Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

Leslie A Mather

David Brierley

Prakash Patel

Nigel Hughes

James F Bullock

Barry H Meyrick

A dyestuff comprising a mixture of two or more compounds of Formula (1): ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 & R.sup.2 are each independently selected from --H, nitro, halogen, C.sub.1-6 -alkyl, C.sub.1-6 -alkoxy, phenyl, phenoxy, C.sub.1-6 -alkoxyphenyl, cyano, --COOR and --SR, hydroxy, OCO.C.sub.1-6 -alkyl, --SO.sub.2 OH, --SO.sub.2 Cl, --SO.sub.2 C.sub.1-6 -alkyl, --NR.sub.2 and --CONR.sub.2, --OC.sub.1-6 -alkyl-COOR.sup.7 ; --OC.sub.1-6 -alkylOR.sup.7, --OC.sub.1-6 -alkylOR.sup.7 OR.sup.7, and --OC.sub.1-6 -alkylOCOR.sup.7, --OC.sub.2-6 -alkenyl, --OC.sub.1-6 -alkyl-Z, --OC.sub.1-6 -alkylOC.sub.1-6 -alkyl-Z and --OC.sub.1-6 -alkylSC.sub.1-6 -alkyl-Z in which Z is a 5-, 6- or 7- membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic residue; and

Mixed and mixed crystal benzodefuranone dyes

A disperse dye mixture comprising from 85 to 95% by weight of a dye of the formula: ##STR1## and from 15 to 5% by weight of a dye of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R represents --OH or --OCOR.sup.4 wherein R.sup.4 represents C.sub.1-4 -alkyl or C.sub.1-4 alkoxy;

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