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• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • C09D—COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
  • C09D11/00—Inks
  • C09D11/50—Sympathetic, colour changing or similar inks
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • C09D—COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
  • C09D11/00—Inks
  • C09D11/30—Inkjet printing inks

Definitions

• the present invention is directed to ink compositions. More specifically, the present invention is directed to ink compositions that are particularly suitable for use in ink jet printing processes.
• the present invention more particularly relates to improved ink compositions comprising a light-stable and/or mutable colored composition.
• Ink jet printing technology is used from industrial labeling applications to office printing. Ink jet printers are low cost, low maintenance, quiet printers that provide near laser printing quality with high print speeds. Another advantage of the use of ink jet printers is the development of consistent, high-quality color printing capabilities for the full range of colors. These attributes have made the ink jet printer one of the most popular office printers on the market today. Ink jet printing technology has also expanded into the reprographic market with the advent of large format ink jet plotters, such as the Hewlett Packard
• DesignJet series and Encad's Novajet series Such plotters can produce a range of sizes of drawings and designs from the standard A size (8.5" x 11") up to an E size (36" x 48") plot.
• ink jet plotters are used in the production of designs, floor plans, and structures with computer aided design (CAD) software.
• CAD computer aided design
• Ink jet printing technology is a form of printing that encompasses the projection of ink through a nozzle orifice, forming tiny droplets of a specific diameter, directly onto a substrate, such as paper or film, to form written symbols and drawn images.
• a substrate such as paper or film
• a continuous stream of ink droplets is discharged from an ink reservoir through a nozzle.
• the droplets may then be deflected by means of an electrically charged field to the substrate to form an image on an ink-receiving substrate.
• drop-on-demand systems a droplet is expelled from an orifice directly to a position on a recording medium in accordance with digital data signals. A droplet is not formed or expelled unless it is to be placed on the recording medium. Since drop-on-demand systems require no ink recovery, charging, or deflection, the system is much simpler than the continuous stream type. There are two types of drop-on-demand ink jet systems.
• One type of drop-on-demand system has as its major components an ink filled channel or passageway having a nozzle on one end and a piezoelectric transducer near the other end to produce pressure pulses.
• the relatively large size of the transducer prevents the close spacing of the nozzles to one another which is necessary for high resolution printing. Additionally, physical hmitations of the transducer result in low ink drop velocity. Low drop velocity seriously diminishes tolerances for drop velocity variation and directionality, thus impacting the system's ability to produce high quality copies, and also decreases printing speed.
• Drop-on-demand systems which use piezoelectric devices to expel the droplets also suffer the disadvantage of a slow printing speed.
• the other type of drop-on-demand system is known as thermal ink jet, or bubble jet, and produces high velocity droplets and allows very close spacing of nozzles.
• the major components of this type of drop-ondemand system are an ink filled channel having a nozzle on one end and a heat generating resistor near the nozzle.
• Printing signals representing digital information originate an electric current pulse in a resistive layer within each ink passageway near the orifice or nozzle, causing the liquid vehicle of the ink in the immediate vicinity to undergo a liquid-gas phase transition, which creates a bubble.
• the ink at the orifice is forced out as a propelled droplet as the bubble expands.
• the drop-on-demand ink jet printers provide simpler, lower cost devices than their continuous stream counterparts, and yet have substantially the same high speed printing capability.
• a major problem with inks used in ink jet printers is that the dye colorants contained in the ink tend to fade when exposed to sunlight or artificial light. It is believed that most of the fading of colorants when exposed to light is due to photodegradation mechanisms. These degradation mechanisms include oxidation or reduction of the colorants depending upon the environmental conditions in which the colorant is placed. Fading of a colorant also depends upon the substrate upon which they reside.
• the porosity of the substrate is also an important factor in colorant stability.
• a high porosity can promote fading of a colorant by facilitating penetration of moisture and gaseous reactants into the substrate.
• a substrate may also act as a protective agent by screening the colorant from light of wavelengths capable of causing degradation.
• the purity of the substrate is also an important consideration whenever the photochemistry of dyed technical polymers is considered. For example, technical-grade cotton, viscose rayon, polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyisoprene are known to contain carbonyl group impurities.
• impurities absorb light of wavelengths greater than 300 nm, which are present in sunlight, and so, excitation of these impurities may lead to reactive species capable of causing colorant fading (van Beek, H.C.A., Col. Res. Appl, 1983, 8(3), 176).
• the present invention addresses the needs described above by providing an improved, light-stable ink.
• the present invention also includes a mutable ink composition that is photochangeable or photoerasable.
• the present invention includes an improved ink composition comprising a colored composition and a liquid vehicle.
• a feature of the embodiment that includes light stable ink of the present invention is that the colored composition comprises a colorant and an arylketoalkene stabilizing compound or a photoreactor or modified photoreactor.
• An advantage of the present invention is that the arylketoalkene stabilizing compound or modified photoreactor provides superior and unexpected light stability characteristics to the colored composition. As a consequence, the improved ink is particularly suited for printing applications entailing substantial exposure to light, and for long- term archival print applications.
• the ink contains a wavelength-selective sensitizer combined with the photoreactor to form a radiation transorber.
• a radiation transorber in the ink jet ink composition of the present invention is that the colorant is mutable upon exposure to specific narrow wavelength radiation. Thus, printed images may be selectively altered in response to exposure to specific wavelength radiation.
• the colored composition may also contain a molecular includant, which provides further desirable characteristics to the improved ink of the present invention.
• the present invention also includes ink jet printer cartridges containing the improved ink of the present invention and methods of printing using the improved ink of the present invention.
• Figure 1 illustrates an ultraviolet radiation transorber/ mutable colorant/ molecular includant complex wherein the mutable colorant is malachite green, the ultraviolet radiation transorber is IRGACURE 184 (1 -hydroxy cyclohexyl phenyl ketone), and the molecular includant is ⁇ -cyclodextrin.
• Figure 2 illustrates an ultraviolet radiation transorber/ mutable colorant/ molecular includant complex wherein the mutable colorant is Victoria Pure Blue BO (Basic Blue 7), the ultraviolet radiation transorber is IRGACURE 184 (1 -hydroxy cyclohexyl phenyl ketone), and the molecular includant is ⁇ -cyclodextrin.
• Figure 3 is a plot of the average number of ultraviolet radiation transorber molecules which are covalently coupled to each molecule of a molecular includant in several colored compositions, which number also is referred to by the term, "degree of substitution,” versus the decolorization time upon exposure to 222-nanometer excimer lamp ultraviolet radiation.
• Figure 4 is an illustration of several 222 nanometer excimer lamps arranged in four parallel columns wherein the twelve numbers represent the locations where twelve intensity measurements were obtained approximately 5.5 centimeters from the excimer lamps.
• Figure 5 is an illustration of several 222 nanometer excimer lamps arranged in four parallel columns wherein the nine numbers represent the locations where nine intensity measurements were obtained approximately 5.5 centimeters from the excimer lamps.
• Figure 6 is an illustration of several 222 nanometer excimer lamps arranged in four parallel columns wherein the location of the number "1" denotes the location where ten intensity measurements were obtained from increasing distances from the lamps at that location. (The measurements and their distances from the lamp are summarized in Table 12.)
• the present invention relates generally to an improved ink comprising a light-stable colored composition that is optionally mutable at a specific wavelength of electromagnetic radiation and a liquid vehicle that is compatible with the colored composition.
• one embodiment of the present invention includes an improved ink composition suitable for ink jet printing comprising, a mixture of a colored composition and a liquid vehicle, wherein the colored composition comprises a colorant and a photoreactor or a modified photoreactor, wherein the colorant is hght-stable, and wherein the ink is suitable for ink jet printing.
• the hght-stable colored composition is also described in
• the colored composition may also include a wavelength- selective sensitizer combined with the photoreactor to form a radiation transorber, wherein the colorant is mutable by exposure to narrow bandwidth radiation.
• the colored composition that is mutable is also described in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/461,372, filed June 5, 1995, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
• a molecular includant can be included in the colored composition to provide a more stable colorant to sunlight and ordinary artificial light and, when a wavelength- selective sensitizer associated with a photoreactor is included to provide a radiation transorber, a more efficient mutable colorant.
• the present invention also includes an improved ink composition suitable for ink jet printing comprising an admixture of a colored composition and a liquid vehicle, wherein the colored composition comprises a colorant and an arylketoalkene stabilizer represented in the following general formula:
• R. is an aryl group
• R 2 is a hydrogen; alkyl; aryl; heterocyclic; or phenyl group, the phenyl group optionally being substituted with an alkyl, halo, amino, or thiol group
• R. is a hydrogen; alkyl; aryl; heterocyclic; or phenyl group, the phenyl group optionally being substituted with an alkyl, halo, amino, or thiol group
• the alkene group is in the trans configuration.
• this embodiment of the present invention provides a stabilizing molecule, the above arylketoalkene, which when associated with a colorant, stabilizes the colorant. Therefore, the above arylketoalkene can be used as an additive to any colorant composition. For example, as the arylketoalkene compound is poorly soluble in water, it can be directly added to non-aquesous solvent or oil based colorant compositions. Additionally, the arylketoalkene compound can be added to other colorant compositions that contain additives enabling the solubilization of the compound therein.
• the arylketoalkene stabilizing compounds can be solubilized in an aqueous solution by attaching the compound to a large water soluble molecule, such as a cyclodextrin.
• a photoreactor can be included in the colored composition to provide a radiation transorber, and therefore, a mutable colorant, as discussed more fully below.
• the arylketoalkene stabilizing compound is not to be used with photoreactors in a colored composition when stability of the colorant to natural sunlight is desired.
• the arylketoalkene compounds absorb radiation in the wavelength range of about 270 nm to about 310 nm, depending on the identity of R. and R_.
• the arylketoalkene compounds are capable of absorbing radiation from sunlight and, when combined with a photoreactor can effect a mutation of the colorant upon exposure to sunlight. Where such a change in color is not desired, then a
• photoreactor is not to be admixed with the arylketoalkene compound in a colored composition.
• the present invention also includes ink jet printer cartridges containing the improved ink of the present invention and methods of printing using the improved ink of the present invention.
• the colored composition of the present invention is used herein to mean a composition comprising a colorant and a photoreactor or an arylketoalkene stabilizer.
• the photoreactor is a modified photoreactor.
• the colored composition may further comprise a wavelength-selective sensitizer combined with a photoreactor or modified photoreactor (to form a radiation transorber).
• the colored composition may comprise a photoreactor combined with an arylketoalkene stabilizer.
• the colored composition may also include a molecular includant.
• photoreactor means a conventional photoreactor as described more fully herein, and also includes modified photoreactors, wherein, for example, the photoreactor has been modified to remove the functional group ⁇ to the carbonyl carbon.
• the term "colorant” is meant to include, without Umitation, any material which absorbs light in the visible wavelength so that the material is colored. This includes, but is not limited to, material which, in the presence of a radiation transorber, is adapted upon exposure to specific radiation to be mutable.
• the colorant typically will be an organic material, such as an organic colorant, dye or pigment. Desirably, the colorant will be substantially transparent to, that is, will not significantly interact with, the ultraviolet radiation to which it is exposed.
• the term is meant to include a single material or a mixture of two or more materials.
• the term “irreversible” means that the colorant will not revert to its original color when it no longer is exposed to ultraviolet radiation.
• radiation transorber as used herein means a photoreactor combined with a wavelength-selective sensitizer.
• a radiation transorber is any material which is adapted to absorb radiation at a specific wavelength and interact with the colorant to affect the mutation of the colorant and, at the same time, protect the colorant from fading in sunlight or artificial light.
• ultraviolet radiation transorber is used herein to mean any material which is adapted to absorb ultraviolet radiation and interact with the colorant to effect the mutation of the colorant.
• the ultraviolet radiation transorber may be an organic compound.
• compound is intended to include a single material or a mixture of two or more materials. If two or more materials are employed, it is not necessary that all of them absorb radiation of the same wavelength.
• hght-stable is used herein to mean that the colorant, when associated with the photoreactor or radiation transorber or arylketoalkene stabilizer, is more stable to light, including, but not limited to, sunlight or artificial light, than when the colorant is not associated with one of these molecules.
• artificial light is used herein to mean light having a relatively broad bandwidth that is produced from conventional light sources, including, but not limited to, conventional incandescent light bulbs and fluorescent light bulbs.
• ultraviolet radiation is used herein to mean electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths in the range of from about 4 to about 400 nanometers.
• the especially desirable ultraviolet radiation range for the present invention is between approximately 100 to 375 nanometers.
• the term includes the regions commonly referred to as ultraviolet and vacuum ultraviolet.
• the wavelength ranges typically assigned to these two regions are from about 180 to about 400 nanometers and from about 100 to about 180 nanometers, respectively.
• association in its broadest sense, means that the colorant and the photoreactor or radiation transorber are at least in close proximity to the molecular includant.
• mutable with reference to the colorant is used to mean that the absorption maximum of the colorant in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum is capable of being mutated or changed by exposure to radiation, desirably ultraviolet radiation, when in the presence of the radiation transorber.
• radiation desirably ultraviolet radiation
• the new absorption maximum can be within or outside of the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum.
• the colorant can mutate to a different color or be rendered colorless. The latter is also desirable when the colorant is used in data processing forms for use with photo-sensing apparatus that detect the presence of indicia at indicia-receiving locations of the form.
• incoherent, pulsed ultraviolet radiation has reference to the radiation produced by a dielectric barrier discharge excimer lamp (referred to hereinafter as “excimer lamp”).
• excimer lamp a dielectric barrier discharge excimer lamp
• excimer lamp Such a lamp is described, for example, by U. Kogelschatz, "Silent discharges for the generation of ultraviolet and vacuum ultraviolet excimer radiation,” Pure & Appl. Chem., 62, No. 9, pp. 1667-1674 (1990); and E. Eliasson and U. Kogelschatz, "UV Excimer Radiation from Dielectric-Barrier
• molecular includant means any substance having a chemical structure which defines at least one cavity. That is, the molecular includant is a cavity-containing structure.
• the term “cavity” is meant to include any opening or space of a size sufficient to accept at least a portion of the colorant, of the arylketoalkene stabilizing compound or of the photoreactor, or, when a wavelength- selective sensitizer is combined with the photoreactor, of the radiation transorber.
• the cavity can be a tunnel through the molecular includant or a cave-like space or indention in the molecular includant.
• the cavity can be isolated or independent, or connected to one or more other cavities.
• the term "functionalized molecular includant” is used herein to mean a molecular includant to which one or more molecules of an ultraviolet radiation transorber or modified photoreactor or arylketoalkene stabilizer are covalently coupled to each molecule of the molecular includant.
• degree of substitution is used herein to refer to the number of these molecules or leaving groups (defined below) which are covalently coupled to each molecule of the molecular includant.
• the term “derivatized molecular includant” is used herein to mean a molecular includant having more than two leaving groups covalently coupled to each molecule of molecular includant.
• the term “leaving group” is used herein to mean any leaving group capable of participating in a bimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction.
• the radiation transorber molecule, the wavelength-selective sensitizer, the photoreactor, or the arylketoalkene stabilizer, or a combination thereof may be associated with a molecular includant.
• the number of such molecules can be between approximately 1 and approximately 21 molecules per molecular includant.
• the degree of substitution of the functionalized molecular includant may be in a range of from 1 to approximately 21. As another example, the degree of substitution may be in a range of from 3 to about 10. As a further example, the degree of substitution may be in a range of from about 4 to about 9.
• the colorant is associated with the functionalized molecular includant.
• the term "associated" in its broadest sense means that the colorant is at least in close proximity to the functionalized molecular includant.
• the colorant may be maintained in close proximity to the functionalized molecular includant by hydrogen bonding, van der Waals forces, or the like.
• the colorant may be covalently bonded to the functionalized molecular includant, although this normally is neither desired nor necessary.
• the colorant may be at least partially included within the cavity of the functionalized molecular includant.
• Examples 1, 2, 6, and 7 disclose one or more methods of preparing and associating colorants and ultraviolet radiation transorbers to cyclodextrins.
• the efficiency of energy transfer from the ultraviolet radiation transorber to the colorant is, at least in part, a function of the number of ultraviolet radiation transorber molecules which are attached to the molecular includant.
• the present invention also relates to a composition which includes a colorant and a functionalized molecular includant.
• a composition which includes a colorant and a functionalized molecular includant.
• Examples 12 through 19, and 21 through 22 disclose other methods of preparing and associating colorants and ultraviolet radiation transorbers to cyclodextrins, wherein more than two molecules of the ultraviolet radiation transorber are covalently coupled to each molecule of the molecular includant.
• Examples 29 and 31 disclose methods of preparing and associating arylketoalkene stabilizers with cyclodextrin, wherein the cyclodextrin has an average of approximately 3 or 4 stabilizer molecules attached thereto.
• the present invention also provides a method of making a functionalized molecular includant.
• the method of making a functionalized molecular includant involves the steps of providing a derivatized ultraviolet radiation transorber having a nucleophilic group, providing a derivatized molecular includant having more than two leaving groups per molecule, and reacting the derivatized ultraviolet radiation transorber with the derivatized molecular includant under conditions sufficient to result in the covalent coupling of an average of more than two ultraviolet radiation transorber molecules to each molecular includant molecule.
• the derivatized ultraviolet radiation transorber may be 2-[/?-(2-methyl-2- mercaptomethylpropionyl)phenoxy]ethyl 1 ,3-dioxo-2-isoindoline- acetate.
• the derivatized ultraviolet radiation transorber may be 2-mercaptomethyl-2-methyl-4'-[2-[p-(3- oxobutyl)phenoxy] ethoxy ]propiophenone.
• the derivatized ultraviolet radiation transorber and the derivatized molecular includant are selected to cause the covalent coupling of the ultraviolet radiation transorber to the molecular includant by means of a bimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction. Consequently, the choice of the nucleophilic group and the leaving groups and the preparation of the derivatized ultraviolet radiation transorber and derivatized molecular includant, respectively, may be readily accomplished by those having ordinary skill in the art without the need for undue experimentation.
• the nucleophilic group of the derivatized ultraviolet radiation transorber may be any nucleophilic group capable of participating in a bimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction, provided, of course, that the reaction results in the covalent coupling of more than two molecules of the ultraviolet radiation transorber to the molecular includant.
• the nucleophilic group generally will be a Lewis base, i.e., any group having an unshared pair of electrons.
• the group may be neutral or negatively charged. Examples of nucleophilic groups include, by way of illustration only, aliphatic hydroxy, aromatic hydroxy, alkoxides, carboxy, carboxylate, amino, and mercapto.
• the leaving group of the derivatized molecular includant may be any leaving group capable of participating in a bimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction, again provided that the reaction results in the covalent coupling of more than two molecules of the ultraviolet radiation transorber to the molecular includant.
• leaving groups include, also by way of illustration only, 7-toluenesulfonates (tosylates), p-bromobenzenesulfonates (brosylates), -nitrobenzenesulfonates (nosylates), methanesulfonates (mesylates), oxonium ions, alkyl perchlorates, ammonioalkane sulfonate esters (betylates), alkyl fluorosulfonates, trifluoromethanesulfonates (triflates), nonafluorobutanesulfonates (nonaflates), and 2,2,2- trifluoroethanesulf onates (tresylates) .
• the reaction of the derivatized ultraviolet radiation transorber with the derivatized molecular includant is carried out in solution.
• the choice of solvent depends upon the solubilities of the two derivatized species.
• a particularly useful solvent is N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF).
• reaction conditions such as temperature, reaction time, and the like generally are matters of choice based upon the natures of the nucleophilic and leaving groups. Elevated temperatures usually are not required. For example, the reaction temperature may be in a range of from about 0°C to around ambient temperature, i.e., to 20°-25°C.
• the preparation of the functionalized molecular includant as described above generally is carried out in the absence of the colorant. However, the colorant may be associated with the derivatized molecular includant before reacting the derivatized ultraviolet radiation transorber with the derivatized molecular includant, particularly if a degree of substitution greater than about three is desired.
• the degree of substitution is about three, it is believed that the association of the colorant with the functionalized molecular includant still may permit the colorant to be at least partially included in a cavity of the functionalized molecular includant.
• steric hindrance may partially or completely prevent the colorant from being at least partially included in a cavity of the functionalized molecular includant. Consequently, the colorant may be associated with the derivatized molecular includant which normally will exhibit little, if any, steric hindrance. In this instance, the colorant will be at least partially included in a cavity of the derivatized molecular includant.
• the above-described bimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction then may be carried out to give a colored composition of the present invention in which the colorant is at least partially included in a cavity of the functionalized molecular includant.
• the colored composition of the present invention comprises one or more colorants, and a photoreactor or an arylketoalkene stabilizer.
• the colored composition may also contain a wavelength selective-sensitizer combined with the photoreactor to form a radiation transorber.
• the colored composition may also contain a molecular includant.
• the dye may be an organic dye.
• Organic dye classes include, by way of illustration only, triarylmethyl dyes, such as Malachite Green Carbinol base ⁇ 4-(dimethylamino)-oc-[4- (dimethylamino)phenyl]- ⁇ -phenylbenzene-methanol ⁇ , Malachite
• thiazine dyes such as Methylene Green, zinc chloride double salt [3,7-bis( ⁇ methylamino)-6-nitrophenothiazin-5-ium chloride, zinc chloride double salt]
• oxazine dyes such as Lumi chrome (7,8- dimethylalloxazine
• naphthalimide dyes such as Lucifer Yellow
• azoic diazo dyes such as Fast Blue BB salt (Azoic Diazo No. 20; 4-benzoylamino-2,5- diethoxybenzene diazonium chloride, zinc chloride double salt); phenylenediamine dyes, such as Disperse Yellow 9 [N-(2,4- dinitrophenyl)-l,4-phenylenediamine or Solvent Orange 53]; diazo dyes, such as Disperse Orange 13 [Solvent Orange 52; 1- phenylazo-4-(4-hydroxyphenylazo)naphthalene]; anthraquinone dyes, such as Disperse Blue 3 [Celliton Fast Blue FFR; 1- methylamino-4-(2-hydroxyethylamino)-9,10-anthraquinone], Disperse Blue 14 [Celliton Fast Blue B; 1 ,4-
• Carmine the aluminum or calcium-aluminum lake of carminic acid (7-a-D-glucopyranosyl-9,10-dihydro-3,5,6,8-tetrahydroxy-l- methyl-9,10-dioxo-2-anthracenecarbonylic acid); azure dyes, such as Azure A [3--umno-7-(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium chloride or 7-(dimethylamino)-3-imino-3H-phenothiazine hydrochloride]; and acridine dyes, such as Acridine Orange [Basic
• the present invention includes unique compounds, namely, radiation transorbers, that are capable of absorbing narrow ultraviolet wavelength radiation, while at the same time, imparting light-stability to a colorant with which the compounds are associated.
• the compounds are synthesized by combining a wavelength-selective sensitizer and a photoreactor.
• the photoreactors oftentimes do not efficiently absorb high energy radiation.
• the resulting compound is a wavelength specific compound that efficiently absorbs a very narrow spectrum of radiation.
• the wavelength- selective sensitizer may be covalently coupled to the photoreactor.
• the wavelength-selective sensitizer may be selected from the group consisting of phthaloylglycine and 4- (4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone.
• the photoreactor may be selected from the group consisting of l-[4-
• the ultraviolet radiation transorber may be 2-[p-2- methyllactoyl)phenoxy]ethyl l,3-dioxo-2-isoin-dolineacetate.
• the ultraviolet radiation transorber may be 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-4'-2-[ -(3-oxobutyl)phenoxy]propiophenone.
• the colorant and the ultraviolet radiation transorber have been described as separate compounds, they can be part of the same molecule. For example, they can be covalently coupled to each other, either directly, or indirectly through a relatively small molecule, or spacer. Alternatively, the colorant and ultraviolet radiation transorber can be covalently coupled to a large molecule, such as an oligomer or a polymer.
• the colorant and ultraviolet radiation transorber may be associated with a large molecule by van der Waals forces, and hydrogen bonding, among other means.
• the composition further comprises a molecular includant.
• the cavity in the molecular includant can be a tunnel through the molecular includant or a cave-Uke space or a dented-in space in the molecular includant.
• the cavity can be isolated or independent, or connected to one or more other cavities.
• the molecular includant can be inorganic or organic in nature.
• the chemical structure of the molecular includant is adapted to form a molecular inclusion complex.
• molecular includants are, by way of illustration only, clathrates or intercalates, zeohtes, and cyclodextrins.
• cyclodextrins include, but are not limited to, ⁇ -cyclodextrin, ⁇ -cyclodextrin, ⁇ -cyclodextrin, hydroxypropyl ⁇ -cyclodextrin, hydroxyethyl ⁇ -cyclodextrin, sulfated ⁇ -cyclodextrin, hydroxyethyl oc cyclodextrin, carboxymethyle ⁇ cyclodextrin, carboxymethyl ⁇ cyclodextrin, carboxymethyl ⁇ cyclodextrin, octyl succinated cyclodextrin, octyl succinated ⁇ cyclodextrin, octyl succinated ⁇ cyclodextrin and sulfated ⁇ and ⁇ -cyclodextrin (American Maize-Products Company, Hammond, Indiana).
• a desirable molecular includant is a cyclodextrin. More particularly, in some embodiments, the molecular includant is an ⁇ -cyclodextrin. In other embodiments, the molecular includant is a ⁇ -cyclodextrin.
• the molecular includant with functional groups that can react with and bind the transorber molecule and that are close to the binding site of the mutable colorant are the more desirable molecular includants.
• the colorant and the ultraviolet radiation transorber are associated with the molecular includant.
• association in its broadest sense, means that the colorant and the ultraviolet radiation transorber are at least in close proximity to the molecular includant.
• the colorant and/or the ultraviolet radiation transorber can be maintained in close proximity to the molecular includant by hydrogen bonding, van der Waals forces, or the like.
• either or both of the colorant and the ultraviolet radiation transorber can be covalently bonded to the molecular includant.
• the colorant will be associated with the molecular includant by means of hydrogen bonding and/or van der Waals forces or the Uke, while the ultraviolet radiation transorber is covalently bonded to the molecular includant.
• the colorant is at least partially included within the cavity of the molecular includant, and the ultraviolet radiation transorber is located outside of the cavity of the molecular includant.
• the colorant and the ultraviolet radiation transorber are associated with the molecular includant
• the colorant is crystal violet
• the ultraviolet radiation transorber is a dehydrated phthaloylglycine-2959
• the molecular includant is ⁇ -cyclodextrin.
• the colorant is crystal violet
• the ultraviolet radiation transorber is 4(4-hydroxyphenyl) butan-2- one-2959 (chloro substituted)
• the molecular includant is ⁇ - cyclodextrin.
• the colorant and the ultraviolet radiation transorber are associated with the molecular includant
• the colorant is malachite green
• the ultraviolet radiation transorber is IRGACURE 184
• the molecular includant is ⁇ - cyclodextrin as shown in Figure 1.
• the colorant is Victoria Pure Blue BO
• the ultraviolet radiation transorber is IRGACURE
• the present invention also relates to a method of mutating the colorant in the composition of the present invention.
• the method comprises irradiating a composition containing a mutable colorant and a radiation transorber with radiation at a dosage level sufficient to mutate the colorant.
• the composition further includes a molecular includant.
• the composition is appUed to a substrate before being irradiated with ultraviolet radiation.
• the composition of the present invention may be irradiated with radiation having a wavelength of between about 4 to about 1,000 nanometers.
• the radiation to which the composition of the present invention is exposed generally will have a wavelength of from about 4 to about 1,000 nanometers.
• the radiation may be ultraviolet radiation, including near ultraviolet and far or vacuum ultraviolet radiation; visible radiation; and near infrared radiation.
• the composition is irradiated with radiation having a wavelength of from about 4 to about 700 nanometers.
• the composition of the present invention is irradiated with ultraviolet radiation having a wavelength of from about 4 to about 400 nanometers. It is more desirable that the radiation has a wavelength of between about 100 to 375 nanometers.
• Especially desirable radiation is incoherent, pulsed ultraviolet radiation produced by a dielectric barrier discharge lamp.
• the dielectric barrier discharge lamp produces radiation having a narrow bandwidth, i.e., the half width is of the order of approximately 5 to 100 nanometers.
• the radiation will have a half width of the order of approximately 5 to 50 nanometers, and more desirably will have a half width of the order of 5 to 25 nanometers. Most desirably, the half width will be of the order of approximately 5 to 15 nanometers.
• the amount or dosage level of ultraviolet radiation that the colorant of the present invention is exposed to will generally be that amount which is necessary to mutate the colorant.
• the amount of ultraviolet radiation necessary to mutate the colorant can be determined by one of ordinary skill in the art using routine experimentation.
• Power density is the measure of the amount of radiated electromagnetic power traversing a unit area and is usually expressed in watts per centimeter squared (W/cm 2 ).
• the power density level range is between approximately 5 mW/cm 2 and 15 mW/cm 2 , more particularly 8 to 10 mW/cm 2 .
• the dosage level typically is a function of the time of exposure and the intensity or flux of the radiation source which irradiates the colored composition. The latter is affected by the distance of the composition from the source and, depending upon the wavelength range of the ultraviolet radiation, can be affected by the atmosphere between the radiation source and the composition.
• compositions may be appropriate to expose the composition to the radiation in a controlled atmosphere or in a vacuum, although in general neither approach is desired.
• photochemical processes involve the absorption of light quanta, or photons, by a molecule, e.g., the ultraviolet radiation transorber, to produce a highly reactive electronically excited state.
• a molecule e.g., the ultraviolet radiation transorber
• the photon energy which is proportional to the wavelength of the radiation, cannot be absorbed by the molecule unless it matches the energy difference between the unexcited, or original, state and an excited state. Consequently, while the wavelength range of the ultraviolet radiation to which the colored composition is exposed is not directly of concern, at least a portion of the radiation must have wavelengths which will provide the necessary energy to raise the ultraviolet radiation transorber to an energy level which is capable of interacting with the colorant.
• Ultraviolet radiation within this range desirably may be incoherent, pulsed ultraviolet radiation from a dielectric barrier discharge excimer lamp.
• the term "incoherent, pulsed ultraviolet radiation” has reference to the radiation produced by a dielectric barrier discharge excimer lamp (referred to hereinafter as "excimer lamp”). Such a lamp is described, for example, by U. Kogelschatz, "Silent discharges for the generation of ultraviolet and vacuum ultraviolet excimer radiation," Pure & Appl. Chem.,
• the excimer lamp emits radiation having a very narrow bandwidth, i.e., radiation in which the half width is of the order of 5-15 nanometers.
• This emitted radiation is incoherent and pulsed, the frequency of the pulses being dependent upon the frequency of the alternating current power supply which typically is in the range of from about 20 to about 300 kHz.
• An excimer lamp typically is identified or referred to by the wavelength at which the maximum intensity of the radiation occurs, which convention is followed throughout this specification.
• excimer lamp radiation is substantially monochromatic.
• Excimers are unstable molecular complexes which occur only under extreme conditions, such as those temporarily existing in special types of gas discharge. Typical examples are the molecular bonds between two rare gaseous atoms or between a rare gas atom and a halogen atom. Excimer complexes dissociate within less than a microsecond and, while they are dissociating, release their binding energy in the form of ultraviolet radiation.
• excimers in general, emit in the range of from about 125 to about 360 nanometers, depending upon the excimer gas mixture.
• the colorant of the present invention is mutated by exposure to 222 nanometer excimer lamps. More particularly, the colorant crystal violet is mutated by exposure to 222 nanometer lamps. Even more particularly, the colorant crystal violet is mutated by exposure to 222 nanometer excimer lamps located approximately 5 to 6 centimeters from the colorant, wherein the lamps are arranged in four parallel columns approximately 30 centimeters long. It is to be understood that the arrangement of the lamps is not critical to this aspect of the invention. Accordingly, one or more lamps may be arranged in any configuration and at any distance which results in the colorant mutating upon exposure to the lamp's ultraviolet radiation.
• the excimer lamp used to mutate a colorant associated with an ultraviolet radiation transorber should produce ultraviolet radiation of a wavelength that is absorbed by the ultraviolet radiation transorber.
• the molar ratio of ultraviolet radiation transorber to colorant generally will be equal to or greater than about 0.5.
• the more efficient the ultraviolet radiation transorber is in absorbing the ultraviolet radiation and interacting with, i.e., transferring absorbed energy to, the colorant to effect irreversible mutation of the colorant the lower such ratio can be.
• Current theories of molecular photo chemistry suggest that the lower Umit to such ratio is 0.5, based on the generation of two free radicals per photon. As a practical matter, however, ratios higher than 1 are likely to be required, perhaps as high as about 10. However, the present invention is not bound by any specific molar ratio range. The important feature is that the transorber is present in an amount sufficient to effect mutation of the colorant.
• the ultraviolet radiation transorber upon absorbing ultraviolet radiation, may be converted to one or more free radicals which interact with the colorant.
• free radical-generating compounds typically are hindered ketones, some examples of which include, but are not Umited to: benzildimethyl ketal (available commercially as IRGACURE 651, Ciba-Geigy
• the ultraviolet radiation may initiate an electron transfer or reduction-oxidation reaction between the ultraviolet radiation transorber and the colorant.
• the ultraviolet radiation transorber may be, but is not Umited to,
• the ultraviolet radiation transorber can be, for example, bis[4-(diphenylsulphonio)phenyl)] sulfide bis- (hexafluorophosphate) (Degacure KI85, Ciba-Geigy Corporation,
• UVI-6990 (Ciba-Geigy Co ⁇ oration), which is a mixture of bis[4- (diphenylsulphonio)phenyl] sulfide bis(hexafluorophosphate) with related monosulphonium hexafluorophosphate salts; and n5-2,4- (cyclopentadienyl)[l,2,3,4,5,6-n-(methylethyl)benzene]-iron(II) hexafluorophosphate (IRGACURE 261).
• the Ught stabiUzing embodiment of the present invention it has been determined that in some embodiments it is necessary to modify a conventional photoreactor to produce the improved Ught stable composition of the present invention.
• the simplest form of the improved light stable composition of the present invention includes a colorant admixed with a photoreactor modified as described below.
• the modified photoreactor may or may not be combined with a wavelength-selective sensitizer.
• Many conventional photoreactor molecules have a functional group that is ⁇ to a carbonyl group.
• the functional group includes, but is not Umited to, hydroxyl groups, ether groups, ketone groups, and phenyl groups.
• a preferred radiation transorber that can be used in the mutable colorant embodiment of the present invention is designated phthaloylglycine-2959 and is represented by the following formula:
• the photoreactor portion of the ultraviolet radiation transorber has a hydroxyl group (shaded portion) ⁇ to the carbonyl carbon.
• the above molecule does not Ught- stabilize a colorant.
• the hydroxyl group can be removed by dehydration (see Example 4 and 5) yielding the compound represented by the following formula:
• This dehydrated phthaloylglycine-2959 is capable of light- stabilizing a colorant.
• removal of the functional group ⁇ to the carbonyl carbon on any photoreactor molecule will impart the light-stabilizing capability to the molecule.
• the dehydrated ultraviolet radiation transorber can impart Ught-stabiUty to a colorant simply by mixing the molecule with the colorant, it has been found that the molecule is much more efficient at stabilizing colorants when it is attached to an includant, such as cyclodextrin, as described herein.
• stabiUzation of a colorant can be accompUshed according to the present invention by utiUzing only the modified photoreactor.
• a modified photoreactor without a wavelength selective sensitizer may be used to stabiUze a colorant.
• An example of a photoreactor that is modified according to the present invention is DAROCUR 2959.
• the unmodified DAROCUR 2959 and the dehydrated DAROCUR 2959 are represented by the following formulas:
• photoreactors can be modified according to the present invention to provide stabiUzers for dyes.
• These photoreactors include, but are not Umited to: 1-Hydroxy-cyclohexyl-phenyl ketone ("HCPK") (IRGACURE 184, Ciba-Geigy); ⁇ , ⁇ - dimethoxy- ⁇ -hydroxy acetophenone (DAROCUR 1173, Merck); 1 -(4-Isopropylphenyl)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-propan- 1 -one (DAROCUR 1116, Merck); l-[4-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)phenyl]-2- hydroxy-2-methyl-propan-l-one (DAROCUR 2959, Merck); Poly[2-hydroxy-2-methyl-l -[4-(l-methylvinyl)phenyl] propan- 1 - one] (ESACURE KIP, Fratelli Lamberti); Benzoin (2-Hydroxy
• Benzoin isopropyl ether (2- Isopropoxy-l,2-diphenylethanone) (VICURE 30, Stauffer); Benzoin n-butyl ether (2-Butoxy-l,2-diphenylethanone) (ESACURE EB1, FratelU Lamberti); mixture of benzoin butyl ethers (TRIGONAL 14, Akzo); Benzoin iso-butyl ether (2-
• Isobutoxy-l,2-diphenylethanone (VICURE 10, Stauffer); blend of benzoin n-butyl ether and benzoin isobutyl ether (ESACURE EB3, ESACURE EB4, Fratelli Lamberti); Benzildimethyl ketal (2,2-Dimethoxy-l,2-diphenylethanone) (“BDK”) (IRGACURE 651, Ciba-Geigy); 2,2-Diethoxy-l,2-diphenylethanone
• UV ATONE 8302, Upjohn ⁇ , ⁇ -Diethoxyacetophenone (2,2- Diethoxy-1-phenyl-ethanone) ("DEAP", Upjohn), (DEAP, Rahn); and ⁇ , ⁇ -Di-(n-butoxy)-acetophenone (2,2-Dibutoxyl-l-phenyl- ethanone) (UVATONE 8301, Upjohn).
• DEAP Diethoxyacetophenone
• One conventional reaction that can be used to dehydrate the phthaloylglycine-2959 is by reacting the phthaloylglycine-2959 in anhydrous benzene in the presence of /7-toluenesulfonic acid. After refluxing the mixture, the final product is isolated. However, the yield of the desired dehydrated alcohol is only about 15 to 20% by this method.
• the groups on the carbon ⁇ to the carbonyl group can be groups other than methyl groups such as aryl or heterocycUc groups.
• the only Umitation on these groups are steric Umitations.
• the metal salt used in the Nohr- MacDonald eUmination reaction is ZnCl 2 .
• ZnCl 2 is the preferred metal salt.
• the amount of metal salt used in the Nohr-MacDonald eUmination reaction is preferably approximately equimolar to the tertiary alcohol compound, such as the photoreactor.
• the concentration of tertiary alcohol in the reaction solution is between approximately 4% and 50% w/v.
• the stabiUzing composition produced by the process of dehydrating a tertiary alcohol that is ⁇ to a carbonyl group on a photoreactor is represented by the following general formula:
• R. is a hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or a heteroaryl group
• R 2 is a hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or a heteroaryl group
• R 3 is a hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or a heteroaryl group
• R 4 is a hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or substituted aryl group
• R j , R 2 , or R 4 is an aryl, heteroaryl, or substituted aryl group.
• the preferred solvents for running the Nohr-MacDonald eUmination reaction are aromatic hydrocarbons including, but not Umited to, xylene, benzene, toluene, cumene, mesitylene, -cymene, butylbenzene, styrene, and divinylbenzene. It is to be understood that other substituted aromatic hydrocarbons can be used as solvents in the present invention.
• p-Xylene is the preferred aromatic hydrocarbon solvent, but other isomers of xylene can be used in performing the Nohr-MacDonald elimination reaction. An important requirement in performing the Nohr-
• MacDonald elimination reaction is that the reaction be run at a relatively high temperature.
• the reaction is desirably performed at a temperature of between approximately 80°C and 150°C.
• a suitable temperature for dehydrating phthaloylglycine-2959 is approximately 124°C.
• the time the reaction runs is not critical.
• the dehydrated phthaloylglycine- 2959 can be attached to the molecular includant in a variety of ways.
• the dehydrated phthaloylglycine-2959 is covalently attached to the cyclodextrin as represented by the following structure: ⁇ -cyclodextrin
• DAROCUR 2959 without the phthaloyl glycine attached is reacted with the cyclodextrin to yield the following compound.
• This compound, represented by the following formula, is capable of stabiUzing a dye that is associated with the molecular includant.
• photoreactors other than DAROCUR 2959 can be used in the present invention.
• the dehydrated phthaloylglycine-2959 can be attached to the molecular includant via the opposite end of the molecule.
• One example of this embodiment is represented by the following formula:
• arylketoalkene represented by the following general formula:
• R. when R. is an aryl group, R 2 is a hydrogen; alkyl; aryl; heterocyclic; or phenyl group, the phenyl group optionally being substituted with an alkyl, halo, amino, or thiol group; and wherein when R 2 is an aryl group, R. is a hydrogen; alkyl; aryl; heterocyclic; or phenyl group, the phenyl group optionally being substituted with an alkyl, halo, amino, or thiol group.
• the alkene group is in the trans configuration.
• the arylketoalkene stabiUzing compound is represented by the following formulas:
• the arylketoalkene may also function as a wavelength- specific sensitizer in the present invention, and it may be associated with any of the previously discussed photoreactors.
• One method of associating a photoreactor with the arylketoalkene compound of the present invention is described in Example 32.
• the arylketoalkene compound may optionally be covalently bonded to the reactive species-generating photoinitiator. It is to be understood that the arylketoalkene compound of the present invention is not to be used with photoreactors in a composition where stabiUty in natural sunUght is desired.
• arylketoalkene compounds absorb radiation in the range of about 270 to 310 depending on the identity of Ri and R2, then these compounds are capable of absorbing the appropriate radiation from sunUght. Accordingly, these compounds when admixed with a photoreactor can effect a mutation of the colorant upon exposure to sunUght. Where such a change in color is not desired, then a photoreactor is not to be admixed with the arylketoalkene compound of the present invention, and the arylketoalkene compound is to be used with a colorant without a photoreactor.
• the arylketoalkene stabilizing compound includes, but is not Umited to, the compounds represented by the following formulas:
• the group attached to the aryl group is para to the remainder of the stabihzer molecule, the group may also be ortho or meta to the remainder of the molecule.
• this embodiment of the present invention provides a stabiUzing arylketoalkene which, when associated with a colorant, stabiUzes the colorant. Therefore, the above arylketoalkene can be used as an additive to any colorant composition. For example, as the arylketoalkene compound is not water soluble, it can be directly added to solvent or oil colorant compositions. Additionally, the arylketoalkene compound can be added to other colorant compositions that contain additives enabling the solubihzation of the compound therein.
• the arylketoalkene stabiUzing compounds can be solubiUzed in aqueous solution by a variety of means.
• One means of solubiUzing the arylketoalkene stabiUzing compound of the present invention is to attach the compound to a large water soluble molecule, such as a cyclodextrin, as described in Examples 28 through 31.
• a large water soluble molecule such as a cyclodextrin
• a cyclodextrin such as described in Examples 28 through 31.
• arylketoalkene molecules can be attached to a cyclodextrin molecule. More desirably, between about 4 to about 9 arylketoalkene molecules are attached to a cyclodextrin molecule.
• the arylketoalkene compound attached to cyclodextrin can be added to any aqueous colorant system to stabilize the colorant therein. It is to be understood that the stabiUzing arylketoalkenes do not have to be attached to the molecular includants to exhibit their stabiUzing activity.
• this embodiment provides a method for stabiUzing colorant compositions by admixing the aryketoalkene compound with the colorant composition in an amount effective to stabilize the composition.
• the arylketoalkenes desirably should be present in the colorant medium or solution at a concentration of approximately 0.1 to 50% by weight, desirably between approximately 20% and 30% by weight. If no cyclodextrin is used, the desirable range is approximately 1 part dye to approximately 20 parts arylketoalkene.
• the arylketoalkene compound need only be associated with the colorant, in some embodiments of the present invention, the arylketoalkene compound may be covalently bonded to the colorant.
• the arylketoalkene compound of the present invention stabiUzes colorants through functioning as a singlet oxygen scavenger.
• the arylketoalkene compound functions as a stabilizer of a colorant via the resonance of the unshared electron pairs in the p orbitals, e.g., it functions as an energy sink.
• the colorant, ultraviolet radiation transorber, modified photoreactor, arylketoalkene stabiUzer, and molecular includant are Ukely to be soUds depending upon the constituents used to prepare the molecules.
• any or all of such materials can be a Uquid.
• the colored composition can be a Uquid either because one or more of its components is a Uquid, or, when the molecular includant is organic in nature, a solvent is employed.
• Suitable solvents include, but are not Umited to, amides, such as N,N-dimethylformamide; sulfoxides, such as dimethylsulfoxide; ketones, such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, and methyl butyl ketone; aUphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, such as hexane, octane, benzene, toluene, and the xylenes; esters, such as ethyl acetate; water; and the like.
• amides such as N,N-dimethylformamide
• sulfoxides such as dimethylsulfoxide
• ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, and methyl butyl ketone
• aUphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons such as hexane, octane, benzene, toluene, and the xylenes
• esters such as e
• the effectiveness of the above compounds on the colorant is improved when the colorant and the selected compounds are in intimate contact.
• the thorough blending of the components, along with other components which may be present, is desirable.
• Such blending generally is accompUshed by any of the means known to those having ordinary skill in the art.
• the colored composition includes a polymer
• blending is faciUtated if the colorant and the ultraviolet radiation transorber are at least partly soluble in softened or molten polymer. In such case, the composition is readily prepared in, for example, a two-roll mill.
• the composition of the present invention can be a Uquid because one or more of its components is a Uquid.
• the composition of the present invention typically will be utiUzed in particulate form.
• the particles of the composition should be very small. Methods of forming such particles are well known to those having ordinary skill in the art.
• the colored composition of the present invention can be utilized on or in any substrate. If one desires to mutate the colored composition that is present in a substrate, however, the substrate should be substantially transparent to the ultraviolet radiation which is employed to mutate the colorant. That is, the ultraviolet radiation will not significantly interact with or be absorbed by the substrate. As a practical matter, the composition typically will be placed on a substrate, with the most common substrate being paper. Other substrates, including, but not Umited to, woven and nonwoven webs or fabrics, films, and the like, can be used, however.
• the colored composition optionally may also contain a carrier, the nature of which is well known to those having ordinary skill in the art.
• the carrier will be a polymer, typically a thermosetting or thermoplastic polymer, with the latter being the more common.
• thermoplastic polymers include, but are not Umited to: end-capped polyacetals, such as poly(oxymethylene) or polyformaldehyde, poly(trichloroacetaldehyde), poly(n-valeraldehyde), poly(acetaldehyde), poly(propionaldehyde), and the Uke; acrylic polymers, such as polyacrylamide, poly(acrylic acid), poly(methacryUc acid), poly(ethyl acrylate), poly(methyl methacrylate), and the Uke; fluorocarbon polymers, such as poly(tetrafluoroethylene), perfluorinated ethylenepropylene copolymers, ethylenetetrafluoroethylene copolymers, poly- (chlorotrifluoroethylene), ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymers, poly(vinylid) end-capped polyacetal
• thermoplastic polymers include styrene-n-butyl methacrylate copolymers, polystyrene, styrene-n-butyl acrylate copolymers, styrene-butadiene copolymers, polycarbonates, poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(vinyUdene fluoride), poly amides (nylon- 12), polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, and epoxy resins.
• thermosetting polymers include, but are not Umited to, alkyd resins, such as phthalic anhydride-glycerol resins, maleic acid-glycerol resins, adipic acid-glycerol resins, and phthaUc anhydride-pentaerythritol resins; allylic resins, in which such monomers as diallyl phthalate, diallyl isophthalate diallyl maleate, and diallyl chlorendate serve as nonvolatile cross ⁇ linking agents in polyester compounds; amino resins, such as aniUne-formaldehyde resins, ethylene urea-formaldehyde resins, dicyandiamide-formaldehyde resins, melamine-formaldehyde resins, sulfonamide-formaldehyde resins, and urea-formaldehyde resins; epoxy resins, such as cross-Unked epichlorohydrin- bisphenol A resins;
• the colored composition of the present invention also can contain additional components, depending upon the application for which it is intended.
• additional components include, but are not Umited to, charge carriers, stabiUzers against thermal oxidation, viscoelastic properties modifiers, cross-Unking agents, plasticizers, charge control additives such as a quaternary ammonium salt; flow control additives such as hydrophobic siUca, zinc stearate, calcium stearate, lithium stearate, polyvinylstearate, and polyethylene powders; and fillers such as calcium carbonate, clay and talc, among other additives used by those having ordinary skill in the art.
• Charge carriers are well known to those having ordinary skill in the art and typically are polymer-coated metal particles. The identities and amounts of such additional components in the colored composition are well known to one of ordinary skill in the art.
• the improved ink jet ink of the present invention comprises a colored composition, as described above, and a Uquid vehicle that is compatible with the colored composition.
• the improved ink may also contain optional additives such as dispersants and humectants .
• the Uquid vehicle is any Uquid solvent or carrier that is compatible with the colored composition such that the improved ink is suitable for use in inks for ink jet printing.
• the Uquid vehicle is water.
• the Uquid vehicle may comprise a mixture of water and a miscible organic component, such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycols, glycerine, dipropylene glycols, polyethylene glycols, polypropylene glycols, amides, ethers, carboxyUc acids, esters, alcohols, organosulfides, organosulfoxides, sulfones, alcohol derivative carbitol, butyl carbitol, cellusolve, ether derivatives, amino alcohols, ketones, and other water miscible materials, as well as mixtures thereof.
• a miscible organic component such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycols, glycerine, dipropylene glycols, polyethylene glycols, polypropylene glycols, amides, ethers, carboxyUc acids, esters, alcohols, organosulfides, organosulfoxides, sulfones, alcohol
• the water to organic ratio may be in any effective range, and typically is from about 100:0 to about 30:70.
• the non-water component of the Uquid vehicle generally serves as a humectant which has a boiUng point higher than that of water (100° C).
• the ink of the present invention may contain a non-aqueous Uquid vehicle including, but not Umited to, isopropanol, methyl ethyl kentone, pentane, hexane, freon 113, dimethysulf oxide, and dimethylformamide.
• a non-aqueous Uquid vehicle including, but not Umited to, isopropanol, methyl ethyl kentone, pentane, hexane, freon 113, dimethysulf oxide, and dimethylformamide.
• the Uquid vehicle is generally present in an amount of from about 85 to about 99.5 percent by weight, and desirably from about 90 to about 99 percent by weight.
• the total amount of colorant in the ink compositions of the present invention is from about 0.5 to about 10 percent by weight, desirably from about 2 to about 5 percent by weight, although the amount can be outside of these ranges.
• Polymeric additives or dispersants can also be added to the inks of the present invention to enhance the viscosity of the ink.
• Examples include, but are not Umited to, water soluble polymers such as Gum Arabic, polyacrylate salts, polymethacrylate salts, polyvinyl alcohols, hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyvinyl-pyrrohdinone, polyvinylether, starch, polyethyleneoxide, polysaccharides, sodium salt of naphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde copolymer, sodium salt of alkylbenzene sulfonate, sodium salt of dialkylsulfosuccinate, sodium salt of Ugnosulfonate, sodium alkylene oxide copolymer, sodium salt of alkyletherphosphate, and the Uke.
• water soluble polymers such as Gum Arabic, polyacrylate salts, polymethacrylate salts, polyvinyl alcohols, hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyvinyl-pyrrohdinone, polyvinylether, starch, polyethyleneoxid
• polymers such as hydroxypropylpolyethyleneimine (HPPEI-200) or other polyethyleneimine derivatives can be added to the ink.
• Polymeric additives can be present in the ink of the present invention in any effective amounts, typically from 0 to about 10 percent by weight, and desirably from about 0.01 to about 5 percent by weight.
• humectants such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, N-methylpyrroUdinone, propylene glycol, hydroxyethers, ethers, amides, sulfoxides, ketones, lactones, esters, alcohols, and the like, present in an amount of from 0 to about 50 percent by weight, and desirably from about 5 to about 40 percent by weight, and pH controlling agents such as acids or bases, phosphate salts, carboxylate salts, sulfite salts, amine salts, and the Uke, present in an amount of from 0 to about 10 percent by weight and desirably from about 0.01 to about 2 percent by weight.
• humectants such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, N-methylpyrroUdinone, propylene glycol, hydroxyethers, ethers, amides, sulfoxides, ketones, lactones, esters, alcohols, and the like
• pH controlling agents such as acids or bases, phosphat
• the colored composition contained therein desirably is a Uquid.
• the improved ink may contain a suspension of finely divided sohd particles of the colored composition.
• the ink compositions of the present invention are generally of a viscosity suitable for use in ink jet printing processes. Typically, the ink viscosity is no more than about 5 centipoise, and desirably is from about 1 to about 2.5 centipoise.
• Ink compositions of the present invention can be prepared by any suitable process.
• the inks are generally prepared by simple mixing of the ingredients. One process entails mixing all of the ink ingredients together, heating the mixture to a temperature of from about 40 C. to about 55° C. for a period of from about 2 to about 3 hours, subsequently cooUng the mixture to room temperature (typically from about 10° to about 35° C), and filtering the mixture to obtain an ink.
• the present invention is also directed to ink jet printer ink cartridges containing the improved ink described and claimed herein. Any of the ink jet cartridges known in the art may be filled with the improved ink of the present invention. Such cartridges have utility in ink jet printers.
• the present invention further encompasses ink jet printers having as a component thereof the improved ink, desirably contained in ink jet printer ink cartridges.
• the present invention is also directed to a process of ink jet printing comprising causing droplets of the improved ink composition to be ejected in an imagewise pattern onto a substrate.
• the improved ink of the present invention can be used on a substrate to form images thereon.
• the colored composition- based ink of the present invention can be utiUzed on any appropriate substrate.
• Substrates commonly used in ink jet printers include plain papers such as Xerox Q3 4024 papers, ruled notebook paper, bond paper, silica coated papers, JuJo paper, and the like, transparency materials, fabrics, textile products, plastics, polymeric films, inorganic substrates such as metals and wood, and the Uke. Films and other substrates commonly used in ink jet printers often have an ink receiving layer coated on one or both sides of the substrate.
• the improved colored composition-based ink of the present invention has utiUty for data processing forms for use with photo-sensing apparatus that detect the presence of indicia at indicia-receiving locations of the form.
• the data processing forms are composed of a sheet of carrier material and a plurality of indicia-receiving locations on the surface of the sheet.
• the indicia-receiving locations are defined by an ink containing a colored composition including a mutable colorant and a radiation transorber.
• the data processing forms of the present invention are disclosed in co-pending U.S. Patent AppUcation Serial No. 08/360,501, which is incorporated herein by reference.
• the present invention also includes a method of storing data utiUzing the mutable ink composition of the present composition on a substrate, such as a disc.
• the colorant is selectively mutated using a laser at the appropriate wavelength to provide the binary information required for storing the information.
• the present invention is particularly useful for this purpose because the unmutated colorant is stabiUzed by the radiation transorber and is further stabiUzed by the optionally included molecular includant.
• the colored composition has further utiUty in a dry imaging process wherein the imaging process utiUzes the following three mutable colorants: cyan; magenta; and yellow.
• mutable colorants can be layered on the substrate or could even be mixed together and applied as a single layer. Using, for example, laser technology with three lasers at different wavelengths, an image can be created by selectively "erasing" colorants.
• This example describes the preparation of a ⁇ -cyclodextrin molecular includant having (1) an ultraviolet radiation transorber covalently bonded to the cyclodextrin outside of the cavity of the cyclodextrin, and (2) a colorant associated with the cyclodextrin by means of hydrogen bonds and or van der Waals forces.
• the resulting reaction mixture was maintained at about 0°C in an ice bath for about one hour, after which the mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature for two hours.
• the reaction mixture then was poured into a mixture of 500 ml of ice water and 100 ml of diethyl ether.
• the ether layer was removed after the addition of a small amount of sodium chloride to the aqueous phase to aid phase separation.
• the ether layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate.
• the ether was removed under reduced pressure, leaving 12.7 g (87 percent) of a white crystalUne powder.
• the material was shown to be 1 -hydroxy cyclohexyl 4- (2- carboxyethyl)carbonylphenyl ketone by nuclear magnetic resonance analysis.
• a 250-ml, three-necked, round-bottomed reaction flask containing a magnetic stirring bar and fitted with a thermometer, condenser, and pressure-equaUzing addition funnel equipped with a nitrogen inlet tube was charged with 10 g (9.8 mmole) of ⁇ - cyclodextrin (American Maize-Products Company, Hammond, Indiana), 31.6 g (98 mmoles) of 1 -hydroxy cyclohexyl 4-(2- chloroformylethyl)carbonylphenyl ketone, and 100 ml of N,N- dimethylformamide while being continuously flushed with nitrogen.
• the reaction mixture was heated to 50°C and 0.5 ml of triethylamine added.
• reaction mixture was maintained at 50 e C for an hour and allowed to cool to ambient temperature. In this preparation, no attempt was made to isolate the product, a ⁇ -cyclodextrin to which an ultraviolet radiation transorber had been covalently coupled (referred to hereinafter for convenience as ⁇ -cyclodextrin-transorber).
• Colorant A for convenience.
• the reaction mixture was stirred with a magnetic stirring bar for one hour at ambient temperature. Most of the solvent then was removed in a rotary evaporator and the residue was eluted from a silica gel column as already described.
• the ⁇ -cyclodextrin- transorber Colorant A inclusion complex moved down the column first, cleanly separating from both free Colorant A and ⁇ - cyclodextrin-transorber.
• the eluant containing the complex was collected and the solvent removed in a rotary evaporator. The residue was subjected to a reduced pressure of 0.01 Torr to remove residual solvent to yield a blue-green powder.
• Lamp A was a 222-nanometer excimer lamp assembly organized in banks of four cylindrical lamps having a length of about 30 cm.
• the lamps were cooled by circulating water through a centrally located or inner tube of the lamp and, as a consequence, they operated at a relatively low temperature, i.e., about 50°C.
• the power density at the lamp's outer surface typically is in the range of from about 4 to about 20 joules per square meter (J/m ⁇ ).
• Lamp B was a 500- watt Hanovia medium pressure mercury lamp (Hanovia Lamp Co., Newark, New Jersey). The distance from Lamp B to the sample being irradiated was about 15 cm.
• a first control sample consisting of a solution of Colorant A and ⁇ -cyclodextrin in N,N-dimethylformamide was not decolorized by Lamp A.
• a second control sample consisting of Colorant A and 1 -hydroxy cyclohexyl phenyl ketone in N,N- dimethylformamide was decolorized by Lamp A within 60 seconds. On standing, however, the color began to reappear within an hour.
• this example describes the preparation of a ⁇ -cyclodextrin molecular includant having (1) a colorant at least partially included within the cavity of the cyclodextrin and associated therewith by means of hydrogen bonds and/or van der Waals forces, and (2) an ultraviolet radiation transorber covalently bonded to the cyclodextrin substantially outside of the cavity of the cyclodextrin.
• reaction mixture was heated to 50°C and 0.5 ml of triethylamine added.
• the reaction mixture was maintained at 50°C for an hour and allowed to cool to ambient temperature.
• the reaction mixture then was worked up as described in Part A, above, to give 14.2 g of ⁇ -cyclodextrin-transorber Colorant A inclusion complex, a blue-green powder.
• This example describes a method of preparing an ultraviolet radiation transorber, 2-[p-(2- methyllactoyl)phenoxy]ethyl 1 ,3-dioxo-2-isoindolineacetate, designated phthaloylglycine-2959.
• phthaloylglycine-2959 had the following physical parameters:
• This example describes a method of dehydrating the phthaloylglycine-2959 produced in Example 3.
• the resulting reaction product had the following physical parameters:
• This example describes Nohr-MacDonald eUmination reaction used to dehydrate the phthaloylglycine-2959 produced in Example 3.
• a stirring magnet 20.0g (0.048 mole) of the ⁇ hthaloylglycine-2959, and 6.6 g (0.048 mole) of anhydrous zinc chloride (Aldrich Chemical Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin).
• 250 ml of anhydrous /?-xylene Aldrich Chemical Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• the reaction mixture was then cooled, resulting in a white precipitate which was collected.
• the white powder was then recrystallized from 20% ethyl acetate in hexane to yield 18.1 g (95%) of a white powder.
• the reaction is summarized as follows:
• the resulting reaction product had the following physical parameters:
• Mass spectrum m/e: 393 M + , 352, 326, 232, 160.
• This example describes a method of producing a ⁇ -cyclodextrin having dehydrated phthaloylglycine-2959 groups from Example 4 or 5 covalently bonded thereto.
• reaction mixture was poured into 150 ml of weak sodium bicarbonate solution and extracted three times with 50 ml ethyl ether. The aqueous layer was then filtered to yield a white soUd comprising the ⁇ -cyclodextrin with phthaloylglycine- 2959 group attached. A yield of 9.4 g was obtained. Reverse phase TLC plate using a 50:50 DMF:acetonitrile mixture showed a new product peak compared to the starting materials.
• the reaction is summarized as follows:
• the ⁇ -cyclodextrin molecule has several primary alcohols and secondary alcohols with which the phthaloylglycine-2959 can react.
• the above representative reaction only shows a single phthaloylglycine-2959 molecule for illustrative purposes.
• EXAMPLE 7 This example describes a method of associating a colorant and an ultraviolet radiation transorber with a molecular includant. More particularly, this example describes a method of associating the colorant crystal violet with the molecular includant ⁇ - cyclodextrin covalently bonded to the ultraviolet radiation transorber dehydrated phthaloylglycine-2959 of Example 6.
• EXAMPLE 8 This example describes a method of producing the ultraviolet radiation transorber 4(4-hydroxyphenyl) butan-2-one- 2959 (chloro substituted).
• the resulting reaction product had the following physical parameters:
• the ultraviolet radiation transorber produced in this example, 4(4-hydroxyphenyl) butan-2-one-2959 (chloro substituted), may be associated with ⁇ -cyclodextrin and a colorant such as crystal violet, using the methods described above wherein 4(4-hydroxyphenyl) butan-2-one-2959 (chloro substituted) would be substituted for the dehydrated phthaloylglycine-2959.
• the mercury discharge Ught is a source of high intensity, broad spectrum light that is used in accelerated fading analyses.
• Table 2 shows the results of the fade time with the various solutions. Fade time is defined as the time until the dye became colorless to the naked eye.
• Dehydroxy 2959 20 parts by weight of the hydroxy and the dehydroxy 2959 were admixed separately to one part by weight of Victoria Pure Blue BO in acetonitrile.
• the dye solutions were cwerefully uniformly spread on steel plates to a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm.
• the plates were then immediately exposed to a mercury discharge Ught at a distance of 30 cm from the Ught.
• the mercury discharge Ught is a source of high intensity, broad spectrum Ught that is used in accelerated fading analyses.
• Table 3 shows the results of the fade time with the various solutions. Fade time is defined as the time until the dye became colorless to the naked eye.
• This example demonstrates the capabihty of dehydrated phthaloylglycine-2959 bound to ⁇ -cyclodextrin to stabiUze dyes against light.
• the Victoria Pure Blue BO associated with the radiation transorber was tested to determine its capabihty to stabilize the associated dye against light emitted from a mercury discharge Ught.
• the Victoria Pure Blue BO alone and Victoria Pure Blue BO admixed with ⁇ cyclodextrin were tested as controls.
• the compositions tested were as follows:
• the protocol for testing the stabilizing qualities of the three compositions is as follows: the dye solutions were carefully, uniformly spread on steel plates to a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm. The plates were then immediately exposed to a medium pressure 1200 watt high intensity quartz arc mercury discharge lamp (Conrad-Hanovia, Inc., Newark, New Jersey) at a distance of 30 cm from the lamp.
• a medium pressure 1200 watt high intensity quartz arc mercury discharge lamp Conrad-Hanovia, Inc., Newark, New Jersey
• composition number 3 the Victoria Pure Blue BO included in cyclodextrin with the radiation transorber covalently attached to the ⁇ -cyclodextrin was capable of stabilizing the dye under the mercury discharge Ught.
• reaction mixture was flushed with argon for 15 minutes and then poured into 70 ml of water to which was then added 100 ml acetone. A white precipitate occurred and was filtered to yield 20.2 g (84.1%) of a white powder which was used without further purification.
• the resultant white powder was then run through a Sephadex column (Aldrich Chemical Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin) using n-butanol, ethanol, and water (5:4:3 by volume) as eluant to yield a white powder.
• the yield was 10.9%.
• the degree of substitution of the white powder was determined by 13 C NMR spectroscopy (DMF-d6) by comparing the ratio of hydroxysubstituted carbons versus tosylated carbons, both at the 6 position.
• DMF-d6 13 C NMR spectroscopy
• the degree of substitution was calculated by integrating the NMR peak for the 6-position tosylated carbon, integrating the NMR peak for the 6-position hydroxy-substituted carbon, and dividing the former by the latter.
• the integrations yielded 23.6 and 4.1, respectively, and a degree of substitution of 5.9.
• the average degree of substitution in this example is about 6.
• the tosylated cyclodextrin with the dehydroxy phthaloylglycine 2959 attached was prepared according to the following reaction:
• the aqueous layer was then treated with 500 ml of acetone and the precipitate flltered and washed with acetone.
• the product was then run on a Sephadex column using n-butanol, ethanol, and water (5:4:3 by volume) to yield a white powder. The yield was 16.7 g.
• the degree of substitution of the functionaUzed molecular includant was determined as described above. In this case, the presence of the derivatized ultraviolet radiation transorber shifts the NMR peak of the 6-position carbon atom to 63.1. The degree of substitution was calculated by integrating the NMR peak for the 6-position substituted carbon, integrating the NMR peak for the 6- position hydroxy-substituted carbon, and dividing the former by the latter. The integrations yielded 67.4 and 11.7, respectively, and a degree of substitution of 5.7. Thus, the average degree of substitution in this example is about 6. The reaction above shows the degree of substitution to be "n". Although n represents the value of substitution on a single cyclodextrin, and therefore, can be from 0 to 24, it is to be understood that the average degree of substitution is about 6.
• Example 16 The procedure of Example 15 was repeated, except that the amounts of ⁇ -cyclodextrin and -toluenesulfonic acid (Aldrich) were 6.0 g and 5.0 g, respectively. In this case, the degree of substitution of the cyclodextrin was found to be about 3.
• Example 15 The procedure of Example 15 was repeated, except that the derivatized molecular includant of Example 16 was employed in place of that from Example 15. The average degree of substitution of the functionaUzed molecular includant was found to be about 3.
• Example 18 The average degree of substitution of the functionaUzed molecular includant was found to be about 3.
• This example describes the preparation of a colored composition which includes a mutable colorant and the functionalized molecular includant from Example 15.
• a mutable colorant obtained in Example 15
• 100 g of water was heated to 80°C, at which temperature a clear solution was obtained.
• To the solution was added slowly, with stirring, 3.1 g (6.0 mmoles) of Victoria Pure Blue BO (Aldrich).
• the precipitate was washed with 50 ml of water and dried to give 19.1 g (84 percent) of a blue powder, a colored composition consisting of a mutable colorant, Victoria Pure Blue B0, and a molecular includant having covalently coupled to it an average of about six ultraviolet radiation transorber molecules per molecular includant molecule.
• Example 19 The procedure of Example 18 was repeated, except that the functionaUzed molecular includant from Example 17 was employed in place of that from Example 15.
• Example 20 This example describes mutation or decolorization rates for the compositions of Examples 7 (wherein the ⁇ -cyclodextrin has dehydrated phthaloyl glycine-2959 from Example 4 covalently bonded thereto), 18 and 19.
• each plate was exposed to the radiation from a 222-nanometer excimer lamp assembly.
• the assembly consisted of a bank of four cyUndrical lamps having a length of about 30 cm. The lamps were cooled by circulating water through a centrally located or inner tube of the lamp and, as a consequence, they operated at a relatively low temperature, i.e., about 50°C.
• the power density at the lamp's outer surface typically was in the range of from about 4 to about 20 joules per square meter (J/m ). However, such range in reahty merely reflects the capabiUties of current excimer lamp power suppUes; in the future, higher power densities may be practical.
• the distance from the lamp to the sample being irradiated was 4.5 cm.
• Figure 3 not only demonstrates the significant improvement of the colored compositions of the present invention when compared with compositions having a degree of substitution less than three, but also indicates that a degree of substitution of about 6 is about optimum. That is, the figure indicates that Uttle if any improvement in decolonization time would be achieved with degrees of substitution greater than about 6.
• This example describes the preparation of a complex consisting of a mutable colorant and the derivatized molecular includant of Example 15.
• the procedure of Example 18 was repeated, except that the functionaUzed molecular includant of Example 15 was replaced with 10 g (4.8 mmoles) of the derivatized molecular includant of Example 15 and the amount of Victoria Pure Blue BO was reduced to 2.5 g (4.8 mmoles).
• the yield of washed soUd was 10.8 g (86 percent) of a mutable colorant associated with the ⁇ -cyclodextrin having an average of six tosyl groups per molecule of molecular includant.
• Example 22 This example describes the preparation of a colored composition which includes a mutable colorant and a functionalized molecular includant.
• Example 15 The procedure of preparing a functionalized molecular includant of Example 15 was repeated, except that the tosylated ⁇ -cyclodextrin was replaced with 10 g (3.8 mmoles) of the complex obtained in Example 21 and the amount of the derivatized ultraviolet radiation transorber prepared in Example 15 was 11.6 g (27 mmoles). The amount of colored composition obtained was 11.2 g (56 percent). The average degree of substitution was determined as described above, and was found to be 5.9, or about 6.
• This example further demonstrates the ability of the present invention to stabiUze colorants against light.
• the two compounds containing Victoria Pure Blue BO as an includant in the cyclodextrin cavity were tested for Ught fastness under a medium pressure mercury discharge lamp. 100 mg of each compound was dissolved in 20 ml of acetonitrile and was uniformly spread on steel plates to a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm. The plates were then immediately exposed to a medium pressure 1200 watt high intensity quartz arc mercury discharge lamp (Conrad- Hanovia, Inc., Newark, New Jersey) at a distance of 30 cm from the lamp.
• the Ught fastness results of these compounds are summarized in Table 7.
• This example describes the preparation of films consisting of colorant, ultraviolet radiation transorber, and thermoplastic polymer.
• the colorant and ultraviolet radiation transorber were ground separately in a mortar.
• the desired amounts of the ground components were weighed and placed in an aluminum pan, along with a weighed amount of a thermoplastic polymer.
• the pan was placed on a hot plate set at 150°C and the mixture in the pan was stirred until molten.
• a few drops of the molten mixture were poured onto a steel plate and spread into a thin film by means of a glass microscope sUde.
• Each steel plate was 3 x 5 inches (7.6 cm x 12.7 cm) and was obtained from Q-Panel Company, Cleveland, Ohio.
• the film on the steel plate was estimated to have a thickness of the order of 10-20 micrometers.
• UVRT ultraviolet radiation transorber
• the ultraviolet radiation transorber consisted of one or more of Irgacure® 500 (“UVRT A”), Irgacure® 651 (“UVRT B”), and Irgacure® 907 (“UVRT C”), each of which was described earUer and is available from Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Hawthorne, New York.
• the polymer was one of the following: an epichlorohydrin-bisphenol A epoxy resin (“Polymer A”),
• Epon® 1004F Shell Oil Company, Houston, Texas
• a poly(ethylene glycol) having a weight-average molecular weight of about 8,000 (“Polymer B"), Carbowax 8000 (Aldrich Chemical Company)
• a poly(ethylene glycol) having a weight-average molecular weight of about 4,600 (“Polymer C”), Carbowax 4600
• UVRT Ultraviolet Radiation Transorber
• each film was exposed to ultraviolet radiation.
• the steel plate having the film sample on its surface was placed on a moving conveyor belt having a variable speed control.
• Three different ultraviolet radiation sources, or lamps, were used.
• Lamp A was a 222- nanometer excimer lamp and Lamp B was a 308-nanometer excimer lamp, as already described.
• Lamp C was a fusion lamp system having a "D" bulb (Fusion Systems Corporation, RockviUe, Maryland).
• the excimer lamps were organized in banks of four cylindrical lamps having a length of about 30 cm, with the lamps being oriented normal to the direction of motion of the belt.
• the lamps were cooled by circulating water through a centrally located or inner tube of the lamp and, as a consequence, they operated at a relatively low temperature, i.e., about 50°C.
• the power density at the lamp's outer surface typically is in the range of from about 4 to about 20 joules per square meter (J/m ). However, such range in reahty merely reflects the capabiUties of current excimer lamp power supplies; in the future, higher power densities may be practical.
• Lamps A and B the distance from the lamp to the film sample was 4.5 cm and the belt was set to move at 20 ft/min (0.1 m/sec).
• the belt speed was 14 ft/min (0.07 m sec) and the lamp-to-sample distance was 10 cm.
• Table 9 The results of exposing the film samples to ultraviolet radiation are summarized in Table 9. Except for Film F, the table records the number of passes under a lamp which were required in order to render the film colorless. For Film F, the table records the number of passes tried, with the film in each case remaining colored (no change).
• UV radiation Transorber UV radiation Transorber
• Example 25 This Example demonstrates that the 222 nanometer excimer lamps illustrated in Figure 4 produce uniform intensity readings on a surface of a substrate 5.5 centimeters from the lamps, at the numbered locations, in an amount sufficient to mutate the colorant in the compositions of the present invention which are present on the surface of the substrate.
• the lamp 10 comprises a lamp housing 15 with four excimer lamp bulbs 20 positioned in parallel, the excimer lamp bulbs 20 are approximately 30 cm in length.
• the lamps are cooled by circulating water through a centrally located or inner tube (not shown) and, as a consequence, the lamps are operated at a relatively low temperature, i.e., about 50°C.
• the power density at the lamp's outer surface typically is in the range of from about 4 to about 20 joules per square meter (J/m 2 ).
• Table 10 summarizes the intensity readings which were obtained by a meter located on the surface of the substrate.
• the readings numbered 1, 4, 7, and 10 were located approximately 7.0 centimeters from the left end of the column as shown in Figure 4.
• the readings numbered 3, 6, 9, and 12 were located approximately 5.5 centimeters from the right end of the column as shown in Figure 4.
• the readings numbered 2, 5, 8, and 11 were centrally located approximately 17.5 centimeters from each end of the column as shown in Figure 4.
• the excimer lamp 10 comprises a lamp housing 15 with four excimer lamp bulbs 20 positioned in parallel, the excimer lamp bulbs 20 are approximately 30 cm in length.
• the lamps are cooled by circulating water through a centrally located or inner tube (not shown) and, as a consequence, the lamps are operated at a relatively low temperature, i.e., about 50°C.
• the power density at the lamp's outer surface typically is in the range of from about 4 to about 20 joules per square meter (J/m 2 ).
• Table 11 summarizes the intensity readings which were obtained by a meter located on the surface of the substrate.
• the readings numbered 1, 4, and 7 were located approximately 7.0 centimeters from the left end of the columns as shown in Figure 5.
• the readings numbered 3, 6, and 9 were located approximately 5.5 centimeters from the right end of the columns as shown in Figure 5.
• the readings numbered 2, 5, 8 were centrally located approximately 17.5 centimeters from each end of the columns as shown in Figure 5.
• the excimer lamp 10 comprises a lamp housing 15 with four excimer lamp bulbs 20 positioned in parallel, the excimer lamp bulbs 20 are approximately 30 cm in length.
• the lamps are cooled by circulating water through a centrally located or inner tube (not shown) and, as a consequence, the lamps are operated at a relatively low temperature, i.e., about 50°C.
• the power density at the lamp's outer surface typically is in the range of from about 4 to about 20 joules per square meter (J/m 2 ).
• Table 12 summarizes the intensity readings which were obtained by a meter located on the surface of the substrate at position 1 as shown in Figure 6. Position 1 was centrally located approximately 17 centimeters from each end of the column as shown in Figure 6. Table 12
• This example describes a method of making the wavelength-selective sensitizer represented in the following formula:
• the wavelength-selective sensitizer is synthesized as summarized below:
• the white/yellow precipitate was filtered using a Buchner funnel to yield 40.0 g (75%) after drying on a rotary pump for four hours.
• the product was used below without further purification.
• the resulting reaction product had the following physical parameters: Mass. Spec, m/e (m+) 252, 207, 179, 157, 105, 77, 51.
• Example 29 This example describes a method of covalently bonding the compound produced in Example 28 to cyclodextrin as is summarized below:
• reaction mixture was poured into 500 ml of acetone and the white precipitate flltered using a Buchner Funnel.
• the white powder was dried on a rotary pump (0.1 mm Hg) for four hours to yield 8.2 g product.
• the resulting reaction product had the following physical parameters:
• This example describes a method of making the following wavelength-selective sensitizer, namely 4-[4'-carboxy phenyl] -3- buten-2-one:
• the wavelength-selective sensitizer is synthesized as summarized below:
• Example 28 The method of Example 28 was followed except that acetone (Fisher, Optima Grade) was added first, and then the carboxybenzaldehyde was added. More particularly, 32.2 (0.21 mole) of carboxybenzaldehyde was reacted with 12.2 g (0.21 mole) of acetone in the sodium hydroxide/ethanol/water mixture described in Example 28. Dilute HCl was added to bring the reaction mixture to neutral pH, yielding 37.1 g (91%) of a pale yellow powder which was used without further purification in the following examples.
• acetone Fisher, Optima Grade
• This example describes a method of covalently bonding the 4-[4'-carboxy phenyl]-3-buten-2-one produced in Example 30 to cyclodextrin as is summarized below:
• Example 29 The method of Example 29 was followed except that 5.0 g of the 4-[4'-carboxy phenyl]-3-buten-2-one was used. More particularly, 5.0 g (0.026 mole) of the 4-[4'-carboxy phenyl]-3- buten-2-one produced in Example 30 was reacted with 3.3 g (0.026 mole) of oxalyl chloride in anyhydrous DMF at about 0°C. Next, approximately 7.1 g (0.005 mole) hydroxyethyl substituted cyclodextrin was added to the mixture (5:1 ratio) under the conditions described in Example 30 and was further processed as described therein, to produce 10.8 g of white powder. The NMR of the product showed both the aromatic protons of the 4-[4'- carboxy phenyl]-3-buten-2-one produced in Example 30 and the glucose protons of the cyclodextrin.
• This example describes a method of covalently bonding the compound produced in Example 28 to a photoreactor, namely DAROCUR 2959, as is summarized below:
• DAROCUR 2959 (Ciba-Geigy, N.Y.), 0.5g -toluenesulphonic acid (Aldrich), and 300 ml anhydrous benzene (Aldrich).
• the Dean and Stark adapter was put on the flask and the reaction mixture heated at reflux for 8 hours after which point 1.5 ml of water had been collected (theo. 1.43 ml).
• the reaction mixture was then cooled and the solvent removed on a rotary evaporator to yield 35.4 g.
• the crude product was recrystaUzed from 30% ethyl acetate in hexane to yield 34.2 g (94%) of a white powder.
• the resulting reaction product had the following physical parameters:
• Test films were made up containing 90% carbowax 4600 and 10% of a 1 part Victoria Blue BO (Aldrich) to 19 parts 4-[4'-carboxy phenyl]-3-buten-2-one. The mixture was melted on a hot plate, stirred, then drawn down on metal plates (at approximately
• Example 30 is as follows. The experiment used in Example 33 was repeated except that no carbowax was used. Instead, the materials were dissolved in acetonitrile and a film formed, allowed to dry, and then exposed to the 1200 Watt lamp. Again, after one hour, the dye (Victoria Blue BO) was essentially colorless while the mixture containing the 4-[4'-carboxy phenyl]- 3-buten-2-one was unchanged in color.
• Example 35 A further experiment to determine the colorant stabiUzing capabiUty of the compounds produced in Examples 28, 29, 30 (4- [4'-carboxy phenyl]-3-buten-2-one), and 31 (4-[4'-carboxy phenyl]-3-buten-2-one/cyclodextrin) was as follows. The experiment used in Example 34 was repeated for all four compounds, separately. More particularly, five metal plates were prepared using the acetonitrile slurry method of Example 34, with the compositions as follows:
• compositions (2) through (5) contained one part Victoria Pure Blue BO per 20 parts of the compounds produced in the above examples. More particularly, 0.1 g of Victoria Pure Blue BO was mixed with approximately 2.0 g of one of the compounds produced in the above examples, in 10 ml of acetonitrile. The mixtures were drawn down using a #8 bar and allowed to air dry in a ventilation hood. All of the plates were simultaneously exposed to the 1200 Watt mercury lamp for one hour. Each plate was half covered with aluminum foil during exposure to the lamp to maintain a reference point with respect to fading of the colorant. After one hour under the lamp, mixture (1) had gone colorless, while mixtures (2) through (5) all remained unchanged.
• Example 29 was used with color inks removed from the color cartridges of a CANON BJC- 600e bubble jet color printer.
• the ink was re-installed into the cartridges, which were installed into the ink jet printer, and color test pages were generated.
• the fortieth color test page was used in the present study.
• the four cartridges were of BJI-201, and the four inks (cyan, magenta, black, and yellow) were prepared as follows: (1) Cyan
• Example 29 The cartridges were then refilled with the corresponding ink solutions (1) through (4) above. Forty pages were run off, and the fortieth page was exposed to a 1200 Watt medium pressure mercury lamp with a control sheet for nine hours.
• the control sheet is the fortieth color test page run off using the ink compositions that were in the original ink cartridges.
• the results of this experiment are as follows. After three hours under the 1200 Watt lamp, the control was 40 to 50% bleached, while the inks containing the compound produced in Example 29 were unchanged. After nine hours, the control was 50 to 60% bleached while the inks containing the compound of Example 29 were only about 10 to 20 % bleached. Accordingly, the compound produced in Example 29 is capable of stabiUzing the dyes found in standard ink jet inks.
• Example 37 Another experiment to determine the colorant stabiUzing capabiUty of the compound produced in Example 29 is as follows. The stabiUty of the ink solutions produced in Example I were studied as described below.
• Example 29 works well as a dye stabilizer to visible and ultraviolet radiation.
• An ink composition is prepared by dissolving approximately 2.0 grams of a colored composition comprising a ⁇ -cyclodextrin molecular includant having an ultraviolet radiation transorber covalently bonded to the cyclodextrin outside of the cavity of the cyclodextrin and a colored composition associated with the cyclodextrin, as described in the Examples above, in approximately 80.0 grams of deionized water and 5.0 grams of diethylene glycol at approximately 50° C with constant stirring. The resulting colored composition-containing ink was allowed to cool to room temperature. The ink may be subjected to sonication. Further, a surfactant may be added to the ink formulation. For example, approximately 0.2 gram of surfactant is added dropwise and with constant stirring.
• Useful surfactants include Strodex PK- * 30, obtained from GAF, Pluronic F-68, obtained from BASF, and Karasperse TU, obtained from Marasperse. Still further, the ink may be centrifuged or flltered.
• EXAMPLE 39 An ink composition is prepared according to the following proportions:
• Styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer (dispersent) 4 % Styrene-acryUc resin emulsion, (resin content: 19%) 25%
• diethylene glycol and ethanol are mixed to completely disperse and combine the material.
• the diethylene glycol and ethanol are then added, and the mixture stirred and filtered through a 5 ⁇ m membrane to obtain an ink suitable for ink jet printing.
• EXAMPLE 40 An ink composition is prepared according the to following proportions: Colored composition as described above 8% Styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer (dispersent) 2%
• Styrene-acryUc resin emulsion (resin content: 19%) 1%
• Ethanol 5% Water 70% The above components, except 2-pyrrolidone and ethanol are mixed to completely disperse and combine the material. The diethylene glycol and ethanol are then added, and the mixture stirred and filtered through a 5 ⁇ m membrane to obtain an ink suitable for ink jet printing.
• An ink composition is prepared according the to following proportions:
• diethylene glycol and 2-propanol are mixed to completely disperse and combine the material.
• the diethylene glycol and ethanol are then added, and the mixture stirred and filtered through a 5 ⁇ m membrane to obtain an ink suitable for ink jet printing.
• EXAMPLE 42 Ink prepared according to Examples 38-41 is flltered and incorporated into a Hewlett-Packard DeskJet thermal ink jet printer and prints are generated on standard ink jet printer paper.

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