Polymerizable esters
US4079183A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1975 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03F7/038
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The esters are soluble in an aqueous solution of a base before exposure to actinic radiation but, on exposure to actinic radiation, polymerize and become insoluble in such an aqueous solution. Development of photopolymerized images does not therefore require the use of toxic or flammable organic solvents. They contain free carboxyl groups and at least one unit of the formula 1-IV ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is a carbon atom chain containing specified groupings, such as one of formula --CH.dbd.CH--CO--CH.dbd.CH--, --CH.dbd.CHCO--, --COCH.dbd.CHC.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.dbd.CHCO--, or ##STR2## and Y is oxygen or sulfur. They are obtained by the reaction of an at least dianhydride of a polycarboxylic acid with alcoholic hydroxyl groups of an alcohol containing at least one unit of formula I-IV.
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