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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1990
Rox Phaff, Rheinfelden, CH;
Davor Bedekovic, Biel-Benken, CH;
Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Ardsley, NY (US);
Abstract
Chromogenic phthalides and azaphthalides of the formula ##STR1## in which V.sub.1 and V.sub.2 are each, independently of the other, hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, (lower)alkoxycarbonyl or --NR.sub.1 R.sub.2, at least one of the radicals V.sub.1 and V.sub.2 being lower alkoxy or --NR.sub.1 R.sub.2, A is an unsubstituted or halogen-, cyano-, nitro-, (lower alkyl)-, (lower alkoxy)-, (lower alkyl)thio-, (lower alkyl)amino- or di(lower) alkyl)amino-substituted benzene, naphthalene, pyridine, quinoline, pyrazine or quinozaline ring, B is a substituted phenyl radical of the formula ##STR2## or a 3-indolyl of the formula ##STR3## Q is ##STR4## --S-- or --O--, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each, independently of the others, hydrogen, unsubstituted or halogen-, hydroxy-, cyano- or (lower alkoxy)-substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl or unsubstituted or ringsubstituted phenalkyl or phenyl, or the substituent pairs (R.sub.1 and R.sub.2) and (R.sub.3 and R.sub.4) are each, independently of each other, together with the nitrogen atom joining them, a five- or six-membered, heterocyclic radical,