摘要 |
<p>Provided is a chromene compound which has a sulfur-containing substitute represented by formula (2) at the carbon atom in the 6-position and/or the 7-position of an indeno(2,1-f)naphtho(1,2-b)pyran structure. This chromene compound has excellent photochromic characteristics, while exhibiting excellent stability at high temperatures. (In the formula, ring X represents an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocyclic ring; each of R3 and R4 represents an alkyl group, a haloalkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, an amino group, a halogen atom, an aryloxy group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic ring group that contains a ring member nitrogen atom and is bound to ring X, to which the ring member nitrogen atom is bonded, through the nitrogen atom; and a represents an integer of 0-4.).</p> |