Patent ID: 7060829

Claim:
Photopolymerizable colorant compounds having Formula II: wherein A, is a mono-, di-, tri- or tetravalent anthraquinone, anthrapyridone, or anthrapyridine chromophore; Y is —R 1 —O-Q, the photopolymerizable group —CH 2 —C 6 H 4 -p-C(R 2 )═CH 2 or Q; R is hydrogen, C 1 –C 6 alkyl, aryl and C 3 –C 8 cycloalkyl; R 1 is C 2 –C 8 alkylene, —(—CH 2 CH 2 O—) m —CH 2 CH 2 — or 1,4-cyclohexylenedimethylene; R 2 is hydrogen or C 1 –C 6 alkyl; n is 1 to 4; m is 1–3; Q is a photopolymerizable group selected from an organic radical having the formula: —COC(R 3 )═CH—R 4 Ia —CONHCOC(R 3 )═CH—R 4 IIa —CONH—C 1 –C 6 -alkylene OCOC(R 3 )═CH—R 4 IIIa wherein R 3 is hydrogen or C 1 –C 6 alkyl; R 4 is selected from hydrogen; C 1 –C 6 alkyl; phenyl; phenyl substituted with one or more groups selected from C 1 –C 6 alkyl, C 1 –C 6 alkoxy, —N(C 1 –C 6 alkyl) 2 , nitro, cyano, C 2 –C 6 alkoxycarbonyl, —C 2 –C 6 alkanoyloxy or halogen; 1- or 2-naphthyl; 1- or 2-naphthyl substituted with C 1 –C 6 alkyl or C 1 –C 6 alkoxy; 2- or 3-thienyl; 2- and 3-thienyl substituted with C 1 –C 6 alkyl or halogen; 2- and 3-furyl; and 2- and 3-furyl substituted with C 1 –C 6 alkyl; R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from hydrogen, C 1 –C 6 alkyl, substituted C 1 –C 6 alkyl; aryl; or R 5 and R 6 may be combined to represent a —(—CH 2 —) 3-5 -radical; R 7 is hydrogen or C 1 –C 6 alkyl, substituted C 1 –C 6 alkyl, C 3 –C 8 alkenyl, C 3 –C 8 cycloalkyl or aryl; and R 8 is hydrogen, C 1 –C 6 alkyl or aryl.