Patent Application: US-90697497-A

Abstract:
polysiloxane copolymers containing both photochromic and lightstabilizing groups with enhanced uv - fatigue resistance can be used as coatings for devices with variable optical density , including lenses , glazing , textiles and the like , to provide light - sensitive darkening effects . the photochromic groups are spironaphtooxazine groups and the lightstabilizing groups are hindered amine light stabilizing groups .

Description:
the present invention provides photochromic polysiloxane copolymers including siloxane functional moieties having both a photochromic monomer and a light stabilizer of the hindered amine type , herein referred to as a hals monomer , covalently bound thereto . the photochromic monomers used in the present invention are those of the general formula ( i ) herein . some of them have been described in u . s . pat . no . 5 , 322 , 945 , herein incorporated in its entirety by reference . the above - described photochromic monomer of formula i is characterized by including a linker arm selected from ( b ) --( ch 2 --) n -- ch = ch 2 extending from the indoline nitrogen as the r 1 group , and ( c ) -- x --( ch 2 --) n -- ch = ch 2 when the linker arm extends from a phenyl carbon as in groups r 4 to r 8 or an indoline carbon as in groups r 2 and r 3 . the chemical differences between these two groups are due to the nature of the synthetic reactions used to assemble the photochromic compound as discussed below . in either case , an alkene linker arm extends from either the indole nitrogen or carbon or a phenyl carbon , the linker arm having a length of 3 to 22 carbons . the number of carbons in the linker arm is significant with regard to the efficiency of the addition reaction to the polymer as it is known in the art . each photochromic monomer includes a single linker arm as groups r 1 through r 8 , the remaining groups being various functionalities as defined above . these functionalities can be synthesized by chemical reactions known in the art , for example as described in u . s . pat . no . 5 , 322 , 945 and in crano et al ., 1992 . examples of photochromic monomers used in the present invention are those of formulas ia , ib and ic as follows : ## str5 ## wherein in formulas ib and ic , r 1 , r 4 and r 5 are h or lower alkyl , preferably methyl . the compound of formula ia has been described in u . s . pat . no . 5 , 322 , 945 . the compounds ib and ic are novel monomers and are part of the present invention . hals monomers used in the present invention are the derivatives of 2 , 2 , 6 , 6 - tetramethylpiperidine , 2 , 2 , 6 , 6 - tetramethylmorpholine and 2 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 5 - penta - methylpyrrolidine of formulas ii , iii and iv herein , respectively . the preparation of these compounds is described in ep 162524 . in one embodiment , the invention comprises a random linear polysiloxane of the formula : ## str6 ## wherein x , y and z are integers , the sum of which k is an integer of at least 4 , x can be equal to zero , and n and m are integers of 1 through 20 , and r &# 34 ;, r &# 39 ;&# 34 ;, g and u are as defined before . in one example , k is 80 , y and z being 39 and x = 2 , n = 4 and m = 3 . in another embodiment , the invention provides a cyclic polysiloxane having the formula : ## str7 ## wherein k , x , y , z , n , m , r &# 34 ;, r &# 39 ;&# 34 ;, g and u are as defined above . in one example , k is 4 . the values of k = x + y + z are inherent properties derived from commercially available siloxane polymers . hence , since the values of k are not at all rate limiting on the synthetic reactions of the invention and there is no relative limit on the values of k as conventional siloxane polymers are derived , the only limitation is their lower value and that they are integers . the invention further relates to a method for the preparation of the fatigue resistant photochromic polysiloxane copolymers of the invention containing both spironaphthooxazine photochromic groups and hals groups connected to the main chain through a flexible alkyl linker arm , which comprises adding a photochromic spironaphthooxazine monomer of formula i herein containing an alkene terminated side - chain and a hals monomer including an alkene terminated side - chain of formula ii , iii or iv herein to an si -- h - containing polymer , wherein the photochromic spironaphthooxazine and hals groups will bind covalently through the alkene carbon to sih ! moieties of the siloxane polymer . the reaction is preferably carried out in the presence of a metal - containing catalyst , most preferably a pt - containing catalyst . the reaction proceeds to a high degree of completion of about 100 % substitution . an advantage of the polysiloxane copolymers of the present invention as compared , for example , to the prior art polysiloxanes described in u . s . pat . no . 5 , 322 , 945 is a very high protection of the photochromic groups from uv irradiation degradation due to the statistical distribution of the spironaphthooxazine and hals side groups in the macromolecule , thus imparting substantially higher photochromic stability to the polysiloxane polymers . even at a high concentration of the hals groups there is no phase separation and they are in very close proximity to the photochromic groups . the polymers can be easily cured on a polymer surface by mild heating , forming a transparent film , whose rigidity depends on a relative content of different side groups in a macromolecule , which also strongly affects the kinetics of the photochromic reactions . the invention will now be illustrated by the following examples , to which it is not limited . in these examples , the following chemicals were used without further purification : 2 , 3 , 3 - trimethylindoline ( aldrich ), allyl iodide ( bdh ), 6 - bromo - 1 - hexene ( fluka ), 1 - nitroso - 2 - naphthol , 98 % ( aldrich ), 2 , 2 , 6 , 6 - tetramethyl - 4 - piperidinol , 98 % ( aldrich ), 1 , 2 - naphthoquinone - 4 - sulfonic acid potassium salt , 90 % ( aldrich ), piperidine ( bdh ). the polymers used are : poly ( methylhydrosiloxane ), degree of polymerization ( dp )= 35 ( merck ) and dp = 80 ( abcr ), tetra - and penta ( methylhydrosiloxane ) ( abcr ). preparation of photochromic linear polysiloxane copolymers with spironaphthooxazine and tetramethylpiperidine side groups . 300 ml ( 0 . 76 mmol ) of the spironaphthooxazine derivative ( compound ia , n = 4 ), 150 mg ( 0 . 76 mmol ) of the tetramethylpiperidine derivative ( compound ii , n = 1 ) and 92 mg ( 1 . 52 mmol ) of linear poly ( methylhydrosiloxane ), dp = 80 ( abcr ) and 0 . 23 mg of pt ( c 10 h 12 ) cl 2 were dissolved in dry toluene . the flask was sealed and kept for 36 hours at 80 ° c . until the si - h absorption band at 2140 cm - 1 had practically disappeared ( fig1 ). the polymer was precipitated by methanol and freeze - dried from benzene under high vacuum . analysis of the uv - visible electronic spectra of the copolymer , according to zelichenok et al . macromolecules 25 , 3179 - 3183 ( 1992 ) indicates that the copolymer contains photochromic and hals groups in a ratio of 1 : 1 ( not shown ). the spironaphthooxazine compound ia was prepared as described in u . s . pat . no . 5 , 322 , 945 and the tetramethylpiperidine compound ii was prepared as described in ep 162524 . the same procedure was applied for the preparation of copolymers with other relative contents of the spironaphthooxazine ia and hals ii side groups ( 9 : 1 and 7 : 3 ). analysis of the uv - visible electronic spectra of the copolymers indicated that the ratio of spironaphthooxazine / hals side groups in the copolymers coincides with the corresponding monomers in the feed ( not shown ). this is also illustrated in fig2 by the nmr spectra of the three copolymers prepared from the feeds with 9 : 1 ( curve 1 ), 7 : 3 ( curve 2 ) and 1 : 1 ( curve 3 ) spironaphthooxazine / hals ratios . a similar procedure was used for preparing copolymers containing other spironaphthooxazine side groups , for example , copolymers containing the 6 &# 39 ;- piperidino - substituted spironaphthooxazine compound of formula ib herein and the hals monomer ii , ration 1 : 1 . the synthesis of the novel compound ia is described in example 4 herein . preparation of photochromic linear polysiloxane triple copolymers with spironaphthooxazine , tetramethylpiperidine and heptane side groups . 500 mg ( 1 . 26 mmol ) of spironaphthooxazine derivative ( compound ia , n = 4 ), 124 mg ( 0 . 63 mmol ) of hals ( compound ii , n = 1 ), 21 mg ( 0 . 21 mmol ) of heptene , 126 mg ( 2 . 1 mmol ) of linear poly ( methylhydrosiloxane ), dp = 80 ( abcr ), and 0 . 35 mg pt ( c 10 h 12 ) cl 2 were treated as described in example 1 . completion of the reaction is shown by ir and nmr spectra depicted in fig3 and 4 , respectively . the spirooxazine ia / hals ii / heptane ratio in the copolymer was 6 : 3 : 1 , as it was in the feed . other r &# 39 ;&# 34 ; side groups , such as alkyl substituted by aryl or alkoxy etc . can be incorporated in the polysiloxane copolymers in a similar way . by the same procedure , a triple polysiloxane copolymer was prepared from spironaphthooxazine compound ib , hals ii and heptene , in the ratio 6 : 3 : 1 . preparation of photochromic cyclic copolymer ( k = 40 ). 150 mg ( 0 . 38 mmol ) of the spironaphthooxazine derivative ( compound ia , n = 4 ), 74 . 9 mg ( 0 . 38 mmol ) of hals ( compound ii ), ratio 1 : 1 , 33 . 5 ( 0 . 76 mmol ) of tetra ( methylhydrosiloxane ) and 0 . 12 mg of pt ( c 10 h 12 ) cl 2 were treated as described in example 1 , thus producing the cyclic copolymer . preparation of 1 -( 1 - hex - 5 - enyl )- 3 , 3 - dimethyl - 6 &# 34 ;- piperidinospiro - indoline - 2 . 3 &# 34 ;- 3h - naphtho 2 , 1 - b ! 1 , 4 - oxazine ! ( compound ib ). 2 . 38 g ( 0 . 099 mmol ) of 4 - piperidino - 1 , 2 - naphthoquinone was prepared by the same method as is known for the preparation of 4 - morpholino - 1 , 2 - naphthoquinone the product was then heated under reflux with 0 . 82 g , ( 0 . 119 mmol ) hydroxylamine hydrochloride in the presence of a base . the solvent was removed and the residue was dissolved in methylenechloride , washed with brine and dried . the solvent was evaporated to yield 4 - piperidino - 1 , 2 - naphthoquinone monooxime as an oil which was reacted with equal amounts of 1 -( 1 - hex - 5 - enyl )- 3 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 - methylene indoline ( prepared as described in u . s . pat . no . 5 , 322 , 945 ) in boiling trichloroethylene . the solvent was removed and the resulting oil chromatographed on silica to give the pure product . 1 h nmr ( 400 mhz , c 6 d 6 ) δ : 0 . 93 ( s , 6h ); 1 . 17 - 1 . 68 ( m , 10h ); 1 . 86 - 1 . 92 ( m , 2h ( ch 2 -- ch : ch 2 )); 2 . 80 ( broad s , 4h , n ( ch 2 ) 2 )); 3 . 14 ( m , 2h (-- n -- ch 2 --)); 4 . 98 ( m , 2h ( h 2 c ═ ch --)); 5 . 70 ( m , 1h ( h 2 c ═ ch --)); 6 . 55 ( d , 1h ); 6 . 59 ( s , 1h ); 6 . 93 ( t , 1h ); 7 . 00 ( m , 1h ); 7 . 19 ( m , 1h ); 7 . 36 ( dt , 1h ); 7 . 54 ( dt , 1h ); 7 . 69 ( m , 1h ); 8 . 28 ( d , 1h ); 9 . 20 ( d , 1h ). coating of the plastic lens surface with light - stabilized photochromic polysiloxane copolymers of the invention . a 50 % toluene solution of the polysiloxane triple copolymer of example 2 containing 60 % of the spironaphthooxazine ia groups , 30 % of the hals ii groups and 10 % of heptane was used for plastic ( cr - 39 ) lens coating . the lenses were coated by dipping or spinning . after drying , the lenses were heated over 45 - 60 min . at 85 ° c ., which led to a marked hardening of the copolymer film , as a result of curing the polymer . for additional improved mechanical properties of the films , they were coated with a layer of a scratch - resistant coating ( rupp and hubrach ), without any marked change in transparency being observed . the absorption spectra of uv - irradiated light - stabilized photochromic polysiloxanes containing spironaphthooxazine ia and hals ii , according to example 1 , ratio 1 : 1 , in the films , are shown in fig5 a and 5b . the typical kinetics of decoloration processes of uv - irradiated films of copolymers according to examples 1 and 2 , as shown in fig6 and 7 , indicate that the higher the hals content , the faster the decay . the color - decay does not obey first - order kinetics . the initial fast decay is followed by a slower one . as a first approximation , the color decay can be described by a sum of two exponential equations with fast and slow rate constants . therefore , for comparison of different samples , the half - life time parameter ( τ 1 / 2 ) was used . incorporation of hals groups by covalent bonds in photochromic polysiloxanes results in a significant increase of photochemical stability of the copolymers . fig8 and 9 indicate that photo - induced fatigue of the copolymers is inhibited by incorporating the tetramethylpiperidino ( hals ) groups into polysiloxane . the effect is increased with the hals content in the copolymers . the degradation curves , the change of optical density of color as a function of irradiation time , have different shapes for the copolymers with and without hals groups . the latter have an induction period , which is clearer for the copolymers with a high hals concentration . this example demonstrates the possibility of enhancing photostability of photochromic polysiloxanes by incorporation into a macromolecule of both photochromic and light - stabilizing groups . random distribution of the side groups in a macromolecule leads to very close proximity of these groups and efficient light protection . 1 . crano j . et al . 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