Oxime sulfonates containing reactive groups

Claim 1

A compound of formula I ##STR25## wherein m is 0 or 1, x is 1 or 2, y is 1 or 2, R 1 is C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, C 5 -C 12 -cycloalkyl, C 6 -C 10 -aryl or said aryl substituted by one or more of the substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, phenoxy, phenyl and nitro, or R 1 is furyl, thienyl, C 7 -C 12 -aralkyl, C 1 -C 8 -alkoxy, C 5 -C 8 -cycloalkoxy, phenoxy or --CN, R 2 has one of the meanings indicated for R 1 , or R 2 is C 2 -C 6 -alkanoyl, benzoyl, C 2 -C 5 -alkoxycarbonyl, phenoxycarbonyl, --N(R 3 )(R 4 ), morpholino or piperidino, or R 1 and R 2 , together with the atoms to which they are attached, form a 5- or 8-membered ring which may be fused with 1 or 2 radicals of the benzene series, R 3 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, phenyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkanoyl or benzoyl, R 4 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 -alkyl or cyclohexyl, Y is a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated group selected from the group consisting of vinyloxy, vinyloxycarbonyl, isopropenyloxy, isopropenyloxycarbonyl, allyloxy, allyloxycarbonyl, methallyloxy, methallyloxycarbonyl, acryloxy, methacryloxy, acrylamido, methacrylamido, allylamino, diallylamino, maleinimido and itaconimido; or Y is an epoxide group of the formula ##STR26## Y is an --OH, --NHR 5 , --COOH, --COOR 6 , --COCl, --SO 2 Cl or --NCO groups, R 5 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl or phenyl, R 6 is C 1 -C 6 -alkyl or phenyl, and Z is a 2-, 3- or 4-valent aromatic or aromatic-aliphatic group of the formula ##STR27## Z is straight or branched chain C 1 -C 12 -alkylene, --CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 --, --(CH 2 CH 2 O) 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, --CH 2 CH 2 SCH 2 CH 2 -- or --CH 2 CH 2 NHCH 2 CH 2 --, or Z is an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group of the formula ##STR28##