Abstract: Photopolymers based on polyvinyl alcohol derivatives of 8-hydroxy quinoline compositions having a high degree of photosensitivity, a marked degree of water solubility, and the ability to photodimerize when exposed to actinic radiation.

Abstract: A process for preparing a compound having the structure ##STR1## which comprises heating under acidic conditions a polyvinyl alcohol and a compound of the structure ##STR2## is a polyvinyl acetal, n is an integer from 1 to 6,R is hydrogen or alkyl,m is an integer from 1 to 6,X is an anion, ##STR3## is a divalent radical having the structure ##STR4## Y is a monovalent radical having the structure ##STR5## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aralkyl, substituted alkyl, substituted alkoxy, carboxy, carboxy ester, amino, substituted amino, amido, substituted amido, cyano, hydroxy, nitro, isocyanato, sulphonyl halide, sulphonic acid and halide, and may be the same or different, or R.sub.1 taken together with R.sub.2 is methylene-dioxy, and A is a formyl or acetal group.

Abstract: Polyvinyl alcohol is modified by reaction with a stilbazol quaternary salt acetal to produce a water soluble polymer capable of photodimerizing on exposure to active radiation to yield water-soluble photoresist materials.

Abstract: Polyvinyl alcohol is modified by reaction with a stilbazol quaternary salt acetal to produce a water soluble polymer capable of photodimercezing on exposure to active radiation to yield water-soluble photoresist materials.

Abstract: A photosensitive polymer composition comprising a compound of the structure ##STR1## wherein ##STR2## is a polyvinyl acetal, n is an integer from 1 to 6,R is hydrogen or alkyl,m is an integer from 1 to 6,X is an anion, ##STR3## is a divalent radical having the structure ##STR4## Y is a monovalent radical having the structure ##STR5## whereis a 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring in which Z is nitrogen, substituted nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aralkyl, substituted alkyl, substituted alkoxy, carboxy, carboxy ester, amino, substituted amino, amido, substituted amid, cyano, hydroxy, nitro, isocyanato, sulphonyl halide, sulphonic acid as halide, and may be the same or different or R.sub.1 taken together with R.sub.2 is methylenedioxy.

Abstract: The transetherification reaction between hydroxyethyl acrylate and hexamethoxymethyl-melamine to produce oligomeric acryloyloxyethoxymethyl-melamines, which can be polymerized to form useful films and castings, can be increased in rate to produce the oligomer having less impurities and other undesirable properties by running the reaction in a hydrocarbon solvent, such as hexane, in the presence of iodine.

Abstract: A stable hardener composition for films of poly (vinyl alcohol) or poly (vinyl acetate) which preferably comprises an alkanol solution containing about 5 to 80% by weight of an aliphatic dialdehyde-bis (di-lower alkyl acetal), from 0 to about 1% by weight of water, and from about one to 30% by weight of the amount of said acetal of a strong Bronsted or Lewis acid, said alkanol being a primary alcohol containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms. The solution may also contain soluble thickening agents and dyes.

Abstract: Photoinitiators of the formulaG--O--(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O--Qwherein G is a photoinitiator moiety, R is hydrogen or lower alkyl, n has a value of at least 10, and Q is G or a lower alkyl are soluble in water and common organic solvents and are useful in polymerization systems employed in coatings used in screen printing.