Ciba-geigy Corporation

Karl Emmenegger

Stefan Koller

Peter Liechti

Martin Trottmann

Marielise Pacher

The dyes according to the invention consist of a chromophore and a radical which, on heating, forms an isocyanate or isothiocyanate group. The latter reacts with a suitable group in the environment. Dyeings of excellent thermomigration fastness are obtained. The disclosed dyes are of the formulae ##STR1## where F is the radical of an azo, anthraquinone or tricyanovinyl dye which is free of water-solubilizing groups,

Disperse dyes which are convertible into a thermo-migration fast form

A process for dyeing and printing blends of wool and polyester fibres which comprises the use of dyes of the formula ##STR1## wherein A is the radical of a monofunctional or polyfunctional tertiary amine, X is an anion and F is the radical of a dye of the disperse class. The process yields tone-in-tone dyeings.

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Pratteln, Switzerland

Karl Emmenegger