Abstract: A diamine-containing polyamic acid alignment layer material provided by the polymerization of aromatic diamine and dianhydride, and having an excellent coating, adhesion and stability. After the polyamic acid alignment layer material is coated and cured at a high temperature, a polyamic acid alignment layer having a pretilt angle of below 2 degrees is formed due to a close ring reaction. The polyamic acid alignment layer with a low pretilt angle can be used in a TN (twisted nematic) type liquid crystal display.

Abstract: The present invention is related to the synthesis of a novel photochromic compound. This compound is a reactive photochromic spirooxazine pigment. Its structure is shown as below: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is either a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms. R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are any of the following group: an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or an alkyoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or halogen atoms, or hydrogen atoms. The range of n is from 1 to 4, which represents the number of repeated units. This synthesized compound possesses a high thermal resistant property up to 241.degree. C., and it may be added into low melting polyethylene terephthalate(PET) resins for direct melt spinning to prepare photochromic fiber. In addition, the reactive double bond of this compound can be copolymerized with other vinyl monomers, to prepare high molecular weight photochromic materials used for photochromic eye glasses and/or photochromic coating.