A problem to be solved by the present invention is providing a coloring composition containing a perylene-based compound such as C.I. Pigment Violet 29 while achieving high dispersion into a glycol-based solvent, the coloring composition being usable in a display production process without causing insufficient resist curing or a drop in spectral purity. The coloring composition of the present invention contains a sulfonate compound represented by the following formula (1) and C.I. Pigment Violet 29. A-SO.sub.3M.nH.sub.2O Formula (1) [In the formula (1), A represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, optionally having within the structure a halogen, a boron, a nitrogen, a sulfur, a phosphorus, or an oxygen, M represents one equivalent of a cation having a valence of 1 to 3 excluding H, and n represents an integer of 0 to 5]

A near-infrared fluorescent small-molecule probe, a synthesis method thereof, and an application thereof are provided. The near-infrared fluorescent small-molecule probe is IR-780-F derived from IR-780, in which the basic structure of IR-780 is retained, an end of an alkyl carbon chain connected with a nitrogen (N) atom is changed by adding a trifluoromethyl group (—CF.sub.3) at the end. The IR-780-F shows excellent performance in photostability, targeting cancer cells and fluorescence imaging, and has low toxicity. It can be used for targeting tumor tissues, in vivo near-infrared fluorescence imaging, and photothermal therapy, which realizes an integration of diagnosis and treatment.

Disclosed are compositions containing a UV-inhibitor, optionally a carrier, and optionally anions; wherein the UV-inhibitor is at least one compound of formula (I)

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wherein R1 is an aryl derivative, N-acyl, guanidine or aminoguanidine group, and R2 and R3 are independently an aryl group substituted with a straight or branched chain alkyl or an electron donating or withdrawing group. Also disclosed are methods for protecting a product from UV light, involving applying to said product, in an amount sufficient to protect said product from UV light, the composition. Furthermore, there is disclosed methods for providing a reversible dye to a product, involving applying to said product, in an amount sufficient to provide a visible color to said product, the composition.

Provided are an irreversibly discoloring pigment for preventing overheating, a thermochromic molded article including the same, and a method of preparing the same, and more particularly, a discoloring pigment which becomes discolored when overheated, and then maintains the discoloration even after being cooled to room temperature, a thermochromic molded article including the discoloring pigment, and methods of preparing the discoloring pigment and the thermochromic molded article.

A method for producing fluorenone including a pretreatment step of heating fluorene in the presence of a lower aliphatic carboxylic acid, a bromine compound, and a metal catalyst, and an oxidation step of continuously supplying fluorene and oxygen to perform an oxidation reaction, in the order indicated.

Provided are an irreversibly discoloring pigment for preventing overheating, a thermochromic molded article including the same, and a method of preparing the same, and more particularly, a discoloring pigment which becomes discolored when overheated, and then maintains the discoloration even after being cooled to room temperature, a thermochromic molded article including the discoloring pigment, and methods of preparing the discoloring pigment and the thermochromic molded article.

The invention relates to a method for providing an amount of pigment in which, when glycosidic bonds of a polysaccharide structure are cleaved, pigments contained in the polysaccharide structure, in particular pigments comprising color, luminous and/or flame-retardant pigments, are released and the amount of pigment is formed by the pigments released in this manner.