IP Library Granted Patent US 7,301,011
Granted Patent B2
US 7,301,011 · App. 11/476,611 · Granted Nov 27, 2007

Azo compound and tautomer thereof

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Patent No.
US 7,301,011
App. No.
11/476,611
Granted
Nov 27, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An azo compound and tautomer thereof represented by the following formula (1) or the formula (2): wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 5 , R 7 , R 8 , R 10 , R 11 , R 14 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , and R 19 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group, alkylsulfonyl group, arylsulfonyl group, alkylthio group, arylthio group, cyano group, acyl group, carbamoyl group, amino group, nitro group, or halogen atom; R 3 , R 4 , R 6 , R 9 , R 12 , R 13 , R 15 , and R 20 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, or aryl group; R 1 and R 2 , R 2 and R 3 , R 3 and R 4 , R 6 and R 7 , R 7 and R 8 , R 8 and R 9 , R 10 and R 11 , R 11 and R 12 , R 12 and R 13 , R 15 and R 16 , R 16 and R 17 , R 17 and R 18 , R 18 and R 19 , and R 19 and R 20 may join to each other to form a ring structure, and A − represents a counter anion.

Claims (12)

1. An azo compound or tautomer thereof represented by the following formula (1):

wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 5 , R 7 , and R 8 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group, alkylsulfonyl group, arylsulfonyl group, alkylthio group, arylthio group, cyano group, acyl group, carbamoyl group, amino group, nitro group, or halogen atom; R 3 and R 4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, or aryl group; each of R 6 and R 9 is an aryl group; and R 1 and R 2 , R 2 and R 3 , R 3 and R 4 , R 6 and R 7 , R 7 and R 8 , and R 8 and R 9 may join to each other to form a ring structure; and A − represents a counter anion.

2. The azo compound or tautomer thereof according to claim 1 , wherein R 3 and R 4 in the formula (1) each independently represents an alkyl group or an aryl group.

3. An azo compound or tautomer thereof represented by the following formula (1):

wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group, alkylsulfonyl group, arylsulfonyl group, alkylthio group, arylthio group, cyano group, acyl group, carbamoyl group, amino group, nitro group, or halogen atom; R 2 , R 5 , R 7 , and R 8 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, or aryl group; R 3 , R 4 , R 6 , and R 9 each represents independently represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, or aryl group; and R 1 and R 2 , R 2 and R 3 , R 3 and R 4 , R 6 and R 7 , R 7 and R 8 , and R 8 and R 9 may join to each other to form a ring structure; and A − represents a counter anion.

4. The azo compound or tautomer thereof according to claim 3 , wherein each of R 2 , R 5 , R 7 , and R 8 in the formula (1) is a hydrogen atom.

5. An azo compound or tautomer thereof represented by the following formula (2);

wherein R 10 , R 11 , R 14 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , and R 19 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group, alkylsulfonyl group, arylsulfonyl group, alkylthio group, arylthio group, cyano group, acyl group, carbamoyl group, amino group, nitro group or halogen atom; R 12 , R 13 , R 15 , and R 20 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, or aryl group; and R 10 and R 11 , R 11 and R 12 , R 12 and R 13 , R 15 and R 16 , R 16 and R 17 , R 17 and R 18 , R 18 and R 19 , and R 19 and R 20 may join to each other to form a ring structure; and A − represents a counter anion.

6. The azo compound or tautomer thereof according to claim 5 , wherein each of R 15 and R 20 in the formula (2) is aryl group.

7. The azo compound or tautomer thereof according to claim 5 , wherein R 12 and R 13 in the formula (2) each independently represents an alkyl group or an aryl group.

8. The azo compound or tautomer thereof according to claim 5 , wherein R 11 , R 14 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , and R 19 in the formula (2) each independently represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, or aryl group.

9. The azo compound or tautomer thereof according to claim 5 , wherein each of R 11 , R 14 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , and R 19 in the formula (2) is a hydrogen atom.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2007
From: FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.)
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018904/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2006
From: YAMADA, SATORU
To: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018341/0747 →