Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Kaneo Yokoyama

Takashi Omura

Narutoshi Hayashi

Kazuya Ogino

Yasuo Tezuka

Akira Takeshita

Katsumasa Otake

Makoto Hattori

Setsuko Yamamoto

An azo compound of the following formulae (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein Q.sub.1 represents a phenyl group or a naphthyl group, Q.sub.2 represents a phenyl group; R represents hydroxy group; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy group or a halogen atom; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy group or a substituted amino group; and X represents --NH--, --NHCO-- or --N.dbd.N--; or a salt thereof; and a polarizing film containing the same.

Azo compound and a polarizing film containing the same

A tetrakisazo compound of the formulae: ##STR1## wherein Q.sup.1 represents a phenyl or naphthyl group, Q.sup.2 represents a phenyl which is substituted by at least one substituent selected from a hydroxy group and an amino group, and R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group or a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, or a salt thereof, and a polarizing film which comprises the tetrakisazo compound or a salt thereof and which may further comprise other organic dyes.

Tetrakisazo compound and a polarizing film containing the same

A reactive metal formazan blue dye represented by a free acid of the formula, ##STR1## wherein A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene or naphthylene group, B is a straight or branched alkyl or alkenyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group or a heterocyclic group, the alkyl, alkenyl, phenyl, napthyl and heterocyclic group being substituted or unsubstituted, Me is an ion of metal identified by an atomic number of 27 to 29, X is --O-- or ##STR2## Y is a halogen atom, Z is a group capable of imparting water solubility, each of l, m and n is 0 or an integer of 1 to 3, provided that the sum of l, m and n is from 1 to 4, D is a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene or naphthylene group, R is a substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl group, and Q is --SO.sub.2 CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 or --SO.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 L in which L is a group capable of being splitted by the action of alkali, which is useful for dyeing hydroxy- or amido-containing fiber materials with good build-up and level-dyeing properties to obtain a dyed product of deep blue color having excellent fastness, particularly against light, perspiration-light and chlorine.

Metallized formazan compounds having two fiber reactive groups linked by

In a process for producing an anthraquinone dye intermediate, 1,4-diamino-2,3-dicyanoanthraquinone, by reacting 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid, a salt thereof, 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone-2-cyanoanthraquinone, 1,4-diamino-2,3-disulfonic acid, or a salt thereof with a cyanogenating agent in an aqueous medium, the yield and quality of the product can be improved markedly by carrying out the reaction in the presence of a quaternary ammonium compound, and further, depending upon the starting material used, in the presence or absence of a dehydrogenating agent.

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