Patent ID: 8299301

Claim:
A fluoroalkylphenylamidine of the formula (I) in which x represents an integer selected from the group consisting of 1, 2 and 3; A is selected from the group consisting of O, NH, CH 2 , CHR 8 and a single bond; R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; straight-chain or branched C 1-12 -alkyl, C 2-12 -alkenyl, C 2-12 -alkynyl groups, cyclic C 3-12 -alkyl, C 4-12 -alkenyl or C 4-12 -alkynyl groups, where all of the groups mentioned above may be substituted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of —R′, —X, —OR′, —SR′, —NR′ 2 , —SiR′ 3 , —COOR′, —CN and —CONR′ 2 , where R′ may represent hydrogen or a C 1-12 -alkyl group, and where X may represent a halogen atom; —SH; —SR″, where R″ may represent a straight-chain or branched C 1-12 -alkyl group which may be substituted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of —R′, —X, —OR′, —SR′, —NR′, —SiR′ 3 , —COOR′, —CN and —CONR′ 2 , where R′ has the above meanings; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of straight-chain or branched C 1-12 -alkyl, C 2-12 -alkenyl, C 2-12 -alkynyl groups, cyclic C 3-8 -alkyl, C 4-8 -alkenyl, C 4-8 -alkynyl groups, C 5-18 -aryl, C 7-19 -aralkyl and C 7-19 -alkaryl groups, where all of the groups mentioned above may be substituted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of —R′, —X, —OR′, —SR′, —NR′ 2 , —SiR′ 3 , —COOR′, —CN and —CONR′ 2 , where R′ has the above meanings; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of —CN, —SH, —SR″, —OR″, —(C═O)—R″, straight-chain or branched C 1-12 -alkyl, C 2-12 -alkenyl, C 2-12 -alkynyl groups, cyclic C 3-8 -alkyl, C 4-8 -alkenyl, C 4-8 -alkynyl groups, C 5-18 -aryl, C 7-19 -aralkyl and C 7-19 -alkaryl groups, where all of the groups mentioned above may be substituted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of —R′, —X, —OR′, —SR′, —NR′ 2 , —SiR′ 3 , —COOR′, —CN and —CONR′ 2 , where R′ and R″ have the above meanings; R 4 is selected from the group consisting of —X, —CN, —SH, —SR″, —OR″, —(C═O)—R″, straight-chain or branched C 1-12 -alkyl, C 2-12 -alkenyl, C 2-12 -alkynyl groups, cyclic C 3-8 -alkyl, C 4-8 -alkenyl, C 4-8 -alkynyl groups, C 5-18 -aryl, C 7-19 -aralkyl and C 7-19 -alkaryl groups, where all of the groups mentioned above may be substituted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of —R′, —X, —OR′, —SR′, —NR′ 2 , —SiR′ 3 , —COOR′, —CN and —CONR′ 2 , where R′ and R″ have the above meanings; R 5 is selected from the group consisting of C 5-18 -aryl, C 7-19 -aralkyl and C 7-19 -alkaryl groups, where all of the groups mentioned above may be substituted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of —R′, —X, —OR′, —SR′, —NR′ 2 , —SiR′ 3 , —COOR′, —CN and —CONR′ 2 , where R′ has the above meanings; and/or a salt thereof.