Patent ID: 7662959

Claim:
A compound having the structure: wherein; w is selected from the group consisting of: R, OR, COOR, COR, OOCR, OOCOR, O(CH 2 ) n OR, CH=CHCOOR, CR═CR—COOR, CN, H, I, NH 2 , NHR, NR 2 , SR, Br, Cl, F, NO 2 , N═C═O, N═C═S, CF 3 , NHCOR, OCF 3 and mixtures thereof; wherein R is straight or branched chain alkyl with up to 12 C atoms; A is selected from the group consisting of: aryl, biphenyl, polyphenyl, cyclohexyl, cyclohexenyl, dioxolane, dioxane, bridged bicyclic, pyridine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, pyridazine, tetrazine and mixtures thereof; x is selected from the group consisting of: a single bond, CH═NR, CH═CHR′, N═N, COO, COS, CONH, (CH 2 ) n , N═C═N, O, CH 2 O, (CH 2 ) n NH, NH, N + (O − )═N,N═CH—CH═N, COO(CH 2 ) n OOC, (CH 2 ) n COO, ethyne, CH═N + (O − ), O(CH 2 ) n O and mixtures thereof; wherein R or R′ is an alkyl or an aryl with up to 12 carbons; and n=1 to 5; and, Z is selected from the group consisting of: COOR (wherein R=aryl, straight, branched or cycloaliphatic with or without unsaturation); lactone of 4-6 carbon atoms; COH; CH 2 OH; CH═CRR′; (wherein R or R′ is an alkyl or an aryl with up to 12 carbons); and mixtures thereof.