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Phthalocyanine and naphthalocyanine light-absorbing compound and optical recording medium containing same

US5446142A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 11, 1993
Grant dateAug 29, 1995
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/248
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a light-absorbing compound represented by the formula (I): EQU Dye-(OR.sup.1)(OR.sup.2)(OR.sup.3) . . . (OR.sup.n) (I) wherein Dye is a light-absorbing compound residue having at least one aromatic ring; OR.sup.1 to OR.sup.n are substituents on the aromatic ring, and are independently (a) substituted or unsubstituted saturated hydrocarbonoxy groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or (b) substituted or unsubstituted unsaturated hydrocarbonoxy groups having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and at least one of OR.sup.1 to OR.sup.n is an unsaturated hydrocarbonoxy group; and n is a value of from 1 to 10. The present invention also provides an optical recording medium containing the above-mentioned light-absorbing compound in a recording layer.

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