Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Incorporated

Yamamoto Chemicals, Inc.

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

Hisato Itoh

Takahisa Oguchi

Kenichi Sugimoto

Tsutomu Nishizawa

Tsutami Misawa

Rihoko Imai

Akira Ogiso

Katashi Enomoto

Akio Karasawa

Shin Aihara

Ryu Oi

Akihiro Yamaguchi

Yasuyuki Yamada

Masakatsu Nakatsuka

Yoriaki Matsuzaki

Hideki Umehara

Keisuke Takuma

Mansuke Matsumoto

Hiroyuki Akahori

Toshihiro Masaoka

Masakazu Nakamura

Tutomu Nishizawa

Eishi Tanaka

Masami Nakano

Hiroyuki Katayama

Yasuhisa Fujii

Hideki Mizuta

Yasuhiro Takano

Kunihiro Yamada

Jyoji Morisaki

Masataka Iwata

Shizuo Kuroda

Kaoru Sakadera

Shin Athara

Kyozo Kurita

Color filters

A preparation process of N,N&prime;-dialkylalkanediamine by reacting dihaloalkane with lower alkylamine characterized by carrying out the reaction with controlling the residual amount in the reaction system of haloalkaneamine intermediate represented by the formula (4):

Process for the preparation of N,N&prime;-dialkylalkanediamines

Luminescent compound for controlling traveling and method for controlling traveling using the same

Dyestuffs represented by the below-described formula (1), that is, dyestuffs formed of a chromophoric nucleus and a bisphenol introduced therein have excellent solubility in solvents and binder resins, and can provide color filters having excellent transmittance characteristics and durability. ##STR1## wherein Dye represents a chromophoric nucleus, X represents a direct bond or a divalent connecting group, R.sup.1 to R.sup.10 and n are defined with the provision that one of R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 has 3 or more carbon atoms.

Dyestuffs and resin compositions

The present invention is concerned with a novel azo compound represented by formula (1), (2) or (3), a water-soluble dye comprising this azo compound, and a polarizing film containing this azo compound. The obtained polarizing film has high hydrothermoresistance and a high polarization degree and is excellent in optical characteristics: ##STR1## wherein each of the groups is defined.

Azo compound and polarizing film

Dyes suitable for use in the fabrication of color filters are described which contain one or more photopolymerizable substituents preferably represented by the following formula:

Dyes for color filters and photosensitive resist resin composition

Color filter having novel dyestuff

The present invention relates to a color filter having polarizability, which comprises a dye having a spectral transmissibility, a dichroic dye having a polarizability, corresponding to the former dye and a base resin. The filter can be produced by coating and fixing the former dye on a monochromatic polarizing film produced by using the dichroic dye; mixing the former dye, the dichroic dye and the base resin, melting and extruding the mixture to produce a film and monoaxially stretching the film; dyeing a transparent film with the former dye and the dichroic dye and then monoaxially stretching the dyed film; or dyeing a transparent monoaxially stretched film with the former dye and the dichroic dye.

Color filter having polarizability

A phthalocyanine represented by the formula (1) ##STR1## wherein each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is independently an alkyl group substituted by 0 to 5 halogen atoms and having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group substituted by 0 to 5 halogen atoms and having 2 to 20 carbon atoms or an alkynyl group substituted by 0 to 5 halogen atoms and having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is substituted by the halogen atom; X is a halogen atom; each of k, l, m and n is independently a value of from 0 to 3; each of o, p, q and r is independently a value of 0, 1 or 2, and all of them are not 0 simultaneously; each sum of k and o, l and p, m and q, and n and r is independently in the range of from 0 to 4; Met is two hydrogen atoms, a di, monosubstituted tri, disubstituted ter metal atom or an oxymetal atom. The above phthalocyanins can be used to provide optical recording medium.

Phthalocyanine compound and optical recording medium containing it

Novel quinophthalone compounds, which are represented by the following formula (1): ##STR1## R.sub.1 -R.sub.5 each independently represents a hydrogen or halogen atom or a hydroxy, linear or branched alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, halogenated alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxy, nitro, amino, alkylamino, carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonyloxy or cyano group; R.sub.6 -R.sub.17 each independently represents a hydrogen or halogen atom or a hydroxyl, alkyl, halogenated alkyl, alkoxy, nitro, amino, alkylamino, carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonyloxy or cyano group; m and n each stands for 0 or 1; and A represents a substituent, are yellow orange dyestuffs suitable for polarizing films. Polarizing films containing at least one of the compounds in a hydrophobic resin are excellent in polarizing performance, heat-resistant dimensional stability, moist heat resistance and the like and are extremely useful for liquid crystal display devices.

Quinophthalone compounds and polarizing films using same

Novel azo compounds having the specific structural formula (1) or (3) set out below, water-soluble dyes containing the compounds, and polarizing films containing the water-soluble dyes: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen or halogen atom or a hydroxyl, C.sub.1-2 alkyl, C.sub.1-2 alkoxyl, C.sub.1-2 acylamino, cyano, carboxyl or sulfonic acid group; R.sub.3 and R.sub.8 individually represent a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl, C.sub.1-2 alkyl or C.sub.1-2 alkoxyl group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.4 individually represent a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl, C.sub.1-2 alkyl, C.sub.1-2 alkoxyl or C.sub.1-2 acylamino group; R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom or a carboxyl or C.sub.1-2 alkoxyl group; R.sub.6 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl, amino, methylamino, .beta.-hydroxyethylamino or C.sub.1-2 acylamino group, or a phenylamino or benzoylamino group which the phenyl nucleus may be substituted by one or more nitro, amino, hydroxyl, C.sub.1-2 alkyl, carboxyl and/or sulfonic acid groups and/or chlorine atoms; R.sub.7 represents a hydroxyl or amino group and substitutes at o- or p-position relative to the azo group; m stands for 0 or 1; p stands for 0 or 1; q stands for 0, 1 or 2; and M represents a copper, nickel, zinc and iron atom.

Water-soluble azo compounds

The present invention provides a polarizing film having high heat resistance and a high degree of polarization and excellent optical properties by dyeing a polymer film with a novel azo compound represented by the following formula (1) or (2): ##STR1##

Azo compounds and polarizing films using the compounds

Phthalocyanine compounds represented by the below-described formula are suitable for use in the fabrication of color filters. ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.8, R.sup.9, R.sup.12, R.sup.13 and R.sup.16 represent a group represented by the below-described formula, H or a halogen atom, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.10, R.sup.11, R.sup.14 and R.sup.15 represent an alkyl, alkoxyl, alkylthio, alkylamino, dialkylamino or aryloxyl, arylthio group or --COOR.sup.17, R.sup.17 being a particular monovalent group, H or a halogen atom; and Met represents a metal atom. ##STR2## wherein X and Z represent O or S, R.sup.18, R.sup.19 and R.sup.20 represent H or an alkyl group, A, B and D represent a connecting group, n and l is an integer of 0-10, m, q, t, u, r and w are an integer of 0-2, and p is 0 or 1.

Optical recording medium

Quinophthalone compounds

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Yokohama, Japan

Hisato Itoh