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US 5,004,812 AGranted
Direct positive dimethine cyanine dyes containing 1-aryl-2-heteroaryl indole nucleus
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorThomas D. Weaver
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Abstract
Compounds as defined having a 1-phenylindole nucleus substituted in the 2-position with a 3-pyridyl group. Such compounds are useful in the preparation of cyanine dyes which can be used to sensitize silver halide emulsions for fogged direct-positive films.
Claims2
3-formyl-1-phenyl-2(3-pyridyl)-1H-indole having the formula:
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1-phenyl-2-(3-pyridyl-1H-indole having the formula:
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.