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Michael Thomas

Peter Neumann

Reinhold Krallmann

Dieter Wegerle

Guenter Hansen

Hubert Trauth

Bernhard Albert

Udo Bergmann

Helmut Barzynski

Georg Zeidler

Dietrich Lach

Stefan Weiss

Wolfgang Schrott

Harald Kuppelmaier

Klaus-Dieter Schomann

Tetraphenyldithiolene complexes of the formula ##STR1## and novel asymmetrically substituted benzoins of the formula ##STR2## where X.sup.1, X.sup.2 and X have the meanings stated in the description and Me is nickel, palladium or platinum. The complexes have very high absorption in the range from 800 to 950 nm and are readily soluble in the plastics used for the production of optical recording materials.

Novel tetraphenyldithiolene complexes, asymmetrically substituted

A process for improving the lightfastness of dyeings obtained with acid dyes and/or metal complex dyes on polyamide textile materials, by treating the latter with 0.01-1% by weight of a copper hydroxamate before, during or after dyeing.

Lightfastness of dyeings obtained with acid dyes or metal complex dyes

A process for improving the lightfastness of dyeings obtained with acid dyes and/or metal complex dyes on polyamide textile materials, by treating the latter and 0.01-1% by weight of a copper hydroxamate before, during or after dyeing.

Furan-3-carbohydroxamates of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkyl or unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, R.sup.2 is methyl or ethyl, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 independently of one another are each hydrogen, bromine, chlorine, unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, or --CH.sub.2 --COOR.sup.5, where R.sup.5 is unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, and Me is divalent nickel or cobalt, stabilize plastics against the action of light, oxygen and heat. The compounds (I) have only slight intrinsic color.

Furan-3-carbohydroxamates and their use

The present invention discloses substituted phenyl di and trisazo dyes free of reactive groups having two or three sulfonic acid groups, of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein D.sup.1 is ##STR2## Z is hydrogen or D.sup.4 --N.dbd.N--; D.sup.2 is phenyl substituted by hydroxyl, hydroxysulfonyl, chlorine or nitro, or is naphthyl substituted by hydroxy, hydroxysulfonyl or nitro, X, independently of one another, are hydroxyl or amino, D.sup.3 is phenyl which is substituted by hydroxysulfonyl, chlorine, bromine, methyl, methoxy, ethoxy, nitro, phenylamino, sulfophenylamino or nitrosulfophenylamino, or is naphthyl which is substituted by hydroxysulfonyl; D.sup.4 is phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, chlorine, bromine, nitro, sulfamoyl or hydroxysulfonyl, or is naphthyl which is substituted by hydroxysulfonyl; and R.sup.2 is methyl, ethyl or allyl; the rings B and E may additionally be substituted by methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, chlorine, bromine or hydroxysulfonyl, with the proviso that D.sup.2 has a hydroxyl group ortho to the azo bond; or the iron, manganese, cobalt, chromium, nickel or copper complexes of this dye. These compounds, particularly in the form of their metal complexes are suitable for dyeing nitrogen-containing fibers such as wool, and preferably, leather. The present dyes yield very fast brown hues, in particular on retanned leather.

Dis-, tris-, and tetrakisazo compounds containing resorcinol,

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