1. A compound comprising one or more tetravalent boron anions and one or more of:
i) an organic compound containing a nitrogen atom and a cation or
ii) an ammonium cation;
wherein the each of the one or more tetravalent boron atoms is bonded to the nitrogen atom of an ammonium cation or to an organic compound containing at least one nitrogen atom.
2. A compound according to claim 1 comprising at least one amido-borate which comprises a tetravalent boron anion wherein the boron anion is bonded to the nitrogen atom an organic compound which contains one or more nitrogen atoms and one or more cations with the proviso that the number of borate anions and cations is the same.
3. A compound according to claim 1 comprising one or more amido-borates containing a tetravalent boron anion bonded to an ammonium cation.
4. A compound according to claim 1 comprising two or more amido-borates each comprising a tetravalent boron anion wherein at least one of the borate anions is bonded to the nitrogen atom of an organic compound; and at least one of the borate anions is bonded to the nitrogen of an ammonium cation; and one or more additional cations wherein the number of additional cations is the same as the number of tetravalent boron atoms bonded to the nitrogen atom of organic compounds containing at least one nitrogen atom.
5. A compound according to claim 1 wherein the amido-borate corresponds to one of the formulas:
R1 is independently in each occurrence an alkyl or cycloalkyl group, or two or more of R1 may combine to form a cycloaliphatic ring;
R2 is independently in each occurrence an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl, or aralkyl group optionally containing one or more heteroatoms or protons;
R3 is independently in each occurrence hydrogen, an alkyl or an aryl group which may optionally contain one or more heteroatoms;
R4 is independently in each occurrence a divalent hydrocarbyl moiety which may optionally contain one or more heteroatoms;
R5 is independently in each occurrence a t-valent hydrocarbyl group;
X is independently in each occurrence a cation;
Y is independently in each occurrence R2)3 or R23;
Z is independently in each occurrence N, P, Si or C;
p is independently in each occurrence 0 or 1;
q is independently in each occurrence 1 or 2;
with the proviso that the sum of p and q on each linked boron and nitrogen pair is 2 and the sum of the p and q is 1 or 2; where q is 2 the nitrogen to which it is bonded is quaternary and carries a positive charge which balances the negative charge found on the boron of the borate and a cation is not needed to neutralize the borate;
t is independently in each occurrence 2 or greater; and
w is independently in each occurrence either 0 or 1.
6. Compounds according to claim 5 wherein:
R1 is independently in each occurrence a C1-10 alkyl, C3-10 cycloalkyl or two or more of R1 may combine to form a cycloaliphatic ring;
R2 is independently in each occurrence C1-10 alkyl, C3-10 cycloalkyl, C6-12 aryl, C7-20 alkaryl or C7-20 aralkyl wherein such groups may optionally contain one or more heteroatoms of O or S, or an O or S containing functional moieties;
R3 is independently in each occurrence hydrogen C1-10 alkyl, C3-20 cycloalkyl, C6-20 aryl, C7-20 alkaryl, C7-20 aralkyl optionally containing one or more more heteroatoms or heteroatom containing functional moieties;
R5 is independently in each occurrence a t-valent alkylene group;
X is independently in each occurrence is an onium or an alkali metal ion;
Y is independently in each occurrence R23;
Z is independently in each occurrence is N or C; and
t is 2 or 3.
7. Compounds according to claim 6 wherein:
R1 is independently each in occurrence C1-4 alkyl;
R2 is independently in each occurrence C1-4 alkyl or C1-10 alkoxyalkyl;
R3 is independently in each occurrence hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl or C1-10 alkoxyalkyl;
R4 is independently in each occurrence C2-20 alkylene or C2-20 alkylene containing one or more oxygen atoms;
R5 is independently in each occurrence a t-valent, C2-6 alkylene moiety;
X is an ammonium, phosphonium, sodium or lithium ion; and
t is 2.
8. Compounds according to claim 7 wherein:
R1 is independently in each occurrence C2-4 alkyl;
R2 is independently in each occurrence methyl, ethyl, propyl, methoxy propyl, alkoxypropyl or proxypropyl;
R3 is independently in each occurrence hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or propyl;
R4 is independently in each occurrence C2-4 alkylene;
R5is a divalent C2-4 alkylene group, and
X is tetraethyl ammonium, tetraethyl phosphonium, tetraphenyl phosphonium, sodium or lithium.
9. Compounds according to claim 5 which correspond to one of the formulas:
wherein;
R1 is independently in each occurrence an alkyl or cycloalkyl group, or two or more or R1 may combine to form a cycloaliphatic ring;
R2 is independently in each occurrence an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl, or aralkyl group optionally containing one or more heteroatoms or heteroatom containing functional moieties or protons;
R3 is independently in each occurrence hydrogen, an alkyl or an aryl group which may optionally contain one or more heteroatoms or heteroatom containing functional moieties;
R4 is independently in each occurrence a divalent hydrocarbyl moiety which may optionally contain one or more heteroatoms or heteroatom containing functional moieties;
X is independently in each occurrence a cation;
Z is independently in each occurrence N, P, Si or C;
p is independently in each occurrence 0 or 1;
q is independently in each occurrence 1 or 2;
with the proviso that the sum of p and q on each linked boron and nitrogen pair is 2 and the sum of the p and q is 1 or 2 wherein q is 2, the nitrogen atom is the cation counter-balancing the borate anion;
w is independently in each occurrence either 0 or 1.
10. Amido-borates according to claim 1 which correspond to one of the formulas:
R1 is independently in each occurrence an alkyl or cycloalkyl group, or two or more of R1 may combine to form a cycloaliphatic ring;
R2 is independently in each occurrence an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl, or aralkyl group optionally containing one or more heteroatoms or heteroatom containing functional moieties or protons;
R3 is independently in each occurrence hydrogen, an alkyl or an aryl group which may optionally contain one or more heteroatoms or heteroatom containing functional moieties;
R4 is independently in each occurrence a divalent hydrocarbyl moiety which may optionally contain one or more heteroatoms or heteroatom containing functional moieties;
R5 is independently in each occurrence a t-valent group. R5 is a t-valent hydrocarbylene group optionally containing one or more heteroatoms or heteroatom containing functional moieties;
X is independently in each occurrence a cation;
t is independently in each occurrence 2 or greater;
Y is independently in each occurrence R2)3 or 2 )3;
Z is independently in each occurrence N, P, Si or C;
p is independently in each occurrence 0 or 1;
q is independently in each occurrence 1 or 2;
with the proviso that the sum of p and q on each linked boron and nitrogen pair is 2; and
w is independently in each occurrence either 0 or 1.
11. Compounds according to claim 10 wherein:
R1 is independently in each occurrence a C1-10 alkyl, C3-10 cycloalkyl or two or more of R1 may combine to form a cycloaliphatic ring;
R2 is independently in each occurrence C1-10 alkyl, C3-10 cycloalkyl, C6-12 aryl, C7-20 alkaryl or C7-20 aralkyl wherein such groups may optionally contain one or more heteroatoms of O or S, or an O or S containing functional moieties;
R3 is independently in each occurrence hydrogen C1-10 alkyl, C3-20 cycloalkyl, C6-20 aryl, C7-20 alkaryl, C7-20 aralkyl optionally containing one or more more heteroatoms or heteroatom containing functional moieties;
R5 is independently in each occurrence a t-valent alkylene group;
X is independently in each occurrence is an onium or an alkali metal ion;
Y is independently in each occurrence R2)3;
Z is independently in each occurrence is N or C; and
t is 2 or 3.
12. Compounds according to claim 11 wherein:
R1 is independently each in occurrence C1-4 alkyl;
R2 is independently in each occurrence C1-4 alkyl or C1-10 alkoxyalkyl;
R3 is independently in each occurrence hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl or C1-10 alkoxyalkyl;
R4 is independently in each occurrence C2-20 alkylene or C2-20 alkylene containing one or more oxygen atoms;
R5 is independently in each occurrence a t-valent, C2-6 alkylene moiety;
X is an ammonium, phosphonium, sodium or lithium ion; and
t is 2.
13. Compounds according to claim 12 wherein:
R1 is independently in each occurrence C2-4 alkyl;
R2 is independently in each occurrence methyl, ethyl, propyl, methoxy propyl, ethoxypropyl or propoxypropyl;
R3 is independently in each occurrence hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or propyl;
R4 is independently in each occurrence C2-4 alkylene;
R5 is a divalent C2-4 alkylene group, and
X is tetraethyl ammonium, tetraethyl phosphonium, tetraphenyl phosphonium; sodium or lithium.
14. An amido-borate according to claim 1 corresponding to the formula
15. A compound according to claim 5 corresponding to the formula
16. A compound according to claim 1 corresponding to the formula
17. A compound according to claim 5 corresponding to the formula
18. A compound according to claim 5 corresponding to the formula
19. A compound according to claim 5 corresponding to the formula
20. A compound according to claim 5 corresponding to the formula
21. An amido-borate according to claim 5 corresponding to the formula
22. A compound according to claim 5 corresponding to the formula
23. An amido-borate according to claim 5 corresponding to the formula
24. An amido-borate according to claim 5 corresponding to the formula
25. An amido-borate according to claim 5 corresponding to the formula
26. An amido-borate according to claim 5 corresponding to the formula
27. An amido-borate according to claim 5 corresponding to the formula
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A gaming machine, comprising:
a symbol display device which is capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols;
an input device which is capable of inputting an instruction related to a game; and
a controller programmed to execute processing of:
(A) executing a normal game in which the symbol display device variably displays and then stop-displays symbols;
(B) accepting in the input device an input of selecting any of the plurality of the specific symbols stop-displayed, in response to a fact that a plurality of the specific symbols are stop-displayed, in the normal game executed in the processing (A);
(C) awarding a benefit according to the specific symbols selected in the processing (B);
(D) determining whether or not to generate a specific game state, in response to the specific symbols selected in the processing (B);
(E) accepting in the input device an input of selecting a specific symbol other than the specific symbol selected in the processing (B), from among the plurality of specific symbols stop-displayed, in response to a fact that it is determined that the specific game state is generated in the processing (D); and
(F) awarding a benefit according to the specific symbol selected in the processing (E).
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the processing (D) includes processing of determining that the specific game state is generated at a probability according to the specific symbol selected in the processing (B).
3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein:
the controller is further programmed to execute processing of (G) awarding a predetermined payment, in response to the fact that the predetermined payment symbol is selected in the processing (B); and
the processing (D) is processing of determining whether or not to generate the specific game state, in response to the fact that the predetermined payment symbol is selected in the processing (B).
4. A gaming machine control method, comprising the steps of:
(A) a controller executing a normal game in which a symbol display device which is capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols variably displays and then stop-displays symbols;
(B) the controller accepting in the input device which is capable of inputting an instruction relating to games an input of selecting any of the plurality of the specific symbols stop-displayed, in response to a fact that a plurality of specific symbols are stop-displayed, in the normal game executed in the step (A);
(C) the controller awarding a benefit according to the specific symbols selected in the step (B);
(D) the controller determining whether or not to generate a specific game state, in response to the specific symbols selected in the step (B);
(E) the controller accepting in the input device an input of selecting a specific symbol other than the specific symbol selected in the step (B), from among the plurality of specific symbols stop-displayed, in response to a fact that it is determined that the specific game state is generated in the step (D); and
(F) the controller awarding a benefit according to the specific symbol selected in the step (E).
5. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein the controller is programmed to execute:
the processing (B) of accepting in the input device an input of selecting any of the plurality of the specific symbols stop-displayed, in response to a fact that a plurality of specific symbols including payment symbols are displayed, in the normal game executed in accordance with the processing (A);
the processing (C) of awarding a payment according to the payment symbol, in a case where a payment symbol is selected in the processing (B);
the processing (D) of determining whether or not to generate the specific game state, in a case where a payment symbol is selected in the processing (B); and
the processing (E) of accepting in the input device an input of selecting a specific symbol other than the payment symbol selected in the processing (B), among the plurality of specific symbols stop-displayed in accordance with the processing (A), in response to a fact that it is determined that the specific game state is generated in the processing (D).
6. The gaming machine of claim 5, wherein benefits of different types from each other are associated with the plurality of specific symbols stop-displayed in accordance with the processing (B).
7. The gaming machine of claim 5, wherein execution of a special game other than the normal game, as a benefit to be awarded in a case where the specific symbol is selected in the processing (B), is associated with the specific symbol other than the payment symbol, among the plurality of specific symbols stop-displayed in accordance with the processing (B).
8. The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein:
the special game includes at least one kind of game of a predetermined number of free games and a feature game;
the free game is a game in which even if no gaming media are betted, the symbol display device variably displays and then stop-displays symbols; and
the feature game is a game in which an input of selecting any option from among a plurality of options is accepted from the input device; and a benefit associated with the option selected by the input is awarded.