Provided are a resin composition including a compound represented by Formula (1) and a resin, a film and a filter including the resin composition, a liquid crystal display device and a solid-state imaging element including the filter, and a compound suitable as a light absorbing component of the resin composition and the filter.

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In Formula (1), Dye represents a colorant structural part obtained by removing n1 hydrogen atoms from a squarylium compound having a specific structure. Q.sup.1 is a structural part in which energy levels of a highest occupied molecular orbital and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital satisfy a specific condition. L.sup.1 represents a divalent linking group and n1 represents an integer of 1 to 4.

An ink jet recording method including the steps of a first recording step for applying a first ink to a recording medium and a second recording step for applying a second ink to the recording medium so as to overlap at least a region provided with the first ink, wherein the first ink is an aqueous ink containing silver particles, the second ink is an aqueous ink containing a dye, a time difference between applications of the first ink and the second ink to the recording medium is 1 sec or more to 7,200 sec or less, and the dye is a predetermined dye.

The present invention relates to an optical filter containing: an absorption layer containing a near-infrared absorbing dye satisfying the following (i-1) to (i-5), and a transparent resin; and a reflection layer, and satisfying the following (ii-1); (i-1) .sub.max(A) TR is in a wavelength range of 760 to 900 nm; (i-2) T.sub.435-480ave (A) TR and T.sub.480-590ave (A) TR are both 90% or more. (i-3) .sub.max(A) DCM is in a wavelength range of 760 to 900 nm. (i-4) T.sub.435-480ave (A) DCM is 95% or more and T.sub.480-590ave (A) DCM is 97% or more. (i-5) a difference between T.sub.435-480ave (A) DCM and T.sub.435-480ave (A) TR, and a difference between T.sub.480-590ave (A) DCM and T.sub.480-590ave (A) TR are 10.5% or less. (ii-1) an average transmittance of light in the wavelength range of 800 to 900 nm is 5% or less at an incident angle of 60 degrees.

A thermochromic composition including a dye molecule; a matrix, wherein the matrix comprises a material having a defined melting point; and an optional developer. A process for preparing a thermochromic composition, including providing a dye; heating a matrix above its melting point; adding the heated matrix to the dye until the dye dissolves in the matrix; optionally, adding a developer; wherein the thermochromic composition exhibits a first color at a first temperature and a second color at a second temperature; wherein the first color and the second color are different; and wherein the first temperature and the second temperature are different.

A temperature sensor, and methods of making and using such a temperature sensor, whereby the temperature sensor includes a reversible thermochromic color-changing system having a dye, a developer, and a solvent. Upon exposure to a preselected temperature threshold, association or disassociation of the dye and the developer results in a visible color change. Further, the color-changing system includes a color-memory property which facilitates retention of the color change to effectively record exposure to the temperature threshold.

The present invention pertains to: an oxidation color developable compound that is represented by general formula (1), that has excellent solubility in water, and that is less affected by a substance coexisting in a sample; and an oxidation color development reagent using the oxidation color developable compound. In general formula (I), R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 each represent a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms, X represents a hydrophilic functional group, and L represents (CH.sub.2).sub.j (j represents an integer of 2-10), (CH.sub.2CH.sub.2O).sub.k (k represents an integer of 1-10), or (CH.sub.2).sub.mZ(CH.sub.2).sub.n (m and n each independently represent an integer of 1-10, and Z represents N.sup.+(CH.sub.3).sub.2, CONH, NHCO, COO, OCO, NHCOO, OCONH, NHCONH, and (CH.sub.2NHCO).sub.q).

The invention discloses an environment-friendly leuco dye vegetable oil solvent, prepared from the following components by mass percent: 10-40% of component A, 40-750% of component B and 10-20% of methyl chloride, and the sum of the mass percentage of the above components being 100%. The component A is vegetable oil or vegetable oil methyl ester, and the component B is epoxy vegetable oil or epoxy methyl ester.

Defoaming and/or foam suppression of a naturally derived water-soluble pigment is performed by a method including contacting an emulsified oil/fat containing an emulsifier and an oil/fat with the naturally derived water-soluble pigment or water-soluble pigment-containing substance. An emulsified oil/fat-containing preparation, a pigment preparation, and a pigment-containing composition for a defoaming and/or foam suppression method for a naturally derived water-soluble pigment or a water-soluble pigment-containing substance are also prepared.

Aqueous leucoindigo solution comprising an aromatic amine, in particular aniline or aniline and N-methylaniline, wherein the concentration of the aromatic amine is below 200 ppm, wherein the leucoindigo salt in the solution is in the form of a mixed sodium and potassium salt, wherein the molar ratio of sodium to potassium is in the range of from above 3:1 to 10:1, preferably wherein the concentration of the salt is in the range of from above 25 to 45% by weight, based on the total weight of the solution.

The present invention is directed to dye mixtures comprising dye(s) of formula (1)

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and specific other dyes, the process for the production of these mixtures as well as their use for dyeing textiles.