| abstract |
Acid-sensitive polymers and imageable articles employing them are disclosed. In particular, photosensitive compositions are disclosed comprising: (a) a photoinitiator which generates an acid upon exposure to radiation; and (b) a polymer having acid labile groups pendant from the polymer backbone, said acid labile pendant groups comprising at least one each of A and B wherein A has the formula -T-(C=O)OCR1R2OR3, and B has the formula -T-(C=O)OR4Si(R5)3, wherein R1 and R2 each represent H or an alkyl group with the proviso that at least one of R1 and R2 must be hydrogen; R3 represents an alkyl group; or any two of R1, R2, and R3 may together form a ring group having from 3 to 36 carbon atoms; R5 represents an alkyl group, aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acyloxy group, or a trialkylsiloxy group; and R4 and T represents a divalent linking group wherein T is bonded to the polymer backbone and R4 is not bonded to the polymer backbone, the divalent linking group containing a total of from 0 (a covalent bond) or 1 to 18 carbon atoms where up to one of each three carbon atoms may be replaced by oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur atoms or combinations thereof in the polymer backbone. |