The present invention is based, in part, upon the discovery of charged lipids that provide advantages when used in lipid particles for the in vivo delivery of a therapeutic agent. As such, described herein are compounds useful for delivering a nucleic acid to a cell.

The present invention is based, in part, upon the discovery of charged lipids that provide advantages when used in lipid particles for the in vivo delivery of a therapeutic agent. As such, described herein are compounds useful for delivering a nucleic acid to a cell.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a photosensitive composition having excellent sensitivity, an insulating film formed using said photosensitive composition, a color filter formed using said photosensitive composition, a display device provided with said insulating film or said color filter, and a compound suitable for incorporation as a photopolymerization initiator into said photosensitive composition. This photosensitive composition includes (A) a photopolymerizable compound and (B) a photopolymerization initiator, wherein the photopolymerization initiator (B) contains a compound represented by formula (1). In formula (1), R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, a nitro group, or a monovalent organic group; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each an optionally substituted linear alkyl group, an optionally substituted cyclic organic group, or a hydrogen atom, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may be bonded to one another to form a ring; R.sup.4 is a monovalent organic group; R.sup.5 is a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted C1-11 alkyl group, or an optionally substituted aryl group; n is an integer from 0 to 4; and m is 0 or 1.

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The present invention addresses the problem of providing a novel compound capable of imparting a highly appealing floral and verdant scent, and a flavor composition and/or fragrance composition containing the same. This compound is a racemic or optically active compound represented by general formula (1).

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In formula (1), the solid and dotted double line indicates a double bond or a single bond, the definition of Y is the same as described in the specification, and * represents an asymmetric carbon atom.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a novel compound capable of imparting a highly appealing floral and verdant scent, and a flavor composition and/or fragrance composition containing the same. This compound is a racemic or optically active compound represented by general formula (1).

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In formula (1), the solid and dotted double line indicates a double bond or a single bond, the definition of Y is the same as described in the specification, and * represents an asymmetric carbon atom.

Disclosed herein are compounds of the general Formula (I), and methods of synthesizing substituted bicyclo[1.1.1 jpentanes. The synthetic methods described herein use a [1.1.1]propellane, a Group VIII transition metal compound, a hydride source and a reagent that can contribute a substituent to form a substituted bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane, such as a compound of the general Formula (I).

Disclosed herein are compounds of the general Formula (I), and methods of synthesizing substituted bicyclo[1.1.1 jpentanes. The synthetic methods described herein use a [1.1.1]propellane, a Group VIII transition metal compound, a hydride source and a reagent that can contribute a substituent to form a substituted bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane, such as a compound of the general Formula (I).

Phenol derivatives of general formula (I) and (II), wherein meanings of the substituents are indicated in the description, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, together with the processes for their preparation, their use as antimicrobial, antibacterial, bactericide agents and the corresponding pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed.

Phenol derivatives of general formula (I) and (II), wherein meanings of the substituents are indicated in the description, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, together with the processes for their preparation, their use as antimicrobial, antibacterial, bactericide agents and the corresponding pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed.