Photocurable and thermosetting coating composition and method for formation of solder mask for printed circuit board

Claim 2

A photocurable and thermosetting coating composition capable of being diluted with water, comprising: (a) a photopolymerizable resin having a number-average molecular weight in the range of from 500 to 50,000 and containing an aprotic ammonium salt-containing moiety represented by the following general formula (1) in a proportion of from 0.2 to 4.0 mols per kilogram of the resin, (b) a photopolymerization initiator, (c) at least one thermosetting compound selected from the group consisting of amino resins, cyclocarbonate compounds, blocked isocyanate compounds, and epoxy resins, and (d) a diluent: ##STR4## wherein Z represents a hydrocarbon or a hydrocarbon possessing an ester bond or an amide bond, each having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R 1 and R 2 are identical with or different from each other and respectively represent a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the substituent is a hydroxyl group, an ester group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom, or a heterocyclic ring jointly formed by hydrocarbons of said R 1 and R 2 in conjunction with a nitrogen atom with which they are coupled, R 3 and R 4 are identical with or different from each other and respectively represent a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the substituent is a hydroxyl group, an ester group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom and either or both of R 3 and R 4 possess at least one polymerizable unsaturated group, and R 5 and R 6 are identical with or different from each other and respectively represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the substituent is a hydroxyl group, an ester group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom, or a ring jointly formed by hydrocarbons of said R 5 and R 6 .

Claim 3

The composition according to claim 1, wherein said photopolymerizable resin is a resin which is obtained by the reaction of (A) a polymer possessing a tertiary amino group with (B) a monocarboxylic acid and (C) a monoepoxy compound either or both thereof possessing a polymerizable unsaturated double bond.

Claim 4

The composition according to claim 2, wherein said polymer possessing a tertiary amino group (A) is a copolymer having as essential components thereof 1.0 to 6.0 mols, per kilogram of the copolymer, of styrene and 0.5 to 4.0 mols, per kilogram of the copolymer, of a compound represented by the following general formula (3): ##STR5## wherein R 7 represents a hydrocarbon of 2 to 7 carbon atoms having a polymerizable double bond or a hydrocarbon of 2 to 7 carbon atoms possessing an ester bond or an amide bond and R 1 and R 2 are identical with or different from each other and respectively represent a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the substituent is a hydroxyl group, an ester group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom, or a heterocyclic ring jointly formed by hydrocarbons of said R 1 and R 2 in conjunction with a nitrogen atom with which they are coupled.

Claim 5

The composition according to claim 2, wherein said polymer possessing a tertiary amino group (A) is a copolymer having as essential components thereof 1.0 to 6.0 mols, per kilogram of the copolymer, of styrene, 0.1 to 2.0 mols, per kilogram of the copolymer, of hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate, and 0.5 to 4.0 mols, per kilogram of the copolymer, of a compound represented by the following general formula (3): ##STR6## wherein R 7 represents a hydrocarbon of 2 to 7 carbon atoms having a polymerizable double bond or a hydrocarbon of 2 to 7 carbon atoms possessing an ester bond or an amide bond and R 1 and R 2 are identical with or different from each other and respectively represent a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the substituent is a hydroxyl group, an ester group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom, or a heterocyclic ring jointly formed by hydrocarbons of said R 1 and R 2 in conjunction with a nitrogen atom with which they are coupled.

Claim 6

The composition according to claim 2, wherein said polymer possessing a tertiary amino group (A) is a copolymer having as essential components thereof 1.0 to 6.0 mols, per kilogram of the copolymer, of methyl (meth)acrylate and 0.5 to 4.0 mols, per kilogram of the copolymer, of a compound represented by the following general formula (3): ##STR7## wherein R 7 represents a hydrocarbon of 2 to 7 carbon atoms having a polymerizable double bond or a hydrocarbon of 2 to 7 carbon atoms possessing an ester bond or an amide bond and R 1 and R 2 are identical with or different from each other and respectively represent a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the substituent is a hydroxyl group, an ester group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom, or a heterocyclic ring jointly formed by hydrocarbons of said R 1 and R 2 in conjunction with a nitrogen atom with which they are coupled.

Claim 7

The composition according to claim 2, wherein said polymer possessing a tertiary amino group (A) is a copolymer having as essential components thereof 1.0 to 6.0 mols, per kilogram of the copolymer, of methyl (meth)acrylate, 0.1 to 2.0 mols, per kilogram of the copolymer, of hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate, and 0.5 to 4.0 mols, per kilogram of the copolymer, of a compound represented by the following general formula (3): ##STR8## wherein R 7 represents a hydrocarbon of 2 to 7 carbon atoms having a polymerizable double bond or a hydrocarbon of 2 to 7 carbon atoms having a polymerizable double bond or a hydrocarbon of 2 to 7 carbon atoms possessing an ester bond or an amide bond and R 1 and R 2 are identical with or different from each other and respectively represent a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the substituent is a hydroxyl group, an ester group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom, or a heterocyclic ring jointly formed by hydrocarbons of said R 1 and R 2 in conjunction with a nitrogen atom with which they are coupled.

Claim 8

The composition according to claim 2, wherein said polymer possessing a tertiary amino group (A) is a polymer of a compound possessing at least one tertiary amino group and at least one unsaturated double bond in one molecule thereof.

Claim 9

The composition according to claim 2, wherein said monocarboxylic acid (B) is a saturated or unsaturated monocarboxylic acid having 1 to 9 carbon atoms.

Claim 10

The composition according to claim 2, wherein said monoepoxy compound (C) is an epoxy compound represented by the following general formula (2): ##STR9## wherein R 4 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the substituent is a hydroxyl group, an ester group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom, and R 5 and R 6 are identical with or different from each other and respectively represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the substituent is a hydroxyl group, an ester group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom, or a ring jointly formed by hydrocarbons of said R 5 and R 6 .

Claim 11

The composition according to claim 1, wherein said photopolymerizable resin (a) is a resin which is obtained by causing a monocarboxylic acid and an epoxy compound represented by the following general formula (2), wherein either or both of the monocarboxylic acid and R 4 of the general formula (2) possessing a polymerizable unsaturated double bond, to react with a copolymer having 0.5 to 4.0 mols, per kilogram of the copolymer, of a compound represented by the following general formula (3) and 1.0 to 6.0 mols, per kilogram of the copolymer, of styrene or methyl (meth)acrylate: ##STR10## wherein R 4 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the substituent is a hydroxyl group, an ester group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom, and R 5 and R 6 are identical with or different from each other and respectively represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the substituent is a hydroxyl group, an ester group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom, or a ring jointly formed by hydrocarbons of said R 5 and R 6 , ##STR11## wherein R 7 represents a hydrocarbon of 2 to 7 carbon atoms having a polymerizable double bond or a hydrocarbon of 2 to 7 carbon atoms having a polymerizable double bond or a hydrocarbon of 2 to 7 carbon atoms possessing an ester bond or an amide bond and R 1 and R 2 are identical with or different from each other and respectively represent a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the substituent is a hydroxyl group, an ester group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom, or a heterocyclic ring jointly formed by hydrocarbons of said R 1 and R 2 in conjunction with a nitrogen atom with which they are coupled.

Claim 12

The composition according to claim 1, wherein said photopolymerizable resin (a) is a resin which is obtained by causing a monocarboxylic acid and an epoxy compound represented by the following general formula (2), wherein either or both of the monocarboxylic acid and R 4 of the general formula (2) possessing a polymerizable unsaturated double bond, to react with a copolymer having 0.5 to 4.0 mols, per kilogram of the copolymer, of a compound represented by the following general formula (3), 1.0 to 6.0 mols, per kilogram of the copolymer, of styrene or methyl (meth)acrylate, and 0.1 to 2.0 mols, per kilogram f the copolymer, of hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate: ##STR12## wherein R 4 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the substituent is a hydroxyl group, an ester group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom, and R 5 and R 6 are identical with or different from each other and respectively represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, hydrocarbon of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, whose hydrogen atom being wherein the substituent is a hydroxyl group, an ester group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom, or a ring jointly formed by hydrocarbons of said R 5 and R 6 , ##STR13## wherein R 7 represents a hydrocarbon of 2 to 7 carbon atoms having a polymerizable double bond or a hydrocarbon of 2 to 7 carbon atoms possessing an ester bond or an amide bond and R 1 and R 2 are identical with or different from each other and respectively represent a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the substituent is a hydroxyl group, an ester group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom, or a heterocyclic ring jointly formed by hydrocarbons of said R 1 and R 2 in conjunction with a nitrogen atom with which they are coupled.

Claim 13

The composition according to claim 1, wherein said photopolymerization initiator (b) is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of benzoin and alkyl ethers thereof, acetophenones, aminoacetophenones, anthraquinones, thioxanthones, ketals, benzophenones, and xanthones and present in an amount of from 1 to 30 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of said photopolymerizable resin (a).

Claim 14

The composition according to claim 1, which comprises at least two different kinds of thermosetting compounds (c) selected from the group consisting of amino resins, cyclocarbonate compounds, blocked isocyanate compounds, and epoxy resins.

Claim 15

The composition according to claim 1, wherein said thermosetting compound (c) is present in an amount of from 5 to 40 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of said photopolymerizable resin (a).

Claim 16

The composition according to claim 1, wherein said diluent is water.

Claim 17

The composition according to claim 1, wherein said diluent is an organic solvent and present in an amount of not more than 50 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of said photopolymerizable resin (a).

Claim 18

The composition according to claim 1, which further comprises at least one additive selected from among photopolymerizable monomers, macromolecular compounds, surface-active agents, inorganic fillers, color pigments, thermopolymerization inhibitors, curing catalysts, thickening agents, anti-foaming agents, leveling agents, and coupling agents.