Abstract: Oxime ester compounds of the formula I, II, III, IV or V wherein Z is for example Z1 for is NO2, unsubstituted or substituted C7-C20aroyl or unsubstituted or substituted C4-C20heteroaroyl; provided that at least one Z1 is other than NO2; Z2 is for example unsubstituted or substituted C7-C20aroyl; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 for example are hydrogen, halogen, or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C20alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted C6-C20aryl, or unsubstituted or substituted C4-C20heteroaryl; R9, R10, R11, R12 and R13 for example are hydrogen, halogen, OR16, unsubstituted or substituted C1-C20alkyl; provided that R9 and R13 are neither hydrogen nor fluorine; R14 is for example unsubstituted or substituted C6-C20aryl or C3-C20heteroaryl Q is for example C6-C20arylene or C3-C20heteroarylene; Q1 is —C1-C20alkylene-CO—; Q2 is naphthoylene; Q3 is for example phenylene; L is for example O-alkylene-O—; R15 is for example hydrogen or C1-C20alkyl; R20 is for example hydrogen, or unsubstituted or substituted C1-

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), (Ia) or (Ib) wherein A1, and A? is for example (II) is 1 or 2; X is C1-C4 alkylene or CO; Y is for example O, O(CO), O(CO)O, R1 is for example hydrogen, d-dsalkyl, C3-C30cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, phenanthryl, biphenylyl, fluorenyl or C3-C20heteroaryl, all of which optionally are substituted; R2 and R3 for example are C1-C10haloalkylene which is optionally substituted, or R2 and R3 are phenylene, which optionally is substituted; R4 is a group (A) or a group (B); R5 and R6 for example are C1-C20alkyl; or R4 and R5 or R4 and R6 together form a straight-chain C2-C6alkylene, R5 and R6 together form a straight-chain C2-C6alkylene; R7, R8, R9 and R10 ifor example are C1-C20alkyl; M for example is C1-C20alkylene, C2-C20alkenylene, C2-C20alkynylene; R25 and R26 are for example hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl; R27, R28, R29, R30 and R31 are for example hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl, C2-C20alkenyl, C3-C20cycloalkyl, or two radicals R27 and R28, R28 and R29, R29 and R30 and/or R30 and R31 toget

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) wherein Q is a direct bond or an n-valent linking group; n is an integer 2, 3, or 4; Z is for example C1-C20alkylene, C2-C20alkenylene, C5-C8cycloalkylene or C5-C8cycloalkenylene; Y is for example C6-C20aryl or C3-C20heteroaryl; R1 is for example hydrogen, C2-C5alkenyl, C3-C8cycloalkyl, C1-C12alkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, C3-C20heteroaryl, C1-C8alkoxy, benzyloxy or phenoxy; R2 is for example C1-C20alkyl, C2-C12alkenyl, C4-C8cycloalkenyl, C2-C12alkinyl, C3-C10cycloalkyl, phenyl or naphthyl; R15, R16, R17, R18, R19 and R20 independently of each other for example are hydrogen, halogen, C1-C20alkyl, C6-C20aryl or C4-C20heteroaryl; provided that a compound wherein R15, R16, R17, R15, R19 and R20 are hydrogen, Y is thienyl, R1 is methyl, R2 is ethyl, n is 2, Q is a direct bond and Z is n-propylene and a compound wherein R15, R16, R17, R18, R19 and R20 are hydrogen, Y is thienyl, R1 is methyl, R2 is ethyl, n is 2, Q as an n-valent linking group is methylene and Z is methylene are exclude

Abstract: Disclosed are oxime ester compounds which have specific benzo (unsaturated 5-membered ring)-carbonyl group and their use as photoinitiators in photopolymerizable compositions, in particular in photoresist formulations for display applications, e.g. liquid crystal display (LCD), organic light emitting diode (OLED) and touch panel.

Abstract: Oxime ester compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and R10 independently of each other are hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl, (A), COR14, NO2, or OR15; provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and R10 is (A), and provided that at least one of the remaining R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and R10 is COR14 or NO2; R11 is for example C1-C20alkyl, M or (B); X and X1 are for example a direct bond; R12 and R?12 are for example hydrogen or C1-C20alkyl; R13 and R?13 are for example C6-C20aryl or C3-C20heteroaryl; M is (X), (Y) or (Z); X3 is O, S or NR19; R14 and R15 are for example phenyl; R20, R21, R22, R23, R24, or R25 for example are hydrogen, COR14, NO2, or (B); provided that at least two oxime ester groups are present in the molecule; are useful as photoinitiators.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymerizable composition comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated, polymerizable compound and at least one oxime sulfonate compound of the formula (I) QAaBbCc where a is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6, b is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6, and c is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6, where the sum of a+b+c is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 where (A) is a group (B) is a group (C) is a group where # denotes the point of attachment to Q; X is S or NR14 and Q, R1, R2, R3 and R14 are as defined in claim 1 and in the description. The present invention also relates to the use of the this composition, to novel oxime sulfonates and the use of the oxime sulfonates as thermal curing promoter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymerizable composition comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated, polymerizable compound and at least one oxime sulfonate compound of the formula I QAaBbCc??(I) where a is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6, b is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6, and c is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6, where the sum of a+b+c is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 where A is a group B is a group C is a group where # denotes the point of attachment to Q; X is S or NR14 and Q, R1, R2, R3 and R14 are as defined in claim 1 and in the description. The present invention also relates to the use of the this composition, to novel oxime sulfonates and the use of the oxime sulfonates as thermal curing promoter.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 for example independently of each other are hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl, (II), COR16 or NO2, provided that at least one pair of R1 and R2, R2 and R3, R3 and R4, R5 and R6, R6 and R7, or R7 and R8 is (III); R9, R10, R11 and R12 for example independently of each other are hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl which optionally substituted; or R9, R10, R11, and R12 independently of each other are unsubstituted or substituted phenyl; X is CO or a direct bond; R13 is for example C1-C20alkyl which optionally is substituted, C2-C12alkenyl, C4-C8cycloalkenyl, C2-C12alkinyl, C3-C10-cycloalkyl, phenyl or naphthyl both of which are optionally substituted; R14 is for example hydrogen, C3-C8cycloalkyl, C2-C5alkenyl, C1-C20alkoxy, C1-C20alkyl, phenyl or naphthyl; R15 is for example C6-C20aryl or C5-C20heteroaryl; R16 is for example C6-C20aryl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C20alkoxy or C1-C20alkyl; are in particular suitable as photoinitiators for co

Abstract: Oxime ester compounds of the formula I, II, III, IV or V, wherein Z is for example (formula A); Z1 for is NO2, unsubstituted or substituted C7-C20aroyl or unsubstituted or substituted C4-C20heteroaroyl; provided that at least one Z1 is other than NO2; Z2 is for example unsubstituted or substituted C7-C20aroyl; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 for example are hydrogen, halogen, or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C20alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted C6-C20aryl, or unsubstituted or substituted C4-C20heteroaryl; R9, R10, R11, R12 and R13 for example are hydrogen, halogen, OR16, unsubstituted or substituted C1-C20alkyl; provided that R9 and R13 are neither hydrogen nor fluorine; R14 is for example unsubstituted or substituted C6-C20aryl or C3-C20heteroaryl Q is for example C6-C20arylene or C3-C20heteroarylene; Q1 is —C1-C20alkylene-CO—; Q2 is naphthoylene; Q3 is for example phenylene; L is for example O-alkylene-O—; R15 is for example hydrogen or C1-C20alkyl; R20 is for example hydrogen, or unsubstituted or substituted

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), (Ia) or (Ib) wherein A1, and A? is for example (II) is 1 or 2; X is C1-C4 alkylene or CO; Y is for example O, O(CO), O(CO)O, R1 is for example hydrogen, d-dsalkyl, C3-C30cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, phenanthryl, biphenylyl, fluorenyl or C3-C20heteroaryl, all of which optionally are substituted; R2 and R3 for example are C1-C10haloalkylene which is optionally substituted, or R2 and R3 are phenylene, which optionally is substituted; R4 is a group (A) or a group (B); R5 and R6 for example are C1-C20alkyl; or R4 and R5 or R4 and R6 together form a straight-chain C2-C6alkylene, R5 and R6 together form a straight-chain C2-C6alkylene; R7, R8, R9 and R10 ifor example are C1-C20alkyl; M for example is C1-C20alkylene, C2-C20alkenylene, C2-C20alkynylene; R25 and R26 are for example hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl; R27, R28, R29, R30 and R31 are for example hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl, C2-C20alkenyl, C3-C20cycloalkyl, or two radicals R27 and R28, R28 and R29, R29 and R30 and/or R30 and R31 toget

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radically polymerizable composition comprising a hydroxylamine ester used to manufacture color filters. The invention further relates to novel hydroxylamine esters. The invention further relates to the use of hydroxylamine esters in all liquid crystal display components requiring post-baking.

Abstract: Oxime ester compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and R10 independently of each other are hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl, (A), COR14, NO2, or OR15; provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and R10 is (A), and provided that at least one of the remaining R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and R10 is COR14 or NO2; R11 is for example C1-C20alkyl, M or (B); X and X1 are for example a direct bond; R12 and R?12 are for example hydrogen or C1-C20alkyl; R13 and R?13 are for example C6-C20aryl or C3-C20heteroaryl; M is (X), (Y) or (Z); X3 is O, S or NR19; R14 and R15 are for example phenyl; R20, R21, R22, R23, R24, or R25 for example are hydrogen, COR14, NO2, or (B); provided that at least two oxime ester groups are present in the molecule; are useful as photoinitiators.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to an electrode layer comprising a porous film made of oxide semiconductor fine particles sensitized with certain methin dyes. Moreover the present invention pertains to a photoelectric conversion device comprising said electrode layer, a dye sensitized solar cell comprising said photoelectric conversion device and to novel methin dyes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat-curable composition comprising (a) at least one compound which is capable of undergoing cationic polymerization; and (b) at least one sulfonium sulfate selected from compounds of the formulae Ia and Ib where Yn? is a monovalent or divalent anion selected from (1) where n, M, R1 to R10 are as defined in claim 1 and in the description. The present invention also relates to novel sulfonium sulfates of the formulae Ia and Ib, to a process for curing cationically polymerizable material and to the cured material obtained by said process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymerizable composition comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated, polymerizable compound and at least one oxime sulfonate compound of the formula (I) QAaBbCc where a is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6, b is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6, and c is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6, where the sum of a+b+c is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 where (A) is a group (B) is a group (C) is a group where # denotes the point of attachment to Q; X is S or NR14 and Q, R1, R2, R3 and R14 are as defined in claim 1 and in the description. The present invention also relates to the use of the this composition, to novel oxime sulfonates and the use of the oxime sulfonates as thermal curing promoter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radically polymerizable composition comprising a hydroxylamine ester used to manufacture color filters. The invention further relates to novel hydroxylamine esters. The invention further relates to the use of hydroxylamine esters in all liquid crystal display components requiring post-baking.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radically polymerizable composition comprising a hydroxylamine ester used to manufacture color filters. The invention further relates to novel hydroxylamine esters. The invention further relates to the use of hydroxylamine esters in all liquid crystal display components requiring post-baking.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 for example independently of each other are hydro-gen, C1-C20alkyl, (II), COR16 or NO2, provided that at least one pair of R1 and R2, R2 and R3, R3 and R4, R5 and R6, R6 and R7, or R7 and R8 is (III); R9, R10, R11 and R12 for example independently of each other are hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl which optionally substituted; or R9, R10, R11, and R12 independently of each other are unsubstituted or substituted phenyl; X is CO or a direct bond; R13 is for example C1-C20alkyl which optionally is substituted, C2-C12alkenyl, C4-C8cycloalkenyl, C2-C12alkinyl, C3-C10-cycloalkyl, phenyl or naphthyl both of which are optionally substituted; R14 is for example hydrogen, C3-C8cycloalkyl, C2-C5alkenyl, C1-C20alkoxy, C1-C20alkyl, phenyl or naphthyl; R15 is for example C6-C20aryl or C5-C20heteroaryl; R16 is for example C6-C20aryl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C20alkoxy or C1-C20alkyl; are in particular suitable as photoinitiators for c

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radically polymerizable composition comprising a hydroxylamine ester used to manufacture color filters. The invention further relates to novel hydroxylamine esters. The invention further relates to the use of hydroxylamine esters in all liquid crystal display components requiring post-baking.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to an electrode layer comprising a porous film made of oxide semiconductor fine particles sensitized with certain methin dyes. Moreover the present invention pertains to a photoelectric conversion device comprising said electrode layer, a dye sensitized solar cell comprising said photoelectric conversion device and to novel methin dyes.