.alpha.-aminoacetophenones as photoinitiators

Abstract

Compounds of the formula I, II, III and IIIa ##STR1## in which Ar.sup.1 is an unsubstituted or substituted aromatic radical and at least one of the radicals R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is an alkenyl, cycloalkenyl or arylmethyl group, are effective photoinitiators for photopolymerization of unsaturated compounds. They are particularly suitable for photocuring of pigmented systems.

Description

The invention relates to novel derivatives of .alpha.-aminoacetophenone which have an allyl or aralkyl group in the .alpha.-position, and to their use as photoinitiators for the photopolymerization of ethylenically unsaturated compounds, in particular for photocuring pigmented systems, such as printing inks or white lacquer.

Derivatives of .alpha.-aminoacetophenone are known from EP-A-3,002 as photo-initiators for ethylenically unsaturated compounds. If these compounds have in their 4-position of the phenyl radical substituents containing sulfur or oxygen, the compounds are particularly suitable as photoinitiators for pigmented photocurable systems (EP-A-88,050 and 117,233), for example for UV-curable printing inks.

Derivatives of .alpha.-aminoacetophenone which have an amino group in the 4-position of the phenyl radical are described in EP-A-138,754. These compounds are used in combination with photosensitizers from the aromatic carbonyl compound class.

It has now been found that of this general class of .alpha.-aminoacetophenones, those which contain at least one alkenyl or aralkyl group in the .alpha.-position have a particularly high activity as photoinitiators. These compounds are especially suitable for use in printing inks.

The compounds are specifically those of the formula I, II, III or IIIa, ##STR2## in which Ar.sup.1 is an aromatic radical of the formula IV, V, VI or VII, ##STR3## in which X is a divalent radical of the formula ##STR4## Y is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylene, cyclohexylene or a direct bond, Y' is xylylene, C.sub.4 -C.sub.8 alkenediyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 alkadienediyl, dipentenediyl or dihydroxylylene, U is --O--, --S-- or --N(R.sup.17)--, V is --O--, --S--, --N(R.sup.17)--, --CO--, --CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkylidene or a direct bond, W is unbranched or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkylene or C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkylidene, is either (a) a R.sup.1 is either (a) a radical of the formula ##STR5## in which p is zero or 1, or (b) a radical of the formula ##STR6## in which q is 0, 1, 2 or 3, or (c) a radical of the formula ##STR7## in which Ar.sup.2 is a phenyl, naphthyl, furyl, thienyl or pyridyl radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, OH, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl which is substituted by OH, halogen, --N(R.sup.11).sub.2, --C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkoxy, --COO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl), --CO(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n OCH.sub.3 or --OCO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy which is substituted by --COO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 -alkyl) or --CO(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n OCH.sub.3, --(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n OH, --(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n OCH.sub.3, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkylthio, phenoxy, --COO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl), --CO(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n OCH.sub.3, phenyl or benzoyl, in which n is 1-20, or (d) together with R.sup.2 forms a radical of the formula ##STR8## in which m is 1 or 2, R.sup.2 has one of the meanings given for R.sup.1 or is C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, phenoxy, halogen or phenyl, or phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, R.sup.3 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkyl which is substituted by hydroxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, --CN or --COO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 alkenyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 cycloalkyl or C.sub.7 -C.sub.9 phenylalkyl, R.sup.4 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkyl which is substituted by hydroxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, --CN or --COO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 -alkenyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 cycloalkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.9 phenylalkyl, phenyl or phenyl which is substituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or --COO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 --alkyl or R.sup.4 together with R.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkylene, C.sub.7 -C.sub.10 phenylalkylene, o-xylylene, 2-butenylene or C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 oxa- or -azaalkylene, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together are C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 alkylene, which can be interrupted by --O--, --S--, --CO-- or --N(R.sup.17)-- or can be substituted by hydroxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or --COO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 independently of one another are hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl, benzoyl or a group --OR.sup.18, --SR.sup.19, --SO--R.sup.19, --SO.sub.2 --R.sup.19, --N(R.sup.20)(R.sup.21), --NH--SO.sub.2 --R.sup.22 or ##STR9## in which Z is --O--, --S--, --N(R.sup.11)--, --N(R.sup.11)--R.sup.12 --N(R.sup.11)-- or ##STR10## in which, in the case where R.sup.1 is allyl and R.sup.2 is methyl, R.sup.5 is not --OCH.sub.3, and in the case where R.sup.1 is benzyl and R.sup.2 is methyl or benzyl, R.sup.5 is not --OCH.sub.3, --SCH.sub.3 or --SO--CH.sub.3, R.sup.10 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, halogen or C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkanoyl, R.sup.11 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 alkenyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.9 phenylalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 hydroxyalkyl or phenyl, R.sup.12 is unbranched or branched C.sub.2 -C.sub.16 alkylene, which can be interrupted by one or more --O--, --S-- or --N(R.sup.11)--, R.sup.13 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl or phenyl, R.sup.14, R.sup.15 and R.sup.16 independently of one another are hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, or R.sup.14 and R.sup.15 together are C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 alkylene, R.sup.17 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, which can be interrupted by one or more --O--, C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 -alkenyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.9 -phenylalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 hydroxyalkyl, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CN, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkanoyl or benzoyl, R.sup.18 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl which is substituted by --CN, --OH, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkenoxy, --OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CN, --OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), --COOH or --COO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n H where n=2--20, C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkanoyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 alkenyl, cyclohexyl, hydroxycyclohexyl, phenyl, phenyl which is substituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.7 -C.sub.9 phenylalkyl or --Si(C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl) .sub.r (phenyl).sub.3-r where r=1, 2 or 3, R.sup.19 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 alkenyl, cyclohexyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl which is substituted by --SH, --OH, --CN, --COO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, --OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CN or --OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), phenyl, phenyl which is substituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or C.sub.7 -C.sub.9 phenylalkyl, R.sup.20 and R.sup.21 independently of one another are hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -hydroxyalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 alkoxyalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 alkenyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 cycloalkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.9 phenylalkyl, phenyl, phenyl which is substituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkanoyl or benzoyl, or R.sup.20 and R.sup.21 together are C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkylene, which can be interrupted by --O--, --S-- or --N(R.sup.17)--, or can be substituted by hydroxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or --COO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl) and R.sup.22 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl, phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkoxy or naphthyl, or an acid addition salt of such a compound, in particular compounds of the formula I in which Ar.sup.1 is a group of the formula IV, V or VII and R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9, R.sup.10, V, U and W are as defined above.

C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 Alkyl R.sup.14, R.sup.15 and R.sup.16 can be, for example, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl or tert-butyl.

C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 Alkyl R.sup.2, R.sup.11 and R.sup.13 can moreover also be, for example, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, 2-ethylhexyl or 2,2,4,4-tetramethylbutyl. C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 Alkyl R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9, R.sup.10, R.sup.17, R.sup.18, R.sup.19, R.sup.20 and R.sup.21 can moreover also be, for example, nonyl, decyl, isodecyl, undecyl or dodecyl.

C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 Alkenyl R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.11, R.sup.17, R.sup.20 and R.sup.21 can be, for example, allyl, methallyl, crotyl or dimethylallyl, allyl being preferred. C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 Alkenyl R.sup.18 and R.sup.19 can moreover also be, for example, hexenyl, octenyl or decenyl.

C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 Cycloalkyl R.sup.2, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are, in particular, cyclohexyl. C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 Cycloalkyl R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.20 and R.sup.21 can moreover also be, for example, cyclooctyl or cyclododecyl.

C.sub.7 -C.sub.9 phenylalkyl R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.17, R.sup.18, R.sup.19, R.sup.20 and R.sup.21 is, in particular, benzyl.

C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 Alkylene Y can be, for example, methylene, or di-, tri-, tetra-, penta- or hexamethylene. C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 Alkylene W can be, for example, methylene, ethylene, 1,2-propylene or 1,2-hexylene.

C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 Alkylidene V and W can be, for example, ethylidene, propylidene, butylidene, isobutylidene or hexylidene.

Examples of Ar.sup.2 are the groups phenyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 2-furyl, 2-thienyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-chlorophenyl, tolyl, 4-isopropylphenyl, 4-octylphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 4-phenoxyphenyl, 4-phenylphenyl, 4-benzoylphenyl, 4-chloro-1-naphthyl and 4-methyl-2-pyridyl.

Examples of substituted alkyl R.sup.2 are the groups 2-methoxyethyl, 3-butoxypropyl, 2-isopropoxyethyl, 4-phenoxybutyl, 2-chloroethyl, 3-chloropropyl, 2-phenylethyl or 3-phenylpropyl. Examples of substituted phenyl R.sup.2 are the groups 4-chlorophenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 4-tolyl or 4-butylphenyl.

Substituted alkyl R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 can be, for example, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-hydroxypropyl, 2-hydroxyisobutyl, 2-ethoxyethyl, 2-methoxypropyl, 2-butoxyethyl, 2-cyanoethyl, 2-ethoxycarbonylethyl or 2-methoxycarbonylethyl.

Substituted phenyl R.sup.4 can be, for example, 3-chlorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 4-tolyl, 4-tert-butylphenyl, 4-dodecylphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl or 3 -methoxycarbonylphenyl.

If R.sup.4 together with R.sup.2 is alkylene or phenylalkylene, these preferably give, together with the C atom and the N atom to which they are bonded, a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring.

If R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together are alkylene or interrupted alkylene, these preferably give, together with the N atom to which they are bonded, a 5-or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, for example a pyrrolidine, piperidine, morpholine, thiomorpholine, piperidone or piperazine ring, which can be substituted by one or more alkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy or ester groups.

C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkanoyl R.sup.10, R.sup.17 and R.sup.18 can be, for example, propionyl, butyryl, isobutyryl, hexanoyl or octanoyl, but in particular acetyl.

C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 Hydroxyalkyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 hydroxyalkyl R.sup.11, R.sup.17, R.sup.20 and R.sup.21 can be, for example, hydroxymethyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-hydroxypropyl or 4-hydroxybutyl.

Alkylene or interrupted alkylene R.sup.12 can be, for example, ethylene, tri-, tetra-, penta-, hexa-, octa-or dodecamethylene, 2,2-dtmethyltrimethylene, 1,3,3-trimethyltetramethylene, 3-oxa-pentamethylene, 3-oxa-heptamethylene, 4,7-dioxa-decamethylene, 4,9-dioxadodecamethylene, 3,6,9,12-tetraoxa-tetradecamethylene, 4-aza-heptamethylene, 4,7-di-(methylaza)-decamethylene or 4-thia-heptamethylene.

If R.sup.14 and R.sup.15 TOGETHER are C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 alkylene, they are, in particular, 1,3- or 1,4-alkylene, for example, 1,3-propylene, 1,3-butylene, 2,4-pentylene, 1,3-hexylene, 1,4-butylene, 1,4-pentylene or 2,4-hexylene.

Substituted phenyl R.sup.18, R.sup.19, R.sup.20 and R.sup.21 can be for example 4-chlorophenyl, 3-chlorophenyl, 4-tolyl, 4-tert-butylphenyl, 4-nonylphenyl, 4-dodecylphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl or 4-ethoxyphenyl.

An --Si(C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl).sub.r (phenyl).sub.3-r group R.sup.18 can be, in particular, --Si( CH.sub.3).sub.3, --Si(phenyl).sub.2 CH.sub.3, --Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 phenyl, --Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 --[C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2 ] or --Si(phenyl).sub.3. Substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl R.sup.18 can be, for example, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-methoxyethyl or 2-allyloxyethyl. Substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl R.sup.19 can be, for example, 2-mercaptoethyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-hydroxypropyl, 2-methoxyethyl, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CN or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOCH.sub.3.

Alkoxyalkyl R.sup.20 and R.sup.21 can be, for example, methoxyethyl, ethoxyethyl, 2-ethoxypropyl, 2-butoxyethyl, 3-methoxypropyl or 2-hexyloxyethyl.

C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 Alkanoyl R.sup.20 and R.sup.21 are, in particular, acetyl.

Substituted phenyl or naphthyl R.sup.22 can be, for example, 4-tolyl, 4-bromophenyl, 3-chlorophenyl, 4-butylphenyl, 4-octylphenyl, 4-decylphenyl, 4-dodecylphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 4-isopropoxyphenyl, 4-butoxyphenyl, 4-octyloxyphenyl, chloronaphthyl, nonylnaphthyl or dodecylnaphthyl.

If R.sup.20 and R.sup.21 together are alkylene or interrupted alkylene, this forms, together with the N atom to which it is bonded, a heterocyclic ring, preferably a 5-or 6-membered ring, which can be substituted by alkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy or ester groups. Examples of such rings are a pyrrolidine, piperidine, 4-hydroxypiperidine, 3-ethoxycarbonylpiperidine, morpholine, 2,6-dimethyl-morpholine, piperazine or 4-methylpiperazine ring.

All these compounds have at least one basic amino group and can therefore be converted into the corresponding salts by addition of acids. The acids can be inorganic or organic acids. Examples of such acids are HCl, HBr, H.sub.2 SO.sub.4, H.sub.3 PO.sub.4, mono- or polycarboxylic acids, for example, acetic acid, oleic acid, succinic acid, sebacic acid, tartaric acid or CF.sub.3 COOH, and sulfonic acids, for example, CH.sub.3 SO.sub.3 H, C.sub.12 H.sub.25 SO.sub.3 H, p-C.sub.12 H.sub.25 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --SO.sub.3 H, p-CH.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --SO.sub.3 H or CF.sub.3 SO.sub.3 H.

Preferred compounds of the formula I are those in which Ar.sup.1 is a group of the formula IV, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl or a group --OR.sup.18, --SR.sup.19, --SOR.sup.19, --SO.sub.2 --R.sup.19, --N(R.sup.20)(R.sup.21), --NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.22 or ##STR11## in which Z is --O--, --S--, --N(R.sup.11)-- or --N(R.sup.11)--R.sup.12 --N (R.sup.11)--, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are hydrogen or halogen, R.sup.9 is hydrogen, halogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl and R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.11, R.sup.12, R.sup.18, R.sup.19, R.sup.20, R.sup.21 and R.sup.22 are as defined above, and in the case where R.sup.1 is allyl and R.sup.2 is methyl, R.sup.5 is not --OCH.sub.3, and in the case where R.sup.1 is benzyl and R.sup.2 is methyl or benzyl, R.sup.5 is not --OCH.sub.3, --SCH.sub.3 or --SOCH.sub.3.

Of the compounds of the formula I in which Ar.sup.1 is a group of the formula IV, in which R.sup.5 is a group --OR.sup.18, --SR.sup.19, --N(R.sup.20)(R.sup.21) or ##STR12## preferred compounds are those in which R.sup.6 is hydrogen, halogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or has one of the meanings given for R.sup.5, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are hydrogen or halogen, R.sup.9 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, Z is --O--, --S-- or --N(R.sup.11)--, R.sup.1 is either (a) a radical of the formula ##STR13## or (b) a radical of the formula --CH(R.sup.13)--Ar.sup.2, in which Ar.sup.2 is a phenyl radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl methylthio, methoxy or benzoyl, R.sup.2 has one of the meanings given for R.sup.1 or is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 independently of one another are C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkyl which is substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, --CN or --COO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), allyl, cyclohexyl or benzyl, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together are C.sub.4 -C.sub.6 alkylene, which can be interrupted by --O-- or --N(R.sup.17)--, R.sup.11 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, allyl, benzyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkanoyl, R.sup.12 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkylene R.sup.13, R.sup.14, R.sup.15 and R.sup.16 independently of one another are hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.17 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, benzyl, 2-hydroxyethyl or acetyl, R.sup.18 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-methoxyethyl, 2-allyloxyethyl, allyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, benzyl or --Si(CH.sub.3).sub.3, R.sup.19 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-methoxyethyl, phenyl, p-tolyl or benzyl, and R.sup.20 and R.sup.21 independently of one another are hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkoxyalkyl, acetyl, allyl or benzyl, or R.sup.20 and R.sup.21 together are C.sub.4 -C.sub.6 alkylene, which can be interrupted by --O-- or --N(R.sup.17)--, and, in the case where R.sup.1 is allyl, R.sup.5 is not --OCH.sub.3, and in the case where R.sup.1 is benzyl and R.sup.2 is methyl or benzyl, R.sup.5 is not --OCH.sub.3 or --SCH.sub.3.

Particularly preferred compounds of the formula I are those in which Ar.sup.1 is a group of the formula IV in which R.sup.5 is a group --OR.sup.18, --SR.sup.19 or --N(R.sup.20)(R.sup.21), R.sup.6 is hydrogen, chlorine or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or has one of the meanings given for R.sup.5, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are hydrogen or chlorine, R.sup.9 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sup.1 is either (a) a radical of the formula --CH.sub.2 --C(R.sup.14)=CH(R.sup.15) or (b) a radical of the formula --CH.sub.2 --Ar.sup.2, in which Ar.sup.2 is a phenyl radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, CH.sub.3 S--, CH.sub.3 O-- or benzyl, R.sup.2 has one of the meanings given for R.sup.1 or is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 independently of one another are C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, 2-methoxyethyl, allyl or benzyl, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together are tetramethylene, pentamethylene or 3-oxapentamethylene, R.sup.14 and R.sup.15 are hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.18 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-methoxyethyl or phenyl, R.sup.19 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-methoxyethyl, phenyl or p-tolyl and R.sup.20 and R.sup.21 are hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, 2-methoxyethyl, acetyl or allyl, or R.sup.20 and R.sup.21 together are C.sub.4 -C.sub.5 -alkylene, which can be interrupted by --O-- or --N(CH.sub.3)--, and in the case where R.sup.1 is allyl, R.sup.5 is not --OCH.sub.3, and in the case where R.sup.1 is benzyl and R.sup.2 is methyl or benzyl, R.sup.5 is not --OCH.sub.3 or --SCH.sub.3.

Of these compounds, preferred compounds are those in which R.sup.5 is a group --SR.sup.19, R.sup.1 is a radical of the formula ##STR14## and either R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are hydrogen or R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are hydrogen, and those in which R.sup.1 is allyl.

Of the compounds of the formula I in which Ar.sup.1 is a group of the formula IV in which R.sup.5 is a group --N(R.sup.20)(R.sup.21), compounds which are preferred are those in which R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are hydrogen, and those in which R.sup.6 R.sup.7 R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are hydrogen, and those in which R.sup.1 is allyl or benzyl.

Preferred compounds of the formula I are moreover those in which Ar.sup.1 is a group of the formula IV in which R.sup.5 is hydrogen, halogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl and R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are hydrogen, R.sup.1 is allyl or benzyl, R.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, allyl or benzyl, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 independently of one another are C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkyl which is substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, --CN or --COO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), allyl, cyclohexyl or benzyl, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together are C.sub.4 -C.sub.6 alkylene, which can be interrupted by --O-- or --N(R.sup.17)--and R.sup.17 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or 2-hydroxyethyl.

Examples of individual compounds of the formula I are:

1. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-ethyl-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 2. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 3. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-propan-1-one 4. 4-morpholino-4-(4-morpholinobenzyl)-hepta-1,6-diene 5. 2-ethyl-2-morpholino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 6. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(dimethylamino)-phenyl]-butan-1-one 7. 4-dimethylamino-4-(4-dimethylaminobenzoyl)-hepta-1,6-diene 8. 4-(dimethylamino)-4-(4-morpholinobenzoyl)-hepta-1,6-diene 9. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)-2-ethyl-4-penten-1-one 10. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one 11. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(dimethylamino)-phenyl]-4-penten-1-one 12. 2-benzyl-1-[4-(dimethylamino)-phenyl]-2-(dimethylamino)-3-phenylpropan-1-one 13. 2-ethyl-1-[4-(methylthio)-phenyl ]-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 14. 4-[4-(methylthio)-benzoyl]-4-morpholino-hepta-1,6-diene 15. 4-(dimethylamino)-4-(4-methoxybenzoyl)-hepta-1,6-diene 16. 4-(4-methoxybenzoyl)-4-morpholino-hepta-1,6-diene 17. 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-morpholino-2-phenyl-4-penten-1-one 18. 2-ethyl-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 19. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-butan-1-one 20. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-ethyl-1-[4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-4-penten-1-one 21. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-4-penten-1-one 22. 4-(dimethylamino)-4-[4-(methylthio)-benzoyl]-1,6-heptadiene 23. 2-(dimethylamino)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-propan-1-one 24. 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-propan-1-one 25. 3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-propan-1-one 26. 3-(4-bromophenyl)-2-(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-propan-1-one 27. 2-ethyl-4-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 28. 2-ethyl-1-[4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-2-morpholino-4-hexen-1-one 29. 2-benzyl-1-[4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 30. 2-allyl-1-[4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-2-morpholino-hexan-1-one 31. 2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-2-methyl-3-(4-methylphenyl)-propan-1-one 32. 2-(dimethylamino)-1,3-bis-[4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-2-methyl-propan-1-one 33. 2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-2-methyl-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-propan-1-one 34. 1-[4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 35. 2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-2-methyl-4-penten-1-one 36. 1-[4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-2-morpholino-2-phenyl-4-penten-1-one 37. 2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-2-phenyl-4-penten-1-one 38. 2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-2,3-diphenyl-propan-1-one 39. 2-methyl-2-morpholino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 40. 2-benzyl-2-morpholino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 41. 2-ethyl-2-morpholino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 42. 1-[4-(dimethylamino)-phenyl]-2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 43. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-3-phenyl-propan-1-one 44. 4-[4-(dimethylamino)-benzoyl]-4-morpholino-hepta-1,6-diene 45. 2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(dimethylamino)-phenyl]-2-methyl-4-penten-1-one 46. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 47. 1-[4-(dimethylamino)-phenyl]-2-ethyl-4-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 48. 1-[4-(dimethylamino)-phenyl]-2-ethyl-2-morpholino-4-hexen-1-one 49. 2-ethyl-2-morpholino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-4-hexen-1-one 50. 2-ethyl-4-methyl-2-morpholino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 51. 1-[4-(bis-(2-methoxyethyl)amino)-phenyl]-2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 52. 1-[4-(dibutylamino)phenyl]-2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 53. 2-methyl-1-[4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 54. 2-benzyl-2-(diethylamino)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-butan-1-one 55. 1-[4-(diethylamino)-phenyl]-2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 56. 2-methyl-2-morpholino-1-[4-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)-phenyl]-4-penten-1-one 57. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-piperidinophenyl)-butan-1-one, 58. 2-ethyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-piperidinophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 59. 2-benzyl-1-[4-(diethylamino)phenyl]-2-ethyl-butan-1-one 60. 1-[4-(diethylamino)phenyl]-2-ethyl-4-penten-1-one 61. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(2-hydroxyethylthio)-phenyl]butan-1-one 62. 2-ethyl-1-[4-(2-hydroxyethylthio)-phenyl]-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 63. 1-[4-(diallylamino)-phenyl]-2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 64. 3-(4-benzoylphenyl)-2-(diethylamino)-2-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-propan-1-one 65. 2-(dimethylamino)-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-methyl-1-phenylpropan-1-one 66. 2-(dimethylamino)-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-methyl-1-[4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-propan-1-one 67. 3-(4-benzoylphenyl)-2-(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-1-one 68. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-butan-1-one 69. 4-(dimethylamino)-4-(4-fluorobenzoyl)-hepta-1,6-diene 70. 2-ethyl-2-morpholino-1-[4-(4-methylphenylsulfonyl)phenyl]-4-penten-1-one 71. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-ethyl-1-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-4-penten-1-one 72. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(methylphenylsulfonyl)phenyl]butan-1-one 73. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-butan-1-one 74. 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 75. 4-(4-fluorobenzoyl)-4-morpholino-hepta-1,6-diene 76. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 77. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-phenyl-propan-1-one 78. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-ethyl-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 79. 2-benzyl-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 80. 2-ethyl-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 81. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-propan-1-one 82. 2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-methyl-4-penten-1-one 83. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-butan-1-one 84. 2-benzyl-1-[4-(ethoxycarbonylmethyloxy)phenyl]-2-(dimethylamino)butan-1-one 85. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(2-hydroxyethyloxy)phenyl]-butan-1-one 86. 2-benzyl-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(dimethylamino)-butan-1-one 87. 2-benzyl-1-1-(4-bromophenyl)-2-(dimethylamino)-butan-1-one 88. 1-(4-bromophenyl)-2-ethyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 89. 2-ethyl-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-morpholino-3-penten-1-one 90. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-ethyl-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4-penten-1-one 91. 2-benzyl-1- [4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 92. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-propan-1-one 93. 2-methyl-2-morpholino-1-phenyl-4-penten-1-one 94. 2-benzyl-2-morpholino-phenyl-4-penten-1-one 95. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-1-phenyl-4-penten-1-one 96. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-phenyl-propan-1-one 97. 4-benzoyl-4-(dimethylamino)-hepta-1,6-diene 98. 2-benzyl-1-2-(dimethylamino)-1,3-diphenyl-propan-1-one 99. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-phenyl-4-penten-1-one 100. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-ethyl-1-phenyl-4-penten-1-one 101. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-phenyl-butan-1-one 102. 1,2-diphenyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 103. 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-1-one 104. 3-(4-bromophenyl)-2-(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-1-one 105. 3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-1-one 106. 3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-1-one 107. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-3-(4-methylphenyl)-1-phenyl-propan-1-one 108. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-3-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-1-phenyl-propan-1-one 109. 2-(dimethylamino)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-1-one 110. 2-(dimethylamino)-3-(4-ethoxy-phenyl)-2-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-1-one 111. 2-ethyl-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 112. 2-ethyl-1-(4-fluorophenyl )-5-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 113. 2-(benzylmethylamino)-2-ethyl-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 114. 2-(allylmethylamino)-2-ethyl-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 115. 2-benzyl-2-(benzylmethylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-4-butan-1-one 116. 2-benzyl-2-(butylmethylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-4-butan-1-one 117. 2-(butylmethylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 118. 1-(4-acetylaminophenyl )-2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-butan-1-one 119. 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-pentan-1-one 120. 2-allyl-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-pentan-1-one 121. 2-morpholino-1-[4-(2-methoxyethyloxy)phenyl]-2-methyl-4-penten-one 122. 4-morpholino-4-[4-(2-hydroxyethylthio)benzoyl]-5-methyl-1-hexene 123. 1-(4-bromophenyl)-2-morpholino-2-methyl-4-penten-1-one 124. 4-(4-bromobenzoyl)-4-morpholino-5-methyl-1-hexene 125. 1-(4-[2-hydroxyethylthio]phenyl)-2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 126. 1-(4-[2-(allyloxy)-ethoxy]phenyl)-2-ethyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 127. 1-(4-[2-(allyloxy)-ethoxy]phenyl)-2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 128. 1-(4-[2-(methoxy)-ethoxy]phenyl)-2-ethyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1one 129. 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1-[4-(2-methoxyethylamino)phenyl]-butan-1-one 130. 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-methylaminophenyl)-butan-1-one 131. 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1-[4-(N-acetylmethylamino)phenyl]-butan-1-one 132. 2-benzyl-2-diethylamino-1-(4-morpholino-phenyl)-butan-1-one 133. 2-diethylamino-2-ethyl-1-(4-morpholino-phenyl)-4-penten-1-one 140. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(3,5-dimethyl-4-methoxy-phenyl)butan-1-one 141. 2-benzyl-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(dimethylamino)-butan-1-one 142. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-ethyl-1-(3.4-dichlorophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 143. 2-benzyl-1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(dimethylamino)-butan-1-one 144. 1-(3-chloro-4-morpholino-phenyl)-2-(dimethylamino)-butan-1-one 145. 2-benzyl-1-(3-chloro-4-morpholino-phenyl)-2-(dimethylamino)butan-1-one 146. 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-dimethylamino-3-ethyl-phenyl)butan-1-one 147. 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-dimethylamino-2-methyl-phenyl)butan-1-one 148. 9-butyl-3,6-di(2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-butyryl)carbazole 149. 9-butyl-3,6-di(2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-on-1-yl)carbazole 150. 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one-trifluoracetate 151. 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one-p-toluenesulfonate 152. 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one-camphorsulfonate 153. 4-(dimethylamino)-4-[4-(phenyloxy)-benzoyl]-hepta-1,6-diene 154. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-isopropyloxyphenyl)-4-penten-1-one 155. 1-(4-butyloxyphenyl)-2-ethyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 156. 1-(4-allyloxyphenyl)-2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-butan-1-one 157. 2-methyl-2-morpholino-1-[4-(trimethylsilyloxy)-phenyl]-4-penten-1-one 158. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-((1,1,2-trimethylpropyldimethyl)-silyloxy)-phenyl]-butan-2-one 159. 2-ethyl-1-[4-(ethylthio)-phenyl]-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 160. 2-benzyl-1-[4-(butylthio)-phenyl]-2-(dimethylamino)-3-phenyl-propan-1-one 161. 1-[4-(isopropylthio)-phenyl]-2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 162. 1-[4-(allylthio)-phenyl]-2-ethyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 163. 1-[4-(benzylthio)-phenyl]-2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-propan-1-one 164. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-mercaptophenyl)-butan-1-one 165. 2-benzyl-1-[4-(cyclohexylthio)-phenyl]-2-(dimethylamino)-3-phenyl-propan-1-one 166. 2-ethyl-1-[4-(4-methylphenylthio)-phenyl]-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 167. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(octylthio)-phenyl]-butan-1-one 168. 2-benzyl-1-[4-(chlorophenylthio)-phenyl]-2-(dimethylamino)-4-penten-1-one 169. 2-methyl-1-[4-(2-methoxycarbonylethylthio)-phenyl]-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 170. 1-[4-(butylsulfonyl)-phenyl]-2-(dimethylamino)-2-ethyl-4-penten-1-one 171. 1-[4-(benzenesulfonyl)-phenyl]-2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-butan-1-one 172. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(methylsulfinyl)-phenyl]-butan-1-one 173. 2-ethyl-1-[4-(4-methylphenylsulfonyl)-phenyl]-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 174. 1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-ethyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 175. 2-benzyl-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-(dimethylamino)-butan-1-one 176. 4-(3,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)-4-(dimethylamino)-hepta-1,6-diene 177. 1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-butan-1-one 178. 1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 179. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-butan-1-one 180. 1-(dibenzofuran-3-yl)-2-ethyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 181. 1-(4-benzoylphenyl)-2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-propan-1-one 182. 2-[2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-butanoyl]-fluorenone 183. 2-(2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-pentenoyl)-xanthone 184. 2-[2-allyl-2-(dimethylamino)-4-pentenoyl]-acridanone 185. 2-[2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-butanoyl]-dibenzosuberone 186. 1-(N-butylcarbazol-3-yl)-2-ethyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 187. 2-benzyl-1-(N-butylcarbazol-3-yl)-2-(dimnethylamino)-butan-1-one 188. 2-allyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(N-methylphenothiazin-2-yl)-4-penten-1-one 189. 2-benzyl-1-(N-butyl-phenoxazin-2-yl)-2-morpholino-propan-1-one 190. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(xanthen-2-yl)-butan-1-one 191. 1-(chroman-6-yl)-2-ethyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 192. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(N-methylindolin-5-yl)-propan-1-one 193. 1-(N-butylindolin-5-yl)-2-ethyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 194. 1-(5,10-dibutyl-5,10-dihydrophenazin-6-yl)-2-(dimethylamino)-4-penten-1-one 195. 2-benzyl-1-(1,4-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxalin-6-yl)-2-(dimethylamino)-butan-1-one 196. 1-(1,4-dibutyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxalin-6-yl)-2-ethyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 197. 2-benzyl-1-(2,3-dihydro-2,3-dimethyl-benzothiazol-5-yl)-2-(di-methylamino)-butan-1-one 198. 1-(2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)-2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 199. 2-benzyl-1-(2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)-2-(dimethylamino)-butan-2-one 200. 1-(4-aminophenyl)-2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-butan-2-one 201. 1-[4-(butylamino)phenyl]-2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 202. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(isopropylamino)phenyl]-butan-1-one 203. 2-ethyl-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-piperidino-4-penten-1-one 204. 2-methyl-2-(N-methylpiperazino)-1-[4-(N-methylpiperazino)phenyl]4-penten-1-one 205. 2-benzyl-2-[di(2-methoxyethyl)-amino]-1-[4-(thiomethyl)phenyl]butan-1-one 206. 2-(dibutylamino)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methyl-4-penten-1-one 207. 1-[4-(dimethylamino)-phenyl]-2-ethyl-2-(methylphenylamino)-4-penten-1-one 208. 2-methyl-1-(methoxyphenyl)-2-oxazolidino-4-penten-1-one 209. 2-ethyl-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-2-piperidino-4-penten-1-one 210. 2-methyl-2-piperidino-1-(4-piperidinophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 211. 2-ethyl-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-2-piperidino-4-penten-1-one 212. 2-benzyl-2-(dibutylamino)-1-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-butan-1-one 213. 2-(dibutylamino)-2-methyl-1-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-4-penten-1-one 214. 2-benzyl-2-(dibutylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one 215. 2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(dimethylamino)-phenyl]-2-[(1-cyclohexenyl)-methyl]-butan-1-one 216. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-(2-cyclopentenyl)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)propan-1-one 217. 2-ethyl-2-(4-morpholinobenzoyl)-N-methyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine 218. 2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(dimethylamino)-phenyl]-2,4,5-trimethyl-4-hexen-1-one 219. 2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(dimethylamino)-phenyl]-2-(2-pinen-10-yl)butan-1-one 220. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(2,6-dimethylmorpholin-4-yl)phenyl]-butan-1-one 221. 2-ethyl-2-(2.6-dimethylmorpholin-4-yl)-1-[4-(2,6-dimethylmorpholin-4-yl)phenyl]-4-penten-1-one 222. 1-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-2-ethyl-2-(2,6-dimethylmorpholin-4-yl)-4-penten-1-one 223. 1-[4-(2,6-dimethylmorpholin-4-yl)phenyl]-2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 224. 2-ethyl-1-[4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)phenyl]-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 225. 1-[4-(2-methoxyethyloxy)phenyl]-2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 226. 1-[4-(2-hydroxyethylthio)phenyl]-2-morpholino-2-propyl-4-penten-1-one 227. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-[4-(2-methoxyethylthio)phenyl]butan-1-one 228. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-isopropyl-1-(4-morpholino-phenyl)-4-penten-1-one 229. 2-benzyl-1-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2-(dimethylamino)-butan-1-one 230. 1-(3,5-dichloro-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 231. 2-(diallylamino)-2-ethyl-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 232. 1-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-2-methyl-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)-4-penten-1-one 233. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-methylphenyl)butan-1-one 234. 1-(4-dodecylphenyl)-2-ethyl-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 235. 2-methyl-1-(4-methylphenyl)-2-morpholino-4-penten-1-one 236. Dodecylbenzenesulfonate of 2-ethyl-2-morpholino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 237. Dodecylbenzenesulfonate of 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one. 238. 2-dimethylamino-2-(4-dodecylbenzyl)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one 239. 2-(4-ethylbenzyl)-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one 240. 2-dimethylamino-2-(4-isopropylbenzyl)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)butan-1-one 241. 2-dimethylamino-1-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)-1-(4-methylbenzyl)butan-1-one 242. 2-dimethylamino-2-(4-hydroxymethylbenzyl)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)butan-1-one 243. 2-(4-[acetoxyethyl]benzyl)-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one 244. 2-dimethylamino-2-(4-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)-ethyloxy]benzyl)-1-(4morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one 245. 2-dimethylamino-2-(4-[2-(2-[2-methoxyethoxy]-ethoxycarbonyl)ethyl]benzyl)-1-(4-morpholin phenyl)-butan-1-one 246. 2-(4-[2-bromoethyl]benzyl)-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one 247. 2-(4-[2-diethylaminoethyl]benzyl)-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one 248. 2-dimethylamino-1-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)-2-(4-dodecylbenzyl)butan-1-one 249. 2-dimethylamino-1-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)-2-(4-isopropylbenzyl)butan-1-one 250. 2-dimethylamino-2-(3,4-dimethylbenzyl)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)butan-1-one 251. 2-dimethylamino-2-[4-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)-ethoxycarbonyl)benzyl]-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one 264. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-(4-methylbenzyl)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)butan-1-one 265. 2-(4-butylbenzyl)-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one 266. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-(4-isobutylbenzyl)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)butan-1-one 267. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-[3-methoxypropylamino]phenyl)butan-1-one 268. 1-(4-[N-acetyl-3-methoxypropylamino]phenyl)-2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-butan-1-one 269. 2-benzyl-2-(di[2-methoxyethyl]amino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)butan-1-one 270. 2-ethyl-2-(di[2-methoxyethyl]amino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-4-penten-1-one 271. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-hexan-1-one 272. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-heptan-1-one 273. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-octan-1-one 274. 2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-4,5,5-trimethyl-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-hexan-1-one 275. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-(4-methoxybenzyl)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)butan-1-one 276. 2-(4-butoxybenzyl)-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)butan-1-one 277. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-(4-[2-hydroxyethoxy]-benzyl)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one 278. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-(4-[2-methoxyethoxy]-benzyl)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one 279. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-(4-isopropylbenzyl)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)butan-1-one 280. 2-(dimethylamio)-2-(4-dodecylbenzyl)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)octan-1-one 281. 2-(dimethylamino)-2-(2-isopropylbenzyl)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)pentan-1-one 282. 2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-(dimethylamino)phenyl-2-(4-[2-methoxy]benzyl)-heptan-1-one 283. 2-(butylimethylamino)-2-(4-isopropylbenzyl)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one 284. 2-(4-isobutylbenzyl)-2-(butylmethylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)pentan-1-one 285. 2-(4-methylbenzyl)-2-(dioctylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-hexan-1-one 286. 2-(4-butoxybenzyl)-2-(butylmethylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)pentan-1-one and 287. 2-(4-butylbenzyl)-2-(butylmethylamino)-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)hexan-1-one.

Examples of individual compounds of the formula II are:

252. N,N'-bis[1-ethyl-1-(4-morpholinobenzoyl)-3-butenyl]-piperazine 253. N,N'-bis[1-allyl-1-(4-(dimethylamino)-benzoyl)-3-butenyl]-piperazine 254. N,N'-bis[1-benzyl-1-(4-methoxybenzoyl)-propanyl]-methylamine 255. N,N'-bis[1-ethyl-1-(4-(methylthio)-benzoyl)-butenyl]hexamethylenediamine. 256. N,N'-bis[1-benzyl-1-(4-morpholinobenzoyl)-propan-1-yl]-N,N'-dimethyl-3,6,9,12-tetraoxa-tetradecamethylenediamine

Examples of individual compounds of the formula III are:

257. 1,10-bis[4-dimethylamino)-phenyl]-2,9-diallyl-2,9-dimorpholinodecane-1,10-dione 258. 1,6-bis[4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-2,4-bis(dimethylamino)-2,4-dibenzylhexane-1,6-dione 259. 1,4-bis[2-(dimethylamino)-2-(4-morpholinobenzoyl)-4-pentenyl]benzene 260. 1,4-bis[2-(dimethylamino)-2-(4-methoxybenzoyl)-3-phenylpropanyl]-benzene. 261. 1,4-bis[2-(dimethylamino)-2-(4-morpholinobenzoyl)-butyl)benzene 262. 3,8-bis(dimethylamino)-3,8-bis(4-morpholinobenzoyl)-dec-5-ene 263. 3,8-bis(dimethylamino)-5,6-dimethylidene-3,8-bis(4-morpholinobenzoyl)-decane

In most of these compounds, R.sup.1 -- or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 -- is a substituent of the allyl or benzyl type. The synthesis of such compounds usually includes C-allylation or C-benzylation. The amino group --NR.sup.3 R.sup.4 is preferably introduced before the allylation/benzylation. The synthesis is then carried out in the following sequence of reaction steps: ##STR15##

The starting ketones are known compounds which can be prepared, for example, by a Friedel-Crafts reaction. Reaction steps 1 and 2 are known reactions which are described in more detail, for example, in EP-A-3,002. The two reactions can be carried out one after the other without isolating the bromoketone.

Reaction 3 is described in detail below. In the case of C-allylation, it can proceed via the enol allyl ether as an intermediate in the sense of Claisen rearrangement. In the case of C-benzylation or C-allylation, this can proceed via a quaternary benzylammonium salt or allylammonium salt as an Intermediate in the sense of a Stevens rearrangement. In both cases, however, the intermediate is not isolated. If both R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are allyl or benzyl groups, the above reaction sequence is started with an aryl methyl ketone Ar.sup.1 --CO--CH.sub.3 and reaction 3 is carried out twice, using R.sup.1 Hal once and R.sup.2 Hal once.

If the aromatic radical Ar.sup.1 carries substituents which are not inert towards reactions 1, 2 or 3, the synthesis is carried out with an auxiliary substituent which is converted into the desired substituent in a subsequent step 4. For example, the syntheses can be carried out with a nitroaryl compound and this can then be reduced to the corresponding amino compound. Alternatively, the synthesis is started with a halogenoaryl compound and the halogen is then replaced by --OR.sup.18, --SR.sup.19 or --NR.sup.20 R.sup.21 in a nucleophilic replacement reaction. A group --SR.sup.19 can then be oxidized to --SO--R.sup.19 or --SO.sub.2 --R.sup.19.

For synthesis of compounds of the formula II, a primary amine R.sup.11 NH.sub.2 or a secondary diamine R.sup.11 --NH--R.sup.12 --NH--R.sup.11 or piperazine is used in reaction stage 2 and reaction 3) and if appropriate 4) are subsequently carried out.

For synthesis of compounds of the formula III, a bis-aryl ketone of the formula

Ar.sup.1 --CO--CH.sub.2 --Y--CH.sub.2 --CO--Ar.sup.1 is used as the starting substance and is subjected to reactions 1, 2 and 3.

If R.sup.1 is a substituent of the vinyl type, such compounds can be prepared from the corresponding allyl compounds by a catalyzed double bond isomerization. If R.sup.1 is a substituent of the formula ##STR16## this is introduced in the same way as an allyl radical using a halogen compound of the formula ##STR17## Another possibility for the synthesis of compounds of the formula I is reaction of an .alpha.-aminonitrile with an aryl-lithium compound and subsequent hydrolysis: ##STR18## Such reactions have been described, for example, by Cromwell and Hess in J. Am. Chem. Soc. 83, 1237 (1961). The .alpha.-aminonitriles are accessible directly by Strecker synthesis from R.sup.1 --CO--R.sup.2, or can be prepared by allylation or benzylation of an .alpha.-aminonitrile NC--CHR.sup.2 --NR.sup.3 R.sup.4. The allylation of .alpha.-aminonitriles is described, for example, by T. S. Stevens in J. Chem. Soc. 1930, 2119.

Compounds of the formula I in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together with the C atom to which they are bonded form a cycloalkene ring can be prepared analogously by reaction of aryl-lithium compounds with the corresponding cyclic nitriles. The cyclic nitriles can be obtained by cycloaddition of .alpha.-aminoacrylonitriles onto 1,3-dienes, such as has been described, for example, by Brucher and Stella in Tetrahedron 41, 875 (1985): ##STR19##

Finally, there is also the possibility of reacting the .alpha.-bromoketones with a tertiary allyl- or benzylamine and subjecting the quaternary salt formed to a Stevens rearrangement: ##STR20## According to the invention, the compounds of the formula I, II and III can be used as photoinitiators for photopolymerization of ethylenically unsaturated compounds or mixtures containing such compounds. The unsaturated compounds can contain one or more olefinic double bonds. They can be of low molecular weight (monomeric) or of higher molecular weight (oligomeric). Examples of monomers with a double bond are alkyl acrylates or methacrylates or hydroxyalkyl acrylates or methacrylates, for example methyl, ethyl, butyl, 2-ethylhexyl or 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, isobornyl acrylate and methyl or ethyl methacrylate. Further examples of these are acrylonitrile, acrylamide, methacrylamide, N-substituted (meth)acrylamides, vinyl esters, such as vinyl acetate, vinyl ethers, such as isobutyl vinyl ether, styrene, alkyl- and halogenostyrenes, N-vinylpyrrolidone, vinyl chloride or vinylidene chloride.

Examples of monomers with several double bonds are the diacrylates of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, neopentylglycol, hexamethylene glycol or hisphenol A, 4,4'-bis(2-acryloyloxyethoxy)diphenylpropane, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, pentaerythritol triacrylate or tetraacrylate, vinyl acrylate, divinylbenzene, divinyl succinate, diallyl phthalate, triallyl phosphate, triallyl isocyanurate and tris-(2-acryloyloxyethyl) isocyanurate.

Examples of higher molecular weight (oligomeric) polyunsaturated compounds are acrylated epoxy resins, acrylated polyethers, acrylated polyurethanes and acrylated polyesters. Further examples of unsaturated oligomers are unsaturated polyester resins, which are usually prepared from maleic acid, phthalic acid and one or more diols and have molecular weights of about 500 to 3000. Such unsaturated oligomers can also be called prepolymers.

Two-component mixtures of a prepolymer with a polyunsaturated monomer or three-component mixtures which additionally also contain a monounsaturated monomer are frequently used. The prepolymer here is primarily decisive for the properties of the lacquer film, and by varying it the expert can influence the properties of the cured film. The polyunsaturated monomer functions as crosslinking agents which render the lacquer film insoluble. The monounsaturated monomer functions as reactive diluents, with the aid of which the viscosity is reduced without having to use a solvent.

Such two- and three-component systems based on a prepolymer are used both for printing inks and for lacquers, photoresists or other photocurable compositions. One-component systems based on photocurable prepolymers are frequently also used as binders for printing inks.

Unsaturated polyester resins are usually used in two-component systems together with a monounsaturated monomer, preferably with styrene. Specific one-component systems, for example polymaleimides, polychalcones or polyimides, such as are described in DE-OS 2,308,830, are often used for photoresists.

The unsaturated compounds can also be used as a mixture with non-photo-polymerizable film-forming components. These can be, for example, polymers which dry by physical means and solutions thereof in organic solvents, for example nitrocellulose or cellulose acetobutyrate. They can also be, however, resins which can be cured chemically or thermosetting resins, for example polyisocyanates, polyepoxides or melamine resins. The joint use of thermosetting resins is of importance for use in so-called hybrid systems which are photopolymerized in a first stage and crosslinked by thermal after-treatment in a second stage.

The photopolymerizable mixtures can contain various additives in addition to the photoinitiator. Examples of these are thermal inhibitors for the purpose of preventing premature polymerization, for example hydroquinone or sterically hindered phenols. Copper compounds, phosphorus compounds, quaternary ammonium compounds or hydroxylamine derivatives, for example, can be used to increase the storage stability in the dark. Paraffin or similar waxy substances which migrate to the surface at the start of polymerization can be added for the purpose of excluding atmospheric oxygen during the polymerization. UV absorbers, for example those of the benzotriazole, benzophenone or oxalanilide type, can be added in a small amount as light stabilizers. The addition of light stabilizers which do not absorb UV light, for example sterically hindered amines (HALS), is even better.

In certain cases, it may be advantageous to use mixtures of two or more of the photoinitiators according to the invention. Mixtures with known photoinitiators can, of course, also be used, for example mixtures with benzophenone, acetophenone derivatives, benzoin ethers or benzil ketals.

Amines, for example triethanolamine, N-methyl-diethanolamine, ethyl p-dimethylaminobenzoate or Michler's ketone, can be added to accelerate the photopolymerization. The effect of the amines can be intensified by addition of aromatic ketones of the benzophenone type.

Acceleration of the photopolymerization can furthermore be effected by addition of photosensitizers which shift or extend the spectral sensitivity. These are, in particular, aromatic carbonyl compounds, for example derivatives of benzophenone, thioxanthone, anthraquinone and 3-acylcoumarin, and 3-(aroylmethylene)-thiazolines.

The effectiveness of the photoinitiators according to the invention can be increased by addition of titanocene derivatives with fluoroorganic radicals, such as are described in EP-A-122,223 and 186,626, for example in an amount of 1-20%. Examples of such titanocenes are bis(methylcyclopentadienyl)-bis(2,3,6-trifluorophenyl)-titanium, bis(cyclopentadienyl)-bis-(4-dibutylamino-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl)titanium, bis(methylcyclopentadienyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyltitanium, bis(cyclopentadienyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyltitanium trifluoroacetate and bis-(methylcyclopentadienyl)-bis(4-decyloxy-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl)-titanium. Liquid .alpha.-aminoketones are especially suitable for these mixtures.

The photocurable compositions according to the invention can be used for various purposes. Their use in pigmented or coloured systems, for example for printing inks, for photographic reproduction processes, for image recording processes and for producing relief forms, is of particular importance.

Another important field of use are paints, which can be pigmented or non-pigmented. The mixtures are particularly useful in white lacquers, by which is understood paints pigmented with TiO.sub.2. Other fields of use are radiation-curing of photoresists, photo-crosslinking of silver-free films and production of printing plates. Another use is for external paint films which subsequently harden on their surface in daylight.

The photoinitiators are advantageously used in amounts of 0.1 to 20% by weight, preferably about 0.5 to 5% by weight, based on the photopolymerizable composition, for the fields of use listed.

The polymerization is carried out by the known methods of photopolymerization by irradiation with light rich in short-wavelength radiation. Suitable light sources are, for example, medium-pressure, high-pressure and low-pressure mercury lamps, superactinic tubular lamps and metal halide lamps or lasers with emission maxima in the range between 250 and 450 nm. In the case of combination with photosensitizers or ferrocene derivatives, light of longer wavelengths or laser beams up to 600 nm can also be used.

The preparation and use of the photoinitiators according to the invention are described in more detail in the following examples. In these, parts are parts by weight, percentages are percentages by weight and the temperature is given in degrees Celsius.

EXAMPLE 1

Preparation of an .alpha.-benzyl ketone ##STR21## 240 g (0.98 tool) of 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-bromobutan-1-one (prepared by bromination of 4-fluorobutyrophenone by the method described in EP-A-3,002) are dissolved in 250 ml of diethyl ether. This solution is slowly added dropwise to a mixture of 265 g (5.87 tool) of dimethylamine in 1250 ml of diethyl ether at 0.degree.. After the mixture has been stirred at 0.degree. for 12 hours, the excess dimethylamine is removed at room temperature by blowing through N.sub.2 and the suspension is poured onto water. The ether phase is washed with water and dried over MgSO.sub.4. After filtration and evaporation of the solution, 202.8 g of crude product remain as a colourless oil, which is used without further purification for the subsequent reaction.

The NMR spectrum (CDCl.sub.3) of the crude product agrees with the structure given: 7.8-8.23 (m, 2H); 6.8-7.3 (m, 2H); 3.75 (d.times.d, 1H); 2.3 (s, 6H); 1.46-2.3 (m, 2H); 0.83 (t, 3H). ##STR22## 100 g (0.48 tool) of 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-dimethylamino-butan-1-one (crude product from A) are dissolved in 330 ml of acetonitrile. 98.1 g (0.57 mol) of benzyl bromide are slowly added dropwise, with stirring. After the mixture has been stirred at room temperature for 12 hours, the solvent is distilled off in vacuo. The residue is dissolved in 500 ml of water and the solution is heated to 55.degree.-60.degree.. 113 g of a 34% NaOH solution (0.96 tool) are added dropwise at this temperature and the mixture is subsequently stirred for 30 minutes.

After cooling, the reaction mixture is extracted with diethyl ether and the ether phase is dried over MgSO.sub.4 and evaporated. 117.1 g of crude product which is used without further purification for the subsequent reaction remain. The NMR spectrum of the crude product agrees with the structure given.

NMR (CDCl.sub.3)-.delta. (ppm): 8.1-8.53 (m, 2H); 6.76-7.5 (m, 7,H); 3.16 (s, 2H); 2.33 (s, 6H); 1.53-2.2 (m, 2H); 0.65 (t, 3H). ##STR23## A stirred autoclave is filled with 50 g (0.167 mol) of 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-dimethylamino-2-benzylbutan-1-one (crude product from B), 300 ml of dimethylformamide and 23.1 g (0.167 mol) of potassium carbonate. 22.6 g (0.5 tool) of dimethylamine are then added under pressure (3-4 bar). The mixture is heated to 100.degree. and stirred at this temperature for 24 hours.

After cooling, the excess dimethylamine is evaporated off and the reaction mixture is poured onto ice/water and extracted with diethyl ether. The ether phase is washed with water, dried over MgSO.sub.4 and evaporated in vacuo. The liquid residue is purified by means of medium-pressure chromatography, ethyl acetate/hexane 15:85 being used as the eluting agent.

44 g of crude product which crystallizes from ethanol are obtained.

Melting point 77.degree.-80.degree. .

______________________________________Analysis Calculated C 77.74% H 8.70% N 8.63% Found C 77.59% H 8.71% N 8.62%______________________________________

EXAMPLE 2

Preparation of an .alpha.-allyl ketone D) 1-(4-Fluorophenyl)-2-morpholino-2-ethylpent-4-en-1-one

A dispersion of 12.4 g (0.51 tool) of sodium hydride in 50 ml of hexane is diluted with 300 ml of dimethylformamide (DMF). A solution of 117.7 g (0.47 tool) of 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-morpholinobutan-1-one in 250 ml of DMF is added dropwise to this suspension in the course of 2 hours, with stirring.

70.8 g (0.58 tool) of allyl bromide are added at room temperature in the course of one hour and the reaction mixture is heated at 110.degree. until no further starting material can be detected in a sample by thin-layer chromatography. After cooling, the reaction mixture is poured onto ice/water and extracted with diethyl ether. The ether phase is dried over MgSO.sub.4 and evaporated in vacuo.

127 g of an oily crude product which can be used without further purification for the subsequent reaction are obtained as the residue. The NMR spectrum of the crude product corresponds to the structure given.

NMR (CDCl.sub.3),.delta. (ppm): 8.46 (d.times.d, 2H); 7 (t, 2H); 4.8-6.5 (m, 3H); 3.5-3.9 (m, 4H); 2.4-3.2 (m, 6H); 1.7-2.3 (m, 2H); 0.75 (t, 3H).

EXAMPLE 3

Amination of the nucleus under normal pressure E) 2-Benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butan-1-one

608.7 g (2.03 tool) of 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-dimethylamino-2-benzyl-butan-1-one (Example 1, B), 354.2 g (4.06 tool) of morpholine, 562 g (4.06 tool) of K.sub.2 CO.sub.3 and 2000 ml of dimethylsulfoxide are heated at 160.degree. for 12 hours, with stirring. After this time, a sample no longer shows any starting ketone in a thin-layer chromatogram. The reaction solution is cooled to room temperature, poured onto ice and extracted with methylene chloride. The organic phase is dried over MgSO.sub.4, filtered and evaporated. The oily residue crystallizes from ethanol. The product melts at 111.degree.-119.degree..

______________________________________Analysis Calculated C 75.37% H 8.25% N 7.64% Found C 75.40% H 8.27% N 7.63%______________________________________

EXAMPLE 4

Preparation of a diallyl ketone ##STR24## 118 g (0.65 tool) of .alpha.-dimethylamino-4-fluoroacetophenone are dissolved in 350 ml of acetonitrile. 94.5 g (0.78 tool) of allyl bromide are slowly added dropwise to this solution at about 25.degree. and the reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 12 hours. The solvent is evaporated off in vacuo and the solid residue is dissolved in warm water (about 60.degree.). After slow addition of 169 ml of 30% aqueous NaOH (1.27 tool) and cooling to room temperature, the mixture is extracted with diethyl ether. The ether phase is dried and evaporated. The residue obtained is crude 2-dimethylamino-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-penten-1-one in the form of an oil, which is used without further purification for the subsequent reaction. The NMR spectrum of the product is in good agreement with the structure given: 7.83-8.23 m (2H, H.sub.B), 6.9-7.26 m (2H, H.sub.A), 4.76-6.0 m (3H, H.sub.olefin), 3.96 d.times.d (1H, J=6 Hz, J=8.5 Hz, Hc), 2.2-2.7 m (2H, H.sub.D), 2.3s (6H, H.sub.E). ##STR25##

131 g (0.59 tool) of the crude product from F) in 350 ml of aceto-nitrile and 85.9 g (0.71 tool) of allyl bromide are reacted as in F). Neutralization of the reaction mixture is carried out with 160 ml of 30% NaOH (1.2 tool). The crude product is likewise isolated as in F). The reaction product is a yellowish oil which can be used without further purification for the next stage (amination of the nucleus).

NMR (CDCl.sub.3): 8.53-8.1 m (2H, H.sub.B), 7.2-6.7 m (2H, H.sub.A), 6.1-4.7 m (6H, H.sub.olefin), 2.8-2.5 m (4H, H.sub.allyl), 2.4s (6H, N--CH.sub.3).

EXAMPLE 5

Synthesis of 3,6-dibutyryl-9-butyl-9H-carbazole H) Synthesis of N-butylcarbazole

A suspension of 100 g (0.6 tool) of carbazole in 200 ml of toluene is heated under reflux, with stirring. After cooling to 95.degree., first 26.8 g (0.12 tool) of triethylbenzylammonium chloride and then a solution of 169.8 g of KOH in 180 ml of water are added. The temperature thereby drops to 65.degree.. 205.6 g (1.5 tool) of butyl bromide are now added in the course of 5 minutes, with vigorous stirring, whereupon the temperature rises to 92.degree.. The mixture is kept under reflux for a further 10 minutes, all the carbazole dissolving. The aqueous phase is then removed. The toluene phase is washed with a little water, dried over Na.sub.2 CO.sub.3 and evaporated in vacuo. The oily residue is dissolved in 300 ml of warm hexane and the solution is clarified. On cooling, the product crystallizes in beige-coloured crystals of melting point 50.degree.-52.degree..

I) Friedel-Crafts reaction

46.9 g (0.44 tool) of butyryl chloride are added dropwise to a suspension of 93.3 g (0.7 tool) of AlCl.sub.3 in 100 ml of methylene chloride in the course of 30 minutes, while stirring and cooling to -10.degree. to -5.degree.. A solution of 22.3 g (0.1 tool) of N-butylcarbazole in 50 ml of CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 is then added dropwise at -10.degree. to -5.degree. in the course of 2 hours. The suspension is stirred at 0.degree. to 20.degree. for 16 hours and then poured onto ice. The emulsion formed is extracted twice with CHCl.sub.3 and the extract is washed with water, dried over MgSO.sub.4 and evaporated. The crude 3,6-dibutyryl-9-butyl-9H-carbazole is re-crystallized from 80 ml of ethanol. The resulting crystals have a melting point of 107.degree.-109.degree.. 3,6-Dipropionyl-9-butyl-9H-carbazole, which has a melting point of 142.degree.-144.degree. is obtained in an analogous manner from 81.4 g of propionyl chloride and 44.7 g of N-butylcarbazole.

The products listed in the following tables are prepared analogously to the general Preparation Examples A-I.

TABLE 1__________________________________________________________________________ ##STR26##Com- Physicalpound pro- AnalysisNo. R.sup.5 R.sup.1 R.sup.2 NR.sup.3 R.sup.4 perties C H N S__________________________________________________________________________ ##STR27## Allyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. 58-61.degree. calc. found 72.11 72.08 8.92 8.97 8.85% 8.73%2 ##STR28## Allyl Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. found 71.49 71.56 8.67 8.64 9.25% 9.04%3 ##STR29## Benzyl Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. 90-92.degree. calc. found 74.97 75.09 8.01 8.09 7.95% 7.71%4 ##STR30## Allyl Allyl ##STR31## oil calc. found 71.32 71.24 8.16 8.12 7.56% 7.57%5 ##STR32## Allyl Ethyl ##STR33## oil calc. found 70.36 69.87 8.43 8.41 7.81% 7.64%6 (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. calc. 77.74 8.70 8.63% 77-80.degree. found 77.59 8.71 8.62%7 (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N Allyl Allyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 75.48 9.15 9.78% found 75.48 9.25 9.48%8 ##STR34## Allyl Allyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. 65-67.degree. calc. found 73.14 73.05 8.59 8.51 8.59% 8.51%9 (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N Allyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. calc. 74.41 9.55 10.21% 34-37.degree. found 74.29 9.55 10.23%10 ##STR35## Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. 110-119.degree. calc. found 75.37 75.38 8.25 8.32 7.64% 7.62%11 (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N Benzyl Allyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. calc. 78.53 8.39 8.33% 68-70.degree. found 78.54 8.38 8.10%12 (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N Benzyl Benzyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. calc. 80.79 7.82 7.25% 132-133.degree. found 80.71 7.91 7.21%13 CH.sub.3 S Allyl Ethyl ##STR36## oil calc. found 67.68 67.43 7.89 7.81 4.38% 4.22%14 CH.sub.3 S Allyl Allyl ##STR37## oil calc. found 68.85 68.83 7.61 7.56 4.23% 4.17%15 CH.sub.3 O Allyl Allyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 74.69 8.48 5.12% found 74.54 8.48 5.04%16 CH.sub.3 O Allyl Allyl ##STR38## oil calc. found 72.35 72.51 7.99 8.09 4.44% 4.14%17 CH.sub.3 O Allyl Phenyl ##STR39## m.p. 84-86.degree. calc. found 75.19 74.97 7.17 7.14 3.99% 3.91%18 CH.sub.3 O Allyl Ethyl ##STR40## oil calc. found 71.26 71.19 8.30 8.44 4.62% 4.57%19 CH.sub.3 S Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 73.35 7.69 4.28 9.79% found 73.47 7.69 4.12 9.61%20 CH.sub.3 S Allyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 69.27 8.35 5.05 11.55% found 69.24 8.41 5.00 11.41%21 CH.sub.3 S Allyl Benzyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 74.29 7.42 4.12 9.44% found 74.22 7.44 3.92 9.26%22 CH.sub.3 S Allyl Allyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 70.55 8.01 4.82 11.08% found 70.58 8.00 4.70 10.93%23 CH.sub.3 S 4-Fluoro- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 68.85 6.69 4.22 9.67% benzyl found 68.89 6.84 4.06 9.57%24 CH.sub.3 S 4-Chloro- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. calc. 65.60 6.37 4.03 9.22% benzyl 69-70.degree. found 65.30 6.34 3.92 9.25%25 CH.sub.3 S 2-Chloro- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 65.59 6.37 4.03 9.22% benzyl found 65.98 6.51 3.97 9.09%26 CH.sub.3 S 4-Bromo- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 58.16 5.65 3.57 8.17% benzyl found 58.35 5.71 3.44 7.99%27 CH.sub.3 S Meth- allyl Ethyl ##STR41## oil calc. found 68.43 68.41 8.16 8.28 4.20 3.93 9.61% 9.53%28 CH.sub.3 S 2-Butenyl Ethyl ##STR42## oil calc. found 68.43 68.46 8.16 8.20 4.20 4.08 9.61% 9.63%29 CH.sub.3 S Allyl Benzyl ##STR43## oil calc. found 72.40 72.51 7.13 7.31 3.67 3.52 8.40% 8.25%30 CH.sub.3 S Allyl Butyl ##STR44## oil calc. found 69.12 68.98 8.41 8.29 4.03 3.80 9.23% 9.26%31 CH.sub.3 S 4- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. calc. 73.35 7.69 4.28 9.79% Methyl- 74-75.degree. found 72.84 7.72 4.29 9.66% benzyl32 CH.sub.3 S 4- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 66.81 7.01 3.89 17.83% Methyl- found 66.70 7.17 3.69 17.41% thio- benzyl33 CH.sub.3 S 4- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 69.93 7.34 4.08 9.33% Methoxy- found 69.50 7.38 3.84 9.49% benzyl34 CH.sub.3 S Allyl Methyl ##STR45## oil calc. found 66.85 66.92 7.59 7.60 4.59 4.53 10.50% 10.50%35 CH.sub.3 S Allyl Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 68.40 8.04 5.32 12.17% found 68.09 8.07 5.32 12.16%36 CH.sub.3 S Allyl Phenyl ##STR46## m.p. 97-99.degree. calc. found 71.90 71.76 6.86 7.00 3.81 3.70 8.72% 8.74%37 CH.sub.3 S Allyl Phenyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 73.81 7.12 4.30 9.85% found 73.36 7.10 4.05 9.78%38 CH.sub.3 S Benzyl Phenyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. calc. 76.76 6.71 3.73 8.54% 142-143.degree. found 76.95 6.75 3.77 8.50%39 ##STR47## Allyl Methyl ##STR48## oil calc. found 69.74 69.43 8.19 8.33 8.13% 7.87%40 ##STR49## Allyl Benzyl ##STR50## m.p. 150.degree. calc. found 74.26 74.22 7.67 7.66 6.66% 6.68%41 (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N Allyl Ethyl ##STR51## oil calc. found 72.12 72.14 8.92 8.95 8.85% 8.62%42 (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N Allyl Methyl ##STR52## waxy calc. found 71.49 71.51 8.67 8.72 9.26% 9.12%43 ##STR53## Benzyl Benzyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. 177-178.degree. calc. found 78.47 78.57 7.53 7.59 6.54% 6.47%44 (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N Allyl Allyl ##STR54## oil calc. found 73.14 73.42 8.59 8.84 8.53% 7.83%45 (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N Allyl Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 73.81 9.29 10.76% found 73.41 9.06 9.65%46 ##STR55## Allyl Benzyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. 91-93.degree. calc. found 76.16 76.27 7.99 8.04 7.40% 7.12%47 (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N Meth- allyl Ethyl ##STR56## m.p. 79-84.degree. calc. found 72.69 72.57 9.15 9.24 8.48% 8.49%48 (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N 2-Butenyl Ethyl ##STR57## oil calc. found 72.69 72.12 9.15 9.17 8.48% 7.99%49 ##STR58## 2-Butenyl Ethyl ##STR59## oil calc. found 70.93 70.61 8.66 8.75 7.52% 6.93%50 ##STR60## Meth- allyl Ethyl ##STR61## oil calc. found 70.93 70.42 8.66 8.71 7.52% 7.11%51 (CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.2 N Allyl Methyl ##STR62## oil calc. found 67.66 67.81 8.78 8.76 7.11% 7.25%52 (C.sub.4 H.sub.9).sub.2 N Allyl Methyl ##STR63## oil calc. found 74.57 74.62 9.91 9.87 7.25% 7.30%53 ##STR64## Allyl Methyl ##STR65## oil calc. found 70.55 70.27 8.74 8.81 11.75% 11.64%54 CH.sub.3 O Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 77.13 8.09 4.50% found 77.09 8.15 4.47%55 (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 N Allyl Methyl ##STR66## oil calc. found 72.69 72.66 9.15 9.15 8.48% 8.24%56 ##STR67## Allyl Methyl ##STR68## m.p. 98-99.degree. calc. found 73.14 73.10 8.59 8.59 8.53% 8.48%57 ##STR69## Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. 76-81.degree. calc. found 79.08 78.96 8.85 8.79 7.68% 7.60%58 ##STR70## Allyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. found 76.39 76.40 9.62 9.50 8.90% 8.74%59 (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 N Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 78.36 9.15 7.95% found 77.79 9.08 7.14%60 (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 N Allyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 75.45 9.99 9.26% found 75.35 9.80 8.70%61 HOCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 S Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 70.55 7.61 3.92 8.97% found 70.18 7.51 3.71 8.95%62 HOCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 S Allyl Ethyl ##STR71## oil calc. found 65.30 64.54 7.79 7.76 4.01 3.79 9.17% 9.35%63 (CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2).sub.2 N Allyl Methyl ##STR72## oil64 CH.sub.3 S 4- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. calc. 74.79 6.52 3.35 7.68% Benzoyl- 135-136.degree. found 74.53 6.56 3.24 7.55% benzyl65 H 3,4- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. calc. 73.36 7.69 4.27% Dimeth- 116-117.degree. found 73.03 7.73 4.11% oxy- benzyl66 CH.sub.3 S 3,4- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 67.53 7.29 3.75 8.58% Dimeth- found 67.41 7.32 4.03 8.99% oxy- benzyl67 H 4- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. calc. 80.83 6.78 3.77% Benzoyl- 106-108.degree. found 80.22 6.75 3.79% benzyl68 F Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. calc. 76.22 7.41 4.68% 62-65.degree. found 76.07 7.40 4.60%69 F Allyl Allyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil70 ##STR73## Allyl Ethyl ##STR74## vitreous calc. found 67.42 66.98 6.48 7.10 3.28 3.12 7.50% 7.51%71 CH.sub.3 SO.sub.2 Allyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. calc. 62.11 7.49 4.53 10.36% 74-75.degree. found 62.03 7.48 4.50 10.27%72 ##STR75## Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. 107-108.degree. calc. found 71.69 71.46 6.71 6.68 3.22 3.16 7.36% 7.39%73 CH.sub.3 SO.sub.2 Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 vitreous calc. 66.82 7.01 3.90 8.92% found 66.74 7.01 3.81 8.94%74 F Allyl Methyl ##STR76## oil calc. found 69.29 69.02 7.27 7.47 5.05% 4.86%75 F Allyl Allyl ##STR77## oil calc. found 71.26 71.19 7.31 7.25 4.62% 4.50%76 F Allyl Benzyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil77 F Benzyl Benzyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil78 F Allyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil79 F Allyl Benzyl ##STR78## oil80 F Allyl Ethyl ##STR79## oil81 F Benzyl Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil82 F Allyl Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil83 HO Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. 110-119.degree.84 C.sub.2 H.sub.5 OOCCH.sub.2 O Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 72.04 7.62 3.65% found 72.00 7.62 3.57%85 HOCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 73.87 7.97 4.10% found 73.83 8.09 3.82%86 Cl Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. calc. 72.25 7.02 4.43% 67-69.degree. found 72.32 7.03 4.34%87 Br Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. calc. 63.34 6.15 3.89% 53-55.degree. found 63.22 6.19 3.87%88 Br Allyl Ethyl ##STR80## oil calc. found 57.96 58.42 6.30 6.42 3.98% 3.94%89 CH.sub.3 O 1- Propenyl Ethyl ##STR81## oil calc. found 71.26 71.31 8.31 8.31 4.62% 4.42%90 CH.sub.3 O Allyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil91 (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N Allyl Benzyl ##STR82## oil calc. found 76.16 76.17 7.99 7.98 7.40% 7.13%92 (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N Benzyl Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. 107-108.degree.93 H Allyl Methyl ##STR83## liquid calc. found 74.10 74.28 8.16 8.37 5.40% 5.31%94 H Allyl Benzyl ##STR84## oil calc. found 78.77 78.82 7.51 7.76 4.11% 3.73%95 H Allyl Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 liquid calc. 77.40 8.80 6.45% found 77.34 8.79 6.41%96 H Benzyl Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 liquid calc. 80.86 7.92 5.24% found 80.80 8.06 5.17%97 H Allyl Allyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 79.97 8.70 5.76% found 78.77 8.75 5.64%98 H Benzyl Benzyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil99 H Allyl Benzyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 81.87 7.90 4.77% found 81.70 7.84 4.65%100 H Allyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 liquid calc. 77.88 9.15 6.05% found 77.85 9.17 6.01%101 H Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 Oil calc. 81.10 8.24 4.98% found 81.14 8.45 4.93%102 H Allyl Phenyl ##STR85## m.p. 87-88.degree. calc. found 78.47 78.17 7.21 7.10 4.36% 4.32%103 H 4-Chloro- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. calc. 71.63 6.68 4.64% benzyl 86-87.degree. found 71.58 6.67 4.62%104 H 4-Bromo- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. calc. 62.43 5.82 4.04% benzyl 101-102.degree. found 62.35 5.86 3.96%105 H 2-Chloro- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 71.63 6.68 4.64% benzyl found 71.12 6.66 4.35%106 H 3,4- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. calc. 73.36 7.69 4.27% Dimeth- 116-117 found 73.03 7.69 4.11% oxy- benzyl107 H 4- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 81.10 8.24 4.98% Methyl- found 80.57 8.23 4.94% benzyl108 H 4- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 72.80 7.40 4.47% Methyl- found 72.70 7.39 4.34% thio- benzyl109 H 4-Fluoro- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 75.76 7.06 4.91% benzyl found 75.82 7.09 4.74%110 H 4- Methyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 76.74 7.80 4.70% Methoxy- found 76.39 7.78 4.51% benzyl111 F Meth- allyl Ethyl ##STR86## oil112 F 2-Butenyl Ethyl ##STR87## oil113 ##STR88## Allyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3)(Benzyl) oil calc. found 76.49 76.58 8.22 8.30 7.14% 6.81%114 ##STR89## Allyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3)(Allyl) oil calc. found 73.65 73.68 8.83 8.82 8.18% 7.90%115 ##STR90## Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3)(Benzyl) m.p. 60-65.degree. calc. found 78.70 78.59 7.74 7.87 6.33% 6.66%116 ##STR91## Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3)(C.sub.4 H.sub.9) oil calc. found 76.43 76.31 8.88 8.83 6.86% 6.73%117 ##STR92## Allyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3)(C.sub.4 H.sub.9) oil calc. found 73.70 73.60 9.56 9.56 7.81% 7.66%118 CH.sub.3 CONH Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 glass119 ##STR93## Benzyl Propyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 glass calc. found 75.75 76.08 8.48 8.54 7.36% 6.96%120 ##STR94## Allyl Propyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. 62-64.degree. calc. found 72.69 72.51 9.15 8.97 8.48% 8.53%121 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O Allyl Methyl ##STR95## oil calc. found 68.44 68.26 8.16 8.24 4.20% 3.97%122 HOCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 S Allyl Isopropyl ##STR96## oil123 Br Allyl Methyl ##STR97## oil124 Br Allyl Isopropyl ##STR98## oil125 HOCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 S Allyl Methyl ##STR99## oil calc. found 64.45 64.78 7.51 7.48 4.18 3.92 9.56% 9.63%126 CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O Allyl Ethyl ##STR100## oil calc. found 70.75 70.75 8.37 8.25 3.75% 3.76%127 CH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.2 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O Allyl Methyl ##STR101## oil128 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O Allyl Ethyl ##STR102## oil calc. calc. 69.14 69.23 8.41 8.34 4.03% 3.93%129 CH.sub.3 OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 NH Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil130 CH.sub.3 NH Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil131 ##STR103## Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil132 ##STR104## Benzyl Ethyl N(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 m.p. 76-79.degree. calc. found 76.10 75.83 8.69 8.64 7.10% 7.09%133 ##STR105## Allyl Ethyl N(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.2 oil calc. found 73.22 73.03 9.36 9.40 8.13% 7.64%186 ##STR106## Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. 103-105.degree. C. calc. found 76.10 75.80 8.68 8.75 7.10% 7.07%240 ##STR107## 4- Isobutyl- benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. 136-137.degree. C. calc. found 76.43 76.26 8.88 8.83 6.86% 6.71%246 ##STR108## 4-(2- Bromo- ethyl)- benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 resin calc. found 63.42 63.13 7.03 7.28 5.92% 5.54%264 ##STR109## 4- Methyl- benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. 75-76.degree. C. calc. found 75.75 75.61 8.48 8.53 7.36% 7.26%265 ##STR110## 4-Butyl- benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 resin calc. found 76.74 76.58 9.06 9.12 6.63% 6.45%266 ##STR111## 4- Isobutyl- benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. 77-80.degree. C. calc. found 76.74 76.60 9.06 9.10 6.63% 6.62%267 CH.sub.3 O(CH.sub.2).sub.3 NH Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 74.96 8.57 7.60% found 75.39 8.52 7.40%268 ##STR112## Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. found 73.14 73.07 8.35 8.07 6.82% 6.77%269 ##STR113## Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. found 71.34 71.11 8.43 8.64 6.16% 5.96%270 ##STR114## Allyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. found 68.29 67.91 8.97 9.21 6.92% 6.75%__________________________________________________________________________ TABLE 2__________________________________________________________________________ ##STR115##Compound Physical AnalysisNo. R.sup.5 R.sup.6 R.sup.8 R.sup.9 R.sup.1 R.sup.2 NR.sup.3 R.sup.4 properties C H N__________________________________________________________________________140 CH.sub.3 O CH.sub.3 H CH.sub.3 Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. 68-70.degree. calc. 77.84 8.61 4.13% found 77.71 8.63 3.93%141 Cl H Cl H Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 65.15 6.04 4.00% found 65.07 5.93 3.95%142 Cl Cl H H Allyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 60.01 6.38 4.67% found 59.95 6.39 4.80%143 Cl Cl H H Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. 65.15 6.04 4.00% found 65.19 6.23 3.86%144 ##STR116## Cl H H Allyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil calc. found 65.04 64.40 7.76 7.82 7.98% 7.72%145 ##STR117## Cl H H Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p.110-111.degree.146 (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N H H C.sub.2 H.sub.5 Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 oil147 (CH.sub.3).sub.2 N H CH.sub.3 H Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 m.p. 101-103.degree. calc. 78.06 8.93 8.28% found 77.97 8.92 8.22%__________________________________________________________________________ TABLE 3__________________________________________________________________________ ##STR118##Compound PhysicalNo. R.sup.1 R.sub.2 NR.sup.3 R.sup.4 R.sup.17 property C H N__________________________________________________________________________148 Benzyl Ethyl N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 C.sub.4 H.sub.9 glass calc. 80.08 8.16 6.67% found 80.24 7.40 6.41%149 Allyl Methyl ##STR119## C.sub.4 H.sub.9 glass calc. found 73.81 73.66 8.09 8.05 7.17% 6.87%__________________________________________________________________________ TABLE 4__________________________________________________________________________Salts ##STR120##Compound Melting AnalysisNo. A point C H N__________________________________________________________________________150 CF.sub.3 COO 55-56.degree. calc. 62.49 6.50 5.83% found 62.18 6.64 5.54%151 ##STR121## 90-95.degree. calc. found 66.89 66.76 7.11 7.38 5.20% 4.78%152 ##STR122## 95-105.degree. calc. found 66.19 65.57 7.74 8.04 4.68% 4.38%__________________________________________________________________________

EXAMPLE 5

Photocuring of a blue printing ink

A blue printing ink Is prepared in accordance with the following formulation:

62 parts of Setalin.RTM. AP 565 (urethane acrylate resin from Synthese, Holland), 15 parts of 4,4'-di-(.beta.-acryloyloxyethoxy)-2,2-diphenylpropane (Ebecryl.RTM. 150, UCB, Belgium) and 23 parts of Irgalithblau.RTM. GLSM (Ciba-Geigy AG, Basle).

The mixture is homogenized on a 3-roll mill and ground down to a particle size of<5 .mu.m.

In each case 5 g of this printing ink are mixed homogeneously with the desired amount of photoinitiator on a plate grinding machine under a pressure of 180 kg/m.sup.2, while cooling with water. Samples with 3% and 6% of photoinitiator--based on the printing ink--are prepared.

Offset prints are made from these printing inks on 4.times.20 cm strips of art printing paper using a specimen printing apparatus (Pr ufbau, FR Germany). The printing conditions are: amount of printing ink applied: 1.5 g/m.sup.2 pressing pressure (line pressure): 25 kp/cm, printing speed: 1 m/second.

A printing roller with a metallic surface (aluminum) is used here.

The printed samples are cured in a UV irradiation apparatus from PPG using two lamps of 80 W/cm each. The irradiation time is varied by varying the rate of transportation of the sample.

The surface drying of the printing ink is tested by the so-called transfer test immediately after the irradiation. White paper is thereby pressed onto the printed 8ample under a line pressure of 25 kp/cm. If the paper remains colourless, the test has been passed. If visible amounts of colour are transferred to the test strips, this is an indication that the surface of the sample has not cured sufficiently.

The maximum rate of transportation at which the transfer test was still passed is shown in Table 5.

To test for complete curing of the printing ink, offset prints are likewise produced as described above, but printing rollers with a rubber surface are used and the metallic side of aluminum-coated strips of paper are printed.

The irradiation is carried out as described above. Complete curing is tested in a REL complete curing tester immediately after the irradiation. In this, an aluminum cylinder over which fabric is stretched is placed on the printed sample and rotated once around its own axis under a pressure of 220 g/cm.sup.2 in the course of 10 seconds. If visible damage is thereby caused to the sample, the printing ink has not completely cured sufficiently. The maximum rate of transportation at which the REL test was still passed is given in the tables.

TABLE 5______________________________________ Concen- Transfer REL TestPhotoinitiator tration Test (m/min) (m/min)______________________________________Compound No. 1 3% >170 150 6% >170 >170Compound No. 2 3% >170 130 6% >170 >170Compound No. 3 3% >170 140 6% >170 >170Compound No. 4 3% >170 130 6% >170 >170Compound No. 5 3% >170 120 6% >170 >170Compound No. 6 3% >170 160 6% >170 >170Compound No. 7 3% >170 130 6% >170 >170Compound No. 8 3% >170 150 6% >170 >170Compound No. 9 3% >170 130 6% >170 >170Compound No. 10 3% >170 130 6% >170 160Compound No. 11 3% >170 130 6% >170 160Compound No. 39 3% 140 80 6% >170 140Compound No. 40 3% 110 70 6% 140 70Compound No. 41 3% >170 110 6% >170 150Compound No. 42 3% 110 60 6% >170 90Compound No. 44 3% 110 70 6% >170 110Compound No. 45 3% >170 110 6% >170 160Compound No. 46 3% >170 120 6% >170 160Compound No. 47 3% >170 50Compound No. 48 3% >170 110Compound No. 51 3% 70 50 6% >170 110Compound No. 53 3% 120 60 6% >170 130Compound No. 63 3% 80 40 6% >170 80Compound No. 91 3% 110 70 6% >170 70Compound No. 92 3% >170 100 6% >170 120Compound No. 118 3% 140 100Compound No. 119 3% 160 80Compound No. 120 3% 170 150Compound No. 121 3% 120 90Compound No. 125 3% 130 100Compound No. 148 3% 120 80Compound No. 149 3% 170 110______________________________________

EXAMPLE 6

Photocuring of a white lacquer

A white lacquer is prepared in accordance with the following formulation:

17.6 g of Ebecryl.RTM. 593 (polyester acrylate resin from UCB, Belgium), 11.8 g of N-vinylpyrrolidone, 19.6 g of titanium dioxide RTC-2 (titanium dioxide from Tioxide, England), 19.6 g of Sachtolith.RTM. HDS (lithopone from Sachtleben Chemie, FRG), 11.8 g of trimethylolpropane trisacrylate and 19.6 g of Setalux.RTM. 2276 (acrylated epoxy resin based on bisphenol A, Kunstharzfabrik Synthese, Holland). The above components are ground down to a particle size of not more than 5 .mu.m together with 125 g of glass beads (diameter 4 mm) in a 250 ml glass bottle for at least 24 hours.

The stock paste thus obtained is divided into portions, each portion is mixed with in each ease 2% of the photoinitiators shown in Table 6 by stirring at 60.degree. C. and the mixtures are ground again with glass beads for 16 hours.

The white lacquers thus prepared are applied in a thickness of 70 .mu.m to glass plates using a doctor blade. The samples are exposed on the one hand in a PIG irradiation apparatus with a 80 W/cm lamp and on the other hand in an irradiation apparatus from Fusion Systems (USA) using a D lamp, in each case in one passage. The rate of passage of the samples through the irradiation apparatus is thereby increased continuously until adequate curing no longer occurs. The maximum rate at which a lacquer film which is still wipe-proof forms is shown in Table 6 as "curing rate".

TABLE 6______________________________________Photoinitiator Curing rate (m/minute)(in each case 2%) PPG apparatus 80 W Fusion D lamp______________________________________Compound No. 1 60 130Compound No. 3 50 170Compound No. 4 50 110Compound No. 6 140 >200Compound No. 7 80 >200Compound No. 8 70 150Compound No. 12 50 120Compound No. 14 70 --Compound No. 15 50 --______________________________________

EXAMPLE 7

Sensitized photocuring of a white lacquer

The procedure is as in Example 6. However, in addition to the 2% of photoinitiator, 0.5% (based on the lacquer) of isopropylthioxanthone is also added as a sensitizer. A noticeable increase in the curing rate thereby occurs. The results are shown in Table 7.

TABLE 7______________________________________ Curing ratePhotoinitiator (m/minute)(in each case 2%) Sensitizer PPG apparatus Fusion D lamp______________________________________Compound No. 1 -- 60 130 0.5% 130 180Compound No. 3 -- 50 170 0.5% 100 >200Compound No. 4 -- 50 110 0.5% 80 160Compound No. 6 -- 140 >200 0.5% 170 >200Compound No. 7 -- 80 >200 0.5% 170 >200Compound No. 8 -- 70 150 0.5% 120 >200Compound No. 12 -- 50 120 0.5% 110 >200______________________________________

EXAMPLE 8

Photocuring of a black offset printing ink

A photocurable black offset printing ink is mixed with in each case 3% of the photoinitiators shown in Table 8 and paper laminated with aluminium foil is printed with the ink in an application amount of 15 g/m.sup.2 the procedure being as in Example 5. Curing is also carried out as described in Example 5 in the PPG apparatus with two lamps of 80 Watt. The curing is checked by the transfer test--as described in Example 5. Table 8 indicates the maximum rate of transportation in the irradiation apparatus at which the transfer test is still just passed.

TABLE 8______________________________________ Curing ratePhotoinitiator PPG apparatus (m/min)______________________________________Compound No. 6 120Compound No. 8 130Compound No. 9 130Compound No. 10 110______________________________________

EXAMPLE 9

Preparation of a photoresist

A mixture of

37.64 g pentaerythritol trisacrylate 10.76 g hexamethoxymethylmelamine (Cymel.RTM. 301, Cyanamid Corp.) 47.30 g of a thermoplastic carboxylated polyacrylate (Carboset.RTM. 525, Goodrich Corp.) and 4.30 g of polyvinylpyrrolidone 100.00 g is dissolved in a mixture of 319 g methylene chloride and 30 g methanol. To this solution are added 0.5 g Irgalithgreen.RTM. GLN (Ciba-Geigy AG) and compound 10 as photoinitiator in the amounts indicated in table 9.

The viscous solution is applied to aluminium sheets in a thickness of 200 .mu.m. After drying for 15 minutes at 60.degree. the thickness is about 45 .mu.m. The sample is covered with a polyester sheet (76 .mu.m). An optical 21 step wedge (Stouffer wedge) is placed on the sheet and fixed by vacuum. The sample is irradiated for 20 seconds through the wedge with a 5 kW lamp at a distance of 30 cm. Afterwards the sheet is removed and the sample is developed in an ultrasonics bath. The developer employed is a solution of 15 g of Na.sub.2 SiO.sub.3. 9H.sub.2 O, 0.16 g of KOH, 3 g of polyethylene glycol 6000 and 0.5 g of levulinic acid in 1000 g of water. After being briefly dried at room temperature, the samples are assessed. Table 9 indicates the highest step which is completely reproduced and has a non tacky surface. The higher the step, the more sensitive is the system.

TABLE 9______________________________________Initiator Highest step______________________________________0.1% of compound No. 10 100.5% of compound No. 10 141.0% of compound No. 10 16______________________________________ Example 10 Preparation of a printing plate

88.6 parts of a butadiene/styrene copolymer (Cariflex.RTM. TR 1107, Shell Chemie) are plastisized on a calander at 140.degree.. Then 11 parts of hexanediol diacrylate, 0.3 part of a phenolic antioxidant (Topanol.RTM. OC, ICI Comp.), 0.01 part of Sudan Black B and 0.4 part of compound 10 are admixed at 100.degree. and the mixture is homogenized at this temperature.

Plates of 2 mm thickness are pressed from this mixture between two polyester sheets. The back of the plates is irradiated through the sheet in a BASF-Nyloprint irradiation device with 40 W lamps. The sheet on the face of the plate is replaced by a test negative and this side is exposed for 6 minutes through this negative.

The exposed sample is developed in a brushing bath with a mixture of 4 parts of tetrachloroethylene and 1 part of butanol, while washing out the soluble parts. After drying for 60 minutes at 80.degree. the second sheet is removed and the printing plate is immersed successively in a 0.4 % aqueous bromine solution and a 1.5 % solution of Na.sub.2 S.sub.2 O.sub.3 /Na.sub.2 CO.sub.3 followed by rinsing with water.

Finally, each side is irradiated for a further 6 minutes. All parts of the test negative are reproduced clearly. The depth of the indentations is 34 .mu.m, the height of the relief is 450 .mu.m.

Claims

1. A compound of the formula I ##STR123## in which Ar.sub.1 is an aromatic radical of the formula IV ##STR124## R.sub.1 is either (a) a radical of the formula: ##STR125## or (b) a radical of the formula --CH(R.sub.13)--Ar.sub.2, in which Ar.sub.2 is a phenyl radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkylthio or --(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n OCH.sub.3, or benzoyl, n being 1-10,

R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl or phenyl,

R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently of one another are C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkyl which is substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, --CN or --COO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), or are allyl, cyclohexyl or benzyl, or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 together are C.sub.4 -C.sub.6 alkylene, which can be interrupted by --O-- or --N(R.sub.17)--,

R.sub.5 is --SR.sub.19,

R.sub.6 is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or one of the meanings of R.sub.5,

R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are hydrogen or halogen,

R.sub.9 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,

R.sub.13, R.sub.14, R.sub.15 and R.sub.16 independently of one another are hydrogen or methyl,

R.sub.17 is hydrogen C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, benzyl, 2-hydroxyethyl or acetyl,

R.sub.19 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, benzyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-methoxyethyl, phenyl or p-tolyl, and in the case where R.sub.1 is benzyl and R.sub.2 is methyl or benzyl, R.sub.5 is not --SCH.sub.3.

2. A compound according to claim 1, in which Ar.sub.1 is a group of the formula IV in which

R.sub.6 is hydrogen, chlorine or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or has one of the meanings given for R.sub.5,

R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are hydrogen or chlorine,

R.sub.1 is either (a) radical of the formula --CH.sub.2 --C(R.sub.14).dbd.CH(R.sub.15) or (b) a radical of the formula --CH.sub.2 --Ar.sub.2, in which

Ar.sub.2 is a phenyl radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, --(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n OCH.sub.3 or benzoyl, n being 1-10,

R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl,

R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently of one another are C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, 2-methoxyethyl, allyl or benzyl, or R.sub.3 and

R.sub.4 together are tetramethylene, pentamethylene or 3-oxapentamethylene,

R.sub.14 and R.sub.15 are hydrogen or methyl,

R.sub.19 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-methoxyethyl, phenyl or p-tolyl, and in the case where R.sub.1 is benzyl and R.sub.2 is methyl or benzyl, R.sub.5 is not --SCH.sub.3.

3. A photocurable composition containing A) at least one ethylenically unsaturated photopolymerizable compound and B) at least one compound of claim 1 as a photoinitiator.

4. A photocurable composition according to claim 13, containing A) at least one ethylenically unsaturated photopolymerizable compound, B) at least one compound of claim 1 as a photoinitiator and C) a white or coloured pigment.

5. A photocurable composition according to claim 14, containing A) at least one ethylenically unsaturated photopolymerizable compound, B) at least one compound of claim 1 as a photoinitiator, C) a white or coloured pigment and D) an aromatic carbonyl compound from the benzophenone, thioxanthone, anthraquinone, 3-acylcoumarin or 3-(aroylmethylene)-thiazoline class as a photosensitizer.

6. A photocurable mixture according to claim 3, containing A) at least one ethylenically unsaturated photopolymerizable compound and B) a mixture of B.sub.1) at least one compound of claim 1 and B.sub.2) an aryltitanocene derivative which is substituted by fluorine or CF.sub.3 in the aryl radical, as a photoinitiator.