Patent ID: 7154007

Claim:
A compound represented by formula (I): R—Y—(—X′-Phe-COCH 2 COC n′ F 2n′+1 ) m (I) wherein: R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, phenyl, and moieties of the formulae: wherein: X is selected from the group consisting of halide, —OSO 3 CH 3 , —OSO 2 F, —OSO 2 CF 3 , —SO 2 C 4 F 9 , and R A is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, and aralkyl; R B is selected from the group consisting of alkylene, arylene, and aralkylene; p is an integer from 0 to 5; q is an integer from 2 to 10; and n is an integer from 1 to 20; n′ is an integer from 1 to 5; m is 1,2, or 3; in the case where m is 1: Phe is 1,4-phenylene; Y is selected from the group consisting of CH 2, a carbocyclic ring, and a heterocyclic ring; in the case where Y denotes CH 2 , X′ is selected from the group consisting of S, NH, OCH 2 CONH, and NHCO; and in the case where Y denotes a carbocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring, X′ is selected from the group consisting of O, S, NH, CH 2 , OCH 2 , CONH, and NHCO; and in the case where m is 2 or 3: Phe is phenylene; Y is selected from the group consisting of CH 2 , a carbocyclic ring, and a heterocyclic ring; X′ is selected from the group consisting of O, S, NH, CH 2 , OCH 2 , CONH, and NHCO.