摘要:
A lithographic printing plate precursor has a substrate and an infrared radiation-sensitive composition comprising a polymeric binder, a free radical polymerizable system consisting of at least one polymerizable component, a compound capable of absorbing infrared radiation, and an initiator system comprising an iodonium salt that is capable of producing free radicals; and at least 1% and up to and including 10% by weight, based on the infrared-sensitive composition, of at least one mono- or polycarboxylic acid having an aromatic moiety.
摘要:
Initiator system comprising: (a) at least one substance capable of absorbing IR radiation, (b) at least one compound capable of forming free radicals, and (c) at least one 1,4-dihydropyridine derivative of the formula (I) wherein R1 is selected from a hydrogen atom, —C(O)OR7, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted aryl group and an optionally substituted aralkyl group, R2 and R3 are independently selected from optionally substituted alkyl groups, optionally substituted aryl groups, CN and a hydrogen atom, R4 and R5 are independently selected from —C(O)OR7, —C(O)R7, —C(O)NR8R9 and CN, or R2 and R4 together form an optionally substituted phenyl ring or a 5- to 7-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, wherein the unit is present in the carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring adjacent to position 5 of the dihydropyridine ring and wherein the carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring optionally comprises additional substituents, or both R2 and R4 as well as R3 and R5 form either optionally substituted phenyl rings or 5- to 7-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings, wherein the unit is present in the carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings adjacent to positions 3 and 5 of the dihydropyridine ring and wherein the carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings optionally comprise additional substituents, or one of the pairs R2/R4 and R3/R5 forms a 5- to 7-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, wherein the unit is present in the carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring adjacent to position 5 or 3 of the dihydropyridine ring and wherein the carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring optionally comprises additional substituents and the other pair forms an optionally substituted phenyl ring, or R2 and R4 or R3 and R1 form a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring which can optionally comprise one or more substituents and which, in addition to the nitrogen atom it shares with the 1,4-dihydropyridine ring, optionally comprises additional nitrogen atoms, —NR13 groups, —S— or —O—, R6 is selected from an alkyl group optionally substituted with a halogen atom or a —C(O) group, an optionally substituted aryl group, an optionally substituted aralkyl group, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group and the group Y is an alkylene group or an arylene group, R7 is a hydrogen atom, aryl group, aralkyl group or alkyl group, wherein the alkyl group and the alkyl unit of the aralkyl group optionally comprise one or more C—C double and/or C—C triple bonds, and R8 and R9 are independently selected from a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted aryl group and an optionally substituted aralkyl group.
摘要:
Radiation-sensitive composition comprising: (a) one or more types of monomers and/or oligomers and/or polymers, each comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated group accessible to a free-radical polymerization, (b) at least one sensitizer, (c) at least one coinitiator capable of forming free radicals together with the sensitizer (b) and selected from hexaarylbiimidazoles; and (d) optionally one or more components selected from alkali-soluble binders, dyes, exposure indicators, plasticizers, chain transfer agents, leuco dyes, surfactants, inorganic fillers and thermopolymerization inhibitors, characterized in that the at least one sensitizer is a 1,4-dihydropyridine derivative of the formula (I) which does not contain any nitro groups bonded to an aromatic ring.
摘要:
The present invention relates to IR-sensitive compositions containing an initator system comprising: (a) at least one compound capable of absorbing IR radiation selected from triarylamine dyes, thiazolium dyes, indolium dyes, oxazolium dyes, cyanine dyes, polyaniline dyes, polypyrrole dyes, polythiophene dyes and phthalocyanine pigments (b) at least one compound capable of producing radicals selected from polyhaloalkyl-substituted compounds (c) at least one polycarboxylic acid represented by the following formula I wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of O, S and NR7, each of R4, R5 and R6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, aryl which is optionally substituted, —COOH and NR8CH2COOH, R7 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, —CH2CH2OH, and C1-C5 alkyl substituted with -COOH, R8 is selected from the group consisting of —CH2COOH, —CH2OH and —(CH2)2N(CH2COOH)2 and r is 0, 1, 2 or 3 with the proviso that at least one of R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 comprises a —COOH group or salts thereof, and (d) at least one leuco dye, wherein the following inequation is met: oxa
摘要:
The present invention relates to IR-sensitive compositions suitable for the manufacture of printing plates developable on-press. The IR-sensitive compositions comprise a first polymeric binder which does not comprise acidic groups having a pKa value≦8; a second polymeric binder comprising polyether groups; an initiator system; and a free radical polymerizable system comprising at least one member selected from unsaturated free radical polymerizable monomers, free radical polymerizable oligomers and polymers containing C═C bonds in the back bone and/or in the side chain groups. The initiator system includes (i) at least one compound capable of absorbing IR radiation; (ii) at least one compound capable of producing radicals selected from polyhaloalkyl-substituted compounds; and (iii) at least one polycarboxylic acid of formula R4—(CR5R6)r—Y—CH2COOH, wherein oxi
摘要:
A method of processing imageable elements useful as alkaline-developable lithographic printing plate precursors that does not require either a rinsing step or a further gumming step is disclosed. The method comprises simultaneously developing and gumming the imaged element with an aqueous alkaline developing-gumming solution comprising one or more water-soluble polyhydroxy compounds of the following structure: R1(CHOH)nR2 in which n is 4 to 7; and either (i) R1 is hydrogen, aryl, or CH2OH; and R2 is hydrogen, alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, CH2OR3 in which R3 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, CH2N(R4R5) in which R4 and R5 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or CO2H, or (ii) R1 and R2 together form a carbon—carbon single bond.
摘要翻译:公开了一种可用作碱性显影平版印刷版前体的可成像元件的方法,该前体不需要漂洗步骤或进一步的上胶步骤。 该方法包括用包含一种或多种以下结构的水溶性多羟基化合物的含水碱性显影胶溶液同时显影和涂胶成像元件:其中n为4至7; 并且(i)R 1是氢,芳基或CH 2 OH; 和R 2是氢,具有1至4个碳原子的烷基,CH 2 OR 3,其中R 3是氢或具有1至4个碳原子的烷基,CH 2 N(R 4 R 5) R 4和R 5各自独立地为氢或具有1至4个碳原子的烷基或CO 2 H,或(ii)R 1和R 2一起形成碳 - 碳单键。
摘要:
A copolymer useful in radiation sensitive compositions for lithographic printing plates comprises the units A, B, C and D, wherein A is present in an amount of 0.5 to 30 wt.-% and is of the formula wherein R is hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, —CH═COOH or B is present in an amount of 5 to 35 wt.-% and is of the formula C is present in an amount of 10 to 55 wt. % and is of the formula wherein R1 is an alkyl group with up to 4 carbons, which is optionally substituted by an acid group, or a phenyl group to which an acid group is attached, wherein the phenyl group optionally comprises 1 to 2 further substituents selected from halogen atoms, amino, methoxy, ethoxy, methyl and ethyl groups, or is a group Z—NR2—CO—Y—COOH, wherein Z is an aliphatic, aromatic or araliphatic spacer group, R2 is hydrogen or an aliphatic, aromatic or an araliphatic moiety and Y is a saturated or unsaturated chain- or ring-shaped spacer group, and unit C may have one or more occurrences in the copolymer with various moieties R1 independent of one another; and D is present in an amount of 10 to 40 wt.-% and is of the formula wherein X is C1-C6 alkylene, a 5 or 6 membered saturated carbocyclic moiety optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy or halogen, a 5 or 6 membered saturated heterocyclic moiety which comprises in the nucleus one or more heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur, or a group of the formula I wherein n is an integer from 0 to 4 and each R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of C1-C4 alkyl, halogen or C1-C4 alkoxy.
摘要:
Lithographic substrate comprising (a) a dimensionally stable plate- or foil-shaped support, (b) an aluminum oxide layer provided on at least one side of the support (a), and (c) a hydrophilic layer applied onto the aluminum oxide layer comprising at least one phosphono-substituted siloxane of the general formula (I).
摘要:
Process for the production of lithographic printing plates comprising (a) providing a lithographic substrate with a hydrophilic surface; (b) applying a negative working radiation-sensitive composition onto the hydrophilic surface, wherein the composition comprises: (i) one or more types of monomers and/or oligomers and/or polymers, each comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated group accessible to a free-radical polymerization, (ii) at least one sensitizer which in the presence of at least one coinitiator and upon exposure to radiation of a wavelength of 300 to 750 to 1,100 nm initiates the free-radical polymerization of component (i); and (iii) at least one binder with acidic functional groups and is substantially not sensitive to the wavelength range of 480 to 750 nm; (c) image-wise exposure of the resulting negative working lithographic printing plate precursor to radiation selected from the wavelength range of 300 to 750 to 1,100 nm depending on the sensitizer or initiator system used; and (d) removing the non-irradiated areas by means of a treatment with an alkaline developer with a pH value in the range of 9 to 14 comprising (i) water, (ii) one or more alkali hydroxides in an amount sufficient for adjusting a pH value in the range of 9 to 14; and (iii) 1 to 30 wt.-% of at least one compound of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently selected from C1-C12 alkyl groups and aryl groups, X is selected from —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, formula (II), formula (III), and formula (IV), n+m results in a value of 2 to 30 and p+q results in a value of 0 to 30, wherein in the case of p+q≠0 the ethylene oxide and propylene oxide units are present as blocks or randomly distributed.
摘要:
Lithographic printing plate precursor comprising: a) an untreated or pretreated substrate and b) a radiation-sensitive coating comprising: (i) at least one polymeric binder soluble or swellable in aqueous alkaline developers; (ii) at least one free-radical polymerizable monomer and/or oligomer comprising at least one non-aromatic C—C double bond and at least one SH group in the molecule; and (iii) a radiation-sensitive initiator or initiator system for free-radical polymerization, wherein component (ii) has the formula (I) wherein each R1a, R1b and R1c is independently selected from H, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C8 alkenyl, aryl, halogen, CN and COOR1d, wherein R1d is H, C1-C18 alkyl, C2-C8 alkenyl, C2-C8 alkynyl or aryl; and Z is an aliphatic, heterocyclic or heteroaromatic spacer or a combination of two or more thereof, wherein Z can optionally comprise one or more additional SH groups and/or one or more additional non-aromatic C—C double bonds; and each Z1 is independently selected from a single bond, formulae (Ia), (Ib), (Ic), (Id), (Ie), (If), (Ig), (Ih), (Ij), (Ik), (Im), (In), (Io), (Ip), (Iq), (Ir), (Is), (It), (Iu), (Iv), wherein R2a, R2b and R2c are independently selected from H, C1-C6 alkyl and aryl, Z2 is selected from a single bond, O, S and NR2c, Z3 is a single bond which is connected to Z, b is an integer from 1 to 10 and c is an integer from 1 to 3.