A photochromic compound featuring a large fading rate to prevent a change in the color tone at the time of fading, exhibiting little color after aged, and exhibiting good durability in the photochromic property. The photochromic compound is a novel chromene compound having a substituted phenyl group at the second position of the naphthopyrane ring and an alkyl group at the fifth position thereof, and is represented by, for example, the following formula,
wherein R1 is an alkyl group, R2 and R3 are substituted phenyl groups, and R4 and R5 are substituents.
一种光致变色化合物,其特点是褪色率大,可防止褪色时色调发生变化,老化后几乎不变色,并且光致变色性能具有良好的耐久性。光致变色化合物是一种新型色烯化合物,其
萘环的第二位上有一个取代的苯基,第五位上有一个烷基,例如由下式表示、
其中 R1 是烷基,R2 和 R3 是取代的苯基,R4 和 R5 是取代基。