Patent ID: 6143492
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: C07D,C12Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A compound having the structure:Y-L-Q, wherein:Y is selected from the group consisting of Q as herein defined, saturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, unsaturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkenyl, unsaturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkynyl, substituted saturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, substituted unsaturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkenyl, substituted unsaturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkynyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 cycloalkenyl, substituted saturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 cycloalkyl, substituted unsaturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 cycloalkenyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl and substituted heteroaryl; wherein if Y is selected from Q as herein defined, L is L', wherein L' is selected from the group of --(CR.sup.4 H)(--O(substituted ortho-phenyl)CR.sup.2 H).sub.p --, --(CR.sup.4 H)(--O(substituted meta-phenyl)CR.sup.2 H).sub.p --, and --(CR4H)(--O(substituted para-phenyl)CR.sup.2 H).sub.p --, wherein each R.sup.2 and each R.sup.4 is separately selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, saturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, unsaturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkenyl, unsaturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkynyl, substituted saturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, substituted unsaturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkenyl, substituted unsaturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkynyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 cycloalkenyl, substituted saturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 cycloalkyl, substituted unsaturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 cycloalkenyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl and substituted heteroaryl and p is a positive integer no greater than twelve;L has the chemical structure L' or (--O(substituted ortho-phenyl)CR.sup.2 H).sub.p --, (--O(substituted meta-phenyl)CR.sup.2 H).sub.p --, and (--O(substituted para-phenyl)CR.sup.2 H).sub.p --, wherein each R.sup.2 is separately selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, saturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, unsaturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkenyl, unsaturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkynyl, substituted saturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, substituted unsaturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkenyl, substituted unsaturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkynyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 cycloalkenyl, substituted saturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 cycloalkyl, substituted unsaturated C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 cycloalkenyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, and p is a positive integer no greater than twelve; andQ is a chemical means for generating an altered optical signal via cleavage of a C--O bond.