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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1991
Edward W Kluger, Pauline, SC (US);
John W Rekers, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Max A Weaver, Kingsport, TN (US);
Milliken Research Corporation, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Abstract
Colorants and compositions containing the same, including polymeric substrates, especially polyurethane foams which are tinted or deeper colored with the colorants which have the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.2 is selected from hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or Y; A is a nonionic metallophthalocyanine chromophore which can be substituted or unsubstituted; Z is an arylene moiety; each D or D' is selected from a covalent bond or a linking group consisting of or containing at least one of --O--, --S--, --N(R.sub.3)--, or --N(SO.sub.2 R.sub.4)-- as the linking moiety, wherein R.sub.4 is unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, cycloaliphatic or aryl, and R.sub.3 is R.sub.4 or hydrogen; D in combination with Z can also be a covalent bond; Y is a poly(oxyalkylene) moiety containing at least about 50 mole percent of monomeric units or mixture thereof of the formula (--RO--) wherein each R is substituted or unsubstituted straight or branched alkylene of 1-4 carbons or mixtures thereof; wherein ring P can be unsubstituted or substituted in addition to the --(D'--Y) moieties; and wherein each aliphatic hydrocarbon portion or moiety of the groups, moieties or substituents recited above contain from 1-20 carbons and wherein n is 1- 16, except when --D--Z-- is a covalent bond then n is equal to 1-4.