Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Daiei Chemical Co., Ltd.

Sumika Fine Chemical Company, Ltd.

Yoshitugu Egashira

Yasuyuki Suzuki

Toshio Nakamatsu

An anthrapyridone compound of the following formula (I) and which is useful for coloring resins: ##STR1## wherein X.sup.1 is hydrogen, --NHCOR.sup.1, --CONR.sup.2 R.sup.3, --COR.sup.4, --SO.sub.2 R.sup.5 or --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.6 R.sup.7, in which 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 is C.sub.1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are each hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl, X.sup.2 is hydrogen or imidomethyl of the formula (II): ##STR2## wherein n is a number of 1 to 2, X.sup.4 is hydrogen or carboxylic acid C.sub.1-4 alkyl-ester, X.sup.3 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or C.sub.1-4 alkoxyl, with the proviso that X.sup.1 is --NHCOR.sup.1, --CONR.sup.2 R.sup.3, --COR.sup.4, --SO.sub.2 R.sup.5 or --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.6 R.sup.7 when X.sup.2 is hydrogen, X.sup.2 is the imidomethyl of the formula (II) when X.sup.1 is the hydrogen, is provided, which is prepared by allowing an .alpha.-haloanthraquinone compound with an acylated primary aromatic amine compound in a nonaqueous medium in the presence of metallic copper or a copper compound.

Anthrapyridone compounds, their production process and their use

An anthrapyridone compound of the following formula (I) and which is useful for coloring resins: ##STR1## wherein X.sup.1 is hydrogen, --NHCOR.sup.1, --CONR.sup.2 R.sup.3, --COR.sup.4, --SO.sub.2 R.sup.5 or --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.6 R.sup.7, in which 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 is C.sub.1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are each hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl, X.sup.2 is hydrogen or imidomethyl of the formula (II): ##STR2## wherein n is a number of 1 to 2, X.sup.4 is hydrogen or carboxylic acid C.sub.1-4 alkyl-ester, X.sup.3 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or C.sub.1-4 alkoxyl, with the proviso that X.sup.1 is --NHCOR.sup.1, --CONR.sup.2 R.sup.3, --COR.sup.4, --SO.sub.2 R.sup.5 or --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.6 R.sup.7 when X.sup.2 is hydrogen, X.sup.2 is the imidomethyl of the formula (II) when X.sup.1 is the hydrogen, is provided, which is prepared by allowing the .alpha.-halonathraquinone compound with an acylated primary aromatic amine compound in a nonaqueous medium in the presence of metallic copper or a copper compound.

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Yoshitugu Egashira