Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Nippon Electric Co., Ltd.

Yasutaka Shimidzu

Hirohito Kenmochi

Chizuka Tani

Toshihiko Ueno

Naoki Harada

Yasuo Tezuka

A monoazo compound represented by a free acid of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl, aralkyl or cyclohexyl group; R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl or sulfonic acid group; R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; A represents an oxygen atom or --NH--; X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 independently represent a hydrogen or chlorine atom, or a methyl, methoxy, carboxyl or sulfonic acid group; and Y represents --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 Z in which Z represents a halogen atom, --OSO.sub.3 H or --OPO.sub.3 H.sub.2. This compound is used for dyeing cellulose fibers to give dyed products of yellow to reddish yellow having excellent fastnesses, particularly chlorine fastness.

Reactive pyridone azo dyes having both monochlorotriazinyl and

A liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal composition filled between one pair of electrode substrates at least one of which is transparent, said liquid crystal composition containing one or more blue dye(s) represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein one of X and Y is amino group and the other is hydroxyl group; and R is alkyl group, alkoxy group, alkylthio group, aryl group, aralkyl group, aryloxy group, arylthio group, aralkyloxy group, aralkylthio group, halogen atom, piperidino group, piperazino group, morpholino group, pyrrolidino group or a group ##STR2## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group or aralkyl group; provided that the alkyl chain and the aryl ring in substituents R, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may optionally be substituted.

Liquid crystal dye compound

Liquid crystal display device

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Toyonaka, Japan

Yasutaka Shimidzu