Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 35
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A compound of the formula ##STR84## or an external salt thereof, wherein each R 1 ' is independently hydrogen or methyl, each R 8 is independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, halo, C 1-4 alkylamino, di-(C 1-4 alkyl)amino, --SO 2 NR 1 R 1 or --CONR 1 R 1 , wherein each R 1 is independently hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl, each R 9 ' is independently hydrogen, chloro, methyl, methoxy, acetamido, benzamido, sulfamoyl or carbamoyl, each T b is independently --NR 2 '--Q--NR 3 "R 4 " or --NR 2 '--Q--N.sup.⊕ R 5 "R 6 "R 7 ', wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each of R 3 " and R 4 " is independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl, each of R 5 " and R 6 " is independently C 1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl or R 3 " and R 4 " or R 5 " and R 6 " taken together and with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined form a piperidine or morpholine ring, R 7 ' is methyl, ethyl or benzyl, and Q is linear or branched C 2-6 alkylene, each T Ia is independently --CO--T a or --SO 2 --T a , wherein T a is --NR 2 '--Q--NR 3 'R 4 ' or --NR 2 '--Q--N.sup.⊕ R 5 'R 6 'R 7 ', wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each of R 3 ' and R 4 ' is independently hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, n-C 2-3 hydroxyalkyl or benzyl, each of R 5 ' and R 6 ' is independently C 1-6 alkyl, n-C 2-3 hydroxyalkyl or benzyl or R 3 ' and R 4 ' or R 5 ' and R 6 ' taken together and with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined form a pyrrolidine, piperidine or morpholine ring, R 7 ' is methyl, ethyl or benzyl, and Q is linear or branched C 2-6 alkylene, Z 3 is a divalent nitrogen-containing bridging radical, and Z 4 is 1,3-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene or ##STR85## wherein R 15 is hydrogen, chloro, methyl or methoxy, and Z 5 is a direct bond, --(CH 2 ) t --, --O--, --O--(CH 2 ) t --O--, --SO 2 --, --NHCO--, --NHCONH--, --NHCO--(CH 2 ) t --CONH-- or --CONH--(CH 2 ) t --NHCO--, wherein t is 2 or 3, with the provisos that (i) the number of basic groups and cationic groups together exceeds the number of sulfo groups, (ii) each basic group is independently in free base, internal salt or acid addition salt form, (iii) the positive charge of each cationic group is independently balanced by the negative charge of a --SO 3 .sup.⊖ group of the molecule or an external nonchromophoric anion, and (iv) the number of basic groups in internal salt form and cationic groups the positive charge of which is balanced by the negative charge of a --SO 3 .sup.⊖ group of the molecule does not exceed the number of sulfo groups present in the molecule.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A compound of the formula ##STR84## or an external salt thereof, wherein each R 1 ' is independently hydrogen or methyl, each R 8 is independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, halo, C 1-4 alkylamino, di-(C 1-4 alkyl)amino, --SO 2 NR 1 R 1 or --CONR 1 R 1 , wherein each R 1 is independently hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl, each R 9 ' is independently hydrogen, chloro, methyl, methoxy, acetamido, benzamido, sulfamoyl or carbamoyl, each T b is independently --NR 2 '--Q--NR 3 "R 4 " or --NR 2 '--Q--N.sup.⊕ R 5 "R 6 "R 7 ', wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each of R 3 " and R 4 " is independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl, each of R 5 " and R 6 " is independently C 1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl or R 3 " and R 4 " or R 5 " and R 6 " taken together and with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined form a piperidine or morpholine ring, R 7 ' is methyl, ethyl or benzyl, and Q is linear or branched C 2-6 alkylene, each T Ia is independently --CO--T a or --SO 2 --T a , wherein T a is --NR 2 '--Q--NR 3 'R 4 ' or --NR 2 '--Q--N.sup.⊕ R 5 'R 6 'R 7 ', wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each of R 3 ' and R 4 ' is independently hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, n-C 2-3 hydroxyalkyl or benzyl, each of R 5 ' and R 6 ' is independently C 1-6 alkyl, n-C 2-3 hydroxyalkyl or benzyl or R 3 ' and R 4 ' or R 5 ' and R 6 ' taken together and with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined form a pyrrolidine, piperidine or morpholine ring, R 7 ' is methyl, ethyl or benzyl, and Q is linear or branched C 2-6 alkylene, Z 3 is a divalent nitrogen-containing bridging radical, and Z 4 is 1,3-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene or ##STR85## wherein R 15 is hydrogen, chloro, methyl or methoxy, and Z 5 is a direct bond, --(CH 2 ) t --, --O--, --O--(CH 2 ) t --O--, --SO 2 --, --NHCO--, --NHCONH--, --NHCO--(CH 2 ) t --CONH-- or --CONH--(CH 2 ) t --NHCO--, wherein t is 2 or 3, with the provisos that (i) the number of basic groups and cationic groups together exceeds the number of sulfo groups, (ii) each basic group is independently in free base, internal salt or acid addition salt form, (iii) the positive charge of each cationic group is independently balanced by the negative charge of a --SO 3 .sup.⊖ group of the molecule or an external nonchromophoric anion, and (iv) the number of basic groups in internal salt form and cationic groups the positive charge of which is balanced by the negative charge of a --SO 3 .sup.⊖ group of the molecule does not exceed the number of sulfo groups present in the molecule.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 1 having the formula ##STR86## or an external salt thereof, wherein each R 8 is independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, halo, C 1-4 alkylamino, di-(C 1-4 alkyl)amino,--SO 2 NR 1 R 1 or --CONR 1 R 1 , wherein each R 1 is independently hydrogen or C 1-4 alkyl, each T Ia is independently --CO--T a or --SO 2 T a ,wherein T a is --NR 2 '--Q--NR 3 'R 4 ' or --N.sup.⊕ R 2 '--Q--NR 5 'R 6 'R 7 ', wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each of R 3 ' and R 4 ' is independently hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, n-C 2-3 hydroxyalkyl or benzyl, each of R 5 ' and R 6 ' is independently C 1-6 alkyl, n-C 2-3 hydroxyalkyl or benzyl or R 3 ' and R 4 ' or R 5 ' and R 6 ' taken together and with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined form a pyrrolidine, piperidine or morpholine ring, R 7 ' is methyl, ethyl or benzyl, and Q is linear or branched C 2-6 alkylene, and Z 3 is a divalent nitrogen-containing bridging radical, with the provisos that (i) the number of basic groups and cationic groups together exceeds the number of sulfo groups, (ii) each basic group is independently in free base, internal salt or acid addition salt form, (iii) the positive charge of each cationic group is independently balanced by the negative charge of a --SO 3 .sup.⊖ group of the molecule or an external nonchromophoric anion, and (iv) the maximum number of basic groups in internal salt form and cationic groups the positive charge of which is balanced by the negative charge of a --SO 3 .sup.⊖ group of the molecule does not exceed the number of sulfo groups present in the molecule.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 2, or an external salt thereof, wherein each of R 3 ' and R 4 ' is independently hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, n-C 2-3 hydroxyalkyl or benzyl, each of R 5 ' and R 6 ' is independently C 1-6 alkyl, n-C 2-3 hydroxyalkyl or benzyl or R 3 ' and R 4 ' or R 5 ' and R 6 ' taken together and with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined are pyrrolidino, piperidino or morpholino, and Z 3 is --NH--, --NHCONH--, --NHCOCH 2 CH 2 CONH--, ##STR87## wherein Y is chloro, hydroxy, --NR 21 R 22 , C 5-6 cycloalkylamino, anilino or substituted anilino having, on the phenyl ring, 1 or 2 substituents selected from halo, C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, hydroxy and phenoxy, wherein each of R 21 and R 22 is independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or C 1-4 alkyl substituted by chloro, bromo, phenyl or hydroxy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 3, or an external salt thereof, wherein the two parts of the molecule joined by Z 3 are identical, and the four T Ia groups are identical.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 4, or an external salt thereof, wherein each T Ia is --CO--T a or --SO 2 --T a , wherein T a is --NR 2 '--Q--NR 3 'R 4 ', wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each of R 3 ' and R 4 ' is independently hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, n-C 2-3 hydroxyalkyl or benzyl or R 3 ' and R 4 ' taken together and with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined are pyrrolidino, piperidino or morpholino, and Q is linear or branched C 2-6 alkylene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 5, or an external salt thereof, wherein each R 8 is hydrogen, methyl, methoxy or chloro, and each T Ia is --CO--X b or --SO 2 --X b , wherein X b is --NR 2 '--Q--NR 3 "R 4 ", wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each of R 3 " and R 4 " is independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl or R 3 " and R 4 " taken together and with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined are piperidino or morpholino, and Q is linear or branched C 2-6 alkylene, with the proviso that the two T Ia groups on each ring are in the 2,5- or 3,5-positions thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 6, or an external salt thereof, wherein each T Ia is --CO--NR 2 '--(CH 2 ) s --NR 3 "R 4 ", wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each of R 3 " and R 4 " is independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl or R 3 " and R 4 " taken together and with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined are piperidino or morpholino, and s is 2 to 6, inclusive, and Z 3 is --NHCONH--, --NHCOCH 2 CH 2 CONH--, ##STR88## wherein Y c is chloro, amino or anilino.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 7, or an external salt thereof, wherein each R 8 is hydrogen, each T Ia is --CO--NR 2 '--(CH 2 ) t --NR 3 "'R 4 "', wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each of R 3 "' and R 4 "' is independently methyl or ethyl, and t is 2 or 3, and ##STR89## wherein Y c is chloro, amino or anilino.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 8, or an external salt thereof, wherein each R 2 ' is hydrogen.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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An external salt according to claim 4 wherein each R 8 is hydrogen, and each T Ia is --CO--NR 2 '--(CH 2 ) t --N.sup.⊕ (CH 3 ) 3 , wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, and t is 2 or 3, and ##STR90## wherein Y c is chloro, amino or anilino, with the proviso that the two T Ia groups on each ring are in the 2,5- or 3,5-positions thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 1 having the formula ##STR91## or an external salt thereof, wherein R 1 ' is independently hydrogen or methyl, each R 9 ' is independently hydrogen, chloro, methyl, methoxy, acetamido, benzamido, sulfamoyl or carbamoyl, each T b is independently --NR 2 '--Q--NR 3 "R 4 " or --NR 2 '--Q--N.sup.⊕ R 5 "R 6 "R 7 ', wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each of R 3 " and R 4 " is independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl each of R 5 " and R 6 " is independently C 1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl or R 3 " and R 4 " or R 5 " and R 6 " taken together and with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined form a piperidine or morpholine ring, R 7 ' is methyl, ethyl or benzyl, and Q is linear or branched C 2-6 alkylene, and Z 3 is a divalent nitrogen-containing bridging radical, with the provisos that (i) the number of basic groups and cationic groups together exceeds the number of sulfo groups, (ii) each basic group is independently in free base, internal salt or acid addition salt form, (iii) the positive charge of each cationic group is independently balanced by the negative charge of a --SO 3 .sup.⊖ group of the molecule or an external nonchromophoric anion, and (iv) the maximum number of basic groups in internal salt form and cationic groups the positive charge of which is balanced by the negative charge of a --SO 3 .sup.⊖ group of the molecule does not exceed the number of sulfo groups present in the molecule.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 11, or an external salt thereof, wherein each of R 3 " and R 4 " is independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl, each of R 5 " and R 6 " is independently C 1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl or R 3 " and R 4 " or R 5 " and R 6 " taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined are piperidino or morpholino, and Z 3 is --NH--, --NHCONH--, --NHCOCH 2 CH 2 CONH--, ##STR92## wherein Y is chloro, hydroxy, --NR 21 R 22 , C 5-6 cycloalkylamino, anilino or substituted anilino having, on the phenyl ring, 1 or 2 substituents selected from halo, C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy, hydroxy and phenoxy, wherein each of R 21 and R 22 is independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or C 1-4 alkyl substituted by chloro, bromo, phenyl or hydroxy.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 12, or an external salt thereof, wherein each T b is independently --NR 2 '--Q--NR 3 "R 4 ", wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each of R 3 " and R 4 " is independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl or R 3 " and R 4 " taken together and with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined are piperidino or morpholino, and Q is linear or branched C 2-6 alkylene.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 13, or an external salt thereof, wherein R 9 ' is hydrogen, chloro, methyl, methoxy, acetamido or benzamido, each T b is --NR 2 '--(CH 2 ) s --NR 3 "R 4 ", wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each of R 3 " and R 4 " is independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl or R 3 " and R 4 " taken together and with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined are piperidino or morpholino, and s is 2 to 6, inclusive, with the proviso that each ##STR93## group is meta or para to the --N═N-- radical, each sulfo group is in the 3-position and Z 3 is in the 6-position of each naphthalene ring, and the two parts of the molecule joined by Z 3 are identical.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 14, or an external salt thereof, wherein Z 3 is --NHCONH--, --NHCOCH 2 CH 2 CONH--, ##STR94## wherein Y c is chloro, amino or anilino.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 15, or an external salt thereof, wherein R 9 ' is hydrogen, each T b is --NR 2 '--(CH 2 ) t --NR 3 "'R 4 "', wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each of R 3 "' and R 4 "' is independently methyl or ethyl, and t is 2 or 3, and ##STR95## wherein Y c is chloro, amino or anilino.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 16, or an external salt thereof, wherein each R 1 ' is hydrogen, and each R 2 ' is hydrogen.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 17 having the formula ##STR96##
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 15 having the formula ##STR97##
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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An external salt according to claim 12 wherein R 9 ' is hydrogen, each T b is --NR 2 '--(CH 2 ) t --N.sup.⊕ (CH 3 ) 3 , wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, and t is 2 or 3, with the proviso that each ##STR98## group is meta or para to the --N═N-- radical, ##STR99## wherein Y c is chloro, amino or anilino, each sulfo group is in the 3-position and Z 3 is in the 6-position of each naphthalene ring, and the two parts of the molecule joined by Z 3 are identical.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 1 having the formula ##STR100## or an external salt thereof, wherein each R 1 ' is independently hydrogen or methyl, each T b is independently --NR 2 '--Q--NR 3 "R 4 " or --NR 2 '--Q--N.sup.⊕ R 5 "R 6 "R 7 ', wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each of R 3 " and R 4 " is independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl, each of R 5 " and R 6 " is independently C 1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl or R 3 " and R 4 " or R 5 " and R 6 " taken together and with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined form a piperidine or morpholine ring, and Q is linear or branched C 2-6 alkylene, and Z 4 is 1,3-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene or ##STR101## wherein R 15 is hydrogen, chloro, methyl or methoxy, and Z 5 is a direct bond, --(CH 2 ) t --, --O--, --O--(CH 2 ) t --O--, --SO 2 --, --NHCO--, --NHCONH--, --NHCO--(CH 2 ) t --CONH-- or --CONH--(CH 2 ) t --NHCO--, wherein t is 2 or 3, with the provisos that (i) each basic group is independently in free base, internal salt or acid addition salt form, (ii) the positive charge of each cationic group is independently balanced by the negative charge of a --SO 3 .sup.⊖ group of the molecule or an external non-chromophoric anion, and (iii) the maximum number of basic groups in internal salt form and cationic groups the positive charge of which is balanced by the negative charge of a --SO 3 .sup.⊖ group of the molecule is two.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 21, or an external salt thereof, wherein each T b is independently --NR 2 '--Q--NR 3 "R 4 ", wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each of R 3 " and R 4 " is independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl or R 3 " and R 4 " taken together and with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined are piperidino or morpholino, and Q is linear or branched C 2-6 alkylene.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 22 having the formula ##STR102## or an external salt thereof, wherein each R 1 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each X c is independently --NR 2 '--(CH 2 ) s --NR 3 "R 4 ", wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each of R 3 " and R 4 " is independently hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl or hydroxyethyl or R 3 " and R 4 " taken together and with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined are piperidino or morpholino, and s is 2 to 6, inclusive, Z 4a is 1,3-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene, ##STR103## the two parts of the molecule joined by Z 4a are identical, with the proviso that each basic group is independently in free base, internal salt (maximum of two) or acid addition salt form.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 23, or an external salt thereof, wherein each X c is independently --NR 2 '--(CH 2 ) t --NR 3 "'R 4 "', wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each of R 3 "' and R 4 "' is independently methyl or ethyl, and t is 2 or 3.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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A compound according to claim 24, or an external salt thereof, wherein each R 1 ' is hydrogen, and each R 2 ' is hydrogen.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 22 having the formula ##STR104##
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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The compound according to claim 22 having the formula ##STR105##
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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The compound of having the formula ##STR106##
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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The compound of having the formula ##STR106##
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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The compound of having the formula ##STR107##
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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The compound of having the formula ##STR107##
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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An external salt according to claim 21 having the formula ##STR108## wherein each R 1 ' is hydrogen or methyl, each X e is --NR 2 '--(CH 2 ) t --N.sup.⊕ (CH 3 ) 3 , wherein R 2 ' is hydrogen or methyl, and t is 2 or 3, Z 4a is 1,3-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene, ##STR109## the two parts of the molecule joined by Z 4a are identical, with the proviso that the positive charge of each cationic group is independently balanced by the negative charge of a --SO 3 .sup.⊖ group of the molecule (maximum of two) or an external non-chromophoric anion.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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A method of dyeing a cellulosic substrate comprising applying thereto a compound according to claim 1 or an external salt thereof.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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A method of dyeing leather comprising applying thereto a compound according to claim 1 or an external salt thereof.