14 Photochemical Reaction of Monosubstituted Aminoazidobenzoic Acid Derivatives in Novolak TAKAHIRO TSUNODA and TSUGUO ΥΑΜΑΟΚΑ Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University, Japan
We found that when 4.4'-diazidodiphenylamine in novolak was irradiated by UV light, novolak was insolubilized in alkali aqueous solution and colored in black1) But it is impossible to use it as photopolymer for plate-making because 4.4'-diazidodiphenylamine is very dangerous causing explosion during storage. We investigated the photosensitive azide compounds that was stable and made a deep color image by UV irradiation. We synthesized monosubstitutedamino azidobenzoic acid derivatives which made a deep color image and caused insolubilization of novolak in alk ali aqueous solution by UV irradiation. These photo sensitive azide compounds including some couplers gave more deep color image by UV irradiation. 2.4Dichloronaphthol was the most important coupler to photodecomposed monosubstitutedamino-azidobenzoic acids. The photosensitive layer ( thickness: about 3 . 7 μ ) containing 2-(p-methylphenylamino)-5-azidobenzoic acid, 2.4-dichloronaphthol and novolak had the color density 1.48 by UV irradiation. The polyaster film coated with this photocolored polymer was exposed by UV light through a negative film and then 197
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washed out by d i l u t e a l k a l i move the unexposed a r e a . polyester
s o l u t i o n to
The p r o d u c e d c o l o r
f i l m may be u s e d as n e g a t i v e
intermediate salt
aqueous
or
re-
image on
positive
f i l m f o r plate-making instead of
silver
emulsion f i l m .
Experimental 1) S y n t h e s i s o f benzoic a c i d a)
2-monosubstitutedamino-azido-
derivatives
2-Monosubstituted(R)amino-5-nitrobenzoic A mixture
of
acid(I)
2-chloro-5-nitro-
b e n z o i c a c i d and amine d e r i v a t i R-NH-^^-N0
2
uOOH
ves
i n g l y c e r o l was s t i r r e d
heat adding potassium
I
After reaction, filtered
the
carbonate.
s o l u t i o n was
and a c i d i f i e d w i t h h y -
d r o c h l o r i c a c i d . The p r e c i p i t a t i o n was t h e product.
with
T a b l e 1 shows t h e r e a c t i o n
reaction
condition,
pro-
d u c t s and y i e l d . b)
2-Monosubstituted(R)amino-5-aminobenzoic
( HCl-salt
acid
)(II) A mixture
of I ,
m e t h a n o l and
h y d r o c h l o r i c a c i d was R - N H - ^ - î î H - HOI 2
COOH
refluxed
w i t h t i n powder f o r 3-5
hours
and t h e n f i l t e r e d . Prom the dified filtrate ric
acid,
with hydrochlo-
the reduced
product,
amine d e r i v a t i v e was s e p a r a t e d as h y d r o c h l o r i c salt. and c)
T a b l e 2 shows the r e a c t i o n
aci-
condition,
acid
products
yield. 2-Monosubstituted(R)amino-5-azidobenzoic
acid
(III) II
was d i a z o t i z e d w i t h n i t r o s y l s u l f u r i c a c i d
sodium n i t r i t e
i n aqueous
or
s o l u t i o n of a c e t i c a c i d
or
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hydrochloric II
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199
acid. After filtration,
the d i a z o t i z e d
was a z i d o t i z e d w i t h sodium a z i d e .
The p r e c i p i t a -
t i o n was a z i d e compound I I I . R-NH--^^—Table
3 shows t h e r e a c t i o n c o n d -
ition,
COOH
products
and y i e l d .
Ill Table 1 R-
Table 2
Temp. Reac- Y i e l d M e l 'C tion % ting hour point G hrs 4
®CH3O-®
S R,-
Reac- Y i e l d M e l tion % ting lour point hrs •c
140
5
46.1
251-3
3
63.9
232-5
130
6
94.4
246.5 -7.5
4
61.9
216-7
HO
5
81.9
146-8
5
97.2
207-8
140
4
80.8
186-7
5
69.8
226-9
140
5
13.0
258-9
3
45.7
214-5
Compound
Reaction Yield Melhour(hrs) % ting Diazo Azido point •c 1
1
74.4
over 250
1
1
90.1
253-4 2 - phenylamino - 5 azidobenzoic acid
2-(p-chlorophenylamino ) - 5 - a z i d o b e n zoic acid
b 257-9 2 - ( p - m e t h y l p h e n y l amino)-5-azidobenzoic acid IIII 3 C I
CH 0-@3
1
4
46.8
1
1
56.5
156 2-(p-methoxyphenyldecom. a m i n o ) - 5 - a z i d o b e n zoic acid I H ^
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162 2- (of - n a p h t h y l a m i decoml n o ) - 5 - a z i d o b e n z O ' i c acid III
51.7
2)
Novolak r e s i n
m - C r e s o l t y p e n o v o l a k , A l n o v o l 429K tferke 3)
(Chemische
A l b e r t W i e s b a d e n - B i e b r i c h t ) was u s e d .
Couplers
2 . 4 - D i c h l o r o n a p h t h o l ( m p . 107°C ) , (mp. 1 2 5 ° C ) ,
4-methoxynaphthol
l-phenyl-3-methylpyrazolone(mp. 129°C)
and 2 . 5 - d i c h l o r o a c e t a c e t a n i l i d e ( m p . 9 5 C )
were u s e d
e
as c o u p l e r t o
photodecomposed
-5-azidobenzoic 4)
Measurement o f I n f r a r e d
Infrared type 5)
spectrophotometer.
Measurement o f s p e c t r a l
Spectral non a r c
sensitivity
s e n s i t i v i t i e s were measured by Narumi RMe q u i p p e d w i t h g r a t i n g and 450W X e -
lamp.
Measurement o f o p t i c a l d e n s i t y o f c o l o r e d
Macbeth d e n s i t o m e t e r transmittance 7)
spectra
s p e c t r a were measured by H i t a c h i EPI-S2
35 monochromator 6)
2-monosubstitutedamino
acids.
Exposure
image.
was u s e d f o r measurement
of
density.
equipment
Vacume p r i n t e r e q u i p e d w i t h t e n 40W c h e m i c a l lamps ( D a i n i p p o n S c r e e n P - 1 1 3 - B ) was u s e d . The f r o m lamp t o n e g a t i v e 8)
cm.
P h o t o d e c o m p o s i t i o n and s e p a r a t i o n o f
osed
photodecomp-
products
I n 500 m l o f b e n z e n e , solved. the
f i l m was 4 . 4
distance
0.5g
o f a z i d e compound was
I n a f l a s k e q u i p p e d w i t h UV l i g h t
source,
a z i d e i n benzene was photodecomposed p a s s i n g
nitrogene
gass.
The photodecomposed p r o d u c t s
were
separated
by column chromatography w i t h developement
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solvents Result
Amino-azidobenzoic Acid Derivatives
o f c h l o r o f o r m and a c e t o n e .
and
discussion
T a b l e 4 and 5 show the c o l o r o f photodecomposed zoic
acid.
and o p t i c a l
i n t a b l e 4 were p r o d u c e d by UV
a filter
a n o l s o l u t i o n of azide
paper a b s o r b e d w i t h 30% compounds.
The c o l o r s
5 were p r o d u c e d by UV i r r a d i a t i o n t o inum p l a t e o r p o l y e s t e r of mixture
o f n o v o l a k and a z i d e compounds
I
X
m
I
I
b
J
I
ni
Ι
a
τ
1
c
d
β
meth
i n table
a grained
f i l m c o a t e d w i t h 10%
alum
solution
(10:3
)
so
methylethylketone.
T a b l e 4 The c o l o r o f p h o todecomposed a z i d e s c o a t e d on f i l t e r paper w i t h o u t novolak
Compound
density
2-monosubstitutedamino-5-azidoben-*
The c o l o r s
i r r a d i a t i o n to
lved i n
201
Exposure time (min.)
1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 3 5
Color
l i g h t G. l i g h t G. l i g h t G. (G: gray) l i g h t G. black black
T a b l e 5 The d e n s i t y o f photodecomposed a z i d e s c o a t e d on p o l y e s t e r f i l m w i t h novolak
Expos Color ure time (min.)
Optical density coating thickness (micron) a f t e r was* out
2
black
0.30
l i g h t G. black black
2
black
0.30
l i g h t G. black black
2
green black
0.32
l i g h t G. black black
1
black
0.36
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The t r a n s m i t t a n c e
densities
were measured on p o l y e s t e r
of the c o l o r e d
image
f i l m a f t e r UV i r r a d i a t i o n
o r a f t e r i r r a d i a t i o n and washing out
i n 2% aqueous
s o l u t i o n o f sodium p h o s p h a t e . Pig.
1 shows t h e
spectral
sensitivities
of
a z i d e compounds. The mechanism o f t h e c o l o r i s not c l e a r ,
but i t
c t i o n products
is
assumed t h a t
of nitrenes
these reaction
the v a r i o u s
f r o m photodecomposed
rea azi
de compounds p r o d u c e t h e mixed c o l o r i n g m a t t e r .
300
400 III
300 III
a
300
400 I I ] C
300
b
300
400 d
400
m
e
400 Ι
ΐ
τ
ο
Figure 1. Spectral sensitivities of 2-monosubstituted-amino-5-azidobenzoic acids
In t h i s
photocolor reaction
amino-5-azidobenzoic a c i d ,
of
2-monosubstituted-
t h e i m i n o and c a r b o x i l i c
groups i n the molecules are v e r y i m p o r t a n t .
The com
pounds (IV and V) w h i c h h y d r o g e n o f t h e s e g r o u p s s u b s t i t u t e d w i t h a l k y l group are when t h e y a r e
are
very hypsochromic
photodecomposed. The r e a s o n why t h e
photodecomposed I V and V a r e h y p s o c h r o m i c may be due to
the f a c t
ture l i k e VI
t h a t t h e y c a n not have i n n e r s a l t .
struc
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UV L I G H T INDUCED REACTIONS I N P O L Y M E R S
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When t h e m i x t u r e
of
2-monosubstitutedamino-5-azido-
b e n z o i c a c i d and n o v o l a k was i r r a d i a t e d by UV l i g h t , p h o t o c o l o r and p h o t o c u r e o c c u r e d a t t h e same t i m e . I n this case,
i t i s considered that
quinonimine d e r i v a t -
i v e s a r e a l s o p r o d u c e d by t h e p h o t o r e a c t i o n
between
a z i d e compounds and novolakr-^
C00H
C00H
R-HH m-cresol novolak
nitrene
type
000H
RNH-^^-NH
2
quinonimine compound Pig.
2 shows t h e I n f r a r e d s p e c t r a o f 2 - p h e n y l a m i n o -
5-azidobenzoic acid I I I duct i n K B r t a b l e t
b
and t h e photodecomposed pro-
by UV i r r a d i a t i o n .
Figure 2. Infrared spectra of 2-phenylamino-5-azidobenzoic acid and the photodecomposed product
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2-Phenylamino-5-azidobenzoic
a c i d III^
decomposed i n benzene w i t h o u t o x y g e n ,
was
205 photo-
and t h e n
the
photodecomposed p r o d u c t s were s e p a r a t e d by column chromatography. the
P i g . 3 shows the
Infrared
spectrum
photodecomposed component o b t a i n e d f r o m t h e
of
deve-
loped l a y e r of the column.
Wave ^ i a U ^ ft**""') Figure 3.
Infrared spectrum of the one component from photodecomposed 2-phenyU amino-5-azidobenzoic acid
A mixture
of
2-monosubstitutedamino-5-azidobenzoic
a c i d and c o u p l e r gave deep c o l o r image by UV i r r a d i ation.
It
seems t h a t t h e dye p r o d u c e d by c o u p l i n g
photodecomposed a z i d e w i t h c o u p l e r added t o
the
pho-
t o c o l o r of monosubstitutedamino-azidobenzoic P o r example,
the c o u p l i n g r e a c t i o n
COOH
acid. 3) i s as f o l l o w s ^ - ' ;
COOH
dye
OH
UV L I G H T INDUCED REACTIONS I N
206 The f o l l o w i n g example
i s the c o a t i n g
solution
a i n i n g a z i d e compound, n o v o l a k and c o u p l e r . rage t h i c k n e s s g i v e n are
of coating
by w e i g h t
percent.
5 32
novolak(alnovo1) coupler
4
methylcellosolve 6
59
shows the t r a n s m i t t a n c e
c o l o r images
cont
The a v e
l a y e r was 3·7ρ. A l l p a r t s
a z i d e compound
Table
POLYMERS
densities
of
the
p r o d u c e d by UV i r r a d i a t i o n t o the
coat
ing l a y e r o f the m i x t u r e
o f a z i d e compound, n o v o l a k
and c o u p l e r on p o l y e s t e r
film,
out
and t h e n by w a s h i n g
i n 2% aqueous s o l u t i o n o f sodium p h o s p h a t e .
color
image f r o m t h e m i x t u r e
ino)-5azidobenzoic
acid(III
of
The
2-(p-methylphenylam-
) and
2.4-dichloronaphth-
c o l gave the h i g h e s t
d e n s i t y 1.48
.
Conclusion 2-Monosubstitutedamino-5-azidobenzoic ivatives
acid
der
are v e r y u s e f u l f o r p h o t o c o l o r i n g m a t t e r .
The d e n s i t y o f t h e
p h o t o c o l o r image i n c r e a s e s by a d d
i n g a proper coupler to
the
a z i d e compound. I t
p o s s i b l e t o f i x the c o l o r e d image u s i n g t h e
is
photo-
polymers c o n t a i n i n g t h e s e a z i d e compounds and n o v o lak.
In future,
it
may be p o s s i b l e t o use t h i s
c o l o r f i l m f o r p l a t e making i n s t e a d o f s i l v e r emulsion
photohalide
film.
Acknowledgment The a u t h o r s
are
deeply indebted to M r . Shigeo
Maeda and M r . Susumu Suzuka i n Hodogaya C h e m i c a l I n dustry Co. f o r t h e i r various
compounds.
assistance with synthesis
of
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Amino-azidobenzoic Acid Derivatives
Table
A \ Ε
I : C I
6 C-CH3 •H
OH
0
CI
00H
Pi]Lter R G
Pi]Lter G R
3
°d1 Pi].ter R G
1 2 3 4 5
0.42 0.58 0.58 0.65 0.62
0.59 0.75 0.80 0.95 0.88
0.63 0.63 0.56 0.63 0.62
0 . 8 8 0.57 0 . 5 4 0.89 0.81 0.55 0.52 0.90 0 . 8 6 0 . 4 9 0.48
1 2 3 4 5
0.96 0.97 1.00 1.07 1.10
1.19 1.20 1.33 1.48 1.48
0.54 0.57 0.56 0.58 0.57
0.67 0.64 0.69 0.68 0.69
1 2 d 3 4 5
0.79 0.82 0.74 0.76 0.84
1.05 1.12
1 2 3 4 5
0.61 0.60 0.62 0.65 0.60
0.90 0.89 0.92 0.91 0.88
1.05
1.17 1.18 0.56 0.51 0.59 0.58 0.55
207
0.38 0.40 0.40 0.41 0.39
0.25 0.29 0.33 0.32 0.34
0.45 0.48 0.51 0.58 0.56
0.42 0.43 0.44 0.55 0.52
NHC0CH C0CH, 2
0
Pi].ter R G
0.53 0.57 0.67 0.69 0.62
0.38 0.40 0.98 0.47 0.41
0 . 6 6 0.26 0.24 0.56 0.69 0.39 0.33 0.73 0.67 0.38 0.34
C:Coupler, A:Azide compound, E:Exposure time(min.) R:Red f i l t e r , G:Green f i l t e r
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