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US 7,011,916 · App. 10/893,637 · Granted Mar 14, 2006

Naphthalene tetracarboxylic diimide dimers

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Patent No.
US 7,011,916
App. No.
10/893,637
Granted
Mar 14, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A compound having the Formula I wherein: R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of a straight chain alkyl group, a branched alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, a monocyclic aromatic group, a polycyclic aromatic group, an alkylaryl group, or an arylalkyl group; R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of a straight chain alkyl group, a branched alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, a monocyclic aromatic group, a polycyclic aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, an alkylaryl group, an arylalkyl group, an alkoxyaryl group, an arylalkoxy group, a halogen, and hydrogen; R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 and R 11 are independently selected from the group consisting of a straight chain alkyl group, a branched alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, a monocyclic aromatic group, a polycyclic aromatic group, an alkylaryl group, an arylalkyl group, an alkoxyaryl group, an arylalkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a halogen, and hydrogen.

Claims (27)

1. A photoconductor element comprising: a charge generation material and an electron transport agent, wherein the electron transport agent includes a compound having the Formula I

wherein:

R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of a straight chain alkyl group, a branched alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group;

R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of a straight chain alkyl group, a branched alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, a monocyclic aromatic group, a polycyclic aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, an alkylaryl group, an arylalkyl group, an alkoxyaryl group, an arylalkoxy group, a halogen, and hydrogen;

R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 and R 11 are independently selected from the group consisting of a straight chain alkyl group, a branched alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, a monocyclic aromatic group, a polycyclic aromatic group, an alkylaryl group, an arylalkyl group, an alkoxyaryl group, an arylalkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a halogen, and hydrogen.

2. The photoconductor element of claim 1 wherein: R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , and R 11 are hydrogen.

3. The photoconductor element of claim 1 wherein:

R 2 and R 3 are the same; and

R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , and R 11 are hydrogen.

4. The photoconductor element of claim 1 wherein:

R 2 and R 3 are the same; and

R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , and R 11 are the same but different from R 9 and R 3 .

5. A photoconductor element comprising:

an electrically conductive layer;

a layer comprising a binder, a charge generation material, and an electron transport agent including a compound having the Formula I

 wherein:

R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of a straight chain alkyl group, a branched alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group;

R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from the group consisting of a straight chain alkyl group, a branched alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, a monocyclic aromatic group, a polycyclic aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, an alkylaryl group, an aiylalkyl group, an alkoxyaryl group, an arylalkoxy group, a halogen, and hydrogen;

R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 and R 11 are independently selected from the group consisting of a straight chain alkyl group, a branched alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, a monocyclic aromatic group, a polycyclic aromatic group, an alkylaryl group, an arylalkyl group, an alkoxyaryl group, an arylalkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a halogen, and hydrogen.

6. The photoconductor element of claim 5 wherein:

R 1 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , and R 11 are hydrogen.

7. The photoconductor element of claim 5 wherein:

R 2 and R 3 are the same; and

R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , and R 11 are hydrogen.

8. The photoconductor element of claim 5 wherein:

R 2 and R 3 are the same; and

R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , and R 11 are the same but different from R 2 and R 3 .