Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation

Ciba-Geigy Corporation

Shivakumar Basalingappa Hendi

Edward E Jaffe

James B Ganci

Abul Iqbal

Zhimin Hao

Fridolin Babler

Fridolin B&auml;bler

Donald L Bauman

Walter C Zukowski

Lindsay Kilmurry

Suruliappa Gowder Jeganathan

The present invention relates to a process for producing alpha, gamma-I, gamma-II and gamma-III crystal modifications of quinacridone and transparent quinacridone pigments including the solid solutions of various quinacridones, using a variety of tris-aryl-s-triazines, particularly resorcinol triazine derivatives, or aromatic- or heteraromatic-compounds having at least one hydroxyl or keto group bonded to the ring, as an additive, prior to or concurrently with the oxidation of corresponding dihydroquinacridone salts.

Use of aromatic compounds as phase directors and particle size reducers for quinacridone pigments

Process for preparing bis(hydroxymethyl)perylenetetracarboximide

Direct preparation of pyrrolo&lsqb;3,4-C&rsqb;pyrroles

Process for preparing

A process for preparing an unsubstituted or substituted quinacridone of the formula

Oxidation process for preparing quinacridone pigments

Ternary solid solutions useful as pigments are disclosed. The ternary solid solutions result from incorporating a third component, which is a diketopyrrolopyrrole or quinacridone pigment, into the crystal lattice of the mixed crystal formed from equimolar amounts of two different diketopyrrolopyrrole pigments.

Mixed crystals and solid solutions of 1,4-diketopyrrolopyrroles

A process is disclosed for the direct preparation of pigmentary 1,4-diketopyrrolo-[3,4-c]pyrroles of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein each of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently of the other is an isocyclic or heterocyclic aromatic radical, which process comprises heating an appropriate molar ratio of a disuccinate with a nitrile of the formula (II) ##STR2## or of the formula (III) ##STR3## or with mixtures of said nitrites, in an organic solvent and in the presence of a strong base and an effective amount of a selected particle growth inhibitor of formula (IV)-(X), and then obtaining the compound of formula (I) from the reaction product by protolysis. The process yields pigmentary 1,4-diketopyrrolo-[3,4-c]pyrroles directly, i.e., without the need for additional particle-size reducing aftertreatments. Also disclosed is a composition comprising a pigmentary 1,4-diketopyrrolo-[3,4-c]pyrrole and the particle growth inhibitor. These pigment compositions are useful for pigmenting high molecular weight organic materials.

Direct preparation of pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrroles

This disclosure relates to a process for preparing bis(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolopyrrole compounds of the formula wherein A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 are aryl radicals, by reacting a 1,4-diketopyrrolopyrrole with formaldehyde. The compound of formula (II) can be isolated or further reacted in a one pot synthesis to yield a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein B.sub.1 and B.sub.2 are organic radicals.

Process for preparing diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives

This disclosure relates to a process for preparing bis(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolopyrrole compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 are aryl radicals, by reacting a 1,4-diketopyrrolopyrrole with formaldehyde. The compound of formula (II) can be isolated or further reacted in a one pot synthesis to yield a compound of the formula ##STR2## wherein B.sub.1 and B.sub.2 are organic radicals.

Pigment compositions comprising a pigment and both a phthalimidomethylquinacridone and a pyrazolylmethylquinacridone as additives are disclosed. The disclosed pigment compositions are useful for coloring coating compositions. Coating composition colored with the inventive pigment compositions have excellent rheological characteristics and which yield coatings having excellent saturation.

Pigment compositions

The present invention relates to pyrrolopyrrole derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A and B are identical or different aryl radicals, and DPP is a diaryldiketopyrrolopyrrole radical; which diketopyrrolopyrrole derivative is substituted by from 0 to 6 moles of --SO.sub.3 M per mole of the pyrrolopyrrole derivative; wherein M is hydrogen or a metal or ammonium cation. The pyrrolopyrrole derivatives of formula I are useful as rheology-improving agents for pigment dispersions.

1,4-diketo-3,6-diarylpyrolo�3,4-C!pyrrole pigment derivatives

Pyrrolopyrrole derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein QA is a quinacridone radical are disclosed. The inventive pyrrolopyrrole derivatives show excellent rheology enhancing properties for pigment dispersions, especially those containing quinacridones, DPPs and their solid solution pigments.

1,4-diketo-3,6-diarylpyrolo�3,4-c! pyrrole

The present invention relates to pigment and coating compositions that are used to prepare pigmented coatings that exhibit geometric metamerism or metallic flop. The pigment compositions comprise a small particle size pigment and a flop-enhancing agent, which flop-enhancing agent is a copper phthalocyanine, an indanthrone or a carbazole dioxazine compound. A method of enhancing the flop of a pigmented polymeric coating by incorporating one or more flop-enhancing agents into the composition is also disclosed.

Pigment compositions for coatings

Binary and ternary pigmentary solid solutions are disclosed. The binary solid solutions are binary solid compounds consisting of 35-45 weight-percent unsubstituted DPP and 55-65 weight-percent dichloro DPP. The ternary solid solutions are guest-host solid solutions wherein the binary solid compound is the host and up to 30 weight-percent of a disubstituted quinacridone pigment is the guest. The binary and ternary solid solutions are useful as pigments for coloring high-molecular-weight organic materials; especially as replacements for perylene pigments in automotive finishes.

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Newark, DE, United States of America

Shivakumar Basalingappa Hendi