Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A photoconductive composition containing a disazo compound represented by the formula (I); ##STR207## wherein X is a moiety capable of forming a substituted aromatic ring, an unsubstituted aromatic ring, an unsubstituted heterocyclic aromatic ring or a substituted heterocyclic aromatic ring by combining with the benzene ring to which a hydroxyl and Y are attached; Y represents ##STR208## R 1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, phenyl, substituted alkyl and substituted phenyl; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, carbamoyl, carboxyl, alkoxy carbonyl, aryloxy carbonyl, substituted amino and unsubstituted amino; R 3 and R 5 each is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted aromatic, unsubstituted aromatic, substituted aromatic heterocyclic, unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic, unsubstituted carbazoyl and substituted carbazoyl; and R 4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, phenyl, substituted alkyl and substituted phenyl.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A photoconductive composition containing a disazo compound represented by the formula (I); ##STR207## wherein X is a moiety capable of forming a substituted aromatic ring, an unsubstituted aromatic ring, an unsubstituted heterocyclic aromatic ring or a substituted heterocyclic aromatic ring by combining with the benzene ring to which a hydroxyl and Y are attached; Y represents ##STR208## R 1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, phenyl, substituted alkyl and substituted phenyl; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, carbamoyl, carboxyl, alkoxy carbonyl, aryloxy carbonyl, substituted amino and unsubstituted amino; R 3 and R 5 each is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, substituted aromatic, unsubstituted aromatic, substituted aromatic heterocyclic, unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic, unsubstituted carbazoyl and substituted carbazoyl; and R 4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, phenyl, substituted alkyl and substituted phenyl.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A photoconductive composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the composition further contains a binder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A photoconductive composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the disazo compound has naphthylene of ##STR209## as the group A.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A photoconductive composition as claimed in claim 2, wherein the disazo compound has ##STR210## R 1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, phenyl, substituted alkyl and substituted phenyl.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A photoconductive composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ring formed by X of the disazo compound is selected from the group consisting of naphthalene, anthracene, indole, carbazole, benzocarbazole and dibenzofuran; and wherein the substitutent on the moiety formed by X is selected from the group consisting of halogen and lower alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A photoconductive composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substituted or unsubstituted alkyl represented by R 1 of the disazo compound has 1 to 12 carbon atoms; wherein the substituent of the alkyl represented by R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, alkoxy having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, cyano, amino, alkylamino having 1 to 12 carbon toms, dialkylamino with alkyl moieties having to 12 carbon atoms, halogen, aryl having 6 to 15 carbon atoms and wherein the substituent for the phenyl represented by R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, alkoxy having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, cyano, amino, alkylamino having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, halogen, alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and nitro.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A photoconductive composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lower alkyl represented by R 2 of the disazo compound has 1 to 6 carbon atoms, the alkoxycarbonyl has an alkoxy moiety containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, the aryloxycarbonyl has an aryloxy moiety containing 6 to 20 carbon atoms; and wherein the substituted amino represented by R 2 is selected from the group consisting of methylamino, ethylamino, propylamino, phenylamino, tolylamino, benzylamino, phenethylamino, dimethylamino, diethylamino and diphenylamino.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A photoconductive composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the alkyl represented by R 3 and R 5 of the disazo compound contains 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and wherein the substituents of the substituted groups represented by R 3 and R 5 are selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, cyano, nitro, halogen, alkyl containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkoxy containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, amino, alkylamino containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, dialkylamino containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, arylamino containing 6 to 12 carbon atoms, diarylamino with aryl moieties containing 6 to 15 carbon atoms, carboxyl, alkali metal carboxylato, alkali metal sulfonato, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl with aryl moieties having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, alkylthio having 1 to 12 carbon atoms and arylthio containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A photoconductive composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein R 3 or R 5 of the disazo compound may have the 1 to 3 substituents in their substituted aromatics.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A photoconductive composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the alkyl group represented by R 4 of the disazo compounds contains 1 to 20 carbon atoms.