,2-benzo-9,10-anthraquinone or 2-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claims 1 or 2, wherein component (b) is a dialkylamino aromatic carbonyl compound represented by any of the formulae (2) to (5).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 7, wherein the dialkylamino aromatic carbonyl compound is a compound having a p-dialkylaminocinnamoyl group represented by the formula (2).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 7, wherein the dialkylamino aromatic carbonyl compound is a p-dialkylaminochalcone derivative represented by the formula (3).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 9, wherein the p-dialkylaminochalcone derivative is p-dimethylaminochalcone.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 7, wherein the dialkylamino aromatic carbonyl compound is a chalcone derivative represented by the formula (4).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 7, wherein the dialkylamino aromatic carbonyl compound is p-dialkylaminostyryl styryl ketone derivative represented by the formula (5).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 12, wherein the p-dialkylaminosytyrl styryl ketone derivative is p-dimethylaminostyryl styryl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl m-chlorostyryl ketone or p-dimethylaminostyryl p-methoxystyryl ketone.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claims 1 or 2, wherein component (b) is a compound represented by the formula (6).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 14, wherein the compound represented by the formula (6) is ##STR32##
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 14, wherein the compound represented by the formula (6) is ##STR33##
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claims 1 or 2, wherein component (b) is 2-(α-thioxophenetylidene)-3-methylnaphtho[1,2-d][1,3]thiazoline.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claims 1 or 2, wherein said 5-isoxazolone is selected from the group consisting of 3-methyl-3-phenyl-5-isoxazolone, 5-isoxazolone, 3-ethyl-5-isoxazolone, 3-acetyl-5-isoxazolone and 4-ethoxycarbonyl-5-isoxazolone.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 4, wherein said aromatic carbonyl compound contains one or two oxo-oxygen atoms.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 4, wherein said aromatic carbonyl compound is an aromatic acyloin, an aromatic acyloin ether, an aromatic ketone or a polynuclear condensation type quinone.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 20, wherein said quinone is an anthraquinone or a phenanthraquinone.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claims 1 or 2, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, a dimethylamino group, a diethylamino group, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom and a cyano group.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 8, wherein said compound of the formula (2) is selected from the group consisting of p-dimethylaminostyryl methyl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl ethyl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl propyl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl butyl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl isobutyl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl tert-butyl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl cyclohexyl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl phenetyl ketone, methyl p-dimethylaminocinnamate, ethyl p-dimethylaminocinnamate, p-dimethylaminostyryl 2-pyridyl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl 4-pyridyl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl 2-thienyl ketone, and p-dimethylaminostyryl 9-anthryl ketone.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 9, wherein said compound of the formula (3) is selected from the group consisting of p-dimethylaminochalcone, p-dimethylamino-m'-chlorochalcone, p-dimethylamino-p'-chlorochalcone, p-dimethylamino-m'-bromochalcone, p-dimethylamino-p'-bromochalcone, p-dimethylamino-p'-cyanochalcone, p-dimethylamino-p'-methoxychalcone, p-dimethylamino-p'-methylchalcone, p-dimethylamino-m'-methylchalcone, p-dimethylamino-p'-ethylchalcone, p-dimethylamino-m'-ethylchalcone, p-diethylamino-p'-bromochalcone, p-diethylamino-m'-bromochalcone, p-diethylamino-p'-chlorochalcone and p-diethylamino-m'-chlorochalcone.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 11, wherein said compound represented by the formula (4) is selected from the group consisting of p'-dimethylaminochalcone, p-cyano-p'-dimethylaminochalcone, m-chloro-p'-dimethylaminochalcone, p-chloro-p'-dimethylaminochalcone, m-bromo-p'-dimethylaminochalcone, p-bromo-p'-dimethylaminochalcone, m-methyl-p'-dimethylaminochalcone, p-methyl-p'-dimethylaminochalcone, p-ethyl-p'-dimethylaminochalcone, m-ethyl-p'-dimethylaminochalcone, p-ethyl-p'-dimethylaminochalcone, p-methoxy-p'-dimethylaminochalcone and p,p'-bis(dimethylamino)chalcone.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 12, wherein said compound represented by the formula (5) is selected from the group consisting of p-dimethylaminostyryl p-methylstyryl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl p-ethylstyryl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl p-chlorostyryl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl m-chlorostyryl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl p-bromostyryl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl m-bromostyryl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl p-methoxystyryl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl p-ethoxystyryl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl p-cyanostyryl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl m-methylstyryl ketone, p-dimethylaminostyryl m-ethylstyryl ketone, bis(p-dimethylaminostyryl)ketone and bis(p-diethylaminostyryl)ketone.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claims 1 or 2, wherein the weight ratio of compound (a) to compound (b) is about 1:30 to about 30:1.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claims 1 or 2, wherein said component (2) is present in an amount of about 0.1 to 20% by weight based on the weight of said ethylenic compound (1).
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 2, wherein said composition is developable by stripping, by water, or by a weak aqueous alkali solution.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 2, wherein said polymer is present in an amount of about 10% to about 50% by weight based on the weight of said ethylenic compound (1).
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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The photopolymerizable composition of claim 1, wherein in Formula I the alkyl group represented by A 1 and A 2 is a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, the alkyl carbonyl group has 2 to 6 carbon atoms, the alkoxy carbonyl group is one in which the alkyl group is straight or branched chain having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, the aryl group is phenyl, p-tolyl, m-tolyl or o-tolyl and the arylcarbonyl group is benzoyl, m-tolyoly or o-tolyoly.