Functional fluorescent dyes

Abstract

Fluorescent functional dyes represented by the following formulas: wherein R 1 is hydrogen or methyl; R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aralkyl, alkaryl, halo, and trifluoromethyl; and L is a straight chain or branched chain alkylene containing 3 to about 15 carbon atoms, the alkylene group optionally containing one or more catenary heteroatoms.

1 . A compound represented by the following formula:  
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     wherein R 1  is hydrogen or methyl; R 5  and R 6  are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aralkyl, alkaryl, halo, and trifluoromethyl; and L is a divalent alkylene containing 1 to about 15 carbon atoms, the alkylene group optionally containing one or more catenary heteroatoms.  
   
   
       2 . The compound of  claim 1  represented by the following formula:  
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     wherein n is an integer from 1 to about 15; R1 is hydrogen or methyl; and R5 and R6 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aralkyl, alkaryl, halo, and trifluoromethyl.  
   
   
       3 . The compound of  claim 2  wherein n is 7.  
   
   
       4 . An oligomer or copolymer comprising a compound represented by the following general formula:  
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     wherein R 1  is hydrogen or methyl; R 2 , R 3 , and R 4  are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aralkyl, alkaryl, halo, and trifluoromethyl; and L is a divalent alkylene containing 3 to about 15 carbon atoms, the alkylene group optionally containing one or more catenary heteroatoms.  
   
   
       5 . The oligomer or copolymer of  claim 4  wherein said oligomer or copolymer comprises the polymerization product of one or more fluoromonomers.  
   
   
       6 . A coating composition comprising a compound represented by the following general formula:  
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     wherein R 1  is hydrogen or methyl; R 2 , R 3 , and R 4  are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aralkyl, alkaryl, halo, and trifluoromethyl; and L is a divalent alkylene containing 3 to about 15 carbon atoms, the alkylene group optionally containing one or more catenary heteroatoms.  
   
   
       7 . A film comprising the cured coating composition of  claim 6 .  
   
   
       8 . An oligomer or copolymer comprising the compound of  claim 1 .  
   
   
       9 . The oligomer or copolymer of  claim 8  wherein said oligomer or copolymer comprises the polymerization product of one or more fluoromonomers.  
   
   
       10 . A coating composition comprising the compound of  claim 1 .  
   
   
       11 . A film comprising the coating composition of  claim 10 .  
   
   
       12 . A circuit board comprising the coating composition of  claim 6 .  
   
   
       13 . A circuit board comprising the film of  claim 7 .  
   
   
       14 . A circuit board comprising the coating composition of  claim 10 .  
   
   
       15 . A circuit board comprising the film of  claim 11.