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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1993
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a novel photochromic material which is capable of forming two kinds of aggregates, each having a sharp absorption peak at a different wavelength. The photochromic material comprises a spiropyran compound represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently alkyl groups each containing 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an amino group, an alkoxy group with 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and an alkylamino group with 1 to 5 carbon atoms with the proviso that at least one of R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 is an amino group, an alkoxy group or an alkylamino group.