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Ternary photoinitiator system for addition polymerization
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1987-12-09
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Granted: 1989-12-26
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Expires: 2007-12-09
Abstract
Abstract Photopolymerizable compositions comprising: (1) at least one vinyl monomr capable of undergoing free radical polymerization, (2) a visible light or ultraviolet light responsive photoinitiator system comprising: (a) a diaryliodonium salt, (b) a pigment, insoluble in the photopolymerizable composition, said pigment also serving as a sensitizer, (c) one or more electron donating compounds, and, optionally, (3) adjuvants. The three component photoinitiator system of this invention can increase, by several orders of magnitude, the rate of ultraviolet light or visible light photocuring of vinyl monomers.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael C. Palazzotto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 14:09
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/004; G03F7/025; C; C08; C08F; C08F2/00; C08F2/46; C08F2/48; C08F2/50; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/005; G03C1/04; G03C1/053; G03C1/72; G03C1/725; G03F7/027; G03F7/028; G03F7/029; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/1053; Y10S430/1055; Y10S430/114; Y10S430/115; Y10S430/126; Y10S430/127
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A photopolymerizable composition comprising: (a) at least one vinyl monomer capable of undergoing free-radical polymerization, and (b) a photoinitiator system comprising photochemically effective amounts of (i) a diaryliodonium salt, (ii) an organic or inorganic pigment, insoluble in the photopolymerizable composition, which serves as a sensitizer, and (iii) at least one electron donor compound, said donor being different from said pigment and having a potential between about 0.5 and 1.5 volts versus a saturated calomel electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
A photopolymerizable composition comprising: (a) at least one vinyl monomer capable of undergoing free-radical polymerization, and (b) a photoinitiator system comprising photochemically effective amounts of (i) a diaryliodonium salt, (ii) an organic or inorganic pigment, insoluble in the photopolymerizable composition, which serves as a sensitizer, and (iii) at least one electron donor compound, said donor being different from said pigment and having a potential between about 0.5 and 1.5 volts versus a saturated calomel electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein said diaryliodonium salt comprises a diphenyliodonium simple salt or diphenyliodonium metal complex salt.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein said sensitizer pigment is selected from the group consisting of phthalocyanines, porphyrins, and perylenes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein said sensitizer pigment is a phthalocyanine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein said sensitizer pigment is a porphyrin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein said sensitizer pigment is a perylene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein said sensitizer pigment is selected from the group consisting of cadmium sulfide, cadmium selenide, cadmium telluride, zinc oxide, zinc sulfide, and titanium dioxide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein said E ox (donor) is between about 0.5 and 1 volt versus a saturated calomel electrode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein said donor is selected from the group consisting of amines, amides, ethers, ureas, ferrocene derivatives, sulfinic acids and their salts, ferrocyanide salts, ascorbic acid and its salts, dithiocarbamic acid and its salts, xanthate salts, ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid salts, tetraalkyl borate salts, tetraaryl borate salts.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein said donor comprises sulfinic acid salts.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A composition according to claim 10, wherein said donor comprises a member of the group selected from tetraalkyl and tetraaryl borate salts.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein said composition contains, for every 100 parts by weight of composition, about 1 to 99 parts by weight of said monomer, about 0.005 to about 10 parts by weight of said diaryliodonium salt, about 0.001 to about 50 parts by weight of said sensitizing pigment, and about 0.005 to about 10 parts by weight of said donor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
66 words
A composition according to claim 12, wherein said composition contains, for every 100 parts by weight of said composition, about 5 to 60 parts by weight of said monomer, about 0.1 to about 5 parts by weight each of said diaryliodonium salt, about 0.1 to about 3 parts by weight of said sensitizing pigment, and about 0.1 to about 5 parts by weight of said donor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
A composition according to claim 12, wherein said composition further comprises about 10% to 90% by weight of fillers, based on the total weight of said composition.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
9 words
A composition according to claim 1, further including adjuvants.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
An article comprising a support bearing a coating comprising the composition of claim 1.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
An article according to claim 16 wherein said pigment is selected from the group consisting of phthalocyanines, perylenes, and cadmium sulfide.
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