Takasago International Corporation

Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Osaka University

Yoshimasa Matsushima

Toshimitsu Hagiwara

Hiroshi Sugiyama

Tohru Kobayashi

Mamoru Yamada

Hitoshi Kondo

Takashi Ohshima

Yoko Aoki

Toshimitsu Konuma

Takeshi Nishi

Takashi Imai

Akira Sugawara

Yoji Hori

Hajime Suzuki

Hideki Nara

Kazuhiko Matsumura

Takahiro Fujiwara

Daiki Kato

Misao Yagi

Yuji Nakayama

Kazushi Mashima

Shigeru Mitsuhashi

Hisanori Itoh

Yoko Takahashi

Takeshi Iwata

Ryo Yazaki

Haruki Nagae

Shusei Soma

Yuki Yokote

Shinya Akebi

Takahiro Hirai

Shoko Akiyama

Kiichi Mori

A method for converting an N,N-dialkylamide compound into an ester compound includes using a fourth period transition metal complex as a catalyst. The fourth period transition metal complex is obtained by a reaction of a precursor having a fourth period transition metal with a nitrogen-containing compound or a phosphorus-containing compound.

Method for converting N,N-dialkylamide compound into ester compound using complex of fourth-period transition metal as catalyst

A macromolecules containing a metal and a use thereof as a catalyst are disclosed. The macromolecules containing a metal may be obtained by causing a ligand to react with a zinc compound or a cobalt compound. The ligand has an imidazole group that is bonded to a macromolecule via a linker. The metal-containing macromolecules are highly active as a catalyst, stable, and easy to recover and reuse.

Polymer-supported metal

A zinc complex characterized in exhibiting an octahedral structure and being configured from repeating units represented by general formula (I): wherein L represents a linker region, and Rrepresents a C1-4 alkyl group, which can have a halogen atom.

Zinc complex

Disclosed is a novel zinc cluster compound represented by general formula (1): ZnO (OCOR)(RCOOH), wherein R represents an alkyl group which has 1 to 4 carbon atoms and may be substituted with a halogen atom, and n represents 0.1 to 1, and also disclosed are a method for producing the compound and a reaction using the compound.

Zinc cluster

Provision of a novel platinum complex which is useful as a material for a light-emitting device of good light emission characteristic and light emission efficiency, and a novel light-emitting material that may be utilized in various fields. A platinum complex represented by the following general formula (1): (in which two rings of ring A, ring B, ring C, and ring D represent nitrogen-containing heterocyclic rings which may have a substituent and the remaining two rings of them represent aryl rings or hetero aryl rings which may have a substituent, the ring A and the ring B, the ring A and the ring C or/and the ring B and the rind D may form condensed rings. Two of X, X, X, and Xrepresent nitrogen atoms coordination bonded to a platinum atom and the remaining two of them represent carbon atoms or nitrogen atoms. Q, Q, and Qeach represents a bond, oxygen atom, sulfur atom or bivalent group, two of Z, Z, Z, and Zrepresent coordination bonds, and the remaining two of them represent covalent bonds, oxygen atoms or sulfur atoms), and a light-emitting device containing the platinum complex.

Platinum complex and light emitting device

Disclosed are novel compounds useful in electrophotographic photoreceptors as charge-transporting materials having good miscibility with binder polymers and capable of forming a thin stable organic film having a high concentration; and an electrophotographic photoreceptor containing the same. The compounds are bis(3,4-methylenedioxyphenylamino) derivatives represented by general formula (1):

Bis(3,4-methylenedioxyphenylamino) derivatives and electrophotographic photoreceptor containing the derivatives

A triphenylamine derivative, represented by the following general formula (1):

Triphenylamine derivative, charge-transporting material comprising the same, and electrophotographic photoreceptor

Disclosed is a charge transfer material which is highly soluble in a binder resin, does not precipitates crystals and produces no pinhole and also disclosed is an electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising the charge transfer material which comprises a butadiene compound represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be the same or different, respectively represent a lower alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms or a phenyl group or benzyl group which may have a substituent and R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5, which may be the same or different, respectively represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group having 1-4 carbon atoms or a halogen atom; and a butadiene compound represented by the general formula (II): ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are the same as above, and the content of the butadiene compound of the formula (I) is at least 60% by weight based on the total amount by weight of the butadiene compounds of the formulae (I) and (II).

Electrophotographic photoreceptor

An optically active compound represented by formula (I): wherein A represents ##STR1## wherein R.sup.2 represents an alkyl group having from 8 to 12 carbon atoms; R.sup.1 represents a straight chain alkyl group having from 2 to 5 carbon atoms; X represents a fluorine atom or a methyl group; n represents 1 or 2; m represents an integer of from 0 to 3; and C* represents an asymmetric carbon atom, and a liquid crystal composition containing the same are disclosed. The compound exhibits large spontaneous polarization and low viscosity and, when added to an achiral base liquid crystal composition, induces a chiral nematic phase in which the helical pitch has small temperature dependence.

Optically active compound, liquid crystal composition containing the

A phenothiazine or phenoxazine derivative represented by the following general formula (1), a charge-transporting material comprising the derivative, and an electrophotographic photoreceptor containing the charge-transporting material are disclosed. The charge-transporting material has good solubility in binder polymers, satisfactory sensitivity, and a low residual potential. ##STR1##

Phenothiazine or phenoxazine derivative, charge-transporting material

A triphenylamine derivative, represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen atom or an aryl group which may have a substituent group; and m and n each represents 0 or 1.

Triphenylamine derivative, charge-transporting material comprising the

A phenothiazine or phenoxazine derivative represented by the following general formula (1), a charge-transporting material comprising the derivative, and an electrophotographic photoreceptor containing the charge-transporting material are disclosed. The charge-transporting material has good solubility in binder polymers, satisfactory sensitivity, and a low residual potential In general formula (1) Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 may be the same or different and each represents an optionally substituted aryl group; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or an optionally substituted aryl group; R.sup.3 represents a lower alkyl group, an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 5 to 7 carbon atoms, an optionally substituted aryl group, or an optionally substituted aralkyl group; X represents a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom; and n and m each represents an integer of 0 or 1.

An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a charge transporting material containing at least one triphenylamine compound represented by general formula (1) and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a hydrazone compound, a triphenylamine dimer compound and a distyryl compound: ##STR1## said charge transporting material being able to express high carrier mobility, being high in solubility in a binder polymer, and being able to form a homogeneous charge transporting layer.

A 1,4-bis(2',2'-diphenylvinyl)benzene derivative represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a different lower alkyl group and Me represents a methyl group, a charge transporting material containing the compound (I), and an electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a charge transporting layer containing the charge transporting material are disclosed.

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Yoshimasa Matsushima