Everlight Usa, Inc.

Duncan Adrian Phillips

John Anthony Taylor

Yung-Chien Kao

Wen-Jang Chen

The present invention provides the blue dyestuffs of the following formula (I), ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, X, X.sub.1, X.sub.2, Y, and Z are defined in this document. These kinds of dyestuffs are suitable for dyeing and printing of materials containing either cellulose fibers, such as cotton, synthetic cotton, hemp, and synthetic hemp, or synthetic polyamide and polyurethane fibers, such as wool, silk, and nylon.

Blue reactive dyestuffs

A red reactive dyestuff of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein the substituents have the meaning given in the description. The red reactive dyestuff of the present invention is suitable for dying and printing on cellulose fiber such as cotton, artificial cotton, linen and artificial linen, etc., and polyamide and polyurethane fibers like wool, silk and nylon, etc. It is also suitable for dying and printing on mixed or cross-linking spinning of cellulose fiber or polyamide fiber and polyurethane fiber, polyacrylonitrile fiber and other fiber.

Red reactive dyestuffs

The present invention provides the reactive formazan dyestuffs of the following formula (I), ##STR1## wherein m, Y, R, X.sub.1, X.sub.2, and M are defined in this document. These kinds of dyestuffs have deep-dyeing ability, and they are suitable for dyeing and printing of materials containing either cellulose fibers, such as cotton, synthetic cotton, hemp, and synthetic hemp.

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Lancs, United Kingdom

Duncan Adrian Phillips