PENTAMETHINE CYANINE AZO COMPLEX DYE COMPOUNDS FOR OPTICAL DATA RECORDING

摘要

The present invention relates to specific pentamethine cyanine azo complex dye compounds and their use as dyes in optical layers for optical data recording, preferably for optical data recording using a laser with a wavelength from 630 to 670 nm. The invention further relates to an optical layer comprising said dyes and to a write only read many (WORM) type optical recording medium capable of recording and reproducing information with radiation of a red laser, which employs said pentamethine cyanine azo complex type dye in the optical layer.