Ciba-geigy Corporation

John G Paul

Ewald Losert

George E Green

Hans Zweifel

Bernard Peter Stark

A layer of a liquid composition containing a compound (A) having in the same molecule at least one (meth)acryloyl group and at least one bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene-6-yl unit is exposed to actinic radiation so that the layer solidifies due to photopolymerisation of (A) through the (meth)acryloyl group(s), remaining, however, photocrosslinkable. When desired, the solidified layer is exposed, as through a negative, to a substantially greater amount of actinic radiation, the parts so further exposed becoming more highly photocrosslinked through the bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene-6-yl unit(s) and hence insoluble. An image is produced which can be developed by means of suitable solvents. Examples of (A) include 3-(methacryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene-6-carboxylate and 2-(acryloyloxy)ethyl methyl-5-carboxybicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene-6-carboxylate.

Photopolymerisation process with two exposures of a single layer

In a three stage process, a layer of a liquid composition containing a compound (A) having in the same molecule at least one (meth)acryloyl group and at least one 2,3-disubstituted maleimido group is exposed to actinic radiation so that the layer solidifies due to photopolymerization of (A) through the (meth)acryloyl group(s), remaining, however, further photocrosslinkable. When desired, the solidified layer is exposed, as through a negative, to a substantially greater amount of actinic radiation, the parts so further exposed becoming more highly photocrosslinked through the disubstituted maleimido group(s) and hence insoluble. An image is produced which can be developed by means of suitable solvents. Examples of (A) include N-(2-(acryloyloxy)ethyl)-2,3-dimethylmaleimide and N-(3-(methacryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl)-2,3-dimethylmaleimide.

Photopolymerization process employing compounds containing acryloyl

In a three stage process, a layer of a liquid composition containing a compound (A) having in the same molecule both at least one (meth)acryloyl group and at least one anthryl group is exposed to actinic radiation so that the layer solidifies due to photopolymerization of (A) through the (meth)acryloyl group(s), remaining, however, further photocrosslinkable. When desired, the solidified layer is exposed, as through a negative, to a substantially greater amount of actinic radiation, the parts so further exposed becoming more highly photocrosslinked through the anthryl group(s) and hence insoluble. An image is produced which can be developed by means of suitable solvents. Examples of (A) include 3-(acryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl anthracene-9-carboxylate and its methacryloyl homologue.

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