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u . s . pat . nos . 4 , 399 , 209 and 4 , 440 , 846 and u . s . application ser . nos . 339 , 917 , filed jan . 18 , 1982 , and 620 , 994 , filed june 15 , 1984 , are incorporated herein by reference to the extent that reference thereto may be necessary to complete this disclosure . cationic dye - borate anion complexes are known in the art . their preparation and use in imaging systems is described in u . s . pat . nos . 3 , 567 , 453 ; 4 , 307 , 182 ; 4 , 343 , 891 ; 4 , 447 , 521 ; and 4 , 450 , 227 . the complexes used in the present invention can be represented by the general formula ( i ): ## str1 ## where d + is a cationic dye ; and r 1 , r 2 , r 3 , and r 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl , aryl , alkaryl , allyl , aralkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , alicyclic and saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic groups . useful dyes form photoreducible but dark stable complexes with borate anions and can be cationic methine , polymethine , triarylmethane , indoline , thiazine , xanthene , oxazine and acridine dyes . more specifically , the dyes may be cationic cyanine , carbocyanine , hemicyanine , rhodamine and azomethine dyes . in addition to being cationic , the dyes should not contain groups which would neutralize or desensitize the complex or render the complex poorly dark stable . examples of groups which generally should not be present in the dye are acid groups such as free carboxylic or sulphonic acid groups . specific examples of useful cationic dyes are methylene blue , safranine o , malachite green , cyanine dyes of the general formula ( ii ) and rhodamine dyes of the formula ( iii ): ## str2 ## r &# 39 ;, r = alkyl , aryl , and any combination thereof while they have not been tested , the cationic cyanine dyes disclosed in u . s . pat . no . 3 , 495 , 987 should be useful in the present invention . the borate anion is designed such that the borate radical generated upon exposure to light and after electron transfer to the dye ( eq . 1 ) readily dissociates with the formation of a radical as follows : for example particularly preferred anions are triphenylbutylborate and trianisylbutylborate anions because they readily dissociate to triphenylborane or trianisylborane and a butyl radical . on the other hand tetrabutylborate anion does not work well presumably because the tetrabutylborate radical is not stable and it readily accepts an electron back from the dye in a back electron transfer and does not dissociate efficiently . likewise , tetraphenylborate anion is very poor because the phenyl radical is not easily formed . preferably , at least one but not more than three of r 1 , r 2 , r 3 , and r 4 is an alkyl group . each of r 1 , r 2 , r 3 , and r 4 can contain up to 20 carbon atoms , and they typically contain 1 to 7 carbon atoms . more preferably r 1 - r 4 are a combination of alkyl group ( s ) and aryl group ( s ) or aralkyl group ( s ) and still more preferably a combination of three aryl groups and one alkyl group . representative examples of alkyl groups represented by r 1 - r 4 are methyl , ethyl , propyl , butyl , pentyl , hexyl , octyl , stearyl , etc . the alkyl groups may be substituted , for example , by one or more halogen , cyano , acyloxy , acyl , alkoxy or hydroxy groups . representative examples of aryl groups represented by r 1 - r 4 include phenyl , naphthyl and substituted aryl groups such as anisyl and alkaryl such as methylphenyl , dimethylphenyl , etc . representative examples of aralkyl groups represented by r 1 - r 4 groups include benzyl . representative alicyclic groups include cyclobutyl , cyclopentyl , and cyclohexyl groups . examples of an alkynyl group are propynyl and ethynyl , and examples of alkenyl groups include a vinyl group . as a general rule , useful cationic dye - borate anion complexes must be identified empirically , however , potentially useful cationic dye and borate anion combinations can be identified by reference to the weller equation ( rehm , d . and weller , a ., isr . j chem . ( 1970 ), 8 , 259 - 271 ), which can be simplified as follows . where δg is the change in the gibbs free energy , e ox is the oxidation potential of the borate anion br 4 - , e red is the reduction potential of the cationic dye , and e h ν is the energy of light used to excite the dye . useful complexes will have a negative free energy change . similarly , the difference between the reduction potential of the dye and the oxidation potential of the borate must be negative for the complex to be dark stable , i . e ., e ox - e red & gt ; o . as indicared , eq . 3 is a simplification and it does not absolutely predict whether a complex will be useful in the present invention or not . there are a number of other factors which will influence this determination . one such factor is the effect of the monomer on the complex . it is also known that if the weller equation produces too negative a value , deviations from the equation are possible . furthermore , the weller equation only predicts electron transfer , it does not predict whether a particular dye complex is an efficient initiator of polymerization . the equation is a useful first approximation . specific examples of cationic dye - borate anion complexes useful in the present invention are shown in the following table with their λ max . table__________________________________________________________________________complex no . structure λmax ( tmpta ) __________________________________________________________________________ ## str3 ## 552 nm ## str4 ## 568 nm ## str5 ## 492 nm ## str6 ## 428 nm ## str7 ## 658 nm ## str8 ## 528 nm ## str9 ## 450 nm__________________________________________________________________________no . r &# 39 ; ar__________________________________________________________________________7a n - butyl phenyl7b n - hexyl phenyl7c n - butyl anisyl__________________________________________________________________________ ## str10 ## 550 nm ar . sup . 3 . sup .⊖ br &# 39 ; __________________________________________________________________________no . r r &# 39 ; ar__________________________________________________________________________8a methyl n - butyl phenyl8b methyl n - hexyl phenyl8c n - butyl n - butyl phenyl8d n - butyl n - hexyl phenyl8e n - heptyl n - butyl phenyl8f n - heptyl n - hexyl phenyl8g ethyl n - butyl phenyl__________________________________________________________________________ ## str11 ## 570 system10 . ## str12 ## 590 system ## str13 ## 640 nm__________________________________________________________________________no . r r &# 39 ; ar__________________________________________________________________________11a methyl n - butyl phenyl11b methyl n - hexyl phenyl11c n - butyl n - butyl phenyl11d n - butyl n - hexyl phenyl11e n - pentyl n - butyl phenyl11f n - pentyl n - hexyl phenyl11g n - heptyl n - butyl phenyl11h n - heptyl n - hexyl phenyl11i methyl n - butyl anisyl__________________________________________________________________________ ## str14 ## 740 system__________________________________________________________________________ the cationic dye - borate anion complexes can be prepared by reacting a borate salt with a dye in a counterion exchange in a known manner . see hishiki , y ., repts . sci . research inst . ( 1953 ), 29 , pp 72 - 79 . useful borate salts are sodium salts such as sodium tetraphenylborate , sodium triphenylbutylborate , sodium trianisylbutylborate and ammonium salts such as tetraethylammonium tetraphenylborate . the most typical examples of a free radical addition polymerizable or crosslinkable compound useful in the present invention is an ethylenically unsaturated compound and , more specifically , a polyethylenically unsaturated compound . these compounds include both monomers having one or more ethylenically unsaturated groups , such as vinyl or allyl groups , and polymers having terminal or pendant ethylenic unsaturation . such compounds are well known in the art and include acrylic and methacrylic esters of polyhydric alcohols such as trimethylolpropane , pentaerythritol , and the like ; and acrylate or methacrylate terminated epoxy resins , acrylate or methacrylate terminated polyesters , etc . representative examples include ethylene glycol diacrylate , ethylene glycol dimethacrylate , trimethylolpropane triacrylate ( tmpta ), pentaerythritol tetraacrylate , pentaerythritol tetramethacrylate , dipentaerythritol hydroxypentacrylate ( dphpa ), hexanediol - 1 , 6 - dimethacrylate , and diethyleneglycol dimethacrylate . the cationic dye - borate anion complex is usually used in an amount up to about 1 % by weight based on the weight of the photopolymerizable or crosslinkable species in the photohardenable composition . more typically , the cationic dye - borate anion complex is used in an amount of about 0 . 2 % to 0 . 5 % by weight . while the cationic dye - borate anion complex can be used alone as the initiator , film speeds tend to be quite low and oxygen inhibition is observed . it has been found that it is preferable to use the complex in combination with an autoxidizer . an autoxidizer is a compound which is capable of consuming oxygen in a free radical chain process . examples of useful autoxidizers are n , n - dialkylanilines . examples of preferred n , n - dialkylanilines are dialkylanilines substituted in one or more of the ortho -, meta -, or para - position by the following groups : methyl , ethyl , isopropyl , t - butyl , 3 , 4 - tetramethylene , phenyl , trifluoromethyl , acetyl , ethoxycarbonyl , carboxy , carboxylate , trimethylsilymethyl , trimethylsilyl , triethylsilyl , trimethylgermanyl , triethylgermanyl , trimethylstannyl , triethylstannyl , n - butoxy , n - pentyloxy , phenoxy , hydroxy , acetyl - oxy , methylthio , ethylthio , isopropylthio , thio -( mercapto -), acetylthio , fluoro , chloro , bromo and iodo . representative examples of n , n - dialkylanilines useful in the present invention are 4 - cyano - n , n - dimethylaniline , 4 - acetyl - n , n - dimethylaniline , 4 - bromo - n , n - dimethylaniline , ethyl 4 -( n , n - dimethylamino ) benzoate , 3 - chloro - n , n - dimethylaniline , 4 - chloro - n , n - dimethylaniline , 3 - ethoxy - n , n - dimethylaniline , 4 - fluoro - n , n - dimethylaniline , 4 - methyl - n , n - dimethylaniline , 4 - ethoxy - n , n - dimethylaniline , n , n - dimethylthioanicidine , 4 - amino - n , n - dimethylaniline , 3 - hydroxy - n , n - dimethylaniline , n , n , n &# 39 ;, n &# 39 ;- tetramethyl - 1 , 4 - dianiline , 4 - acetamido - n , n - dimethylaniline , etc . preferred n , n - dialkylanilines are substituted with an alkyl group in the ortho - position and include 2 , 6 - diisopropyl - n , n - dimethylaniline , 2 , 6 - diethyl - n , n - dimethylaniline , n , n , 2 , 4 , 6 - pentamethylaniline ( pma ) and p - t - butyl - n , n - dimethylaniline . the autoxidizers are preferably used in the present invention in concentrations of about 4 - 5 % by weight . the photohardenable compositions of the present invention can be coated upon a support in a conventional manner and used as a photoresist or in photolithography to form a polymer image ; or they can be encapsulated as described in u . s . pat . nos . 4 , 399 , 209 and 4 , 440 , 846 and used to control the release of an image - forming agent . the latter processes typically involve image - wise exposing the photosensitive material to actinic radiation and subjecting the layer of microcapsules to a uniform rupturing force such as pressure , abrasion , or ultrasonic energy . several processes can be used to form color images as explained in u . s . application ser . no . 339 , 917 . if the microcapsules are sensitive to red , green and blue light , images can be formed by direct transmission or reflection imaging or by image processing . image processing may involve forming color separations ( color - seps ) corresponding to the red , green and blue component images and sequentially exposing the photosensitive material to three distinct bands of radiation hereinafter designated λ - 1 , λ - 2 , and λ - 3 sources througn each color separation . otherwise , it may involve electronic processing in which the image or subject to be recorded is viewed through a dunn or matrix camera and the output from the camera electronically drives three exposure sources corresponding to λ - 1 , λ - 2 , and λ - 3 . while the discussion herein relates to forming 3 - color full color images , 4 - color images are also possible . for example , microcapsules containing cyan , magneta , yellow , and black image - forming agents can be provided which have distinct sensitivities at four wavelengths , e . g ., λ - 1 , λ - 2 , λ - 3 , and λ - 4 . in accordance with the invention , at least one set of the microcapsules in a full color system contains a cationic dye - borate anion complex . the other sets also may contain a carionic dye - borate anion complex , or they may contain a conventional photoinitiator . in accordance with the preferred embodiments of the invention , a full color imaging system is provided in which the microcapsules are sensitive to red , green , and blue light respectively . the photosensitive composition in at least one and possibly all three microcapsules are sensitized by a cationic dye - borate anion complex . for optimum color balance , the microcapsules are sensitive ( λ max ) at about 450 nm , 550 nm , and 650 mn , respectively . such a system is useful with visible light sources in direct transmission or reflection imaging . such a material is useful in making contact prints or projected prints of color photographic slides . they are also useful in electronic imaging using lasers or pencil light sources of appropriate wavelengths . because the cationic dye - borate anion complexes absorb at wavelengths greater than 400 nm , they are colored . typically , the unexposed dye complex is present with the image - forming agent in the image areas and , thus , the color of the complex must be considered in determining the color of the image . however , the complex is used in very small amounts compared to the image - forming agent and exposure often bleaches the dye complex . the photohardenable compositions of the present invention can be encapsulated in various wall formers using techniques known in the area of carbonless paper including coacervation , interfacial polymerization , polymerization of one or more monomers in an oil , as well as various melting , dispersing , and cooling methods . to achieve maximum sensitivities , it is important that an encapsulation technique be used which provides high quality capsules which are responsive to changes in the internal phase viscosity in terms of their ability to rupture . because the borate tends to be acid sensitive , encapsulation procedures conducted at higher ph ( e . g ., greater than about 6 ) are preferred . oil soluble materials have been encapsulated in hydrophilic wall - forming materials such as gelatin - type materials ( see u . s . pat . nos . 2 , 730 , 456 and 2 , 800 , 457 to green et al ) including gum arabic , polyvinyl alcohol , carboxy - methylcellulose ; resorcinol - formaldehyde wall formers ( see u . s . pat . no . 3 , 755 , 190 to hart , et al ); isocyanate wall - formers ( see u . s . pat . no . no . 3 , 914 , 511 to vassiliades ); isocyanate - polyol wall - formers ( see u . s . pat . no . no . 3 , 796 , 669 to kirintani et al ); urea - formaldehyde wall - formers , particularly urea - resorcinol - formaldehyde in which oleophilicity is enhanced by the addition of resorcinol ( see u . s . pat . nos . 4 , 001 , 140 , 4 , 087 , 376 and 4 , 089 , 802 to foris et al ); and melamine - formaldehyde resin and hydroxypropyl cellulose ( see commonly assigned u . s . pat . no . 4 , 025 , 455 to shackle ). urea - resorcinol - formaldehyde and melamine - formaldehyde capsules with low oxygen permeability are preferred . in some cases to reduce oxygen permeability it is desirable to form a double walled capsule by conducting encapsulation in two stages . a capsule size should be selected which minimizes light attenuation . the mean diameter of the capsules used in this invention typically ranges from approximately 1 to 25 microns . as a general rule , image resolution improves as the capsule size decreases . if the capsules become too small , they may disappear in the pores or the fiber of the substrate . these very small capsules may therefore be screened from exposure by the substrate . they may also fail to rupture when exposed to pressure or other rupturing means . in view of these problems , it has been determined that a preferred mean capsule diameter range is from approximately 3 to 10 microns . technically , however , the capsules can range in size up to the point where they become visible to the human eye . an open phase system may also be used in accordance with the invention instead of an encapsulated one . this can be done by dispersing what would otherwise be the capsule contents throughout the coating on the substrate as discrete droplets . suitable coatings for this embodiment include polymer binders whose viscosity has been adjusted to match the dispersion required in the coating . suitable binders are gelatin , polyvinyl alcohol , polyacrylamide , and acrylic lattices . whenever reference is made to &# 34 ; capsules &# 34 ; and &# 34 ; encapsulation &# 34 ; without reference to a discrete capsule wall in this specification or the appended claims , those terms are intended to include the alternative of an open phase system . the photosensitive material of the present invention can be used to control the interaction of various image - forming agents . in one embodiment of the present invention the capsules may contain a benign visible dye in the internal phase in which case images are formed by contacting the exposed imaging material under pressure with a plain paper or a paper treated to enhance its affinity for the visible dye . a benign dye is a colored dye which does not interfere with the imaging photochemistry , for example , by relaxing the excited state of the initiator or detrimentally absorbing or attenuating the exposure radiation . in preferred embodiment of the invention , images are formed through the reaction of a pair of chromogenic materials such as a color precursor and a color developer , either of which may be encapsulated with the photohardenable composition and function as the image forming agent . in general , these materials include colorless electron donating type compounds and are well known in the art . representative examples of such color formers include substantially colorless compounds having in their partial skeleton a lactone , a lactam , a sultone , a spiropyran , an ester or an amido structure such as triarylmethane compounds , bisphenylmethane compounds , xanthene compounds , fluorans , thiazine compounds , spiropyran compounds and the like . crystal violet lactone and copikem x , iv and xi are often used . the color formers can oe used alone or in combination . the developer materials conventionally employed in carbonless paper technology are also useful in the present invention . illustrative examples are clay minerals such as acid clay , active clay , attapulgite , etc . ; organic acids such as tannic acid , gallic acid , propyl gallate , etc . ; acid polymers such as phenol - formaldehyde resins , phenol acetylene condensation resins , condensates between an organic carboxylic acid having at least one hydroxy group and formaldehyde , etc . ; metal salts or aromatic carboxylic acids such as zinc salicylate , tin salicylate , zinc 2 - hydroxy naphthoate , zinc 3 , 5 di - tert butyl salicylate , zinc 3 , 5 - di -( α - methylbenzyl ) salicylate , oil soluble metal salts or phenol - formaldehyde novolak resins ( e . g ., see u . s . pat . nos . 3 , 672 , 935 ; 3 , 732 , 120 and 3 , 737 , 410 ) such as zinc modified oil soluble phenol - formaldehyde resin as disclosed in u . s . pat . no . 3 , 732 , 120 , zinc carbonate etc . and mixtures thereof . as indicated in u . s . pat . nos . 4 , 399 , 209 and 4 , 440 , 846 , the developer may be present on the photo - sensitive sheet ( providing a so - called self - contained system ) or on a separate developer sheet . in self - contained systems , the developer may be provided in a single layer underlying the microcapsules as disclosed in u . s . pat . no . 4 , 440 , 846 . alternatively , the color former and the color developer may be individually encapsulated in photosensitive capsules and upon exposure both capsule sets image - wise rupture releasing color former and developer which mix to form the image . alternatively , the developer can be encapsulated in non - photosensitive capsules such that upon processing all developer capsules rupture and release developer but the color former containing capsules rupture in only the unexposed or underexposed area which are the only areas where the color former and developer mix . still another alternative is to encapsulate the developer in photosensitive capsules and the color former in non - photosensitive capsules . the present invention is not necessarily limited to embodiments where the image - forming agent is present in the internal phase . rather , this agent may be present in the capsule wall of a discrete capsule or in the binder of an open phase system or in a binder or coating used in combination with discrete capsules or an open phase system designed such that the image - wise ruptured capsules release a solvent for the image - forming agent . embodiments are also envisioned in which a dye or chromogenic material is fixed in a capsule wall or binder and is released by inter - action with the internal phase upon rupturing the capsules . the most common substrate for this invention is paper . the paper may be a commercial impact raw stock , or special grade paper such as cast - coated paper or chrome - rolled paper . the latter two papers are preferred when using capsules having a diameter between approximately 1 and 5 microns , because the surface of these papers is smoother and therefore the capsules are not as easily embedded in the stock fibers . transparent substrates such as polyethylene terephthalate and translucent substrates can also be used in this invention . their advantage is that the latent image formed need not be reversed for printing . synthesis examples 1 and 2 respectively illustrate the preparation of borates and dye - borate complexes . dissolve triphenylborane in 150 ml of dry benzene ( 1m ) under nitrogen atmosphere . place flask in a cool water bath and , while stirring , add n - buli , ( 1 . 1 e . g .) via syringe . a white precipitate soon formed after addition was started . stirring is continued about 45 - 60 min . dilute with 100 ml hexane and filter , washing with hexane . this resultant li salt is slightly air unstable . dissolve the white powder in about 200 ml distilled water and , with vigorous stirring , add aqueous solution of tetramethyl ammonium chloride ( 1 . 2 e . g . of theoretical in 200 ml ). a thick white precipitate forms . stir this aqueous mixture about 30 min . at room temperature , then filter . wash collected white solid with distilled water . as an alternative synthesis , to a 1 . 0m solution of 2 . 0 equivalents of 1 - butene in dry , oxygen - free dichloromethane , under inert atomosphere , was added slowly dropwise with stirring , 1 . 0 equivalents of a 1 . 0m solution of dibromethane - methylsulfide complex in dichloromethane . the reaction mixture stirred at reflux for 36 hours and the dichloromethane and excess 1 - butene were removed by simple distillation . vacuum distillation of the residue afforded 0 . 95 equivalents of a colorless mobile oil ( bp 66 - 7 0 . 35 mm hg , &# 34 ; bnmr ; bs ( 4 . 83ppm ). under inert atmosphere , this oil was dissolved in dry , oxygen - free tetrahydrofuran to give a 1 . 0m solution and 3 . 0 equivalents of a 2 . 0m solution of phenylmagnesium chloride in tetrahydrofuran were added dropwise with stirring . after stirring 16 hours , the resultant solution was added slowly with vigorous stirring to 2 equivalents of tetramethylammonium chloride , as a 0 . 2m solution , in water . the resulting white flocculate solid was filtered and dried to afford a near quantitative amount of the desired product mp 250 °- 2 ° c ., &# 34 ; bnmr ; bs (- 3 . 70ppm ). sonicate a suspension of a borate salt ( 1 g / 10 ml ) in meoh , to make a very fine suspension . protect flask from light by wrapping with aluminum foil then add 1 equivalent of dye . stir this solution with low heat on a hot plate for about 30 min . let cool to room temperature then dilute with 5 - 10 volumes of ice water . filter the resultant solid and wash with water until washings are colorless . suction filter to dryness . completely dry initiator complex by low heat ( about 50 ° c .) in a vacuum drying oven . initiator is usually formed quantitatively . analysis by h - nmr indicates 1 : 1 complex formation typically greater than 90 %. the present invention is illustrated in more detail by the following non - limiting examples . 1 . into a 600 ml stainless steel beaker , 104 g water and 24 . 8 g isobutylene maleic anhydride copolymer ( 18 %) are weighed . 2 . the beaker is clamped in place on a hot plate under an overhead mixer . a six - bladed , 45 ° pitch , turbine impeller is used on the mixer . 3 . after thoroughly mixing , 3 . 1 g pectin ( polygalacturonic acid methyl ester ) is slowly sifted into the beaker . this mixture is stirred for 20 minutes . 4 . the ph is adjusted to 4 . 0 using a 20 % solution of h 2 so 4 , and 0 . 1 g quadrol ( 2 - hydroxypropyl ethylenediamine with propylene oxide from basf ) is added . 5 . the mixer is turned up to 3000 rpm and the internal phase is added over a period of 10 - 15 seconds . emulsification is continued for 10 minutes . 6 . at the start of emulsification , the hot plate is turned up so heating continues during emulsification . 7 . after 10 minutes , the mixing speed is reduced to 2000 rpm and 14 . 1 g urea solution ( 50 % w / w ), 3 . 2 g resorcinol in 5 g water , 21 . 4 g formaldehyde ( 37 %), and 0 . 6 g ammonium sulfate in 10 ml water are added at two - minute intervals . 8 . the beaker is covered with foil and a heat gun is used to help bring the temperature of the preparation to 65 ° c . when 65 ° c . is reached , the hot plate is adjusted to maintain this temperature for a two to three hour cure time during which the capsule walls are formed . 9 . after curing , the heat is turned off and the ph is adjusted to 9 . 0 using a 20 % naoh solution . 10 . dry sodium bisulfite ( 2 . 8 g ) is added and the capsule preparation is cooled to room temperature . three batches of microcapsules were prepared for use in a full color imaging sheet using the three internal phase compositions set forth below . internal phase a provides a yellow image - forming agent and is sensitive at 420 nm , phase b provides a magenta image - forming agent and is sensitive at 480 nm , and phase c contains a cyan image - forming agent and a cationic dye - borate anion complex which is sensitive at 570 nm . the three batches of microcapsules were mixed , coated on a support , and dried to provide a full color imaging sheet . ______________________________________ internal phase a ( 420 nm ) ______________________________________tmpta 35 gdphpa 15 g3 - thenoyl - 7 - diethylamino coumarin 15 g2 - mercaptobenzoxazole ( mbo ) 2 . 0 gpentamethylaniline ( pma ) 1 . 0 greakt yellow ( basf ) 5 . 0 gsf - 50 ( union carbide isocyanate ) 1 . 67 gn - 100 ( desmodur polyisocyanate resin ) 3 . 33 g______________________________________ internal phase b ( 480 nm ) ______________________________________tmpta 35 gdphpa 15 g9 -( 4 - isopropylcinnamoyl )- 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 ,- tetrahydro - 3h , 6h , 10h [ l ]- benzopyrano ] 9 , 9a , l - yl ] quinolazine - 10 - one 0 . 15 gmbo 1 . 0 gpma 2 . 0 gmagenta color former ( hd - 5100 hilton davis chemical co ) 8 . 0 gsf - 50 1 . 67 gn - 100 3 . 33 g______________________________________ 23 internal phase c ( 570 nm ) ______________________________________tmpta 50 gcationic dye complex no . 2 0 . 15 gpma 2 . 0 gcyan color former ( s - 29663 hilton davis chemical co .) 4 . 0 gsf - 50 1 . 67 gn - 100 3 . 33 g______________________________________ 1 . into a 600 ml stainless steel beaker , 110 g water and 4 . 6 g isobutylene maleic anhydride copolymer ( dry ) are weighed . 2 . the beaker is clamped in place on a hot plate under an overhead mixer . a six - bladed , 45 ° pitch , turbine impeller is used on the mixer . 3 . after thoroughly mixing , 4 . 0 g pectin ( polygalacturonic acid methyl ester ) is slowly sifted into the beaker . this mixture is stirred for 2 hours at room temperature ( 800 - 1200 rpm ). 4 . the ph is adjusted to 7 . 0 with 20 % sulfuric acid . 5 . the mixer is turned up to 3000 rpm and the internal phase is added over a period of 10 - 15 seconds . emulsification is continued for 10 minutes . magenta and yellow precursor phases are emulsified at 25 °- 30 ° c . cyan phase is emulsified at 45 °- 50 ° c . ( oil ), 25 °- 30 ° c . ( water ). 6 . at the start of emulsification , the hot plate is turned up so heating continues during emulsification . 7 . after 10 minutes , the ph is adjusted to 8 . 25 with 20 % sodium carbonate , the mixing speed is reduced to 2000 rpm , and a solution of melamine - formaldehyde prepolymer is slowly added which is prepared by dispersing 3 . 9 g melamine in 44 g water , adding 6 . 5 g formaldehyde solution ( 37 %) and heating at 60 ° c . until the solution clears plus 30 minutes . 8 . the ph is adjusted to 6 . 0 , the beaker is covered with foil and placed in a water bath to bring the temperature of the preparation to 65 ° c . when 65 ° c . is reached , the hot plate is adjusted to maintain this temperature for a two hour cure time during which the capsule walls are formed . 9 . after curing , mixing speed is reduced to 600 rpm , formaldehyde scanvenger solution ( 7 . 7 g urea and 7 . 0 g water ) is added and the solution was cured another 40 minutes . 10 . the ph is adjusted to 9 . 5 using a 20 % naoh solution and stirred overnight at room temperature . three batches of microcapsules were prepared as above for use in a full color imaging sheet using the three internal phase compositions set forth below . ______________________________________ yellow forming capsules ( 420 nm ) ______________________________________tmpta 35 gdphpa 15 g3 - thenoyl - 7 - diethylamino coumarin 15 g2 - mercaptobenzoxazole ( mbo ) 2 . 0 g2 , 6 - diisopropylaniline 1 . 0 greakt yellow ( basf ) 5 . 0 gn - 100 ( desmodur polyisocyanate resin ) 3 . 33 g______________________________________ magenta forming capsules ( 550 nm ) ______________________________________tmpta 50 gcomplex 8a 0 . 2 g2 , 6 - diisopropylaniline 2 . 0 ghd5100 ( magenta colorprecursor from hilton - davischemical co .) 12 . 0 g______________________________________ cyan forming capsules ( 650 nm ) ______________________________________tmpta 50 gcomplex 11 h 0 . 31 g2 , 6 - diisopropylaniline 2 . 0 gcyan precursor ( cp - 177of hilton - davis chemical co .) 6 g______________________________________ the three batches of microcapsules were blended together and coated on a support to provide an imaging material in accordance with the present invention . having described the invention in detail and by reference to preferred embodiments thereof , it will be apparent that modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the invention defined in the appended claims .

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