| Abstract: | The synthesis and photoreactions of polyesters containing the photolabile triazene group (Ph? N?N? NR2) as well as photocrosslinkable units based on substituted cinnamylidene malonyl moieties are reported. The polyesters were obtained by reacting a triazene containing difunctional alcohol with different substituted cinnamylidene malonic acid dichlorides. Irradiation at λ > 395 nm enables selective photocrosslinking of the cinnamylidene malonyl ester units via 2+2]π‐cycloaddition without affecting the triazene units. The photocrosslinking reaction of the triazene containing polyesters as well as triazene‐free reference polyesters were investigated by UV and IR spectroscopy. After selective photocrosslinking the irradiated polymers became insoluble and no longer exhibited a Tg below decomposition temperature. The crosslinked triazene containing polyesters show strong absorption at λ = 308 nm and are therefore interesting candidates for applications using XeCl excimer laser ablation. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 1903–1910, 2000 |
