Disclosed herein is a method for the preparation of diarylmethane dyes and triarylmethane dyes, such as Isosulfan Blue, using electrochemistry. Further disclosed is Isosulfan Blue prepared from a process employing electrochemistry, compositions comprising the same, and use of the prepared Isosulfan Blue as an imaging agent.

Provided is a compound which accelerates the enzymatic reaction catalyzed by an oxidase. The present invention provides an oxidase reaction accelerating agent comprising a compound represented by formula (I) and a method using the same.

The present invention relates to novel lignin-derived compounds and compositions comprising the same and their use as redox flow battery electrolytes. The invention further provides a method for preparing said compounds and compositions as well as a redox flow battery comprising said compounds and compositions. Additionally, an assembly for carrying out the inventive method is provided.

The present invention relates to novel lignin-derived compounds and compositions comprising the same and their use as redox flow battery electrolytes. The invention further provides a method for preparing said compounds and compositions as well as a redox flow battery comprising said compounds and compositions. Additionally, an assembly for carrying out the inventive method is provided.

There is provided a compound having a structure represented by the following Formula (1),

##STR00001## in Formula (1), R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represent a phenyl group having a substituent or an unsubstituted phenyl group, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each independently represent a C2-C12 alkyl group having a substituent or an unsubstituted C2-C12 alkyl group, a cyano group, a trifluoromethyl group, or a halogen atom, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R.sub.7 represents a phenyl group having a substituent, an unsubstituted phenyl group, or a heteroaromatic group having a specific structure, and X.sup.− represents an anion, and in a case where at least one anionic substituent is included in a molecule, X.sup.− may not be present.

There is provided a compound having a structure represented by the following Formula (1),

##STR00001## in Formula (1), R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represent a phenyl group having a substituent or an unsubstituted phenyl group, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each independently represent a C2-C12 alkyl group having a substituent or an unsubstituted C2-C12 alkyl group, a cyano group, a trifluoromethyl group, or a halogen atom, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R.sub.7 represents a phenyl group having a substituent, an unsubstituted phenyl group, or a heteroaromatic group having a specific structure, and X.sup.− represents an anion, and in a case where at least one anionic substituent is included in a molecule, X.sup.− may not be present.

The present invention provided a continuous flow process for the synthesis of phenylhydrazine salts and substituted phenylhydrazine salts. Diazotization, reduction, acidic hydrolysis and salifying with acids are innovatively integrated together. Using acidic liquids of aniline or substituted aniline, diazotization reagents, reductants and acids as raw materials, phenylhydrazine derivative salts is obtained through the synthesis process, which is a three-step continuous tandem reaction including diazotization, reduction, acidic hydrolysis and salifying. The described synthesis process is a kind of integrated solutions, which is carried out in an integrated reactor. The feed inlets of the integrated reactor are continuously filled with raw materials. In the integrated reactor, diazotization, reduction, acidic hydrolysis and salifying are carried out continuously and orderly, and phenylhydrazine salts or substituted phenylhydrazine salts is obtained in the outlet of the integrated reactor without interruption. The total reaction time is no more than 20 min.

The present invention provided a continuous flow process for the synthesis of phenylhydrazine salts and substituted phenylhydrazine salts. Diazotization, reduction, acidic hydrolysis and salifying with acids are innovatively integrated together. Using acidic liquids of aniline or substituted aniline, diazotization reagents, reductants and acids as raw materials, phenylhydrazine derivative salts is obtained through the synthesis process, which is a three-step continuous tandem reaction including diazotization, reduction, acidic hydrolysis and salifying. The described synthesis process is a kind of integrated solutions, which is carried out in an integrated reactor. The feed inlets of the integrated reactor are continuously filled with raw materials. In the integrated reactor, diazotization, reduction, acidic hydrolysis and salifying are carried out continuously and orderly, and phenylhydrazine salts or substituted phenylhydrazine salts is obtained in the outlet of the integrated reactor without interruption. The total reaction time is no more than 20 min.

The present invention relates to novel lignin-derived compounds and compositions comprising the same and their use as redox flow battery electrolytes. The invention further provides a method for preparing said compounds and compositions as well as a redox flow battery comprising said compounds and compositions. Additionally, an assembly for carrying out the inventive method is provided.

The present invention relates to novel lignin-derived compounds and compositions comprising the same and their use as redox flow battery electrolytes. The invention further provides a method for preparing said compounds and compositions as well as a redox flow battery comprising said compounds and compositions. Additionally, an assembly for carrying out the inventive method is provided.