| CPC C09B 11/24 (2013.01) [C09B 19/00 (2013.01); C09B 23/0075 (2013.01); C09B 23/0091 (2013.01); C09B 57/00 (2013.01); C09K 11/02 (2013.01); C09K 11/06 (2013.01); G01N 1/30 (2013.01); C09K 2211/1007 (2013.01); C09K 2211/1018 (2013.01); G01N 2001/302 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A compound of Formula (I):
(charged dyem+)x·(counterionn−)y·(counterion receptor)z (I),
wherein charged dyem+ is a cationic dye, counterionn− is an anion, and counterion receptor is a binding ligand for counterionn−,
wherein m, n, x, y, and z are integers greater than or equal to 1 and products of x·n and m·y are identical,
wherein the counterion receptor is a heteromacrocycle selected from Formulas (B.1), (B.2), and (B.3):
![]() ![]() or a combination thereof, wherein R′ of Formula (B.3) are identical and are selected from a group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycle, and substituted forms of alkenyl, alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocycle groups.
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15. A formulation comprising a compound of according to claim 1.
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