Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material including a substrate having disposed thereon a heat-sensitive recording layer containing a diazo compound and a coupler compound capable of reacting with the diazo compound to develop color, wherein the coupler compound includes at least one of anilide derivatives represented by the following formula (1) or tautomers thereof: wherein R1 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an acyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a hydroxycarbonyl group, an aminocarbonyl group, an acylamino group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an arylthio group or an alkylthio group; L represents a group which can leave upon coupling with the diazo compound; m represents 1 or 2; and n represents 1 or 2.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material including a substrate and a heat-sensitive recording layer containing a diazonium salt and a coupler, the heat-sensitive recording layer being disposed on or over the substrate, wherein the diazonium salt is a compound represented by the following general formula (1):

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material including a substrate and a heat-sensitive recording layer containing a diazonium salt and a coupler, the heat-sensitive recording layer being disposed on or over the substrate, wherein the diazonium salt is a compound represented by the following general formula (1): 1

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material comprising a support and a heat-sensitive recording layer thereon, which contains a diazonium salt compound and a coupling component, is provided. The diazonium salt compound contains a benzenediazonium salt compound represented by formula (1) and the coupling component contains a uracil compound represented by formula (2) or a barbituric acid compound represented by formula (3).

Abstract: Disclosed is a pattern forming method using contrast enhanced material for enhancing the resolution and contrast when forming patterns in fabrication of semiconductors or the like. This pattern forming method comprises a step of applying a contrast enhanced material for pattern forming on a photoresist, a step of exposing and a step of developing.The contrast enhanced material is a water-soluble material using a novel diazo compound so that the coefficient A of the contrast may be 10 or more, and when it is combined with g-line exposure to be used in pattern formation, a pattern of 0.5 .mu.m or less may be formed.

Abstract: Novel diazonium salts which possess excellent photo speed, good thermal stability, exceptional resistance to discoloration in the D.sub.min areas, rapid development, and allow a wide range of azo dye colors are provided. The diazonium salts are of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is tertiary butyl or tertiary amyl; Y is hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, cyanoalkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, aralkoxy, aralkylthio, arylthio, alkylthio, halogen, allyl, allyloxy, allylthio, cyanoalkoxy, hydroxyalkoxy, methoxyalkoxy, trifluoroalkyl, alkylacetylamino, morpholino, or dialkyl carbonamido;R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are the same or different, and are alkyl, aralkyl, allyl, cyanoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydrogen, acyl, cycloalkyl, beta-chloroalkyl, branched alkyl, or a structure wherein R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 may be linked together to form a heterocyclic structure; andX is an anion.

Abstract: A diazo type thermosensitive recording material comprising a support material and a thermosensitive recording layer formed thereon, wherein the thermosensitive recording layer comprises a diazo compound, a coupler, a thermo-fusible or thermo-softening binder agent and a thermo-fusible material. The weight ratio of the diazo compound and the thermo-fusible material is in the range of 1:2 to 1:30, and both the diazo compound and the coupler exist as separate particles in the thermosensitive recording layer.

Abstract: Disclosure is made of a light-sensitive diazo coating composition and a light-sensitive diazotype reproduction material comprising a base with at least one coating layer comprising a light sensitive diazo compound, coupling component, a stabilizing acid and salt, and a development accelerating and stabilizing composition of 1,3-dimethylurea with urea or with thiourea, which also improves sensitizing solution compatibility and increases printing speed.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improvement in a two-component diazotype material, composed of a support and of a light-sensitive layer applied to the support, the layer containing at least one benzene diazonium salt as the light-sensitive component and at least one coupler, the improvement comprising the combination of at least one 2,5-dialkoxy-4-mercaptobenzene diazonium salt and at least one compound of the general formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are identical or different and denote hydrogen or alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl, aryl or cycloalkyl groups, which can be further substituted.

Abstract: Benzene diazonium compounds of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is alkylamino, dialkylamino, cycloalkylamino, dicycloalkylamino, cycloalkylalkylamino, aralkylamino, diaralkylamino, alkylaralkylamino, cycloalkylaralkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, alkylarylamino, cycloalkylarylamino, acoylamino, acoylalkylamino, acoylcycloalkylamino, acoylaralkylamino, acoylarylamino, aroylamino, aroylalkylamino, aroylcycloalkylamino, aroylaralkylamino, aroylarylamino, morpholino, piperidino, triazinyl, alkylthio, hydroxyalkylthio, cycloalkylthio, aralkylthio, or arylthio; R.sub.2 is alkyl, aralkyl, aryl, or alkoxyalkyl; R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 may be the same or different and are hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl, or halogen, at least one of the substituents R.sub.3 to R.sub.8 not being hydrogen; and X is an anion.

Abstract: Copolymers of glycidyl methacrylate and allyl glycidyl ether having pendant epoxy groups, having an inherent viscosity of at least about 0.25, preferably within the range of about 0.25 to about 0.38, and an epoxy equivalent of at least about 0.65 epoxide equivalent per 100 g. of polymer are provided which upon admixture with a radiation-sensitive aryldiazonium salt provide compositions which exhibit improved sensitivity, curing rates and other properties. Articles for recording and storing information from a laser source and other articles such as microfilm are derived from such compositions by subjecting a coated substrate to an energy source of sufficient intensity to decompose the radiation-sensitive catalyst and thus effect polymerization via the epoxy groups of the copolymer.