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Semiconductive organic compositions
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1980-04-11
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Granted: 1982-07-06
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Expires: 2000-04-11
Abstract
Abstract An electrically conducting composition comprising an organic hole transporting compound and the reaction product of an organic hole transporting compound and an oxidizing agent capable of accepting one electron from the hole transporting compound.
Inventors
- 👤 William W. Limburg
- 👤 Damodar M. Pai
- 👤 James M. Pearson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 11:41
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/06; H01B1/12; H10; H10K; H10K85/00; H10K85/60; H10K85/631; H10K85/10; H10K85/141; H10K85/146; H10K85/649; H10K85/654; H10K85/656; H10K85/6565
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
22 words
An electrically conducting composition comprising an organic hole transporting compound selected from the group consisting of of N,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-bis(phenylmethyl)-[1,1'-diphenyl]-4,4'-diamine; N,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-bis-(2-methylphenyl)-[2,2'-dimethyl-1,1'-diphenyl]-4,4'-diamine; N,N,N'N'-tetraphenyl-[2,2'-dimethyl-1,1'-diphenyl]-4,4'-diamine; 1,4-bis[bis-4'-phenylmethylamino-2'-methylphenyl)methyl] benzene
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
22 words
An electrically conducting composition comprising an organic hole transporting compound selected from the group consisting of of N,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-bis(phenylmethyl)-[1,1'-diphenyl]-4,4'-diamine; N,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-bis-(2-methylphenyl)-[2,2'-dimethyl-1,1'-diphenyl]-4,4'-diamine; N,N,N'N'-tetraphenyl-[2,2'-dimethyl-1,1'-diphenyl]-4,4'-diamine; 1,4-bis[bis-4'-phenylmethylamino-2'-methylphenyl)methyl] benzene
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein for every one part by weight of hole transporting compound there is from about 0.000001 to 10 parts by weight of said cation radical oxidation reaction product.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the hole transporting compound precursor of the cation radical oxidation reaction product is the same as the hole transporting compound of the composition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the hole transporting compound recursor of the cation radical oxidation reaction product is different from the hole transporting compound of the composition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
104 words
The composition of claim 4 wherein said cation radical oxidation reaction product is of a selected organic amine capable of loosing one electron to the oxidizing agent and said oxidizing agent is a salt of an anion selected from the group consisting of SbCl 6 - ; SbCl 4 - ; PF 6 - ; and C10 4 - ; and a cation selected from the group consisting of a triphenyl methyl + ; tetraethylammonium + ; benzyl dimethylphenyl ammonium + ; 2,4,6-trimethyl pyrylium + ; tropylium +' )p-bromophenyl) ammonium + ; Ag + ; K + ; Na + and NO + .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
The composition of claim 4 wherein said cation radical oxidation product is of a selected organic amine capable of loosing one electron to the oxidizing agent and said oxidizing agent is a member selected from the group consisting of 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid; dichloromaleic anhydride; tetrabromophthalic anhydride; 2,7-dinitro-9-fluorenone; 2,4,7-trinitro-9-fluorenone; tetraphenyl phthalic anhydride: SeO 3 ; and N 2 O 4 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition of claim 5 wherein said organic hole transporting compound is poly(N-vinylcarbazole).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition of claim 7 wherein the organic hole transporting compound precursor of the cation radical oxidation reaction product is N,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-bis(3-methylphenyl-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diamine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
10 words
The composition of claim 8 wherein the salt is hexachloroantimonate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein said organic hole transporting compound and said cation radical oxidation reaction product are dispersed in a polycarbonate matrix, said organic hole transporting compound being present in an amount of from about 10 to about 75 percent by weight of the composition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The composition of claim 10 wherein the organic hole transporting compound precursor of the cation radical oxidation reaction product is the same as the transporting compound of the composition.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
103 words
The composition of claim 11 wherein said cation radical oxidation reaction product is of a selected organic amine capable of loosing one electron to the oxidizing agent and said oxidizing agent is a salt of an anion selected from the group consisting of SbCl 6 - ; SbCl 4 - ; PF 6 - ; and C10 4 - ; and a cation selected from the group consisting of triphenyl methyl; tetraethylammonium + ; benzyl dimethylphenyl ammonium + ; 2,4,6-trimethyl pyrylium + ; tropylium + ; (p-bromophenyl) ammonium + ; Ag + ; K + ; Na + ; and NO + .
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
61 words
The composition of claim 11 wherein said cation radical oxidation reaction product is of a selected organic amine capable of loosing one electron to the oxidizing agent and said oxidizing agent is a member selected from the group consisting of 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid; dichloromaleic anhydride; tetrabromophthalic anhydride; 2,7-dinitro-9-fluorenone, 2,4,7-trinitro-9-fluorenone; tetraphenyl phthalic anhydride; SeO 2 ; and N 2 O 4 .
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The composition of claim 12 wherein said organic hole transporting compound and said organic amine are N,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-bis(3-methylphenyl)-[1,1'-diphenyl]-4,4'-diamine.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
11 words
The composition of claim 14 wherein said oxidizing agent is hexachloroantimonate.
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