Patent Application: US-7796893-A

Abstract:
charge transporting materials having general formula : ## str1 ## r 1 represents hydrogen ; an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group ; an alkoxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms ; a thioalkoxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms ; an aryloxy group ; an aralkyl group ; a nitro group ; an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group ; a halogen ; an amino group ; an unsubstituted or substituted dialkylamino group ; r 2 represents hydrogen ; an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group ; an alkoxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms ; or a halogen ; r 3 represents hydrogen ; an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms ; an alkoxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms ; a halogen ; a dialkylamino group ; an amino group ; a thioalkoxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms ; an aryloxy group ; a methylenedioxy group ; an aralkyl group ; or an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group ; r 4 represents hydrogen ; an alkoxyl group ; or a halogen ; ar represents an unsubstituted or substituted monocyclic hydrocarbon group , non - condensed polycyclic hydrocarbon group or heterocyclic group ; k is an integer of 0 to 5 , l is an integer of 0 to 4 , and is 0 to 5 , provided that when ar is an unsubstituted phenyl group , r 1 , r 2 , r 3 , and r 4 cannot be hydrogen at the same time .

Description:
the aminobiphenyl compounds of the following general formula ( i ), which are novel and used in the present invention , can be prepared , for example , by a known condensation reaction of condensing ( a - 1 ) a halobiphenyl derivative of general formula ( ii ), and ( b - 1 ) an arylamine derivative of general formula ( iii ) in the presence of ( c ) finely - divided copper , copper oxide or copper halogenide , and ( d ) a sufficient amount of an alkali or alkali salt for the neutralization of hydrogen halogenide which is produced in the course of this condensation reaction , with or without ( e ) a reaction solvent , in an atmosphere of nitrogen at temperatures of about 150 ° c . to about 250 ° c . : ## str7 ## wherein r 1 , r 2 , r 3 , r 4 , k , l , m , and p are respectively the same as define previously , and x represents a halogen . in the above condensation reaction , as the alkali or alkali salt , for example , sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide , sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate can be employed . further as the reaction solvent , nitrobenezene , dichlorobenzene , n , n - dimethylformamide , dimethyl sulfoxide , n - methylpyrrolidone , and 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 - imidazolidinone can be employed . specific examples of the aminobiphenyl compounds for use in the present invention are collectively listed in table 1 . those aminobiphenyl compounds can be synthesized in the manner as mentioned above . the above formula ( i - 1 ) corresponds to the case where r 4 and ar in formula ( i ) are respectively hydrogen and ## str10 ## ______________________________________compoundsno . r . sup . 1 r . sup . 2 r . sup . 3 r . sup . 5______________________________________1 - 1 h h 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 4 ch . sub . 3 ( p ) h1 - 2 h h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 3 h h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 31 - 4 h h 2 - ch . sub . 3 2 - ch . sub . 31 - 5 h h 4 - ch . sub . 3 h1 - 6 h h 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 51 - 7 h h 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h1 - 8 h h 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 31 - 9 h h 3 - och . sub . 3 3 - och . sub . 31 - 10 h h 2 - och . sub . 3 2 - och . sub . 31 - 11 h h 4 - och . sub . 3 h1 - 12 h h 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 13 h h 4 - oc . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h1 - 14 h h 4 - ic . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 4 - ic . sub . 3 h . sub . 71 - 15 h h 4 - net . sub . 2 h1 - 16 h h 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h1 - 17 h h 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 51 - 18 h h 4 - ch . sub . 2 c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h1 - 19 h h 4 - cl h1 - 20 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h h1 - 21 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 22 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 31 - 23 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 2 - ch . sub . 3 2 - ch . sub . 31 - 24 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 h1 - 25 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h1 - 26 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 51 - 27 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 31 - 28 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 31 - 29 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 3 - och . sub . 3 3 - och . sub . 31 - 30 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - och . sub . 3 h1 - 31 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - oc . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h1 - 32 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - net . sub . 2 h1 - 33 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 51 - 34 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h1 - 35 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 3 - cl h1 - 36 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 37 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 31 - 38 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 h1 - 39 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 31 - 40 3 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 41 3 - ch . sub . 3 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 31 - 42 3 - ch . sub . 3 h 2 - ch . sub . 3 2 - ch . sub . 31 - 43 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 44 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 h h1 - 45 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 46 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 31 - 47 h 2 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 48 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h h1 - 49 3 - ch . sub . 3 h h h1 - 50 2 - ch . sub . 3 h h h1 - 51 2 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 52 2 - ch . sub . 3 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 31 - 53 h h 2 , 4 -( ch . sub . 3 ). sub . 2 h1 - 54 h h 3 , 4 - ch . sub . 2 o . sub . 2 h1 - 55 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 3 , 4 - ch . sub . 2 o . sub . 2 h1 - 56 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h1 - 57 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 51 - 58 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h h h1 - 59 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 60 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 31 - 61 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 51 - 62 4 - och . sub . 3 h h h1 - 63 4 - och . sub . 3 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 64 4 - och . sub . 3 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 31 - 65 4 - och . sub . 3 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 h1 - 66 4 - och . sub . 3 h 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 31 - 67 4 - och . sub . 3 h 4 - och . sub . 3 h1 - 68 4 - och . sub . 3 h 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 69 4 - oc . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h h h1 - 70 4 - oc . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 71 4 - oc . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 31 - 72 4 - oc . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 h1 - 73 3 - cl h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 74 3 - cl h 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 31 - 75 3 - oc . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h h h1 - 76 3 - oc . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 77 3 - oc . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 31 - 78 h h 4 - nc . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 h1 - 79 4 - nc . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 h h h1 - 80 4 - nc . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 81 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h 4 - nc . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 4 - nc . sub . 3 h . sub . 71 - 82 4 - sch . sub . 3 h h h1 - 83 4 - sch . sub . 3 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 84 h h 4 - sch . sub . 3 4 - sch . sub . 31 - 85 h h 4 - sch . sub . 3 h1 - 86 h h 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 91 - 87 h h 4 - nc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 4 - nc . sub . 4 h . sub . 91 - 88 4 - ch . sub . 2 c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h h h1 - 89 4 - ch . sub . 2 c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 31 - 90 4 - ch . sub . 2 c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h 4 - och . sub . 3 h1 - 91 4 - ch . sub . 2 c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 31 - 92 4 - ch . sub . 2 c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h 2 - ch . sub . 3 2 - ch . sub . 31 - 93 4 - ch . sub . 2 c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 31 - 94 4 - ch . sub . 2 c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h 3 - och . sub . 3 3 - och . sub . 31 - 95 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 4 ch . sub . 3 ( p ) h1 - 96 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 91 - 97 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - ic . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 4 - ic . sub . 3 h . sub . 71 - 98 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 4 ch . sub . 3 ( p ) h1 - 99 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 1 - 100 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h 4 - ic . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 4 - ic . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 1 - 101 4 - och . sub . 3 h 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 4 ch . sub . 3 ( p ) h 1 - 102 4 - och . sub . 3 h 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 1 - 103 4 - och . sub . 3 h 4 - ic . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 4 - ic . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 1 - 104 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h h h 1 - 105 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 1 - 106 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 1 - 107 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h 2 - ch . sub . 3 2 - ch . sub . 3 1 - 108 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 1 - 109 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h 4 - och . sub . 3 h 1 - 110 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 1 - 111 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h 4 - ic . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 4 - ic . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 1 - 112 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 4 ch . sub . 3 ( p ) h 1 - 113 4 - oc . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 1 - 114 4 - oc . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 1 - 115 4 - oc . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h 2 - ch . sub . 3 2 - ch . sub . 3 1 - 116 4 - oc . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 1 - 117 4 - oc . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h 4 - och . sub . 3 h 1 - 118 4 - oc . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 1 - 119 4 - oc . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h 4 - ic . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 4 - ic . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 1 - 120 4 - oc . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 4 ch . sub . 3 ( p ) h 1 - 121 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 1 - 122 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 4 ch . sub . 3 ( p ) h 1 - 123 h 3 - och . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 1 - 124 h 3 - och . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 1 - 125 h 3 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 1 - 126 h 3 - och . sub . 3 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 1 - 127 h 3 - och . sub . 3 4 - c . sub . 6 c . sub . 4 ch . sub . 3 ( p ) h 1 - 128 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 1 - 129 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 1 - 130 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 2 - ch . sub . 3 2 - ch . sub . 3 1 - 131 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 1 - 132 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 1 - 133 4 - no . sub . 2 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 1 - 134 1 - 135 ## str11 ## ______________________________________ of interest , in particular , are compounds of the formula : ## str12 ## wherein phenyl lower alkyl is c 6 h 5 ( ch 2 ) y , wherein y is 1 - 4 , or where r 3 is c 6 h 5 ( ch2 ) y , wherein y is 1 - 4 , or c 6 h 5 ( ch 2 ) y , wherein y is 1 - 4 . the following are examples of the procedure for the preparation of representative aminobiphenyl compounds for use in the present invention : 600 ml of nitrobenzene was added to a mixture of 49 . 90 g ( 0 . 253 mol ) of 4 , 4 &# 39 ;- dimethyldiphenylamine , 78 . 00 g ( 0 . 278 mol ) of 4 - iodine biphenyl , 38 . 42 g ( 0 . 278 mol ) of potassium carbonate , and 0 . 10 g of copper powder . the mixture was placed in an ester pipe and azeotropically heated for dehydration , with stirring , at 208 ° c . to 209 ° c . for 15 hours as a nitrogen gas was caused to flow over the reaction mixture . the reaction mixture was then cooled to room temperature and filtered through a celite filter to obtain a filtrate . the nitrobenzene was distilled away from the filtrate under reduced pressure . the residue was extracted with toluene , washed with water , dried by use of magnesium sulfate , and condensed under reduced pressure , whereby a dark brown oily material was obtained . the thus obtained product was subjected to a silica gel column chromatography by use of a toluene -- n - hexane mixed solvent as an eluent , and recrystallized from a mixed solvent of ethanol and ethyl acetate , whereby n , n - bis ( 4 - methylphenyl )-[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine was obtained in the form of colorless needles with a yield of 52 . 98 g ( 59 . 9 %). the melting point of the product was 129 . 5 ° c . to 130 . 5 ° c . the results of the elemental analysis of the thus obtained n , n - bis ( 4 - methylphenyl )-[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine were as follows : ______________________________________ % c % h % n______________________________________found 89 . 28 6 . 72 3 . 85calculated 89 . 36 6 . 63 4 . 01______________________________________ the above calculation was based on the formula for n , n - bis ( 4 - methylphenyl )-[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine of c 26 h 23 n . an infrared spectrum of the n , n - bis ( 4 - methylphenyl )-[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine ( aminobiphenyl compound no . 1 - 2 in table 2 ), taken by use of a kbr tablet , is shown in fig1 . 50 ml of nitrobenzene was added to a mixture of 2 . 27 g of 4 , 4 &# 39 ;- ditolylamine , 3 . 38 g of 4 - methyl - 4 &# 39 ;- iodine biphenyl , 1 . 67 g of potassium carbonate , and 50 mg of copper powder . the mixture was placed in an ester pipe and azeotropically heated for dehydration , with stirring , at 205 ° c . to 208 ° c . for 11 hours as a nitrogen gas was caused to flow over the mixture . the reaction mixture was then cooled to room temperature and filtered through a celite filter to obtain a filtrate . the nitrobenzene was distilled away from the filtrate under reduced pressure . the residue was extracted with toluene , washed with water , dried by use of magnesium sulfate , and condensed under reduced pressure , whereby a dark brown oily material was obtained . the thus obtained product was subjected to a silica gel column chromatography two times , first by use of toluene , and subsequently by a toluene -- n - hexane mixed solvent as eluents , and recrystallized from ethanol , whereby 4 - methyl - 4 &# 39 ;- n , n - bis ( 4 - methyphenyl ) aminobiphenyl ( aminobiphenyl compound no . 1 - 21 in table 1 ) was obtained in the form of colorless needles with a yield of 3 . 08 g ( 52 %). the melting point of the product was 118 . 0 ° c . to 119 . 0 ° c . the results of the elemental analysis of the thus obtained 4 - methyl - 4 &# 39 ;- n , n - bis ( 4 - methylphenyl ) aminobiphenyl were as follows : ______________________________________ % c % h % n______________________________________found 88 . 97 6 . 84 3 . 65calculated 89 . 21 6 . 93 3 . 86______________________________________ the above calculation was based on the formula for 4 - methyl - 4 &# 39 ;- n , n - bis ( 4 - methylphenyl ) aminobiphenyl of c 27 h 25 n . in addition to the above aminobiphenyl compounds for use in the present invention , the aminobiphenyl compounds listed in table 2 were synthesized in the same manner as mentioned above . the melting points and the results of elemental analysis of further representative examples of the aminobiphenyl compounds for use in the present invention are shown in table 2 : table 2__________________________________________________________________________ elemental analysisaminobiphenyl found ( calculated ) compounds r . sup . 1 r . sup . 2 r . sup . 3 r . sup . 5 m . p . (° c .) % c % h % n__________________________________________________________________________no . 1 - 3 h h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 104 . 5 - 105 . 5 89 . 48 6 . 71 3 . 76 ( 89 . 36 ) ( 6 . 63 ) ( 4 . 01 ) no . 1 - 4 h h 2 - ch . sub . 3 2 - ch . sub . 3 118 . 5 - 120 . 0 89 . 30 6 . 59 3 . 98 ( 89 . 36 ) ( 6 . 63 ) ( 4 . 01 ) no . 1 - 5 h h 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 96 . 0 - 98 . 0 89 . 64 6 . 30 3 . 92 ( 89 . 51 ) ( 6 . 31 ) ( 4 . 18 ) no . 1 - 16 h h h h 161 . 0 - 162 . 0 91 . 05 5 . 71 3 . 49 ( 90 . 64 ) ( 5 . 83 ) ( 3 . 52 ) no . 1 - 20 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h h 104 . 0 - 105 . 0 89 . 27 6 . 10 4 . 02 ( 89 . 51 ) ( 6 . 31 ) ( 4 . 18 ) no . 1 - 22 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 111 . 0 - 112 . 0 89 . 37 6 . 74 3 . 66 ( 89 . 21 ) ( 6 . 93 ) ( 3 . 86 ) no . 1 - 24 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 87 . 5 - 89 . 5 89 . 07 6 . 52 3 . 75 ( 89 . 36 ) ( 6 . 63 ) ( 4 . 01 ) no . 1 - 27 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 94 . 0 - 95 . 0 85 . 20 6 . 52 3 . 55 ( 85 . 45 ) ( 6 . 64 ) ( 3 . 69 ) no . 1 - 28 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och3 113 . 5 - 114 . 0 81 . 95 6 . 38 3 . 35 ( 81 . 98 ) ( 6 . 38 ) ( 3 . 54 ) no . 1 - 30 4 - ch . sub . 3 h 4 - och . sub . 3 h 103 . 5 - 104 . 5 85 . 47 6 . 22 3 . 80 ( 85 . 45 ) ( 6 . 34 ) ( 3 . 83 ) no . 1 - 36 4 - ch . sub . 2 ch . sub . 3 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 87 . 0 - 88 . 0 89 . 24 7 . 29 3 . 49 ( 89 . 08 ) ( 7 . 21 ) ( 3 . 71 ) no . 1 - 37 4 - ch . sub . 2 ch . sub . 3 h 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 129 . 0 - 129 . 5 81 . 94 6 . 67 3 . 26 ( 82 . 11 ) ( 6 . 66 ) ( 3 . 42 ) no . 1 - 39 4 - ch . sub . 2 ch . sub . 3 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 123 . 5 - 124 . 5 89 . 33 7 . 40 3 . 51 ( 89 . 08 ) ( 7 . 21 ) ( 3 . 71 ) no . 1 - 43 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 71 . 5 - 73 . 5 88 . 91 7 . 15 3 . 45 ( 89 . 08 ) ( 7 . 21 ) ( 3 . 71 ) no . 1 - 48 4 - ch . sub . 2 ch . sub . 3 h h h 94 . 0 - 95 . 0 89 . 23 6 . 49 3 . 81 ( 89 . 34 ) ( 6 . 65 ) ( 4 . 01 ) no . 1 - 62 4 - och . sub . 3 h h h 132 . 5 - 133 . 5 85 . 42 5 . 96 3 . 98 ( 85 . 44 ) ( 6 . 02 ) ( 3 . 99 ) no . 1 - 63 4 - och . sub . 3 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 142 . 7 - 143 . 7 85 . 59 6 . 71 3 . 80 ( 85 . 45 ) ( 6 . 64 ) ( 3 . 69 ) no . 1 - 64 4 - och . sub . 3 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 102 . 5 - 103 . 5 85 . 49 6 . 43 3 . 59 ( 85 . 45 ) ( 6 . 64 ) ( 3 . 69 ) no . 1 - 66 4 - och . sub . 3 h 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 116 . 0 - 117 . 5 78 . 50 5 . 98 3 . 35 ( 78 . 81 ) ( 6 . 12 ) ( 3 . 40 ) no . 1 - 104 4 - tert - c . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h h h 124 . 5 - 125 . 0 89 . 19 6 . 92 3 . 63 ( 89 . 08 ) ( 7 . 21 ) ( 3 . 71 ) no . 1 - 105 4 - tert - c . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 101 . 0 - 103 . 0 88 . 99 7 . 56 3 . 58 ( 88 . 84 ) ( 7 . 71 ) ( 3 . 45 ) no . 1 - 106 4 - tert - c . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 90 . 5 - 93 . 5 88 . 78 7 . 81 3 . 75 ( 88 . 84 ) ( 7 . 71 ) ( 3 . 45 ) no . 1 - 108 4 - tert - c . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 89 . 5 - 100 . 5 82 . 39 7 . 14 3 . 22 ( 83 . 33 ) ( 7 . 15 ) ( 3 . 20 ) no . 1 - 133 4 - no . sub . 2 h 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 161 . 0 - 162 . 0 79 . 16 5 . 45 6 . 98 ( 79 . 16 ) ( 5 . 62 ) ( 7 . 10 ) __________________________________________________________________________ elemental analysisaminobiphenyl found ( calculated ) compounds structural formula m . p . (° c .) % c % h % n__________________________________________________________________________no . 1 - 134 ## str13 ## 105 . 0 - 105 . 7 89 . 04 ( 89 . 36 ) 6 . 35 ( 6 . 63 ) 3 . 92 ( 4 . 01 ) no . 1 - 135 ## str14 ## 136 . 0 - 136 . 5 89 . 25 ( 89 . 36 ) 6 . 59 ( 6 . 63 ) 3 . 96 ( 4 . 01 ) __________________________________________________________________________ further specific examples of the aminobiphenyl compounds for use in the present invention are collectively listed in table 3 . table 3__________________________________________________________________________ ## str15 ## ( i )- 2compoundsno . r . sup . 1 r . sup . 2 r . sup . 3 r . sup . 4 ar__________________________________________________________________________2 - 1 h h h h ## str16 ## 2 - 2 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str17 ## 2 - 3 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str18 ## 2 - 4 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str19 ## 2 - 5 2 - ch . sub . 3 2 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str20 ## 2 - 6 4 - nme . sub . 2 4 - nme . sub . 2 h h ## str21 ## 2 - 7 4 - net . sub . 2 4 - net . sub . 2 h h ## str22 ## 2 - 8 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str23 ## 2 - 9 4 - oc . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 4 - oc . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h h ## str24 ## 2 - 10 4 - nc . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 4 - nc . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 h h ## str25 ## 2 - 11 4 - sch . sub . 3 4 - sch . sub . 3 h h ## str26 ## 2 - 12 4 - oc . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - oc . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str27 ## 2 - 13 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h h ## str28 ## 2 - 14 4 - nh . sub . 2 4 - nh . sub . 2 h h ## str29 ## 2 - 15 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h h ## str30 ## 2 - 16 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str31 ## 2 - 17 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str32 ## 2 - 18 4 - nme . sub . 2 4 - nme . sub . 2 h h ## str33 ## 2 - 19 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str34 ## 2 - 20 h h h h ## str35 ## 2 - 21 4 - ch . sub .. sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str36 ## 2 - 22 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str37 ## 2 - 23 4 - nme . sub . 2 4 - nme . sub . 2 h h ## str38 ## 2 - 24 4 - net . sub . 2 4 - net . sub . 2 h h ## str39 ## 2 - 25 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str40 ## 2 - 26 h h h h ## str41 ## 2 - 27 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str42 ## 2 - 28 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str43 ## 2 - 29 h h h h ## str44 ## 2 - 30 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str45 ## 2 - 31 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str46 ## 2 - 32 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str47 ## 2 - 33 h h h h ## str48 ## 2 - 34 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str49 ## 2 - 35 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str50 ## 2 - 36 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str51 ## 2 - 37 h h h h ## str52 ## 2 - 38 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str53 ## 2 - 39 h h h h ## str54 ## 2 - 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c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h h ## str71 ## 2 - 57 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - nc . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 h h ## str72 ## 2 - 58 4 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 h 2 - ch . sub . 3 ## str73 ## 2 - 59 3 - ch . sub . 3 h h h ## str74 ## 2 - 60 3 - ch . sub . 3 2 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str75 ## 2 - 61 3 - ch . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str76 ## 2 - 62 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str77 ## 2 - 63 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - nc . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 h h ## str78 ## 2 - 64 4 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str79 ## 2 - 65 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str80 ## 2 - 66 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str81 ## 2 - 67 3 - ch . sub . 3 h h h ## str82 ## 2 - 68 3 - ch . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str83 ## 2 - 69 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str84 ## 2 - 70 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h h ## str85 ## 2 - 71 4 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str86 ## 2 - 72 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str87 ## 2 - 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92 2 - ch . sub . 3 2 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str107 ## 2 - 93 4 - nme . sub . 2 4 - nme . sub . 2 h h ## str108 ## 2 - 94 4 - net . sub . 2 4 - net . sub . 2 h h ## str109 ## 2 - 95 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str110 ## 2 - 96 4 - oc . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 4 - oc . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h h ## str111 ## 2 - 97 4 - nc . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 4 - nc . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 h h ## str112 ## 2 - 98 4 - sch . sub . 3 4 - sch . sub . 3 h h ## str113 ## 2 - 99 4 - oc . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - oc . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str114 ## 2 - 100 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h h ## str115 ## 2 - 101 4 - nh . sub . 2 4 - nh . sub . 2 h h ## str116 ## 2 - 102 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 h h ## str117 ## 2 - 103 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str118 ## 2 - 104 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str119 ## 2 - 105 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str120 ## 2 - 106 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 4 - tc . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h h ## str121 ## 2 - 107 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str122 ## 2 - 108 h h h h ## str123 ## 2 - 109 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str124 ## 2 - 110 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str125 ## 2 - 111 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str126 ## 2 - 112 4 - nme . sub . 2 4 - nme . sub . 2 h h ## str127 ## 2 - 113 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str128 ## 2 - 114 h h h h ## str129 ## 2 - 115 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str130 ## 2 - 116 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str131 ## 2 - 117 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str132 ## 2 - 118 4 - nme . sub . 2 4 - nme . sub . 2 h h ## str133 ## 2 - 119 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str134 ## 2 - 120 4 - nc . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 4 - nc . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 h h ## str135 ## 2 - 121 h h h h ## str136 ## 2 - 122 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str137 ## 2 - 123 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str138 ## 2 - 124 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str139 ## 2 - 125 4 - nme . sub . 2 4 - nme . sub . 2 h h ## str140 ## 2 - 126 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str141 ## 2 - 127 4 - nc . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 4 - nc . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 h h ## str142 ## 2 - 128 h h h h ## str143 ## 2 - 129 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str144 ## 2 - 130 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str145 ## 2 - 131 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str146 ## 2 - 132 4 - nme . sub . 2 4 - nme . sub . 2 h h ## str147 ## 2 - 133 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str148 ## 2 - 134 h h h h ## str149 ## 2 - 135 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str150 ## 2 - 136 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str151 ## 2 - 137 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 2 - ch . sub . 3 2 - ch . sub . 3 ## str152 ## 2 - 138 3 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 2 - ch . sub . 3 2 - ch . sub . 3 ## str153 ## 2 - 139 h h 2 - ch . sub . 3 2 - ch . sub . 3 ## str154 ## 2 - 140 h h 2 - och . sub . 3 2 - och . sub . 3 ## str155 ## 2 - 141 4 - ch . sub . 3 3 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str156 ## 2 - 142 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str157 ## 2 - 143 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str158 ## 2 - 144 3 - ch . sub . 3 h h h ## str159 ## 2 - 145 3 - ch . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str160 ## 2 - 146 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str161 ## 2 - 147 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str162 ## 2 - 148 h h h h ## str163 ## 2 - 149 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str164 ## 2 - 150 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str165 ## 2 - 151 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str166 ## 2 - 152 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str167 ## 2 - 153 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str168 ## 2 - 154 h h h h ## str169 ## 2 - 155 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str170 ## 2 - 156 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str171 ## 2 - 157 4 - och . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str172 ## 2 - 158 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h h ## str173 ## 2 - 159 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - och . sub . 3 h h ## str174 ## 2 - 160 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str175 ## 2 - 161 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str176 ## 2 - 162 h h h h ## str177 ## 2 - 163 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str178 ## 2 - 164 4 - ch . sub . 3 4 - ch . sub . 3 h h ## str179 ## 2 - 165 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 4 - c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 h h ## str180 ## __________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________ ## str181 ## ( i )- 3compoundsno . r . sup . 1 r . sup . 2 r . sup . 3 r . sup . 4 ar______________________________________2 - 166 h h h h ## str182 ## 2 - 167 h h h h ## str183 ## 2 - 168 h h h h ## str184 ## ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ## str185 ## ( i )- 4compoundsno . r . sup . 1 r . sup . 2 r . sup . 3 r . sup . 4 ar______________________________________2 - 169 h h h h ## str186 ## 2 - 170 h h h h ## str187 ## 2 - 171 h h h h ## str188 ## ______________________________________ the following are examples of the procedure for the preparation of representative aminobiphenyl compounds in table 3 for use in the present invention : 60 ml of nitrobenzene was added to a mixture of 8 . 82 g ( 30 mmol ) of 4 &# 39 ;- iodide - 4 - methyl -[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ], 1 . 61 g ( 15 mmol ) of p - toluidine , 6 . 22 g of potassium carbonate , and 0 . 48 g of copper powder . the mixture was placed in an ester pipe and azeotropically heated for dehydration , with stirring , at 210 ° c . to 211 ° c . for 20 hours as a nitrogen gas was caused to flow over the reaction mixture . the reaction mixture was then cooled to room temperature and filtered through a celite filter to obtain a filtrate . the nitrobenzene was distilled away from the filtrate under reduced pressure . the residue was extracted with ether , washed with water , dried by use of magnesium sulfate , and condensed under reduced pressure , whereby a dark brown oily material was obtained . the thus obtained product was subjected to a silica gel column chromatography by use of a toluene -- n - hexane mixed solvent as an eluent , and recrystallized from a mixed solvent of ethanol and ethyl acetate , whereby 4 &# 39 ;- methyl - n -( 4 &# 39 ;- methyl -[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - yl )- n -( 4 - methylphenyl )-[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ; - biphenyl ]- 4 - amine was obtained in the form of colorless needles with a yield of 1 . 76 g ( 26 . 7 %). the melting point of the product was 147 . 0 ° c . to 148 . 0 ° c . the results of the elemental analysis of the thus obtained 4 &# 39 ;- methyl - n -( 4 &# 39 ;- methyl -[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - yl -( 4 - methylphenyl )-[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine ( aminobiphenyl compound no . 2 -- 2 in table 3 ) were as follows : ______________________________________ % c % h % n______________________________________found 90 . 28 6 . 69 3 . 02calculated 90 . 16 6 . 65 3 . 19______________________________________ the above calculation was based on the formula for 4 &# 39 ;- methyl - n -( 4 &# 39 ;- methyl -[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - yl )- n -( 4 - methylphenyl )-[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine of c 33 h 29 n . an infrared spectrum of the above product , taken by use of a kbr tablet , is shown in fig1 . 80 ml of nitrobenzene was added to a mixture of 2 . 12 g ( 12 . 5 mmol ) of 4 &# 39 ;- aminobiphenyl , 8 . 11 g ( 26 . 3 mmol ) of 4 - ethyl - 4 &# 39 ;- iodine -[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ], 3 . 65 g of potassium carbonate , and 0 . 1 mg of copper powder . the mixture was placed in an ester pipe and azeotropically heated for dehydration , with stirring , at 209 ° c . for 25 hours as a nitrogen gas was caused to flow over the mixture . the reaction mixture was then cooled to room temperature and filtered through a celite filter to obtain a filtrate . the nitrobenzene was distilled away from the filtrate under reduced pressure . the residue was subjected to a silica gel column chromatography two times , first by use of toluene , and subsequently by a toluene -- n - hexane mixed solvent as eluents , and recrystallized from a mixed solvent of ethanol and cyclohexane , whereby n , n - bis ( 4 &# 39 ;- ethyl -[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 &# 39 ;- yl )-[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine ( aminobiphenyl compound no . 2 - 104 in table 3 ) was obtained in the form of colorless plates with a yield of 1 . 40 g ( 21 . 1 %). the melting point of the product was 152 . 0 ° c . to 153 . 0 ° c . the results of the elemental analysis of the thus obtained n , n - bis ( 4 &# 39 ;- ethyl -[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 &# 39 ;- yl )-[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine were as follows : ______________________________________ % c % h % n______________________________________found 90 . 57 6 . 62 2 . 58calculated 90 . 68 6 . 67 2 . 64______________________________________ the above calculation was based on the formula for n , n - bis ( 4 &# 39 ;- ethyl -[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 &# 39 ;- yl )-[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine of c 40 h 35 n . an infrared spectrum of the above product , taken by use of a kbr tablet , is shown in fig1 . 120 ml of nitrobenzene was added to a mixture of 14 . 92 g ( 0 . 100 mol ) of p - acetotoluidine , 36 . 98 g ( 0 . 120 mol ) of 4 - ethyl - 4 &# 39 ;- iodine -[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ], 41 . 46 g of potassium carbonate , and 9 . 52 g of copper iodide . the mixture was placed in an ester pipe and azeotropically heated for dehydration , with stirring , at 213 ° c . to 214 ° c . for 8 hours as a nitrogen gas was caused to flow over the reaction mixture . the reaction mixture was then cooled to room temperature and filtered through a celite filter to obtain a filtrate . the nitrobenzene was distilled away from the filtrate under reduced pressure . the residue was extracted with toluene , washed with water , dried by use of magnesium sulfate , and condensed under reduced pressure , whereby a dark brown oily material was obtained . the thus obtained product was subjected to a silica gel column chromatography by use of a toluene -- n - hexane mixed solvent as an eluent , whereby n - acetyl - n - 4 - methylphenyl )- 4 &# 39 ;- ethyl -[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine was obtained in the form of light brown crystals with a yield of 20 . 16 g ( 61 . 2 %). the melting point of the product was 98 . 0 ° c . to 99 . 0 ° c . to 19 . 96 g of the thus obtained n - acetyl - n -( 4 - methylphenyl )- 4 &# 39 ;- ethyl -[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine were added 150 ml of ethanol and 150 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid . the reaction mixture was refluxed with stirring for 7 hours and then added to 1 l of ice water . the reaction mixture was then extracted with toluene and the obtained organic portion was washed with water two times , with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate one time , and then with water two times , and dried by use of magnesium sulfate , and condensed under reduced pressure , whereby brown crystals were obtained . the thus obtained product was subjected to a silica gel column chromatography by use of toluene as an eluent , and recrystallized from a mixed solvent of n - hexane and toluene , whereby 4 &# 39 ;- ethyl - n -( 4 - methylphenyl )-[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine ( aminobiphenyl compound no . 2 - 62 in table 3 ) was obtained in the form of colorless plates with a yield of 15 . 84 g ( 91 . 0 %). the melting point of the product was 132 . 5 ° c . to 133 . 0 ° c . to 4 . 31 g ( 15 . 0 mmol ) of the thus obtained 4 &# 39 ;- ethyl - n -( 4 - methylphenyl )-[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine were added 60 ml of nitrobenzene , 5 . 58 g ( 18 . 0 mmol ) of 4 &# 39 ;- iodine - 4 &# 39 ;- methoxy -[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ], 4 . 15 g of potassium carbonate , and 0 . 48 g of copper powder . the mixture was placed in an ester pipe and azeotropically heated for dehydration , with stirring , at 210 ° c . for 11 hours as a nitrogen gas was caused to flow over the mixture . the reaction mixture was then cooled to room temperature and filtered through a celite filter to obtain a filtrate . the nitrobenzene was distilled away from the filtrate under reduced pressure . the residue was extracted with toluene , washed with water , dried by use of magnesium sulfate , and condensed under reduced pressure , whereby orange brown crystals were obtained . the thus obtained product was subjected to a silica gel column chromatography by use of a mixed solvent of cyclohexane and toluene as an eluent , and recrystallized from a mixed solvent of ethanol and toluene , whereby 4 &# 39 ;- ethyl - n - 4 &# 39 ;- methoxy -[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - yl )- n -( 4 - methylphenyl )-[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine ( aminobiphenyl compound no . 2 - 62 in table 3 ) was obtained in the form of colorless needles with a yield of 4 . 00 g ( 56 . 8 %). the melting point of the product was 159 . 5 ° c . to 161 . 5 ° c . the results of the elemental analysis of the thus obtained 4 &# 39 ;- ethyl - n - 4 &# 39 ;- methoxy -[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - yl )- n -( 4 - methylphenyl )-[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine were as follows : ______________________________________ % c % h % n______________________________________found 87 . 00 6 . 62 2 . 78calculate 86 . 95 6 . 65 2 . 98______________________________________ the above calculation was based on the formula for 4 &# 39 ;- ethyl - n -( 4 &# 39 ;- methoxy -[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - yl )- n -( 4 - methylphenyl )-[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine of c 34 h 31 n . an infrared spectrum of the above product ( aminobiphenyl compound no . 2 - 62 in table 3 ), taken by use of a kbr tablet , is shown in fig1 . the melting points and the results of elemental analysis of further examples of the aminobiphenyl compounds for use in the present invention are shown in table 4 . table 4__________________________________________________________________________ elemental analysisaminobiphenyl melting found ( calculated ) compound formula point (%) c % h % n__________________________________________________________________________ % no . 2 - 3 ## str189 ## 125 . 0 ˜ 126 . 0 90 . 08 ( 89 . 89 ) 7 . 18 ( 7 . 11 ) 2 . 87 ( 3 . 00 ) no . 2 - 13 ## str190 ## oily 89 . 62 ( 89 . 43 ) 7 . 77 ( 7 . 89 ) 2 . 54 ( 2 . 68 ) no . 2 - 103 ## str191 ## 206 . 5 ˜ 207 . 5 91 . 05 ( 90 . 98 ) 6 . 23 ( 6 . 23 ) 2 . 60 ( 2 . 80 ) no . 2 - 107 ## str192 ## 208 . 5 ˜ 209 . 5 85 . 77 ( 85 . 52 ) 5 . 91 ( 5 . 86 ) 2 . 45 ( 2 . 62 ) no . 2 - 106 ## str193 ## 190 . 5 ˜ 192 . 0 90 . 34 ( 90 . 20 ) 7 . 33 ( 7 . 41 ) 2 . 12 ( 2 . 39 ) no . 2 - 53 ## str194 ## 143 . 0 ˜ 145 . 0 90 . 31 ( 90 . 02 ) 6 . 77 ( 6 . 89 ) 2 . 85 ( 3 . 09 ) no . 2 - 52 ## str195 ## 173 . 0 ˜ 174 . 5 87 . 08 ( 87 . 00 ) 6 . 40 ( 6 . 42 ) 2 . 77 ( 3 . 08 ) __________________________________________________________________________ the above listed novel aminobiphenyl compounds are useful as electrophotoconductive materials for use in electrophoto - graphic photoconductors and can be optically and / or chemically sensitized by dyes and lewis acids . the above aminobiphenyl compounds are particularly useful as charge transporting materials for use in the so - called function - separation type photoconductors which include as charge generating materials organic pigments or inorganic pigments . in the photoconductors according to the present invention , at least one aminobiphenyl compound of the formula ( i ) is contained in the photoconductive layers 2a , 2b , 2c , 2d and 2e . the aminobiphenyl compounds can be employed in different ways , for example , as shown in fig1 through 17 . in the photoconductor as shown in fig1 , a photoconductive layer 2a is formed on an electroconductive support 1 , which photoconductive layer 2a comprises an aminobiphenyl compound , a sensitizer dye and a binder agent . in this photoconductor , the aminobiphenyl compound works as a photoconductive material , through which charge carriers which are necessary for the light decay of the photoconductor are generated and transported . however , the aminobiphenyl compound itself scarcely absorbs light in the visible light range and , therefore , it is necessary to add a sensitizer dye which absorbs light in the visible light range in order to form latent electrostatic images by use of visible light . referring to fig1 , there is shown an enlarged cross - sectional view of another embodiment of an electrophotographic photoconductor according to the present invention . in the figure , reference numeral 1 indicates an electroconductive support . on the electroconductive support 1 , there is formed a photoconductive layer 2b comprising a charge generating material 3 dispersed in a charge transporting medium 4 comprising an aminobiphenyl compound and a binder agent . in this embodiment , the aminobiphenyl compound words as a charge transporting material ; and the aminobiphenyl and the binder agent in combination constitute the charge transporting medium 4 . the charge generating material 3 , which is , for example , an inorganic or organic pigment , generates charge carriers . the charge transporting medium 4 accepts the charge carriers generated by the charge generating material 3 and transports those charge carriers . in this electrophotographic photoconductor , it is basically necessary that the light - absorption wavelength regions of the charge generating material 3 and the aminobiphenyl compound not overlap in the visible light range . this is because , in order that the charge generating material 3 produce charge carriers efficiently , it is necessary that light pass through the charge transporting medium 4 and reach the surface of the charge generating material 3 . since the aminobiphenyl compounds of the previously described general formula ( i ) do not substantially absorb light in the visible range , they can work effectively as charge transporting materials in combination with the charge generating material 3 which absorbs the light in the visible region and generates charge carriers . referring to fig1 , there is shown an enlarged cross - sectional view of a further embodiment of an electrophotographic photoconductor according to the present invention . in the figure , there is formed on the electroconductive support 1 a two - layered photoconductive layer 2c comprising a charge generating layer 5 containing the charge generating material 3 , and a charge transporting layer 6 containing an aminobiphenyl compound of the previously described formula ( i ). in this photoconductor , light which as passed through the charge transporting layer 6 reaches the charge generating layer 5 , and charge carriers are generated within the charge generating layer 5 . the charge carriers which are necessary for the light decay for latent electrostatic image formation are generated by the charge generating material 3 , accepted and transported by the charge transporting layer 6 . in the charge transporting layer 6 , the aminobiphenyl compound mainly works for transporting charge carriers . the generation and transportation of the charge carriers are performed by the same mechanism as that in the photoconductor shown in fig1 . the electro - photographic photoconductor shown in fig1 , the charge generating layer 5 is formed on the charge transporting layer 5 containing the aminobiphenyl compound in the photoconductive layer 2d , thus the overlaying order of the charge generating layer 5 and the charge transporting layer 6 is reversed as compared with the electrophotographic photoconductor as shown in fig1 . the mechanism of the generation and transportation of charge carriers is substantially the same as that of the photoconductor shown in fig1 . in the above photoconductor , a protective layer 7 may be formed on the charge generating layer 5 as shown in fig7 for protecting the charge generating layer 5 . when the electro - photographic photoconductor according to the present invention as shown in fig1 is prepared , at least one aminobiphenyl compound of the previously described formula ( i ) is dispersed in a binder resin solution , and a sensitizer dye is then added to the mixture , so that a photoconductive layer coating liquid is prepared . the thus prepared photoconductive layer coating liquid is coated on an electroconductive support 1 and dried , so that a photoconductive layer 2a is formed on the electroconductive support 1 . it is preferable that the thickness of the photosensitive layer 2a be in the range of 3 μm to 50 μm , more preferably in the range of 5 μm to 20 μm . it is preferable that the amount of the aminobiphenyl compound contained in the photoconductive layer 2a be in the range of 30 wt . % to 70 wt . % of the total weight of the photoconductive layer 2a , more preferably about 50 wt . % of the total weight of the photoconductive layer 2a . further , it is preferable that the amount of the sensitizer dye contained in the photoconductive layer 2a be in the range of 0 . 1 wt . % to 5 wt . %, more preferably in the range of 0 . 5 wt . % to 3 wt . %, of the total weight of the photoconductive layer 2a . as the sensitizer dye , the following can be employed in the present invention : triarylmethane dyes , such as brilliant green , victoria blue b , methyl violet , crystal violet , and acid violet 6b ; xanthene dyes , such as rhodamine b , rhodamine 6g , rhodamine g extra , eosin s , erythrosin , rose bengale , and fluorescein ; thiazine dyes , such as methylene blue ; cyanin dyes , such as cyanin ; and pyrylium dyes , such as 2 , 6 - diphenyl - 4 -( n , n - dimethylaminophenyl ) thiapyrylium perchlorate and benzopyrylium salt ( japanese patent publication 48 - 25658 ); and 2 , 4 , 7 - trinitro - 9 - fluorenone and 2 , 4 - dinitro - 9 - fluorenone . these sensitizer dyes can be used alone or in combination . an electrophotographic photoconductor according to the present invention as shown in fig1 can be prepared , for example , as follows . a charge generating material in the form of small particles is dispersed in a solution of one or more aminobiphenyl compounds and a binder agent . the thus prepared dispersion is coated on the electroconductive support 1 and then dried , whereby a photoconductive layer 2b is formed on the electroconductive support 1 . it is preferable that the thickness of the photoconductive layer 2b be in the range of 3 μm to 50 μm , more preferably in the range of 5 μm to 20 μm . it is preferable that the amount of the aminobiphenyl compound contained in the photoconductive layer 2b be in the range of 10 wt . % to 95 wt . %, more preferably in the range of 30 wt . % to 90 wt . %, of the total weight of the photoconductive layer 2b . further , it is preferable that the amount of the charge generating material 3 contained in the photoconductive layer 2b be in the range of 0 . 1 wt . % to 50 wt . %, more preferably in the range of 1 wt . % to 20 wt . %, of the total weight of the photoconductive layer 2b . as the charge generating material 3 , the following can be employed in the present invention : inorganic pigments , such as selenium , a selenium - tellurium alloy , cadmium sulfide , a cadmium sulfide -- selenium alloy , and α - silicon ; and organic pigments , for example , c . i . pigment blue 25 ( c . i . 21180 ), c . i . pigment red 41 ( c . i . 21200 ), c . i . acid red 52 ( c . i . 45100 ), and c . i . basic red 3 ( c . i . 45210 ); azo pigments having a carbazole skeleton ( japanese laid - open patent application 53 - 95033 ), azo pigments having a distyrylbenzene skeleton ( japanese laid - open patent application 53 - 133445 ), azo pigments having a triphenylamine skeleton ( japanese laid - open patent application 53 - 132347 ), azo pigments having a dibenzothiophene skeleton ( japanese laid - open patent application 54 - 21728 ), azo pigments having an oxazole skeleton ( japanese laid - open patent application 54 - 12742 ), azo pigments having a fluorenone skeleton ( japanese laid - open patent application 54 - 22834 ), azo pigments having a bisstilbene skeleton ( japanese laid - open patent application 54 - 17733 ), azo pigments having a distyryl oxadiazole skeleton ( japanese laid - open patent application 54 - 2129 ), azo pigments having a distyryl carbazole skeleton ( japanese laid - open patent application 54 - 14967 ); phthalocyanine - type pigments such as c . i . pigment blue 16 ( c . i . 74100 ); indigo - type pigments such as c . i . vat brown 5 ( c . i . 73410 ) and c . i . vat dye ( c . i . 73030 ); and perylene - type pigments , such as algo scarlet b ( made by bayer co ., ltd .) and indanthrene scarlet r ( made by bayer co ., ltd ). these charge generating materials can be used alone or in combination . an electrophotographic photoconductor according to the present invention as shown in fig1 can be prepared , for example , as follows . a charge generating material 3 is vacuum - evaporated on the electroconductive support 1 , whereby a charge generating layer 5 is formed . alternatively , a charge generating material 3 in the form of fine particles is dispersed in a solution of a binder agent , and this dispersion is applied to the electroconductive support material 1 and then dried , and , if necessary , the applied layer is subjected to buffing to make the surface smooth or to adjust the thickness of the layer to a predetermined thickness , whereby a charge generating layer 5 is formed . a charge transporting layer 6 is then formed on the charge generating layer 5 by applying a solution of one or more aromatic diethyl compounds and a binder agent to the charge generating layer 5 and then drying the applied solution . in this photoconductor , the charge generating material employed is the same as that employed in the photoconductor in fig1 . it is preferable that the thickness of the charge generating layer 5 be 5 μm or less , more preferably 2 μm or less . it is preferable that the thickness of the charge transporting layer 6 be in the range of 3 μm to 50 μm , more preferably in the range of 5 μm to 20 μm . in the case where the charge generating layer 5 comprises a charge generating material in the form of fine particles , dispersed in a binder agent , it is preferable that the amount of the charge generating material in the charge generating layer 5 be in the range of 10 wt . % to 95 wt . %, more preferably in the range of about 50 wt . % to about 90 wt . % of the entire weight of the charge generating layer 5 . further , it is preferable that the amount of the aminobiphenyl compound contained in the charge transporting layer 6 be in the range of 10 wt . % to 95 wt . %, more preferably in the range of 30 wt . % to 90 wt . %, of the total weight of the charge transporting layer 6 . the electrophotographic photoconductor as shown in fig1 can be prepared , for example , by coating a solution of the aminobiphenyl compound and a binder agent on the electroconductive support 1 and drying the same to form a charge transporting layer 4 , and then coating on the charge transporting layer 4 a dispersion of finely - divided charge generating material , with addition thereto of a binder agent when necessary , and drying the coated dispersion to form a charge generating layer 5 on the charge transporting layer 4 . the thickness of each of the two layers 4 and 5 and the compositions thereof may be the same as those of the photoconductive layer 2c in the photoconductor shown in fig5 . when a protective layer 7 is formed on the charge generating layer 5 of the photoconductive layer by coating an appropriate resin solution , for instance , by performing spray coating , the photoconductor as shown in fig1 can be prepared . as the electroconductive support 1 for use in the present invention , a metal plate or metal foil , for example , made of aluminum , a plastic film on which a metal , for example , aluminum , is evaporated , or paper which has been treated so as to be electroconductive , can be employed . as the binder agent for use in the present invention , condensation resins , such as polyamide , polyurethane polyester , epoxy resin , polyketone and polycarbonate ; and vinyl polymers such as polyvinylketone , polystyrene , poly - n - vinylcarbazole and polyacrylamide , can be used . these resins can also be employed as a resin component in the above mentioned protective layer 7 . other conventional electrically insulating and adhesive resins can also be used as the binder agent in the present invention . when necessary , there can be added to the binder resins a plasticizer , for example , halogenated paraffin , polybiphenyl chloride , dimethylnaphthalene and dibutyl phthalate . in the above described photoconductors according to the present invention , if necessary , an adhesive or barrier layer can be interposed between the electroconductive support and the photoconductive layer . the adhesive layer or the barrier layer can be made of , for example , polyamide , nitrocellulose , or aluminum oxide . it is preferable that the thickness of the adhesive layer or barrier layer be 1 μm or less . when copying is performed by use of the photoconductors according to the present invention , the surface of the photoconductor is charged uniformly in the dark to a predetermined polarity . the uniformly charge photoconductor is exposed to a light image so that a latent electrostatic image is formed on the photoconductor . the thus formed latent electrostatic image is developed by a developer to a visible image , and , when necessary , the developed image can be transferred to a sheet of paper . the photoconductors according to the present invention have high photosensitivity and excellent flexibility . preparation of embodiments of an electrophotographic photoconductor according to the present invention will now be explained in detail by referring to the following examples . the following components were ground and dispersed in a ball mill to prepare a charge generating layer coating liquid : __________________________________________________________________________ parts by weight__________________________________________________________________________diane blue ( c . i . pigment blue 25 , c . i . 21180 ) ( a charge generatingpigment of 76the following formula ( cg - 1 )) ## str196 ## 2 % tetrahydrofuran solution of a polyester resin ( vylon 200 made 1 , 260toyobo co ., ltd .) tetrahydrofuran 3 , 700__________________________________________________________________________ this charge generating layer coating liquid was coated by a doctor blade on the aluminum - evaporated surface of an aluminum - evaporated polyester base film , which served as an electroconductive support , so that a charge generating layer was formed on the electroconductive support with a thickness of about 1 μm when dried at room temperature . then the following components were mixed and dissolved , so that a charge transporting layer coating liquid was prepared : ______________________________________ parts by weight______________________________________aminobiphenyl compound no . 1 - 21 2in table 1polycarbonate resin ( panlite k 1300 2made by teijin limited . ) tetrahydrofuran 16______________________________________ the thus prepared charge transporting layer coating liquid was coated on the aforementioned charge generating layer by a doctor blade and dried at 80 ° c . for 2 minutes and then at 105 ° c . for 5 minutes , so that a charge transporting layer with a thickness of about 20 μm was formed on the charge generating layer ; thus , an electrophotographic photoconductor no . 1 -- 1 according to the present invention was prepared . the electrophotographic photoconductor no . 1 was charged negatively in the dark under application of - 6 kv of corona charge for 20 seconds and then allowed to stand in the dark for 20 seconds without applying any charge thereto . at this moment , the surface potential v po ( v ) of the photoconductor was measured by a paper analyzer ( kawaguchi electro works , model sp - 428 ). the photoconductor was then illuminated by a tungsten lamp in such a manner that the illuminance on the illuminated surface of the photoconductor was 20 lux , and the exposure e 1 / 2 ( lux . seconds ) required to reduce the initial surface potential v po ( v ) to 1 / 2 the initial surface potential v po ( v ) was measured . the results showed that v po ( v )=- 1100 v and e 1 / 2 = 1 . 62 lux . seconds . example p - 1 -- 1 was repeated except that the charge generating material and the aminobiphenyl compound working as the charge transporting material employed in example p - 1 -- 1 were respectively replaced by the charge generating materials and the aminodiphenyl compounds as listed in table 3 , whereby electrophotographic photoconductors no . 1 - 2 through no . 1 - 27 according to the present invention were prepared . selenium was vacuum - evaporated with a thickness of about 1 . 0 μm on an about 300 μm thick aluminum plate so that a charge generating layer was formed on the aluminum plate . a charge transporting layer coating liquid was prepared by mixing and dispersing the following components : ______________________________________ parts by weight______________________________________aminobiphenyl compound no . 1 - 21 2in table 1polyester resin ( polyester adhesive 49000 3made by du pont co .) tetrahydrofuran 45______________________________________ the thus prepared charge transporting layer coating liquid was coated on the aforementioned selenium charge generating layer by a doctor blade , dried at room temperature and further dried under reduced pressure , so that a charge transporting layer about 10 μm thick was formed on the charge generating layer ; thus , an electrophotographic photoconductor no . 1 - 50 according to the present invention was prepared . a perylene pigment c . i . vat red 23 ( c . i . 71130 ) of the following formula was vacuum - evaporated with a thickness of about 0 . 3 μm on an about 300 μm thick aluminum plate so that a charge generating layer was formed on the aluminum plate : ## str204 ## a charge transporting layer coating liquid was prepared by mixing and dispersing the following components : ______________________________________ parts by weight______________________________________aminobiphenyl compound no . 1 - 21 2in table 1polyester resin ( polyester adhesive 49000 3made by du pont co .) tetrahydrofuran 45______________________________________ the thus prepared charge transporting layer coating liquid was coated on the aforementioned charge generating layer by a doctor blade , dried at room temperature and further dried under reduced pressure , so that a charge transporting layer about 10 μm thick was formed on the charge generating layer ; thus , an electrophotographic photoconductor no . 1 - 51 according to the present invention was prepared . one part by weight of diane blue ( c . i . pigment blue 25 , c . i . 21180 ) which was the same as that employed in example p - 1 was added to 158 parts by weight of tetrahydrofuran , and the mixture was found and dispersed in a ball mill . to this mixture , 12 parts by weight of the aminobiphenyl compound no . 1 - 21 in table 1 and 18 parts by weight of a polyester resin ( polyester adhesive 49000 made by du pont co .) were added and mixed , whereby a photoconductive layer coating liquid was prepared . the thus prepared photoconductive layer coating liquid was coated on an aluminum - evaporated polyester film by a doctor blade and dried at 100 ° c . for 30 minutes , so that a photoconductive layer with a thickness of about 16 μm was formed on the aluminum - evaporated polyester film , thus , an electrophotographic photoconductor no . 1 - 52 according to the present invention was prepared . the same charge transporting layer coating liquid as that prepared in example 1 was coated by a doctor blade on the aluminum - evaporated surface of an aluminum - evaporated polyester base film , which served as an electroconductive support , so that a charge transporting layer was formed on the electroconductive support , with a thickness of about 20 μm when dried at room temperature . then the following components were ground and dispersed in a ball mill to prepare a dispersion : __________________________________________________________________________ parts by weight__________________________________________________________________________bisazo pigment ( a charge generating pigment of the following formula ( cg - 5 )) 13 . 5 ## str205 ## polyvinyl butyral ( trademark &# 34 ; xyhl &# 34 ; made by union carbide plastic 5 . 4 , ltd . ) tetrahydrofuran 680ethyl cellosolve 1020__________________________________________________________________________ to the above dispersion , 1700 parts by weight of ethyl cellosolve were further added and the mixture was dispersed , whereby a charge generating layer coating liquid was prepared . the thus prepared charge generating layer coating liquid was coated on the aforementioned charge transporting layer by spray coating and dried at 100 ° c . for 10 minutes , whereby a charge generating layer having a thickness of about 0 . 2 μm was formed on the charge transporting layer . then a methanol / n - buthanol solution of a polyaminde resin ( trademark &# 34 ; cm - 8000 &# 34 ; made by toray industries , inc .) was coated on the charge generating layer by spray coating and dried at 120 ° c . for 30 minutes , whereby a protective having a thickness of about 0 . 5 μm was formed on the charge generating layer . thus an electrophotographic photoconductor no . 1 - 53 according to the present invention was prepared . the thus prepared electrophotographic photoconductors no . 1 - 2 to no . 1 - 53 were charged negatively or positively in the dark under application of - 6 kv or + 6 kv of corona charge for 20 seconds and then allowed to stand in the dark for 20 seconds without applying any charge thereto . at this moment , the surface potential v po ( v ) of each photoconductor was measured by a paper analyzer ( kawaguchi electro works , model sp - 428 ). each photoconductor was then illuminated by a tungsten lamp in such a manner that the illuminance on the illuminated surface of the photoconductor was 20 lux , so that the exposure e 1 / 2 ( lux seconds ) required to reduce the initial surface potential v po ( v ) to 1 / 2 the initial surface potential v po ( v ) was measured . table 6______________________________________ vpo e . sub . 1 / 2photoconductors ( volt ) ( lux sec ) ______________________________________1 - 1 - 1100 1 . 621 - 2 - 1210 1 . 501 - 3 - 1310 0 . 801 - 4 - 1520 2 . 411 - 5 - 1190 0 . 621 - 6 - 990 0 . 911 - 7 - 1220 2 . 001 - 8 - 1420 1 . 871 - 9 - 1120 1 . 321 - 10 - 1200 1 . 031 - 11 - 1150 0 . 981 - 12 - 1080 1 . 101 - 13 - 1290 0 . 921 - 14 - 1450 1 . 101 - 15 - 1110 1 . 041 - 16 - 1270 0 . 911 - 17 - 1090 0 . 641 - 18 - 1250 1 . 111 - 19 - 1240 1 . 041 - 20 - 1230 0 . 851 - 21 - 1050 0 . 691 - 22 - 1320 1 . 091 - 23 - 800 0 . 821 - 24 - 1300 1 . 071 - 25 - 690 0 . 681 - 26 - 1140 1 . 001 - 27 - 1140 0 . 941 - 28 - 1260 1 . 061 - 29 - 650 0 . 731 - 30 - 1180 1 . 051 - 31 - 1250 1 . 101 - 32 - 1160 0 . 151 - 33 - 1210 1 . 121 - 34 - 1220 1 . 111 - 35 - 1020 1 . 031 - 36 - 1280 1 . 041 - 37 - 980 0 . 841 - 38 - 1470 1 . 181 - 39 - 1000 0 . 941 - 40 - 1000 0 . 981 - 41 - 450 0 . 531 - 42 - 1130 1 . 051 - 43 - 1180 1 . 191 - 44 - 1220 1 . 031 - 45 - 1240 1 . 081 - 46 - 1200 1 . 001 - 47 - 1220 1 . 171 - 48 - 1100 0 . 991 - 49 - 770 0 . 811 - 50 - 970 2 . 601 - 51 - 1520 3 . 981 - 52 + 1320 1 . 901 - 53 + 1290 0 . 99______________________________________ each of the above electrophotographic photoconductors no . 1 -- 1 through no . 1 - 53 was incorporated in a commercially available electrophotographic copying machine and a latent electrostatic image was formed thereon by being exposed to a light image . the latent electrostatic image was developed with a dry type developer to a visible toner image , electrostatically transferred to a transfer sheet made of plain paper and fixed thereto . as a result , a clear transferred image was obtained by each of the photoconductors . when a liquid developer was employed instead of the dry type developer , clear transfer images were obtained likewise . the following components were ground and dispersed in a ball mill to prepare a charge generating layer coating liquid : __________________________________________________________________________ parts by weight__________________________________________________________________________diane blue ( c . i . pigment blue 25 , c . i . 21180 ) ( a charge generatingpigment of 76the following formula ( cg - 1 )) ## str206 ## 2 % tetrahydrofuran solution of a polyester resin ( vylon 200 made 1 , 260toyobo co ., ltd .) tetrahydrofuran 3 , 700__________________________________________________________________________ this charge generating layer coating liquid was coated by a doctor blade on the aluminum - evaporated surface of an aluminum - evaporated polyester base film , which served as an electroconductive support , so that a charge generating layer was formed on the electroconductive support with a thickness of about 1 μm when dried at room temperature . the following components were then mixed and dissolved , so that a charge transporting layer coating liquid was prepared : ______________________________________ parts by weight______________________________________aminobiphenyl compound no . 2 - 2 2in table 3polycarbonate resin ( panlite k 1300 2made by teijin limited . ) tetrahydrofuran 16______________________________________ the thus prepared charge transporting layer coating liquid was coated on the aforementioned charge generating layer by a doctor blade and dried at 80 ° c . for 2 minutes and then at 105 ° c . for 5 minutes , so that a charge transporting layer with a thickness of about 20 μm was formed on the charge generating layer ; thus , an electrophotographic photoconductor no . 2 - 1 according to the present invention was prepared . the electrophotographic photoconductor no . 2 - 1 was charged negatively in the dark under application of - 6 kv of corona charge for 20 seconds and then allowed to stand in the dark for 20 seconds without applying any charge thereto . at this moment , the surface potential v po ( v ) of the photoconductor was measured by a paper analyzer ( kawaguchi electro works , model sp - 428 ). the photoconductor was then illuminated by a tungsten lamp in such a manner that the illuminance on the illuminated surface of the photoconductor was 4 . 5 lux , and the exposure e 1 / 2 ( lux seconds ) required to reduce the initial surface potential v po ( v ) to 1 / 2 the initial surface potential v po ( v ) was measured . the results showed that v po ( v )=- 1113 v and e 1 / 2 = 1 . 72 lux . seconds . example p - 2 - 1 was repeated except that the charge generating material and the aminobiphenyl compound working as the charge transporting material employed in example p - 2 - 1 were respectively replaced by the charge generating materials and the aminobiphenyl compounds as listed in table 6 , whereby electrophotographic photoconductors no . 2 -- 2 through no . 2 -- 27 according to the present invention were prepared . selenium was vacuum - evaporated with a thickness of about 1 . 0 μm on an about 300 μm thick aluminum plate so that a charge generating layer was formed on the aluminum plate . a charge transporting layer coating liquid was prepared by mixing and dispersing the following components : ______________________________________ parts by weight______________________________________aminobiphenyl compound no . 2 - 2 2in table 3polyester resin ( polyester adhesive 49000 3made by du pont co .) tetrahydrofuran 45______________________________________ the thus prepared charge transporting layer coating liquid was coated on the aforementioned selenium charge generating layer by a doctor blade , dried at room temperature and further dried under reduced pressure , so that a charge transporting layer about 10 μm thick was formed on the charge generating layer ; thus , an electrophotographic photoconductor no . 2 - 50 according to the present invention was prepared . a perylene pigment c . i . vat red 23 ( c . i . 71130 ) of the following formula was vacuum - evaporated with a thickness of about 0 . 3 μm on an about 300 μm thick aluminum plate so that a charge generating layer was formed on the aluminum plate : ## str214 ## a charge transporting layer coating liquid was prepared by mixing and dispersing the following components : ______________________________________ parts by weight______________________________________aminobiphenyl compound no . 2 - 2 2in table 3polyester resin ( polyester adhesive 49000 3made by du pont co .) tetrahydrofuran 45______________________________________ the thus prepared charge transporting layer coating liquid was coated on the aforementioned charge generating layer by a doctor blade , dried at room temperature and further dried under reduced pressure , so that a charge transporting layer about 10 μm thick was formed on the charge generating layer ; thus , an electrophotographic photoconductor no . 2 - 51 according to the present invention was prepared . one part by weight of diane blue ( c . i . pigment blue 25 , c . i . 21180 ) which was the same as that employed in example p - 2 - 1 was added to 158 parts by weight of tetrahydrofuran , and the mixture was ground and dispersed in a ball mill . to this mixture , 12 parts by weight of the aminobiphenyl compound no . 2 -- 2 in table 3 and 18 parts by weight of a polyester resin ( polyester adhesive 49000 made by du pont co .) were added and mixed , whereby a photoconductive layer coating liquid was prepared . the thus prepared photoconductive layer coating liquid was coated on an aluminum - evaporated polyester film by a doctor blade and dried at 100 ° c . for 30 minutes , so that a photoconductive layer with a thickness of about 16 μm was formed on the aluminum - evaporated polyester film , thus , an electrophotographic photoconductor no . 2 - 52 according to the present invention was prepared . the same charge transporting layer coating liquid as that prepared in example p - 2 - 1 was coated by a doctor blade on the aluminum - evaporated surface of an aluminum - evaporated polyester base film , which served as an electroconductive support , so that a charge transporting layer was formed on the electroconductive support , with a thickness of about 20 μm when dried at room temperature . then the following components were ground and dispersed in a ball mill to prepare a dispersion : __________________________________________________________________________ parts by weight__________________________________________________________________________bisazo pigment ( a charge generating pigment of the following formula ( cg - 5 )) 13 . 5 ## str215 ## polyvinyl butyral ( trademark &# 34 ; xyhl &# 34 ; made by union carbide plastic 5 . 4 , ltd . ) tetrahydrofuran 680ethyl cellosolve 1020__________________________________________________________________________ to the above dispersion , 1700 parts by weight of ethyl cellosolve were further added and the mixture was dispersed , whereby a charge generating layer coating liquid was prepared . the thus prepared charge generating layer coating liquid was coated on the aforementioned charge transporting layer by spray coating and dried at 100 ° c . for 10 minutes , whereby a charge generating layer having a thickness of about 0 . 2 μm was formed on the charge transporting layer . then a methanol / n - buthanol solution of a polyaminde resin ( trademark &# 34 ; cm - 8000 &# 34 ; made by toray industries , inc .) was coated on the charge generating layer by spray coating and dried at 120 ° c . for 30 minutes , whereby a protective layer having a thickness of about 0 . 5 μm was formed on the charge generating layer . thus an electrophotographic photoconductor no . 2 - 59 according to the present invention was prepared . the thus prepared electrophotographic photoconductors no . 2 -- 2 to no . 2 - 59 were charged negatively or positively in the dark under application of - 6 kv or + 6 kv of corona charge for 20 seconds and then allowed to stand in the dark for 20 seconds without applying any charge thereto . at this moment , the surface potential v po ( v ) of each photoconductor was measured by a paper analyzer kawaguchi electro works , model sp - 428 ). each photoconductor was then illuminated by a tungsten lamp in such a manner that the illuminance on the illuminated surface of the photoconductor was 20 lux , so that the exposure e 1 / 2 ( lux . seconds ) required to reduce the initial surface potential v po ( v ) to 1 / 2 the initial surface potential v po ( v ) was measured . table 8______________________________________ vpo e . sub . 1 / 2photoconductors ( volt ) ( lux · sec ) ______________________________________no . 2 - 1 - 1113 1 . 72no . 2 - 2 - 1230 1 . 51no . 2 - 3 - 1311 1 . 02no . 2 - 4 - 1530 2 . 42no . 2 - 5 - 1185 0 . 93no . 2 - 6 - 975 0 . 92no . 2 - 7 - 1250 2 . 01no . 2 - 8 - 1412 1 . 85no . 2 - 9 - 1080 1 . 31no . 2 - 10 - 1162 0 . 99no . 2 - 11 - 1151 0 . 95no . 2 - 12 - 1247 0 . 93no . 2 - 13 - 1189 0 . 91no . 2 - 14 - 1208 0 . 99no . 2 - 15 - 1058 0 . 86no . 2 - 16 - 1278 0 . 97no . 2 - 17 - 1102 0 . 90no . 2 - 18 - 1310 1 . 03no . 2 - 19 - 1264 1 . 00no . 2 - 20 - 1380 1 . 04no . 2 - 21 - 1364 1 . 02no . 2 - 22 - 1146 1 . 05no . 2 - 23 - 1262 1 . 29no . 2 - 24 - 1303 1 . 03no . 2 - 25 - 1190 0 . 95no . 2 - 26 - 1154 0 . 97no . 2 - 27 - 1030 0 . 85no . 2 - 28 - 1313 1 . 01no . 2 - 29 - 1180 0 . 91no . 2 - 30 - 1158 0 . 98no . 2 - 31 - 1140 0 . 96no . 2 - 32 - 1157 0 . 98no . 2 - 33 - 1050 0 . 87no . 2 - 34 - 1305 1 . 01no . 2 - 35 - 1180 0 . 94no . 2 - 36 - 1304 1 . 00no . 2 - 37 - 1156 0 . 92no . 2 - 38 - 1330 1 . 03no . 2 - 39 - 1193 0 . 94no . 2 - 40 - 1330 1 . 03no . 2 - 41 - 1195 0 . 94no . 2 - 42 - 1190 0 . 99no . 2 - 43 - 1145 0 . 98no . 2 - 44 - 1380 1 . 03no . 2 - 45 - 1360 1 . 01no . 2 - 46 - 1280 1 . 02no . 2 - 47 - 1258 0 . 98no . 2 - 48 - 1233 1 . 01no . 2 - 49 - 1155 0 . 99no . 2 - 50 - 1250 0 . 98no . 2 - 51 - 1213 0 . 97no . 2 - 52 - 1315 1 . 04no . 2 - 53 - 1290 1 . 02no . 2 - 54 - 1304 1 . 02no . 2 - 55 - 1232 0 . 99no . 2 - 56 - 953 2 . 59no . 2 - 57 - 1450 3 . 80no . 2 - 58 + 1302 1 . 85no . 2 - 59 + 1315 0 . 97______________________________________ each of the above electrophotographic photoconductors no . 2 - 1 through no . 2 - 59 was incorporated in a commercially available electrophotographic copying machine and a latent electrostatic image was formed thereon by being exposed to a light image . the latent electrostatic image was developed with a dry type developer to a visible toner image , electrostatically transferred to a transfer sheet made of plain paper and fixed thereto . as a result , a clear transferred image was obtained by each of the photoconductors . when a liquid developer was employed instead of the dry type developer , clear transfer images were obtained likewise . the following components were ground and dispersed in a ball mill to prepare a charge generating layer coating liquid : __________________________________________________________________________ parts by weight__________________________________________________________________________bisazo pigment ( a charge generating pigment of the following formula ( cg - 5 ) 7 . 5 ## str216 ## 0 . 5 % tetrahydrofuran solution of a polyester resin ( trademark &# 34 ; vylon 500 &# 34 ; made by toyobo co ., ltd .) __________________________________________________________________________ the thus prepared charge generating layer coating liquid was coated by a doctor blade on the aluminum - evaporated surface of an aluminum - evaporated polyester base film , which served as an electroconductive support , so that a charge generating layer was formed with a thickness of about 1 μm on the electroconductive support when dried at room temperature . then the following components were mixed and dissolved , so that a charge transporting layer coating liquid was prepared : ______________________________________ parts by weight______________________________________aminobiphenyl compound no . 2 - 2 1in table 3polycarbonate resin ( trademark &# 34 ; panlite 1k - 1300 &# 34 ; made by teijin limited . ) tetrahydrofuran 8______________________________________ the thus prepared charge transporting layer coating liquid was coated on the aforementioned charge generating layer by a doctor blade and dried at 80 ° c . for 2 minutes and then at 105 ° c . for 5 minutes , so that a charge transporting layer with a thickness of about 20 μm was formed on the charge generating layer . thus , an electrophotographic photoconductor no . 2 - 60 according to the present invention was prepared . the thus prepared electrophotographic photoconductor no . 2 - 60 was charged negatively in the dark under application of - 6kv of corona charge for 20 seconds and the initial surface potential vm ( v ) of the photoconductor was measured by a paper analyzer ( kawaguchi electro works , model sp - 428 ). the photoconductor was then allowed to stand in the dark for 20 seconds without applying any charge thereto . at this moment , the surface potential v po ( v ) after dark decay of the photoconductor was measured by the paper analyzer . the photoconductor was then illuminated by a tungsten lamp in such a manner that the illuminance on the illuminated surface of the photoconductor was 4 . 5 lux , and the exposure e 1 / 2 lux . seconds ) required to reduce the initial surface potential v po ( v ) to 1 / 2 the initial surface potential v po ( v ) was measured . furthermore , the residual surface potential vr ( v ) when exposed to the light for 30 seconds was measured . the results showed that vm =- 1358 v , v po ( v )=- 1185 v , e 1 / 2 = 0 . 93 lux . seconds , and vr = 0 v . the charge transporting layer was transparent . example p - 2 - 60 was repeated except that aminobiphenyl compound no . 2 -- 2 employed in the charge transporting layer in example p - 2 - 60 was replaced by aminobiphenyl compound no . 2 - 104 in table 3 , whereby an electrophotographic photoconductor no . 2 - 61 according to the present invention was prepared . the initial surface potential vm ( v ), the surface potential vpo ( v ) after dark decay , the exposure e 1 / 2 ( lux . seconds ), and the residual potential vr ( v ) of this electrophotographic photoconductor were measured in the same manner as in example p - 2 - 61 . the results showed that vm =- 1522 v , v po ( v )=- 1364 v , e 1 / 2 = 1 . 02 lux . seconds , and vr = 0 v . the charge transporting layer was transparent . example p - 2 - 60 was repeated except that aminobiphenyl compound no . 1 - 2 employed as the charge transporting material in example p - 2 - 60 was replaced by 4 , 4 &# 39 ;, 4 &# 34 ;- trimethyltriphenylamine of the following formula , whereby a comparative electrophotographic photoconductor no . 1 was prepared . ## str217 ## the initial surface potential vm ( v ), the surface potential vpo ( v ) after dark decay , the exposure e 1 / 2 ( lux . seconds ), and the residual potential vr ( v ) of this comparative electrophotographic photoconductor were measured in the same manner as in example p - 2 - 60 . the results showed that vm =- 1480 v , v po ( v )=- 1290 v , e 1 / 2 = 1 . 24 lux . seconds , and vr =- 130 v . the charge transporting layer was milky white . these results indicate that the photosensitivity of this comparative photoconductor represented by e 1 / 2 is lower than those of the above - mentioned electrophotographic photoconductors no . 2 - 60 and no . 2 - 61 according to the present invention and the residual potential vr ( v ) is higher than those of the electrophotographic photoconductors no . 2 - 60 and no . 2 - 61 according to the present invention . example p - 2 - 5 was repeated except that aminobiphenyl compound no . 1 - 2 employed as the charge transporting material in example p - 2 - 60 was replaced by 4 , 4 &# 39 ;, 4 &# 34 ;- trimethyltriphenylin whereby a comparative electrophotographic photoconductor no . 2 was prepared . the surface potential vpo ( v ) after dark decay , the exposure e 1 / 2 ( lux . seconds ), and the residual potential vr ( v ) of this comparative electrophotographic photoconductor were measured in the same manner as in example p - 2 - 5 . the results showed that v po ( v )=- 1290 v , e 1 / 2 = 1 . 24 lux . seconds , and vr =- 130 v . the charge transporting layer was milky white . in the case of the electrophotographic photoconductor no . 2 - 5 in example p - 2 - 5 , v po ( v )=- 1185 v , e 1 / 2 = 0 . 93 lux . seconds , and vr = 0 v . thus , the photosensitivity of this comparative photoconductor represented by e 1 / 2 is lower than that of the electrophotographic photoconductor no . 2 - 5 according to the present invention and the residual potential ( vr ) is higher than that of the photographic photoconductor no . 2 - 5 according to the present invention . the following components were ground and dispersed in a ball mill to prepare a charge generating layer coating liquid : __________________________________________________________________________ parts by weight__________________________________________________________________________bisazo pigment ( charge generating material ( cg - 5 )) 76 ## str218 ## 2 % tetrahydrofuran solution of a polyester resin ( trademark &# 34 ; vylon 1 , 260made by toyobo co ., ltd .) tetrahydrofuran 3 , 700__________________________________________________________________________ this charge generating layer coating liquid was coated by a doctor blade on the aluminum - evaporated surface of an aluminum - evaporated polyester base film , which served as an electroconductive support , so that a charge generating layer was formed on the electroconductive support with a thickness of about 1 μm when dried at room temperature . then the following components were mixed and dissolved , so that a charge transporting layer coating liquid was prepared : ______________________________________ parts by weight______________________________________n , n - diphenyl -[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine 2of the following formula serving ascharge transporting material : ## str219 ## polycarbonate resin ( trademark &# 34 ; panlite 2k - 1300 &# 34 ; made by teijin limited . ) tetrahydrofuran 16______________________________________ the thus prepared charge transporting layer coating liquid was coated on the aforementioned charge generating layer by a doctor blade and dried at 80 ° c . for 2 minutes and then at 105 ° c . for 5 minutes , so that a charge transporting layer with a thickness of about 20 μm was formed on the charge generating layer , whereby a comparative electrophotographic photoconductor no . 3 was prepared . comparative example p - 3 was repeated except that n , n - diphenyl -[ 1 , 1 &# 39 ;- biphenyl ]- 4 - amine employed as charge transporting material in comparative example p - 3 was replaced by 4 , 4 &# 39 ;, 4 &# 34 ;- trimethyltriphenylamine , whereby a comparative electrophotographic photoconductor no . 4 was prepared . the thus prepared comparative electrophotographic photoconductors no . 3 and no . 4 were charged negatively in the dark under application of - 6 kv of corona charge for 20 seconds and then allowed to stand in the dark for 20 seconds without applying any charge thereto . at this moment , the surface potential vpo ( v ) of each photoconductor was measured by a paper analyzer ( kawaguchi electro works , model sp - 428 ). each photoconductor was then illuminated by a tungsten lamp in such a manner that the illuminance on the illuminated surface of the photoconductor was 20 lux , so that the exposure e 1 / 2 ( lux . seconds ) required to reduce the initial surface potential v po ( v ) to 1 / 2 the initial surface potential v po ( v ) was measured . furthermore , the surface potential of each comparative electrophotoconductor 30 seconds after the initiation of the exposure to the light was also measured , which surface potential is referred to as vr . for comparison , v po ( v ), e 1 / 2 ( lux . second ) and vr ( v ) of photoconductor no . 1 - 5 prepared in example p - 1 - 5 were also measured in the same manner . table 9______________________________________ vpo ( v ) e . sub . 1 / 2 vr ( v ) ______________________________________photoconductor no . 1 - 5 1190 0 . 62 - 0comparative - 1363 1 . 30 0photoconductor no . 3comparative - 1290 1 . 24 - 129photoconductor no . 4______________________________________ in order to investigate the fatigue characteristics of photoconductor no . 1 - 5 and comparative photoconductor no . 3 after repeated use ( hereinafter referred to as the repeated use fatigue characteristics ), the two photoconductors were subjected to the charging at - 7 . 5 kv and exposure of 30 lux in repetition , so that the changes in the residual surface potential ( vr &# 39 ;) of each photoconductor were measured . the results are shown in fig1 . the results shown in table 9 and in fig1 indicate that comparative photoconductor no . 3 is inferior to photoconductor no . 1 - 5 in e 1 / 2 which represents photosensitivity , and the residual surface potential ( vr &# 39 ;) of comparative photoconductor no . 3 increases while in repeated use . comparative photoconductor no . 4 is also lower in e 1 / 2 than photoconductor no . 1 - 5 , and has a relatively high residual potential ( vr ) in the initial stage before its repeated use .