A method of inhibiting or preventing amine poisoning, said method comprising: providing an anti-reflective or a spin-on carbon composition comprising a component selected from the group consisting of monomers, oligomers, and polymers, a crosslinking agent, and a compound comprising a blocked isocyanate, said component, crosslinking agent, and compound being dissolved or dispersed in a solvent system, wherein in said anti-reflective composition said polymers are linear or branched and are selected from the group consisting of polyacrylates, polyesters, polyepoxides, poly(epoxy novolacs), polysaccharides, polyethers, polyimides, polyurethanes, polystyrenes, polyamic acids, polysulfones, and mixtures thereof, and said monomers and said oligomers, are substituted or unsubstituted and are selected from the group consisting of styrenes, methacrylates, epoxy novolacs, and mixtures thereof, and wherein said anti-reflective composition further comprises a chromophore, and wherein in said spin-on carbon composition said polymers are selected from the group consisting of poly(epoxy cresol novolacs), polystyrenes, polynaphthalenes, polyacrylates, polyimides, and mixtures thereof, and said monomers and said oligomers are substituted or unsubstituted and are selected from the group consisting of styrenes, vinyl naphthalenes, methacrylates, vinyl pyridines, and mixtures thereof, and wherein said spin-on composition comprises at least 75% carbon atoms, based upon the total number of atoms in all the solids in the composition taken as 100%, forming a first layer of said composition on or adjacent a dielectric material, and heating said composition at a temperature of at least 100°C so as to crosslink said component with said crosslinking agent and to deblock said isocyanate to yield a deblocked isocyanate for inhibiting or preventing said amine poisoning, said deblocked isocyanate having the formula providing an anti-reflective or a spin-on carbon composition comprising a component selected from the group consisting of monomers, oligomers, and polymers, a crosslinking agent, and a compound comprising a blocked isocyanate, said component, crosslinking agent, and compound being dissolved or dispersed in a solvent system, a component selected from the group consisting of monomers, oligomers, and polymers, a crosslinking agent, and a compound comprising a blocked isocyanate, said component, crosslinking agent, and compound being dissolved or dispersed in a solvent system, wherein in said anti-reflective composition said polymers are linear or branched and are selected from the group consisting of polyacrylates, polyesters, polyepoxides, poly(epoxy novolacs), polysaccharides, polyethers, polyimides, polyurethanes, polystyrenes, polyamic acids, polysulfones, and mixtures thereof, and said monomers and said oligomers, are substituted or unsubstituted and are selected from the group consisting of styrenes, methacrylates, epoxy novolacs, and mixtures thereof, and wherein said anti-reflective composition further comprises a chromophore, and said polymers are linear or branched and are selected from the group consisting of polyacrylates, polyesters, polyepoxides, poly(epoxy novolacs), polysaccharides, polyethers, polyimides, polyurethanes, polystyrenes, polyamic acids, polysulfones, and mixtures thereof, and said monomers and said oligomers, are substituted or unsubstituted and are selected from the group consisting of styrenes, methacrylates, epoxy novolacs, and mixtures thereof, and wherein said anti-reflective composition further comprises a chromophore, wherein in said spin-on carbon composition said polymers are selected from the group consisting of poly(epoxy cresol novolacs), polystyrenes, polynaphthalenes, polyacrylates, polyimides, and mixtures thereof, and said monomers and said oligomers are substituted or unsubstituted and are selected from the group consisting of styrenes, vinyl naphthalenes, methacrylates, vinyl pyridines, and mixtures thereof, and wherein said spin-on composition comprises at least 75% carbon atoms, based upon the total number of atoms in all the solids in the composition taken as 100%, said polymers are selected from the group consisting of poly(epoxy cresol novolacs), polystyrenes, polynaphthalenes, polyacrylates, polyimides, and mixtures thereof, and said monomers and said oligomers are substituted or unsubstituted and are selected from the group consisting of styrenes, vinyl naphthalenes, methacrylates, vinyl pyridines, and mixtures thereof, and wherein said spin-on composition comprises at least 75% carbon atoms, based upon the total number of atoms in all the solids in the composition taken as 100%, forming a first layer of said composition on or adjacent a dielectric material, and heating said composition at a temperature of at least 100°C so as to crosslink said component with said crosslinking agent and to deblock said isocyanate to yield a deblocked isocyanate for inhibiting or preventing said amine poisoning, said deblocked isocyanate having the formula