Method for preparing the pyrenylamine derivatives
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsChiaki Tanaka, Masaomi Sasaki, Tamotsu Aruga, Tomoyuki Shimada, Hiroshi Adachi
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Abstract
An electrophotographic photoconductor comprises an electroconductive substrate and a photoconductive layer formed thereon comprising as an effective component at least one pyrenylamine derivative of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, w, j, k, l, m and n are specifically defined in the specification. Furthermore, a novel pyrenylamine derivative for use in the above electrophotographic photoconductor, an aldehyde compound, which is an intermediate for producing the pyrenylamine derivative, and methods of preparing the pyrenylamine derivative and the aldehyde compound are disclosed.
Claims3
A method of preparing an aldehyde compound of formula (II) comprising the step of subjecting a diphenylaminopyrene compound of formula (VI) to formylation:
- ##STR199## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represent hydrogen, a halogen atom, nitro group, cyano group, a dialkylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a subtituted or unsubstituted alkoxyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group;
- R.sup.5a represents hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms;
- and j is an integer of 1 to 5, k is an integer of 1 to 4, n is an integer of 1 to 3, provided that when j, k or n is 2 or more, R.sup.1, R.sup.2 or R.sup.5a may be the same or different.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.