Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Daili Chemical Company, Limited

Shigetoshi Muneishi

Yoshiaki Hayashi

Toshio Nakamatsu

Norio Kometani

Masanobu Terao

An anthrapyridone compound of the following formula (I), which is useful for coloring synthetic resins: ##STR1## wherein Q is --NH.sub.2, --NHCH.sub.3 or --NHCOZ where Z is phenyl or alkyl which may be substituted; X.sub.1, X.sub.2 and X.sub.3 are each hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, --NHCOR.sup.1, --CONR.sup.2 R.sup.3 m --COR.sup.4, --COOR.sup.5, --SO.sub.2 R.sup.6 or --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.7 R.sup.8 where R.sup.1 and R.sup.4 are each C.sub.1-4 alkyl, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are each alkyl or hydroxyalkyl and R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are each hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl, with proviso that when Q is --NHCH.sub.3, X.sub.1, X.sub.2 and X.sub.3 are each hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy, hydroxy, --NHCOR.sup.1, --CONR.sup.2 R.sup.3, --COR.sup.4, --COOR.sup.5, --SO.sub.2 R.sup.6 or --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.7 R.sup.8. Process for producing the anthrapyridone compound is also provided.

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