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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Cabot Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Qingling Zhang, Billerica, MA (US);
Lynne K. LaRochelle Richard, Littleton, MA (US);
Cabot Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of making a modified pigment, comprising: reacting, under Mitsunobu conditions: (a) a first reactant comprising a protonated nucleophile having a pK<15, and (b) a second reactant comprising a hydroxyl-containing organic group, wherein a pigment is attached to either the first or second reactant. The method further comprises forming the modified pigment having attached an organic species comprising the nucleophile bonded to the organic group, with the net elimination of a proton and a hydroxyl. Also disclosed herein are modified pigments, which can have applications in chemical toners, inkjet ink and electrophoretic ink compositions, black matrix materials, color filters, and coatings.