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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2004
Yuichi Sadamitsu, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyuki Kawabe, Saitama, JP;
Yuichi Sadamitsu, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyuki Kawabe, Saitama, JP;
Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Polatechno Co., Ltd., Inamasu, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an azo compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein A denotes a phenyl group having 1 to 3 substituents such as sulfonic acid group, amino group, lower alkyl groups and lower alkoxyl groups, or a naphthyl group, B denotes hydrogen atom, sulfonic acid group, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxyl group or the like, each of Rto Rindependently denotes hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxyl group or the like, D denotes —NHCO—, —N═N— or —NH—, E denotes hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a phenyl group having 1 to 3 substituents such as hydroxyl group and amino group, n denotes 0 or 1, and m denotes 0 or 1, or a salt thereof, or a copper complex compound of either of them, which is used for a polarizing plate having excellent polarization performance and durability and furthermore little color leakage in visible light range.