Photodecomposing organosilicon compounds and photopolymerizable epoxy resin compositions containing the organosilicon compounds

Claim 2

An organosilicon compound having general formula (I) ##STR16## wherein R 1 represents fluorine; l is an integer of 1 to 5; R 2 represents a lower alkyl group, a lower unsaturated alkyl group or an aromatic group, R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 each represent hydrogen, halogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a nitro group, a cyano group, and an alkoxy group, which may be the same or different; m is an integer of 0 to 2, when m is 2, each R 2 may be the same or different; and n is an integer of 1 to 3, provided that m+n is not more than 3 (m+n≦3).

Claim 3

The organosilicon compound as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lower alkyl group or lower unsaturated alkyl group represented by R 2 have 1 to 6 carbon atoms, which may have as a substituent a halogen, and said aromatic group represented by R 2 be a phenyl group or a tolyl group, which may have a substitutent selected from the group consisting of halogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a nitro group, a cyano group and an alkoxyl group.

Claim 4

The organosilicon compound as claimed in claim 1, wherein said organosilicon compound is selected from the group consisting of: (1) dimethyl(p-fluorophenyl)(o-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (2) bis(p-fluorophenyl)methyl(o-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (3) tris(p-fluorophenyl)(o-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (4) tris(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)(o-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (5) tris(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)(o-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (6) bis(p-fluorophenyl)(2-fluoroethyl)(o-nitrobenzyloxy) silane, (7) bis(p-fluorophenyl)bis(o-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (8) (p-fluorophenyl)methylbis(o-nitrobenzyloxy)silane (9) (p-flourophenyl)tri(o-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (10) tris(p-fluorophenyl)(2,6-dinitrobenzyloxy)silane, (11) (2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)dimethyl(4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (12) bis(p-fluorophenyl)methyl(4,5,6-trimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (13) bis(p-fluorophenyl)methyl(3,4,5-trimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (14) (2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)methylbis(p-chloro-o-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (15) tris(p-flourophenyl)(p-phenoxy-o-nitrobenzyloxy) silane, (16) bis(p-fluorophenyl)vinyl(o-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (17) (p-fluorophenyl)methylvinyl(o-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (18) (p-fluorophenyl)vinylbis(o-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (19) (2,4,6-trifluoropheny)-t-butylbis(o-nitrobenzyloxy) silane, (20) bis(p-fluorophenyl)bis(3-methyl-2-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (21) tris(p-fluorophenyl)(5-methyl-2-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (22) bis(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)bis(3-methoxy-2-nitrobezyl) silane, (23) bis(p-fluorophenyl)bis(6-chloro-2-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (24) bis(p-fluorophenyl)bis(2,4-dinintrobenzyloxy)silane (25) bis(p-fluorophenyl)phenyl(3-methyl-4-methoxy-2-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (26) tris(p-fluorophenyl)(3,4-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyloxy) silane, (27) bis(p-fluorophenyl)phenyl(o-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (28) (p-fluorophenyl)diphenyl(o-nitrobenzyloxy)silane, (29) bis(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)phenyl(o-nitrobenzyloxy) silane, (30) (2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)diphenyl(o-nitrobenzyloxy) silane, (31) bis(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)phenyl(o-nitrobenzyloxy) silane, (32) (2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)diphenyl(o-nitrobenzyloxy) silane, ##STR17##

Claim 5

A photopolymerizable epoxy resin composition prepared by mixing an epoxy resin component, an photodecomposing organosilicon compound having general formula (I), and an aluminum compound: ##STR18## wherein R 1 represents fluorine; l is an integer of 1 to 5; R 2 represents a lower alkyl group, a lower unsaturated alkyl group or an aromatic group, R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 each represent hydrogen, halogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a nitro group, a cyano group, and an alkoxyl group, which may be the same or different; m is an integer of 0 to 2, when m is 2, each R 2 may be the same or different; and n is an integer of 1 to 3, provided that m+n is not more than 3 (m+n≦3).

Claim 6

A photopolymerizable epoxy resin composition prepared by mixing an epoxy resin component, an photodecomposing organosilicon compound having general formula (I), and an aluminum compound: ##STR18## wherein R 1 represents fluorine; l is an integer of 1 to 5; R 2 represents a lower alkyl group, a lower unsaturated alkyl group or an aromatic group, R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 each represent hydrogen, halogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a nitro group, a cyano group, and an alkoxyl group, which may be the same or different; m is an integer of 0 to 2, when m is 2, each R 2 may be the same or different; and n is an integer of 1 to 3, provided that m+n is not more than 3 (m+n≦3).

Claim 7

The photopolymerizable epoxy resin composition as claimed in claim 4, wherein said epoxy resin is such an epoxy resin as having two or more epoxy groups in each monomer unit thereof.

Claim 8

The photopolymerizable epoxy resin composition as claimed in claim 4, wherein said aluminum compound is selected from the group consisting of: tris(ethoxyacetylacetato)aluminum, tris(oxynato)aluminum, trismethoxy aluminum, trisethoxy aluminum, trisisopropoxy aluminum, trisphenoxy aluminum, isopropoxy diethoxy aluminum, trisbutoxy aluminum, trisacetoxy aluminum, trisstearato aluminum, trisbutylato aluminum, trispropionato aluminum, trisisopropionato aluminum, trisacetylacetonato aluminum, tristrifluoroacetylacetonato aluminum, trispentafluoroacetylacetonato aluminum, trisethylacetoacetato aluminum, trissalicylaldehydato aluminum, trisdiethylmalorato aluminum, trispropylacetoacetato aluminum, trisbutylacetoacetato aluminum, trisdipivaloylmethanato aluminum, diacetylacetonato dipivaloylmethanato aluminum, tris(ethylacetoacetonato)aluminum, tris(tert-butylacetoacetato)aluminum, tris(iso-butylacetoacetato)aluminum, tris(ethylsalicylato)aluminum, tris(phenylsalicylato)aluminum and tris(o-acetylphenolato)aluminum.

Claim 9

The photopolymerizable epoxy resin composition as claimed in claim 4, wherein the amount of said photo-decomposing organosilicon compound is in the range of 0.5 to 15 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight of said epoxy resin component.

Claim 10

The photopolymerizable epoxy resin composition as claimed in claim 4, further comprising an o-nitrobenzyl silyl ether having general formula (II): ##STR19## wherein R 2 represents a lower alkyl group, a lower unsaturated alkyl group or an aromatic group, R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R6 each represent hydrogen, halogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a nitro group, a cyano group, and an alkoxyl group, which may be the same or different; m is an integer of 0 to 2, when m is 2, each R 2 may be the same or different; and n is an integer of 1 to 3, provided that m +n is not more than 3 (m+n≦3).

Claim 11

The photopolymerizable epoxy resin composition as claimed in claim 8, wherein the amount of said o-nitrobenzyl silyl ether compound is 0.1 to 1.5 times the amount of said photodecomposing organosilicon compound of general formula (I).