Abstract: Methods are provided for preparing reactive silane ester compounds, such as aromatic reactive silane ester compounds. The methods include providing a carboxylic acid-containing starting material, reacting the carboxylic acid-containing starting material with a base to form a salt, and reacting the salt with a halo-alkylene-silane to form a reactive silane ester compound. Compositions prepared by these methods, protective layers that include hydrolysis and condensation products of such compositions, electrophotographic photoreceptors that include such protective layers, and image forming apparatus that include such electrophotographic photoreceptors are also provided.

Abstract: A process for synthesizing acrylamine compounds is provided. The process includes producing a dicarboxylic acid salt of an arylamine molecule by reacting a dicarboxylic acid arylamine with an alkyl salt to produce the dicarboxylic acid arylamine salt.

Abstract: Compounds of the formulae wherein Z is —OR1, —SR1, —NR1R2, Y is —OR3, —SR3, or —NR3R4, at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 is hydrogen, at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 is other than hydrogen, at least one Z or Y within the compound is —NR1R2 or —NR3R4, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 each, independently of the others, is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl, and wherein R7 can also be alkoxy, aryloxy, arylalkyloxy, alkylaryloxy, polyalkyleneoxy, polyaryleneoxy, polyarylalkyleneoxy, polyalkylaryleneoxy, silyl, siloxane, polysilylene, polysiloxane, or wherein X is a direct bond, oxygen, sulfur, —NR40— wherein R40 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, alkylaryl, or —CR50R60— wherein R50 and R60 each, independently of the other, is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl.

Abstract: Compounds of the formulae wherein, provided that at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is not a hydrogen atom, R1, R2, and R3 each, independently of the other, is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl, and wherein R1 and R2 can also be alkoxy aryloxy, arylalkyloxy, alkylaryloxy, polyalkyleneoxy, polyaryleneoxy, polyarylalkyleneoxy, polyalkylaryleneoxy, silyl, siloxane, polysilylene, polysiloxane, or a group of the formula wherein r and s are integers representing a number of repeat —CH2— groups, and wherein X is a direct bond, oxygen, sulfur, —NR40— wherein R40 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl, or —CR50R60— wherein R50 and R60 each, independently of the other, is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl, and R10 and R11 each, independently of the other, is alkylene, arylene, arylalkylene, or alkylarylene, and wherein R10 can also be alkyleneoxy, polyaryleneoxy, polyarylalkyleneoxy, polyalkylaryleneoxy, silylene, siloxane, polysilylene, or polysiloxane.

Abstract: A process or method for forming silane esters that is substantially free of oligomers. The process includes reacting an anhydrous salt of a carboxylic acid with a silane in a two phase reaction system. The silane comprises a halo-alkyl substituent. The two phase reaction system comprises a first solvent and a second solvent, wherein the second solvent is a solvent that is substantially non-miscible in the first solvent. An imaging member produced utilizing the silane esters so formed are also produced herein.

Abstract: 4-aminobiphenyl derivative arylamine compounds are formed by providing an iodinated organic compound; substituting the iodinated organic compound at carboxylic acid groups thereof to provide ester protecting groups; conducting an Ullman condensation reaction to convert the product of step (ii) into an arylamine compound; and conducting a Suzuki coupling reaction to add an additional phenyl group to the arylamine compound in the 4-position relative to the nitrogen.

Abstract: A tertiary arylamine compound, such as N,N-diphenyl-4-aminobiphenyl, is Formed by reacting an arylbromidem such as 4-bromobiphenyl, and an arylamine, such as Diphenylamine, preferably in the presence of a palladium ligated catalyst.

Abstract: A polycarbonate generated from the polymerization of a hydroxylated monomer, a hydroxylated charge transport compound, a bisphenol, a curing compound, and a bispheol haloformate, and thereafter subjecting the obtained polymer to a reaction with an acidic compound.

Abstract: A composition comprised of a charge transport compound and a crosslinked polymer composition generated from the curing of a solution of a hydroxyl pendant polycarbonate, a hydroxylated charge transport compound, a curing agent and a solvent.

Abstract: A member comprised of a photogenerating layer and a charge transport layer, and wherein the charge transport layer is comprised of a charge transport component or components, and a crosslinked polycarbonate polymer of the formula wherein X and Y represent the number of segments, and optionally wherein the sum of X and Y is equal to about 0.50.

Abstract: A method for bisformylation an arylamine compound by reacting an arylamine compound with an alkyleneamine in a reaction mixture while refluxing an acid in the reaction mixture.

Abstract: A method for producing a copper/palladium colloid catalyst useful for Suzuki couplings.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing monoiodinated aromatic compounds that are useful as intermediates for preparing charge transporting and hole transporting amino compounds and have high purity with high yield and at low cost. A process for preparing aryl iodide compounds comprises reacting an aryl halide compound with a metal iodide, a metal catalyst and a catalyst coordinating ligand in at least one solvent to form an aryl iodide; and purifying the aryl iodide. A triarylamine compound and a process for preparing a triarylamine compounds reacting the aryl iodide with a diarylamine is also provided. Further, a photoconductive imaging member comprising a charge transport layer that comprises at least one triarylamine compound prepared reacting the aryl iodide with a diarylamine is provided.

Abstract: A photoconductive member containing, for example, a substrate, a photogenerating layer, a charge transport layer and an overcoat layer wherein the overcoat layer is comprised of a crosslinked siloxane composite containing a caprolactone-siloxane.

Abstract: A photoconductive imaging member containing an optional supporting substrate, an optional hole blocking layer thereover, a photogenerating layer and a charge transport layer, and wherein the charge transport layer contains a phenol of, for example, the alternative formulas