A compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 wherein each substituent is the same as defined in the specification, a photosensitive resin composition including the same, and a color filter manufactured using the photosensitive resin composition are provided. ##STR00001##

A coloring composition containing a halogenated zinc phthalocyanine pigment, which has excellent viscosity stability, is provided. A cured film, a color filter, a pattern forming method, a method for manufacturing a color filter, a solid-state imaging device, and an image display device, each using the coloring composition, are also provided. The colorant composition includes a colorant, a resin, and a pigment derivative, in which the colorant contains a halogenated zinc phthalocyanine pigment, the content of the colorant with respect to the total solid content in the coloring composition is 50% by mass or more, and the content of the Group 2 element ions with respect to the mass of the halogenated zinc phthalocyanine pigment is 30 ppm by mass to 300 ppm by mass.

An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a substrate and a photosensitive layer containing a phthalocyanine pigment. The crystalline particles of the phthalocyanine pigment have a crystallite correlation length r and a particle size R of 400 nm or less, and a parameter k defined by r/R is in the range of 0.17 to 0.42.

Provided is a phthalocyanine derivative of the following general formula (1) which has superior solubility in organic solvents: General formula (1): ##STR00001##
(wherein M is a hydrogen atom, a metal element, a metalloid element, a metal oxide, a metalloid oxide, a metal hydroxide, a metalloid hydroxide, a metal halide, or a metalloid halide, and R is each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl ethyl group, an aryl ether group, an alkyl sulfide group, an aryl sulfide group, or a trifluoromethyl group).

The present invention relates to specific Ga-naphthalocyanine chromophores with short chain alkoxy axial substituents, their use as almost colourless IR absorbers, for optical filter applications; especially for plasma display panels, or for laser welding of plastics. The compounds may be used in compositions for inks, paints and plastics, especially in a wide variety of printing systems and are particularly well-suited for security applications.

The present invention relates to naphthalocyanine and phthalocyanine chromophores of formula (I), their use as almost colourless IR absorbers, for optical filter applications, especially for plasma display panels, or for laser welding of plastics. The compounds may be used in compositions for inks, paints and plastics, especially in a wide variety of printing systems and are particularly well-suited for security applications. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to naphthalocyanine and phthalocyanine chromophores of formula (I), their use as almost colourless IR absorbers, for optical filter applications, especially for plasma display panels, or for laser welding of plastics. The compounds may be used in compositions for inks, paints and plastics, especially in a wide variety of printing systems and are particularly well-suited for security applications. ##STR00001##