1. A method for making a tin hydride, comprising reacting a halo-stannane with a formate to form a Sn-formate compound and then subsequently thermolyzing the Sn-formate compound, wherein the tin hydride is a compound of the formula
(R\u2032)n(R\u2033)m(X)3-n-mSn(H)
wherein R\u2032 is alkyl, wherein R\u2033 is aryl attached to a polymer backbone, wherein X is F, Cl, Br, or I; wherein n is 0, 1, 2, or 3; wherein m is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and wherein n+m\u22663.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the tin hydride is a compound of the formula selected from the group consisting of R3SnH, R2XSnH, RX2SnH, and X3SnH, wherein R is selected from alkyl and aryl, and wherein X is selected from halogen.
3. A method of forming halo-boron compounds suitable for reduction to boranes, comprising:
reacting a boron compound selected from the group consisting of alcoholato-boron compounds, catecholato-boron compounds, amino-boron compounds, and anilino-boron compounds with a compound of the formula HX wherein X is selected from the group consisting of halogens, where \u201camino\u201d is an organic group containing a primary or secondary amine functionality bonded to the boron; and thereafter
separating a product halo-boron compound.
4. A method of forming halo-boron compounds suitable for reduction to boranes, comprising:
reacting a boron compound selected from the group consisting of alcoholato-boron compounds, catecholato-boron compounds, amino-boron compounds, and anilino-boron compounds with an oxidizing agent, where \u201camino\u201d is an organic group containing a primary or secondary amine functionality bonded to the boron the oxidizing agent comprising a corresponding halo-boron compound or halide salt of the boron compound; and thereafter
separating a product halo-boron compound.
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 light source device comprising:
a light-emitting unit having a plurality of light-emitting elements,
a first optical unit that substantially collimates beams emitted from the light-emitting elements in a first direction, and
a second optical unit that condenses the beams substantially collimated by the first optical unit in a second direction intersecting the first direction,
wherein the light-emitting unit, the first optical unit, and the second optical unit are sequentially disposed in close contact with each other.
2. The light source device according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting unit is arranged such that light-emitting surfaces of the plurality of light-emitting elements are aligned in the first direction, and a length of the light-emitting surfaces in the second direction is greater than a length of the light emitting surfaces in the first direction.
3. The light source device according to claim 1, wherein the first direction is a main scanning direction, and the second direction is a sub-scanning direction.
4. The light source device according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting elements are organic EL elements.
5. The light source device according to claim 1, wherein the first optical unit is a micro-lens array.
6. The light source device according to claim 1, wherein the first optical unit is a prism sheet.
7. The light source device according to claim 1, wherein the second optical unit is a cylindrical lens.
8. The light source device according to claim 1, wherein the second optical unit is a linear Fresnel lens.
9. A line head module comprising the light source device according to claim 1.
10. The line head module according to claim 9, wherein light emitted by the light-emitting unit is guided to a photoconductor to expose the photoconductor.
11. A light source device comprising:
a light-emitting unit having a plurality of light-emitting elements,
a first optical unit that substantially collimates beams emitted from the light-emitting elements in a first direction, and
a second optical unit that condenses the beams substantially collimated by the first optical unit in a second direction intersecting the first direction,
wherein the light-emitting unit is arranged such that the plurality of light-emitting elements is aligned in the first direction,
the first optical unit includes a beam-condensing element group having a plurality of beam-condensing elements disposed near to every light-emitting element, and
the beam-condensing element group corresponding to one light-emitting element has more beam-condensing elements than beam-condensing element groups corresponding to other ones of the light-emitting elements having a greater quantity of light than the one light-emitting element.
12. A method of manufacturing a light source device including a light-emitting unit having a plurality of light-emitting elements, a first optical unit that substantially collimates beams emitted from the light-emitting elements in a first direction, and a second optical unit that condenses the beams substantially collimated by the first optical unit in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the light-emitting unit being arranged such that the plurality of light-emitting elements are aligned in the first direction, and the first optical unit including a beam-condensing element group having a plurality of beam-condensing elements disposed near to every light-emitting element, the method comprising:
measuring a quantity of light of the light-emitting elements, and
forming the beam-condensing element group so that a beam-condensing element group corresponding to one light-emitting element has a larger number of beam-condensing elements than a beam-condensing element group corresponding to other ones of the light-emitting elements each of which has a greater quantity of light than the one light-emitting element.