Patent ID: 8679242

Claim:
A silver complex obtained by reacting at least one silver compound represented by the formula 2 below with at least one ammonium carbamate compound or ammonium carbonate compound represented by the formula 3, 4 or 5 below: Ag n X (2) where n is an integer from 1 to 4 and X is a substituent selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, halogen, cyano, cyanate, carbonate, nitrate, nitrite, sulfate, phosphate, thiocyanate, chlorate, perchlorate, tetrafluoroborate, acetylacetonate and carboxylate; where each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 is independently a substituent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 30 aliphatic or cycloaliphatic alkyl, aryl or aralkyl, substituted alkyl or aryl, a heterocyclic compound, a polymer compound and a derivative thereof, wherein at least one of R 1 -R 6 is independently selected from C 1 -C 30 aliphatic or cycloaliphatic alkyl, aryl or aralkyl, substituted alkyl or aryl, a heterocyclic compound, a polymer compound and a derivative thereof.