Light-sensitive diazonium trifluoromethane sulfonates

Claim 2

A monomeric diazonium trifluoromethane sulfonate having the structural formula: ##STR35## wherein D --N═N-- is the cation of a light-sensitive, aromatic diazonium compound.

Claim 3

A compound as defined in claim 1 wherein D comprises a phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthryl, or azaheterocyclic aromatic moiety.

Claim 4

A compound as defined in claim 2 wherein D is a substituted phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, or phenanthryl moiety having one or more substituents, which may be the same or different, and which are alkyl, alkylamino, dialkylamino, arylamino, aralkylamino, phenoxy, phenyl, phenyl thio ether, morpholino, piperidino, pyrrolidino, hexamethyleneimino, halo, alkoxy, cycloalkyl or piperazino.

Claim 5

A compound as defined in claim 1 wherein D is C 6 -C 10 aryl or heteroaryl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more radicals, which may be the same or different, selected from the group consisting of halo; nitro; C 1 -C 7 alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more halo or C 6 -C 10 aryl; C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl; C 6 -C 10 aryl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C 1 -C 7 alkoxy, C 1 -C 7 alkyl or C 6 -C 10 aryl; --NR 1 R 2 wherein R 1 and R 2 , which may be the same or different, are each selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 7 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy or C 6 -C 10 aryl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 6 -C 10 aryl unsubstituted or substituted by C 1 -C 7 alkyl or dialkylamino wherein each alkyl group contains 1 to 7 carbon atoms, and pyridyl, or wherein one of R 1 and R 2 is defined as above and the other is hydrogen, or wherein R 1 and R 2 are combined such that --NR 1 R 2 is morpholino, piperidino, pyrrolidino, hexamethyleneimino, piperazino, azabicyclononyl or oxazolidinyl, any of which cyclic radicals may be unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C 1 -C 7 alkyl, benzoyl or C 1 -C 7 hydroxyalkyl groups; --X--R wherein X is oxygen or sulfur and R is C 1 -C 7 alkyl, or C 6 -C 10 aryl unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C 1 -C.sub. 7 alkyl or halo; --NHCO--R 3 wherein R 3 is C 6 -C 10 aryl, C 1 -C 7 alkyl or C 1 -C 7 alkyl--S--C 6 -C 10 aryl; --NHSO 2 --R 4 wherein R 4 is C 1 -C 7 alkyl; --NHCOOR 5 wherein R 5 is C 1 -C 7 alkyl; and ##STR36## wherein the aryl group in each instance contains 6 to 10 carbon atoms and may be unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C 1 -C 7 alkyl, halo, --X--R wherein X and R are defined as above or --NR 1 R 2 wherein R 1 , R 2 and --NR 1 R 2 are as above.

Claim 6

The compound as defined in claim 1 which is: p-N,N-diethylaminobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 3-chloro-4-N,N-diethylaminobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; o-chlorobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate;

Claim 7

4-N,N-diethylamino-2-ethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N,N-diethylamino-2-methylbenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; p-N,N-dimethylaminobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 2,5-diisopropoxy-4-morpholinobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-(2,6-dimethylmorpholino)benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; o-methoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 3-chloro-4-N-pyrrolidinobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 3-methyl-4-N-pyrrolidinobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 3-methoxy-4-N-pyrrolidinobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 5-methoxy-2-N-pyrrolidinobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 2,4-dimethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate;

Claim 8

4-N,N-diethylamino-2-ethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N,N-diethylamino-2-methylbenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; p-N,N-dimethylaminobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 2,5-diisopropoxy-4-morpholinobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-(2,6-dimethylmorpholino)benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; o-methoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 3-chloro-4-N-pyrrolidinobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 3-methyl-4-N-pyrrolidinobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 3-methoxy-4-N-pyrrolidinobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 5-methoxy-2-N-pyrrolidinobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 2,4-dimethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate;

Claim 9

5-diethoxy-4-(4'-chlorophenoxy)benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-benzyloxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 2,5-diethoxy-4-N-benzamidobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-N-benzamidobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; p-ethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-chloronaphthalenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-pyrrolidinonaphthalenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; p-chlorobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 6-morpholino-3-pyridinediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 6-dimethylamino-3-pyridinediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-dimethylamino-3-pyridinediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-methoxycarbonylamino-2,5-dimethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-acetylamino-2,5-dimethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-methylsulfonylamino-2,5-dimethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-phenylamino-2-methoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-phenylaminobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-phenylamino-2-trifluoromethylbenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-phenylamino-3-trifluoromethylbenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-phenylamino-3-chlorobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-benzoylamino-2,5-dimethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-benzoylamino-3-chlorobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-benzoylamino-3-methoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-benzoylamino-2-chloro-5-methoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-acetylamino-2,5-diethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-(p-tolylthio)-2,5-diethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-(p-tolylthio)-3-N-acetylaminobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; carbazole-2-diazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-ethyl-N-hydroxyethylaminobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-azacycloheptyl-2,5-diethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-methyl-2-nitrobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; p-nitrobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N,N-dimethylamino-3-chlorobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-(p-tolylthio)-2,5-dimethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N,N-diethylamino-3-methylbenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-(3,5-dimethylmorpholino)benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-methanesulfonamido-2,5-dimethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-methyl-N-cyclohexylamino-3-chlorobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-(p-tolylthio)-3-chlorobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-(p-tolylthio)-3-methoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 2,5-diethoxy-4-(phenylthio)benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 2,5-dimethoxy-4-morpholinobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-morpholino-2,5-diethoxybenezenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-hexamethyleneiminobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-morpholino-5-methoxy-2-(p-tolylthio)benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-piperidino-5-methoxy-2-phenoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-morpholino-3-methoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-benzoylpiperidino-2,5-diisopropoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-[(1-cyano-2-phenyl)vinyl]benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-[(1-cyano-2-p-chlorophenyl)vinyl]benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-[(1-cyano-2-p-methoxyphenyl)vinyl]benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; or 4-[(1-cyano-4-phenyl)buta-1,3-dien-1-yl]-benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate.

Claim 10

5-diethoxy-4-(4'-chlorophenoxy)benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-benzyloxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 2,5-diethoxy-4-N-benzamidobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-N-benzamidobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; p-ethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-chloronaphthalenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-pyrrolidinonaphthalenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; p-chlorobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 6-morpholino-3-pyridinediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 6-dimethylamino-3-pyridinediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-dimethylamino-3-pyridinediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-methoxycarbonylamino-2,5-dimethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-acetylamino-2,5-dimethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-methylsulfonylamino-2,5-dimethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-phenylamino-2-methoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-phenylaminobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-phenylamino-2-trifluoromethylbenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-phenylamino-3-trifluoromethylbenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-phenylamino-3-chlorobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-benzoylamino-2,5-dimethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-benzoylamino-3-chlorobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-benzoylamino-3-methoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-benzoylamino-2-chloro-5-methoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-acetylamino-2,5-diethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-(p-tolylthio)-2,5-diethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-(p-tolylthio)-3-N-acetylaminobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; carbazole-2-diazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-ethyl-N-hydroxyethylaminobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-azacycloheptyl-2,5-diethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-methyl-2-nitrobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; p-nitrobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N,N-dimethylamino-3-chlorobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-(p-tolylthio)-2,5-dimethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N,N-diethylamino-3-methylbenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-(3,5-dimethylmorpholino)benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-methanesulfonamido-2,5-dimethoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-methyl-N-cyclohexylamino-3-chlorobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-(p-tolylthio)-3-chlorobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-(p-tolylthio)-3-methoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 2,5-diethoxy-4-(phenylthio)benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 2,5-dimethoxy-4-morpholinobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-morpholino-2,5-diethoxybenezenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-hexamethyleneiminobenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-morpholino-5-methoxy-2-(p-tolylthio)benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-piperidino-5-methoxy-2-phenoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-morpholino-3-methoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-N-benzoylpiperidino-2,5-diisopropoxybenzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-[(1-cyano-2-phenyl)vinyl]benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-[(1-cyano-2-p-chlorophenyl)vinyl]benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; 4-[(1-cyano-2-p-methoxyphenyl)vinyl]benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate; or 4-[(1-cyano-4-phenyl)buta-1,3-dien-1-yl]-benzenediazonium trifluoromethylsulfonate.