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Definitions

• Arylsulfinate salts are provided that can be used as electron donors in initiator systems for free radical polymerization reactions.
• Free radical polymerization reactions typically have an initiator system.
• the initiator system is a photoinitiator system that can be based on various chemical approaches.
• free radical polymerization reactions can be initiated using a three-component photoinitiator system that includes an electron acceptor, an electron donor, and a sensitizing compound.
• an electron donor in combination with a sensitizing compound can be used as a photoinitiator system.
• the electron donor can donate an electron to the excited sensitizing compound. That is, the sensitizing compound can reduced and the electron donor is oxidized.
• the reduced sensitizing compound can be a radical anion that can donate an electron to an electron acceptor to yield an initiating free radical for the polymerization reaction.
• the initiating free radical can be the reduced electron acceptor.
• the oxidized electron donor can be a radical species that also functions as an initiating free radical.
• photoinitiator systems have a sensitizing compound and an electron donor but no electron acceptor.
• the sensitizing compound can absorb actinic radiation to form an exited sensitizing compound.
• the electron donor can donate an electron to the excited sensitizing compound resulting in the oxidation of the electron donor.
• the oxidized electron donor can be a radical species that functions as an initiating free radical for polymerization reactions. Summary
• compositions axe provided that include an electron donor and a sensitizing compound. More specifically, the electron donor is an arylsulfinate salt. Methods of polymerization are also provided that can be used to prepare polymeric material using a free radical polymerization reaction. The polymerization reaction is photoinitiated with a composition that includes an aryl sulfmate salt and a sensitizing compound.
• One aspect of the invention provides a composition that includes an electron donor and a sensitizing compound capable of absorbing actinic radiation in the wavelength range of 250 to 1000 nanometers.
• the electron donor has an oxidation potential in N,N- dimethylformamide of 0.0 to +0.4 volts versus a silver/silver nitrate reference electrode and includes an arylsulfinate salt having an anion of Formula I
• the Ar 1 group in Formula I is a substituted phenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C -30 aryl, or an unsubstituted or substituted C -30 heteroaryl.
• a substituted Ar 1 group can have a substituent that is an electron withdrawing group or an electron withdrawing group in combination with an electron donating group.
• the composition can further include ethylenically unsaturated monomers.
• a second aspect of the invention provides a photopolymerization method that includes irradiating a photopolymerizable composition with actinic radiation until the photopolymerizable composition gels or hardens.
• the photopolymerizable composition includes an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, a sensitizing compound, and an electron donor.
• the sensitizing compound is capable of absorbing a wavelength of actinic radiation in the range of 250 to 1000 nanometers.
• the electron donor has an oxidation potential in N,N-dimethylformamide of 0.0 to +0.4 volts versus a silver/silver nitrate reference electrode and includes an arylsulfinate salt.
• the arylsulfinate salt has an anion of Formula I
• Ar 1 — SO and a cation that contains at least one carbon atom and either a positively charged nitrogen atom or a positively charged phosphorus atom.
• the Ar 1 group in Formula I is a substituted phenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 7-30 aryl, or an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-30 heteroaryl.
• a substituted Ar 1 group can have a substituent that is an electron withdrawing group or an electron withdrawing group in combination with an electron donating group.
• arylsulfinate salts Another aspect of the invention provides arylsulfinate salts.
• the arylsulfinate salt has an anion of Formula I
• Ar 1 — SO 2 " I where Ar 1 is a substituted phenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 7-3 o aryl, or an unsubstituted or substituted C - 0 heteroaryl.
• a substituted Ar 1 group can have a substituent that is an electron withdrawing group or an electron withdrawing group in combination with an electron donating group.
• the cation of the arylsulfinate salt is of Formula II
• R 1 is an alkyl or aryl and each R 4 is independently hydrogen, alkyl or aryl.
• the R 1 and R groups can be unsubstituted or substituted.
• An alkyl group can be substituted with a hydroxy.
• An aryl can be substituted with a hydroxy, alkyl, or combinations thereof.
• the arylsulfinate salt has an anion of Formula I
• Ar 1 is a substituted phenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C -30 aryl, or an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-30 heteroaryl.
• a substituted Ar 1 group can have a substituent that is an electron withdrawing group or an electron withdrawing group in combination with an electron donating group.
• the cation of the arylsulfinate salt is a ring structure that includes a 4 to 12 member heterocyclic group with a positively charged nitrogen atom and at least one other heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, or combinations thereof.
• the heterocyclic group can be saturated or unsaturated.
• the cationic ring structure can be unsubstituted or have a substituent selected from an alkyl, aryl, acyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, halo, mercapto, amino, hydroxy, azo, cyano, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, halocarbonyl group, or combinations thereof.
• the axylsulfinate salt has an anion of Foxmula I
• Ar 1 is a substituted phenyl, an unsubstituted or substituted C 7-30 aryl, or an unsubstituted or substituted C 3-3 o heteroaryl.
• a substituted Ar 1 group can have a substituent that is an electron withdrawing gxoup or an electxon wifhdxawing gxoup in combination with an electxon donating group.
• the cation of the arylsulfinate salt is of Foxmula III
• each R 2 is independently an alkyl or aryl that is unsubstituted or substituted.
• An alkyl can be substituted with a hydroxy.
• An aryl can be substituted with a hydroxy, alkyl, or combinations thereof.
• compositions include an electron donor and a sensitizing compound. More specifically, the electron donor is an arylsulfinate salt.
• Methods of polymerization axe also pxovided that can be used to pxepare polymeric matexial from a photopolymerizable composition that includes ethylenically unsatuxated monomers and a photoinitiatox system.
• the photoinitiatox system includes an electxon donox and a sensitizing compound.
• the terms “a”, “an”, and “the” are used interchangeably with “at least one” to mean one ox moxe of the elements being descxibed.
• the texxn “actinic radiation” refers to electromagnetic xadiation capable of pxoducing photochemical activity.
• acyl xefers to a monovalent group of formula -(CO)R where R a is an alkyl or aryl gxoup.
• alkenyl refers to a monovalent radical of an alkene (i.e., an alkene is an aliphatic compound having at least one caxbon-carbon double bond).
• alkoxy xefers to a group of foxmula -OR whexe R is an alkyl gxoup. Examples include methoxy, ethoxy, pxopoxy, butoxy, and the like.
• alkoxycarbonyl xefexs to a monovalent gxoup of foxmula -(CO)OR whexe R is an alkyl gxoup.
• An example is ethoxycaxbonyl.
• alkoxysulfonyl refers to a monovalent group having the foxmula -SO R whexe R is an alkyl gxoup.
• the texxn "alkyl" xefers to a monovalent xadical of an alkane.
• the alkyl can be lineax, bxanched, cyclic, ox combinations thexeof and typically contains 1 to 30 caxbon atoms.
• the alkyl gxoup contains 1 to 20, 1 to 14, 1 to 10, 4 to 10, 4 to 8, 1 to 6, ox 1 to 4 caxbon atoms.
• alkyl gxoups include, but axe not limited to methyl, ethyl, n-pxopyl, isopxopyl, n-butyl, text-butyl, isobutyl, n-pentyl, n- hexyl, cyclohexyl, n-octyl, n-heptyl, and ethylhexyl.
• the term "amino" refers to a monovalent group of formula -NR b 2 where each R is independently a hydrogen, alkyl, ox axyl gxoup.
• each R b gxoup is hydxogen.
• one of the R b gxoups is hydxogen and the othex R gxoup is eithex an alkyl ox axyl.
• both of the R gxoups axe an alkyl ox axyl.
• a carbocyclic axomatic compound is a compound that contains only caxbon atoms in an axomatic xing stxuctuxe.
• a hetexoaromatic compound is a compound that contains at least one heteroatom selected from S, O, N, ox combinations thexeof in an axomatic ring stxuctuxe.
• aryl xefers to a monovalent aromatic caxbocyclic xadical.
• the axyl can have one axomatic xing ox can include up to 5 caxbocyclic ring structures that are connected to ox fused to the axomatic ring.
• the othex ring stxuctuxes can be axomatic, non-axomatic, ox combinations thexeof.
• axyl gxoups include, but axe not limited to, phenyl, biphenyl, texphenyl, anthxyl, naphthyl, acenaphthyl, anthxaquinonyl, phenanthxyl, anthxacenyl, pyxenyl, pexylenyl, and fluoxenyl.
• aryloxy refers to a monovalent group of formula -OAr where Ax is an axyl gxoup.
• texm As used hexein, the texm “axyloxycaibonyl” refers to a monovalent group of foxmula -(CO)OAx whexe Ax is an axyl gxoup.
• the texm "azo" xefers to a divalent group of foxmula -N N-.
• the term "carboxy” refers to a monovalent group of formula -(CO)OH.
• cyano refers to a group of foraiula -CN.
• the formula "(PO)” indicates that the phosphorus atom is bonded to an oxygen atom with a double bond.
• electron donating refers to a substituent that can donate electrons. Suitable examples include, but are not limited to, a primary amino, secondary amino, tertiary amino, hydxoxy, alkoxy, axyloxy, alkyl, ox combinations thexeof.
• the texm "electxon withdxawing” refers to a substituent that can withdraw electrons. Suitable examples include, but are not limited to, a halo, cyano, fluoxoalkyl, pexfluoxoalkyl, caxboxy, alkoxycaxbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, halocarbonyl, formyl, caxbonyl, sulfo, alkoxysulfonyl, axyloxysulfonyl, pexfluoxoalkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonyl, azo, alkenyl, alkynyl, dialkylphosphonato, diaxylphosphonato, aminocaxbonyl, or combinations thereof.
• fluoroalkyl refers to an alkyl group that has at least one hydrogen atom replaced with a fluorine atom.
• Formyl refers to a monovalent group of formula -(CO)H where the caxbon is attached to the oxygen atom with a double bond.
• halo refers to a halogen group (i.e., F, CI, Br, or I). In some embodiments, the halo group is F or CI.
• halocarbonyl xefexs to a monovalent gxoup of formula - (CO) X whexe X is a halogen gxoup (i.e., F, CI, Bx, ox I).
• hexein the texm "hetexoaryl” refers to a monovalent radical having a five to seven member axomatic ring that includes one ox moxe hetexoatoms independently selected from S, O, N, ox combinations thexeof in the ring.
• Such a hetexoaxyl xing can be connected to ox fused to up to five xing stxuctuxes that axe axomatic, aliphatic, ox combinations thexeof.
• hetexoaxyl gxoups include, but axe not limited to, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, cinnolinyl, benzofuxanyl, benzomexcaptophenyl, benzoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, indolyl, phthalazinyl, benzothiadiazolyl, benzotriazinyl, phenazinyl, phenanfhridinyl, acxidinyl, and indazolyl, and the like.
• a hetexoaxyl is a subset of a hetexocycl
• the heterocyclic group can be a single ring, bicyclic, or can be fused to another cyclic or bicyclic gxoup.
• the fused cyclic ox bicyclic gxoup can be satuxated ox unsatuxated and can be caxbocyclic ox contain hetexoatoms.
• mercapto refers to a group of formula -SH.
• texm perfluoroalkyl refers to an alkyl group that has all the hydrogen atoms replaced with fluorine atoms.
• a pexfruoxoalkyl is a subset of a fluoxoalkyl.
• the texm “perfluoroalkylsulfonyl” refers to a monovalent group of foxmula -SO 2 R f whexe R is a pexfluoxoalkyl.
• the term “polymexization” refers to forming a higher weight material from monomer or oligomers. The polymerization xeaction also can involve a cxoss-linking xeaction.
• the texm "shelf-stable" means that the composition can be stoxed fox at least one day without any visible gel foxmation at xoom tempexatuxe (i.e., 20 °C to 25
• the texm "oxidative stability" refexs to the length of time needed to oxidize 50 weight pexcent of the compound (tj /2 ) at xoom tempexatuxe (i.e., 20 °C to 25 °C) which can be calculated using pseudo-fixst oxdex kinetics as described in K.
• xoom tempexatuxe i.e. 20 °C to 25 °C
• sulfo refers to a group having the formula -SO H.
• compositions A variety of materials are known for use as an electron donor in initiator systems fox polymerization reactions. However, some of these materials have limited solubility in ethylenically unsaturated monomers. Further, some of these materials have limited oxidative stability, shelf-stability, or combinations thereof.
• One aspect of the invention provides a composition that includes an electron donor and a sensitizing compound. More specifically, the electxon donox includes an aiylsulfinate salt.
• the compositions can be used as photoinitiatox systems for free xadical polymexization xeactions.
• the electxon donox has an oxidation potential in N,N-dimethylfoxmamide of 0.0 to +0.4 volts vexsus a silver/silver nitrate reference electrode and is an arylsulfinate salt having an anion of Formula I
• Ar 1 — SO 2 " I having a cation that contains at least one carbon atom and eithex a positively chaxged nitxogen atom ox a positively chaxged phosphorus atom.
• the Ar 1 group in Foxmula I is a substituted phenyl, an unsubstituted ox substituted C 7-30 axyl, ox an unsubstituted ox substituted C 3-3 o hetexoaxyl.
• a substituted Ax 1 gxoup can have a substituent that is an electxon withdxawing gxoup ox an electron withdrawing group in combination with an electron donating group.
• the electron donor is selected to have an oxidation potential in a stated range.
• the oxidation potential can be detexmined using cyclic voltammetxy.
• the oxidation potential is measuxed by dissolving the compound of intexest in a non-aqueous solvent (i.e., N,N-dimethylfoxmamide) containing a supporting electrolyte (i.e., 0.1 moles/liter tetxabutylammonium hexafluoxophosphate).
• a non-aqueous solvent i.e., N,N-dimethylfoxmamide
• a supporting electrolyte i.e., 0.1 moles/liter tetxabutylammonium hexafluoxophosphate.
• the xesulting solution is puxged with an inert gas such as axgon.
• a three-electrode configuration includes a working electrode (i.e., a glassy carbon electrode), a reference electrode (i.e., a silver wire in a 0.01 moles/litex of silvex nitxate dissolved in acetonitxile), and a counter electrode (i.e., a platinum wire).
• the oxidation or reduction potential is the voltage coxxesponding to the maximum current for the oxidation reaction.
• the electron donox is an axylsulfinate salt having an anion of Foxmula I
• Ar 1 — SO 2 " I having a cation that contains at least one caxbon atom and eithex a positively chaxged nitxogen atom ox a positively charged phosphorus atom.
• the Ax 1 group in Formula I is a substituted phenyl, an unsubstituted ox substituted C 7- o axyl, ox an unsubstituted ox substituted C 3-3 o hetexoaxyl.
• a substituted Ax 1 gxoup can have a substituent that is an electxon withdxawing gxoup ox an electron withdxawing gxoup in combination with an electxon donating gxoup.
• the axylsulfinate salt is typically soluble in monomexs capable of undergoing free radical polymerization reactions and in a variety of non-polar and polar solvents.
• the texm "soluble" xefexs to a compound that can be dissolved in an amount at least equal to 0.05 moles / litex, at least 0.07 moles / litex, at least 0.08 moles / litex, at least 0.09 moles / liter, or at least equal to 0.1 moles / liter in a given material such as a solvent or monomer.
• the Ar 1 group is a substituted phenyl or an unsubstituted or substituted C 7-30 aryl gxoup having a caxbocyclic axomatic ring.
• the axyl group can have a single carbocyclic axomatic ring ox can have additional caxbocyclic rings that are fused or comiected to the caxbocyclic axomatic ring. Any fused or connected rings can be saturated or unsaturated.
• the axyl often contains up to 5 rings, up to 4 rings, up to
• the axyl gxoup usually has up to 30 caxbon atoms, up to 24 carbon atoms, up to 18 carbon atoms, up to 12 carbon atoms, or 6 carbon atoms.
• Examples of aryl groups having a single ring or multiple fused rings include, but are not limited to, phenyl, anthxyl, naphthyl, acenaphthyl, phenanthxyl, phenantbxenyl, pexylenyl, and anthxacenyl.
• axyl gxoups having multiple connected rings include, but axe not limited to, anthxaquinonyl, anthxonyl, biphenyl, texphenyl, 9,10- dihydxoanthxacenyl, and fluoxenyl.
• the Ax 1 gxoup in Foxmula I can be an unsubstituted ox substituted hetexoaxyl that has a five to seven membex axomatic xing that contains one ox moxe hetexoatoms independently selected from S, O, N, ox combinations thexeof in the xing.
• the hetexoaxyl can have a single xing ox can have multiple rings connected or fused together. Any additional connected or fused rings can be carbocyclic ox contain a hetexoatom and can be saturated or unsaturated.
• the hetexoaxyl gxoup often has up to 5 rings, up to 4 rings, up to 3 rings, up to 2 rings, or one ring.
• the heteroaryl typically contains up to 30 carbon atoms. In some embodiments, the hetexoaxyl contains up to 20 caxbon atoms, up to 10 caxbon atoms, ox up to 5 caxbon atoms.
• heteroaryl groups include, but axe not limited to, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, cinnolinyl, benzofuxanyl, benzomexcaptophenyl, benzoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl, indolyl, phthalazinyl, benzothiadiazolyl, benzotriazinyl, phenazinyl, phenanthridinyl, acridinyl, azaphenanthxenyl, and indazolyl.
• the Ar 1 gxoup in Foxmula I can be substituted with an electron withdrawing group or an electron withdrawing gxoup in combination with an electxon donating gxoup pxovided that the axylsulfinate salt has an oxidation potential in N,N-dimethylfoxmamide of 0.0 to +0.4 volts vexsus a silver/silver nitrate reference electrode.
• Electxon donating gxoups can be selected, fox example, from a primary amino, secondaxy amino, tertiary amino, hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkyl, or combinations thereof.
• Electron withdrawing groups can be selected, for example, from a halo, cyano, fluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkyl, caxboxy, alkoxycaxbonyl, axyloxycaxbonyl, halocaxbonyl, foxmyl, carbonyl, sulfo, alkoxysulfonyl, axyloxysulfonyl, pexfluoxoalkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonyl, azo, alkenyl, alkynyl, dialkylphosphonato, diaxylphosphonato, aminocaxbonyl, or combinations thereof.
• the Ax 1 gxoup includes an electxon withdxawing gxoup that is conjugated to the sulfinate gxoup.
• the Ax 1 gxoup can be a phenyl substituted with an electxon withdxawing gxoup selected from halo, cyano, fluoroalkyl, pexfluoxoalkyl, caxboxy, alkoxycaxbonyl, axyloxycaxbonyl, halocaxbonyl, foxmyl, caxbonyl, sulfo, alkoxysulfonyl, axyloxysulfonyl, pexfluoxoalkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonyl, azo, alkenyl, alkynyl, dialkylphosphonato, diaxylphosphonato, aminocaxbonyl, ox combinations thex
• axylsulfinate anion of Foxmula I include, but axe not limited to, 4-chlorobenzenesulfmate, 4-cyanobenzenesulfinate, 4- ethoxycaxbonylbenzenesulfinate, 4-trifluoxomethylbenzenesulfmate, 3- txifluoxomethylbenzenesulfinate, 1-naphthalenesulfinate, 2-naphthalenesulfinate, and 1- anthxaquinonesulfinate.
• the axylsulfinate salts have a cation with at least one caxbon atom and eithex a positively chaxged nitxogen atom ox a positively chaxged phosphoxus atom, hi one embodiment, the cation of the axylsulfinate is of Foxmula II
• R 1 is an alkyl ox axyl and each R 4 is independently a hydxogen, alkyl, ox axyl.
• the R 1 and R 4 gxoups can be unsubstituted ox substituted.
• An alkyl gxoup can be substituted with a hydxoxy.
• An axyl can be substituted with an alkyl, hydxoxy, ox combinations thexeof.
• R 1 and each R 4 group axe independently a C 2 . 3 o alkyl that is unsubstituted ox substituted with a hydxoxy.
• R 1 and each R 4 independently can be an alkyl gxoup having up to 20, up to 10, up to 8, up to 6, ox up to 4 caxbon atoms.
• the alkyl gxoup often has at least 2, at least 3, at least 4, at least 6, ox at least 8 caxbon atoms.
• the alkyl gxoup can have 4 to 30, 8 to 30, 3 to 10, 4 to 10, 4 to 8, ox
• the cation of the axylsulfinate salt is a tetxabutylammonium ion.
• R 1 and two R 4 gxoups axe each independently a C 2-30 alkyl that can be unsubstituted ox substituted with a hydxoxy.
• the xemaining R 4 gxoup is hydrogen.
• R 1 and one R 4 group are each independently a
• R 1 is a C 8-30 alkyl that is unsubstituted or substituted with a hydroxy; and the R 4 groups axe hydxogen.
• the R 1 gxoup and each of the R 4 gxoups in Foxmula II independently can be an axyl group that is unsubstituted or substituted with an alkyl, hydroxy, ox combinations thexeof,
• An exemplary cation is tefraphenylammonium ion.
• R 1 and one R 4 axe independently an axyl gxoup that is unsubstituted ox substituted with an alkyl, hydxoxy, ox combinations thexeof; and the two xemaining R 4 gxoups axe hydxogen.
• An exemplary cation is diphenylammonium ion.
• the cation of the axylsulfinate salt is a ring stxuctuxe that includes a 4 to 12 membex hetexocyclic gxoup with a positively chaxged nitxogen atom.
• the hetexocyclic gxoup can be satuxated ox unsatuxated and can contain up to thxee hetexoatoms selected from nitxogen, oxygen, sulfux, ox combinations thexeof (i.e., thexe is one positively chaxged nitxogen atom and up to two othex hetexoatoms selected from nitxogen, oxygen, sulfux, ox combinations thexeof).
• the ring stxuctuxe can be unsubstituted ox have a substituent selected from an alkyl, axyl, acyl, alkoxy, axyloxy, halo, mexcapto, amino, hydxoxy, azo, cyano, caxboxy, alkoxycaxbonyl, axyloxycaxbonyl, halocaxbonyl, ox combinations thexeof.
• the hetexocyclic group in the cationic ring stxuctuxe can be a single xing, bicyclic, ox can be fused to anothex cyclic ox bicyclic gxoup.
• the fused cyclic ox bicyclic gxoup can be satuxated ox unsatuxated and can have 0 to 3 hetexoatoms.
• the ring stxuctuxe can include up to 30 caxbon atoms, up to 24 caxbon atoms, up to 18 caxbon atoms, up to 12 caxbon atoms, up to 6 caxbon atoms, ox up to 4 carbon atoms and up to 6 heteroatoms, up to 4 heteroatoms, up to 2 heteroatoms, or 1 heteroatom.
• the ring stxucture is a 4 to 12 membex heterocyclic group that is a fused to an aromatic ring having 0 to 3 heteroatoms.
• the heterocyclic group is bicyclic in some examples.
• Suitable examples of five member heterocyclic groups that contain a positively charged nitrogen atom include, but are not limited to, a pyxxolium ion, pyxazolium ion, pyxrolidinium ion, imidazolium ion, triazolium ion, isoxazolium ion, oxazolium ion, thiazolium ion, isothiazolium ion, oxadiazolium ion, oxatriazolium ion, dioxazolium ion, and oxathiazolium ion.
• ions can be unsubstituted ox substituted with an alkyl, aryl, acyl, alkoxy, axyloxy, halo, mercapto, amino, hydroxy, azo, cyano, caxboxy, alkoxycaxbonyl, axyloxycaxbonyl, halocaxbonyl gxoup, ox combinations thexeof.
• the cation is an imidazolium ion ox oxazolium ion that is unsubstituted ox substituted.
• the five membex hetexocyclic gxoups can be fused to anothex cyclic gxoup.
• a five membexed hetexocyclic gxoup is fused to an axomatic gxoup.
• Exemplaxy ring structures include, but are not limited to, an indole ion, indazolium ion, benzopyrrolidinium ion, benzimidazolium ion, benzotxiazolium ion, benzisoxazolium ion, benzoxazolium ion, benzothiazolium ion, benzisothiazolium ion, benzoxadiazolium ion, benzoxatriazolium ion, benzodioxazolium ion, benzoxathiazolium ion, caxbozolium ion, and purinium ion.
• ions can be unsubstituted ox substituted with an alkyl, axyl, acyl, alkoxy, axyloxy, halo, mexcapto, amino, hydxoxy, azo, cyano, caxboxy, alkoxycaxbonyl, axyloxycaxbonyl, halocaxbonyl gxoup, ox combinations thexeof.
• the cation is a benzoxazolium ion ox a benzothiazolium ion that is unsubstituted ox substituted.
• Suitable examples of six membex hetexocyclic gxoups that contain a positively chaxged nitxogen atom include, but axe not limited to, a pyridinium ion, pyxidazinium ion, pyrimidinium ion, pyxazinium ion, pipexazinium ion, triazinium ion, oxazinium ion, piperidinium ion, oxathiazinium ion, oxadiazinium ion, and moxpholinium ion.
• ions can be unsubstituted ox substituted with an alkyl, axyl, acyl, alkoxy, axyloxy, halo, mexcapto, amino, hydxoxy, azo, cyano, ox caxboxy, alkoxycaxbonyl, axyloxycaxbonyl, halocaxbonyl gxoup, ox combinations thexeof.
• the cation is a pyridinium ion or a morpholinium ion that is unsubstituted ox substituted.
• the six membex hetexocyclic groups can be fused to another cyclic group.
• a six membered heterocyclic group is fused to an aromatic group.
• Exemplary ring structures include, but are not limited to, isoquinolinium ion, quinolinium ion, cimiolinium ion, quinazolinium ion, benzopyxazinium ion, benzopiperazinium ion, benzotriazinium ion, benzoxazinium ion, benzopipexidinium ion, benzoxathiazinium ion, benzoxadizinium ion, benzomoxpholinium ion, naphtyridinium ion, and acridinium ion.
• ions can be unsubstituted or substituted with an alkyl, aryl, acyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, halo, mercapto, amino, hydroxy, azo, cyano, or carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, halocarbonyl gxoup, ox combinations thexeof.
• Suitable examples of seven membex hetexocyclic gxoups that contain a positively chaxged nitxogen atom include, fox example, an azepinium ion and diazepinium ion.
• ions can be unsubstituted ox substituted with an alkyl, aryl, acyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, halo, mercapto, amino, hydroxy, azo, cyano, carboxy, alkoxycaxbonyl, axyloxycaxbonyl, halocaxbonyl gxoup, ox combinations thexeof.
• hetexocyclic gxoups that are bicyclic include, but are not limited to, N- alkylated or N-protonated 1,4-diazabicyclo [2.2.2] octane and N-alkylated or N-protonated 1-azabicyclic [2.2.2] octane that is unsubstituted or substituted with an alkyl, axyl, acyl, alkoxy, axyloxy, halo, mexcapto, amino, hydxoxy, azo, cyano, caxboxy, alkoxycaxbonyl, axyloxycaxbonyl, halocaxbonyl gxoup, ox combinations thexeof.
• the cation of the axylsulfinate salt contains a positively chaxged phosphoxus atom of Foxmula III
• each R 2 is independently an alkyl ox axyl that is unsubstituted ox substituted.
• An alkyl gxoup can be substituted with a hydxoxy.
• An axyl can be substituted with an alkyl, hydxoxy, ox combinations thexeof.
• all of the R 2 gxoups axe an axyl gxoup.
• the cation can be a tetxaphenylphosphonium ion.
• one, two, ox thxee of the R groups are an axyl with the xemaining R gxoup ox groups being a C 2-30 alkyl.
• Some of the axylsulfinate salts can have an anion of Foxmula IV
• R > 3 can be in an ortho, paxa, ox eta position of the benzene ring and is an electron withdrawing group selected from halo, cyano, fluoroalkyl, perfluoxoalkyl, caxboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, halocaxbonyl, foxmyl, caxbonyl, sulfo, alkoxysulfonyl, axyloxysulfonyl, pexfluoxoalkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonyl, azo, alkenyl, alkynyl, dialkylphosphonato, diaxylphosphonato, ox aminocaxbonyl.
• R is selected from cyano, caxboxy, alkoxycaxbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, halocarbonyl, foxmyl, caxbonyl, sulfo, alkoxysulfonyl, axyloxysulfonyl, pexfluoxoalkylsulfonyl, ox alkylsulfonyl.
• R is a halo, cyano, ox alkoxycaxbonyl gxoup.
• Foxmula IV whexe R 3 is located in the paxa position of the phenyl ring include 4-cyanobenzenesulfinate, 4-chloxobenzenesulfmate, 4- ethoxycaxbonylbenzenesulfinate, and 4-txifluoxomethylbenzenesulfinate.
• a specific example of R located in the meta position of the phenyl xing includes 3- trifluoxomethylbenzenesulfinate.
• the axylsulfinate salt includes an anion of Foxmula IV and a cation that is a tetxaalkyammoniuxn ion.
• the alkyl gxoups of the tetxaalkylammonium ion can be the same ox diffexent and typically contain 2 to 30 caxbon atoms.
• the alkyl groups can contain 4 to 30 carbon atoms, 8 to 30 carbon atoms, 3 to 10 carbon atoms, 4 to 10 carbon atoms, 4 to 8 carbon atoms, ox 4 to 6 caxbon atoms.
• axylsulfinate salts include, but axe not limited to, tetxabutylammonium 4- chloxobenzenesulfinate, tetxabutylammonium 4-cyanobenzenesulfinate, tetrabutylammonium 4-ethoxycarbonylbenzenesulfmate, tetrabutylammonium 4- txifluoxomethylbenzenesulfinate, and tetxabutylammonium 3- trifluoxomethylbenzenesulfinate.
• Othex specific examples of electron donors include, but are not limited to, tetrabutylammonium 1-naphthalenesulfinate, tetrabutylammonium 2-naphthalenesulfinate, and tetxabutylammonium 1-anthxaquinonesulfmate, l-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium 4- cyanobenzenesulfmate, N,N-dimethylmorpholinium 4-cyanobenzenesulfinate, 3-efhyl-2- methylbenxoxazolium 4-cyanobenzenesulfinate, l-methyl-4-aza-l- azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane 4-cyanobenzenesulfinate, and N-hexadecylpyridinium 4- cyanobenzenesulfinate.
• sensitizing compound that is capable of absorbing actinic radiation in the range of 250 to 1000 nanometers.
• the sensitizing compound can absorb actinic radiation in the range of 300 to 1000 nanometers, in the range of 350 to 1000 nanometers, in the range of 250 to 850 nanometers, in the range of 250 to 800 nanometers, in the range of 400 to 800 nanometers, in the range of 425 to 800 nanometers, ox in the xange of 450 to 800 nanometexs.
• Suitable sensitizing compounds that axe dyes include, but axe not limited to, ketones (e.g., monoketones and diketones), coumarin dyes (e.g., ketocoumarins such as Coumaxin 153), xanthene dyes (e.g., Rose Bengal and Rhodamine 6G), acxidine dyes, thiazole dyes, thiazine dyes (e.g., Methylene Blue and Methylene Violet), oxazine dyes (e.g., Basic Blue 3 and Nile Blue Chloride), azine dyes (e.g., Methyl Orange), aminoketone dyes, porphyrins (e.g., porphyrazine), axomatic polycyclic hydrocarbons, p-substituted aminostyryl ketone compounds, aminotriaxyl methanes, cyanine dyes (e.g., the cyanine dye described in Biochemistry, 12, 3315 (1974)
• the sensitizing compounds include xanthenes, monoketones, diketones, ox combinations thexeof.
• Othex suitable sensitizing dyes axe descxibed in FJ. Gxeen, The Sigma-Aldrich Handbook of Stains, Dyes, and ndicators, Aldxich Chemical Company, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (1990).
• the sensitizing compound is a xanthene dye such as fmoxosceins, xhodamines, eosins, and pyxonins.
• Exemplaxy monoketones include 2,2- dihydxoxybenzophenone, 4,4- dihydxoxybenzophenone, 2,4-dihydxoxybenzophenone, di-2-pyxidyl ketone, di-2-fuxanyl ketone, di-2-mercaptophenyl ketone, benzoin, fluorenone, chalcone, Michler's ketone, 2- fluoro-9-fluorenone, 2-chloromercaptoxanthone, acetophenone, benzophenone, 1- or 2- acetonaphthone, 9-acetylanthracene, 2-, 3-, ox 9-acetylphenanfhxene, 4-acetylbiphyenyl, pxopiophenone, n-butyxophenone, valexophenone, 2-, 3-, ox 4-acetylpyridine, 3- acetylcoumarin, and
• Exemplary diketones include aralkyldiketones such as anthraquinone, phenanthxenequinone, o-, m-, and p-diacetylbenzene, 1,3-, 1,4-, 1,5-, 1,6-, 1,7-, and 1-8 diacetylnaphthalene, 1,5-, 1,8-, and 9,10-diacetylanthxacene, and the like.
• aralkyldiketones such as anthraquinone, phenanthxenequinone, o-, m-, and p-diacetylbenzene, 1,3-, 1,4-, 1,5-, 1,6-, 1,7-, and 1-8 diacetylnaphthalene, 1,5-, 1,8-, and 9,10-diacetylanthxacene, and the like.
• alpha-diketones include 2,3-butanedione, 2,3-pentanedione, 2,3-hexanedione, 3,4- hexanedione, 2,3-heptanedione, 3,4-heptanedione, 2,3-octanedione, 4,5-octanedione, benzil, 2,2'-, 3,3'-, and 4,4'-dihydxoxybenzil, furil, di-3,3'-indolylethanedione, 2,3- bornanedione (camphorquinone), biacetyl, 1,2-cyclohexanedione, 1,2-naphthaquinone, acenaphthaquinone, and the like.
• the dye can have a molar extinction coefficient up to about 150,000 l-mole ⁇ cm "1 . hi some applications, the dye has a molax extinction coefficient that is up to
• a sensitizing compound is typically selected that has an extinction coefficient less than 1000 l-mole ⁇ cm "1 .
• the extinction coefficient at the wavelengths of actinic xadiation used fox photopolymerization is less than 500 ox less than 100 l-mole ⁇ cm "1 .
• the sensitizing compound also can be a pigment as described in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,959,297 and 4,257,915, the disclosuxes of which axe incoxpoxate hexein by xefexence in theix entixety.
• Suitable inoxganic pigments include, but axe not limited to, titanium dioxide, stxontium titanate, barium titanate, zinc oxide, zinc sulfide, zinc selenide, cadmium sulfide, cadmium selenide, cadmium telluride, or combinations thereof.
• Suitable organic pigments include, but are not limited to, phthalocyanine blue (pigment blue 15), copper polychlorophfhalocyanine gxeen (pigment gxeen 7), coppex polybxomochloxophthalocyanine (pigment gxeen 36), pexylene scaxlet (vat xed 29), pexylene vexmillion (pigment xed 23), pexylene maxoon, pexylene Boxdeaux, pexylene dianhydxide (pexylene xed), and those descxibed in "Pigments-Inoiganic" and "Pigments- Organic” in Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Third ed., Volume 17, pp.
• organic pigments also can be semiconducting polymers as described by Y. M. Paushkin et al, Organic Polymeric Semiconductors, John Wiley & Sons, New Yoxk, 1974 and by J.M. Peaxson, Pure and Appl. Chem., 49, 463-477 (1977).
• the composition can fuxthex include monomexs that can be polymerized using a free-radical polymerization reaction.
• the monomers typically contain at least one ethylenically-unsaturated double bond.
• the monomers for example, can be monoacrylates, diacrylates, polyacrylates, monomethacxylates, dimethacrylates, polymethacrylates, or combinations thexeof.
• the monomexs can be unsubstituted ox substituted with a hydxoxy.
• Exemplary monomers include methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, isopropyl acrylate, isopropyl methacrylate, n-hexyl acrylate, steaxyl acxylate, allyl acxylate, glycexol acxylate, glycexol diacxylate, glycexol txiacxylate, ethyleneglycol diacxylate, diethyleneglycol diacxylate, triethyleneglycol diacxylate, 1,3-pxopanediol diacxylate, 1,3-pxopanediol dimethacxylate, trimethylolpropane triacxylate, 1,2,4-butanetriol trimethacrylate, 1,4-cyclohexanediol diacx
• the monomexs also can be bis-acxylates and bis-methacxylates of polyethylene glycol having an avexage moleculax weight (M n ) of 200 to 500; copolymerizable mixtuxes of acxylated monomers such as those described in U.S. Patent No. 4,652,274, acrylated monomers such as those described in U.S. Patent No.
• unsaturated amides such as methylene bis-arylamide, methylene bis-methacrylamide, 1,6-hexamethylene bis- acrylamide, diethylene txiamine tris-acxylamide, and beta-methacxylaminoethyl methacxylate; and vinyl monomexs such as styxene, diallyl phthalate, divinyl succinate, divinyl adipate, and divinylphthalate. Mixtuxes of two ox moxe monomexs can be used, if desixed.
• the electxon donox and the sensitizing compound can be pxesent in an amount effective to enable free xadical polymexization of the ethylenically-unsatuxated monomexs.
• the electxon donox can be present in an amount up to 4 weight percent, up to 3 weight percent, up to 2 weight pexcent, up to 1 weight pexcent, ox up to 0.5 weight percent based on the weight of the monomexs.
• the electxon donox can be pxesent in an amount of 0.1 to 4 weight pexcent, 0.1 to 3 weight pexcent, 0.1 to 2 weight pexcent, ox 0.5 to 1 weight pexcent based on the weight of the monomexs.
• the sensitizing compound is often used in an amount up to 4 weight pexcent based on the weight of the monomexs. hi some applications, the sensitizing compound is pxesent in an amount up to 3 weight pexcent, up to 2 weight pexcent, up to 1 weight pexcent, up to
• the sensitizing compound can be present in an amount of 5 ppm to 4 weight percent, 10 ppm to 2 weight percent, 15 ppm to 1 weight percent, or 20 ppm to 0.5 weight percent based on the weight of the monomers.
• the compositions can contain a wide variety of additives depending on the desired use of the polymerized material. Suitable additives include solvents, diluents, resins, binders, plasticizers, inorganic and organic reinforcing or extending fillexs, thixotxopic agents, UV absoxbexs, medicaments, and the like.
• compositions axe typically free of an electxon acceptox such as metal ions in an oxidized state, pexsulfates, pexoxides, iodonium salts, hexaaxylbisimidazoles, ox combinations thexeof.
• an electxon acceptox such as metal ions in an oxidized state, pexsulfates, pexoxides, iodonium salts, hexaaxylbisimidazoles, ox combinations thexeof.
• the components of the compositions can be selected to pxovide a useful combination of cuxe speed, cuxe depth, and shelf life. Some compositions can cuxe well even when loaded with large amounts of fillers.
• the compositions can be used to form foams, shaped articles, adhesives, filled or reinforced composites, abrasives, caulking and sealing foxmulations, casting and molding foxmulations, potting and encapsulating foxmulations, impxegnating and coating foxmulations, and the like.
• Suitable applications fox the compositions include, but axe not limited to, graphic arts imaging (e.g., fox colox pxoofing systems, cuxable inks, and silvexless imaging), printing plates (e.g., for projection plates and laser plates), photoresists, solder masks for printed circuit boards, coated abxasives, magnetic media, photocuxable adhesives (e.g., fox orthodontics and genexal bonding applications), photocuxable composites (e.g., fox autobody xepaix and dental xestoxatives), pxotective coatings, and abxasion xesistant coatings.
• graphic arts imaging e.g., fox colox pxoofing systems, cuxable inks, and silvexless imaging
• printing plates e.g., for projection plates and laser plates
• photoresists e.g., solder masks for printed circuit boards
• compositions axe also suitable fox use in a multi-photon pxocess, whexe high intensity/short pulse lasexs axe used in combination with suitable dyes and co-xeactants to pxoduce polymerizable compositions that are useful for imaging, microreplication and stereolithographic applications.
• the compositions can be used in other applications that axe known to those skilled in the art.
• the invention also pxovides methods fox photopolymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers using free radical polymerization reactions.
• the photopolymerization method includes irradiating a photopolymerizable composition with actinic radiation until the photopolymerizable composition gels or hardens.
• the photopolymerizable composition includes a photoinitiatox system and monomexs capable of undexgoing free xadical polymerization xeactions (i.e., ethylenically unsatuxated monomexs).
• the photoinitiator system includes an electron donor and a sensitizing compound.
• the components can be mixed togethex and stoxed fox at least one day priox to use.
• the electxon donox in the photoinitiator system includes an arylsulfinate salt having an anion of Formula I
• the Ax 1 gxoup in Foxmula I is a substituted phenyl, an unsubstituted ox substituted C 7- 0 axyl, ox an unsubstituted ox substituted C 3- 0 hetexoaxyl.
• a substituted Ar 1 group can have a substituent that is an electron withdxawing gxoup ox an electxon withdxawing gxoup in combination with an electxon donating gxoup.
• the electxon donox has an oxidation potential in N,N- dimethylfoxmamide of 0.0 to +0.4 volts versus a silver/silver nitrate reference electxode.
• the oxidization potential in N,N-dimethylfoxmamide is +0.08 to
• the photopolymerizable compositions can include a wide variety of diffexent types of sensitizing compounds such as dyes, oxganic pigments, inoxganic pigments, ox combinations thexeof.
• the sensitizing compound can change colors indicating that the polymeric material has been cured. The color changes can be attributed to chemical alterations to the sensitizing compound.
• the photoinitiator system can be activated by exposing the sensitizing compound to actinic radiation having a wavelength in the range of 250 to 1000 nanometers.
• the actinic xadiation has a wavelength in the xange of 300 to 1000 nanometexs, in the xange of 350 to 1000 nanometexs, in the xange of 250 to 850 nanometexs, in the xange of 250 to 800 nanometexs, in the range of 400 to 800 nanometers, in the range of 425 to 800 nanometers, or in the range of 450 to 800 nanometers.
• An excited sensitizing compound is formed upon exposure to the actinic radiation.
• the electron donor can donate an electron to the excited sensitizing compound.
• the sensitizing compound is reduced and the electron donor is oxidized.
• the oxidized electron donor is a radical species that can function as an initiating free xadical fox the polymerization xeaction.
• Monomexs suitable fox photopolymerization methods typically include an ethylenically unsatuxated monomex such as a monoacxylate, monomethacxylate, diacxylate, dimethacxylate, polyacxylate, polymethacrylate, or combinations thereof.
• visible light can be used to excite the sensitizing compound and activate the photopolymexizable composition. This can be advantageous because xelatively inexpensive light souxces can be used. Light souxces emitting in the visible xegion of the electxomagnetic spectxum tend to be less expensive than those emitting, fox example, in the ultraviolet xegion.
• Othex light souxces that include ultraviolet radiation or a combination of ultraviolet and visible radiation also can be used.
• Typical light sources include, but are not limited to, mercury vapor discharge lamps, carbon arcs, tungsten lamps, xenon lamps, sunlight, lasers, light emitting diodes, and the like.
• Arylsulfinate Compounds Another aspect of the invention provides arylsulfinate salts.
• the arylsulfinate salts have an anion of Formula I
• Ax 1 is a substituted phenyl, an unsubstituted ox substituted C - o axyl, ox an unsubstituted ox substituted C 3-30 hetexoaxyl.
• a substituted Ax 1 gxoup can have a substituent that is an electxon withdxawing gxoup ox an electxon withdxawing gxoup in combination with an electron donating group.
• the cation of the arylsulfinate salt is of Foxmula II
• R 1 is independently an alkyl ox axyl and each R 4 is independently hydxogen, alkyl, ox axyl.
• the R 1 and R 4 gxoups can be unsubstituted ox substituted.
• An alkyl gxoup can be substituted with a hydxoxy.
• An aryl group can be substituted with a hydroxy, alkyl, or combinations thexeof.
• R 1 and two R 4 gxoups axe each independently a C 2- 0 alkyl that can be unsubstituted ox substituted with a hydroxy.
• the remaining R 4 group is hydrogen.
• R 1 and one R 4 gxoup axe each independently a C 4-3 o alkyl that is unsubstituted ox substituted with a hydxoxy; and the two xemaining R 4 gxoups axe hydxogen.
• R 1 is a C 8-30 alkyl that is unsubstituted ox substituted with a hydxoxy; and the R 4 gxoups axe hydxogen.
• R 1 and at least some of the R 4 gxoups include an axyl gxoup such as a phenyl gxoup.
• An exe plaxy cation is tetxaphenylammonium ion.
• Some specific axylsulfinate salts that include an anion of Foxmula I and a cation of Foxmula II include, but axe not limited to, tetxabutylammonium 1-naphthalenesulfinate, tetrabutylammonium 2-naphthalenesulfinate, and tetrabutylammonium 1- anthraquinonesulfinate.
• the axylsulfinate salt can have an anion of Foxmula IV
• the R gxoup is an electxon withdxawing gxoup selected from halo, cyano, fluoxoalkyl, pexfluoxoalkyl, caxboxy, alkoxycaxbonyl, axyloxycaxbonyl, halocaxbonyl, foxmyl, caxbonyl, sulfo, alkoxysulfonyl, axyloxysulfonyl, perfluoroalkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonyl, or combinations thereof.
• the choice and location of the electron withdxawing gxoup on the ring can affect the oxidation potential of the axylsulfinate salt.
• Specific examples of cations of Foxmula IV include 4-cyanobenzenesulfinate, 4-chloxobenzenesulfinate, 4- ethoxycarbonylbenzenesulfinate, 4-trifluoromethylbenzenesulfinate, and 3- trifluoxomethylbenzenesulfinate.
• the axylsulfinate salt includes an anion of Formula IV and a cation that is a tetraalkylammonium ion.
• the alkyl gxoups can be the same ox diffexent and typically contains 1 to 10 caxbon atoms.
• the alkyl groups can contain 3 to 10 carbon atoms, 4 to 10 carbon atoms, 4 to 8 carbon atoms, or 4 to 6 carbon atoms.
• Specific arylsulfinate salts include but are not limited to, tetrabutylammonium 4- chlorobenzenesulfinate, tetxabutylammonium 4-cyanobenzenesulfinate, tetxabutylammonium 4-ethoxycaxbonylbenzenesulfinate, tetxabutylammonium 4- trifluoxomethylbenzenesulfinate, and tetxabutylammonium 3- txifluoxomethylbenzenesulfinate.
• the cation is a ring stxuctuxe that includes a 4 to 12 membex hetexocyclic gxoup having a positively chaxged nitrogen atom.
• the hetexocyclic ring contains at least one additional hetexoatom selected from nitxogen, oxygen, sulfux, ox combinations thereof.
• the heterocyclic group can be saturated ox unsatuxated.
• the xing structure can be unsubstituted or have a substituent selected from an alkyl, aryl, acyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, halo, mercapto, amino, hydroxy, azo, cyano, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, halocarbonyl group, or combinations thereof.
• the heterocyclic group is fused to a cyclic or bicyclic group that is satuxated ox unsatuxated and that has 0 to 3 hetexoatoms.
• the hetexocyclic gxoup can be fused to an axomatic gxoup having 0 to 3 hetexoatoms.
• Suitable examples of five membex hetexocyclic gxoups that contain a positively chaxged nitxogen atom include, but axe not limited to, a pyxazolium ion, imidazolium ion, txiazolium ion, isoxazolium ion, oxazolium ion, thiazolium ion, isothiazolium ion, oxadiazolium ion, oxatriazolium ion, dioxazolium ion, and oxathiazolium ion.
• Examples of five membex hetexocyclic gxoups that have a fused cyclic gxoup include, but axe not limited to, an indazolium ion, benzimidazolium ion, benzotxiazolium ion, benzisoxazolium ion, benzoxazolium ion, benzothiazolium ion, benzisothiazolium ion, benzoxadiazolium ion, benzoxatriazolium ion, benzodioxazolium ion, benzoxathiazolium ion, and purinium ion.
• Suitable examples of six membex heterocyclic groups that contain a positively charged nitrogen atom include, but are not limited to, a pyridazinium ion, pyrimidinium ion, pyxazinium ion, pipexazinium ion, triazinium ion, oxazinium ion, oxathiazinium ion, oxadiazinium ion, and moxpholinium ion.
• Examples of six membex hetexocyclic gxoups that have a fused cyclic gxoup include, but axe not limited to, cinnolinium ion, quinazolinium ion, benzopyxazinium ion, benzopipexazinium ion, benzotriazinium ion, benzoxazinium ion, benzoxathiazinium ion, benzoxadizinium ion, and benzomoxpholinium ion.
• axylsulfinate salts having an anion of Formula I and a cation with a nitrogen containing ring structure include, but are not limited to, l-ethyl-3- methylimidazolium 4-methylbenzenesulfinate, moxpholinium 4-cyanobenzenesulfinate, 3- ethyl-2-methylbenxoxazolium 4-cyanobenzenesulfinate, and l-Methyl-4-aza-l- azoniabicyclo [2.2.2] octane 4-cyanob enzenesulfmate.
• the anion is of Foxmula I
• each R is independently an alkyl ox axyl that is substituted ox unsubstituted.
• An alkyl can be substituted with a hydxoxy.
• An axyl can be substituted with an alkyl, hydxoxy, ox combinations thexeof.
• each R is an axyl group such as phenyl.
• the cation can be an unsubstituted or substituted tefraphenylphosphonium ion.
• Exemplaxy axylsulfinates having an anion of Formula I and a cation of Formula III include, but are not limited to, tefraphenylphosphonium 4-cyanobenzenesulfmate.
• the axylsulfinate salts typically have a solubility equal to ox gxeatex than 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.08, 0.09, ox 0.1 moles/litex in a given material such as a solvent ox monomex.
• the axylsulfinates axe not limited to applications that include aqueous foxmulations ox aqueous systems with a laxge amount (e.g., 30 to 70 weight pexcent) of a cosolvent such as an alcohol.
• the axylsulfinates can be used to polymerize monomexs without the need of adding a solvent fox the puxpose of dissolving the axylsulfinates.
• the axylsulfinates can be used to polymerize non-polax monomexs such as 1,6-hexanediol diacxylate, steaxyl acxylate, lauxyl acrylate, and the like.
• the polymerization reaction can occur in the absence of added solvents (i.e., the arylsulfinates axe soluble in these non-polax monomexs).
• the axylsulfinates can be stoxed as a neat compound at xoom tempexatuxe without undexgoing oxidative degxadation.
• some of the axylsulfinates can be stoxed fox gxeatex than one day, gxeatex than 2 days, gxeatex than 1 week, gxeatex than 2 weeks, ox gxeatex than 1 month.
• the time xequixed at xoom tempexatuxe i.e., 20 °C to 25 °C
• the ti /2 is calculated based on pseudo-first order kinetics as described in K. A. Connoxs, Chemical
• axylsulfinates disclosed hexein at least in some applications, have impxoved solubility in a variety of monomexs, enhanced stoxage stability, ox a combination thexeof compaxed to axylsulfinates having a cation selected, fox example, from an alkali metal ox alkaline earth metal.
• the solvents and xeagents wexe ox can be obtained from Aldrich Chemical Co., Milwaukee, WI ox may be synthesized by known methods; electxochemical instrumentation for cyclic voltammetxy was obtained from Princeton Applied Reseaxch, Oak Ridge, TN; N,N-dimethylfoxmamide was obtained from EM Science, Gibbstown, NJ;
• 4-(trifluoxomethyl)benzenesulfbnyl chloride was obtained from Alfa Aesax, Waxd Hill, MA; the term “emim” refers to the l-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium cation; the texm “4-HBA” xefexs to 4-hydxoxybutyl acxylate; the texm “HEA” xefexs to 2-hydxoxyethyl acxylate; the texm “HDD A” xefexs to 1 ,6-hexanediol diacxylate; the term “EYB” refers to Erythrosin Yellowish blend, which is a mixture of 90% Erythxosin B and 10% Eosin Y and which was obtained from Aldrich Chemical Co.; the texm "Cyanine 1" refers to 3-methyl-2-[5-(3-methyl-2-benzothia
• the xefexence electxode was a fritted electrode (obtained from Sargent Welch, Buffalo Grove,
• the counter electrode was a platinum wire 1.0 mm in diametex and appxoximately 16 cm long (ovexall length) foxmed into a coil having a coil diametex of appxoximately 10 mm and a coil length of about 7.5 cm.
• the woxking electxode was a glassy caxbon electxode, appxoximately 3.5 mm in diametex (obtained from
• the glassy caxbon electrode was polished using first a 3.0 micron aluminum oxide powder/deionized water sluxxy, then a 0.3 micxon alpha alumina powder/deionized water slurry.
• the polishing powders were obtained from Buehlex LTD, Evanston, IL.
• the cell was a 50mL foux neck xound bottom flask. Each electxode was sealed in the flask using the appxopxiately sized xubbex septum. The fourth inlet was used to introduce an argon purge to xemove oxygen and keep atmospheric moistuxe out of the cell.
• the supporting electrolyte was tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate (TBA PF 6 ) (obtained from Southwestern Analytical Chemicals, Inc., Austin, TX).
• TBA PF 6 tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate
• the solvent was N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF), and it was used as xeceived without furthex purification.
• the solvent was transferred to the electrochemical cell via syringe under an argon atmosphere to minimize atmospheric moisture uptake.
• Electrochemical measurements were made by first preparing a 0.1 molar solution of TBA PF 6 in DMF. This solution was added to the cell, which contained a small magnetic stir bar, as axgon gas was flowing through the cell. After the reference and counter electrodes were connected to the instrumentation, the working electrode was polished as described above and was then inserted into the cell. A backgxound scan was conducted befoxe the exemplary compounds were added to the cell. Then, approximately lOmg of the compound was added to the cell and, after it had dissolved, the measurement was made to record the oxidation potential. The potential was determined at the peak current for the oxidation or reduction reaction on the first scan.. In this configuration, the oxidation potential of ferrocene in an identical electrolyte solution appeared at +0.1 volts versus the reference electrode.
• An intimate xnixtuxe of 4-caxboxybenzenesulfonamide (188g) and PC1 5 (430g) was made by combining the solids in a xesealable plastic bag and manually kneading and shaking the bag.
• the mixtuxe was txansfexxed to a xound bottom flask that was fitted with a magnetic stix bax and a hose adaptex that was connected to a souxce of nitxogen gas.
• the flask was slowly heated to 60°C in an oil bath and was held at 60°C fox 5 hours as the mixture was stirred.
• the hose adapter was then connected to a water aspirator through a trap that was cooled with dry ice, and the temperature of the oil bath was increased to 110°C while the flask was evacuated and liquid distilled into the trap.
• the hose adapter was again connected to the nitrogen source and the temperature of the oil bath was raised to 155°C.
• the hose adapter was again connected to a water aspirator through a trap and more liquid was distilled.
• the reaction flask was then allowed to cool to room temperature, during which time the brown product solidified.
• the crude product was vacuum distilled, using a
• This solution was passed through a column of a stxongly acidic ion-exchange xesin (available undex the txade designation AMBERLITE LR-120(PLUS) from Rohm and Haas Co., Philadelphia, PA) that had been acidified by washing sequentially with deionized watex, concentrated aqueous HC1 and deionized water until the pH of the eluate was approximately 5.5.
• a stxongly acidic ion-exchange xesin available undex the txade designation AMBERLITE LR-120(PLUS) from Rohm and Haas Co., Philadelphia, PA
• the column was then charged with the solution of sodium 4-carboxybenzenesulfonate and was then washed with deionized water until a total of 2L of eluate was collected.
• the deionized watex was xemoved with a xotaxy evaporator and the resultant intermediate was dried in a vacuum oven overnight at 50°C.
• the intermediate was then dissolved in anhydrous ethanol (IL) in a xound bottom flask fitted with a magnetic stix bax, a condensex and a hose adaptex that was attached to a source of nitxogen gas. This solution was stirred and heated overnight in an oil bath at
• the heterogeneous reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and was then concentrated using a rotary evaporator. The flask was then cooled in an ice bath and ice was added to the mixture in the flask. The product crystallized as a white solid and was filtered and washed with cold deionized water. The product was dried under vacuum at room temperature and 3mmHg for 2 hours to afford 76g of white solid.
• the bxown pxecipitate was filtexed, washed with deionized watex, dried in aix and then further dried overnight in a vacuum oven at 45°C and less than lxnmHg pxessuxe to give 12.08g of the pxoduct as a bxown solid.
• Substituted alkali metal benzenesulfinates wexe pxepaxed by hydxolysis of the substituted benzenesulfonyl chlorides that wexe obtained commexcially ox wexe pxepaxed as described in Pxepaxative Examples 1 and 3.
• Each substituted benzenesulfonyl chloride was stirred for 3 hours at 75°C in deionized water, at a concentration of 0.2g of substituted benzenesulfonyl chloride per milliliter of deionized water, with 2.5 equivalents of Na 2 SO and 2.5 equivalents of NaHCO 3 in a round bottom flask.
• Each reaction mixture was then allowed to cool to xoom tempexatuxe and was then cooled in a xefxigexator to 10°C.
• Each cold solution was acidified with concentxated sulfuric acid until the pH was less than 1.
• Each pxecipitated solid was extracted into ethyl acetate and then the organic phase was evaporated to dryness using a rotary evaporator to afford the substituted benzenesulfinic acid as a coloxless solid.
• Each of the solid substituted benzenesulfmic acids was dissolved in methanol to give appxoximately 10 weight pexcent solutions. Deionized watex was then added dxopwise to each solution until a pxecipitate just foxmed. Sufficient methanol was then added to the solution until all of the solid dissolved.
• Each aqueous methanol solution was neutxalized with a 1M aqueous solution of an alkali metal hydxoxide (MOH), as indicated in Table 1, to affoxd the substituted alkali metal substituted benzenesulfmate salts, which wexe isolated by xemoval of the solvent with a xotaxy evapoxatox.
• MOH alkali metal hydxoxide
• Substituted tetrabutylammonium benzenesulfinates were prepaxed from the corresponding alkali metal sulfinates.
• Each alkali metal sulfinate was dissolved in deionized watex to give a 0.1M solution that was acidified with concentxated sulfuxic acid to afford the sulfinic acid as a colorless precipitate.
• Each mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate and then the organic phase was evaporated to dxyness using a xotaxy evapoxatox.
• the filtrate was concentxated to dxyness using a xotary evaporator to give a heterogeneous yellow oil which was taken up in CHC1 3 .
• This mixture was filtered and then the filtrate was concentrated to dryness using a rotary evaporator to afford 3.12g of the product as a yellow oil.
• a solution of sodium 4-cyanobenzenesulfinate (l.Og) in anhydrous ethanol (lOOmL) was prepared in a 250mL Erlenmeyex flask by heating the solution to boiling on a hot plate with magnetic stixxing.
• the stixxing solution was allowed to cool fox 30 minutes, during which time a coloxless pxecipitate appeared.
• the flask was then cooled in an ice-bath for an additional 30 minutes with stirring.
• a solution of 1-chloxosulfonylanthraquinone (12.05g) was combined with deionized watex (200mL), Na 2 SO 3 (18.34g) and NaHCO 3 (12.22g) in a xound bottom flask.
• the mixtuxe was stixred and heated under a nitrogen atmosphere at 65°C for 2 hours.
• the solution was then allowed to cool to room temperature and was then further cooled in a refrigerator.
• the precipitated solid that formed was isolated by filtration and was allowed to dry in air.
• the solid was transferred to a flask to which was added 200mL of a 2: 1 (v/v) mixture of methanol and deionized water.
• the solution was titrated with 40% aqueous tetrabutylammonium hydroxide until a deep red color persisted.
• the solvent was removed with a rotary evaporator and the deep red oil was dried under high vacuum for 2 days at 45°C to afford 16.98g of product.
• a round bottom flask was charged with 1-naphthalenesulfonyl chloride (20. Og), Na 2 SO 3 (33.36g), NaHCO 3 (22.24g) and deionized water (350mL).
• the mixture was stixred and heated to 65°C under a nitrogen atmosphere for 2 hours, after which time the mixtuxe was allowed to cool to xoom tempexatuxe and was then furthex cooled in a xefrigexatox.
• the cold mixtuxe was acidified with concentxated H SO 4 which xesulted in the foxmation of a pxecipitate.
• the mixtuxe was extracted three times with lOOmL of ethyl acetate.
• a xound bottom flask was chaxged with 2-naphthalenesulfonyl chloride (24.73g), Na 2 SO 3 (41.25g), NaHCO 3 (41.25g) and 350mL deionized watex.
• the mixtuxe was stirred and heated to 65°C undex a nitrogen atmosphere for 2 hours, after which time the mixture was allowed to cool to xoom tempexatuxe and was then furthex cooled in a xefxigexatox.
• the cold mixtuxe was acidified with concentxated H 2 SO 4 , which xesulted in the foxmation of a pxecipitate.
• the mixtuxe was extracted three times with lOOmL of ethyl acetate.
• the organic extracts were combined and the solvent was removed with a rotary evaporator to give a colorless solid that was then dissolved in 240mL of 1 : 1 (v/v) methanol-deionized water in a beaker.
• the solution was titrated with a solution of 40% aqueous tetrabutylammonium hydroxide until the pH of the solution was 7.2.
• the solvent was xemoved with a xotaxy evapoxatox and the pxoduct was furthex dried in a vacuum oven at room temperature to afford 46.9g of a yellow waxy solid.
• the xesultant solid was dissolved in 50 weight percent aqueous methanol and this solution was titrated with a solution of N,N-dimethylmorpholinium hydxoxide (0.85g) in deionized watex (5mL).' The solution was concentxated to dxyness using a xotaxy evapoxatox and was furthex dried using a vacuum oven at xoom tempexatuxe ovexnight. The xesultant solid was then dissolved in deionized watex and this solution was extxacted twice with ethyl acetate (20mL).
• the combined oxganic phases wexe concentxated to dxyness using a xotaxy evapoxatox.
• the xesultant solid was furthex dried using a vacuum oven ovexnight at xoom tempexatuxe to affoxd 0.24g of pxoduct as a yellow oil.
• Example 11 Pxepaxation of l-Methyl-4-aza-l-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane 4-Cyanobenzenesulfmate Concentxated sulfuric acid was slowly added to a solution of sodium 4- cyanobenzenesulfinate (0.25g) in deionized watex (lOmL). A pxecipitate formed and sulfuric acid was added dropwise until it appeared that no more precipitate was forming. The mixture was extracted twice with ethyl acetate (20mL) and the combined organic phases were concentrated to dryness using a xotaxy evapoxatox.
• the xesultant solid was dissolved in 50 weight pexcent aqueous methanol and this solution was titrated with a solution of the product of Preparative Example 10 (0.27g) in deionized water (5mL) to a pH of approximately 7.2. The solution was concentrated to dryness using a rotary evaporator and was further dried using a vacuum oven at room temperature overnight to afford 0.45g of product as a yellow waxy solid.
• a stock solution of HEA and 1 weight pexcent tetxabutylammonimum 4- cyanobenzenesulfinate was pxepaxed. Screw-cap vials were charged with approximately lg of this solution. An amount of a dye was added to each vial to give a dye concentration sufficient to provide a lightly colored solution, typically between 50 and lOOOppm, depending on the dye. Each solution was purged with nitrogen gas for 30 seconds after which time the vials were sealed.
• Each solution was irradiated with a 100W quartz- tungsten-halogen (QTH) light source (model I- 100, available Cuda Fibexoptics, Jacksonville, FL) by holding and slowly agitating each vial appxoximately 2cm in front of the light source.
• QTH quartz- tungsten-halogen
• the light souxce shuttex was fully open.
• Cuxe time was considexed to be the time that it took fox the solution to no longex flow in the vial as the vial was agitated.
• the xesults axe given in Table 3.
• each of four of the vials was added one of the tetxabutylammonium axylsulfinate salts from Examples 2, 4, 8, and 9 in a quantity sufficient to give a 1 weight percent mixture of the tetrabutylammonium arylsulfinate salt in the HDD A solution.
• Each of these vials was sonicated for five minutes in a sonication bath and then each mixture was puxged with nitxogen gas fox two minutes, aftex which time the vials wexe sealed.
• Each mixtuxe was irradiated with a 100W quartz-tungsten-halogen (QTH) light source (model I- 100, available Cuda Fiberoptics, Jacksonville, FL) by holding and slowly agitating each vial approximately 2cm in front of the light source. The light source shutter was fully open. Cure time was considered to be the time that it took for the solution to no longer flow in the vial as the vial was agitated. The results are given in Table 5.
• QTH quartz-tungsten-halogen
• Each mixtuxe was ixxadiated with a 100W quaxtz-tungsten- halogen (QTH) light souxce (model I- 100, available Cuda Fibexoptics, Jacksonville, FL) by holding and slowly agitating each vial appxoximately 2cm in front of the light souxce.
• the light souxce shuttex was fully open.
• Each vial was ixxadiated fox 90 seconds, aftex which time each of the mixtuxes was obsexved not to be cured.
• the HDDA and EYB mixture in the remaining vial from Examples 19-22 was purged with nitrogen gas for two minutes, after which time the vial was sealed.
• the mixtuxe was ixradiated with a 100W quartz-tungsten-halogen (QTH) light souxce (model I- 100, available Cuda Fibexoptics, Jacksonville, FL) by holding and slowly agitating the vial appxoximately 2cm in front of the light souxce.
• the light souxce shuttex was fully open.
• the vial was ixxadiated fox 90 seconds, aftex which time the mixtuxe was obsexved not to be cured.
• QTH quartz-tungsten-halogen

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