Thermally-transferable fluorescent oxazoles

• US 4,876,234 A
• Filed: 08/31/1988
• Issued: 10/24/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Henzel, Richard P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hess, Bruce H.
• Application Number:
  US07/238,655
• Time in Patent Office: 419 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 428/31786 Of polyester [e.g., alkyd, etc.]

Abstract

A donor element for thermal transfer comprising a support having on one side thereof a fluorescent oxazole 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: J represents an ethylenic linking group; each J¹ independently represents a monovalent bond or J; and

each X and Y independently represents hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkylene or acyl group having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring.

Claims

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

2. The element of claim 1 wherein said compound has the formula:

##STR53## wherein;

J represents an ethylenic linking group;

each J¹ independently represents a monovalent bond or J; and

each X and Y independently represents hydrogen;

a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkylene or acyl group having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms;

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

or the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring.

3. The element of claim 2 wherein said compound has the formula ##STR54## wherein:

J represents ##STR55## and each X and Y represents the atoms necessary to complete a 6-membered carbocyclic ring.

4. The element of claim 2 wherein said compound has the formula ##STR56## wherein:

J represents ##STR57## and each X and Y represents phenyl.

5. The element of claim 2 wherein said compound has the formula:

##STR58## wherein;

each J¹ represents a monovalent bond; and

X represents hydrogen.

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

7. 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 oxazole compound.

8. The process of claim 7 wherein said compound has the formula:

##STR59## wherein;

J represents an ethylenic linking group;

each J¹ independently represents a monovalent bond or J; and

each X and Y independently represents hydrogen;

a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkylene or acyl group having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms;

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

or the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring.

9. The process of claim 8 wherein said compound has the formula ##STR60## wherein:

J represents ##STR61## and each X and Y represents the atoms necessary to complete a 6-membered carbocyclic ring.

10. The process of claim 8 wherein said compound has the formula ##STR62## wherein:

J represents ##STR63## and each X and Y represents phenyl.

11. The process of claim 8 wherein said compound has the formula:

##STR64## wherein;

each J¹ represents a monovalent bond; and

X represents hydrogen.

12. The process of claim 8 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.

13. 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 oxazole compound.

14. The assemblage of claim 13 wherein said compound has the formula:

##STR65## wherein;

J represents an ethylenic linking group;

each J¹ independently represents a monovalent bond or J; and

each X and Y independently represents hydrogen;

a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkylene or acyl group having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms;

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

or the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring.

15. The assemblage of claim 14 wherein said compound has the formula ##STR66## wherein:

J represents ##STR67## and each X and Y represents the atoms necessary to complete a 6-membered carbocyclic ring.

16. The assemblage of claim 14 wherein said compound has the formula ##STR68## wherein:

J represents ##STR69## and each X and Y represents phenyl.

17. The assemblage of claim 14 wherein said compound has the formula:

##STR70## wherein;

each J¹ represents a monovalent bond; and

X represents hydrogen.

18. The assemblage of claim 13 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.