Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

Zeneca Limited

The Secretary of State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Government

David F Newton

Colin William Greenhalgh

Ronald W Kenyon

Derek Thorp

Kenneth Dunkerley

Ian Cheetham

David J Thompson

Gerald Williams

Duncan Adrian Phillips

John Laurence Carey

Dennis Eckersley

Vibhas Chokshi

Edward P Raynes

David J Milner

Kenneth J Harrison

Nigel Hughes

Richard Budziarek

John L Leng

Frances C Saunders

Gareth Andrew DeBoos

James Albert Moyse

Howard Clarke

Colin William Greenhaigh

Benzodifurantriones of Formula (1): ##STR1## in which W is unsubstituted or substituted aryl, a process for their preparation via dioxo intermediates and processes for their conversion into benzodifuranone dyes and compounds of Formula (7): ##STR2## are provided wherein R.sup.3 is --H, --COR.sup.2, --SO.sub.2 R.sup.2 -- which R.sup.2 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl and R.sup.4 is --COOR.sup.2, --CONRR.sup.1 in which R and R.sup.1 each independently is --H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl; --COOH or the alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salts thereof; or --COX.sup.2 -- which X.sup.2 is halo.

Benzofuranone and benzodifuranone compounds

Compounds of the Formula VII: ##STR1## Wherein: X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are each independently selected from --H, cyano, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, carbamoyl, sulphamoyl, COOH and carboxylic acid ester;

Polycyclic dyes

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of certain polycyclic dyes and in particularly the preparation of a polycyclic dye of Formula I: ##STR1## By reacting a phenyltartronic acid of Formula II: ##STR2## With either a compound of Formula III: ##STR3## or a compound of Formula IV: ##STR4##

Compounds of the Formula VII: ##STR1## wherein; X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are each independently selected from H, cyano, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, carbamoyl, sulphamoyl, COOH and carboxylic acid ester;

Polycylic dyes

A material suitable for a guest-host liquid crystal device comprises a solution of a liquid crystal material and a pleochroic dye characterized in that the dye comprises at least one anthraquinone compound free from water-solubilizing and ionic substituents and having the formula: ##STR1## wherein each of R and R.sup.1 independently represents an n-alkyl group having from 4 to 7 carbon atoms inclusive and wherein each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is independently selected from hydrogen and alkyl groups having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms inclusive.

Liquid crystal materials containing pleochroic anthraquinone dyes

New pleochroic anthraquinones, suitable for use in colored liquid crystal displays based upon the guest-host effect, of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R & R.sup.1, each independently, represents C.sub.4-7 -n-alkyl; and

Anthraquinone compounds

A process for the transfer color printing of synthetic textile materials wherein the dyestuff used is a 1-hydroxy-2-(optionally substituted) lower alkyl-4-anilinoanthraquinone optionally having from 1 to 3 substituents in the anilino nucleus. Preferably the latter carries a single substituent ortho to the --NH--group.

Transfer dyeing with 1-hydroxy-2-alkyl-4-anilino anthraquinone dyes

A process for the transfer color printing of synthetic textile materials wherein the dyestuff used is a 1-amino-4-anilinoanthraquinone having one or two ortho substituents in the anilino group. The anthraquinone nucleus may be further substituted in the 2- and/or 3-position, preferably by an electron-withdrawing group in the 2-position.

Transfer dyeing with 1-amino-4-anilinoanthraquinone dyes

Substituted 2,6-dioxo-2,6-dihydrobenzo[1:2-b, 4:5-b']difurans or -dipyrroles and processes for their manufacture. The compounds are dyestuffs which are particularly useful in the form of aqueous dispersions for application to polyester textile materials.

Benzodipyrrole dyestuffs

Substituted 2,6-dioxo-2,6-dihydrobenzo[1:2-b, 4:5-b.sup.1 ]difurans or -dipyrroles and processes for their manufacture. The compounds are dyestuffs which are particularly useful in the form of aqueous dispersions for application to polyester textile materials.

Benzodifuran dyestuffs

Process for mass coloring synthetic linear polyesters which comprises incorporating into the preformed polyester one or more dyestuffs of the formulae:- ##STR1## wherein R is a group of the formula ##STR2## and X is a lower alkoxy, substituted lower alkoxy, lower alkylamino or acylamino radical which is free from hydroxy or carboxylic acid groups.

Coloration of polyesters

Azo dyestuff free from carboxylic acid or sulphonic acid groups selected from the group consisting of

Monoazo hydroxy pyridone dyestuffs containing a methylene piperidino

Dyeing nylon by applying sulphonated or unsulphonated dyestuffs containing cyclic anhydride groups, anhydride forming dicarboxylic acid groups or half-esters or half-amides thereof, as free acids or as salts with ammonia or volatile amines, and heating the fibre until dyestuff fixation takes place.

Dyeing process

Dyeing cellulose or cellulose/polyester blends by applying unsulphonated dyestuffs containing cyclic anhydride groups, anhydride-forming dicarboxylic acid groups or half-esters or half-amides thereof, as free acids or as salts with ammonia or volatile amines, and heating the fibre until dyestuff fixation takes place.

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