Kao Corporation

Hiroyasu Togashi

Toshiya Hagihara

Shoji Nakagawa

Hiroki Sawada

Harumasa Yamasaki

Tadashi Sakuma

Masayuki Mishima

Takashi Matsuse

Yuichiro Kobayashi

Koji Taira

Akimitsu Sakai

A lubricating oil composition including a phosphorus compound having two or more hydroxyl groups and a P&mdash;N bond in a molecule selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the general formula (3), (4) or (5):

Phosphorus-comprising lubricating oil composition

Synthetic lubricating oil

Polyol ether derivatives, a method for producing the polyol ether derivatives, and a working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine containing a hydrofluorocarbon and a refrigeration oil containing the polyol ether derivatives as a base oil.

Polyol ether derivatives and production methods therefor

The working fluid composition for refrigerating machine of the present invention includes a refrigeration oil and a hydrofluorocarbon, the refrigeration oil including a compound having one or more acetal groups in a molecule and also having trihydric to octahydric alcohol residues as a base oil.

Acetal-containing working fluid composition for refrigerating machine

A compound represented by the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein Ar.sub.1 represents an arylene group; Ar.sub.2 and Ar.sub.3 independently represent an aryl group or an arylene group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, which may be identical or not, independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having a carbon number of 4 or less, or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 both represent --SiR.sub.4 R.sub.5 R.sub.6 (R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6, which may be identical or not, independently represent an alkyl group, aralkyl group or aryl group which may be substituted); R.sub.1 represents --SiR.sub.7 R.sub.8 R.sub.9 (R.sub.7, R.sub.8 and R.sub.9, which may be identical or not, independently represent an alkyl group, cycloalkyl group, aralkyl group or aryl group which may be substituted, or none (only in the case where R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 represent --SiR.sub.4 R.sub.5 R.sub.6), one or two of R.sub.7, R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 represent the following: ##STR2## wherein Ar.sub.1, Ar.sub.2, Ar.sub.3, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 have the same definitions as above), a method of its production and a photoreceptor for electrophotography incorporating it as a charge transport material. The photoreceptor is very excellent in sensitivity and durability.

Organic silicon compound, method of its production, and photoreceptor

The present invention is directed to a silicon-containing triarylamine compound represented by the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein Q.sub.2 and Q.sub.3 independently represent a hydrogen atom or --CH.sub.2 SiR.sub.1 R.sub.2 R.sub.3 group (R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, which may be identical or not, independently represent an alkyl group, cycloalkyl group, aralkyl group or aryl group which may be substituted); Ar.sub.1, Ar.sub.2 and Ar.sub.3 independently represent an arylene group which may be substituted; Q.sub.1 represents a --CH.sub.2 SiR.sub.1 R.sub.2 R.sub.3 group, --CH.sub.2 SiR.sub.1 R.sub.2 R.sub.4 group (R.sub.4 represents the following: ##STR2## wherein Q.sub.2 and Q.sub.3 independently represent a hydrogen atom) or --CH.sub.2 SiR.sub.1 R.sub.4 R.sub.4 group, a method of its production and a photoreceptor for electrophotography incorporating it as a charge transport material. The photoreceptor is very excellent in sensitivity and durability.

A compound represented by the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein Ar.sub.1 l represents an arylene group; Ar.sub.2 and Ar.sub.3 independently represent an aryl group or an arylene group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, which may be identical or not, independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having a carbon number of 4 or less, or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 both represent --SiR.sub.4 R.sub.5 R.sub.6 (R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6, which may be identical or not, independently represent an alkyl group, aralkyl group or aryl group which may be substituted);

A photoreceptor useful for electrophotography and comprises (a) an electrically conductive substrate, (b) an electric charge carrier generation layer and (c) an electric charge carrier transport layer containing therein an electric charge carrier transport compound having the formula (1): ##STR1## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.1 ' and R.sub.1 ' each are hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl, a linear or branched alkyl having a substituent(s), an aryl or an aryl having a substituent(s), R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.2 ', R.sub.3 ', R.sub.2 ' and R.sub.3 ' each are hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl, a linear or branched alkyl having a substituent(s), an aryl, an aryl having a substituent(s), an alkenyl, an alkenyl having a substituent(s), a heterocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring having a substituent(s), R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 may form a ring with their adjacent carbon, R.sub.2 ' and R.sub.3 ' may form a ring with their adjacent carbon and R.sub.2 ' and R.sub.3 ' may form a ring with their adjacent carbon and, A is a trivalent, aromatic hydrocarbon group.

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Hiroyasu Togashi