Claims
- 1. A photopolymerizable photoresist composition in the form of a sheet or roll on a transparent polyethylene terephthalate releasable film support, consisting essentially of (A) an addition polymerizable unsaturated compound having at least two ethylenically unsaturated double bonds per molecule in an amount of from 7.5 to 55% by weight, (B), a photopolymerization initiator in an amount of from 0.1 to 10% by weight, and (C) a binder in an amount of 20 to 80% by weight, wherein said binder consists essentially of a copolymer represented by formula (I) ##STR3## wherein Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group; and n.sub.1, n.sub.2, n.sub.3, and n.sub.4 each represents a mol % of the respective repeating units set forth in formula (I), wherein n.sub.1 is from 0 to about 70; n.sub.2 is from 0 to about 70; n.sub.3 is from about 5 to 50; and n.sub.4 is from about 5 to 50; provided that n.sub.1 and n.sub.2 are not 0 at the same time, the sum of n.sub.1 and n.sub.2 is from about 20 to 70, the sum of n.sub.3 and n.sub.4 is from about 30 to 80, wherein said copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of from 10,000 to 500,000.
- 2. A photopolymerizable composition as in claim 1, wherein the sum of n.sub.1 and n.sub.2 is from about 45 mol % to 55 mol %, n.sub.3 is from about 15 mol % to 35 mol %, and n.sub.4 is from about 7 mol % to 30 mol %.
- 3. A photopolymerizable composition as in claim 1, wherein Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 each represent phenyl, p-methylphenyl, m-methylphenyl, o-methylphenyl, p-ethylphenyl, o-ethylphenyl, p-isopropylphenyl, p-methoxyphenyl, p-chlorophenyl, m-chlorophenyl, o-chlorophenyl, p-bromophenyl, 2,4-dimethylphenyl, 3,4-dimethylphenyl and 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl groups.
- 4. A photopolymerizable composition as in claim 1, wherein Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 each represent a phenyl group.
- 5. A photopolymerizable composition as in claim 2, wherein Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 each represent phenyl, p-methylphenyl, m-methylphenyl, o-methylphenyl, p-methoxyphenyl, p-chlorophenyl, m-chlorophenyl, o-chlorophenyl, p-bromophenyl, 2,4-dimethylphenyl, 3,4-dimethylphenyl and 3,4-dimethylphenyl groups.
- 6. A photopolymerizable composition as in claim 2, wherein Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 represent a phenyl group.
- 7. A photopolymerizable composition as in claim 1, wherein said copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of from about 20,000 to 250,000.
- 8. A photopolymerizable composition as in claim 2, wherein said copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of from about 20,000 to 250,000.
- 9. A photopolymerizable composition as in claim 1, wherein the polymerizable unsaturated compound is present in the photopolymerizable composition in an amount of from about 15 to 45% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.
- 10. A photopolymerizable composition as in claim 2, wherein the polymerizable unsaturated compound is present in the photopolymerizable composition in an amount of from about 15-45% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.
- 11. A photopolymerizable composition as in claim 7, wherein the polymerizable unsaturated compound is present in the photopolymerizable composition in an amount of from about 15 to 45% by weight,. based on the weight of the composition.
- 12. A photopolymerizable composition as in claim 8, wherein the polymerizable unsaturated compound is present in the photopolymerizable composition in an amount of from about 15 to 45% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.
- 13. A photopolymerizable composition as in claim 1, wherein the photopolymerizable initiator is present in the photopolymerizable composition in an amount of from about 0.2 to 6% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.
- 14. A photopolymerizable composition as in claim 2, wherein the photopolymerizable initiator is present in the photopolymerizable composition in an amount of from about 0.2 to 6% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/042,550, filed on 4/21/87, now abandoned which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 06/824/343, filed on 1/23/86 now abandoned.
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Continuations (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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