Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Yasuji Mori

Takashi Omura

Naoki Harada

Yutaka Kayane

Tetsuya Miyamoto

Yosuke Yamamoto

Takehiro Kusumoto

A compound of the following formula in the free acid form, ##STR1## wherein and R and R.sub.1 are each hydrogen or alkyl, A is a divalent group of the formula, ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are each hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy or ethoxy, m is 0 or 1, n, u and v are each 0, 1 or 2, p is 0, 1, 2 or 3, q and s are each an integer of 2 to 6, and r is 1 or 2, B.sub.1 is phenylene or naphthylene, Z.sub.1 is vinyl, .beta.-sulfatoethyl or the like, l is 0, 1 or 2, and X is a group of the formula, ##STR3## wherein R.sub.2 is hydrogen or alkyl, B.sub.2 is phenylene or naphtylene, Z.sub.2 is vinyl, .beta.-sulfatoethyl or the like, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are each hydrogen, alkyl, phenyl, naphthyl or benzyl, and R, A and l are as defined above, which is useful for dyeing or printing fiber materials to give a dyed or printed product of a brilliant blue color superior in fastness properties such as light fastness and perspiration-light fastness, with superior build-up property.

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