Detailed Description
< composition for Forming cured film >
The composition for forming a cured film of the present invention comprises: (A) a reaction product of a polymer having an epoxy group and a cinnamic acid derivative having a group containing a polymerizable double bond; and (B) a crosslinking agent. The composition for forming a cured film of the present invention may further contain, as component (C), a polymer having at least 1 group selected from a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, an amide group, an amino group, and an alkoxysilyl group, in addition to component (a) and component (B). A crosslinking catalyst may be further contained as the component (D). The component (E) may further contain a compound having 1 or more polymerizable groups and at least 1 group a selected from a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, an amide group, an amino group, and an alkoxysilyl group or at least 1 group reactive with the group a. Further, other additives may be contained as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.
The details of each component are described below.
< component (A) >
The component (a) contained in the cured film-forming composition of the present invention is a reaction product of a polymer having an epoxy group and a cinnamic acid derivative having a group containing a polymerizable double bond.
< polymers having epoxy groups >
The polymer having an epoxy group may be, for example, a polymer of a polymerizable unsaturated compound having an epoxy group, or a copolymer of a polymerizable unsaturated compound having an epoxy group and another polymerizable unsaturated compound.
Specific examples of the polymerizable unsaturated compound having an epoxy group include glycidyl acrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, α -glycidyl ethacrylate, α -n-propyl glycidyl acrylate, α -n-butyl glycidyl acrylate, 3, 4-epoxybutyl methacrylate, 6, 7-epoxyheptyl acrylate, 6, 7-epoxyheptyl methacrylate, α -6, 7-epoxyheptyl ethacrylate, o-vinylbenzyl glycidyl ether, m-vinylbenzyl glycidyl ether, p-vinylbenzyl glycidyl ether, and the like.
Examples of the other polymerizable unsaturated compounds include alkyl (meth) acrylates, cyclic alkyl (meth) acrylates, aryl methacrylates, aryl acrylates, unsaturated dicarboxylic acid diesters, bicyclic unsaturated compounds, maleimide compounds, unsaturated aromatic compounds, conjugated diene compounds, unsaturated monocarboxylic acids, unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydrides, and polymerizable unsaturated compounds other than these compounds.
Specific examples thereof include alkyl methacrylate such as hydroxymethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 3-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, 4-hydroxybutyl methacrylate, diethylene glycol monomethacrylate, 2, 3-dihydroxypropyl methacrylate, 2-methacryloyloxyethyl glycoside, 4-hydroxyphenyl methacrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, sec-butyl methacrylate, and methacrylic acid2-ethylhexyl acid, isodecyl methacrylate, n-lauryl methacrylate, tridecyl methacrylate, n-stearyl methacrylate, and the like; examples of the alkyl acrylate include methyl acrylate, isopropyl acrylate, and the like; examples of the cyclic alkyl methacrylate include cyclohexyl methacrylate, 2-methylcyclohexyl methacrylate, and tricyclo [5.2.1.0 ]2,6]Decan-8-yl methacrylate, tricyclo [5.2.1.02,6]Decane-8-yloxyethyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, cholestanyl methacrylate, etc.; examples of the cyclic alkyl acrylate include cyclohexyl acrylate, 2-methylcyclohexyl acrylate, and tricyclo [5.2.1.0 ]2,6]Decane-8-yl acrylate, tricyclo [5.2.1.02,6]Decane-8-yloxyethyl acrylate, isobornyl acrylate, cholestanyl acrylate, etc.; examples of the aryl methacrylate include phenyl methacrylate, benzyl methacrylate and the like; examples of the aryl acrylate include phenyl acrylate, benzyl acrylate and the like; examples of the unsaturated dicarboxylic acid diester include diethyl maleate, diethyl fumarate, and diethyl itaconate; examples of the bicyclic unsaturated compounds include bicyclo [2.2.1]Hept-2-ene, 5-methylbicyclo [2.2.1]Hept-2-ene, 5-ethylbicyclo [2.2.1 ]]Hept-2-ene, 5-methoxybicyclo [2.2.1 ]]Hept-2-ene, 5-ethoxybicyclo [2.2.1]Hept-2-ene, 5, 6-dimethoxybicyclo [2.2.1]Hept-2-ene, 5, 6-diethoxydicyclo [2.2.1]Hept-2-ene, 5- (2' -hydroxyethyl) bicyclo [2.2.1]Hept-2-ene, 5, 6-dihydroxybicyclo [2.2.1]Hept-2-ene, 5, 6-bis (hydroxymethyl) bicyclo [2.2.1]Hept-2-ene, 5, 6-bis (2' -hydroxyethyl) bicyclo [2.2.1]Hept-2-ene, 5-hydroxy-5-methylbicyclo [2.2.1]Hept-2-ene, 5-hydroxy-5-ethylbicyclo [2.2.1]Hept-2-ene, 5-hydroxymethyl-5-methylbicyclo [2.2.1]Hept-2-ene, and the like; examples of the maleimide compounds include phenylmaleimide, cyclohexylmaleimide, benzylmaleimide, N-succinimidyl-3-maleimidobenzoate, N-succinimidyl-4-maleimidobutyrate, N-succinimidyl-6-maleimidohexanoate, and N-succinimidylAmino-3-maleimidopropionate, N- (9-acridinyl) maleimide and the like, as the unsaturated aromatic compound, for example, styrene, α -methylstyrene, m-methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, vinyltoluene, p-methoxystyrene and the like, as the conjugated diene compound, 1, 3-butadiene, isoprene, 2, 3-dimethyl-1, 3-butadiene and the like, as the unsaturated monocarboxylic acid, for example, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, crotonic acid and the like, as the unsaturated dicarboxylic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, citraconic acid, mesaconic acid, itaconic acid and the like, as the unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride, for example, each anhydride of the above unsaturated dicarboxylic acid, and as the other polymerizable unsaturated compound, for example, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, vinyl chloride, 1-dichloroethylene, acrylamide, methacrylamide, vinyl acetate and the like.
The copolymerization ratio of the polymerizable unsaturated compound having an epoxy group in the polymer having an epoxy group is preferably 30% by mass or more, and more preferably 50% by mass or more.
The synthesis of the polymer having an epoxy group can be carried out by a known radical polymerization method, preferably in a solvent, in the presence of an appropriate polymerization initiator.
As the polymer having an epoxy group, commercially available products can be used. Examples of such commercially available products include EHPE3150, EHPE3150CE (manufactured by NIGHT ダイセル (old ダイセル CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD)), UG-4010, UG-4035, UG-4040, UG-4070 (manufactured by NIGHMA SYNTHESIS (LTD.), ECN-1299 (manufactured by Asahi Kasei corporation), DEN431, DEN438 (manufactured by NIGHT ダウケミカル (LTD.), JeR-152 (manufactured by TRITON ケミカル (JER ジャパンエポキシレジン (LTD)), old エピクロン N-660, n-665, N-670, N-673, N-695, N-740, N-770, N-775(DIC (manufactured by NIDAIZHON インキ CHEMICAL WORKS )), EOCN-1020, and EOCN-102S, EOCN-104S (manufactured by NITRIC CHEMICAL KOKAI Co., Ltd.), and the like.
< cinnamic acid derivative having a polymerizable double bond-containing group >
The polymerizable double bond is preferably a carbon-carbon double bond. Examples of the group containing such a carbon-carbon double bond include a vinyl group, a (meth) acryloyl group, and an acrylamide group, but a (meth) acryloyl group is preferable.
The cinnamic acid derivative having a group containing a polymerizable double bond is preferably a compound represented by the following formula (1).
In the formula (1), A1And A2Each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group,
R1represents a group represented by the following formula (c-2),
(in the formula (c-2), the dotted line represents a bond, R101Represents an alkylene group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, wherein 1 or more hydrogen atoms of the alkylene group may be replaced by fluorine atoms or organic groups. Furthermore, R101In (C-CH)2CH2-may be substituted by-CH ═ CH-, and further, in the case where any of the groups listed below are not adjacent to each other, may be substituted by a group selected from the group consisting of-O-, -NHCO-, -CONH-, -COO-, -OCO-, -NH-, -NHCONH-and-CO-, M1Represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. )
R2Represents a 2-valent aromatic group, a 2-valent alicyclic group, a 2-valent heterocyclic group or a 2-valent condensed ring group,
R3represents a single bond, an oxygen atom, -COO-, -OCO-, -CH ═ CHCOO-or-OCOCH ═ CH-,
R4~R7each independently represents a substituent selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a haloalkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyano group and a nitro group,
furthermore, R2、R3And R4May together form an aromatic radical, or R2、R3And R6It is possible to form the aromatic groups together,
n is an integer of 0 to 3. )
As R2Examples of the 2-valent aromatic group in (b) include a 1, 4-phenylene group, a 2-fluoro-1, 4-phenylene group, a 3-fluoro-1, 4-phenylene group, a 2,3,5, 6-tetrafluoro-1, 4-phenylene group, and the like; as R2Examples of the 2-valent alicyclic group of (a) include a 1, 2-cyclopropylene group, a 1, 3-cyclobutylene group, a 1, 4-cyclohexylene group and the like; as R2Examples of the 2-valent heterocyclic group in (1) include a 1, 4-pyridylene group, a 2, 5-pyridylene group, a 1, 4-furanylene group and the like; as R2Examples of the 2-valent condensed ring group include a 2, 6-naphthylene group and the like. As R2Preferably 1, 4-phenylene.
Preferable examples of the compound represented by the above formula (1) include, for example, the following formulae M1-1 to M1-5.
(in the formula, M1Is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and s1 represents the number of methylene groups and is a natural number of 2 to 9. )
The compound represented by the above formula (1) can be synthesized by appropriately combining the compounds according to a general method of organic chemistry.
< reaction of Polymer having epoxy group with specific cinnamic acid derivative >
The reaction product of the polymer having an epoxy group and the specific cinnamic acid derivative contained in the liquid crystal aligning agent of the present invention can be synthesized by reacting the polymer having an epoxy group and the specific cinnamic acid derivative as described above, preferably in the presence of a catalyst, preferably in an appropriate organic solvent.
The cinnamic acid derivative is used in the reaction in a proportion of preferably 0.01 to 1.5 mol, more preferably 0.05 to 1.3 mol, and even more preferably 0.1 to 1.1 mol, based on 1 mol of the epoxy group contained in the polymer having an epoxy group.
As the organic catalyst that can be used here, a compound known as an organic base or a so-called curing accelerator that accelerates the reaction of an epoxy compound and an acid anhydride can be used.
Examples of the organic base include primary to secondary organic amines such as ethylamine, diethylamine, piperazine, piperidine, pyrrolidine, and pyrrole; tertiary organic amines such as triethylamine, tri-n-propylamine, tri-n-butylamine, pyridine, 4-dimethylaminopyridine and diazabicycloundecene; quaternary organic amines such as tetramethylammonium hydroxide, and the like. Among these organic bases, tertiary organic amines such as triethylamine, tri-n-propylamine, tri-n-butylamine, pyridine, and 4-dimethylaminopyridine are preferable; quaternary organic amines such as tetramethylammonium hydroxide.
Examples of the curing accelerator include tertiary amines such as benzyldimethylamine, 2,4, 6-tris (dimethylaminomethyl) phenol, cyclohexyldimethylamine and triethanolamine; such as 2-methylimidazole, 2-n-heptylimidazole, 2-n-undecylimidazole, 2-phenylimidazole, 2-phenyl-4-methylimidazole, 1-benzyl-2-phenylimidazole, 1, 2-dimethylimidazole, 2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole, 1- (2-cyanoethyl) -2-n-undecylimidazole, 1- (2-cyanoethyl) -2-phenylimidazole, 1- (2-cyanoethyl) -2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole, 2-phenyl-4-methyl-5-hydroxymethylimidazole, 2-phenyl-4, 5-bis (hydroxymethyl) imidazole, 1- (2-cyanoethyl) -2-phenyl-4, 5-bis [ (2' -cyanoethoxy) methyl ] imidazole, 1- (2-cyanoethyl) -2-n-undecylimidazole
Trimellitic acid salt, 1- (2-cyanoethyl) -2-phenylimidazole
Trimellitic acid salt, 1- (2-cyanoethyl) -2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole
Trimellitate, 2, 4-diamino-6- [2 ' -methylimidazolyl- (1 ') ] -ethyl-s-triazine, 2, 4-diamino-6- (2 ' -n-undecylimidazolyl) ethylImidazole compounds such as sym-triazine, 2, 4-diamino-6- [2 ' -ethyl-4 ' -methylimidazolyl- (1 ') ] -ethyl-sym-triazine, isocyanuric acid adduct of 2-methylimidazole, isocyanuric acid adduct of 2-phenylimidazole, isocyanuric acid adduct of 2, 4-diamino-6- [2 ' -methylimidazolyl- (1 ') ] -ethyl-sym-triazine; organic phosphorus compounds such as diphenylphosphine, triphenylphosphine and triphenyl phosphite; such as benzyltriphenylphosphonium chloride
Tetra-n-butylbromide
Methyl triphenyl phosphonium bromide
Ethyltriphenylphosphonium bromide
N-butyl triphenyl phosphonium bromide
Tetraphenyl bromides
Ethyl triphenyl iodide
Ethyl triphenyl acetic acid
Tetra-n-butyl
o, o-diethyldithiophosphate tetra-n-butyl
Benzotriazole salts tetra-n-butyl
Tetrafluoroborate, tetra-n-butyl
Tetraphenylborate, tetraphenyl
Quaternary phosphonium salts such as tetraphenylborate
Salt; such as 1, 8-diazabicyclo [5.4.0 ]]Diazabicycloalkenes such as undecene-7 and organic acid salts thereof; organic metal compounds such as zinc octoate, tin octoate, and aluminum acetylacetonate complex; quaternary ammonium salts such as tetraethylammonium bromide, tetra-n-butylammonium bromide, tetraethylammonium chloride, and tetra-n-butylammonium chloride; boron compounds such as boron trifluoride and triphenyl borate; halogenated metal compounds such as zinc chloride and tin tetrachloride; high-melting-point dispersible latent curing accelerators such as amine addition accelerators including dicyandiamide and adducts of amines and epoxy resins; mixing the imidazole compound, organic phosphorus compound and quaternary phosphonium compound

A microcapsule-type latent curing accelerator in which the surface of a curing accelerator such as a salt is coated with a polymer; an amine salt type latent curing agent accelerator; and latent curing accelerators such as high-temperature dissociation type thermal cationic polymerization type latent curing accelerators such as Lewis acid salts and Bronsted acid salts.
Among them, quaternary ammonium salts such as tetraethylammonium bromide, tetra-n-butylammonium bromide, tetraethylammonium chloride, and tetra-n-butylammonium chloride are preferable.
The catalyst is used in a proportion of preferably 100 parts by mass or less, more preferably 0.01 to 100 parts by mass, and still more preferably 0.1 to 20 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the polymer having an epoxy group.
Examples of the organic solvent include hydrocarbon compounds, ether compounds, ester compounds, ketone compounds, amide compounds, and alcohol compounds. Among them, ether compounds, ester compounds, ketone compounds and alcohol compounds are preferable from the viewpoint of solubility of raw materials and products and easiness of purification of products. The solvent is used in an amount such that the solid content concentration (the ratio of the mass of the components other than the solvent in the reaction solution to the total mass of the solution) is preferably 0.1 mass% or more, more preferably 5 to 50 mass%.
The reaction temperature is preferably 0 to 200 ℃, and more preferably 50 to 150 ℃. The reaction time is preferably 0.1 to 50 hours, more preferably 0.5 to 20 hours.
Thus, a solution containing a reaction product of a polymer having an epoxy group and a specific cinnamic acid derivative was obtained. The solution may be directly supplied to the preparation of the liquid crystal aligning agent, or may be supplied to the preparation of the liquid crystal aligning agent after the polymer contained in the solution is separated, or may be supplied to the preparation of the liquid crystal aligning agent after the separated polymer is purified.
< ingredient (B) >
The component (B) in the composition for forming a cured film of the present invention is a crosslinking agent.
The crosslinking agent as the component (B) is preferably a crosslinking agent having a group which forms a crosslink with the thermally crosslinkable functional group of the component (A), for example, a methylol group or an alkoxymethyl group.
Examples of the compound having such a group include methylol compounds such as alkoxymethylated glycoluril, alkoxymethylated benzoguanamine, and alkoxymethylated melamine.
Specific examples of alkoxymethylated glycolurils include 1,3,4, 6-tetrakis (methoxymethyl) glycoluril, 1,3,4, 6-tetrakis (butoxymethyl) glycoluril, 1,3,4, 6-tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) glycoluril, 1, 3-bis (hydroxymethyl) urea, 1,3, 3-tetrakis (butoxymethyl) urea, 1,3, 3-tetrakis (methoxymethyl) urea, 1, 3-bis (hydroxymethyl) -4, 5-dihydroxy-2-imidazolidinone, and 1, 3-bis (methoxymethyl) -4, 5-dimethoxy-2-imidazolidinone. Commercially available products include glycoluril compounds (trade names: サイメル (registered trademark) 1170 and パウダーリンク (registered trademark) 1174) manufactured by Nippon サイテック & インダストリーズ (old Mitsui サイテック), urea/formaldehyde resins (highly condensed type, trade names: ベッカミン (registered trademark) J-300S, ベッカミン P-955 and ベッカミン N) manufactured by Nippon Kagaku (old Mitsui サイテック), methylated urea resins (trade name: UFR (registered trademark) 65), butylated urea resins (trade names: UFR (registered trademark) 300, U-VAN10S60, U-VAN10R and U-VAN11HV), DIC (old Nippon インキ chemical industry ) (old Japan ベッカミン).
Specific examples of alkoxymethylated benzoguanamine include tetramethoxymethylbenzguanamine and the like. Commercially available products include those manufactured by Nippon Kogyo No. サイテック & インダストリーズ (old Mitsui No. サイテック) (trade name: サイメル (registered trademark) 1123), and those manufactured by Nippon Kogyo No. ケミカル (trade name: ニカラック (registered trademark) BX-4000, ニカラック BX-37, ニカラック BL-60, ニカラック BX-55H).
Specific examples of alkoxymethylated melamine include hexamethoxymethylmelamine and the like. Commercially available products include methoxymethyl-type melamine compounds (trade names: サイメル (registered trademark) 300, サイメル 301, サイメル 303, サイメル 350) prepared by Nippon サイテック - インダストリーズ (old Mitsui サイテック (Co.)), butoxymethyl-type melamine compounds (trade names: マイコート (registered trademark) 506, マイコート 508), (Nippon und ケミカル -prepared methoxymethyl-type melamine compounds (trade names: ニカラック (registered trademark) MW-30, ニカラック MW-22, ニカラック MW-11, ニカラック MS-001, ニカラック MX-002, ニカラック MX-730, ニカラック MX-750, ニカラック MX-035), butoxymethyl-type melamine compounds (trade name: ニカラック (registered trademark) MX-45, 5636 MX-035), ニカラック MX-410, ニカラック MX-302), and the like.
Further, the compound may be one obtained by condensing a melamine compound, a urea compound, a glycoluril compound and a benzoguanamine compound in which the hydrogen atom of the amino group is replaced with a hydroxymethyl group or an alkoxymethyl group. Examples thereof include high molecular weight compounds produced from melamine compounds and benzoguanamine compounds as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6323310. Examples of commercially available products of the melamine compound include trade names: サイメル (registered trademark) 303, and the trade names of the benzoguanamine compounds include: サイメル (registered trademark) 1123 (manufactured by サイテック, インダストリーズ, japan, inc., サイテック, ltd.), and the like.
Further, as the crosslinking agent of the component (B), there can be used: and polymers produced using acrylamide compounds or methacrylamide compounds substituted with a hydroxymethyl group (i.e., a hydroxymethyl group) or an alkoxymethyl group, such as N-hydroxymethylacrylamide, N-methoxymethylmethacrylamide, N-ethoxymethacrylamide, and N-butoxymethylmethacrylamide.
Examples of such polymers include poly (N-butoxymethylacrylamide), a copolymer of N-butoxymethylacrylamide and styrene, a copolymer of N-hydroxymethylmethacrylamide and methyl methacrylate, a copolymer of N-ethoxymethylmethacrylamide and benzyl methacrylate, and a copolymer of N-butoxymethylacrylamide and benzyl methacrylate and 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate.
As such a polymer, a polymer having an N-alkoxymethyl group and a polymerizable group containing a C ═ C double bond can be used.
Examples of the polymerizable group having a C ═ C double bond include an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, a vinyl group, an allyl group, and a maleimide group.
The method for obtaining the polymer as described above is not particularly limited. For example, an acrylic polymer having a specific functional group 1 is produced in advance by a polymerization method such as radical polymerization. Next, the specific functional group 1 is reacted with a compound having an unsaturated bond at the end (hereinafter referred to as a specific compound), whereby a polymerizable group containing a C ═ C double bond can be introduced into the polymer as the component (B).
Here, the specific functional group 1 means a functional group such as a carboxyl group, a glycidyl group, a hydroxyl group, an amino group having an active hydrogen, a phenolic hydroxyl group, or an isocyanate group, or a plurality of functional groups selected from these.
In the above reaction, the specific functional group 1, and the functional group of the specific compound and the group participating in the reaction are preferably combined with a carboxyl group and an epoxy group, a hydroxyl group and an isocyanate group, a phenolic hydroxyl group and an epoxy group, a carboxyl group and an isocyanate group, an amino group and an isocyanate group, a hydroxyl group and an acid chloride, or the like. Further, a more preferred combination is carboxyl group and glycidyl methacrylate, or hydroxyl group and isocyanate ethyl methacrylate.
The weight average molecular weight (polystyrene equivalent) of such a polymer is 1,000 to 500,000, preferably 2,000 to 200,000, more preferably 3,000 to 150,000, and still more preferably 3,000 to 50,000.
These crosslinking agents may be used alone or in combination of 2 or more.
The content of the crosslinking agent of component (B) in the composition for forming a cured film of the present invention is preferably 1 to 500 parts by mass, more preferably 5 to 400 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the polymer as component (a). When the content of the crosslinking agent is too small, the solvent resistance of a cured film obtained from the composition for forming a cured film is lowered, and the liquid crystal alignment property is lowered. On the other hand, if the content is too large, the liquid crystal alignment property and storage stability may be deteriorated.
< ingredient (C) >
The cured film-forming composition of the present invention may contain, as the component (C), a polymer having at least 1 group (hereinafter, also referred to as a specific functional group 2) selected from a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, an amide group, an amino group, and an alkoxysilyl group.
Examples of the polymer of component (C) include polymers having a linear or branched structure such as acrylic polymers, polyamic acids, polyimides, polyvinyl alcohols, polyesters, polyester polycarboxylic acids, polyether polyols, polyester polyols, polycarbonate polyols, polycaprolactone polyols, polyalkylene imines, polyallylamines, celluloses (cellulose or derivatives thereof), phenol novolac resins, melamine formaldehyde resins, and cyclic polymers such as cyclodextrins.
Preferred examples of the polymer of component (C) include acrylic polymers, hydroxyalkyl cyclodextrins, celluloses, polyether polyols, polyester polyols, polycarbonate polyols, and polycaprolactone polyols.
The acrylic polymer, which is a preferable example of the polymer of the component (C), is not particularly limited as long as it is a polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer having an unsaturated double bond such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, styrene, or a vinyl compound, and a polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer containing a monomer having the specific functional group 2 or a mixture thereof.
Examples of the monomer having the specific functional group 2 include a monomer having a polyethylene glycol ester group, a monomer having a hydroxyalkyl ester group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, a monomer having a phenolic hydroxyl group, a monomer having a carboxyl group, a monomer having an amino group, and a monomer having an alkoxysilyl group and a group represented by the above formula 2.
Examples of the monomer having a polyethylene glycol ester group include H- (OCH)2CH2) Monoacrylates or monomethacrylates of n-OH. The value of n is 2 to 50, preferably 2 to 10.
Examples of the monomer having a hydroxyalkyl ester group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms include 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate and 4-hydroxybutyl methacrylate.
Examples of the monomer having a phenolic hydroxyl group include p-hydroxystyrene, m-hydroxystyrene and o-hydroxystyrene.
Examples of the monomer having a carboxyl group include acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and vinylbenzoic acid.
Examples of the monomer having an amino group in a side chain include 2-aminoethyl acrylate, 2-aminoethyl methacrylate, aminopropyl acrylate and aminopropyl methacrylate.
Examples of the monomer having an alkoxysilyl group in a side chain thereof include 3-acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-acryloxypropyltriethoxysilane, 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, vinyltrimethoxysilane, vinyltriethoxysilane, allyltrimethoxysilane, and allyltriethoxysilane.
In the present embodiment, when an acrylic polymer as an example of the component (C) is synthesized, a monomer having no group represented by a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, an amide group, an amino group, or an alkoxysilyl group may be used in combination as long as the effect of the present invention is not impaired.
Specific examples of such monomers include acrylate compounds, methacrylate compounds, maleimide compounds, acrylonitrile, maleic anhydride, styrene compounds, vinyl compounds, and the like.
Examples of the acrylate compound include methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, isopropyl acrylate, benzyl acrylate, naphthyl acrylate, anthracenyl methyl acrylate, phenyl acrylate, 2,2, 2-trifluoroethyl acrylate, t-butyl acrylate, cyclohexyl acrylate, isobornyl acrylate, 2-methoxyethyl acrylate, methoxytriethylene glycol acrylate, 2-ethoxyethyl acrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate, 3-methoxybutyl acrylate, 2-methyl-2-adamantyl acrylate, 2-propyl-2-adamantyl acrylate, 8-methyl-8-tricyclodecyl acrylate, and 8-ethyl-8-tricyclodecyl acrylate.
Examples of the methacrylate compound include methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, isopropyl methacrylate, benzyl methacrylate, naphthyl methacrylate, anthryl methacrylate, phenyl methacrylate, 2,2, 2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate, t-butyl methacrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, 2-methoxyethyl methacrylate, methoxytriethylene glycol methacrylate, 2-ethoxyethyl methacrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, 3-methoxybutyl methacrylate, 2-methyl-2-adamantyl methacrylate, 2-propyl-2-adamantyl methacrylate, 8-methyl-8-tricyclodecyl methacrylate, and mixtures thereof, And 8-ethyl-8-tricyclodecyl methacrylate and the like.
Examples of the maleimide compound include maleimide, N-methylmaleimide, N-phenylmaleimide, and N-cyclohexylmaleimide.
Examples of the styrene compound include styrene, methylstyrene, chlorostyrene, bromostyrene, and the like.
Examples of the vinyl compound include vinyl ether, methyl vinyl ether, benzyl vinyl ether, 2-hydroxyethyl vinyl ether, phenyl vinyl ether, and propyl vinyl ether.
The amount of the monomer having the specific functional group 2 used to obtain the acrylic polymer as an example of the component (C) is preferably 2 mol% or more based on the total amount of all the monomers used to obtain the acrylic polymer as the component (C). In the case where the monomer having the specific functional group 2 is too small as compared with 2 mol%, the solvent resistance of the resulting cured film tends to become insufficient.
The method for obtaining the acrylic polymer as an example of the component (C) is not particularly limited, and for example, it is obtained by a polymerization reaction in a solvent in which a monomer containing a monomer having the specific functional group 2, a monomer having no specific functional group 2 as needed, a polymerization initiator, and the like are coexistent at a temperature of 50 to 110 ℃. In this case, the solvent to be used is not particularly limited as long as it dissolves the monomer having the specific functional group 2, the monomer having no specific functional group 2, a polymerization initiator, and the like, which are used as needed. Specific examples thereof are described in the section of [ solvent ] mentioned below.
The acrylic polymer as an example of the component (C) obtained by the above method is usually in a state of a solution dissolved in a solvent.
Further, the acrylic polymer solution as an example of the component (C) obtained by the above-mentioned method may be put into diethyl ether, water or the like under stirring to reprecipitate, and the formed precipitate may be filtered and washed, and then dried at normal temperature or under reduced pressure or dried by heating to obtain an acrylic polymer powder as an example of the component (C). By the above-described operation, the polymerization initiator and the unreacted monomer which coexist with the acrylic polymer as the component (C) can be removed, and as a result, a purified powder of the acrylic polymer as the component (C) can be obtained. When the purification cannot be sufficiently performed by one operation, the obtained powder may be redissolved in a solvent and the above operation may be repeated.
The acrylic polymer as a preferable example of the component (C) has a weight average molecular weight of preferably 3000 to 200000, more preferably 4000 to 150000, and further preferably 5000 to 100000. If the weight average molecular weight is too large exceeding 200000, the solubility in a solvent may be lowered and the handling properties may be lowered, while if the weight average molecular weight is too small below 3000, the curing may be insufficient during thermal curing and the solvent resistance may be lowered. In addition, the weight average molecular weight is a value obtained by Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) using polystyrene as a standard sample. Hereinafter, the same is also applied to the present specification.
Next, preferable examples of the polyether polyol as the component (C) include polyether polyols obtained by adding propylene oxide, polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, or the like to a polyol such as polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, propylene glycol, bisphenol a, triethylene glycol, or sorbitol. Specific examples of the polyether polyol include アデカポリエーテル P series, G series, EDP series, BPX series, FC series, CM series, Japanese oil ユニオックス (registered trademark) HC-40, HC-60, ST-30E, ST-40E, G-450, G-750, ユニオール (registered trademark) TG-330, TG-1000, TG-3000, TG-4000, HS-1600D, DA-400, DA-700, DB-400, ノニオン (registered trademark) LT-221, ST-221, and OT-221 manufactured by ADEKA.
As a preferable example of the polyester polyol as the component (C), there can be mentioned a polyester polyol obtained by reacting a diol such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, polyethylene glycol or polypropylene glycol with a polycarboxylic acid such as adipic acid, sebacic acid or isophthalic acid. Specific examples of the polyester polyol include ポリライト (registered trademark) OD-X-286, OD-X-102, OD-X-355, OD-X-2330, OD-X-240, OD-X-668, OD-X-2108, OD-X-2376, OD-X-2044, OD-X-688, OD-X-2068, OD-X-2547, OD-X-2420, OD-X-2523, OD-X-2555, OD-X-2560, クラレ polyol P-510, P-1010, P-2010, P-3010, P-4010, P-5010, P-510, F-1010, F-6012010, F-3010, P-1011, P-2011, P-2013, P-2030, N-2010, PNNA-2016, etc.
As a preferred example of the polycaprolactone polyol as the component (C), there can be mentioned a polycaprolactone polyol obtained by ring-opening polymerization of epsilon-caprolactone using a polyol such as trimethylolpropane or ethylene glycol as an initiator. Specific examples of polycaprolactone polyols include DIC ポリライト (registered trademark) OD-X-2155, OD-X-640, OD-X-2568, ダイセル プ ラ ク セ ル (registered trademark) 205, L205AL, 205U, 208, 210, 212, L212AL, 220, 230, 240, 303, 305, 308, 312, and 320.
Preferable examples of the polycarbonate polyol as the component (C) include polycarbonate polyols obtained by reacting a polyol such as trimethylolpropane or ethylene glycol with diethyl carbonate, diphenyl carbonate, ethylene carbonate, or the like. Specific examples of the polycarbonate polyol include CD205, CD205PL (registered trademark) made by ダイセル プ ラ ク セ ル (registered trademark), CD210, C-590, C-1050, C-2050, C-2090 and C-3090 made by CD220 and クラレ.
Examples of preferable celluloses as component (C) include hydroxyalkyl celluloses such as hydroxyethyl cellulose and hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxyalkyl celluloses such as hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose and hydroxyethyl ethyl cellulose, and preferred examples are hydroxyalkyl celluloses such as hydroxyethyl cellulose and hydroxypropyl cellulose.
Preferred examples of the cyclodextrin as the component (C) include α -cyclodextrin, β -cyclodextrin, gamma-cyclodextrin and other cyclodextrins, methyl- β 0-cyclodextrin, methyl- β 1-cyclodextrin, methyl-gamma-cyclodextrin and other methylated cyclodextrins, hydroxymethyl- β 2-cyclodextrin, hydroxymethyl- β 3-cyclodextrin, hydroxymethyl-gamma-cyclodextrin, 2-hydroxyethyl- α -cyclodextrin, 2-hydroxyethyl- β -cyclodextrin, 2-hydroxyethyl-gamma-cyclodextrin, 2-hydroxypropyl- α -cyclodextrin, 2-hydroxypropyl- β -cyclodextrin, 2-hydroxypropyl-gamma-cyclodextrin, 3-hydroxypropyl- α -cyclodextrin, 3-hydroxypropyl- β -cyclodextrin, 3-hydroxypropyl-gamma-cyclodextrin, 2, 3-dihydroxypropyl- α -cyclodextrin, 2, 3-dihydroxypropyl- β -cyclodextrin, 2, 3-dihydroxypropyl-gamma-cyclodextrin and other alkyl cyclodextrins.
A melamine-formaldehyde resin, which is a preferred example of the component (C), is a resin obtained by polycondensation of melamine and formaldehyde.
From the viewpoint of storage stability, the melamine-formaldehyde resin as the component (C) is preferably one in which a methylol group formed at the time of polycondensation of melamine and formaldehyde is alkylated. Examples of the melamine formaldehyde resin as the component (C) include resins having a unit structure represented by the following formula.
In the above formula, R21Represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n is a natural number representing the number of repeating units.
The method for obtaining the melamine-formaldehyde resin as the component (C) is not particularly limited, but generally, the melamine resin is synthesized by mixing melamine with formaldehyde, making the mixture weakly alkaline with sodium carbonate, ammonia, or the like, and then heating the mixture at 60 to 100 ℃. The methylol group may be alkoxylated by further reacting it with an alcohol.
(C) The melamine formaldehyde resin of component (A) preferably has a weight average molecular weight of 250 to 5000, more preferably 300 to 4000, and still more preferably 350 to 3500. If the weight average molecular weight is too large in excess of 5000, the solubility in a solvent may be lowered and the workability may be lowered, while if the weight average molecular weight is too small in excess of 250, the curing may be insufficient at the time of thermal curing and the effect of improving solvent resistance may not be sufficiently exhibited.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the melamine formaldehyde resin of component (C) may be used in the form of a liquid or a solution prepared by dissolving a purified liquid in a solvent to be described later.
As a preferable example of the phenol novolac resin as the component (C), for example, a phenol-formaldehyde condensation polymer and the like can be given.
In the composition for forming a cured film of the present embodiment, the polymer of component (C) may be used in the form of a powder or a solution prepared by redissolving a purified powder in a solvent to be described later.
In the cured film-forming composition of the present embodiment, the component (C) may be a mixture of a plurality of polymers exemplified as the component (C).
When the component (C) is contained in the cured film-forming composition of the present invention, the content is preferably 400 parts by mass or less, more preferably 10 to 380 parts by mass, and still more preferably 40 to 360 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the polymer as the component (a) and the crosslinking agent as the component (B). When the content of the component (C) is too large, the liquid crystal alignment property is liable to be lowered.
< ingredient (D) >
The composition for forming a cured film of the present invention may further contain a crosslinking catalyst as the component (D) in addition to the components (A) and (B).
As the crosslinking catalyst of the component (D), for example, an acid or a thermal acid generator can be suitably used. The component (D) is effective in accelerating the thermosetting reaction of the cured film-forming composition of the present invention.
As the component (D), specific examples of the acid include a compound having a sulfonic acid group, hydrochloric acid, and salts thereof. Further, the thermal acid generator is not particularly limited as long as it is a compound that thermally decomposes to generate an acid during heat treatment, that is, a compound that thermally decomposes at a temperature of 80 to 250 ℃ to generate an acid.
Specific examples of the acid include, for example, hydrochloric acid or a salt thereof; sulfonic acid group-containing compounds such as methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, propanesulfonic acid, butanesulfonic acid, pentanesulfonic acid, octanesulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, camphorsulfonic acid, trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, p-phenolsulfonic acid, 2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, mesitylenesulfonic acid, p-xylene-2-sulfonic acid, m-xylene-2-sulfonic acid, 4-ethylbenzenesulfonic acid, 1H, 2H-perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid, pentafluoroethanesulfonic acid, nonafluorobutane-1-sulfonic acid, and dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, hydrates, and salts thereof.
Examples of the compound which generates an acid by heat include bis (tosyloxy) ethane, bis (tosyloxy) propane, bis (tosyloxy) butane, p-nitrobenzyl tosylate, o-nitrobenzyl tosylate, 1,2, 3-phenylene tris (methylsulfonate), and pyridine p-toluenesulfonate
Salt, morpholine p-toluenesulfonate
Salts, ethyl p-toluenesulfonate, propyl p-toluenesulfonate, butyl p-toluenesulfonate, isobutyl p-toluenesulfonate, methyl p-toluenesulfonate, phenethyl p-toluenesulfonate, cyanomethyl p-toluenesulfonate, 2,2, 2-trifluoroethyl p-toluenesulfonate, 2-hydroxybutyl p-toluenesulfonate, N-ethyl-p-toluenesulfonamide, and compounds represented by the following formulae.
The content of the component (D) in the cured film-forming composition of the present invention is preferably 0.01 to 20 parts by mass, more preferably 0.1 to 15 parts by mass, and still more preferably 0.5 to 10 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the polymer as the component (a) and the crosslinking agent as the component (B). By setting the content of the component (D) to 0.01 part by mass or more, sufficient thermosetting properties and solvent resistance can be imparted. However, when the amount is more than 20 parts by mass, the storage stability of the composition may be lowered.
< ingredient (E) >
The present invention may contain, as the component (E), a compound having 1 or more polymerizable groups and at least 1 group a selected from a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, an amide group, an amino group, and an alkoxysilyl group or at least 1 group reactive with the group a. This acts as a component for improving the adhesiveness of the formed cured film (hereinafter, also referred to as adhesion improving component).
When the cured film formed from the composition for forming a cured film of the present embodiment containing the component (E) is used as an alignment material, the polymerizable functional group of the polymerizable liquid crystal and the crosslinking reaction site of the alignment material may be linked by a covalent bond in order to improve the adhesion between the alignment material and the layer of the polymerizable liquid crystal. As a result, the retardation material of the present embodiment obtained by laminating the cured polymerizable liquid crystal on the alignment material of the present embodiment can maintain strong adhesion even under high temperature and high humidity conditions, and can exhibit high durability against peeling and the like.
The component (E) is preferably a monomer or a polymer having a group selected from a hydroxyl group and an N-alkoxymethyl group and a polymerizable group.
Examples of the component (E) include a compound having a hydroxyl group and a (meth) acryloyl group, a compound having an N-alkoxymethyl group and a (meth) acryloyl group, and a polymer having an N-alkoxymethyl group and a (meth) acryloyl group. Specific examples are shown below.
An example of the component (E) is a hydroxyl group-containing multifunctional acrylate (hereinafter, also referred to as a hydroxyl group-containing multifunctional acrylate).
Examples of the hydroxyl group-containing multifunctional acrylate as the component (E) include pentaerythritol triacrylate and dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate.
An example of the component (E) is a compound having 1 acryloyl group and 1 or more hydroxyl groups. Preferred examples of such compounds having 1 acryloyl group and 1 or more hydroxyl groups are mentioned. The compound of component (E) is not limited to the following compound examples.
(in the above formula, R11Represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and m represents an integer of 1 to 10. )
Further, as the compound of the component (E), a compound having at least 1 polymerizable group containing a C ═ C double bond and at least 1N-alkoxymethyl group in1 molecule can be cited.
Examples of the polymerizable group having a C ═ C double bond include an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, a vinyl group, an allyl group, and a maleimide group.
Examples of the N, i.e., nitrogen atom of the N-alkoxymethyl group include an amide nitrogen atom, a thioamide nitrogen atom, a urea nitrogen atom, a thiourea nitrogen atom, a carbamate nitrogen atom, and a nitrogen atom bonded to a position adjacent to a nitrogen atom of a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring. Thus, the N-alkoxymethyl group includes a structure in which an alkoxymethyl group is bonded to a nitrogen atom selected from the group consisting of an amide nitrogen atom, a thioamide nitrogen atom, a urea nitrogen atom, a thiourea nitrogen atom, a carbamate nitrogen atom, a nitrogen atom bonded to a nitrogen atom adjacent to a nitrogen atom of a nitrogen-containing heterocycle, and the like.
The component (E) may have the above-mentioned group, and preferable examples thereof include compounds represented by the following formula (X1).
(in the formula, R31Represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R32Represents a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched carbon atom having 1 to 10 carbon atomsAlkyl of (2)
Examples of the alkyl group include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, a n-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a n-pentyl group, a 1-methyl-n-butyl group, a 2-methyl-n-butyl group, a 3-methyl-n-butyl group, a 1, 1-dimethyl-n-propyl group, a 1, 2-dimethyl-n-propyl group, a 2, 2-dimethyl-n-propyl group, a 1-ethyl-n-propyl group, a n-hexyl group, a 1-methyl-n-pentyl group, a 2-methyl-n-pentyl group, a 3-methyl-n-pentyl group, a 4-methyl-n-pentyl group, a 1, 1-dimethyl-n-butyl group, a 1, 2-dimethyl-n-butyl, 2, 3-dimethyl-n-butyl, 3-dimethyl-n-butyl, 1-ethyl-n-butyl, 2-ethyl-n-butyl, 1, 2-trimethyl-n-propyl, 1,2, 2-trimethyl-n-propyl, 1-ethyl-1-methyl-n-propyl, 1-ethyl-2-methyl-n-propyl, n-heptyl, 1-methyl-n-hexyl, 2-methyl-n-hexyl, 3-methyl-n-hexyl, 1-dimethyl-n-pentyl, 1, 2-dimethyl-n-pentyl, 1, 3-dimethyl-n-pentyl, 2, 2-dimethyl-n-pentyl, 2, 3-dimethyl-n-pentyl, 1, 2-ethyl-2-methyl-n-propyl, n-heptyl, 1-methyl-n-hexyl, 2-methyl-, 3, 3-dimethyl-n-pentyl, 1-ethyl-n-pentyl, 2-ethyl-n-pentyl, 3-ethyl-n-pentyl, 1-methyl-1-ethyl-n-butyl, 1-methyl-2-ethyl-n-butyl, 1-ethyl-2-methyl-n-butyl, 2-methyl-2-ethyl-n-butyl, 2-ethyl-3-methyl-n-butyl, n-octyl, 1-methyl-n-heptyl, 2-methyl-n-heptyl, 3-methyl-n-heptyl, 1-dimethyl-n-hexyl, 1, 2-dimethyl-n-hexyl, 1, 3-dimethyl-n-hexyl, 2, 2-dimethyl-n-hexyl, 2, 3-dimethyl-n-hexyl, 3-dimethyl-n-hexyl, 1-ethyl-n-hexyl, 2-ethyl-n-hexyl, 3-ethyl-n-hexyl, 1-methyl-1-ethyl-n-pentyl, 1-methyl-2-ethyl-n-pentyl, 1-methyl-3-ethyl-n-pentyl, 2-methyl-2-ethyl-n-pentyl, 2-methyl-3-ethyl-n-pentyl, 3-methyl-3-ethyl-n-pentyl, n-nonyl, n-decyl, and the like.
Specific examples of the compound represented by the formula (X1) include acrylamide compounds or methacrylamide compounds substituted with a hydroxymethyl group or an alkoxymethyl group, such as N-hydroxymethyl (meth) acrylamide, N-methoxymethyl (meth) acrylamide, N-ethoxymethyl (meth) acrylamide, and N-butoxymethyl (meth) acrylamide. The term (meth) acrylamide refers to both methacrylamide and acrylamide.
As another embodiment of the compound having a polymerizable group containing a C ═ C double bond and an N-alkoxymethyl group in the component (E), a compound represented by the following formula (X2) is preferably exemplified.
In the formula, R51Represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
R52The aliphatic ring may be an alkyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, a 1-valent aliphatic ring group having 5 to 6 carbon atoms, or a 1-valent aliphatic group containing an aliphatic ring having 5 to 6 carbon atoms, and may contain an ether bond in the structure.
R53The aliphatic ring is a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, a 2-valent aliphatic ring group having 5 to 6 carbon atoms, or a 2-valent aliphatic group containing an aliphatic ring having 5 to 6 carbon atoms, and may contain an ether bond in the structure.
R54Represents a linear or branched aliphatic group having 2 to 9 valences and having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aliphatic ring group having 2 to 9 valences and having 5 to 6 carbon atoms, or an aliphatic ring having 2 to 9 valences and having 5 to 6 carbon atoms, wherein one methylene group or a plurality of non-adjacent methylene groups in these groups may be substituted with an ether bond.
Z represents > NCOO-, OR-OCON < (where "-" represents 1 bonding bond. furthermore, ">" < "represents 2 bonding bonds, and represents that an alkoxymethyl group (i.e., -OR52 group) is bonded to any 1 bonding bond).
r is a natural number of 2 to 9.
As R53Specific examples of the alkylene group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms in the definition of (1) include a 2-valent group obtained by further removing 1 hydrogen atom from an alkyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms.
Furthermore as R54Specific examples of the C1-20 2-to 9-valent aliphatic group in the definition of (1) include those obtained by further removing 1 to 8 carbon atoms from an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atomsA 2-to 9-valent radical of a hydrogen atom.
Examples of the alkyl group having 1 carbon atom are methyl groups, and examples of the alkyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms include ethyl group, n-propyl group, isopropyl group, n-butyl group, isobutyl group, sec-butyl group, tert-butyl group, n-pentyl group, 1-methyl-n-butyl group, 2-methyl-n-butyl group, 3-methyl-n-butyl group, 1-dimethyl-n-propyl group, n-hexyl group, 1-methyl-n-pentyl group, 2-methyl-n-pentyl group, 1-dimethyl-n-butyl group, 1-ethyl-n-butyl group, 1, 2-trimethyl-n-propyl group, n-heptyl group, n-octyl group, n-nonyl group, n-decyl group, n-undecyl group, n-dodecyl group, n-tridecyl group, n-tetradecyl group, n-pentadecyl group, n-hexadecyl group, n-heptadecyl group, n, Examples thereof include n-nonadecyl group, n-eicosyl group, cyclopentyl group, cyclohexyl group, a group in which one or more of these groups are bonded in the range up to 20 carbon atoms, and a group in which one methylene group or a plurality of methylene groups which are not adjacent to each other are replaced with an ether bond.
Among them, preferred is an alkylene group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, R53Is ethylene, R54The hexamethylene group is particularly preferable in view of availability of the raw material.
As R52Specific examples of the alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in the definition of (1) include R53Specific examples of the alkyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms in the definition of (1) and a methyl group. Among them, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms is preferable, and a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, or an n-butyl group is particularly preferable.
R is a natural number of 2 to 9 inclusive, and preferably 2 to 6.
The content of the component (E) in the cured film-forming composition according to the embodiment of the present invention is preferably 1 to 100 parts by mass, and more preferably 5 to 70 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the polymer as the component (a) and the crosslinking agent as the component (B). When the content of the component (E) is 1 part by mass or more, sufficient adhesion can be provided to the formed cured film. However, when the amount is more than 100 parts by mass, the liquid crystal alignment property tends to be lowered.
In the cured film-forming composition of the present embodiment, the component (E) may be a mixture of a plurality of compounds of the component (E).
< solvent >
The composition for forming a cured film of the present invention is used mainly in the form of a solution dissolved in a solvent. The solvent used in this case is not particularly limited in kind, structure and the like as long as it can dissolve the component (A), the component (B), and if necessary, the component (C), the component (D), the component (E) and/or other additives described later.
Specific examples of the solvent include methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, isobutanol, 2-methyl-1-butanol, n-pentanol, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, methyl cellosolve acetate, ethyl cellosolve acetate, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, propylene glycol monoethyl ether, propylene glycol propyl ether acetate, toluene, xylene, methyl ethyl ketone, isobutyl methyl ketone, cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone, 2-butanone, 3-methyl-2-pentanone, 2-heptanone, γ -butyrolactone, ethyl 2-hydroxypropionate, ethyl 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropionate, Ethyl ethoxyacetate, ethyl glycolate, methyl 2-hydroxy-3-methylbutyrate, methyl 3-methoxypropionate, ethyl 3-methoxypropionate, methyl 3-ethoxypropionate, ethyl 3-ethoxypropionate, methyl pyruvate, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, ethyl lactate, butyl lactate, cyclopentyl methyl ether, N-dimethylformamide, N-dimethylacetamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, and the like.
When the alignment material is produced by forming a cured film on a resin film using the composition for forming a cured film of the present invention, methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, 2-methyl-1-butanol, 2-heptanone, isobutyl methyl ketone, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, cyclopentyl methyl ether, propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, and the like are preferred as solvents that exhibit resistance to the resin film.
These solvents may be used alone in1 kind or in a combination of 2 or more kinds.
< other additives >
The composition for forming a cured film of the present invention may further contain an adhesion improver, a silane coupling agent, a surfactant, a rheology modifier, a pigment, a dye, a storage stabilizer, an antifoaming agent, an antioxidant, and the like as necessary, as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.
< preparation of composition for Forming cured film >
The composition for forming a cured film of the present invention is a composition containing a polymer of the component (a) and a crosslinking agent of the component (B), and may contain a polymer of the component (C), a crosslinking catalyst of the component (D), an adhesion promoter of the component (E), and further other additives as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired, if necessary. Further, they are usually used in the form of a solution in which they are dissolved in a solvent.
Preferred examples of the composition for forming a cured film of the present invention are as follows.
[1]: a composition for forming a cured film, which comprises a component (A) and 1 to 500 parts by mass of a component (B) per 100 parts by mass of the component (A).
[2]: a composition for forming a cured film, which comprises a component (A), a component (B) in an amount of 1 to 500 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the component (A), and a component (C) in an amount of 1 to 400 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of a polymer as the component (A) and a crosslinking agent as the component (B).
[3]: a composition for forming a cured film, which comprises a component (A), a component (B) in an amount of 1 to 500 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the component (A), and a solvent.
[4]: a composition for forming a cured film, which comprises a component (A), a component (B) in an amount of 1 to 500 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the component (A), a component (C) in an amount of 1 to 400 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of a polymer as the component (A) and a crosslinking agent as the component (B), and a solvent.
[5]: a composition for forming a cured film, which comprises (A) component, 1 to 500 parts by mass of (B) component based on 100 parts by mass of (A) component, 1 to 400 parts by mass of (C) component based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the polymer as (A) component and the crosslinking agent as (B) component, 0.01 to 20 parts by mass of (D) component based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the polymer as (A) component and the crosslinking agent as (B) component, and a solvent.
[6]: a composition for forming a cured film, which comprises (A) component, 1 to 500 parts by mass of (B) component based on 100 parts by mass of (A) component, 1 to 400 parts by mass of (C) component based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the polymer as (A) component and the crosslinking agent as (B) component, 0.01 to 20 parts by mass of (D) component based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the polymer as (A) component and the crosslinking agent as (B) component, 1 to 100 parts by mass of (E) component based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the polymer as (A) component and the crosslinking agent as (B) component, and a solvent.
The mixing ratio, the preparation method, and the like in the case of using the cured film-forming composition of the present invention in the form of a solution will be described in detail below.
The proportion of the solid component in the cured film-forming composition of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as each component is uniformly dissolved in the solvent, but is 1 to 60 mass%, preferably 2 to 50 mass%, and more preferably 2 to 20 mass%. Here, the solid component refers to a component obtained by removing the solvent from all the components of the composition for forming a cured film.
The method for preparing the cured film-forming composition of the present invention is not particularly limited. Examples of the preparation method include a method of mixing the component (B) and the components (C), (D), and (E) in a solution of the component (a) dissolved in a solvent at a predetermined ratio to prepare a uniform solution, and a method of further adding other additives as necessary at an appropriate stage of the preparation method and mixing.
In the preparation of the composition for forming a cured film of the present invention, a solution of a specific copolymer (polymer) obtained by polymerization reaction in a solvent may be used as it is. In this case, for example, the component (B), the component (C), the component (D), the component (E), and the like are added to the solution of the component (a) in the same manner as described above to prepare a uniform solution. In this case, a solvent may be further additionally charged for the purpose of concentration adjustment. In this case, the solvent used in the process of producing the component (a) may be the same as or different from the solvent used in the concentration adjustment of the cured film-forming composition.
The solution of the cured film-forming composition thus prepared is preferably filtered using a filter having a pore size of about 0.2 μm and the like.
< cured film, alignment material and retardation material >
A solution of the composition for forming a cured film of the present invention is applied by bar coating, spin coating, flow coating, roll coating, slit-coating-followed spin coating, inkjet coating, printing, or the like onto a substrate (for example, a silicon/silica-coated substrate, a silicon nitride substrate, a substrate coated with a metal such as aluminum, molybdenum, chromium, or the like, a glass substrate, a quartz substrate, an ITO substrate, or the like), a film substrate (for example, a resin film such as a triacetyl cellulose (TAC) film, a Polycarbonate (PC) film, a cycloolefin polymer (COP) film, a cycloolefin copolymer (COC) film, a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, an acrylic film, a polyethylene film, or the like) to form a coating film, and then, is heated and dried by an electric heating plate, an oven, or the like, thereby forming a cured film. The cured film can be directly applied as an alignment material.
The conditions for the heat drying may be such that the component of the cured film (alignment material) does not dissolve in the polymerizable liquid crystal solution applied thereon, and the crosslinking reaction is carried out by the crosslinking agent, and for example, a heating temperature and a heating time appropriately selected from the range of 60 ℃ to 200 ℃ and the range of 0.4 to 60 minutes are used. The heating temperature and the heating time are preferably 70 ℃ to 160 ℃ for 0.5 minutes to 10 minutes.
The thickness of the cured film (alignment material) formed using the curable composition of the present invention is, for example, 0.05 μm to 5 μm, and can be appropriately selected in consideration of the difference in height of the substrate to be used, optical properties, and electrical properties.
Since the alignment material formed of the cured film composition of the present invention has solvent resistance and heat resistance, a retardation material such as a polymerizable liquid crystal solution having vertical alignment properties can be applied to the alignment material to align the alignment material. Further, by directly curing the retardation material in the aligned state, the retardation material can be formed as a layer having optical anisotropy. Further, when the substrate on which the alignment material is formed is a film, the retardation film is useful.
Further, a liquid crystal display element in which liquid crystal is aligned can be also produced by using 2 substrates having the alignment material of the present invention formed as described above, bonding the alignment materials on the two substrates to face each other with a spacer interposed therebetween, and then injecting liquid crystal between the substrates.
The composition for forming a cured film of the present invention can be suitably used for producing various retardation materials (retardation films), liquid crystal display devices, and the like.