Patent ID: 8101589

Claim:
A composition comprising a C-based diazeniumdiolate compound of the formula: wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of an electron withdrawing group, a nitro group, an ether, a thioether, and a non-enamine amine; wherein R 2 is selected from the group consisting of a countercation and a protecting group on the terminal oxygen; and wherein R 3 is a substituted phenyl wherein a substituent substituted on said substituent is selected from the group consisting of mono- or di-substituted amino, unsubstituted amino, ammonium, alkoxy, acetoxy, aryloxy, acetamide, aldehyde, benzyl, cyano, nitro, sulfo, vinyl, carboxyl, nitroso, trihalosilane, trialkylsilane, trialkylsiloxane, trialkoxysilane, diazeniumdiolate, hydroxyl, halogen, trihalomethyl, benzyl, and alkylthio, wherein said substituted phenyl may be incorporated in a multi-ring system.