New photoresist compositions are provided that comprise a component that comprises a radiation-insensitive ionic compound. Preferred photoresists of the invention may comprise a resin with photoacid-labile groups; a photoacid generator compound; and a radiation-insensitive ionic compound that can function to decrease undesired photogenerated-acid diffusion out of unexposed regions of a photoresist coating layer.

A compound represented by a specific chemical formula, a core including the compound represented by the specific chemical formula, and a core-shell dye including a shell surrounding the core, a photosensitive resin composition including the compound represented by the specific chemical formula, and a color filter manufactured using the photosensitive resin composition are disclosed.

A compound represented by a specific chemical formula, a core including the compound represented by the specific chemical formula, and a core-shell dye including a shell surrounding the core, a photosensitive resin composition including the compound represented by the specific chemical formula, and a color filter manufactured using the photosensitive resin composition are disclosed.

The present disclosure provides borate or aluminate activators comprising cations having linear alkyl groups, catalyst systems comprising, and methods for polymerizing olefins using such activators. Specifically, the present disclosure provides activator compounds represented by Formula: [R.sup.1R.sup.2R.sup.3EH].sub.d.sup.+[M.sup.k+Q.sub.n].sup.d-, wherein: E is nitrogen or phosphorous; d is 1, 2 or 3; k is 1, 2, or 3; n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; nk=d; R.sup.1 is C.sub.1-C.sub.20 linear alkyl group; each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.40 linear alkyl group, a meta- and/or para-substituted phenyl group, an alkoxy group, a silyl group, a halogen, or a halogen containing group, wherein R.sup.1+R.sup.2+R.sup.315 carbon atoms; M is an element selected from group 13, typically B or Al; and each Q is independently a hydride, bridged or unbridged dialkylamido, halide, alkoxide, aryloxide, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, halocarbyl, substituted halocarbyl, or halosubstituted-hydrocarbyl radical, provided that when Q is a fluorophenyl group, then R.sup.2 is not a C.sub.1-C.sub.40 linear alkyl group.

The present disclosure provides borate or aluminate activators comprising cations having linear alkyl groups, catalyst systems comprising, and methods for polymerizing olefins using such activators. Specifically, the present disclosure provides activator compounds represented by Formula: [R.sup.1R.sup.2R.sup.3EH].sub.d.sup.+[M.sup.k+Q.sub.n].sup.d-, wherein: E is nitrogen or phosphorous; d is 1, 2 or 3; k is 1, 2, or 3; n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; nk=d; R.sup.1 is C.sub.1-C.sub.20 linear alkyl group; each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.40 linear alkyl group, a meta- and/or para-substituted phenyl group, an alkoxy group, a silyl group, a halogen, or a halogen containing group, wherein R.sup.1+R.sup.2+R.sup.315 carbon atoms; M is an element selected from group 13, typically B or Al; and each Q is independently a hydride, bridged or unbridged dialkylamido, halide, alkoxide, aryloxide, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, halocarbyl, substituted halocarbyl, or halosubstituted-hydrocarbyl radical, provided that when Q is a fluorophenyl group, then R.sup.2 is not a C.sub.1-C.sub.40 linear alkyl group.

The present disclosure provides borate activators comprising cations having linear alkyl groups, catalyst systems comprising, and processes for polymerizing olefins using such activators. Specifically, the present disclosure provides polymerization activator compounds which may be prepared in, and which are soluble in aliphatic hydrocarbon and alicyclic hydrocarbon solvents.

The present disclosure provides borate or aluminate activators comprising cations having branched alkyl groups, catalyst systems comprising, and methods for polymerizing olefins using such activators. Specifically, the present disclosure provides activator compounds represented by Formula: [R.sup.1R.sup.2R.sup.3EH].sub.d.sup.+[M.sup.k+Q.sub.n].sup.d, wherein: E is nitrogen or phosphorous; d is 1, 2 or 3; k is 1, 2, or 3; n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; nk=d; each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 is independently C.sub.1-C.sub.40 branched or linear alkyl or C.sub.5-C.sub.50-aryl, wherein each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 is independently unsubstituted or substituted with at least one of halide, C.sub.5-C.sub.50 aryl, C.sub.6-C.sub.35 arylalkyl, C.sub.6-C.sub.35 alkylaryl and, in the case of the C.sub.5-C.sub.50-aryl, C.sub.1-C.sub.50 alkyl; wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 together comprise 15 or more carbon atoms; M is an element selected from group 13 of the Periodic Table of the Elements; and each Q is independently a hydride, bridged or unbridged dialkylamido, halide, alkoxide, aryloxide, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, halocarbyl, substituted halocarbyl, or halosubstituted-hydrocarbyl radical, provided that at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 is a branched alkyl.

The present disclosure provides borate or aluminate activators comprising cations having branched alkyl groups, catalyst systems comprising, and methods for polymerizing olefins using such activators. Specifically, the present disclosure provides activator compounds represented by Formula: [R.sup.1R.sup.2R.sup.3EH].sub.d.sup.+[M.sup.k+Q.sub.n].sup.d, wherein: E is nitrogen or phosphorous; d is 1, 2 or 3; k is 1, 2, or 3; n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; nk=d; each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 is independently C.sub.1-C.sub.40 branched or linear alkyl or C.sub.5-C.sub.50-aryl, wherein each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 is independently unsubstituted or substituted with at least one of halide, C.sub.5-C.sub.50 aryl, C.sub.6-C.sub.35 arylalkyl, C.sub.6-C.sub.35 alkylaryl and, in the case of the C.sub.5-C.sub.50-aryl, C.sub.1-C.sub.50 alkyl; wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 together comprise 15 or more carbon atoms; M is an element selected from group 13 of the Periodic Table of the Elements; and each Q is independently a hydride, bridged or unbridged dialkylamido, halide, alkoxide, aryloxide, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, halocarbyl, substituted halocarbyl, or halosubstituted-hydrocarbyl radical, provided that at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 is a branched alkyl.

The present disclosure provides borate activators, catalyst systems comprising borate activators, and methods for polymerizing olefins using borate activators. The borate activator compounds are represented by Formula (I): [R.sup.1R.sup.2R.sup.3EH].sup.+[BR.sup.4R.sup.5R.sup.6R.sup.7].sup., wherein: E is nitrogen or phosphorous; R.sup.1 is an electron deficient aromatic group; each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is independently C.sub.1-C.sub.40 alkyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.22-aryl, wherein each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 is independently unsubstituted or substituted with at least one of halide, C.sub.1-C.sub.10 alkyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.15 aryl, C.sub.6-C.sub.25 arylalkyl, and C.sub.6-C.sub.25 alkylaryl, wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 together comprise 15 or more carbon atoms; and each of R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, and R.sup.7 is aryl (such as phenyl or naphthyl), wherein at least one of R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, and R.sup.7 is substituted with one or more fluorine atoms.

The present disclosure provides borate activators, catalyst systems comprising borate activators, and methods for polymerizing olefins using borate activators. The borate activator compounds are represented by Formula (I): [R.sup.1R.sup.2R.sup.3EH].sup.+[BR.sup.4R.sup.5R.sup.6R.sup.7].sup., wherein: E is nitrogen or phosphorous; R.sup.1 is an electron deficient aromatic group; each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is independently C.sub.1-C.sub.40 alkyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.22-aryl, wherein each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 is independently unsubstituted or substituted with at least one of halide, C.sub.1-C.sub.10 alkyl, C.sub.5-C.sub.15 aryl, C.sub.6-C.sub.25 arylalkyl, and C.sub.6-C.sub.25 alkylaryl, wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 together comprise 15 or more carbon atoms; and each of R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, and R.sup.7 is aryl (such as phenyl or naphthyl), wherein at least one of R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, and R.sup.7 is substituted with one or more fluorine atoms.