Patent ID: 7615653

Claim:
A chemical compound having the formula (I): wherein R 1 represents: Ar—C(R 4 )═C(R 5 )—CO— Ar is a carbocyclic aromatic ring or fused ring system haveing 6 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein the carbocyclic aromatic ring or fused ring system is unsubstituted, or is substituted at any position with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , and Ar 1 ; R 2 and R 3 are the same or different and each is selected from the group consisting of R 9 , C(O)R 9 , C(O)OR 9 , C(O)OAr 1 , C(O)Ar 1 , C(O)N(Ar 1 ) 2 , C(O)NR 9 Ar 1 , C(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , and C(O)(CH 2 ) n N(R 9 ) 2 ; R 4 and R 5 are the same or different and each is selected from the group consisting of R 9 , Ar 1 , OAr 1 , halo, OR 9 , SR 9 , N(R 9 ) 2 , OC(O)R 9 , R 9 NC(O)R 9 , OC(O)N(R 9 ) 2 , R 9 NC(O)OR 9 , N(Ar 1 2 , NR 9 Ar 1 , R 9 NC(O)Ar 1 , OC(O)N(Ar 1 ) 2 , R 9 NC(O)OAr 1 , Ar 1 NC(O)R 9 , Ar 1 NC(O)OR 9 , Ar 1 NC(O)Ar 1 , and Ar 1 NC(O)OAr 1 ; R 6 in each occurrence may be the same or different, and represents an alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms; R 7 in each occurrence may be the same or different and is selected from the group consisting of halo, nitro, (R 9 ) 2 N, R 9 —S, R 9 —O, (Ar 2 ) 2 N, Ar 2 —NR 9 , Ar 2 —S, and Ar 2 —O; R 8 in each occurrence may be the same or different, and is selected from the group consisting of X—R 9 and X—Ar 2 , wherein X is selected from the group consisting of C(O)—, OC(O)—, C(O)O—, OC(O)O—, R 9 NC(O)—, C(O)NR 9 —, OC(O)NR 9 , R 9 NC(O)O—,; Ar 2 NC(O)—, C(O)NAr 2 —, OC(O)NAr 2 and Ar 2 NC(O)O—; R 9 in each occurrence may be the same or different and is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and an alkyl group having 1-20 carbon atoms, wherein the alkyl group may be unsubstituted or substituted at any position with one or more substituents of R 11 ; R 10 in each occurrence may be the same or different and is selected from the group consisting of halo, nitro, R 6 , R 6 —O, HO, (R 6 ) 2 N, R 6 NH, NH 2 , R 6 S, HS, CN, and N 3 ; R 11 in each occurrence may be the same or different and is selected from the group consisting of R 6 , CN, N 3 , (R 6 ) 2 N, HNR 6 , NH 2 , R 6 —S, HS, R 6 —O, HO, (Ar 2 ) 2 N, Ar 2 —NR 6 , Ar 2 —NH, Ar 2 —S, and Ar 2 —O; Ar 1 in each occurrence may be the same or different, and is a carbocyclic aromatic ring or fused ring system having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein the carbocyclic aromatic ring or fused ring system is unsubstituted or is sustituted at any position with one or more substituent selected from the group consisting of R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , and Ar 2 ; Ar 2 in each occurrence may be the same or different, and is a carbocyclic aromatic ring or fused ring system having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein the carbocyclic aromatic ring or fused ring system is unsubstituted or is substituted at any position with one or more substituents of R 10 ; n is 1 to 3; and p is 0 to 5, with the provision that R 10 in each occurrence may be the same or different when p is greater than 1.