Patent ID: 7456285

Claim:
A metal complex compound of formula [L n Me m X p ] z Y q (1a), wherein Me is manganese, titanium, iron, cobalt, nickel or copper, X is CH 3 CN, H 2 O, F − , Cl − , Br − , HOO − , O 2 2− , O 2− , R 17 COO − , R 17 O − , LMeO − or LMeOO − wherein R 17 is hydrogen or unsubstituted C 1 -C 18 alkyl or aryl; or R 17 is C 1 -C 18 alkyl substituted by hydroxyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, sulfo, or sulfato; or R 17 is aryl substituted by C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, halogen, cyano, nitro, carboxyl, sulfo, hydroxyl, amino, N-mono- or N,N-di-C 1 -C 4 alkylamino unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy in the alkyl moiety, N-phenylamino, N-naphthylamino, phenyl, phenoxy or by naphthoxy; n and m are each independently of the other an integer having a value of from 1 to 8, p is an integer having a value from 0 to 32, z is the charge of the metal complex, Y is a counter-ion, q=z/(charge Y), and L is a ligand of formula wherein R 6 is unsubstituted C 1 -C 18 alkyl; cyano; halogen; nitro; —COOR 12 or —SO 3 R 12 wherein R 12 is in each case hydrogen, a cation or unsubstituted C 1 -C 18 alkyl or aryl; —SR 13 , —SO 2 R 13 or —OR 13 wherein R 13 is in each case hydrogen or unsubstituted C 1 -C 18 alkyl or aryl; —N(R 13 )—NR′ 13 R″ 13 wherein R 13 , R′ 13 and R″ 13 are as defined above for R 13 ; —NR 14 R 15 or —N ⊕ R 14 R 15 R 16 wherein R 14 , R 15 and R 16 are each independently of the other(s) hydrogen or unsubstituted C 1 -C 18 alkyl or aryl; wherein R 6 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , and/or R 16 each independently of the others as defined above or are C 1 -C 18 alkyl substituted by hydroxyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, sulfo, or sulfato; R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , and/or R 16 each independently of the others as defined above or are aryl substituted by C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, halogen, cyano, nitro, carboxyl, sulfo, hydroxyl, amino, N-mono- or N,N-di-C 1 -C 4 alkylamino unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy in the alkyl moiety, N-phenylamino, N-naphthylamino, phenyl, phenoxy or by naphthoxy; and R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 and R 11 are each independently of the others as defined above for R 6 or are hydrogen or unsubstituted aryl or R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 and R 11 are aryl substituted by C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, halogen, cyano, nitro, carboxyl, sulfo, hydroxyl, amino, N-mono- or N,N-di-C 1 -C 4 alkylamino unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy in the alkyl moiety, N-phenylamino, N-naphthylamino, phenyl, phenoxy or by naphthoxy; with the proviso that when Me is titanium, iron, cobalt, nickel or copper, R 3 and R 9 are not hydrogen and the three radicals R 3 , R 6 and R 9 do not have identical meanings.