Electrochromic compound

• US 7,358,358 B2
• Filed: 02/01/2005
• Issued: 04/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ntera Incorporated (Ntera Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Ntera Incorporated (Ntera Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Corr, David, Boschloo, Gerrit, Cummins, David, Fitzmaurice, Donald, Rao, S. Nagaraja
• Primary Examiner(s): HABTE, KAHSAY
• Application Number:
  US11/049,520
• Publication Number:
  US 20050128561A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,169 Days
• Field of Search: 544/38, 544/39, 544/41
• US Class Current: 544/38
• CPC Class Codes: C07F 17/02 of metals of Groups 8, 9 or 10 of the Periodic System
• CPC Class Codes: C07F 5/025 Boronic and borinic acid compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C07F 7/1804 Compounds having Si-O-C linkages Si-O-acyl linkages C07F7/1896
• CPC Class Codes: C07F 9/3808 Acyclic saturated acids which can have further substituents on alkyl
• CPC Class Codes: C07F 9/59 Hydrogenated pyridine rings
• CPC Class Codes: C07F 9/650994 condensed with carbocyclic rings or carbocyclic ring systems
• CPC Class Codes: C07F 9/65335 condensed with carbocyclic rings or carbocyclic ring systems
• CPC Class Codes: C07F 9/6547 condensed with carbocyclic rings or carbocyclic ring systems
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 9/02 Organic tenebrescent materials
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1516 comprising organic material

Abstract

A compound for use in electrochromic devices.

The compound includes (1) β-(10-phenothiazyl)propoxy phosphonic acid; (2) β-(10-phenothiazyl)propyl-phosphonic acid; and (3) β-(10-phenothiazyl)propionate phosphonic acid.

Claims

1. A compound selected from the group consisting of:

(1) β

-(10-phenothiazyl) propoxy phosphonic acid;

(2) β

-(10-phenothiazyl) propyl-phosphonic acid; and

(3) β

-(10-phenothiazyl) propionate phosphonic acid.