申请人:Transitions Optical, Ltd.
公开号:US20220073533A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-10
Provided is a synthetic intermediate for the preparation of photochromic indolenaphthopyran compounds having the core skeletal structure of Formula (I): wherein m is 0 to 4, n is 0 to 4, R
1
and R
2
are each independently hydroxyl, cyano, (meth)acrylate, amino, halo, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, boronic ester, boronic acid, polyether, polyester, polycarbonate, polyurethane, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloaryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio, substituted or unsubstituted arylthio, ketone, aldehyde, ester, carboxylic acid, carboxylate, amide, carbonate, carbamate, urea, siloxane, alkoxysilane, or polysiloxane; R
3
is substituted or unsubstituted 2-pyridyl or substituted or unsubstituted 2-quinolyl; and R
4
is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkoxymethyl, substituted or unsubstituted silyl, or acyl. Also provided is a process for producing an indolenaphthol compound which includes cyclizing the phenylnaphthol compound of Formula (I) in the presence of a catalyst.