SUBSTRATE HAVING IR-ABSORBING DYE DISPOSED THEREON
First Claim
1. A substrate having an IR-absorbing dye disposed thereon, where said dye is a naphthalocyanine dye of formula (I):
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Abstract
A substrate having an IR-absorbing dye disposed thereon. The dye is a naphthalocyanine dye of formula (I):
wherein
M is a metal group or is absent;
R1and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen and C1-12 alkoxy;
X is selected from the group consisting of: O, S and NH;
Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, Ar4, Ar5, Ar6, Ar7 and Ar8 are selected from the group consisting of: phenyl, naphthyl, pyridyl, furanyl, pyrollyl and thiophenyl, each of Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, Ar4, Ar5, Ar6, Ar7 and Ar8 being optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 groups, each group being independently selected from the group consisting of: C1-12 alkyl, C1-12 alkoxy, C1-12 arylalkyl, C1-12 arylalkoxy, (OCH2CH2)dORd, cyano, halogen, amino, hydroxyl, thiol, —SRv, —NRuRv, nitro, phenyl, phenoxy, CO2Rv, C(O)Rv, OCORv, SO2Rv, OSO2Rv, NHC(O)Rv, CONRuRv, CONRuRv, sulfonic acid, sulfonic acid salt and sulfonamide;
d is an integer from 2 to 5000;
Rd is H, C1-8 alkyl or C(O)C1-8 alkyl; and
Ru and Rv are independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, C1-12 alkyl, phenyl or phenyl-C1-8 alkyl;
and wherein at least one of Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, Ar4, Ar5, Ar6, Ar7 and Ar8 is substituted with a sulfonic acid or a sulfonic acid salt.
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- 1. A substrate having an IR-absorbing dye disposed thereon, where said dye is a naphthalocyanine dye of formula (I):
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