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Photochromic tetraphenyl naphthodipyrans

US5464567A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 8, 1994
Grant dateNov 7, 1995
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Expiry dateApr 8, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B5/23
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Described are novel reversible photochromic naphthopyran compounds which have two phenyl moieties adjacent to each oxygen of each pyran ring. The substituents on each pair of phenyl moieties mirror one another when the phenyl groups are substituted. The naphthodipyrans are prepared from .beta.,.beta.-dihydroxynaphthalene compounds.

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