Sterling Drug Inc.

The Hilton-davis Chemical Co.

Edward E Ehlinger

William M Hung

2- And/or 6-pyridylethylamino-substituted fluorans useful as color formers, particularly in pressure-sensitive carbonless duplicating systems and thermal-responsive marking systems are prepared by the interaction of (pyridylethylaminophenyl)carbonylbenzoic acids with 4-hydroxy- or alkoxyanilines or by the interaction of (disubstituted aminophenyl)carbonylbenzoic acids with N-pyridylethyl-4-hydroxy- or alkoxyacetanilides. The (pyridylethylaminophenyl)carbonylbenzoic acid intermediates required for the fluorans are prepared by interacting a N-pyridylethyl-3-hydroxyaniline with a substituted or unsubstituted phthalic anhydride. The N-pyridylethyl-4-hydroxy- or alkoxyanilines and the N-pyridylethyl-3-hydroxyanilines are prepared by interacting the respective aniline with a vinylpyridine.

Fluoran compounds and marking systems

2-And/or 6-pyridylethylamino-substituted fluorans useful as color formers, particularly in pressure-sensitive carbonless duplicating systems and thermal-responsive marking systems are prepared by the interaction of (pyridylethylaminophenyl)carbonylbenzoic acids with 4-hydroxy- or alkoxyanilines or by the interaction of (disubstituted aminophenyl)carbonylbenzoic acids with N-pyridylethyl-4-hydroxy- or alkoxy acetanilides. The (pyridylethylaminophenyl)carbonylbenzoic acid intermediates required for the fluorans are prepared by interacting a N-pyridylethyl-3-hydroxyaniline with a substituted or unsubstituted phthalic anhydride. The N-pyridylethyl-4-hydroxy- or alkoxyanilines and the N-pyridylethyl-3-hydroxyanilines are prepared by interacting the respective aniline with a vinylpyridine.

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Edward E Ehlinger