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Polyalkoxylated naphthopyrans

US5961892A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 11, 1998
Grant dateOct 5, 1999
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Expiry dateSep 11, 2018

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

Abstract

Described are novel photochromic polyalkoxylated naphthopyran compounds, examples of which are certain 2H-naphtho1,2-b!pyrans, 3H-naphtho2,1-b!pyrans and indeno2,1-f!naphtho1,2-b!pyrans, each having at least one polyalkoxylated substituent of from 2 to 50 alkoxy units per substituent. Specific substituents may also be present on the naphtho, indeno and pyrano portions of the compounds. These compounds may be represented by the following graphic formulae: ##STR1##

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