JP2006259380A - Polymerizable composition and lithographic printing original plate using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a polymerizable composition which hardens with high sensitivity and is useful as an image recording material of a negative lithographic printing original plate excellent in storage stability, and an image recording material using the polymerizable composition as a recording layer. <P>SOLUTION: The polymerizable composition contains (A) a compound having an addition polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated bond, (B) an infrared absorbing agent, (C) a radical initiator and (D) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formulae (1)-(3) wherein R<SP>1</SP>-R<SP>4</SP>each independently represent H or a monovalent substituent; A, B, C and D each independently represent H or a monovalent substituent; and n, m, x and y are each an integer of ≥1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a polymerizable composition used for image recording materials such as three-dimensional stereolithography, holography, planographic printing plates, color proofs, photoresists and color filters, inks, paints, and adhesives, etc. The present invention relates to a polymerizable composition suitably used as a material for a negative lithographic printing plate precursor recording layer capable of direct plate making from a digital signal such as a computer using an infrared laser, and a lithographic printing plate precursor using the same .

  The development of lasers in recent years has been remarkable, and in particular, solid-state lasers, semiconductor lasers, and gas lasers that emit ultraviolet light, visible light, and infrared light having a wavelength of 300 nm to 1200 nm can be easily obtained with high output and small size. In particular, solid lasers and semiconductor lasers (hereinafter also referred to as “infrared lasers”) that emit infrared rays having a wavelength of 760 nm to 1200 nm are used to make a printing plate directly using digital data from a computer or the like in the field of lithographic printing. It is very useful as a recording light source when Along with this, various studies have been conducted on recording materials for lithographic printing plate precursors that are sensitive to these various laser beams. Acid-catalyst-crosslinked negatives in which the exposed area is cured by an infrared laser having a photosensitive wavelength of 760 nm or more to form an image. A mold recording material (see Patent Document 1) and the like are known.

  Negative-type image recording materials that can be recorded by infrared exposure include an infrared absorber that absorbs infrared light energy and converts it into heat, and an acid is generated by the heat obtained from the infrared absorber. In addition to the acid-catalyst-crosslinked negative recording material that forms a cross-linked structure with a cross-linking agent as a catalyst and cures the exposed area, in recent years, radical initiators that generate radicals by heat and polymerization using the generated radicals as initiators And a polymerizable negative image recording in which the recording layer is cured by the polymerization reaction of the polymerizable compound occurring and proceeding in the exposed area. It is attracting attention and being used. The negative type image recording material such as the latter has a problem that its sensitivity is lower than that of a positive type in which the recording layer is solubilized by the energy of infrared light. Accordingly, there is a need for an image recording material comprising a highly sensitive polymerizable composition for such an infrared recording light source, that is, a negative image recording material whose solubility in a developing solution is greatly reduced by infrared exposure. Yes.

As an image recording material for the purpose of improving the sensitivity, for example, a chemically amplified photosensitive material (see Patent Document 2), a photosensitive material using polymerization of an ethylenically unsaturated compound (see Patent Document 3), or the like, light or heat. The thing containing the component which is excellent in the reactivity with respect to is known. Furthermore, in the light-sensitive material using polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated compounds, the light-sensitive material to which a reducing additive is added (see Patent Document 4), the light-sensitive material to which a dithio compound or the like is added (see Patent Document 5), polycarboxylic acid A light-sensitive material to which an acid compound is added (see Patent Document 6) is known. However, the sensitivity improvement effect by these methods has not yet satisfied practical recording sensitivity.
In addition, as the sensitivity is increased, there is also a problem that stability is lowered. Such a recording material may cause an undesired reaction due to handling under a white light or a change in environmental temperature. There was concern that the storage stability would be inferior, such as polymerization inhibition by oxygen inside.
JP-A-8-276558 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-65105 JP 2000-89455 A JP 2002-82429 A JP 2002-90985 A International Publication No. 00/48836 pamphlet

  An object of the present invention, which has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional techniques, is to provide a polymerizable composition that cures with high sensitivity and is excellent in storage stability. Another object of the present invention is to provide a negative lithographic printing plate precursor excellent in sensitivity and storage stability using such a polymerizable composition as a recording layer.

As a result of intensive studies, the inventors added an electron-donating specific compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following general formulas (1) to (3) as a component of the polymerizable composition. As a result, it has been found that the above problems can be solved, and the present invention has been completed.
That is, the polymerizable composition of the present invention comprises (A) a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond capable of addition polymerization, (B) an infrared absorber, (C) a radical initiator, and (D) the following general formula ( It contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by 1) to general formula (3).

In the general formulas (1) to (3), R ^{1 to} R ⁴ each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, and R ³ and R ⁴ are bonded to each other to form a ring. Also good. In General Formula (1) to General Formula (3), A, B, C, and D each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent. n, m, x, and y are each an integer of 1 or more. When n, m, x, and y are 2 or more, R ¹ and R ² and R ³ and R ⁴ in different heterocycles may be different from each other.
Such a polymerizable compound preferably further contains (E) a binder from the viewpoint of improving film properties.

  The lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 3 of the present invention comprises, on a support, (A) a compound having an addition-polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated bond, (B) an infrared absorber, (C) a radical initiator, D) A recording layer made of a polymerizable composition containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following general formulas (1) to (3) and (E) a binder is provided. It is characterized by becoming.

Here, in (D) at least one specific compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by general formula (1) to general formula (3), R ^{1 to} R ⁴ are each a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent. As the monovalent substituent, a halogen atom, an alkyl group which may further have a substituent, an aromatic group which may have a substituent, a heterocyclic aromatic which may have a substituent Group is preferable, and a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, and an aromatic group which may have a substituent are more preferable. A to D are a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, and a preferred embodiment is the same as the preferred embodiment of R ^{1 to} R ⁴ described above.
n, m, x and y represent an integer of 1 or more, and n, m, x and y are preferably 1 to 100, more preferably 3 to 50, and still more preferably 5 to 30. When n, m, x and y are 2 or more, R ¹ and R ² and R ³ and R ⁴ in different heterocycles may be different from each other.

Although the operation of the present invention is not clear, it is considered as follows.
That is, at least one specific compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by (D) general formula (1) to general formula (3) in the polymerizable composition [hereinafter referred to as (D) specific compound as appropriate] When (B) is used, an interaction is formed between the infrared absorbing dye, particularly a cyanine dye, and this interaction improves the light conversion efficiency or the radical initiator from the infrared absorbing dye excited by exposure. In particular, it is presumed that high sensitivity is achieved by promoting the electron transfer to the onium salt radical initiator to promote the decomposition of the radical initiator. In addition, this effect is further increased by the reverse electron transfer from the radical initiator to the infrared absorbing dye, which is a deactivation path of decomposition of the radical initiator, being suppressed by the high electron donating ability of the specific compound (D). It is estimated that the sensitivity has been increased.
In general, when a compound capable of improving sensitivity by interacting with an infrared absorber or a radical initiator as described above is added to such a polymerizable composition, the storage stability of the composition itself is reduced. Although causing adverse effects, the (D) specific compound according to the present invention also has an effect of improving the storage stability of the radically polymerized photosensitive material which is inherently insufficient. This is considered because (D) specific compound which concerns on this invention forms a complex with a radical initiator, and stabilizes a radical initiator thermally at the time of raw preservation.

  In addition, when an oligothiophene compound or polythiophene compound in which the number of n, m and x + y is 5 or more, which is a preferred embodiment of the specific compound, is used, an overcoat layer for suppressing polymerization inhibition by oxygen is provided. Even if it does not, image formation is possible, but this is because the activity of oxygen molecules in the air is reduced because the oligothiophene compound and polythiophene compound have a packing structure and the oxygen permeability in the recording layer decreases. It is believed that radical quenching was suppressed and image formation became possible.

  The polymerizable composition of the present invention is cured with high sensitivity by infrared laser exposure or the like, and is excellent in storage stability. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a negative lithographic printing plate precursor excellent in sensitivity and storage stability using such a polymerizable composition as a recording layer.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.
The polymerizable composition of the present invention comprises (A) a compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated bond capable of addition polymerization, (B) an infrared absorber, (C) a radical initiator, and (D) a general formula. And (1) to at least one specific compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formula (3). Furthermore, the polymerizable composition of the present invention can contain (E) a binder polymer for the purpose of improving film properties.
Hereinafter, each compound that can be used in the polymerizable composition of the present invention will be sequentially described. First, at least one specific compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formulas (1) to (3), which is a characteristic additive component of the present invention, will be described.
[(D) Compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by general formula (1) to general formula (3)]
The specific compound (D) of the present invention is selected from compounds represented by the following general formulas (1) to (3).

In General Formula (1) to General Formula (3), R ^{1 to} R ⁴ each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, and R ³ and R ⁴ may be bonded to each other to form a ring. Good. In General Formula (1) to General Formula (3), A, B, C, and D each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent. n, m, x, and y are each an integer of 1 or more. When n, m, x, and y are 2 or more, R ¹ and R ² and R ³ and R ⁴ in different heterocycles may be different from each other.
When R ^{1 to} R ⁴ represent a monovalent substituent, examples of the monovalent substituent include a halogen atom, an amino group, a substituted amino group, a substituted carbonyl grave, a hydroxyl group, a substituted oxy group, a silyl group, and a nitro group. , Cyano group, alkyl group, alkenyl group, aryl group, heterocyclic group, sulfo group, substituted sulfonyl group, sulfonate group, substituted sulfinyl group, phosphono group, substituted phosphono group, phosphonate group, substituted phosphonate group, etc. If possible, it may further have a substituent.
R ^{1 to} R ⁴ are preferably a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a methyl group, a phenyl group, a substituted phenyl group, a benzyl group, or a substituted heterocyclic group.

Examples of the alkyl group in R ^{1 to} R ⁴ include linear, branched or cyclic alkyl groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. Among these, a linear alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and a cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms are more preferable. Specific examples thereof include methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group, butyl group, pentyl group, hexyl group, heptyl group, octyl group, nonyl group, decyl group, undecyl group, dodecyl group, tridecyl group, hexadecyl group, octadecyl group. , Eicosyl group, isopropyl group, isobutyl group, s-butyl group, t-butyl group, isopentyl group, neopentyl group, 1-methylbutyl group, isohexyl group, 2-ethylhexyl group, 2-methylhexyl group, cyclohexyl group, cyclopentyl group , 2-norbornyl group, adamantyl group and the like. Among these, a methyl group, an ethyl group, and an isopropyl group are particularly preferable.

When the alkyl group has a substituent (ie, when it is a substituted alkyl group), the alkyl part of the substituted alkyl group includes any one of the hydrogen atoms on the alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms described above. In addition, a divalent organic residue can be exemplified, and a preferable range of the number of carbon atoms is the same as that of the alkyl group.
Preferred examples of the substituted alkyl group include a chloromethyl group, a bromomethyl group, a 2-chloroethyl group, a trifluoromethyl group, a methoxymethyl group, a methoxycarbonylmethyl group, an isopropoxymethyl group, a butoxymethyl group, s -Butoxybutyl, methoxyethoxyethyl, allyloxymethyl, phenoxymethyl, acetyloxymethyl, methylthiomethyl, tolylthiomethyl, pyridylmethyl, tetramethylpiperidinylmethyl, N-acetyltetramethyl Piperidinylmethyl group, trimethylsilylmethyl group, methoxyethyl group, ethylaminoethyl group, diethylaminopropyl group, morpholinopropyl group, acetyloxymethyl group, benzoyloxymethyl group, N-cyclohexylcarbamoyloxy Butyl group, N- phenylcarbamoyloxyethyl group, acetylaminoethyl group, N- methyl-benzoylamino propyl group, 2-oxoethyl group,

2-oxopropyl group, carboxypropyl group, methoxycarbonylethyl group, allyloxycarbonylbutyl group, chlorophenoxycarbonylmethyl group, carbamoylmethyl group, N-methylcarbamoylethyl group, N, N-dipropylcarbamoylmethyl group, N- (Methoxyphenyl) carbamoylethyl group, N-methyl-N- (sulfophenyl) carbamoylmethyl group, sulfobutyl group, sulfonatobutyl group, sulfamoylbutyl group, N-ethylsulfamoylmethyl group, N, N-dipropylsulfa Moylpropyl group, N-tolylsulfamoylpropyl group, N-methyl-N- (phosphonophenyl) sulfamoyloctyl group, phosphonobutyl group, phosphonatohexyl group, diethylphosphonobutyl group, diphenylphosphonopropyl group Methylphosphonobutyl group, methylphosphonatobutyl group, tolylphosphonohexyl group, tolylphosphonatohexyl group, phosphonooxypropyl group, phosphonatoxybutyl group, benzyl group, phenethyl group, α-methylbenzyl group, 1- Methyl-1-phenylethyl group, p-methylbenzyl group, cinnamyl group, allyl group, 1-propenylmethyl group, 2-butenyl group, 2-methylallyl group, 2-methylpropenylmethyl group, 2-propynyl group, 2- A butynyl group, a 3-butynyl group, etc. can be mentioned. Among these, a trifluoromethyl group, an acetyloxymethyl group, a methylthiomethyl group, and a trimethylsilylmethyl group are particularly preferable.

  Examples of the substituent that can be introduced into the alkyl group include monovalent substituents composed of the nonmetallic atoms exemplified below in addition to the substituents described in the description of the substituted alkyl group. Preferred examples including the above-described substituent include a halogen atom (—F, —Br, —Cl, —I), hydroxyl group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group, mercapto group, alkylthio group, arylthio group, alkyldithio group, aryl. Dithio group, amino group, N-alkylamino group, N, N-dialkylamino group, N-arylamino group, N, N-diarylamino group, N-alkyl-N-arylamino group, acyloxy group, carbamoyloxy group N-alkylcarbamoyloxy group, N-arylcarbamoyloxy group, N, N-dialkylcarbamoyloxy group, N, N-diarylcarbamoyloxy group, N-alkyl-N-arylcarbamoyloxy group, alkylsulfoxy group, aryl Sulfoxy group, acylthio group, acylamino group, -Alkylacylamino group, N-arylacylamino group, ureido group, N'-alkylureido group, N ', N'-dialkylureido group, N'-arylureido group, N', N'-diarylureido group, N′-alkyl-N′-arylureido group, N-alkylureido group, N-arylureido group, N′-alkyl-N-alkylureido group, N′-alkyl-N-arylureido group, N ′, N '-Dialkyl-N-alkylureido group, N', N'-dialkyl-N-arylureido group, N'-aryl-N-alkylureido group, N'-aryl-N-arylureido group, N ', N '-Diaryl-N-alkylureido group, N', N'-diaryl-N-arylureido group, N'-alkyl-N'-aryl-N- Rukyureido group, N′-alkyl-N′-aryl-N-arylureido group, alkoxycarbonylamino group, aryloxycarbonylamino group, N-alkyl-N-alkoxycarbonylamino group, N-alkyl-N-aryloxycarbonyl Amino group, N-aryl-N-alkoxycarbonylamino group, N-aryl-N-aryloxycarbonylamino group, formyl group, acyl group, carboxyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group, aryloxycarbonyl group, carbamoyl group,

N-alkylcarbamoyl group, N, N-dialkylcarbamoyl group, N-arylcarbamoyl group, N, N-diarylcarbamoyl group, N-alkyl-N-arylcarbamoyl group, alkylsulfinyl group, arylsulfinyl group, alkylsulfonyl group, Arylsulfonyl group, sulfo group (—SO ₃ H) and its conjugate base group (referred to as sulfonate group), alkoxysulfonyl group, aryloxysulfonyl group, sulfinamoyl group, N-alkylsulfinamoyl group, N, N-dialkyls Rufiinamoyl group, N-arylsulfinamoyl group, N, N-diarylsulfinamoyl group, N-alkyl-N-arylsulfinamoyl group, sulfamoyl group, N-alkylsulfamoyl group, N, N- Dialkylsulfamoyl group, N Arylsulfamoyl group, N, N- diaryl sulfamoyl group, N- alkyl -N- arylsulfamoyl group, a phosphono group (-PO ₃ H ₂₎ and its conjugated base group (referred to as phosphonato group.) Dialkylphosphono group (—PO ₃ (alkyl) ₂ ) “alkyl = alkyl group, hereinafter the same”, diarylphosphono group (—PO ₃ (aryl) ₂ ) “aryl = aryl group, hereinafter the same”, alkylarylphosphono A group (—PO ₃ (alkyl) (aryl)), a monoalkylphosphono group (—PO ₃ (alkyl)) and its conjugate base group (referred to as alkylphosphonate group), a monoarylphosphono group (—PO ₃ H (aryl)) and is referred to as a conjugated base group thereof (aryl phosphite Hona preparative group.), a phosphonooxy group (-OPO ₃ H ₂₎ and its conjugated base group Phosphonatooxy referred to as group), dialkylphosphono group _{(-OPO 3 H (alkyl) 2} ), diaryl phosphono group _{(-OPO 3 (aryl) 2)} , alkylaryl phosphono group (-OPO ₃ (alkyl) (Aryl)), monoalkylphosphonooxy group (—OPO ₃ H (alkyl)) and its conjugate base group (referred to as alkylphosphonatoxy group), monoarylphosphonooxy group (—OPO ₃ H (aryl)) And conjugated base groups thereof (referred to as arylphosphonatooxy groups), cyano groups, nitro groups, aryl groups, alkenyl groups, alkynyl groups, heterocyclic groups, silyl groups, and the like.

Specific examples of the alkyl moiety in the substituent that can be introduced into the alkyl group are the same as in the case where the monovalent substituent described above is a substituted alkyl group, and the preferred range is also the same.
Specific examples of the aryl moiety in the substituent that can be introduced into the alkyl group represented by the monovalent substituent include phenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, tolyl, xylyl, mesityl, cumenyl, and chlorophenyl. Group, bromophenyl group, chloromethylphenyl group, hydroxyphenyl group, methoxyphenyl group, ethoxyphenyl group, phenoxyphenyl group, acetoxyphenyl group, benzoyloxyphenyl group, methylthiophenyl group, phenylthiophenyl group, methylaminophenyl group Dimethylaminophenyl group, acetylaminophenyl group, carboxyphenyl group, methoxycarbonylphenyl group, ethoxyphenylcarbonyl group, phenoxycarbonylphenyl group, N-phenylcarbamoylphenyl group, cyanophenyl group, sulfo Eniru group, a sulfophenyl group, phosphono phenyl group, phosphonium Hona preparative phenyl group, and the like.

Examples of the alkenyl group include alkenyl groups having 2 to 20 carbon atoms. Among these, an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms is preferable, and an alkenyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms is more preferable.
The alkenyl group may further have a substituent.
Examples of the substituent that can be introduced include a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an aryl group, and a substituted aryl group. The halogen atom is a linear or branched chain having 1 to 10 carbon atoms. A cyclic alkyl group is preferred. Specific examples of the alkenyl group include, for example, vinyl group, 1-propenyl group, 1-butenyl group, cinnamyl group, 1-pentenyl group, 1-hexenyl group, 1-octenyl group, 1-methyl-1-propenyl group, A 2-methyl-1-propenyl group, a 2-methyl-1-butenyl group, a 2-phenyl-1-ethenyl group, a 2-chloro-1-ethenyl group, and the like can be given.

  Examples of the alkynyl group include alkynyl groups having 2 to 20 carbon atoms. Among these, an alkynyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms is preferable, and an alkynyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms is more preferable. Specific examples thereof include ethynyl group, 1-propynyl group, 1-butynyl group, phenylethynyl group, trimethylsilylethynyl group and the like.

Examples of the aryl group include a benzene ring, a group in which 2 to 3 benzene rings form a condensed ring, and a group in which a benzene ring and a 5-membered unsaturated ring form a condensed ring. Specific examples thereof include a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthryl group, a phenanthryl group, an indenyl group, an acenaphthenyl group, and a fluorenyl group. Among these, a phenyl group and a naphthyl group are more preferable.
When the aryl group has a substituent (that is, when it is a substituted aryl group), the substituted alkyl group has a monovalent substituent composed of a nonmetallic atom as a substituent on the ring-forming carbon atom. Is mentioned. Preferable examples of the substituent to be introduced include those described in the above description of the alkyl group, the substituted alkyl group, and the substituent in the substituted alkyl group.

  Preferred examples of the substituted aryl group include a biphenyl group, a tolyl group, a xylyl group, a mesityl group, a cumenyl group, a chlorophenyl group, a bromophenyl group, a fluorophenyl group, a chloromethylphenyl group, a trifluoromethylphenyl group, Hydroxyphenyl group, methoxyphenyl group, methoxyethoxyphenyl group, allyloxyphenyl group, phenoxyphenyl group, methylthiophenyl group, tolylthiophenyl group, ethylaminophenyl group, diethylaminophenyl group, morpholinophenyl group, acetyloxyphenyl group, benzoyl Oxyphenyl group, N-cyclohexylcarbamoyloxyphenyl group, N-phenylcarbamoyloxyphenyl group, acetylaminophenyl group, N-methylbenzoylaminophenyl group, carbo Shifeniru group, methoxycarbonylphenyl group, allyloxycarbonyl phenyl group, chlorophenoxy carbonyl phenyl group,

Carbamoylphenyl group, N-methylcarbamoylphenyl group, N, N-dipropylcarbamoylphenyl group, N- (methoxyphenyl) carbamoylphenyl group, N-methyl-N- (sulfophenyl) carbamoylphenyl group, sulfophenyl group, sulfo Natophenyl group, sulfamoylphenyl group, N-ethylsulfamoylphenyl group, N, N-dipropylsulfamoylphenyl group, N-tolylsulfamoylphenyl group, N-methyl-N- (phosphonophenyl) Sulfamoylphenyl group, phosphonophenyl group, phosphonatophenyl group, diethylphosphonophenyl group, diphenylphosphonophenyl group, methylphosphonophenyl group, methylphosphonatophenyl group, tolylphosphonophenyl group, tolylphosphonatophenyl Group, allylf Nyl group, 1-propenylmethylphenyl group, 2-butenylphenyl group, 2-methylallylphenyl group, 2-methylpropenylphenyl group, 2-propynylphenyl group, 2-butynylphenyl group, 3-butynylphenyl group Etc. Among these, biphenyl group, tolyl group, xylyl group, mesityl group, chlorophenyl group, cyanophenyl, methoxycarbonylphenyl group, methoxyphenyl group, dimethylaminophenyl group and the like are preferable.

The heterocyclic group is preferably a 3- to 8-membered heterocyclic group, more preferably a 3- to 6-membered heterocyclic group containing a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom or sulfur. A 5- to 6-membered heterocyclic group containing an atom is more preferable. Specific examples thereof include a pyridyl group and a piperidinyl group.
The silyl group may have a substituent, is preferably a silyl group having 0 to 30 carbon atoms, more preferably a silyl group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and further preferably a silyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms. Specific examples thereof include a trimethylsilyl group, a triethylsilylyl group, a tripropylsilyl group, a triisopropylsilyl group, a cyclohexyldimethylsilyl group, and a dimethylvinylsilyl group.
Examples of the halogen atom include a fluorine atom, a bromine atom, a chlorine atom, and an iodine atom. Among these, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, and a bromine atom are preferable.

The substituted oxy group (R ⁰⁶ O-), can be used a group R ⁰⁶ is a monovalent nonmetallic atom group exclusive of a hydrogen atom. Preferred substituted oxy groups include alkoxy groups, aryloxy groups, acyloxy groups, carbamoyloxy groups, N-alkylcarbamoyloxy groups, N-arylcarbamoyloxy groups, N, N-dialkylcarbamoyloxy groups, N, N-diarylcarbamoyloxy groups. Groups, N-alkyl-N-arylcarbamoyloxy groups, alkylsulfoxy groups, arylsulfoxy groups, phosphonooxy groups, and phosphonatoxy groups. Examples of the alkyl group and aryl group in these include the alkyl groups, substituted alkyl groups, aryl groups, and substituted aryl groups described above. Examples of the acyl group (R ⁰⁷ CO—) in the acyloxy group include those in which R ⁰⁷ is an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an aryl group, or a substituted aryl group mentioned as the previous example.

  Among these substituents, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acyloxy group, and an arylsulfoxy group are more preferable. Specific examples of preferred substituted oxy groups include methoxy, ethoxy, propyloxy, isopropyloxy, butyloxy, pentyloxy, hexyloxy, dodecyloxy, benzyloxy, allyloxy, phenethyloxy, Carboxyethyloxy group, methoxycarbonylethyloxy group, ethoxycarbonylethyloxy group, methoxyethoxy group, phenoxyethoxy group, methoxyethoxyethoxy group, ethoxyethoxyethoxy group, morpholinoethoxy group, morpholinopropyloxy group, allyloxyethoxyethoxy group, Phenoxy group, tolyloxy group, xylyloxy group, mesityloxy group, mesityloxy group, cumenyloxy group, methoxyphenyloxy group, ethoxyphenyloxy group, chlorophenyl Alkoxy group, bromophenyl group, acetyloxy group, benzoyloxy group, naphthyloxy group, a phenylsulfonyloxy group, a phosphonooxy group, phosphonatoxy group, and the like.

The amino group may be a substituted amino group including an amide group. The substituted amino group (R ⁰⁸ NH—, (R ⁰⁹ ) (R ⁰¹⁰ ) N—) including an amide group is a group in which R ⁰⁸ , R ⁰⁹ , and R ⁰¹⁰ are monovalent nonmetallic atomic groups excluding hydrogen atoms Can be used. R ⁰⁹ and R ⁰¹⁰ may combine to form a ring. Preferred examples of the substituted amino group include an N-alkylamino group, an N, N-dialkylamino group, an N-arylamino group, an N, N-diarylamino group, an N-alkyl-N-arylamino group, an acylamino group, N-alkylacylamino group, N-arylacylamino group, ureido group, N′-alkylureido group, N ′, N′-dialkylureido group, N′-arylureido group, N ′, N′-diarylureido group N′-alkyl-N′-arylureido group, N-alkylureido group, N-arylureido group, N′-alkyl-N-alkylureido group, N′-alkyl-N-arylureido group, N ′, N′-dialkyl-N-alkylureido group, N′-alkyl-N′-arylureido group, N ′, N′-dialkyl-N-alkylureido group, N ′, '- dialkyl -N'- arylureido group, N'- aryl -N- alkylureido group,

N′-aryl-N-arylureido group, N ′, N′-diaryl-N-alkylureido group, N ′, N′-diaryl-N-arylureido group, N′-alkyl-N′-aryl-N -Alkylureido group, N'-alkyl-N'-aryl-N-arylureido group, alkoxycarbonylamino group, aryloxycarbonylamino group, N-alkyl-N-alkoxycarbonylamino group, N-alkyl-N-ary Examples include a loxycarbonylamino group, an N-aryl-N-alkoxycarbonylamino group, and an N-aryl-N-aryloxycarbonylamino group. Examples of the alkyl group and aryl group include those described above as the alkyl group, substituted alkyl group, aryl group, and substituted aryl group, such as acylamino group, N-alkylacylamino group, and N-arylacylamino. R ⁰⁷ groups definitive acyl group (R ⁰⁷ CO-) are as described above. Of these, more preferred are an N-alkylamino group, an N, N-dialkylamino group, an N-arylamino group, and an acylamino group. Specific examples of preferred substituted amino groups include methylamino group, ethylamino group, diethylamino group, morpholino group, piperidino group, pyrrolidino group, phenylamino group, benzoylamino group, acetylamino group and the like.

As the substituted sulfonyl group (R ⁰¹¹ —SO ₂ —), those in which R ⁰¹¹ is a group composed of a monovalent nonmetallic atomic group can be used. More preferable examples include an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted sulfamoyl group. Examples of the alkyl group and aryl group in these include those described above as the alkyl group, substituted alkyl group, aryl group, and substituted aryl group. Specific examples of such a substituted sulfonyl group include butylsulfonyl group, phenylsulfonyl group, chlorophenylsulfonyl group, sulfamoyl group, N-alkylsulfamoyl group, N, N-dialkylsulfamoyl group, N-arylsulfuryl group. A famoyl group, an N-alkyl-N-arylsulfamoyl group, and the like.

As described above, the sulfonate group (—SO ₃ —) means a conjugate base anion group of the sulfo group (—SO ₃ H), and is usually preferably used together with a counter cation. Such counter cations include those generally known, that is, various oniums (ammonium, sulfonium, phosphonium, iodonium, azinium, etc.) and metal ions (Na ⁺ , K +, Ca ^{2). +} , Zn ^2+, etc.).

As the substituted carbonyl group (R ⁰¹³ —CO—), those in which R ⁰¹³ is a group composed of a monovalent nonmetallic atomic group can be used. Preferred examples of the substituted carbonyl group include formyl group, acyl group, carboxyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group, aryloxycarbonyl group, carbamoyl group, N-alkylcarbamoyl group, N, N-dialkylcarbamoyl group, N-arylcarbamoyl group, N, N-diarylcarbamoyl group, N-alkyl-N′-arylcarbamoyl group may be mentioned. Examples of the alkyl group and aryl group in these include those described above as the alkyl group, substituted alkyl group, aryl group, and substituted aryl group. Among these, more preferred substituted carbonyl groups include formyl, acyl, carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, N-alkylcarbamoyl, N, N-dialkylcarbamoyl, N-ary. A rucarbamoyl group can be mentioned, and even more preferred are a formyl group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group and an aryloxycarbonyl group. Specific examples of preferred substituted carbonyl groups include formyl group, acetyl group, benzoyl group, carboxyl group, methoxycarbonyl group, ethoxycarbonyl group, allyloxycarbonyl group, dimethylaminophenylethenylcarbonyl group, methoxycarbonylmethoxycarbonyl group, N -Methylcarbamoyl group, N-phenylcarbamoyl group, N, N-diethylcarbamoyl group, morpholinocarbonyl group and the like.

As the substituted sulfinyl group (R ⁰¹⁴ —SO—), a group in which R ⁰¹⁴ is a monovalent nonmetallic atomic group can be used. Preferable examples include alkylsulfinyl group, arylsulfinyl group, sulfinamoyl group, N-alkylsulfinamoyl group, N, N-dialkylsulfinamoyl group, N-arylsulfinamoyl group, N, N-diarylsulfinamoyl. Group, N-alkyl-N-arylsulfinamoyl group. Examples of the alkyl group and aryl group in these include those described above as the alkyl group, substituted alkyl group, aryl group, and substituted aryl group. Of these, more preferred examples include an alkylsulfinyl group and an arylsulfinyl group. Specific examples of such a substituted sulfinyl group include a hexylsulfinyl group, a benzylsulfinyl group, and a tolylsulfinyl group.

The substituted phosphono group means a group in which one or two hydroxyl groups on the phosphono group are substituted with other organic oxo groups. Preferred examples thereof include the above-mentioned dialkylphosphono group, diarylphosphono group, alkylarylphospho group. Group, monoalkylphosphono group and monoarylphosphono group. Of these, dialkylphosphono groups and diarylphosphono groups are more preferred. Specific examples thereof include a diethyl phosphono group, a dibutyl phosphono group, a diphenyl phosphono group, and the like.
Phosphonato group _{(-PO 3 H 2 -, -} PO 3 H-) and the meaning of a phosphono group (-PO ₃ H _2), first dissociation or acid, a conjugated base anion group derived from the second dissociation acid To do. Usually, it is preferable to use it with a counter cation. Such counter cations include those generally known, that is, various oniums (ammonium, sulfonium, phosphonium, iodonium, azinium, etc.) and metal ions (Na ⁺ , K ⁺ , Ca ²⁺ , Zn ²⁺ etc.).

The substituted phosphonato group is a conjugated base anion group obtained by substituting one organic oxo group in the above-described substituted phosphono group. As a specific example, the above-described monoalkylphosphono group (—PO ₃ H ( alkyl)), and a conjugate base of a monoarylphosphono group (—PO ₃ H (aryl)).

A to D are a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent. Here, examples of the monovalent substituent include the same as those described above for R ^{1 to} R ⁴ , and preferred embodiments are also the same. It is. That is, A to D are preferably a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a methyl group, a phenyl group, a substituted phenyl group, a benzyl group, or a substituted heterocyclic group.

n, m, x and y represent an integer of 1 or more, and n, m, x and y are preferably 1 to 100, more preferably 3 to 50, and still more preferably 5 to 30. In particular, when an oligothiophene compound in which n, m, and x + y are each 5 or more, more preferably, an oligothiophene compound in which n, m, and x + y are 5 to 30, respectively, the oxygen barrier property of the recording layer is improved. In addition to having the advantage of effectively suppressing polymerization inhibition due to oxygen, a further improvement in sensitivity can be expected, and an oxygen-blocking protective layer that is usually essential for photopolymerization-based image forming materials is provided. Good image formability is achieved without the provision. In addition, in the (D) specific thiophene compound in which at least one of n, m, and x + y is 5 or more, the interaction with the (B) infrared absorber, particularly the cyanine dye, becomes more remarkable. Image formation is achieved.
Here, when n, m, x and y are 2 or more, R ¹ and R ² and R ³ and R ⁴ in different thiophene skeletons may be the same or different from each other. Good.

  The compounds (A-1) to (A-43)] represented by the general formula (I) are listed below, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

In the exemplified compounds, when n and m are 1, (D) (A-2) having a high electron donating property is preferable among the specific thiophene compounds, and at least one of n, m, and x + y is In the case of 5 or more, a structure such as (A-34) that is easy to pack is preferable.
As typical synthesis examples of the compound represented by the general formula (1), synthesis examples of the above-described exemplary compounds (A-3) and (A-22) are shown, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Absent. Other exemplary compounds can be synthesized in the same manner.
<Synthesis Example of Exemplary Compound (A-3)>
In a 200 mL three-necked flask, under nitrogen flow, 0.23 g of tetrakis (triphenylphosphine) palladium (0), 50 mL of dimethoxyethane, 3.65 g of bromoanisole, and 2.5 g of 3-thiopheneboronic acid were weighed and kept at room temperature. And stirred. In this solution, 50 mL of 1M aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution was added dropwise and stirred at 100 ° C. for 6 hours. Thereafter, the reaction solution was cooled, extracted three times with 100 mL of ethyl acetate, and the organic layer was concentrated with an evaporator. This concentrated liquid was purified using column chromatography (developing solvent; ethyl acetate / hexane = 1/4) to obtain 1.72 g of exemplary compound (A-3). It was confirmed from the NMR spectrum, IR spectrum, and mass spectrometry spectrum that it was the target product.

<Synthesis of Exemplary Compound (A-22)>
Under a nitrogen flow, 0.37 g of magnesium, 20 mL of diethyl ether, 5 drops of 1,2-dibromoethane are added to a 100 mL three-necked flask, and a mixed solution of 2.73 g of 2-bromo-3-methylthiophene and 30 mL of diethyl ether is added. The solution was added dropwise over 30 minutes at room temperature to prepare a 3-methylthiophene-2-magnesium bromide solution.
Next, 5 g of 5,5′-dibromo-2,2′-bithiophene, 100 mL of diethyl ether, 0.020 g of nickel (II) chloride, 1,3-bis (diphenylphosphino) was added to a 200 mL three-necked flask under a nitrogen flow. ) 0.064 g of propane was weighed and stirred at room temperature. Into this solution, the previously prepared 3-methylthiophene-2-magnesium bromide solution was added dropwise over 30 minutes and stirred at room temperature for 6 hours. The reaction solution was poured into 5% aqueous ammonium chloride solution and extracted with 200 mL of methylene chloride. The organic layer was concentrated with an evaporator and purified using column chromatography (developing solvent; pentane) to obtain 2.5 g of Exemplified Compound (A-22). It was confirmed from the NMR spectrum, IR spectrum, and mass spectrometry spectrum that it was the target product.

  As described above, the (D) specific compound according to the present invention described above may be used alone or in combination of two or more. The addition amount of these (D) specific compounds, etc. is 0. In the total solid content of the polymerizable composition from the viewpoint of obtaining a sufficient sensitivity improvement effect and ensuring excellent removability of the unexposed area. The range is preferably 1 to 70% by mass, more preferably 0.5 to 50% by mass, and most preferably 1 to 30% by mass. In this range, when a polymerizable composition to which (D) a specific compound or the like is added is used as a recording material for a lithographic printing plate precursor, it can be recorded with high sensitivity, and stains in non-image areas are suppressed even during printing. And it has the advantage that it is excellent in the film | membrane physical property of the recording layer before hardening after hardening.

[(A) Compound having addition-polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated bond]
The compound (A) having an ethylenically unsaturated bond capable of addition polymerization ((A) polymerizable compound) used in the polymerizable composition of the present invention has at least one ethylenically unsaturated bond, preferably 2 It is selected from compounds having at least one. Such a compound group is widely known in the industrial field, and can be used without any particular limitation in the present invention. These have chemical forms such as monomers, prepolymers, i.e. dimers, trimers and oligomers, or mixtures thereof and copolymers thereof. Examples of monomers and copolymers thereof include unsaturated carboxylic acids (for example, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, crotonic acid, isocrotonic acid, maleic acid, etc.), and esters and amides thereof. In this case, an ester of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol compound, or an amide of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and an aliphatic polyvalent amine compound is used. In addition, an addition reaction product of an unsaturated carboxylic acid ester or amide having a nucleophilic substituent such as a hydroxy group, an amino group or a mercapto group with a monofunctional or polyfunctional isocyanate or epoxy, and a monofunctional or polyfunctional compound. A dehydration condensation reaction product with a functional carboxylic acid is also preferably used. Further, an addition reaction product of an unsaturated carboxylic acid ester or amide having an electrophilic substituent such as an epoxy group or an epoxy group with a monofunctional or polyfunctional alcohol, amine or thiol, a halogen group or In addition, a substitution reaction product of an unsaturated carboxylic acid ester or amide having a leaving substituent such as a tosyloxy group and a monofunctional or polyfunctional alcohol, amine or thiol is also suitable. As another example, it is also possible to use a group of compounds substituted with unsaturated phosphonic acid, styrene, vinyl ether or the like instead of the unsaturated carboxylic acid.

  Specific examples of the monomer of an ester of an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol compound and an unsaturated carboxylic acid include acrylic acid esters such as ethylene glycol diacrylate, triethylene glycol diacrylate, 1,3-butanediol diacrylate, and tetramethylene glycol. Diacrylate, propylene glycol diacrylate, neopentyl glycol diacrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, trimethylolpropane tri (acryloyloxypropyl) ether, trimethylolethane triacrylate, hexanediol diacrylate, 1,4-cyclohexanediol diacrylate , Tetraethylene glycol diacrylate, pentaerythritol diacrylate, pentaerythritol triacrylate , Pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, dipentaerythritol diacrylate, dipentaerythritol hexaacrylate, sorbitol triacrylate, sorbitol tetraacrylate, sorbitol pentaacrylate, sorbitol hexaacrylate, tri (acryloyloxyethyl) isocyanurate, polyester acrylate oligomer.

  Methacrylic acid esters include tetramethylene glycol dimethacrylate, triethylene glycol dimethacrylate, neopentyl glycol dimethacrylate, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, trimethylolethane trimethacrylate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, 1,3-butanediol dimethacrylate, Hexanediol dimethacrylate, pentaerythritol dimethacrylate, pentaerythritol trimethacrylate, pentaerythritol tetramethacrylate, dipentaerythritol dimethacrylate, dipentaerythritol hexamethacrylate, sorbitol trimethacrylate, sorbitol tetramethacrylate, bis [p- (3-methacryloxy- 2-hydroxypro ) Phenyl] dimethyl methane, bis - [p- (methacryloxyethoxy) phenyl] dimethyl methane.

  Itaconic acid esters include ethylene glycol diitaconate, propylene glycol diitaconate, 1,3-butanediol diitaconate, 1,4-butanediol diitaconate, tetramethylene glycol diitaconate, pentaerythritol diitaconate And sorbitol tetritaconate. Examples of crotonic acid esters include ethylene glycol dicrotonate, tetramethylene glycol dicrotonate, pentaerythritol dicrotonate, and sorbitol tetradicrotonate. Examples of isocrotonic acid esters include ethylene glycol diisocrotonate, pentaerythritol diisocrotonate, and sorbitol tetraisocrotonate. Examples of maleic acid esters include ethylene glycol dimaleate, triethylene glycol dimaleate, pentaerythritol dimaleate, and sorbitol tetramaleate.

  Examples of other esters include aliphatic alcohol esters described in JP-B-46-27926, JP-B-51-47334, JP-A-57-196231, JP-A-59-5240, JP-A-59-5241. Those having an aromatic skeleton described in JP-A-2-226149 and those containing an amino group described in JP-A-1-165613 are also preferably used. Furthermore, the ester monomers described above can also be used as a mixture.

  Specific examples of amide monomers of aliphatic polyvalent amine compounds and unsaturated carboxylic acids include methylene bis-acrylamide, methylene bis-methacrylamide, 1,6-hexamethylene bis-acrylamide, 1,6-hexamethylene bis. -Methacrylamide, diethylenetriamine trisacrylamide, xylylene bisacrylamide, xylylene bismethacrylamide and the like. Examples of other preferable amide monomers include those having a cyclohexylene structure described in JP-B-54-21726.

  In addition, urethane-based addition polymerizable compounds produced by using an addition reaction of isocyanate and hydroxyl group are also suitable, and specific examples thereof include, for example, one molecule described in JP-B-48-41708. A vinyl urethane compound containing two or more polymerizable vinyl groups in one molecule obtained by adding a vinyl monomer containing a hydroxyl group represented by the following general formula to a polyisocyanate compound having two or more isocyanate groups. Can be mentioned.

CH ₂ ═C (R ^A ) COOCH ₂ CH (R ^B ) OH... General formula (wherein R ^A and R ^B represent H or CH ₃ )

  Also, urethane acrylates such as those described in JP-A-51-37193, JP-B-2-32293, and JP-B-2-16765, JP-B-58-49860, JP-B-56-17654, Urethane compounds having an ethylene oxide skeleton described in JP-B-62-39417 and JP-B-62-39418 are also suitable. Furthermore, by using polymerizable compounds having an amino structure or a sulfide structure in the molecule described in JP-A-63-277653, JP-A-63-260909, and JP-A-1-105238, In addition, a polymerizable composition excellent in photosensitive speed can be obtained.

  Other examples include polyester acrylates, epoxy resins and (meth) acrylic acid as described in JP-A-48-64183, JP-B-49-43191, JP-B-52-30490, and JP-A-52-30490. Mention may be made of polyfunctional acrylates and methacrylates such as reacted epoxy acrylates. Further, specific unsaturated compounds described in JP-B-46-43946, JP-B-1-40337 and JP-B-1-40336, vinylphosphonic acid compounds described in JP-A-2-25493, and the like can also be mentioned. . In some cases, a structure containing a perfluoroalkyl group described in JP-A-61-22048 is preferably used. Furthermore, Journal of Japan Adhesion Association vol. 20, no. 7, pages 300 to 308 (1984), which are introduced as photocurable monomers and oligomers, can also be used.

For these polymerizable compounds, details of usage such as the structure, single use or combination, addition amount, etc. are used, for example, when the polymerizable composition of the present invention is used as a recording material for a lithographic printing plate precursor Can be arbitrarily set according to the performance design of the final lithographic printing plate precursor. For example, it is selected from the following viewpoints. From the viewpoint of photosensitive speed, a structure having a high unsaturated group content per molecule is preferable. Further, in order to increase the strength of the image portion, that is, the cured film, those having three or more functionalities are preferable, and further, different functional numbers and different polymerizable groups (for example, acrylic acid ester, methacrylic acid ester, styrene compound, vinyl ether type). A method of adjusting both photosensitivity and intensity by using a compound) is also effective. A compound having a large molecular weight or a compound having high hydrophobicity is excellent in photosensitive speed and film strength, but is not preferable in terms of development speed and precipitation in a developer.
Further, the selection / use method of the addition polymerization compound is also an important factor for the compatibility and dispersibility with other components (for example, binder polymer, initiator, colorant, etc.) in the recording layer. The compatibility may be improved by using a low-purity compound or using two or more kinds in combination. In addition, a specific structure may be selected for the purpose of improving the adhesion of the substrate and an overcoat layer described later.
Regarding the compounding ratio of the polymerizable compound in the recording layer, a larger amount is advantageous in terms of sensitivity, but if it is too much, an undesirable phase separation occurs or a problem in the production process due to the adhesiveness of the recording layer ( For example, problems such as transfer of recording layer components and manufacturing defects due to adhesion) and precipitation from the developer may occur. From these viewpoints, the polymerizable compound (A) is preferably used in the range of 5 to 80% by weight, more preferably 25 to 75% by weight, based on the nonvolatile components in the polymerizable composition. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more. In addition, the usage of the polymerizable compound can be arbitrarily selected from the viewpoint of polymerization inhibition with respect to oxygen, resolution, fogging, refractive index change, surface adhesiveness, etc. The layer construction and coating method such as undercoating and overcoating can be carried out.

[(C) Infrared absorber]
The polymerizable composition of the present invention contains (C) an infrared absorbent that absorbs infrared light and converts it into thermal energy. The exposure of the wavelength that can be absorbed by the infrared absorber promotes the radical generation reaction of the radical initiator and the polymerization reaction of the polymerizable compound thereby. Examples of such infrared absorbers include known spectral sensitizing dyes or dyes or pigments that absorb light and interact with a photo radical initiator.

<Spectral sensitizing dye or dye>
Spectral sensitizing dyes or dyes preferred as infrared absorbers for use in the present invention are polynuclear aromatics (for example, pyrene, perylene, triphenylene), xanthenes (for example, fluorescein, eosin, erythrosine, rhodamine B, rose bengal). ), Cyanines (eg, thiacarbocyanine, oxacarbocyanine), merocyanines (eg, merocyanine, carbomerocyanine), thiazines (eg, thionine, methylene blue, toluidine blue), acridines (eg, acridine orange, chloroflavin) , Acriflavine), phthalocyanines (eg, phthalocyanine, metal phthalocyanine), porphyrins (eg, tetraphenylporphyrin, central metal-substituted porphyrins), chlorophylls (eg, chloro I le, chlorophyllin, center metal-substituted chlorophyll), metal complexes, anthraquinones, such as (anthraquinone), squaryliums, for example (squarylium), for example, the following compounds.

  More preferable spectral sensitizing dyes or dyes include pyrylium salts described in JP-B-40-28499, for example,

Cyanines described in JP-B-46-42363, for example,

Benzofuran dyes described in JP-A-2-63053, for example,

Conjugated ketone dyes disclosed in JP-A-2-85858 and JP-A-2-216154, for example,

A dye described in JP-A No. 57-10605, an azocinnamylidene derivative described in JP-B-2-30321, for example,

Cyanine dyes described in JP-A-1-287105, for example,

Xanthene dyes described in JP-A-62-31844, JP-A-62-31848, JP-A-62-143043, for example,

Aminostyryl ketone described in JP-B-59-28325, for example,

Etc.
The following infrared absorbers (dyes or pigments) are also preferably used as sensitizing dyes. Preferred examples of the dye include cyanine dyes described in JP-A-58-125246, JP-A-59-84356, JP-A-59-202829, JP-A-60-78787, and the like. Examples include cyanine dyes described in Japanese Patent No. 434,875.

  In addition, as cyanine dyes that can be suitably used in the present invention, paragraph numbers [0017] to [0019] of JP-A No. 2001-133969, paragraph numbers [0012] to [0038] of JP-A No. 2002-40638, Those described in paragraph numbers [0012] to [0023] of JP-A-2002-23360 can be mentioned. Specific examples include those exemplified below.

  Further, near infrared absorption sensitizers described in US Pat. No. 5,156,938 are also preferably used, and further substituted aryl benzoates described in US Pat. No. 3,881,924 are also used. (Thio) pyrylium salt, trimethine thiapyrylium salt described in JP-A-57-142645 (US Pat. No. 4,327,169), JP-A 58-181051, 58-220143, 59 -41363, 59-84248, 59-84249, 59-146063, 59-146061, pyranyl compounds described in JP-A-59-216146, cyanine dyes described in US The pentamethine thiopyrylium salt described in Japanese Patent No. 4,283,475, and the like described in Japanese Patent Publication Nos. 5-13514 and 5-19702 That pyrylium compounds are also preferably used.

  In addition, near infrared absorbing dyes described as formulas (I) and (II) in US Pat. No. 4,756,993 and phthalocyanine dyes described in EP 916513A2 are also preferable dyes. Can do.

  Furthermore, the anionic infrared absorber described in Japanese Patent Application No. 10-79912 can also be suitably used. An anionic infrared absorbing agent refers to an anionic infrared absorbing agent having an anionic structure without a cationic structure in the mother nucleus of a dye that substantially absorbs infrared rays. Examples include (a) anionic metal complexes, (b) anionic carbon black, (c) anionic phthalocyanine, and (d) compounds represented by the following general formula (21). The counter cation of these anionic infrared absorbers is a monovalent cation containing a proton or a polyvalent cation.

  Here, (a) an anionic metal complex refers to an anion that is an anion of the central metal and the entire ligand of the complex part that substantially absorbs light.

  (B) Examples of the anionic carbon black include carbon black to which anionic groups such as sulfonic acid, carboxylic acid, and phosphonic acid groups are bonded as substituents. In order to introduce these groups into carbon black, as described in Carbon Black Handbook 3rd Edition (Edited by Carbon Black Association, April 5, 1995, published by Carbon Black Association), page 12, What is necessary is just to take means, such as oxidizing carbon black.

  (C) Anionic phthalocyanine refers to a phthalocyanine skeleton having the anion group previously mentioned in the description of (b) as a substituent bonded to form an anion as a whole.

Next, (d) the compound represented by the general formula (21) will be described in detail. In the general formula (21), G ⁹ represents an anionic substituent, and G ¹⁰ represents a neutral substituent. (X ¹⁰ ) ⁺ represents a 1 to m-valent cation containing a proton, and m represents an integer of 1 to 6. M ⁵ represents a conjugated chain, and this conjugated chain M ⁵ may have a substituent or a ring structure. The conjugated chain M ⁵ can be represented by the following formula.

In the formula, R ⁸⁰ , R ⁸¹ and R ⁸² are each independently a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cyano group, alkyl group, aryl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, carbonyl group, thio group, sulfonyl group, sulfinyl group, oxy A group and an amino group, which may be linked to each other to form a ring structure. n represents an integer of 1 to 8.

  Of the anionic infrared absorbers represented by the general formula (21), those of the following IRA-1 to IRA-5 are preferably used.

  Moreover, the cationic infrared absorber shown to the following IRC-1-IRC-44 can also be used preferably.

In the structural formula, T ⁻ represents a monovalent counter anion, preferably a halogen anion (F ⁻ , Cl ⁻ , Br ⁻ , I ⁻ ), a Lewis acid anion (BF ₄ ⁻ , PF ₆ ⁻ , SbCl _6). ⁻ , ClO ₄ ⁻ ), an alkyl sulfonate anion, and an aryl sulfonate anion.

  The alkyl of the alkyl sulfonic acid means a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, specifically, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, a butyl group. , Pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, tridecyl, hexadecyl, octadecyl, eicosyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, s-butyl, t- A butyl group, isopentyl group, neopentyl group, 1-methylbutyl group, isohexyl group, 2-ethylhexyl group, 2-methylhexyl group, cyclohexyl group, cyclopentyl group, and 2-norbornyl group can be exemplified. Of these, linear alkyl groups having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, branched alkyl groups having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, and cyclic alkyl groups having 5 to 10 carbon atoms are more preferable.

  The aryl of the aryl sulfonic acid includes one consisting of one benzene ring, two or three benzene rings forming a condensed ring, and one having a benzene ring and a 5-membered unsaturated ring forming a condensed ring. Specific examples thereof include a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthryl group, a phenanthryl group, an indenyl group, an acenaphthenyl group, and a fluorenyl group. Among these, a phenyl group and a naphthyl group are more preferable.

  Moreover, the nonionic infrared absorber shown to the following IRN-1-IRN-9 can also be used preferably.

  Among the exemplified compounds, IRA-1 is a particularly preferable anionic infrared absorber, and IRC-7, IRC-30, IRC-40, and IRC-42 are nonionic infrared absorbers as cationic infrared absorbers. As IRN-9.

<Pigment>
Examples of the pigment used in the present invention include commercially available pigments and color index (CI) manual, “Latest Pigment Handbook” (edited by Japan Pigment Technology Association, published in 1977), “Latest Pigment Application Technology” (CMC Publishing, 1986), “Printing Ink Technology”, CMC Publishing, 1984) can be used.

  Examples of the pigment include black pigments, yellow pigments, orange pigments, brown pigments, red pigments, purple pigments, blue pigments, green pigments, fluorescent pigments, metal powder pigments, and other polymer-bonded dyes. Specifically, insoluble azo pigments, azo lake pigments, condensed azo pigments, chelate azo pigments, phthalocyanine pigments, anthraquinone pigments, perylene and perinone pigments, thioindigo pigments, quinacridone pigments, dioxazine pigments, isoindolinone pigments , Quinophthalone pigments, dyed lake pigments, azine pigments, nitroso pigments, nitro pigments, natural pigments, fluorescent pigments, inorganic pigments, carbon black, and the like. Among these pigments, carbon black is preferable.

  These pigments may be used without surface treatment, or may be used after surface treatment. The surface treatment method includes a method of surface coating with a resin or wax, a method of attaching a surfactant, a method of bonding a reactive substance (eg, silane coupling agent, epoxy compound, polyisocyanate, etc.) to the pigment surface, etc. Can be considered. The above-mentioned surface treatment methods are described in “Characteristics and Applications of Metal Soap” (Yokoshobo), “Printing Ink Technology” (CMC Publishing, 1984) and “Latest Pigment Application Technology” (CMC Publishing, 1986). Yes.

  The particle size of the pigment is preferably in the range of 0.01 μm to 10 μm, more preferably in the range of 0.05 μm to 1 μm, and particularly preferably in the range of 0.1 μm to 1 μm. When the particle diameter of the pigment is less than 0.01 μm, it is not preferable from the viewpoint of stability of the dispersion in the image recording layer coating solution, and when it exceeds 10 μm, it is not preferable from the viewpoint of uniformity of the image recording layer.

  As a method for dispersing the pigment, a known dispersion technique used in ink production, toner production, or the like can be used. Examples of the disperser include an ultrasonic disperser, a sand mill, an attritor, a pearl mill, a super mill, a ball mill, an impeller, a disperser, a KD mill, a colloid mill, a dynatron, a three-roll mill, and a pressure kneader. Details are described in "Latest Pigment Applied Technology" (CMC Publishing, 1986).

In addition, although the infrared absorber added in order to accelerate | stimulate the hardening reaction of the polymeric composition of this invention may be added directly with another component in a composition, another layer adjacent to this is provided. Even if it is added thereto, the same effect can be obtained.
In particular, when the polymerizable composition of the present invention is used as a material for a negative recording layer of a lithographic printing plate precursor described later, it may be added to the same layer as the recording layer, or a separate layer may be provided. However, when a negative lithographic printing plate precursor is prepared, the optical density at the absorption maximum in the wavelength range of 300 nm to 1200 nm of the recording layer is between 0.1 and 3.0. Is preferable from the viewpoint of sensitivity. Since the optical density is determined by the addition amount of the sensitizing dye and the thickness of the recording layer, the predetermined optical density can be obtained by controlling both conditions. The optical density of the recording layer can be measured by a conventional method. As a measuring method, for example, on a transparent or white support, a recording layer having a thickness appropriately determined in a range where the coating amount after drying is necessary as a lithographic printing plate is formed, and a transmission optical densitometer is used. Examples thereof include a measuring method, a method of forming a recording layer on a reflective support such as aluminum, and measuring a reflection density.
Moreover, as total content of the infrared absorber in the polymeric composition of this invention, it is preferable that it is 0.1-40 mass% in the total solid content contained in polymeric composition, 0.5-30 More preferably, it is in the range of 1 to 10% by mass.

[(C) radical initiator]
The polymerizable composition of the present invention is required to contain a radical initiator. (C) The radical initiator generates radicals by light and / or heat energy, and initiates the polymerization reaction of the compound (polymerizable compound) having the above-mentioned (A) addition-polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated bond, Refers to the compound to be promoted.
In the present invention, preferred radical initiators include (a) aromatic ketones, (b) onium salt compounds, (c) organic peroxides, (d) thio compounds, (e) hexaarylbiimidazole compounds, f) Ketoxime ester compounds, (g) borate compounds, (h) azinium compounds, (i) metallocene compounds, (j) active ester compounds, (k) compounds having a carbon halogen bond, and the like. Specific examples of the above (a) to (k) are given below, but the present invention is not limited to these.

(A) Aromatic ketones (a) Aromatic ketones preferred as the radical initiator used in the present invention include “RADIATION CURING IN POLYMER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY” P. Fouassier, J. et al. F. Examples include compounds having a benzophenone skeleton or a thioxanthone skeleton described in Rabek (1993), p77-117. For example,

Is mentioned. Among them, examples of particularly preferred (a) aromatic ketones include α-thiobenzophenone compounds described in JP-B-47-6416, benzoin ether compounds described in JP-B-47-3981, for example, the following compounds.

  Examples of the α-substituted benzoin compounds described in JP-B-47-22326 include the following compounds.

  Examples thereof include benzoin derivatives described in JP-B-47-23664, aroylphosphonic acid esters described in JP-A-57-30704, dialkoxybenzophenones described in JP-B-60-26483, for example, the following compounds.

  Examples of the benzoin ethers described in JP-B-60-26403 and JP-A-62-181345 include the following compounds.

  Examples of the α-aminobenzophenones described in JP-B-1-34242, US Pat. No. 4,318,791, and European Patent 0284561A1, such as the following compounds.

  P-Di (dimethylaminobenzoyl) benzene described in JP-A-2-211452, for example, the following compounds may be mentioned.

  Examples of the thio-substituted aromatic ketone described in JP-A-61-194062 include the following compounds.

  The acylphosphine sulfide described in JP-B-2-9597, for example, the following compounds may be mentioned.

  Examples of the acylphosphine described in JP-B-2-9596 include the following compounds.

  Further, thioxanthones described in JP-B-63-61950, coumarins described in JP-B-59-42864, and the like can also be mentioned.

(B) Onium salt compound As the radical initiator (b) preferable as the radical initiator used in the present invention, compounds represented by the following general formulas (1) to (3) are exemplified.

In formula (1), Ar ¹ and Ar ² each independently represent an aryl group having 20 or less carbon atoms, which may have a substituent. Preferred substituents when this aryl group has a substituent include a halogen atom, a nitro group, an alkyl group having 12 or less carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 12 or less carbon atoms, or a group having 12 or less carbon atoms. An aryloxy group is mentioned. (Z ² ) ⁻ represents a counter ion selected from the group consisting of halogen ion, perchlorate ion, carboxylate ion, tetrafluoroborate ion, hexafluorophosphate ion, and sulfonate ion, preferably perchloric acid Ions, hexafluorophosphate ions, and aryl sulfonate ions.

In Formula (2), Ar ³ represents an aryl group having 20 or less carbon atoms, which may have a substituent. Preferred examples of the substituent include a halogen atom, a nitro group, an alkyl group having 12 or less carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 12 or less carbon atoms, an aryloxy group having 12 or less carbon atoms, and 12 or less carbon atoms. Examples thereof include an alkylamino group, a dialkylamino group having 12 or less carbon atoms, an arylamino group having 12 or less carbon atoms, or a diarylamino group having 12 or less carbon atoms. (Z ³ ) ⁻ represents a counter ion having the same meaning as (Z ² ) ⁻ .

In formula (3), R ²³ , R ²⁴ and R ²⁵ may be the same or different and each represents a hydrocarbon group having 20 or less carbon atoms which may have a substituent. Preferable substituents include a halogen atom, a nitro group, an alkyl group having 12 or less carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 12 or less carbon atoms, or an aryloxy group having 12 or less carbon atoms. (Z ⁴ ) ⁻ represents a counter ion having the same meaning as (Z ² ) ⁻ .

  Specific examples of onium salts that can be suitably used in the present invention include those described in paragraphs [0030] to [0033] of Japanese Patent Application No. 11-310623 previously proposed by the present applicant. And those described in paragraphs [0015] to [0046] of Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-160323, Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-266797, Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-177150, Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-160323, Specific aromatic sulfonium salt compounds described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-184603, Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-310808, Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-265467, and Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-366539 may be mentioned.

  The onium salt used in the present invention preferably has a maximum absorption wavelength of 400 nm or less, and more preferably 360 nm or less. By making the absorption wavelength in the ultraviolet region in this way, the lithographic printing plate precursor can be handled under white light.

(C) Organic peroxide Preferred as the radical initiator used in the present invention (c) The organic peroxide includes almost all organic compounds having one or more oxygen-oxygen bonds in the molecule. Examples include methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, cyclohexanone peroxide, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanone peroxide, methylcyclohexanone peroxide, acetylacetone peroxide, 1,1-bis (tertiarybutylperoxy) -3,3,5. -Trimethylcyclohexane, 1,1-bis (tertiarybutylperoxy) cyclohexane, 2,2-bis (tertiarybutylperoxy) butane, tertiarybutyl hydroperoxide, cumene hydroperoxide, diisopropylbenzene Idroperoxide, paraffin hydroperoxide, 2,5-dimethylhexane-2,5-dihydroperoxide, 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl hydroperoxide, ditertiary butyl peroxide, tertiary butyl Cumyl peroxide, dicumyl peroxide, bis (tertiarybutylperoxyisopropyl) benzene, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di (tertiarybutylperoxy) hexane, 2,5-xanoyl peroxide, peroxy Succinic oxide, benzoyl peroxide, 2,4-dichlorobenzoyl peroxide, meta-toluoyl peroxide, diisopropyl peroxydicarbonate, di-2-ethylhexyl peroxydicarbonate, di-2-ethoxyethyl peroxydi -Bonate, dimethoxyisopropyl peroxycarbonate, di (3-methyl-3-methoxybutyl) peroxydicarbonate, tertiary butyl peroxyacetate, tertiary butyl peroxypivalate, tertiary butyl peroxyneodecanoate, tarsha Tributyl peroxyoctanoate, tertiary butyl peroxy-3,5,5-trimethylhexanoate, tertiary butyl peroxylaurate, tertiary carbonate, 3,3'4,4'-tetra- (t -Butylperoxycarbonyl) benzophenone, 3,3'4,4'-tetra- (t-amylperoxycarbonyl) benzophenone, 3,3'4,4'-tetra- (t-hexylperoxycarbonyl) benzophenone, 3, 3'4 4'-tetra- (t-octylperoxycarbonyl) benzophenone, 3,3'4,4'-tetra- (cumylperoxycarbonyl) benzophenone, 3,3'4,4'-tetra- (p-isopropylcumi Ruperoxycarbonyl) benzophenone, carbonyldi (t-butylperoxydihydrogen diphthalate), carbonyldi (t-hexylperoxydihydrogen diphthalate), and the like.

  Among them, 3,3'4,4'-tetra- (t-butylperoxycarbonyl) benzophenone, 3,3'4,4'-tetra- (t-amylperoxycarbonyl) benzophenone, 3,3'4 4'-tetra- (t-hexylperoxycarbonyl) benzophenone, 3,3'4,4'-tetra- (t-octylperoxycarbonyl) benzophenone, 3,3'4,4'-tetra- (cumylper) Peroxyesters such as (oxycarbonyl) benzophenone, 3,3'4,4'-tetra- (p-isopropylcumylperoxycarbonyl) benzophenone, di-t-butyldiperoxyisophthalate are preferred.

(D) Thio compound (d) Thio compounds preferable as the radical initiator used in the present invention include compounds having a structure represented by the following general formula (4).

(Wherein R ²⁶ represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a substituted aryl group, R ²⁷ represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and R ²⁶ and R ²⁷ are bonded to each other to form an oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen atom. (A group of nonmetallic atoms necessary to form a 5-membered to 7-membered ring which may contain a selected heteroatom.)
As an alkyl group in the said General formula (4), a C1-C4 thing is preferable. As the aryl group, those having 6 to 10 carbon atoms such as phenyl and naphthyl are preferable, and as the substituted aryl group, a halogen atom such as a chlorine atom and an alkyl such as a methyl group as described above. And those substituted with an alkoxy group such as a group, a methoxy group, and an ethoxy group. R ²⁷ is preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. Specific examples of the thio compound represented by the general formula (4) include the following compounds.

(E) Hexaarylbiimidazole compounds Preferred (e) hexaarylbiimidazole compounds as radical initiators used in the present invention include lophine dimers described in JP-B Nos. 45-37377 and 44-86516, such as 2 , 2'-bis (o-chlorophenyl) -4,4 ', 5,5'-tetraphenylbiimidazole, 2,2'-bis (o-bromophenyl) -4,4', 5,5'-tetra Phenylbiimidazole, 2,2'-bis (o, p-dichlorophenyl) -4,4 ', 5,5'-tetraphenylbiimidazole, 2,2'-bis (o-chlorophenyl) -4,4', 5,5'-tetra (m-methoxyphenyl) biimidazole, 2,2'-bis (o, o'-dichlorophenyl) -4,4 ', 5,5'-tetraf Nilbiimidazole, 2,2′-bis (o-nitrophenyl) -4,4 ′, 5,5′-tetraphenylbiimidazole, 2,2′-bis (o-methylphenyl) -4,4 ′, Examples include 5,5′-tetraphenylbiimidazole, 2,2′-bis (o-trifluorophenyl) -4,4 ′, 5,5′-tetraphenylbiimidazole, and the like.

(F) Ketoxime ester compound (f) Ketoxime ester compounds preferable as the radical initiator used in the present invention include 3-benzoyloxyiminobutan-2-one, 3-acetoxyiminobutane-2-one, 3 -Propionyloxyiminobutan-2-one, 2-acetoxyiminopentan-3-one, 2-acetoxyimino-1-phenylpropan-1-one, 2-benzoyloxyimino-1-phenylpropan-1-one, Examples include 3-p-toluenesulfonyloxyiminobutan-2-one and 2-ethoxycarbonyloxyimino-1-phenylpropan-1-one.

(G) Borate compound As an example of the (g) borate compound preferable as a radical initiator used for this invention, the compound represented by following General formula (5) can be mentioned.

(Wherein R ²⁸ , R ²⁹ , R ³⁰ and R ³¹ may be the same or different from each other, and each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, A substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, R ²⁸ , R ²⁹ , R ³⁰ and R ³¹ may be combined with each other to form a cyclic structure; Provided that at least one of R ²⁸ , R ²⁹ , R ³⁰ and R ³¹ is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group (Z ⁵ ) ⁺ represents an alkali metal cation or a quaternary ammonium cation.)
Examples of the alkyl group for R ^{28 to} R ³¹ include straight-chain, branched, and cyclic groups, and those having 1 to 18 carbon atoms are preferable. Specifically, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, octyl, stearyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl and the like are included. The substituted alkyl group includes an alkyl group as described above, a halogen atom (for example, —Cl, —Br, etc.), a cyano group, a nitro group, an aryl group (preferably a phenyl group), a hydroxy group, —COOR ³² (here R ³² represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms, or an aryl group), —OCOR ³³ or —OR ³⁴ (where R ³³ and R ³⁴ are alkyl groups having 1 to 14 carbon atoms, or aryl. And a group having a substituent represented by the following formula.

(Wherein R ³⁵ and R ³⁶ independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms, or an aryl group)
The aryl group of R ^{28 to} R ³¹ includes 1 to 3 ring aryl groups such as a phenyl group and a naphthyl group, and the substituted aryl group is a substitution of the above substituted alkyl group with the above aryl group. Those having a group or an alkyl group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms are included. Examples of the alkenyl group for R ^{28 to} R ³¹ include linear, branched and cyclic groups having 2 to 18 carbon atoms. Examples of the substituent of the substituted alkenyl group include those listed as the substituents of the substituted alkyl group. Examples of the alkynyl group of R ^{28 to} R ³¹ include straight chain or branched groups having 2 to 28 carbon atoms, and examples of the substituent of the substituted alkynyl group include those listed as the substituents of the substituted alkyl group. included. In addition, examples of the heterocyclic group of R ^{28 to} R ³¹ include a 5- or more-membered heterocyclic group containing at least one of N, S, and O, and preferably a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic group. May contain a condensed ring. Furthermore, you may have what was mentioned as a substituent of the above-mentioned substituted aryl group as a substituent. Specific examples of the compound represented by the general formula (5) are described in US Pat. Nos. 3,567,453 and 4,343,891, European Patents 109,772 and 109,773. Examples include compounds and those shown below.

(H) Azinium compounds Preferred (h) azinium salt compounds as radical initiators used in the present invention include those disclosed in JP-A-63-138345, JP-A-63-142345, JP-A-63-142346, and JP-A-63-142346. Examples include compounds having an N—O bond described in JP-A-63-143537 and JP-B-46-42363.

(I) Metallocene compounds (i) Metallocene compounds preferred as the radical initiator used in the present invention include those disclosed in JP-A-59-152396, JP-A-61-151197, JP-A-63-41484, and JP-A-2 And titanocene compounds described in JP-A No.-249 and JP-A-2-4705, and iron-arene complexes described in JP-A-1-304453 and JP-A-1-152109.

  Specific examples of the titanocene compound include di-cyclopentadienyl-Ti-di-chloride, di-cyclopentadienyl-Ti-bis-phenyl, and di-cyclopentadienyl-Ti-bis-2,3. 4,5,6-pentafluorophen-1-yl, di-cyclopentadienyl-Ti-bis-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophen-1-yl, di-cyclopentadienyl-Ti- Bis-2,4,6-trifluorophen-1-yl, di-cyclopentadienyl-Ti-2,6-difluorophen-1-yl, di-cyclopentadienyl-Ti-bis-2,4 -Difluorophen-1-yl, di-methylcyclopentadienyl-Ti-bis-2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophen-1-yl, di-methylcyclopentadienyl-Ti- -2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophen-1-yl, di-methylcyclopentadienyl-Ti-bis-2,4-difluorophen-1-yl, bis (cyclopentadienyl) -bis (2,6-difluoro-3- (pyridin-1-yl) phenyl) titanium bis (cyclopentadienyl) bis [2,6-difluoro-3- (methylsulfonamido) phenyl] titanium, bis (cyclopentadi Enyl) bis [2,6-difluoro-3- (N-butylbialoyl-amino) phenyl] titanium,

Bis (cyclopentadienyl) bis [2,6-difluoro-3- (N-butyl- (4-chlorobenzoyl) amino) phenyl] titanium, bis (cyclopentadienyl) bis [2,6-difluoro-3 -(N-benzyl-2,2-dimethylpentanoylamino) phenyl] titanium, bis (cyclopentadienyl) bis [2,6-difluoro-3- (N- (2-ethylhexyl) -4-tolyl-sulfonyl] ) Amino) phenyl] titanium, bis (cyclopentadienyl) bis [2,6-difluoro-3- (N- (3-oxaheptyl) benzoylamino) phenyl] titanium, bis (cyclopentadienyl) bis [2 , 6-Difluoro-3- (N- (3,6-dioxadecyl) benzoylamino) phenyl] titanium, bis (cyclopentadienyl) bi [2,6-difluoro-3- (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) amino) phenyl] titanium, bis (cyclopentadienyl) bis [2,6-difluoro-3- (trifluoroacetyl) phenyl] titanium,

Bis (cyclopentadienyl) bis [2,6-difluoro-3- (2-chlorobenzoyl) amino) phenyl] titanium, bis (cyclopentadienyl) bis [2,6-difluoro-3- (4-chloro Benzoyl) amino) phenyl] titanium, bis (cyclopentadienyl) bis [2,6-difluoro-3- (N- (3,6-dioxadecyl) -2,2-dimethylpentanoylamino) phenyl] titanium, bis (Cyclopentadienyl) bis [2,6-difluoro-3- (N- (3,7-dimethyl-7-methoxyoctyl) benzoylamino) phenyl] titanium, bis (cyclopentadienyl) bis [2,6 -Difluoro-3- (N-cyclohexylbenzoylamino) phenyl] titanium and the like.

(J) Active ester compound Preferred as the radical initiator used in the present invention (j) is an imide sulfonate compound described in JP-B-62-2223, JP-B-63-14340, JP-A-59-174831. Mention may be made of the active sulfonates described.

(K) Compound Having Carbon Halogen Bond Preferred examples of the compound (k) having a carbon halogen bond as the radical initiator used in the present invention include those represented by the following general formulas (6) to (12).

(Wherein, X ² represents a halogen atom, Y ¹ is _{^{-C (X 2) 3, -NH}} 2, -NHR 38, -NR 38, represent -OR ^38. Wherein R ³⁸ represents an alkyl group, a substituted An alkyl group, an aryl group, or a substituted aryl group, and R ³⁷ represents —C (X ² ) ₃ , an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an aryl group, a substituted aryl group, or a substituted alkenyl group.

(However, R ³⁹ is an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a substituted alkenyl group, an aryl group, a substituted aryl group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, a substituted alkoxyl group, a nitro group, or a cyano group, and X ³ is a halogen atom. And n is an integer of 1 to 3.)

(However, R ⁴⁰ is an aryl group or a substituted aryl group, R ⁴¹ is a group or halogen shown below, and Z ⁶ is —C (═O) —, —C (═S) — or —SO _2- , X ³ is a halogen atom, and m is 1 or 2.)

(R ⁴² and R ⁴³ are an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a substituted alkenyl group, an aryl group or a substituted aryl group, and R ⁴⁴ is the same as R ³⁸ in the general formula (6).)

Wherein R ⁴⁵ is an optionally substituted aryl group or heterocyclic group, R ⁴⁶ is a trihaloalkyl group or trihaloalkenyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, p is 1, 2 or 3.)

(Equation (10), .L ⁷ which represents a carbonylmethylene heterocyclic compound having a trihalogenomethyl group is a hydrogen atom or the ^{formula: CO- (R 47) q (} C (X 4) 3) at r substituent Q ² is a sulfur, selenium or oxygen atom, dialkylmethylene group, alkene-1,2-ylene group, 1,2-phenylene group or N—R group, and M ⁴ is a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group or An alkenylene group or a 1,2-arylene group; R ⁴⁸ is an alkyl group, an aralkyl group or an alkoxyalkyl group; and R ⁴⁷ is a carbocyclic or heterocyclic divalent aromatic group. And X ⁴ is a chlorine, bromine or iodine atom and q = 0 and r = 1 or q = 1 and r = 1 or 2.)

(Formula (11) represents a 4-halogeno-5- (halogenomethyl-phenyl) -oxazole derivative. X ⁵ is a halogen atom, t is an integer of 1 to 3, and s is an integer of 1 to 4. in and, R ⁴⁹ is a hydrogen atom or a CH _3-t X ⁵ _t group, R ⁵⁰ is s-valent optionally substituted unsaturated organic group.)

(Formula (12) represents a 2- (halogenomethyl-phenyl) -4-halogeno-oxazole derivative. X ⁶ is a halogen atom, v is an integer of 1 to 3, and u is an integer of 1 to 4. R ⁵¹ is a hydrogen atom or a CH _3-v X ⁶ _v group, and R ⁵² is an u-valent unsaturated organic group which may be substituted.)

  Specific examples of such a compound having a carbon-halogen bond include those described in Wakabayashi et al., Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan, 42, 2924 (1969), such as 2-phenyl 4,6-bis (trichloromethyl) -S-triazine, 2- (p-chlorophenyl) -4,6-bis (trichloromethyl)- S-triazine, 2- (p-tolyl) -4,6-bis (trichloromethyl) -S-triazine, 2- (p-methoxyphenyl) -4,6-bis (trichloromethyl) -S-triazine, 2 -(2 ', 4'-dichlorophenyl) -4,6-bis (trichloromethyl) -S-triazine, 2,4,6-tris (trichloromethyl) -S-triazine, 2-methyl-4,6 -Bis (trichloromethyl) -S-triazine, 2-n-nonyl-4,6-bis (trichloromethyl) -S-triazine, 2- (α, α, β-trichloroethyl) -4,6 Bis (trichloromethyl) -S- triazine. In addition, compounds described in British Patent 1388492, for example, 2-styryl-4,6-bis (trichloromethyl) -S-triazine, 2- (p-methylstyryl) -4,6-bis (trichloromethyl) -S-triazine, 2- (p-methoxystyryl) -4,6-bis (trichloromethyl) -S-triazine, 2- (p-methoxystyryl) -4-amino-6-trichloromethyl-S-triazine, etc. And compounds described in JP-A-53-133428, such as 2- (4-methoxy-naphth-1-yl) -4,6-bis-trichloromethyl-S-triazine, 2- (4-ethoxy-naphtho) 1-yl) -4,6-bis-trichloromethyl-S-triazine, 2- [4- (2-ethoxyethyl) -naphth-1-yl] -4,6-bis-trick Rumethyl-S-triazine, 2- (4,7-dimethoxy-naphth-1-yl) -4,6-bis-trichloromethyl-S-triazine), 2- (acenaphtho-5-yl) -4,6- Examples include compounds described in German Patent No. 3333724, such as bis-trichloromethyl-S-triazine, and the like.

  F.F. C. J. Schaefer et al. Org. Chem. 29, 1527 (1964), such as 2-methyl-4,6-bis (tribromomethyl) -S-triazine, 2,4,6-tris (tribromomethyl) -S-triazine, 2,4 , 6-tris (dibromomethyl) -S-triazine, 2-amino-4-methyl-6-tribromomethyl-S-triazine, 2-methoxy-4-methyl-6-trichloromethyl-S-triazine, etc. Can do. Furthermore, for example, the following compounds described in JP-A-62-258241 can be exemplified.

  Furthermore, for example, the following compounds described in JP-A-5-281728 can be mentioned.

  Or even more P. Hutt, E .; F. Elslager and L.L. M.M. The following compounds that can be easily synthesized by those skilled in the art according to the synthesis method described in “Journalof Heterocyclic Chemistry”, Volume 7 (No. 3) by Herbel, page 511 et seq. (1970) Examples of the group include the following compounds.

(L) Azo-based compound Preferred as the radical initiator used in the present invention (i) As the azo-based compound, 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile, 2,2′-azobispropionitrile, 1, 1'-azobis (cyclohexane-1-carbonitrile), 2,2'-azobis (2-methylbutyronitrile), 2,2'-azobis (2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile), 2,2'-azobis (4-methoxy-2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile), 4,4′-azobis (4-cyanovaleric acid), dimethyl 2,2′-azobisisobutyrate, 2,2′-azobis (2-methylpropionamide oxime) ), 2,2′-azobis [2- (2-imidazolin-2-yl) propane], 2,2′-azobis {2-methyl-N- [1,1-bis (hydroxymethyl) -2-hydroxy Til] propionamide}, 2,2′-azobis [2-methyl-N- (2-hydroxyethyl) propionamide], 2,2′-azobis (N-butyl-2-methylpropionamide), 2,2 '-Azobis (N-cyclohexyl-2-methylpropionamide), 2,2'-azobis [N- (2-propenyl) -2-methylpropionamide], 2,2'-azobis (2,4,4- Trimethylpentane) and the like.

  Still more preferred examples of the radical initiator in the present invention include the above-mentioned (a) aromatic ketones, (b) onium salt compounds, (c) organic peroxides, (e) hexaarylbiimidazole compounds, (i) ) Metallocene compounds, (k) compounds having a carbon halogen bond, and the most preferred examples include aromatic iodonium salts, aromatic sulfonium salts, titanocene compounds, and trihalomethyl represented by the general formula (6) -S-triazine compounds can be mentioned.

The (C) radical initiator in the present invention may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
These radical initiators are added in a proportion of 0.1 to 50% by mass, preferably 0.5 to 30% by mass, particularly preferably 5 to 20% by mass, based on the total solid content of the polymerizable composition. be able to.

In addition to the essential components described above, various components can be added to the polymerizable composition according to the purpose as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.
[Other ingredients]
[(E) Binder polymer]
In the polymerizable composition of the present invention, (E) a binder polymer can be used as necessary for the purpose of improving the film properties. It is preferable to use a linear organic polymer as the binder polymer. As such a “linear organic polymer”, a known one can be arbitrarily used. Preferably, a linear organic polymer that is soluble or swellable in water or weak alkaline water is selected to enable water development or weak alkaline water development. The linear organic polymer is selected and used not only as a film-forming agent for the image recording layer but also according to its use as water, weak alkaline water or an organic solvent developer. For example, when a water-soluble organic polymer is used, water development becomes possible. Examples of such linear organic polymers include radical polymers having a carboxylic acid group in the side chain, such as JP-A-59-44615, JP-B-54-34327, JP-B-58-12777, and JP-B-54-25957. , JP 54-92723, JP 59-53836, JP 59-71048, ie, methacrylic acid copolymer, acrylic acid copolymer, itaconic acid copolymer. Examples thereof include a polymer, a crotonic acid copolymer, a maleic acid copolymer, and a partially esterified maleic acid copolymer. Similarly, there is an acidic cellulose derivative having a carboxylic acid group in the side chain. In addition, those obtained by adding a cyclic acid anhydride to a polymer having a hydroxyl group are useful.

  Among these, in particular, (meth) acrylic resins having a benzyl group or an allyl group and a carboxyl group in the side chain, and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 2000-187322, 2002-62648, 2001-253217, and Japanese Patent Application Alkali-soluble resins having a double bond in the side chain described in JP-A-2002-287920, JP-A-2002-62648 and the like are excellent in balance of film strength, sensitivity, and developability, and are preferable.

  In addition, Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-2004, Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-120041, Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-120042, Japanese Patent Publication No. 8-12424, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-287944, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-287947, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Urethane-based binder polymers containing acid groups described in Japanese Patent No. 271741 and Japanese Patent Application No. 10-116232 are very excellent in strength, and are advantageous in terms of printing durability and suitability for low exposure.

  In addition, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyethylene oxide, and the like are useful as the water-soluble linear organic polymer. In order to increase the strength of the cured film, alcohol-soluble nylon, polyether of 2,2-bis- (4-hydroxyphenyl) -propane and epichlorohydrin, and the like are also useful.

The weight average molecular weight of the polymer used in the present invention is preferably 5000 or more, more preferably in the range of 10,000 to 300,000, and the number average molecular weight is preferably 1000 or more, more preferably 2000 to 2000 The range is 250,000. The polydispersity (weight average molecular weight / number average molecular weight) is preferably 1 or more, and more preferably 1.1 to 10.
These polymers may be random polymers, block polymers, graft polymers or the like, but are preferably random polymers.

The polymer used in the present invention can be synthesized by a conventionally known method. Solvents used in the synthesis include, for example, tetrahydrofuran, ethylene dichloride, cyclohexanone, methyl ethyl ketone, acetone, methanol, ethanol, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, 2-methoxyethyl acetate, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, 1-methoxy. Examples include 2-propanol, 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate, N, N-dimethylformamide, N, N-dimethylacetamide, toluene, ethyl acetate, methyl lactate, ethyl lactate, dimethyl sulfoxide, and water. These solvents are used alone or in combination of two or more.
As the radical polymerization initiator used for synthesizing the polymer used in the present invention, known compounds such as azo initiators and peroxide initiators can be used.

The binder polymer used in the present invention may be used alone or in combination. When the polymerizable composition of the present invention is used as an image recording material for a lithographic printing plate precursor, the amount of these binder polymers added is 20 to 95% by mass, preferably 30 to 90% by mass, based on the total solid content of the image recording material. % Is added. When the addition amount is less than 20% by mass, the effect of improving the strength of the image portion cannot be sufficiently obtained when an image is formed. If the amount added exceeds 95% by mass, no image is formed. The compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond and the linear organic polymer are preferably in the range of 1/9 to 7/3 by mass ratio.
The polymerizable composition of the present invention obtained as described above is cured with high sensitivity by applying energy such as exposure, has excellent storage stability, and is particularly suitable as an image recording material for a negative lithographic printing plate precursor. Used.

[(F) Compound decarboxylated and / or dehydrated by heat]
In the polymerizable composition of the present invention, (F) a compound that is decarboxylated and / or dehydrated by heat, if necessary, for the purpose of improving developability, for example, in JP-A-2004-310000 ( A monocarboxylic acid compound that is decarboxylated and / or dehydrated under heat, preferably at a temperature of 100 to 300 ° C., described as component A) can be used. This compound is a monocarboxylic acid compound to be decarboxylated and / or dehydrated, that is, a compound having at least one functional group that is decomposed by heat to decarboxylate and / or dehydrate. More preferably, it is a 4- to 6-membered lactone ring, a 4- to 6-membered lactam ring, or a 4- to 6-membered cyclic ring by decarboxylation or dehydration at a temperature of 100 ° C. to 300 ° C. Examples include compounds having a structure capable of forming an acid anhydride.
Details of this compound are described in the above publication, and preferred specific examples are described in paragraph numbers [0023] to [0026] of JP-A-2004-310000, and these compounds may be used in the present invention. it can.
(F) It is preferable that the compounding quantity at the time of using together a specific monocarboxylic acid compound is the range of 0.1-70 mass% in the polymeric composition total solid content of this invention, and 0.5-50 mass. % Is more preferable.

[Application to lithographic printing plate precursor]
When the polymerizable composition of the present invention is used as an image recording material for a lithographic printing plate precursor, it can be produced by dissolving the polymerizable composition in a solvent and coating it on a suitable support. Depending on the purpose, various additives, backcoat layers, intermediate layers, protective layers and the like described later can be formed in the same manner.

  In the polymerizable composition of the present invention, a dye having a large absorption in the visible light region can be used as an image colorant. Specifically, Oil Yellow # 101, Oil Yellow # 103, Oil Pink # 312, Oil Green BG, Oil Blue BOS, Oil Blue # 603, Oil Black BY, Oil Black BS, Oil Black T-505 (orientated chemistry) Kogyo Co., Ltd.), Victoria Pure Blue, Crystal Violet (CI42555), Methyl Violet (CI42535), Ethyl Violet, Rhodamine B (CI145170B), Malachite Green (CI42000), Methylene Blue (CI522015), etc. And dyes described in No. 293247. In addition, pigments such as phthalocyanine pigments, azo pigments, carbon black, and titanium oxide can also be suitably used.

  These colorants are preferably added since it is easy to distinguish an image area from a non-image area after image formation. The added amount is 0.01 to 10% by mass with respect to the total solid content of the recording layer coating solution.

  In the present invention, it is desirable to add a small amount of a thermal polymerization inhibitor in order to prevent unnecessary thermal polymerization of the polymerizable compound during preparation or storage of the polymerizable composition. Suitable thermal polymerization inhibitors include hydroquinone, p-methoxyphenol, di-t-butyl-p-cresol, pyrogallol, t-butylcatechol, benzoquinone, 4,4'-thiobis (3-methyl-6-t-butylphenol ), 2,2'-methylenebis (4-methyl-6-t-butylphenol), N-nitroso-N-phenylhydroxylamine aluminum salt and the like. The addition amount of the thermal polymerization inhibitor is preferably about 0.01% by mass to about 5% by mass with respect to the mass of the entire composition. If necessary, higher fatty acid derivatives such as behenic acid and behenic acid amide may be added to prevent polymerization inhibition due to oxygen and may be unevenly distributed on the surface of the recording layer in the course of drying after coating. . The amount of the higher fatty acid derivative added is preferably about 0.1% by mass to about 10% by mass of the total composition.

  The polymerizable composition of the present invention is mainly used for forming a recording layer of a lithographic printing plate precursor. In order to increase the processing stability of such a recording layer with respect to development conditions, JP-A-62-2. Nonionic surfactants as described in JP-A-251740 and JP-A-3-208514, and amphoteric surfactants as described in JP-A-59-121044 and JP-A-4-13149 are added. be able to.

  Specific examples of the nonionic surfactant include sorbitan tristearate, sorbitan monopalmitate, sorbitan trioleate, stearic acid monoglyceride, polyoxyethylene nonylphenyl ether and the like.

Specific examples of amphoteric surfactants include alkyldi (aminoethyl) glycine, alkylpolyaminoethylglycine hydrochloride, 2-alkyl-N-carboxyethyl-N-hydroxyethylimidazolinium betaine, N-tetradecyl-N, N- Examples include betaine type (for example, trade name Amorgen K, manufactured by Dai-ichi Kogyo Co., Ltd.).
The proportion of the nonionic surfactant and the amphoteric surfactant in the recording layer coating solution is preferably 0.05 to 15% by mass, more preferably 0.1 to 5% by mass.

  Furthermore, a plasticizer is added to the recording layer coating solution according to the present invention as needed to impart flexibility and the like of the coating film. For example, polyethylene glycol, tributyl citrate, diethyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, dihexyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate, tricresyl phosphate, tributyl phosphate, trioctyl phosphate, tetrahydrofurfuryl oleate and the like are used.

  In order to produce a lithographic printing plate precursor using the polymerizable composition of the present invention, the components of the polymerizable composition are usually dissolved in a solvent together with the components necessary for the coating solution, and the mixture is prepared on a suitable support. What is necessary is just to apply | coat to. Solvents used here include ethylene dichloride, cyclohexanone, methyl ethyl ketone, methanol, ethanol, propanol, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, 1-methoxy-2-propanol, 2-methoxyethyl acetate, 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate, dimethoxy Examples include ethane, methyl lactate, ethyl lactate, N, N-dimethylacetamide, N, N-dimethylformamide, tetramethylurea, N-methylpyrrolidone, dimethyl sulfoxide, sulfolane, γ-butyrolactone, toluene, water and the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this. These solvents are used alone or in combination. The concentration of the above components (total solid content including additives) in the solvent is preferably 1 to 50% by mass.

Further, the coating amount (solid content) of the recording layer on the support obtained after coating and drying varies depending on the application, but generally speaking, it is preferably 0.5 to 5.0 g / m ² for a lithographic printing plate precursor. As the coating amount decreases, the apparent sensitivity increases, but the film properties of the recording layer decrease.
Various methods can be used as the coating method, and examples thereof include bar coater coating, spin coating, spray coating, curtain coating, dip coating, air knife coating, blade coating, and roll coating.

  In the recording layer coating liquid according to the present invention, a surfactant for improving the coating property, for example, a fluorosurfactant described in JP-A-62-170950 can be added. . A preferable addition amount is 0.01 to 1% by mass, more preferably 0.05 to 0.5% by mass, based on the material solid content of the entire recording layer.

(Support)
The support used when forming a lithographic printing plate precursor using the polymerizable composition of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a dimensionally stable plate-like material. For example, paper, plastic ( For example, paper laminated with polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, etc., metal plate (eg, aluminum, zinc, copper, etc.), plastic film (eg, cellulose diacetate, cellulose triacetate, cellulose propionate, cellulose butyrate, cellulose acetate butyrate) Cellulose, cellulose nitrate, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, polyvinyl acetal, etc.). These may be a single component sheet such as a resin film or a metal plate, or may be a laminate of two or more materials. For example, a paper or plastic film on which a metal as described above is laminated or vapor-deposited. And laminated sheets of different plastic films.

As the support, a polyester film or an aluminum plate is preferable, and among them, an aluminum plate that has good dimensional stability and is relatively inexpensive is particularly preferable. A suitable aluminum plate is a pure aluminum plate or an alloy plate containing aluminum as a main component and containing a trace amount of different elements, and may be a plastic film on which aluminum is laminated or vapor-deposited. Examples of foreign elements contained in the aluminum alloy include silicon, iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, chromium, zinc, bismuth, nickel, and titanium. The content of foreign elements in the alloy is at most 10% by mass. Particularly suitable aluminum in the present invention is pure aluminum, but completely pure aluminum is difficult to produce in the refining technique, and may contain slightly different elements. Thus, the composition of the aluminum plate applied to the present invention is not specified, and an aluminum plate made of a publicly known material can be appropriately used.
The aluminum plate has a thickness of about 0.1 to 0.6 mm, preferably 0.15 to 0.4 mm, and particularly preferably 0.2 to 0.3 mm.

Prior to roughening the aluminum plate, a degreasing treatment with, for example, a surfactant, an organic solvent, or an alkaline aqueous solution for removing rolling oil on the surface is performed as desired.
The surface roughening treatment of the aluminum plate is performed by various methods. For example, a method of mechanically roughening, a method of electrochemically dissolving and roughening a surface, and a method of selectively dissolving a surface chemically. This is done by the method of As the mechanical method, a known method such as a ball polishing method, a brush polishing method, a blast polishing method, or a buff polishing method can be used. Further, as an electrochemical surface roughening method, there is a method of performing alternating current or direct current in hydrochloric acid or nitric acid electrolyte. Further, as disclosed in JP-A-54-63902, a method in which both are combined can also be used.

  The roughened aluminum plate can be subjected to an anodizing treatment for enhancing the water retention and wear resistance of the surface through an alkali etching treatment and a neutralization treatment, if desired. As an electrolyte used for anodizing treatment of an aluminum plate, various electrolytes that form a porous oxide film can be used. In general, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, oxalic acid, chromic acid, or a mixed acid thereof is used. The concentration of these electrolytes is appropriately determined depending on the type of electrolyte.

The treatment conditions for anodization vary depending on the electrolyte used, and thus cannot be specified in general. However, in general, the electrolyte concentration is 1 to 80% by mass solution, the liquid temperature is 5 to 70 ° C., and the current density is 5 to 60 A / day. dm ² , voltage 1 to 100 V, and electrolysis time 10 seconds to 5 minutes are suitable.
The amount of the anodized film is suitably 1.0 g / m ² or more, but more preferably in the range of 2.0 to 6.0 g / m ^2. When the anodic oxide coating is less than 1.0 g / m ² , the printing durability is insufficient, or the non-image part of the lithographic printing plate is easily scratched, so that the ink adheres to the scratched part during printing. “Scratches and dirt” are likely to occur.
Such anodizing treatment is applied to the surface used for printing the support of the lithographic printing plate, but an anodized film of 0.01 to 3 g / m ² is also formed on the back surface due to the back of the lines of electric force. It is common to form.

The hydrophilic treatment of the support surface is performed after the anodizing treatment, and conventionally known treatment methods are used. Such hydrophilization treatment is disclosed in US Pat. Nos. 2,714,066, 3,181,461, 3,280,734 and 3,902,734. There are various alkali metal silicate methods (for example, sodium silicate aqueous solution). In this method, the support is immersed in an aqueous sodium silicate solution or electrolytically treated. In addition, disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 36-22063 is potassium fluoride zirconate and U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,276,868, 4,153,461, and 4,689,272. A method of treating with polyvinylphosphonic acid as described above is used.
Among these, a particularly preferred hydrophilic treatment in the present invention is a silicate treatment. The silicate treatment will be described below.

The anodized film of the aluminum plate subjected to the treatment as described above has an alkali metal silicate content of 0.1 to 30% by mass, preferably 0.5 to 10% by mass, and a pH at 25 ° C. of 10 to 13. It is immersed in a certain aqueous solution for 0.5 to 120 seconds at 15 to 80 ° C. If the pH of the alkali metal silicate aqueous solution is lower than 10, the solution will gel, and if it is higher than 13.0, the oxide film will be dissolved. Examples of the alkali metal silicate used in the present invention include sodium silicate, potassium silicate, and lithium silicate. Examples of the hydroxide used to increase the pH of the alkali metal silicate aqueous solution include sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, and lithium hydroxide. In addition, you may mix | blend alkaline-earth metal salt or Group IVB metal salt with said process liquid. Alkaline earth metal salts include nitrates such as calcium nitrate, strontium nitrate, magnesium nitrate, and barium nitrate, and water-soluble salts such as sulfate, hydrochloride, phosphate, acetate, oxalate, and borate. Can be mentioned. Examples of Group IVB metal salts include titanium tetrachloride, titanium trichloride, potassium titanium fluoride, potassium potassium oxalate, titanium sulfate, titanium tetraiodide, zirconium chloride, zirconium dioxide, zirconium oxychloride, zirconium tetrachloride, etc. Can do. Alkaline earth metal salts or Group IVB metal salts can be used alone or in combination of two or more. A preferable range of these metal salts is 0.01 to 10% by mass, and a more preferable range is 0.05 to 5.0% by mass.
Since the hydrophilicity on the surface of the aluminum plate is further improved by the silicate treatment, the ink hardly adheres to the non-image area during printing, and the stain performance is improved.

(Back coat layer)
A back coat is provided on the back surface of the support as necessary. As such a backcoat, a coating comprising a metal oxide obtained by hydrolysis and polycondensation of an organic polymer compound described in JP-A-5-45885 and an organic or inorganic metal compound described in JP-A-6-35174 A layer is preferably used.
Among these coating layers, silicon alkoxy compounds such as Si (OCH ₃ ) ₄ , Si (OC ₂ H ₅ ) ₄ , Si (OC ₃ H ₇ ) ₄ , and Si (OC ₄ H ₉ ) ₄ are available at a low price. The coating layer of the metal oxide provided therefrom is particularly preferred because of its excellent development resistance.

(Middle layer)
In the lithographic printing plate precursor according to the invention, an intermediate layer may be provided for the purpose of improving the adhesion and soiling between the recording layer and the substrate. Specific examples of such an intermediate layer include JP-B-50-7481, JP-A-54-72104, JP-A-59-101651, JP-A-60-149491, JP-A-60-232998, JP-A-3-56177, JP-A-4-282737, JP-A-5-16558, JP-A-5-246171, JP-A-7-159983, JP-A-7-314937, JP-A-8-202025, Special Kaihei 8-320551, JP 9-34104, JP 9-236911, JP 9-269593, JP 10-69092, JP 10-115931, JP 10-161317, JP 10-260536, JP-A-10-282682, JP-A-11-84684, Japanese Patent Application No. 8-225335, Japanese Patent Application No. 8-270098, Japanese Patent Application No. 9-195863, Japanese Patent Application No. 9-195864, Japanese Patent Application No. 9-89646, Japanese Patent Application No. 9-106068, Japanese Patent Application No. 9-183834, Japanese Patent Application No. 9-264411, Japanese Patent Application No. 9 -127232, Japanese Patent Application No. 9-245419, Japanese Patent Application No. 10-127602, Japanese Patent Application No. 10-170202, Japanese Patent Application No. 11-36377, Japanese Patent Application No. 11-165661, Japanese Patent Application No. 11-284091 No., Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-14697, and the like.

(Protective layer)
Since the lithographic printing plate precursor according to the invention is usually exposed in the air, it is preferable to further provide a protective layer on the recording layer. The protective layer prevents exposure of low molecular weight compounds such as oxygen and basic substances present in the atmosphere that hinder the image formation reaction caused by exposure in the recording layer, and enables exposure in the air. To do. Therefore, the properties desired for such a protective layer are low permeability of low-molecular compounds such as oxygen, and further, transmission of light used for exposure is not substantially inhibited, and excellent adhesion to the recording layer. And it is desirable that it can be easily removed in the development process after exposure. Such a device for the protective layer has been conventionally devised, which is described in detail in US Pat. No. 3,458,311 and JP-A-55-49729. As a material that can be used for the protective layer, for example, a water-soluble polymer compound having relatively excellent crystallinity is preferably used. Specifically, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, acidic celluloses, gelatin, gum arabic, Water-soluble polymers such as acrylic acid are known, but among these, the use of polyvinyl alcohol as a main component gives the best results in terms of basic properties such as oxygen barrier properties and development removability. The polyvinyl alcohol used for the protective layer may be partially substituted with an ester, an ether and an acetal as long as it contains an unsubstituted vinyl alcohol unit for having necessary oxygen barrier properties and water solubility. Similarly, some of them may have other copolymer components. Specific examples of polyvinyl alcohol include those having a hydrolysis rate of 71 to 100% and a molecular weight in the range of 300 to 2400. Specifically, Kuraray Co., Ltd. PVA-105, PVA-110, PVA-117, PVA-117H, PVA-120, PVA-124, PVA-124H, PVA-CS, PVA-CST, PVA-HC, PVA-203, PVA-204, PVA-205, PVA-210, PVA-217, PVA-220, PVA-224, PVA-217EE, PVA-217E, PVA-220E, PVA-224E, PVA-405, PVA- 420, PVA-613, L-8 and the like.

Components of the protective layer (selection of PVA, use of additives), coating amount, and the like are selected in consideration of fogging, adhesion, and scratch resistance in addition to oxygen barrier properties and development removability. In general, the higher the hydrolysis rate of the PVA used (the higher the content of the unsubstituted vinyl alcohol unit in the protective layer), the thicker the film thickness, the higher the oxygen barrier property, which is advantageous in terms of sensitivity. However, when the oxygen barrier property is extremely increased, there arises a problem that unnecessary polymerization reaction occurs during production and raw storage, and unnecessary fogging and image line thickening occur during image exposure. In addition, adhesion to the image area and scratch resistance are extremely important in handling the plate. That is, when a hydrophilic layer made of a water-soluble polymer is laminated on an oleophilic recording layer, film peeling due to insufficient adhesive force is likely to occur, and the peeled portion causes defects such as poor film hardening due to inhibition of oxygen polymerization. On the other hand, various proposals have been made to improve the adhesion between these two layers. For example, in US Pat. No. 292,501 and US Pat. No. 44,563, an acrylic emulsion or a water-insoluble vinyl pyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer is contained in a hydrophilic polymer mainly composed of polyvinyl alcohol. It is described that sufficient adhesion can be obtained by mixing by weight% and laminating on a recording layer.
Any of these known techniques can be applied to the protective layer in the present invention. Such a coating method of the protective layer is described in detail in, for example, US Pat. No. 3,458,311 and JP-A-55-49729.

(Exposure, development and printing)
The lithographic printing plate precursor in which the polymerizable composition of the present invention is formed as a recording layer on the above-described support surface can be recorded with an infrared laser. Thermal recording with an ultraviolet lamp or a thermal head is also possible. In the present invention, image exposure is preferably performed by a solid-state laser and a semiconductor laser that emit infrared rays having a wavelength of 760 nm to 1200 nm.

  After exposure with an infrared laser, the polymerizable composition of the present invention is preferably developed with water or an alkaline aqueous solution.

When an alkaline aqueous solution is used as the developer, a conventionally known alkaline aqueous solution can be used as the developer and replenisher for the polymerizable composition of the present invention. For example, sodium silicate, potassium, tribasic sodium phosphate, potassium, ammonium, dibasic sodium phosphate, potassium, ammonium, sodium carbonate, potassium, ammonium, sodium bicarbonate, potassium, Examples include inorganic alkali salts such as ammonium, sodium borate, potassium, ammonium, sodium hydroxide, ammonium, potassium, and lithium. Moreover, monomethylamine, dimethylamine, trimethylamine, monoethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine, monoisopropylamine, diisopropylamine, triisopropylamine, n-butylamine, monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, monoisopropanolamine, diisopropanolamine, Organic alkali agents such as ethyleneimine, ethylenediamine, and pyridine are also used.
These alkali agents are used alone or in combination of two or more.

  Furthermore, when developing using an automatic developing machine, the developer in the developing tank for a long time is added to the developer by adding an aqueous solution (replenisher) that is the same as the developer or higher in alkali strength than the developer. It is known that a large amount of a lithographic printing plate precursor can be processed without replacing the plate. This replenishment method is also preferably applied in the present invention.

  Various surfactants, organic solvents, and the like can be added to the developer and the replenisher as necessary for the purpose of promoting and suppressing developability, dispersing development residue, and improving ink affinity of the printing plate image area. Preferred surfactants include anionic, cationic, nonionic and amphoteric surfactants. Preferred organic solvents include benzyl alcohol. Further, addition of polyethylene glycol or a derivative thereof, or polypropylene glycol or a derivative thereof is also preferable. In addition, non-reducing sugars such as arabit, sorbit and mannitol can be added.

  In addition, the developer and replenisher may contain inorganic quinone reducing agents such as hydroquinone, resorcin, sodium sulfite or sodium bisulfite, and organic carboxylic acids, antifoaming agents, and hard water softeners as necessary. It can also be added.

  The printing plate developed using the developer and replenisher described above is post-treated with a desensitizing solution containing washing water, a rinsing solution containing a surfactant and the like, gum arabic and starch derivatives. As the post-treatment when the polymerizable composition of the present invention is used as a printing plate material, these treatments can be used in various combinations.

In recent years, automatic developing machines for printing plate materials have been widely used in the plate making and printing industries in order to rationalize and standardize plate making operations. This automatic developing machine is generally composed of a developing unit and a post-processing unit, and includes an apparatus for conveying a printing plate material, processing liquid tanks and a spray device. Each processing liquid pumped up is sprayed from a spray nozzle for development processing. In addition, recently, a method is also known in which a printing plate material is immersed and conveyed in a processing liquid tank filled with a processing liquid by a submerged guide roll or the like. In such automatic processing, each processing solution can be processed while being supplemented with a replenisher according to the processing amount, operating time, and the like. In addition, the electrical conductivity can be detected by a sensor and replenished automatically.
In addition, a so-called disposable processing method in which processing is performed with a substantially unused processing solution can also be applied.

The lithographic printing plate obtained as described above can be subjected to a printing process after applying a desensitized gum if desired. However, if it is desired to obtain a lithographic printing plate with a higher printing durability, a burning treatment is performed. Is given.
In the case of burning a lithographic printing plate, before burning, an adjustment as described in JP-B-61-2518, JP-A-55-28062, JP-A-62-31859, JP-A-61-159655 is used. It is preferable to treat with a surface liquid.

As its method, with a sponge or absorbent cotton soaked with the surface-adjusting liquid, it is applied onto a lithographic printing plate, or a method in which the printing plate is immersed and applied in a vat filled with the surface-adjusting liquid, Application by an automatic coater is applied. Further, it is more preferable to make the coating amount uniform with a squeegee or a squeegee roller after coating.
In general, the amount of surface-adjusting solution applied is suitably 0.03 to 0.8 g / m ² (dry mass).
The lithographic printing plate coated with the surface-adjusting liquid is dried if necessary, and then heated to a high temperature with a burning processor (for example, burning processor BP-1300 sold by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.). . The heating temperature and time in this case are preferably in the range of 180 to 300 ° C. and in the range of 1 to 20 minutes, although depending on the type of components forming the image.

  The burned lithographic printing plate can be subjected to conventional treatments such as washing and gumming as needed, but a surface-conditioning solution containing a water-soluble polymer compound or the like is used. In such a case, a so-called desensitizing treatment such as gumming can be omitted.

  By such treatment, the lithographic printing plate obtained from the polymerizable composition of the present invention is applied to an offset printing machine or the like and used for printing a large number of sheets.

[Examples 1 to 18, Comparative Examples 1 to 4]
(Create support)
A molten metal of JIS A1050 alloy containing 99.5% or more of aluminum and Fe 0.30%, Si 0.10%, Ti 0.02% and Cu 0.013% was subjected to a cleaning treatment and cast. As the cleaning treatment, degassing treatment and ceramic tube filter treatment were performed to remove unnecessary gases such as hydrogen in the molten metal. The casting method was a DC casting method. The solidified 500 mm thick ingot was chamfered 10 mm from the surface and homogenized at 550 ° C. for 10 hours so as not to coarsen the intermetallic compound.
Next, after hot rolling at 400 ° C. and intermediate annealing at 500 ° C. for 60 seconds in a continuous annealing furnace, cold rolling was performed to obtain an aluminum rolled plate having a plate pressure of 0.30 mm. By controlling the roughness of the rolling roll, the centerline average surface roughness Ra after cold rolling was controlled to 0.2 μm. Then, it applied to the tension leveler in order to improve planarity.

Next, the surface treatment for making a lithographic printing plate support was performed.
First, in order to remove the rolling oil on the surface of the aluminum plate, degreasing treatment was carried out with a 10% sodium aluminate aqueous solution at 50 ° C. for 30 seconds, and neutralization with a 30% sulfuric acid aqueous solution at 50 ° C. for 30 seconds and smut removal treatment.
Next, in order to improve the adhesion between the support and the recording layer and to provide water retention to the non-image area, a so-called graining treatment was performed to roughen the surface of the support. While maintaining an aqueous solution containing 1% nitric acid and 0.5% aluminum nitrate at 45 ° C. and flowing an aluminum web through the aqueous solution, an alternating waveform with a current density of 20 A / dm ² and a duty ratio of 1: 1 by an indirect power supply cell Then, electrolytic graining was performed by giving an anode side electric quantity of 240 C / dm ² . Thereafter, etching treatment was performed with a 10% sodium aluminate aqueous solution at 50 ° C. for 30 seconds, and neutralization and smut removal treatment were performed with a 30% sulfuric acid aqueous solution at 50 ° C. for 30 seconds.
Furthermore, in order to improve wear resistance, chemical resistance and water retention, an oxide film was formed on the support by anodic oxidation. An anodized film of 2.5 g / m ² by using a 20% sulfuric acid aqueous solution as an electrolyte at 35 ° C. and carrying out an electrolytic treatment with a direct current of 14 A / dm ² by an indirect power feeding cell while carrying an aluminum web into the electrolyte. It was created.

(Formation of recording layer)
A recording layer coating solution 1 having the following composition was prepared, applied to the aluminum support obtained as described above using a wire bar, and dried at 115 ° C. for 45 seconds in a hot air drying apparatus to form a recording layer. Formed. The coating amount after drying was in the range of 1.2 to 1.3 g / m ² . Furthermore, an overcoat layer coating solution having the following composition was applied using a slide hopper and dried at 120 ° C. for 75 seconds with a hot air dryer to obtain a lithographic printing plate precursor according to the present invention. The coating amount of the overcoat layer was 2.3 g / m ² .

<Recording layer coating solution 1>
-Component (D): specific compound (compound and amount described in Table 1)
-Component (A): polymerizable compound “M-2” (the following structure) 2.00 g
-(B) component: Infrared absorber “IR-1” (the following structure) 0.08 g
-Component (C): radical initiator (compound described in Table 1) 0.35 g
-(E) component: Binder polymer: (Compound described in Table 1) 2.0 g
・ Victoria Pure Blue Naphthalenesulfonate 0.04g
・ Fluorine-based surfactant 0.01g
(Megafuck F-176, manufactured by Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc.)
・ Methyl ethyl ketone 9.0g
・ Methanol 10.0g
1-methoxy-2-propanol 8.0g

<Overcoat layer coating solution>
・ Polyvinyl alcohol 2.5g
(Saponification degree 98.5 mol%, polymerization degree 500)
・ Polyvinylpyrrolidone 0.5g
(K30, Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. molecular weight 40,000)
・ Nonionic surfactant 0.05g
(EMAREX NP-10 manufactured by Nippon Emulsion Co., Ltd.)
・ Ion-exchanged water 96.95g

  The specific compound (D) used in the examples of the present invention is the compound exemplified above, and the compounds (R-1), (R-2), and (R-3) used in the comparative examples are The electron-donating compound having the structure shown below is outside the scope of the present invention.

  The structures of the radical initiators (S-1) to (S-6) used in the examples and comparative examples of the present invention are shown below.

  The structures of the polymerizable compounds (M-1) to (M-3) used in Examples and Comparative Examples of the present invention are shown below.

  The structures of the infrared absorbers (IR-1) to (IR-3) used in Examples and Comparative Examples of the present invention are shown below.

  The structures of binder polymers (P-1) to (P-3) used in Examples and Comparative Examples of the present invention are shown below.

(exposure)
The obtained negative lithographic printing plate precursor is exposed with a Trend setter 3244VFS manufactured by Creo equipped with a water-cooled 40 W infrared semiconductor laser under the conditions of an output of 9 W, an outer drum rotation speed of 210 rpm, a plate surface energy of 100 mJ / cm ² , and a resolution of 2400 dpi. did.
(Development processing)
After the exposure, the film was developed using an automatic processor Stablon 900N manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. As the developer, a 1: 4 water diluted solution of DV-2 manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. was used for both the feed solution and the replenisher solution. The temperature of the developing bath was 30 ° C. As the finisher, a 1: 1 water dilution (pH = 10.8) of FN-6 manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. was used.

[Evaluation of printing durability]
The obtained lithographic printing plate was printed with a GEOS-G (N) ink manufactured by Dainippon Ink with a R201 printer manufactured by Roland. The printed matter in the solid image area was observed, and the printing durability was examined based on the number of sheets on which the image began to fade. The larger the number, the better the printing durability. The results are also shown in Table 1.

[Evaluation of sensitivity]
The amount of energy necessary for recording was calculated based on the line width and laser output of the image obtained by the above exposure (with an infrared laser having a wavelength of about 830 to 850 nm) and development, the loss in the optical system, and the scanning speed. The smaller the value, the higher the sensitivity. The results are also shown in Table 1.

As is apparent from Table 1, the lithographic printing plates of Examples 1 to 18 to which the (D) specific compound according to the present invention was added were compared with those of Comparative Example 1 and the present embodiment where the (D) specific compound according to the present invention was not added. It was found that the sensitivity was excellent as compared with Comparative Examples 2 to 4 in which an electron donating compound outside the scope of the invention was added. Along with this, it was found that the printing durability was also excellent.
Further, in the comparison between Examples 1 to 8 and Examples 9 to 18, when (D) a specific compound in which at least one of n, m, and x + y is oligomerized greater than 1, the effect of packing is used. It was also found that the printing durability was improved more than expected.

[Examples 19 to 36, Comparative Examples 5 to 8]
(Formation of undercoat layer)
An undercoat liquid having the following composition was applied to the same aluminum support as in Example 1 with a wire bar, and dried at 90 ° C. for 30 seconds using a hot air dryer. The coating amount after drying was 10 mg / m ² .

<Undercoat liquid>
・ Β-Alanine 0.1g
・ Phenylphosphonic acid 0.1g
・ Methanol 40g
・ Pure water 60g

(Formation of recording layer)
Next, the recording layer coating solution 2 having the following composition is prepared, applied to the above-mentioned undercoated aluminum plate using a wire bar, and dried at 115 ° C. for 45 seconds with a hot air drying apparatus to form a recording layer. did. The coverage of the recording layer after drying was in the range of 1.2 to 1.3 g / m ² . Further, the same overcoat layer coating solution as that used in Example 1 was applied using a slide hopper, and dried at 120 ° C. for 75 seconds using a hot air dryer to obtain a lithographic printing plate precursor. The coating amount of the overcoat layer was 2.3 g / m ² .

<Recording layer coating solution 2>
-Component (D): specific compound (compound and amount described in Table 2)
-Component (A): polymerizable compound (compound described in Table 2) 2.00 g
-(B) component: Infrared absorber "IR-1" (the said structure) 0.08g
-Component (C): radical initiator (compound described in Table 2) 0.35 g
-(E) component: Binder polymer: (Compound described in Table 2) 2.0 g
-(F) component: Decarboxylation compound "F-1" (following structure) 0.15g
・ Victoria Pure Blue Naphthalenesulfonate 0.04g
・ Fluorine-based surfactant 0.01g
(Megafuck F-176, manufactured by Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc.)
・ Methyl ethyl ketone 9.0g
・ Methanol 10.0g
1-methoxy-2-propanol 8.0g

(Exposure and development processing)
The obtained negative lithographic printing plate precursor was subjected to infrared laser exposure and development in the same manner as in Example 1 to obtain a lithographic printing plate.

(Evaluation of sensitivity)
The sensitivity was evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1.
[Evaluation of printing durability and storage stability]
The obtained lithographic printing plate was printed with a Lithrone printing machine manufactured by Komori Corporation using DIC-GEOS (N) black ink manufactured by Dainippon Ink and Chemicals. At this time, the number of sheets that can be printed while maintaining a sufficient ink concentration was measured visually to evaluate the printing durability.
The obtained lithographic printing plate precursor was stored for 3 days at 60 ° C. and stored for 3 days at 45 ° C. and a humidity of 75% RH, followed by forced aging. evaluated. The results are also shown in Table 2.

  As is apparent from Table 2, the planographic printing plates of Examples 19 to 36 to which (D) the specific compound according to the present invention was added were compared with (D) Comparative Example 5 to which the specific compound according to the present invention was not added, and Compared to the lithographic printing plates of Comparative Examples 6 to 8 to which a compound outside the scope of the present invention was added, it was confirmed that all of the recording sensitivity, printing durability and storage stability were excellent.

[Example 37 to Comparative Examples 9 to 12]
(Formation of undercoat layer)
On the same support as in Example 1, a SG composition liquid composition (sol solution) was prepared by the following procedure to provide an undercoat layer.
<Sol solution composition>
・ Methanol 130g
・ Water 20g
・ 85% phosphoric acid 16g
・ Tetraethoxysilane 50g
・ 60 g of 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane
The sol composition was mixed and stirred. An exotherm was observed in about 5 minutes. After reacting for 60 minutes, the contents were transferred to another container, and 3000 g of methanol was added to obtain a sol solution.
This sol solution was diluted with methanol / ethylene glycol = 9/1 (mass ratio) and applied to the same support as in Example 1 so that the amount of Si on the support was 30 mg / m ² . An undercoat layer was formed by drying at 100 ° C. for 1 minute.

(Formation of recording layer)
A recording layer coating solution 3 having the following composition was applied to the above-mentioned undercoated aluminum support using a wire bar, and dried at 115 ° C. for 45 seconds with a hot air dryer to form a recording layer. The coating amount after drying was in the range of 1.2 to 1.3 g / m ² .

<Recording layer coating solution 3>
-Component (D): specific compound (compound and amount described in Table 3)
-Component (A): polymerizable compound “M-2” (the above structure) 2.00 g
-(B) component: Infrared absorber "IR-1" (the said structure) 0.08g
-Component (C): radical initiator (compound described in Table 3) 0.35 g
-(E) component: Binder polymer "P-1" (the said compound) 2.0g
・ Victoria Pure Blue Naphthalenesulfonate 0.04g
・ Fluorine-based surfactant 0.01g
(Megafuck F-176, manufactured by Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc.)
・ Methyl ethyl ketone 9.0g
・ Methanol 10.0g
1-methoxy-2-propanol 8.0g

(Exposure and development processing)
The obtained negative lithographic printing plate precursor was subjected to infrared laser exposure and development in the same manner as in Example 1 to obtain a lithographic printing plate.
[Evaluation of sensitivity, printing durability and storage stability]
The obtained lithographic printing plate was evaluated for sensitivity and printing durability in the same manner as in Example 1. In addition, the storage stability was evaluated in the same manner as in Example 19.

  As is apparent from Table 3, the planographic printing plates of Examples 37 to 53 to which the specific compound (D) according to the present invention was added were capable of forming an image even though no overcoat layer was provided. It was found that satisfactory sensitivity and printing durability can be obtained. In addition, good storage stability was exhibited. From this, it can be seen that the present invention can achieve both sensitivity and storage stability. However, the lithographic printing plates of Comparative Example 9 to which the specific compound (D) according to the present invention was not added and Comparative Examples 10 to 12 to which an electron donating compound outside the scope of the present invention was added were both overcoat layers. No image was formed in this embodiment in which no was provided.

Claims (3)

(A) a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond capable of addition polymerization;
(B) an infrared absorber,
(C) a radical initiator, and
(D) A polymerizable composition containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following general formula (1) to general formula (3).

In the general formulas (1) to (3), R ^{1 to} R ⁴ each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, and R ³ and R ⁴ are bonded to each other to form a ring. Also good. In General Formula (1) to General Formula (3), A, B, C, and D each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent. n, m, x, and y are each an integer of 1 or more. When n, m, x, and y are 2 or more, R ¹ and R ² and R ³ and R ⁴ in different heterocycles may be different from each other. )   The polymerizable composition according to claim 1, further comprising (E) a binder. On the support, (A) a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond capable of addition polymerization, (B) an infrared absorber, (C) a radical initiator, (D) the following general formulas (1) to (3) A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a recording layer comprising a polymerizable composition containing (E) a binder and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by:

In the general formulas (1) to (3), R ^{1 to} R ⁴ each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, and R ³ and R ⁴ are bonded to each other to form a ring. Also good. In General Formula (1) to General Formula (3), A, B, C, and D each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent. n, m, x, and y are each an integer of 1 or more. When n, m, x, and y are 2 or more, R ¹ and R ² and R ³ and R ⁴ in different heterocycles may be different from each other. )