The present invention generally relates to fluorescent marking compositions and their use to determine whether a surface has been cleaned. More particularly, the marking compositions comprise fluorescent polymers.

A high molecular weight compound according to the present invention includes a substituted triarylamine structural unit represented by the following general formula (1),

##STR00001## where AR.sup.1, AR.sup.2, and L each independently represent a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a divalent aromatic heterocyclic group, n is an integer of 1 to 3, Ar.sub.1 and Ar.sub.2 each independently represent an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a heavy hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkyloxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyloxy group having 5 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, or a heteroaryl group.

An electrochromic device is provided. The electrochromic device includes a first electrode, a second electrode opposed to the first electrode at an interval, and an electrochromic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electrochromic layer contains an electrochromic material and a first ion-conducting material partially comprising a non-ion-conducting portion that does not conduct ions. The non-ion-conducting portion comprises a molecular unit structure having an atomic arrangement in which 8 or more atoms having a valence of 2 or more are bonded with each other. The atoms comprise heteroatoms in a number of 15% or less based on a total number of the atoms.

A dye encompassing a donor-acceptor-donor motif having a structure according to formulae (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (8):

##STR00001## ##STR00002## wherein, independently from each other, R.sup.1=H, C.sub.nF.sub.2n+1, C.sub.5NH.sub.4, C.sub.4N.sub.2H.sub.3, (CH.sub.2).sub.nQ, (C.sub.6H.sub.5?m)Q.sub.m or (OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2).sub.nQ, wherein m=1, 2, 3 or 4, and Q is selected from: H, C(H)=CH.sub.2, OC(O)C(H)?CH.sub.2, OC(O)C(CH.sub.3)?CH.sub.2, N(H)CC(H)?CH.sub.2, N(H)CC(CH.sub.3)?CH.sub.2, Si(OH).sub.3, Si(OCH.sub.3).sub.3, Si(OC.sub.2H.sub.5).sub.3, OH, SH, NH.sub.2, NO.sub.2, CN, CF.sub.3, C?CH, N?N.sup.+?N.sup.?, F, Cl, Br, I, C.sub.2H.sub.3O, C.sub.6H.sub.5, C(O)F, C(O)Cl, C(O)Br, C(O)I, CF.sub.3SO.sub.3, B(OZ).sub.2, OZ, C(O)Z, C(O)OZ, C(O)NHZ, C(O)NZ.sub.2, and SSZ, wherein Z=H, C.sub.nH.sub.2n+1, C.sub.nF.sub.2n+1, C.sub.nH.sub.2nC(H)?CH.sub.2, C.sub.nH.sub.2nC?CH, C.sub.6H.sub.4C(H)?CH.sub.2, C.sub.6H.sub.5, CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5, C.sub.5NH.sub.4 or C.sub.4N.sub.2H.sub.3, wherein n=1 to 20; R.sup.2=H, C.sub.nF.sub.2n+1, C.sub.5NH.sub.4, C.sub.4N.sub.2H.sub.3, (CH.sub.2).sub.nQ or (C.sub.6H.sub.5?m)Q.sub.m wherein m=1, 2, 3 or 4, and Q is selected from: H, C(H)?CH.sub.2, OC(O)C(H)?CH.sub.2, OC(O)C(CH.sub.3)?CH.sub.2, N(H)CC(H)?CH.sub.2, N(H)CC(CH.sub.3)?CH.sub.2, Si(OH).sub.3, Si(OCH.sub.3).sub.3, Si(OC.sub.2H.sub.5).sub.3, OH, SH, NH.sub.2, NO.sub.2, CN, CF.sub.3, C?CH, N?N.sup.+?N.sup.?, F, Cl, Br, I, C.sub.2H.sub.3O, C.sub.6H.sub.5, C(O)F, C(O)Cl, C(O)Br, C(O)I, CF.sub.3SO.sub.3, B(OZ).sub.2, OZ, C(O)Z, C(O)OZ, C(O)NHZ, C(O)NZ.sub.2, and SSZ, wherein Z=H, C.sub.nH.sub.2n+1, C.sub.nF.sub.2n+1, C.sub.nH.sub.2nC(H)?CH.sub.2, C.sub.nH.sub.2nC?CH, C.sub.6H.sub.4C(H)?CH.sub.2, C.sub.6H.sub.5, CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5, C.sub.5NH.sub.4 or C.sub.4N.sub.2H.sub.3, wherein n=1 to 20; R.sup.3=H, C.sub.nF.sub.2n+1, C.sub.5NH.sub.4, C.sub.4N.sub.2H.sub.3, C(O)C.sub.6H.sub.5, C(S)C.sub.6H.sub.5, (CH.sub.2).sub.nQ or (C.sub.6H.sub.5?m)Q.sub.m, wherein m=1, 2, 3 or 4, and Q is selected from: H, C(H)?CH.sub.2, OC(O)C(H)?CH.sub.2, OC(O)C(CH.sub.3)?CH.sub.2, N(H)CC(H)?CH.sub.2, N(H)CC(CH.sub.3)?CH.sub.2, Si(OH).sub.3, Si(OCH.sub.3).sub.3, Si(OC.sub.2H.sub.5).sub.3, OH, SH, NH.sub.2, NO.sub.2, CN, CF.sub.3, C?CH, N?N.sup.+?N.sup.?, F, Cl, Br, I, C.sub.2H.sub.3O, C.sub.6H.sub.5, C(O)F, C(O)Cl, C(O)Br, C(O)I, CF.sub.3SO.sub.3, B(OZ).sub.2, OZ, C(O)Z, C(O)OZ, C(O)NHZ, C(O)NZ.sub.2, and SSZ, wherein Z=H, C.sub.nH.sub.2n+1, C.sub.nF.sub.2n+1, C.sub.nH.sub.2nC(H)?CH.sub.2, C.sub.nH.sub.2nC?CH, C.sub.6H.sub.4C(H)?CH.sub.2, C.sub.6H.sub.5, CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5, C.sub.5NH.sub.4 or C.sub.4N.sub.2H.sub.3, wherein n=1 to 20; X.sup.1=N, C(CN), C(COOEt) or C(NO.sub.2)

Polymer and Organic Light Emitting Device A polymer comprising a repeat unit of formula (I a), (I b) or (Ic): (Formulae (Ia), (Ib), (Ic)) wherein M is a metal; R is a backbone repeat group; n is 1 or 2; Sp is a spacer group; w is 0 or 1; L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 are mono- or bidentate co-coordinating groups; ---- represents a second metal to ligand bond in the case where L.sup.1 or L.sup.2 is a bidentate ligand and at least one of L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 is substituted with group of formula (II) (Formula (II)) wherein m is 0 or 1; each Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2 and Ar.sup.3 is aryl or heteroaryl. The polymer may be used as an emissive material in an organic light-emitting device. ##STR00001##

Provided is an organic ligand capable of providing a complex that has a three-dimensional network structure due to rare-earth element ions. Also provided is a coordination polymer which includes this organic ligand, has a new function, and contains rare-earth element ions. Additionally, a process for producing the coordination polymer and a use of the coordination polymer are provided. In particular, provided is a coordination polymer having repeating units of formula (10): ##STR00001##
wherein each of the variable groups is as defined in the specification.

The present invention relates to a curable resin composition comprising a curable resin mixture and at least one C.sub.2-C.sub.3-alkenyl-substituted compound of formula (I) wherein m is 1, 2 or 3; R.sup.m1, R.sup.m2, R.sup.m3 and R.sup.m4 are hydrogen or C.sub.6-C.sub.14-aryloxy, which is substituted by one or more radicals selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.24-alkyl and C.sub.6-C.sub.14-aryl-C.sub.1-C.sub.10-alkylene; R.sup.5, R.sup.6, are hydrogen or optionally substituted C.sub.6-C.sub.14-aryl, or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 together are a diradical of the formula A; A is a diradical of the formulae A.1 or A.2 wherein R.sup.7 is C.sub.2-C.sub.3-alkenyl; R.sup.8, n are as defined in the claims and in the description. The present invention also relates to a polymer comprising in copolymerized form at least one compound of formula (I) and an organopolysiloxane and to novel compounds of formula (I). ##STR00001##

A resin does not need to incorporate a fluorescent substance and exhibits fluorescence itself. Also, a liquid crystal polymer is provided which does not contain a bleeding out substance such as hydrophobic silica and barium sulfate and which has an effect of suppressing fibrillation in the resin itself. A liquid crystal polymer includes a copolymer of a polymerizable monomer (A) selected from the group consisting of pyromellitic acid or anhydride thereof and a reactive derivative thereof and a polymerizable monomer (B).

A method is directed to synthesis of poly(triphenylacrylonitrite)s (PTPANs) comprising polycoupling dibromoarenes, internal diynes, and potassium ferrocyanide, resulting in polycoupled dibromoarenes, internal diynes, and potassium ferrocyanide; and producing poly(triphenylacrylonitrite)s (PTPANs) by catalysis of the polycoupled dibromoarenes, internal diynes, and potassium ferrocyanide with palladium acetate and sodium bicarbonate, wherein the catalysis is allowed to proceed in dimethylacetamide under nitrogen at a prescribed temperature for a prescribed time. Further, poly(triphenylacrylonitrite)s (PTPANs) is a polymer and comprises a backbone structure of

##STR00001##

wherein x and y are integers;
wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of

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and
wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of

##STR00003##

A conjugated polymer comprising a repeat unit of formula (I) wherein R.sup.1 in each occurrence is a substituent; R.sup.2 in each occurrence is independently H or a substituent; X is selected from O, S and NR.sup.3; and R.sup.3 in each occurrence is independently H or a substituent. The polymer may be used as a light-emitting marker in a method of sequencing nucleic acids. The polymer may be used as a method of identifying a target analyte in a sample.

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