Abstract: A composition useful as a lift-off resist comprising at least one solvent, at least one polydimethylglutarimide (PMGI) resin and at least one selected deep-UV absorbing molecule of Formula I, where X is an aromatic or aliphatic bridging group, and Ar and Ar′ are aryl groups wherein at least one Ar or Ar′ contains one or more hydroxyl or carboxylic acid groups