| abstract |
Novel compounds suitable for optical elements excellent in absorption wavelength characteristics and thermal decomposition characteristics, particularly suitable for optical filters for image display devices and optical recording materials for laser light recording, and optical filters using the compounds And providing an optical recording material. A merocyanine compound represented by the following general formula (I), an optical filter and an optical recording material using the compound. (In the formula, R1-R9 represents H, an alkyl group or an aryl group, G represents O, n represents an integer of 0 to 3, etc. R1 and R2 etc. may form a ring structure.) [Selection figure] None |