An organic compound represented by General Formula (1),

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in which, in General Formula (1), R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group or an alkoxy group, X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are each independently selected from an alkyl group which may have a substituent, an aryl group which may have a substituent, or an aralkyl group which may have a substituent, and A.sub.1.sup.− and A.sub.2.sup.− each independently represent a monovalent anion.

An organic compound represented by the following general formula is provided.

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In the above formula (1), R.sub.11 to R.sub.15 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an aralkyl group, an acyl group, or a halogen atom provided that at least one of R.sub.11, R.sub.13, and R.sub.15 represents the alkoxy group or the aryloxy group; and R.sub.11 to R.sub.15 may form a ring structure therebetween, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group. In addition, R.sub.21 to R.sub.24 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an aralkyl group, an acyl group, or a halogen atom and may form a ring structure therebetween. The above groups except the acyl group may be substituted when necessary.

The present invention relates to an electrochromic composition comprising at least one reducing compound and at least two oxidizing compounds, said at least two oxidizing compounds having similar oxydo-reduction potentials. More specifically, said at least two oxidizing compounds are selected from viologen derivatives. Said composition can be used as a variable transmittance medium for the manufacture of an optical article, such as an ophthalmic lens.

An electrochromic device includes a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith, a second substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith, an electrochromic composition contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates that includes at least one anodic electroactive material, at least one cathodic electroactive material, and at least one solvent, wherein at least one of the anodic electroactive and cathodic electroactive materials is electrochromic, and wherein the electrochromic device exhibits a contrast ratio of at least 20,000:1, a darkening time less than about 30 seconds, and a clearing time of less than about 150 seconds.

Provided is a complex display device Including a first substrate and an opposed second substrate, a first electrode, an electrochromic layer, a common electrode, an emission part and a second electrode, laminated between the first substrate and the second substrate one by one, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the electrochromic layer, or between the electrochromic layer and the common electrode. The organic layer of the complex display device may include at least one of a hole injection material, a hole transport material and a mixture thereof, or at least one of an electron injection material, an electron transport material or a mixture thereof.

In one embodiment, an electrochromic device includes a single active layer configured to be alternately placed in a light-transmitting state in which relatively large amounts of light can be transmitted through the active layer and a light-blocking state in which relatively small amounts of light can be transmitted through the active layer, wherein the device comprises no other layers of material that contribute to transitioning between the two states

Provided is an electrochromic element including: a support; an electrochromic layer over the support; an electrolyte layer over the support; and a sealant resin layer in contact with the electrochromic layer at longitudinal ends of the electrochromic layer in a layer lamination direction, wherein the electrochromic layer contains a polymerized product of an oxidatively color-developable electrochromic composition containing a radical-polymerizable compound, and the sealant resin layer contains a thermosetting material.

Provided is an electrochromic element including: a first electrode; a second electrode apart from and opposite to the first electrode; an electrolyte layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, containing an oxidizable substance or a reducible substance, or both; and at least one of an oxidizable electrochromic layer between the first electrode and the electrolyte layer, containing an oxidizable electrochromic compound, and a reducible electrochromic layer between the second electrode and the electrolyte layer, containing a reducible electrochromic compound, wherein an oxidation potential of the oxidizable substance is nobler than an oxidation potential of the oxidizable electrochromic compound, a reduction potential of the reducible substance is baser than a reduction potential of the reducible electrochromic compound, an oxidation reaction of the oxidizable substance is irreversible, and a reduction reaction of the reducible substance is irreversible.

To provide an electrochromic compound, represented by the following general formula (I), where Ar.sub.1 is a pyridinium ring having a structure represented by the following general formula (IIa), (IIb), or (IIc), where Ar.sub.2 is a monovalent heterocyclic ring which may have a substituent, but Ar.sub.2 is not a pyridinium ring; R.sub.1 to R.sub.8 are each independently a monovalent group which may have a functional group, where the monovalent group may have a substituent; A is a monovalent group which may have a functional group, where the monovalent group may have a substituent; and B.sup.− is a monovalent anion.

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A display substrate, a method of forming a display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes: a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array, a substrate, a light-emitting device layer and an electrochromic functional layer, where the light-emitting device layer and the electrochromic functional layer are stacked on the substrate; the light-emitting device layer includes a plurality of light-emitting devices, an orthographic projection of the electrochromic functional device on the substrate is at least partially overlapped with an orthographic projection of the corresponding effective light-emitting area on the substrate.