Redox chromophore compounds and electrodes of metal containing substituted bipyridines
First Claim
1. A polymer consisting of at least one compound having the structure ##STR22## wherein Me is chromium or a Group VIII metal, Ligand A is 4,4'"'"' or 5,5'"'"' substituted 2,2'"'"'bipyridyl group of the structure ##STR23## wherein A'"'"' and A" are the same or different in each Ligand A and have the structure ##STR24## wherein R is C2 to C18 alkyl and Ri is H or CH3, Y and Y'"'"' are the same or different and are --O-- or ##STR25## and Riv is a C1 to C8 alkyl radical, and Ligand B is an unsubstituted 2,2'"'"'-dipyridyl radical, a 2,2'"'"'-dipyridyl radical substituted with only one or more hydrocarbon radicals, or is a 4,4'"'"' or a 5,5'"'"' substituted 2,2'"'"' bipyridyl group of the structure shown above which is the same or different from that of Ligand A,X is a compatible anion,a and b are integers, a is 1, 2, or 3, b is 0, 1 or 2 and a+b=1, 2, or 3, andn" is an integer which is 1, 2 or 3.
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Abstract
Chromophoric compounds, each having a wide range of distinct color changes in response to changes in the oxidation states thereof, are provided in the form of polymerizable monomers, and polymers thereof, of certain metal containing, and electron group substituted, 2,2'"'"'-bipyridine compounds.
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38 Claims
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1. A polymer consisting of at least one compound having the structure ##STR22## wherein Me is chromium or a Group VIII metal, Ligand A is 4,4'"'"' or 5,5'"'"' substituted 2,2'"'"'bipyridyl group of the structure ##STR23## wherein A'"'"' and A" are the same or different in each Ligand A and have the structure ##STR24## wherein R is C2 to C18 alkyl and Ri is H or CH3, Y and Y'"'"' are the same or different and are --O-- or ##STR25## and Riv is a C1 to C8 alkyl radical, and Ligand B is an unsubstituted 2,2'"'"'-dipyridyl radical, a 2,2'"'"'-dipyridyl radical substituted with only one or more hydrocarbon radicals, or is a 4,4'"'"' or a 5,5'"'"' substituted 2,2'"'"' bipyridyl group of the structure shown above which is the same or different from that of Ligand A,
X is a compatible anion, a and b are integers, a is 1, 2, or 3, b is 0, 1 or 2 and a+b=1, 2, or 3, and n" is an integer which is 1, 2 or 3.
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16. A copolymer of at least one compound of Structure I and at least one compound of Structure II wherein said Structure I compound has the structure ##STR26## wherein Me is chromium or a Group VIII metal, Ligand A is a 4,4'"'"' or 5,5'"'"' substituted 2,2'"'"' bipyridyl group of the Structure IA ##STR27## wherein A'"'"' and A" are the same or different in each Ligand A and have the Structure IB ##STR28## wherein R is C2 to C18 alkyl and Ri is H or CH3, Y and Y'"'"' are the same or different and are --O-- or ##STR29## and Rir is a C1 to C8 alkyl radical, and Ligand B is an unsubstituted 2,2'"'"'-dipyridyl radical, a 2,2'"'"'-dipyridyl radical substituted with only one or more hydrocarbon radicals, or is a 4,4'"'"' or a 5,5'"'"' substituted 2,2'"'"' bipyridyl group of said Structure IA which is the same as, or different from, that of Ligand A,
X is a compatible anion, a and b are integers, a is 1, 2, or 3, b is 0, 1 or 2 and a+b=1, 2, or 3, and n" is an integer which is 1, 2 or 3, and said Structure II compound has at least one of the Structures IIA and IIB which are the structures ##STR30## wherein y and y'"'"' are integers which may be the same or different and y is 2 to 32 and y'"'"' is 0 to 32.
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24. A polymer formed from a monomer charge comprising at least one compound having the Structure III ##STR31## wherein Me is chromium or a Group VIII metal, Ligand A is a 4,4'"'"' or 5,5'"'"' substituted 2,2'"'"'bipyridyl group of the Structure IIIA ##STR32## wherein A'"'"' is A" are the same or different in each Ligand A and have the Structure IIIB ##STR33## wherein R is C2 to C18 alkyl and Ri is H or CH3, Y and Y'"'"' are the same or different and are --O-- or ##STR34## and Riv is a C1 to C8 alkyl radical, and Ligand B is an unsubstituted 2,2'"'"'-dipyridyl radical, a 2,2'"'"'-dipyridyl radical substituted with only one or more hydrocarbon radicals, or is a 4,4'"'"' or 5,5'"'"' substituted 2,2'"'"' bipyridyl group of said Structure IIIA which is the same as, or different from, that of Ligand A,
X is a compatible anion, a and b are integers, a is 1, 2, or 3, b is 0, 1 or 2 and a+b=1, 2, or 3, and n" is an integer which is 1, 2 or 3.
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