[ summary of the invention ]
The application aims to provide a distyryl oxime ester type water-soluble photoinitiator sensitive to LED, and the molecular structure of the photoinitiator is shown as the following formula (I):
in the formula (I), R1,R2Each independently selected from the group consisting of 1-20 carbon atoms (labeled C)1-C20Straight or branched alkyl of the following, C)3-C12Cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloheteroalkylalkyl, C6-C12Aryl, alkylaryl, wherein the aryl radical may be substituted by other substituents, including hydrogen, halogen atoms, R, OR, SR, SOR, SO2R,NRR’,CH2OH,CH2OR, CH2OCOR,CH2SR,CH2SCOR, or CH2NRR' wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl group containing 1 to 24 carbon atoms or-C6-C24The structure of R can be fluorine atom to replace hydrogen atom to form fluorocarbon chain structure, the structure of R can contain 1-6 discontinuous oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur elements, R and R' can form a 3-6-membered ring system structure when existing at the same time to form various substituted aryl groups;
R3selected from the group consisting of those containing 1-20 carbon atoms (labeled C)1-C20Straight or branched alkyl of the following, C)3-C12Cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloheteroalkylalkyl.
The invention also provides a preparation method of the photo-initiation, and the general synthesis process is shown as the following formula:
during the preparation of the initiator:
in step (a), with different R1Preparing a stilbene conjugated structure (I) -a from carbonyl substituted bromobenzene of a substituent group and p-methylstyrene under a Pd catalyst, wherein the catalyst can be potassium carbonate/bis (triphenylphosphine) palladium chloride, palladium acetate/tri (o-methylphenyl) phosphine/triethylamine, palladium acetate/triethanolamine, a solvent is acetonitrile and N, N-dimethylformamide, the reaction temperature is 90-140 ℃, the reaction time is 3-24 hours, the process needs anhydrous and oxygen-free operation, and a product is purified by column chromatography or recrystallization;
in the step (b), the product (I) -a obtained in the step (a) and isoamyl nitrite are catalyzed by concentrated hydrochloric acid to prepare an oxime structure (I) -b, tetrahydrofuran is used as a solvent, the reaction temperature is room temperature, the reaction time is 1-2 hours, and the product is precipitated and then washed;
step (ii) of
In the method, the product (I) -b in the step (b) is reacted with acyl chloride or acid anhydride under the anhydrous and oxygen-free conditions to prepare the oxime ester structure (I) -c under the base catalysis, and the solvent is dichloromethane orTetrahydrofuran, the reaction temperature is 0-5 ℃, the reaction time is 1-12 hours, and the alkali can be organic alkali or inorganic alkali such as triethylamine, NaOH, KOH, NaH and the like;
in the step (d), the product (I) -c in the step (c) reacts with NBS to prepare a benzyl bromide structure (I) -d, a small amount of azobisisobutyronitrile or dibenzoyl peroxide is used for catalytic initiation, the solvent is carbon tetrachloride, the reaction temperature is reflux temperature, the reaction time is 6-12 hours, and the product is purified by column chromatography;
in the step (e), the product (I) -d in the step (d) and dialkyl amine are catalyzed by alkali to prepare an amine structure (I) -e, the alkali can be inorganic alkali such as potassium carbonate, NaOH, KOH, NaH and the like, the solvent is ethanol, the reaction temperature is 30-60 ℃, the reaction time is 6-24 hours, and the product is purified by column chromatography;
in the step (f), the product (I) -e in the step (e) reacts with 1, 3-propane sultone to obtain the general formula (I), the solvent is acetone, the heating reflux is carried out, the reaction time is 6-24 hours, the process needs anhydrous and oxygen-free operation, the product can be directly filtered, and the product is obtained without further purification.
The preparation of the compounds of the above formula is further illustrated by reference to the examples.
In the invention, the distyryl oxime ester type water-soluble photoinitiator shown in the general formula (I) is used as a photoinitiator or other functional additive components in a photocuring formula system, and is used as an intermediate or a raw material or a reagent in chemical synthesis.
The invention further discloses a mixture containing the compound of the general formula (I) which can be cured by irradiation with light (ultraviolet or visible light or LED light or equivalent light sources).
The light radiation curing formula system is characterized in that:
(1) containing at least one compound described by the general formula (I) or (II) as a photoinitiator or one of the components of a photoinitiator;
(2) contains at least one ethylenically (C ═ C) unsaturated compound.
The compound of the formula (I) is suitably contained in an amount of 0.01 to 30 parts by weight, preferably 0.5 to 10 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the ethylenically unsaturated components in the system. Suitable radiation-curable systems comprise polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated components which are compounds or mixtures which can be crosslinked by free-radical polymerization of the double bonds, which ethylenically unsaturated components can be monomers, oligomers or prepolymers, or mixtures or copolymers thereof, or aqueous dispersions of the above-mentioned components.
The method comprises the following specific steps: (1) according to the monomer: photoinitiator (2): the mass ratio of the auxiliary agent is 100: 0.5-1: 0-4.5 parts of raw materials; (2) stirring to fully dissolve; (3) irradiating the polymerization system by light sources with different wavelengths or different light intensities; (4) the polymerization conversion rate can be researched by the change of the characteristic peak of the polymer by an online infrared method; wherein: the light source in step (3) can be LEDs (high voltage, medium voltage and low voltage), LEDs with the emission wavelength of 365-425 nm, and LDI light source.
The above-mentioned suitable radiation-curing systems may contain any of inorganic or organic fillers and/or colorants (e.g., pigments or dyes, etc.), and other additives (e.g., ultraviolet absorbers, light stabilizers, flame retardants, leveling agents, defoaming agents, etc.) and solvents, which may be added as needed.
Suitable free radically polymerizable monomers are, for example, ethylenically-containing polymerizable monomers including, but not limited to, (meth) acrylates, acrolein, olefins, conjugated dienes, styrene, maleic anhydride, fumaric anhydride, vinyl acetate, vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl imidazole, (meth) acrylic acid derivatives such as (meth) acrylamide, vinyl halides, vinylidene halides, and the like.
Suitable ethylenic-containing prepolymers and oligomers include, but are not limited to, (meth) acryloyl-functional (meth) acrylic copolymers, urethane (meth) acrylates, polyester (meth) acrylates, unsaturated polyesters, polyether (meth) acrylates, silicone (meth) acrylates, epoxy (meth) acrylates, and the like, as well as water-soluble or water-dispersible analogs of the foregoing.
The above-mentioned monomers, oligomers, prepolymers, or copolymers, whether containing olefins, are well known to those skilled in the art and are not particularly limited.
For the gist of the present invention, we will further describe it in connection with the following series of examples.
Exemplary compounds conforming to the structure of formula (I) are listed below:
compared with a commercial water-soluble 2959 photoinitiator, the photoinitiator has better light absorption performance in the ultraviolet light range of 365-; in addition, the inner salt type water-soluble photoinitiator has low toxicity, so the inner salt type water-soluble photoinitiator has wide application prospect.
[ detailed description ] embodiments
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to examples, but the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to these examples.
Example 1: preparation of exemplary Compound 1
(a) In a dry three-neck flask, under the protection of nitrogen, 4-methylstyrene (50mmol), 4-bromophenylacetone (50mmol), bis (triphenylphosphine) palladium dichloride (1mmol) and potassium carbonate (60mmol) are sequentially added into 60 ml of dry N, N-Dimethylformamide (DMF), the mixture is placed in a 120 ℃ oil bath and stirred for reaction, and the system becomes black after half an hour. After 6 hours, TCL monitors the disappearance of the raw material, DMF is concentrated under reduced pressure, 100 ml of deionized water is added into the system, the precipitated precipitate is filtered by suction, and the product is purified by column chromatography after being dried, so that the product is yellow solid, and the yield is 90.40%.
(b) 1- (4- (4-Methylstyryl) phenyl) propan-1-one (45mmol) and isoamyl nitrite (54mmol) were added to 50 ml of tetrahydrofuran in a single-neck flask, and stirred at room temperature, and 4.5 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid was added dropwise. After 3 hours, TCL monitored the disappearance of the starting material, THF was concentrated under reduced pressure, 50 ml of deionized water was added to the system, extraction was performed with dichloromethane, the organic layer was evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure, the product was a yellow solid with a yield of 90.06%.
(c) In a dry three-neck flask, under the protection of nitrogen, 2- (oximido) -1- (4- (-4-methylstyrene group) phenyl) acetone (40mmol) and triethylamine (80mmol) were added to 80 ml of Dichloromethane (DCM), the mixture was cooled to 0 ℃ in an ice bath, acetyl chloride (80mmol) was added dropwise, and the reaction was stirred at 0 ℃ after the addition. After 3 hours, the TCL monitored the disappearance of the starting material, 80 ml of deionized water was added to the system, the organic layer was separated, and the product was distilled under reduced pressure to give a yellow solid in 85.82% yield.
(d) In a dry one-neck flask were added 2- (acetoxyimino) -1- (4- (4-methylstyryl) phenyl) acetone (35mmol), N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) (40mmol) and Azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) (0.8mmol) in 50 ml of carbon tetrachloride, and the reaction was stirred at 78 ℃. After 8 hours, the TCL monitored the disappearance of the starting material, filtered while hot, the filtrate was distilled under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, and the solid was dried and purified by column chromatography to give the product as a yellow solid in 78.80% yield.
(e) In a dry one-neck flask were added 2- (acetoxyimino) -1- (4- (-4- (bromomethyl) styryl) phenyl) propanone (20mmol), potassium carbonate (40mmol) and diethylamine (24mmol) in 50 ml ethanol, and the reaction was stirred at 40 ℃. After 8 hours, the TCL monitored the disappearance of the starting material, the ethanol was concentrated under reduced pressure, 50 ml of deionized water were added to the system and the precipitate was filtered off with suction, the product being a yellow solid with a yield of 91.20%.
(f) In a dry three-neck flask, under nitrogen protection, 2- (acetoxyimino) -1- (4- (4- ((diethylamino) methyl) styryl) phenyl) propanone (15mmol) and 1, 3-propanesulfonic acid were addedThe lactone (20mmol) was dissolved in 60 ml of acetone and stirred at 70 ℃. After 12 hours, the TCL monitored the disappearance of the starting material, cooling to room temperature and precipitation in the system, which was filtered off with suction and the product was a yellow solid in 85.86% yield. HR-MS (C)27H34N2O6S): 514.2138 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 515.2166 (M + H)+)。
Example 2: preparation of initiators 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20
The preparation of these initiators was similar to the preparation of initiator 1 in example 1. In step (a), a Heck reaction is carried out using 4-bromophenyl alkyl ketones which may be the same as or different from (1) to produce distyrylalkyl ketones, for example, in accordance with (1), (2), (3), (4), (6), (8), (9), (13), (15) using 4-bromobenzophenone, (10), (16) using 4-bromobenzophenone, (11), (14), (17), (20) using 4-bromophenyl benzyl ketone. The next step (b) is identical to the preparation of (1), and isoamyl nitrite is utilized to carry out reaction to prepare the corresponding oxime group. In step (c), the same or different acid chloride as (1) is used to react with an oxime to produce each of the different target products, for example (9), (10), (11) in accordance with (1), (2) propionyl chloride, (3), (13), (14) butyryl chloride, (4), (15), (16), (17) benzoyl chloride, (6) 4-methoxybenzoyl chloride, (8), (20) 4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl chloride. The steps (d), (e) and (f) are the same as (1). Finally, the distyryl oxime ester type water-soluble photoinitiator with different electron withdrawing and electron donating groups is prepared. Specific yields and mass spectral characterization results are as follows:
2, 58% yield, light yellow solid. HR-MS (C)28H36N2O6S): 528.2294 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 529.2286(M+H+)。
3, 61% yield, light yellow solid. HR-MS (C)29H38N2O6S): 542.2451 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 543.2467(M + H)+)。
4, 58% yield, yellow solid. HR-MS (C)32H36N2O6S): 576.2294 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 577.2306(M + H)+)。
6, 58% yield, yellow solid. HR-MS (C)34H40N2O7S): 620.2556 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 621.2584(M + H)+)。
8, yield 64%, yellow solid. HR-MS (C)33H35F3N2O6S): 644.2168 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 645.2153(M + H)+)。
9, 68% yield, yellow solid. HR-MS (C)28H36N2O6S): 528.2294 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 529.2302(M + H)+)。
10, yield 64%, yellow solid. HR-MS (C)29H38N2O6S): 542.2451 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 543.2432(M + H)+)。
11, 59% yield, yellow solid. HR-MS (C)32H36N2O6S): 576.2294 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 577.2264(M + H)+)。
13, 56% yield, yellow solid. HR-MS (C)30H40N2O6S): 556.2607 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 557.2617(M + H)+)。
14, yield 61%, yellow solid. HR-MS (C)34H40N2O6S): 604.2607 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 605.2632(M + H)+)。
15, yield 55%, yellow solid. HR-MS (C)33H38N2O6S): 590.2451 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 591.2465(M + H)+)。
16, yield 57% yellow solid. HR-MS (C)34H40N2O6S): 604.2607 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 605.2623(M + H)+)。
17, yield 48%, yellow solid. HR-MS (C)37H38N2O6S): 638.2451 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 639.2466(M + H)+)。
20, yield 57% yellow solid. HR-MS (C)38H37F3N2O6S): 706.2324 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 707.2333(M + H)+)。
Example 3: preparation of initiators 5, 7, 12, 18, 19
The difference between the preparation method of these initiators and the preparation method of the initiator in example 1 is that the substituent has methyl or chlorine atom on the benzene ring, the methyl on the benzene ring is changed into benzyl bromide during NBS bromination, and the chlorine atom is also substituted during the reaction with diethylamine, so that these initiators are prepared by synthesizing the structure of amine in step (d) and step (e) and then preparing the structure of oxime ester, so that the steps are in the order of (a), (d), (e), (b), (c) and (f). And in step (a), Heck reaction using 4-bromophenyl alkyl ketone the same as or different from (1) to produce distyryl alkyl ketone, for example, (5), (7) in accordance with (1), (18), (19) using 4-bromophenyl benzyl ketone, and (12) using 1- (4-bromophenyl) -2- (p-tolyl) ethanone. The following steps (d), (e), (b) are exactly the same as the preparation of (1), and the stilbene ketoxime with amino group is prepared. In the next step (c), the same or different acid chlorides as (1) are reacted with oximes to produce the respective different desired products, for example (12) corresponding to (1), (5), (18) using 4-methylbenzoyl chloride, (7), (19) using 4-chlorobenzoyl chloride. The next step (f) is completely the same as (1), and finally the distyryl oxime ester type water-soluble photoinitiator with different electron withdrawing and electron pushing group ketones is prepared. Specific yields and mass spectral characterization results are as follows:
5, yield56% yellow solid. HR-MS (C)33H38N2O6S): 590.2451 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 591.2462(M + H)+)。
7, yield 55%, yellow solid. HR-MS (C)32H35ClN2O6S): 610.1904 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 611.1922(M + H)+)。
12, yield 57%, yellow solid. HR-MS (C)33H38N2O6S): 590.2451 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 591.2466(M + H)+)。
18, yield 60%, yellow solid. HR-MS (C)38H40N2O6S): 652.2607 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 653.2631(M + H)+)。
19, 58% yield, yellow solid. HR-MS (C)37H37ClN2O6S): 672.2601 for m/e; the experimental results are as follows: 673.2632(M + H)+)。
Example 4: thin film polymerization
The photocuring test samples were formulated according to the following weight percentages: 28 parts of epoxy acrylate; 32 parts of polyester acrylate; 6 parts of hexanediol diacrylate; 24 parts of pentaerythritol triacrylate; 16 parts of titanium dioxide dye; 4 parts of the selected photoinitiator in example 1.
And taking part of the mixture, fully grinding the mixture uniformly, coating the mixture on a white ABS substrate, and forming a pattern layer of about 20 micrometers under air. Irradiation was carried out with a 385nm LED curing tester (light, Guangzhou) 2 cm from the sample, at a conveyor speed of 20 m/min. And judging the complete curing condition of the coating by finger-pressing and scraping. The photoinitiators in the compounds of the above examples all initiate complete curing of the film layer, and show good photoinitiation performance.
Example 5: thick film polymerization
The formulation was the same as in example 4.
A portion of the above mixture was ground thoroughly to a thickness of about 200 μm under air on a white ABS substrate. Irradiation was carried out with a 385nm LED curing tester (light, Guangzhou) 2 cm from the sample, at a conveyor speed of 10 m/min. And judging the complete curing condition of the coating by pressing and scraping. The photoinitiators in the compounds of the above examples all initiate complete curing of the film layer, and show good photoinitiation performance.
Example 6: aqueous polymerization
The photocuring test samples were formulated according to the following weight percentages: 12 parts of acrylamide; 70 parts of deionized water; 16 parts of titanium dioxide dye; 2 parts of the selected photoinitiator of example 1.
A portion of the above mixture was ground thoroughly to a thickness of about 200 μm under air on a white ABS substrate. Irradiation was carried out with a 385nm LED curing tester (light, Guangzhou) 2 cm from the sample, at a conveyor speed of 10 m/min. And judging the complete curing condition of the coating by pressing and scraping. The photoinitiators in the compounds of the above examples all initiate complete curing of the film layer, and show good photoinitiation performance.
Example 7: aqueous polymerization
By mixing hydroxyethyl methacrylate HEMA (0.5M), maleimido polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether mtthoxy PEGMA (0.2M, Mn ≈ 300) and polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate PEGDMA (0.02M, Mn ≈ 2000) in water andby the initiator in example 1To construct a hydrogel (1% w/w at room temperature). The mixture was stirred and poured into a mold for crosslinking for 3 hours. The resulting hydrogel was extracted with fresh PBS to remove unreacted monomers and residual chemicals, and then tested after placing the hydrogel in PBS for further stabilization in the dark for 48 hours.
The test shows that the polymerization conversion rate of the hydrogel is 83.3 percent, the dynamic equilibrium water content is 87.2 percent, wherein the calculation formula of the polymerization conversion rate is
Wherein m is0Is the mass of all monomers and initiators, mdryIs the actual quality of the hydrogel obtained.
The calculation formula of the dynamic Equilibrium Water Content (EWC) is
Wherein m iswetIs the actual mass of the hydrogel, mdryThe mass was obtained after the hydrogel was dried by blotting the surface water with filter paper.
Hydrogel samples after equilibration with PBS for at least 48 hours were cut into cylinders of 20mm diameter. The dynamic viscoelasticity of the hydrogels was measured at 25 ℃ on a stress control rheometer (HAAKE MARS III) using a 20mm parallel plate. The gap between the upper plate and the sample plate was set by first moving the upper plate about 2mm above the sample surface. The upper plate descends very slowly (5 μms)-1) The normal force was monitored simultaneously and stopped at a limit normal force of 100 mN. Dynamic stress and frequency sweep rheology experiments were performed on the hydrogels. A stress sweep was first performed to explore the linear viscoelastic region (LVER) at a constant frequency of 1Hz over a stress range of 1-100 Pa. The frequency sweep oscillation test was recorded in constant stress (10pa) mode and controlled in the frequency range of 0.1-50 Hz to keep the measurements in the linear range. The values of G' and G "are determined at 1 Hz. The final test results were 1563.2Pa G "168.3 Pa.
It is emphasized that the above-described examples are merely illustrative of some tests and are not to be considered as limiting tests or conditions. The scope of the innovation covered by this application is defined by the claims.