Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

Friedrich W Krock

Rutger Neeff

Uwe Claussen

Volker Hederich

Martin Blunck

Albrecht Marhold

Gunther Beck

Rudolf Braden

Ernst Kysela

Peter Wild

Stephan Michaelis

Helmut Heitzer

Peter Roschger

Robert Kuth

Heinz Scheiter

Wolfgang Von Der Emden

Rutger Neoff

Dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## wherein Z denotes a radical to complete a 3,4- or 2,3-pyridinylene, a 4,5-pyrimidinylene, a 3,4- or 4,5-pyridazinylene or a 2,3-pyrazinylene system and

Dyestuffs for bulk dyeing plastics

Dyestuffs which in the form of the free acid conform to the formula ##STR1## in which X and Y independently represent --N.dbd.N--R, --CF.sub.3, --CONH.sub.2, --CONHR.sup.1, --CONR.sup.1 R.sup.2, --COOH, --COOR.sup.1, --CN, --NO.sub.2, --NH.sub.2, --NHR.sup.1, --NR.sup.1 R.sup.2, --OH, --OR.sup.1, --R.sup.1 CONH--, --O--CO--R.sup.1, halogen or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic radical, provided that at least one of the radicals X or Y represents --N.dbd.N--R, in which

Stilbene dyestuffs and light-polarizing films or sheets containing

Light-polarizing films or foils, preferably based on a vinyl alcohol homopolymer or copolymer, contain dyes corresponding to the following formula ##STR1## in which R, R.sup.1, T.sup.1, T.sup.2, n, X and Z are as defined in the specification.

Light-polarizing films or foils containing triphendioxazine or

The invention relates to new fluoromethylated polycyanobenzenes of the formula ##STR1## in which X represents hydrogen, fluorine or chlorine,

Fluoromethylated polycyanobenzenes, their alkali metal cyanide adducts,

The present invention relates to light polarizing films containing water-soluble, transparent organic polymers and dichroic dyes capable of fluorescence and to new dichroic dyes.

Light polarizing films or foils and dyes for their production

Casting solutions for the production of light-polarizing films or sheets contain, relative to the sum of weights (A)+(B)+(C)+(D)=100% by weight, (A) 30-95% by weight, preferably 40-75% by weight, of water, (B) 1-40% by weight, preferably 4-30% by weight, of vinyl, alcohol polymer, (C) 0.01-5% by weight, preferably 0.02-2% by weight, of the dichroic dyestuff, (D) 0.1-75% by weight, preferably 0.5-50% by weight, of one or several organic compounds from the group consisting of aliphatic polyols having 2-6 C atoms, aliphatic ether polyols having 2-6 C atoms, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl ethers of aliphatic polyols having 2-6 C atoms, aliphatic aminoalcohols having 2-4 C atoms, amides of aliphatic C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -carboxylic acids, and, if desired, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -monoalcohol, and, if desired (E) further additives customary for casting solutions, for example stabilizers, and wherein if using glycerol solely, the weight ratio of glycerol: vinylalcohol polymer is about 0.2-1:1, preferably 0.3-0.5:1.

Aqueous casting solutions for the production of light-polarizing sheets

Light-polarizing films or sheets, preferably based on vinyl alcohol homopolymers or copolymers contain dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## in which X and Y have the meanings given in the description.

Light-polarizing films or sheets containing stilbene dyestuffs

Dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## in which X designates OR.sub.2 or a group NHR.sub.2,

Anthraquinone dyestuffs

Dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## in which Y.sub.1, Y.sub.2, Y.sub.3, Y.sub.4 designate hydrogen, halogen, nitro, amino, alkylamino, arylamino, cycloalkylamino, aralkylamino, alkylthio, arylthio, cycloalkylthio, aralkylthio or hydroxyl, it being possible for the hydrocarbon radicals to be sustituted, with the proviso that

Anthraquinone dyestuffs, their preparation and use and dichroic material

Anthraquinone dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 represents alkyl, aralkyl, --CO--X-alkyl, --CO-- X-aralkyl, --CO--X-aryl, --O-alkyl, --O-aralkyl, --O-- aryl, --CN, --NO.sub.2, --CF.sub.3, halogen or a heterocyclic radical and

Aryl-mercapto anthraquinone dyestuffs, their preparation and use and

1,4-Diamino-anthraquinone-2-sulphonic acid is obtained in a simple manner, in good yield and good purity, by reacting 1-amino-4-bromo-anthraquinone-2-sulphonic acid with ammonia in water in the presence of copper catalysts at an elevated temperature, under a partial pressure of ammonia of at least 5 bar.

Process for the preparation of 1,4-diamino-anthraquinone-2-sulphonic acid

1,4-Diamino-2,3-dicyano-anthraquinone is obtained in good yields and in high purity by reacting 1-amino-4-bromo-anthraquinone-2-sulphonic acid with ammonia and then reacting the 1,4-diamino-anthraquinone-2-sulphonic acid, which is not isolated as an intermediate, with cyanide ions, in formamide or N-methylformamide.

Process for the preparation of 1,4-diamino-2,3-dicyano-anthraquinone

Use of compounds which, in the form of the free acid, correspond to the formula ##STR1## in which Z represents halogen or alkylcarbonylamino with 1-4 C atoms in the alkyl radical,

Colorants

2,3-Dicyano-anthraquinones of the formula ##STR1## wherein R denotes hydrogen, alkyl or cycloalkyl, are obtained in good yields and high purity by reacting compounds of the formula ##STR2## wherein X denoted hydrogen or the sulphonic acid group, with cyanides in formamide or N-methylformamide as solvents, and if appropriate oxidizing agents and heavy metal catalysts.

Process for the preparation of 1,4-diamino-2,3-dicyano-anthraquinones

Dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## wherein R represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 -alkyl which is optionally substituted by fluorine, chlorine, hydroxyl or methoxy, are outstandingly suitable for printing polymeric materials in accordance with the transfer printing principle in that they produce intensely colored prints on these materials, especially on polyester and polyamide fibre materials.

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Friedrich W Krock