Patent ID: 7989691

Claim:
A dye for a dye-sensitized solar cell comprising a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1-A: wherein: A and B are independently a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle, or a combination thereof, C is a substituent represented by Chemical Formula 1-1, D is a substituent represented by Chemical Formula 1-2, wherein: each of R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 is independently a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a halogen, a nitro group, a cyano group, an amino group, an acyl group, an acyloxy group, an acylamino group, a carboxyl group, a sulfonyl group, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a haloalkyl group, an alkylamino group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an alkylthio group, an aminosulfonyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxysulfonyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aralkyl group, or a heterocyclic group, o is an integer ranging from 0 to 6, p is an integer ranging from 0 to 3, q is 0 or 1, each of x and y is independently 1 or 2, Y is O, S, or NR′, wherein R′ is hydrogen or an alkyl group, and E is COOH.