With a colored composition of the related art, elution resistance within a practical range is not obtained. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a colored composition having better elution resistance (less dye elution) than that of the colored composition of the related art.

The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following general formula (1), a colored composition comprising the compound, and the like.

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{In the formula, Dye represents a dye residue, R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Y.sub.0 represents a single bond or the like, Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 each independently represent O or the like, A.sub.1 represents a specific alkylene group or the like, A.sub.2 represents an alkylene group which may have O in a chain and has a group represented by the following general formula (2) in the chain or on the terminal of the chain, and n represents 1 or 2;

##STR00002## (in the formula, R.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 are the same as described above, R.sub.3 represents a group represented by the following general formula (2-1) or the like, and A.sub.3 represents a specific alkylene group or the like;

##STR00003## [in the formula, R.sub.1, A.sub.3, and Y.sub.2 are the same as described above.].).}

Provided are a protective sheet and a spectacle lens including at least one dye selected from the group consisting of a dye represented by Formula (1) and a dye represented by Formula (2), and application thereof. In Formula (1), R.sup.71 to R.sup.74 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or the like. In Formula (2), R.sup.21 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, or the like, R.sup.22 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, or the like, and at least one of R.sup.21 or R.sup.22 is an alkyl group having 4 or more carbon atoms. n represents 0 or 1, and m represents an integer of 1 to 5.

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An object of the invention is to provide a coloring composition with which a light absorption anisotropic film maintaining an excellent dichroic ratio and having good pressing resistance can be formed, and a light absorption anisotropic film, a laminate, and an image display device using the coloring composition. A coloring composition according to the invention contains: a polymer compound having a repeating unit including a crosslinkable group and a mesogenic group in the same side chain, or a polymer compound separately having a repeating unit including a crosslinkable group in a side chain and a repeating unit including a mesogenic group in a side chain; and a dichroic dye compound.

Encrypted markers that are not readily detectable can be revealed by treatment with a specific reagent used as a developer to reveal a readily detectable physical property of the marker, such as a characteristic fluorescence emission after excitation with a particular excitation wavelength, or to reveal a visible color. The encrypted marker can be developed in situ, or a sample can be removed by brushing, scraping, swabbing or scratching the marked object or item and developing the encrypted marker or a sample thereof with the appropriate developer to reveal an overt marker or optical signal. The encrypted marker may include a DNA taggant.

The present invention provides novel compounds and methods for hydrocyanines derived from near-infrared cyanine dyes, as reactive oxygen species probes in imaging. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides reduced dyes as substrates for ELISA and Western blots.

A composition that switches from a hydrophilic state into a hydrophobic state upon exposure to heat and/or light includes graphite oxide and an infrared absorbing compound.

An oxadiazole dye for use as an organic photosensitizer. The oxadiazole dye comprising donor--spacer-acceptor type molecules in which at least one of an oxadiazole group acts as a -conjugated bridge (spacer), a naphthyl unit acts as an electron-donating unit, a carboxyl group act as an electron acceptor group, and a cyano group acts as an anchor group. An optional thiophene group acts as part of the -conjugated bridge (spacer). The dye for use as organic photosensitizers in a dye-sensitized solar cell. The dye for use in photodynamic therapies. Computational DFT and time dependent DFT (TD-DFT) modeling techniques showing Light Harvesting Efficiency (LHE), Free Energy for Electron Injection (G.sup.inject), Excitation Energies, and Frontier Molecular Orbitals (FMOs) indicate that the series of dye comprise a more negative G.sup.inject and a higher LHE value; resulting in a higher incident photon to current efficiency (IPCE).

In a thermal transfer recording sheet including a base material and a colorant layer, the colorant layer includes a yellow dye layer containing a yellow dye, a magenta dye layer containing a magenta dye, and a cyan dye layer containing a cyan dye, and the cyan dye includes a compound represented by Formula (Ia) or Formula (Ib):

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where R.sub.1 to R.sub.7 are substituents, X.sup. is an anion, and the compound of Formula (Ib) has at least one anionic substituent.

Described herein is a hair treatment composition including one or more fluorescent compounds. The one or more fluorescent compounds each include a fluorophore, one or two permanent cations, one to four incipient cations, and one or more hydrophobic moieties. The incipient cations are pendant to the core structure and are neutral. The one or more fluorescent compounds enter the hair shaft after the hair treatment composition is applied to the hair. The hair treatment composition has a pH of from about 7 to about 11.

Provided is a photoelectric conversion element including: a first electrode that includes a photosensitive layer containing a light absorbing agent on a conductive support; and a second electrode that is opposite to the first electrode. The light absorbing agent includes a compound having a perovskite-type crystal structure that includes a cation of an element of Group 1 in the periodic table or a cationic organic group A, a cation of a metal atom M other than the element of Group 1 in the periodic table, and an anion of an anionic atom or atomic group X. A hole transport layer, which includes a hole transporting material, is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The hole transporting material includes a compound represented by any one of the following Formulae (1) to (4).

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