摘要:
The present invention provides an imageable composition, which includes an acid curable composition, an acid generator, an infrared absorber, optionally a colorant, such as, a colorant dye or colorant pigment, wherein at least one of the infrared absorber and the colorant has a counter anion derived from a non-volatile acid, and further optionally, a strong acid. The present invention further provides an imageable element, which includes a substrate and an imageable composition according to the present invention coated on a surface of the substrate. Also provided is method of producing an imaged element according to the present invention.
摘要:
Infrared absorbing compounds in which both the anion and the cation absorb infrared radiation, imageable elements that contain these compounds, and methods for forming images using the imageable elements are disclosed. The compounds have the structure (I) and (II) in which Y1 and Y2 are each independently hydrogen, halo, alkyl, diphenylamino, or phenylthio; R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen, methyl, or SO3-, with the proviso that two fo R1, R2, R3, and R4 are SO3-; R5 and R6 are each independently an alkyl group; Z1, Z2, Z4 and Z5 are each independently a benzo group or a nophtho group; Z3 and Z6 are each independently two hydrogen atoms, a cyclohexene residue, or a cyclopentene residue; X1, X2, X3, and X4 are each independently S, O, NH, CH2, or C(CH3)2; and n1 and n2 are each independently 0 to 4.