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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2006
Toshiya Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
Akio Tanaka, Hyogo, JP;
Toshiya Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
Akio Tanaka, Hyogo, JP;
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a compound, a photoelectric converter and a photoelectrochemical cell. The complex compound (I) is obtained by coordinating a ligand represented by the formula (II) and a ligand represented by the formula (III) to a metal atom, wherein Yand Yeach independently represent a group including an unsaturated hydrocarbon group and an aromatic ring, Rand Reach independently represent a protogenic group or a salt thereof, at least one of Rand Ris a protogenic group, Rand Reach independently represent an aprotogenic group, Rand Rmay be bound together, A and B each independently represent a group including an element of group 14, 15, or 16 of the Periodic Table, m and n each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2, a, b, c, and d each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2, and a+b≧1.