Ciba-geigy Corporation

Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation

Heinz Spahni

Walter Fischer

Jurgen Finter

Beat Schmidhalter

Jean-Luc Budry

Heinz Wolleb

Ernst Minder

Annemarie Wolleb

Manfred Hofmann

Evelyn Fischer

Colin Morton

Jürgen Beyrich

Gerald Anthony Murphy

Wolfgang Freitag

Roland Zoelper

Rudolf Blattner

Michael Schulz

Christian Stern

Urs Lehmann

Peter Aeschlimann

Jin Mizuguchi

Peter Sutter

Hanspeter Preiswerk

G&eacute;rald Giller

Mixtures of metallocenyl phthalocyanines obtainable by reacting a mixture A comprising two phthalocyanines: with a metallocene derivative in the presence of a catalyst, and also oligomeric metallocenyl phthalocyanines, processes for preparing them, their use for, inter alia, optical recording and optical recording media.

Metallocenyl phthalocyanines as optical recording media

Mixtures of metallocenyl phthalocyanines obtainable by reacting a mixture A comprising two phthalocyanines (I) and (II) with a metallocene derivative in the presence of a catalyst, and also oligomeric metallocenyl phthalocyanines, processes for preparing them, their use for, inter alia, optical recording and optical recording media

The invention relates to an optical recording medium, comprising a substrate and a recording layer, wherein the recording layer comprises a compound of formula (I), wherein R, R, R, R, R, R, R, R, R, R, R, Rand Rare each independently of the others hydrogen, Gor C-Calkyl, C-Calkenyl, C-Calkynyl, C-Ccycloalkyl, C-Ccycloalkenyl, C-Caralkyl, C-Caryl, C-Cheteroaryl or C-Cheterocycloalkyl, each unsubstituted or substituted by one or more identical or different substituents G, wherein Rand R, Rand R, Rand R, Rand R, Rand R, Rand R, Rand R, Rand R, Rand R, Rand R, Rand R, Rand Rand/or Rand Rcan independently of one another be bonded to one another in pairs separately or, when they contain substitutable sites, via a direct bond or via a &#x2014;CH&#x2014;, &#x2014;O&#x2014;, &#x2014;S&#x2014;, &#x2014;NH&#x2014; or &#x2014;NC-Calkyl-bridge in such a manner that, together with the atoms and bonds indicated in formula (I), five- or six-membered, saturated, unsaturated or aromatic, unsubstituted or G-substituted rings are formed, Gis any desired substituent,?m-is an inorganic, organic organometallic anion, Yis a proton or a metal, ammonium or phosphonium cation, and m and n are each independently of the other a number from 1 to 5, and p and q are each independently of the other O or a number from 0.2 to 6, the ratio of p and q to one another, depending upon m and n and, as applicable, the number of charged G, being such that in formula (I) there is no excess positive or negative charge. Generally the optical recording medium according to the invention additionally comprises a reflecting layer. The recording media according to the invention exhibit high sensitivity and good playback characteristics, especially at high recording and playback speeds. The light stability is also excellent.

Fast-writable and precision-writable high-capacity optical storage media

The invention relates to an optical storage medium comprising a substrate and a storage layer, wherein the storage layer comprises a compound of the formula (I) or (II)

Writable and erasable high-density optical storage media

The invention relates to phthalocyanines and metal complexes thereof with divalent metals or divalent oxo metals, which contain at least one phosphorus-containing substituent bonded to the peripheral carbon skeleton via the phosphorus atom. The compounds preferably conform to the general structural formula (G).sub.k -A-(Q).sub.l, in which A is a phthalocyanine or metal complex thereof with a divalent metal or a divalent oxo metal, G is a phosphorus-containing substituent, Q is a further substituent as defined below, the index k is a number from 1 to 16, and l, independently thereof, is 0 or a number from 1 to 15, with the proviso that the sum of k and l is a number less than or equal to 16. The invention also relates to a material for the optical recording and storage of information, in which at least one storage layer (2) of a novel phthalocyanine compound or a metal complex thereof has been applied to a transparent, dielectric carrier material (1).

Phthalocyanines substituted by phosphorus-containing groups

Compounds of formula I or V or mixtures thereof ##STR1## wherein R is unsubstituted C.sub.6 -C.sub.14 aryl or C.sub.6 -C.sub.14 aryl which is substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylthio, phenyl, benzyl, --CN, --CF.sub.3, halogen or --COOR.sub.5, and R.sub.5 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylphenyl, benzyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylbenzyl, and at least one of the substituents R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 is --F, --Cl or --Br, or is independently the group RO--, and the other substituents R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 are H, --F, --Cl or --Br, are reversible photochromic systems which can be used for contrast formation, light absorption or for the reversible optical storage of information.

Photochromic naphthacenequinones, process for their preparation and the

Compounds of formula V, ##STR1## wherein R is unsubstituted C.sub.6 -C.sub.14 aryl or C.sub.6 -C.sub.14 aryl which is substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylthiol, phenyl, benzyl, --CN, --CF.sub.3, halogen or --COOR.sub.5, and R.sub.5 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylphenyl, benzyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylbenzyl, and at least one of the substituents R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 is an organic thiol, sulfoxyl or sulfonyl group, and the other members R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 are H, F, Cl or Br, are reversible photochromic systems which can be used for contrast formation or light absorption.

Compounds of formula I or III or mixtures thereof ##STR1## wherein R is unsubstituted C.sub.6 -C.sub.14 aryl or C.sub.6 -C.sub.14 aryl which is substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylthio, phenyl, benzyl, --CN, --CF.sub.3, halogen or --COOR.sub.3, x is 1 or 2, and R.sub.1 is H, linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 alkenyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 alkynyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.16 aralkyl, C.sub.8 -C.sub.16 alkaralkyl, --CH.sub.2 COOR.sub.3 or C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 acyl, wherein R.sub.3 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylphenyl, benzyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylbenzyl, are reversible photochromic systems which can be used for contrast formation, light absorption or for the reversible optical storage of information.

Photochromic benzothioxanthone oxides, process for their preparation and

Compounds of formula I or V or mixtures thereof ##STR1## wherein

Compounds of the formula I or V, or mixtures thereof, ##STR1## wherein R is unsubstituted C.sub.6 -C.sub.14 aryl or C.sub.6 -C.sub.14 aryl which is substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylthio, phenyl, benzyl, --CN, --CF.sub.3, halogen or --COOR.sub.5, and R.sub.5 is H, C.sub.16 l-C.sub.18 alkyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylphenyl, benzyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylbenzyl, and at least one of the substituents R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 is an organic thio, sulfoxyl or sulfonyl group, and the other members R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 are H, F, Cl or Br, are reversible photochromic systems which can be used for contrast formation or light absorption.

Compounds of formula I or V, or mixtures thereof, ##STR1## wherein R is unsubstituted C.sub.6 -C.sub.14 aryl or C.sub.6 -C.sub.14 aryl which is substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylthiol, phenyl, benzyl, --CN,--CF.sub.3, halogen or --COOR.sub.5, and R.sub.5 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylphenyl, benzyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkylbenzyl, and at least one of the substituents R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 is an organic thiol, sulfoxyl or sulfonyl group, and the other members R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 are H, F, Cl or Br, are reversible photochromic systems which can be used for contrast formation or light absorption.

A composite structure comprising a substrate having deposited thereon an electrically conductive metal film which is coated with a layer of porous metal oxide, wherein a thin, transparent and electrically conductive film of an anodically oxidizable metal is deposited on at least one surface of said substrate, the metal film having thereon a thin transparent coating of an oxide of said metal, and wherein the oxide coating has, distributed over the surface thereof, fine pores which are closed adjacent to the metal film. The composite material can be used as an optical information recording material or as a transparent electrode.

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