Ciba-geigy Corporation

Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation

Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holding, Inc.

Societe Nouvelle De Chimie Industrielle S.a.

Martin Tanner

Edward E Jaffe

Paul Lienhard

Dieter Mausezahl

Robert Von Arx

Michel Jean Marcq

A process for the manufacture of pigments comprising a colored composition incorporated in a polycondensation resin, wherein the reactants for the formation of the polycondensation resin and the colored composition are introduced continuously into an extruder, preferably at a temperature of between 100.degree. C. and 280.degree. C., the mixture is caused to travel forward in the extruder, at the end of reaction the mixture is withdrawn continuously from the extruder, and is deposited continuously onto a conveyor belt, broken up into thermoset flakes, and cooled, the conveyor belt having means for cooling and means for detaching the flakes from the belt. The process is particularly suitable for the preparation of fluorescence pigments. Also disclosed are compositions comprising diketo-pyrrolo-pyrrole colorants and certain polyester or polyamide resins as well as a process for the preparation of the compositions.

Process for the manufacture of pigments, especially fluorescent pigments

Fluorescent yellow pigments comprising 1,2,3,4-tetrachloro-11H-isoindolo-�2,1-a!-benzimidazol-11-one and various derivatives thereof; the use of said pigments in a variety of substrates such as alkyds, enamels, inks and the like; a process for the preparation thereof involving the condensation of the appropriate o-phenylenediamine and tetrachlorophthalic anhydride; and the aforementioned novel derivatives of said compound.

Fluorescent yellow

The invention includes printing ink compositions containing an organic solution of a film-forming polymer and a dye salt of formula ##STR1## wherein R is a group of formula ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -.sub.4 alkyl, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently of the other hydrogen, CH.sub.2 X, SO.sub.2 Y or NHCOZ, R.sub.4 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and R.sub.5 is CH.sub.2 X, SO.sub.2 Y or NHCOZ, X is a NHCOR.sub.6 or NR.sub.7 SO.sub.2 R.sub.6 group, Y is NR.sub.8 R.sub.9 or N(R.sub.8).sub.2, and Z is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or NHR.sub.9, R.sub.6 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl which is substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or halogen, R.sub.7 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and R.sub.8 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or a ##STR3## group, and R.sub.9 is hydrogen C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or phenyl, and R', R' and R'' are alkyl radicals containing together 10 to 24 carbon atoms, or a mixture of such dye salts. These dye salts are suitable for colouring organic solutions of polymers and are distinguished by their good solubility in organic solvents as well as by their purity, high saturation, adhesion, storage stability, and fastness to light and weathering.

Dye salts of the anthraquinone dye series

Azine pigment which has one of the possible tautomeric forms of the formula I ##STR1## and which is present in its c-crystalline modification, which is characterized by the interplanar spacings (relative intensity) 3.29 (100); 3.60 (24); 3.73 (28); 4.64 (28); 6.23 (31); 6.97 (23); 8.05 (67); 9.36 (34); 12.63 (67); 13.96 (32) and 16.35 (30). This pigment is excellently suitable for coloring high-molecular weight organic material, in particular automobile paints.

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Martin Tanner