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Michael B Gunn

William M Hung

3-(N--R.sup.2 --N-Acylamino)-7-(N--R.sup.3 --N--R.sup.4 -amino)-10-acylphenothiazines and phenoxazines useful as color formers, particularly in electrochromic recording systems, are prepared by the interaction of the corresponding 3-(N--R.sup.2 -amino)-7-(N--R.sup.3 --N--R.sup.4 -amino)phenothiazinium or phenoxazinium halide with a reducing agent to obtain the corresponding leuco compound and subsequently interacting the leuco compound with at least two molecular proportions of an acylating agent.

3-amido-7-disubstituted amino-10-carbonylphenothiazines

3-(N-R.sup.2 -N-Acylamino)-7-(N-R.sup.3 -N-R.sup.4 -amino)-10-acylphenothiazines and phenoxazines useful as color formers, particularly in electrochromic recording systems, are prepared by the interaction of the corresponding 3-(N-R.sup.2 -amino)-7-(N-R.sup.3 -N-R.sup.4 -amino)phenothiazinium or phenoxazinium halide with a reducing agent to obtain the corresponding leuco compound and subsequently interacting the leuco compound with at least two molecular proportions of an acylating agent.

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