Thermally-transferable fluorescent diphenylpyrazolines

• US 4,866,025 A
• Filed: 09/30/1988
• Issued: 09/12/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Byers, Gary W., Henzel, Richard P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hess, Bruce H.
• Application Number:
  US07/251,263
• Time in Patent Office: 347 Days
• Field of Search: 8/471, 428/195, 428/480, 428/913, 428/914, 503/227
• US Class Current: 503/227
• CPC Class Codes: B41M 5/385 characterised by the transferable dyes or pigments infrared absorbing dyes B41M5/465
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 428/913 Material designed to be responsive to temperature, light, moisture
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 428/914 Transfer or decalcomania
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24802 Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31786 Of polyester [e.g., alkyd, etc.]

Abstract

A donor element for thermal transfer comprising a support having on one side thereof a fluorescent diphenylpyrazoline compound dispersed in a polymeric binder, and on the other side thereof a slipping layer comprising a lubricant. In a preferred embodiment, the compound has the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R is hydrogen, cyan; carboxyalkyl; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; and J is hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or may represent --CH₂ -- or --CH₂ CH₂ -- to complete a 5- or 6-membered non-aromatic carbocyclic ring.

Claims

1. A donor element for thermal transfer comprising a support having on one side thereof a fluorescent diphenylpyrazoline compound dispersed in a polymeric binder, and on the other side thereof a slipping layer comprising a lubricant, said compound having the formula:

##STR7## wherein;

R is hydrogen;

cyano;

carboxyalkyl;

a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to about 6 carbon atoms;

or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; and

J is hydrogen;

a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to about 6 carbon atoms;

a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of about 6 to 10 carbon atoms;

or may represent --CH₂ -- or --CH₂ CH₂ -- to complete a 5- or 6-membered non-aromatic carbocyclic ring.

2. The element of claim 1 wherein J is hydrogen.

3. The element of claim 1 wherein R is phenyl.

4. The element of claim 1 wherein said donor element comprises sequential repeating areas of magenta, yellow and cyan dye, and said fluorescent compound.

5. In a process of forming a transfer image comprising imagewise-heating a donor element comprising a support having on one side thereof a layer comprising a material dispersed in a polymeric binder, and on the other side thereof a slipping layer comprising a lubricant, and transferring an image to a receiving element to form said transfer image, the improvement wherein said material is a fluorescent diphenylpyrazoline compound, said compound having the formula:

##STR8## wherein;

R is hydrogen;

cyano;

carboxyalkyl;

a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to about 6 carbon atoms;

or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; and

J is hydrogen;

a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to about 6 carbon atoms;

a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms;

or may represent --CH₂ -- or --CH₂ CH₂ -- to complete a 5- or 6-membered non-aromatic carbocyclic ring.

6. The process of claim 5 wherein J is hydrogen.

7. The process of claim 5 wherein R is phenyl.

8. The process of claim 5 wherein said support is poly(ethylene terephthalate) which is coated with sequential repeating areas of magenta, yellow and cyan dye, and said fluorescent compound, and said process steps are sequentially performed for each color to obtain a visible three-color dye transfer image and a fluorescent image.

9. In a thermal transfer assemblage comprising:

(a) a donor element comprising a support having on one side thereof a layer comprising a material dispersed in a polymeric binder, and on the other side thereof a slipping layer comprising a lubricant, and

(b) a receiving element comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer,

said receiving element being in a superposed relationship with said donor element so that said material layer is in contact with said image-receiving layer, the improvement wherein said material is a fluorescent diphenylpyrazoline compound, said compound having the formula;

##STR9## wherein;

R is hydrogen;

cyano;

carboxyalkyl;

a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to about 6 carbon atoms;

or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; and

J is hydrogen;

a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to about 6 carbon atoms;

a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms;

or may represent --CH₂ -- or --CH₂ CH₂ -- to complete a 5- or 6-membered non-aromatic carbocyclic ring.

10. The assemblage of claim 9 wherein J is hydrogen.

11. The assemblage of claim 9 wherein R is phenyl.

12. The assemblage of claim 9 wherein said support of said donor element is poly(ethylene terephthalate) which is coated with sequential repeating areas of magenta, yellow and cyan dye, and said fluorescent compound.